Immigration to Bolivia
Bolivia comparatively has experienced far less immigration than its
Basques
were a large source of Spanish and European immigration from the late 16th to early 20th centuries, most came as shepherds and ranchers to Bolivia's vast livestock industry.
Similar to other Latin American nations, Bolivia has experienced a small
West Asians such as the (Lebanese and Syrians) developed their own communities in Bolivia in the late 20th century. During the 20th century Bolivia received a small number of Jews, mainly Ashkenazi
.
Country of birth of Bolivian residents
According to the 2001 Census, 87,338 of the Bolivian resident population were born outside Bolivia, representing 1.06% of the total Bolivian resident population.
| Place | Country | 2001 | 1992 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Argentina |
27,094 | 17,829 | |
| 2 |  Brazil |
14,428 | 8,586 | |
| 3 |  Mexico |
9,377 | 6,607 | |
| 4 |  Peru |
8,824 | 5,805 | |
| 5 |  Spain |
5,650 | 1,337 | |
| 6 |  Chile |
4,163 | 3,909 | |
| 7 |  United States |
3,216 | 2,503 | |
| 8 |  Paraguay |
3,201 | 955 | |
| 9 |  Canada |
1,635 | 1,435 | |
| 10 |  Japan |
1,387 | 1,159 | |
| 11 |  Germany |
1,281 | 1,099 | |
| 12 |  Colombia |
1,244 | 529 | |
| 13 |  Belize |
939 | 806 | |
| 14 |  Italy |
734 | 718 | |
| 15 |  Ecuador |
652 | N/D | |
| 16 |  China |
533 | N/D | |
| Other countries | 7,180 | 6,530 | ||
| TOTAL | 91,538 | 59,807 | ||
| Source: CEPAL[1] | ||||
References
- ^ Investigación de la Migración Internacional en Latinoamérica (IMILA) Archived 2008-05-14 at the Wayback Machine Centro Latinoamericano y Caribeño de Demografía (CELADE). Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL).
- La Inmigración japonesa en Bolivia: Estudios historicos y socio-economicos ed. Yasuo Wakatsuki and Iyo Kunimoto
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