Immigration to Bolivia

Bolivia comparatively has experienced far less immigration than its South American neighbors. Nevertheless, small groups of Germans, Spaniards, Italians, a small Yugoslavian community, and others live in the country. The 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 Japanese migration. Beginning in 1899 a small migration of Japanese began that continued until the 1970s. Small Japanese communities were formed in the Bolivian department of Santa Cruz. Other East Asians (Taiwanese and Chinese) and 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.

PlaceCountry20011992
1 Argentina27,09417,829
2 Brazil14,4288,586
3 Mexico9,3776,607
4 Peru8,8245,805
5 Spain5,6501,337
6 Chile4,1633,909
7 United States3,2162,503
8 Paraguay3,201955
9 Canada1,6351,435
10 Japan1,3871,159
11 Germany1,2811,099
12 Colombia1,244529
13 Belize939806
14 Italy734718
15 Ecuador652N/D
16 China533N/D
Other countries7,1806,530
TOTAL91,53859,807
Source: CEPAL[1]

References

  1. 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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