Annual working hours per worker in Bolivia
Bolivia: Annual working hours per worker was 1,968 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per worker in Bolivia, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 1,968 hours per worker for annual working hours per worker in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Bolivia peaked at 2,231 hours per worker in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,875 hours per worker, in 2020.
Bolivia ranks 67th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Annual working hours per worker in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | hours per worker | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2,188 hours per worker | — |
| 2006 | 2,170 hours per worker | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 2,196 hours per worker | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 2,202 hours per worker | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 2,211 hours per worker | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 2,194 hours per worker | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 2,184 hours per worker | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 2,187 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 2,178 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 2,222 hours per worker | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 2,229 hours per worker | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 2,231 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2,142 hours per worker | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 2,078 hours per worker | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 2,068 hours per worker | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1,875 hours per worker | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 2,000 hours per worker | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 1,977 hours per worker | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 1,968 hours per worker | -0.5% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 1,968 hours per worker is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,182 hours per worker, 90% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 1,968 hours per worker is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,965 hours per worker, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,193 hours per worker | 2,170 hours per worker | 2,211 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,171 hours per worker | 2,068 hours per worker | 2,231 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,955 hours per worker | 1,875 hours per worker | 2,000 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More work & labour data for Bolivia
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,928 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 79.04 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 7,271 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.58 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.823 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 17,718 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 5,806 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 77 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.9059 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Bolivia?
- Annual working hours per worker in Bolivia was 1,968 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,231 hours per worker in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,875 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Bolivia rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Bolivia ranks 67th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.