Employment outside: ICLS13) … previous ICLS13 in Bolivia
Bolivia: Employment outside: ICLS13) … previous ICLS13 was 4,081 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment outside the formal sector in Bolivia, 1999–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, employment outside the formal sector in Bolivia stood at 4,081.
The figure is down 20.9% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment outside the formal sector in Bolivia peaked at 5,159 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,240, in 2000.
Bolivia ranks 26th of 81 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Employment outside: ICLS13) … previous ICLS13 in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2,308 | — |
| 2000 | 2,240 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 2,514 | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 2,608 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 2,898 | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 2,975 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 3,077 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 3,287 | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 3,309 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 3,466 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 3,304 | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 3,610 | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 3,980 | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 3,374 | -15.2% |
| 2016 | 3,123 | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 3,388 | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 3,734 | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 3,932 | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 4,925 | +25.3% |
| 2023 | 4,991 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 5,159 | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 4,081 | -20.9% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 4,081 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,839, 84% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 4,081 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,500, 1.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,308 | 2,308 | 2,308 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2,864 | 2,240 | 3,309 | 8 |
| 2010s | 3,545 | 3,123 | 3,980 | 9 |
| 2020s | 4,789 | 4,081 | 5,159 | 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 employment outside the formal sector in Bolivia?
- Employment outside the formal sector in Bolivia was 4,081 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment outside the formal sector recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 5,159 in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment outside the formal sector recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,240 in 2000.
- How does Bolivia rank for employment outside the formal sector?
- Bolivia ranks 26th out of 81 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment outside the formal sector rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under ILO Terms of Use (attribution required).
About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This harmonized series for employment outside the formal sector is derived using the same set of criteria across countries to improve comparability. The criteria used are based on employment status, institutional sector, destination of production, bookkeeping, registration, social security contribution, places of work and size. Data disaggregated by occupation are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Data may have been regrouped from the national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCO. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.