Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) was 76.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Bolivia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 76.3% for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Bolivia peaked at 76.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 65.0%, in 2016.
Bolivia ranks 12th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 67.3% | — |
| 1992 | 67.2% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 67.4% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 67.7% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 68.2% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 68.7% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 69.2% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 69.0% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 68.7% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 68.4% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 68.1% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 68.0% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 67.8% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 67.7% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 67.5% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 67.3% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 67.1% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 67.0% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 66.6% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 66.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 66.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 66.7% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 66.2% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 66.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 65.4% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 65.0% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 66.1% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 69.3% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 71.4% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 66.6% | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 73.8% | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 75.5% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 76.0% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 75.8% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 76.3% | +0.7% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 76.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 54.4%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 76.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 58.1%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.1% | 67.2% | 69.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 67.6% | 66.6% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.0% | 65.0% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.0% | 66.6% | 76.3% | 6 |
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 to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Bolivia?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Bolivia was 76.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.0% in 2016.
- How does Bolivia rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Bolivia ranks 12th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.