Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) was 78.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Bolivia, 1981–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Bolivia stood at 78.1%. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Bolivia peaked at 78.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 44.1%, in 1986.
That places Bolivia 10th out of 178 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 51.4% | — |
| 1982 | 50.7% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 46.0% | -9.3% |
| 1986 | 44.1% | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 44.2% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 48.4% | +9.6% |
| 1990 | 55.7% | +15.0% |
| 1991 | 54.2% | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 56.3% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 49.5% | -12.0% |
| 1994 | 52.0% | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 61.3% | +17.9% |
| 1996 | 61.3% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 69.2% | +12.9% |
| 1999 | 68.7% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 67.2% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 70.5% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 68.4% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 70.0% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 66.4% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 69.5% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 47.2% | -32.1% |
| 2008 | 69.9% | +48.2% |
| 2009 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 70.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 67.2% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 67.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 69.9% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 66.1% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 69.3% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 71.4% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 64.2% | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 73.8% | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 75.5% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 76.0% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 77.4% | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 78.1% | +0.9% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 78.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56.8%, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 78.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 58.8%, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) in Bolivia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +48.2% | 47.2% | 69.9% |
| 2007 | -32.1% | 69.5% | 47.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.5% | 44.1% | 51.4% | 6 |
| 1990s | 58.7% | 49.5% | 69.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 66.9% | 47.2% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.0% | 65.0% | 71.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 74.2% | 64.2% | 78.1% | 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 78.1% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.1% in 1986.
- How does Bolivia rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Bolivia ranks 10th out of 178 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 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.