Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24 … female ages modeled in Bolivia
Bolivia: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24 … female ages modeled was 54.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Bolivia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Bolivia is 54.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 57.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Bolivia peaked at 54.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 2016.
That places Bolivia 20th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24 … female ages modeled in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 43.0% | — |
| 1992 | 42.9% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 43.0% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 43.1% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 43.5% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 43.8% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 44.1% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 43.5% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 42.9% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 42.2% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 41.6% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 41.0% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 40.4% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 39.8% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 39.3% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 38.7% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 38.1% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 37.6% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 37.5% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 37.1% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 36.7% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 37.0% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 36.2% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 35.2% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 34.3% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 34.1% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 35.3% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 41.2% | +16.6% |
| 2019 | 43.9% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 41.3% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 52.9% | +28.1% |
| 2022 | 53.4% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 53.7% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 53.4% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 54.0% | +1.2% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 54.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.8%, 2.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 54.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 29.7%, 1.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24 … female ages modeled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +28.1% | 41.3% | 52.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.3% | 42.9% | 44.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 39.6% | 37.5% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.1% | 34.1% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.5% | 41.3% | 54.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 17 Mozambique 56.7% compare
- 18 New Zealand 56.6% compare
- 19 Canada 55.6% compare
- 21 South Sudan 52.3% compare
- 22 Laos 52.1% compare
- 23 Liberia 52.0% compare
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, ages 15-24, female (%) in Bolivia?
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Bolivia was 54.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 2016.
- How does Bolivia rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%)?
- Bolivia ranks 20th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.6%. 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, ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO 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.