Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24 … female ages national in Bolivia
Bolivia: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24 … female ages national was 56.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Bolivia, 1986–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 56.3% for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 77.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Bolivia peaked at 56.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 19.8%, in 1987.
That places Bolivia 13th out of 154 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24 … female ages national in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 22.4% | — |
| 1987 | 19.8% | -11.9% |
| 1990 | 30.1% | +52.2% |
| 1992 | 31.3% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 37.3% | +19.2% |
| 1996 | 38.3% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 44.3% | +15.7% |
| 1999 | 42.6% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 39.4% | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 39.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 43.8% | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 41.7% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 42.3% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 42.0% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 34.6% | -17.5% |
| 2013 | 37.3% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 40.1% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 31.7% | -20.9% |
| 2016 | 33.9% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 35.1% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 41.0% | +17.0% |
| 2019 | 43.7% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 35.2% | -19.4% |
| 2021 | 52.8% | +49.9% |
| 2022 | 53.2% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 53.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 55.2% | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 56.3% | +2.1% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 56.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.0%, 2.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 56.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.6%, 1.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24 … female ages national 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +52.2% | 19.8% | 30.1% |
| 2021 | +49.9% | 35.2% | 52.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.1% | 19.8% | 22.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 37.3% | 30.1% | 44.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 41.3% | 39.4% | 43.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 31.7% | 43.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 51.0% | 35.2% | 56.3% | 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, ages 15-24, female (%) in Bolivia?
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Bolivia was 56.3% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.8% in 1987.
- How does Bolivia rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%)?
- Bolivia ranks 13th out of 154 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 77.8%. 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, ages 15-24, female (%) (national 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.