Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male … male ages national in Bolivia
Bolivia: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male … male ages national was 65.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Bolivia, 1986–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Bolivia is 65.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Bolivia peaked at 65.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 42.4%, in 1996.
Bolivia ranks 8th of 154 countries on this measure, 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, male … male ages national in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 54.9% | — |
| 1987 | 51.9% | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 45.7% | -12.0% |
| 1992 | 46.2% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 48.6% | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 42.4% | -12.9% |
| 1997 | 57.9% | +36.6% |
| 1999 | 58.3% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 55.9% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 50.1% | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 56.5% | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 55.3% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 54.1% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 57.8% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 52.6% | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 50.1% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 58.2% | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 50.5% | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 47.1% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 47.9% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 51.4% | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 56.2% | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 48.3% | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 61.0% | +26.3% |
| 2022 | 62.3% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 61.9% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 63.7% | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 65.3% | +2.5% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 65.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.7%, 1.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 65.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.0%, 1.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 53.4% | 51.9% | 54.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 49.8% | 42.4% | 58.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 54.4% | 50.1% | 56.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 47.1% | 58.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 60.4% | 48.3% | 65.3% | 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, male (%) in Bolivia?
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Bolivia was 65.3% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.4% in 1996.
- How does Bolivia rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Bolivia ranks 8th out of 154 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. 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, male (%) (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.