Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) … ages national in Bolivia
Bolivia: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) … ages national was 60.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 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, total (%) in Bolivia is 60.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Bolivia peaked at 60.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 35.7%, in 1987.
That places Bolivia 8th out of 155 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, total (%) … ages national in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 38.5% | — |
| 1987 | 35.7% | -7.5% |
| 1990 | 37.3% | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 38.1% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 42.7% | +12.1% |
| 1996 | 40.3% | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 50.9% | +26.3% |
| 1999 | 50.3% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 47.2% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 44.6% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 50.1% | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 48.2% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 48.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 49.8% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 43.3% | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 43.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 49.0% | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 41.0% | -16.3% |
| 2016 | 40.6% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 41.6% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 46.2% | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 49.9% | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 41.7% | -16.4% |
| 2021 | 56.9% | +36.4% |
| 2022 | 57.8% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 57.7% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 59.5% | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 60.8% | +2.3% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 60.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.7%, 1.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 60.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39.5%, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.1% | 35.7% | 38.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 43.3% | 37.3% | 50.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 47.6% | 44.6% | 50.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 40.6% | 49.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 55.7% | 41.7% | 60.8% | 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, total (%) in Bolivia?
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Bolivia was 60.8% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.7% in 1987.
- How does Bolivia rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Bolivia ranks 8th out of 155 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.4%. 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, total (%) (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.