Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+) was 4,485 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in Bolivia, 2011–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 4,485 for informal employment (previous ilo definition - icls13) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 21.6% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment (previous ilo definition - icls13) in Bolivia peaked at 5,722 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,699, in 2016.
That places Bolivia 22nd out of 44 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3,998 | — |
| 2012 | 3,854 | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 3,978 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 4,331 | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 4,106 | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 3,699 | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 3,987 | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 4,330 | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 4,582 | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 5,404 | +17.9% |
| 2023 | 5,520 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 5,722 | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 4,485 | -21.6% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 4,485 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,921, 76% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 4,485 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,485, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4,096 | 3,699 | 4,582 | 9 |
| 2020s | 5,283 | 4,485 | 5,722 | 4 |
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 informal employment (previous ilo definition - icls13) in Bolivia?
- Informal employment (previous ilo definition - icls13) in Bolivia was 4,485 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal employment (previous ilo definition - icls13) recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 5,722 in 2024.
- What is the lowest informal employment (previous ilo definition - icls13) recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,699 in 2016.
- How does Bolivia rank for informal employment (previous ilo definition - icls13)?
- Bolivia ranks 22nd out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is informal employment (previous ilo definition - icls13) rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This harmonized series for informal employment is derived using the same set of criteria across countries to improve comparability. The criteria used are based on employment status, institutional sector, destination of production, bookkeeping, registration, social security contribution, places of work and size. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.