Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national in Bolivia
Bolivia: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national was 59.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Bolivia, 1976–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Bolivia is 59.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 70.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Bolivia peaked at 59.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 1987.
Bolivia ranks 15th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 23.5% | — |
| 1981 | 24.3% | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 24.2% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 23.9% | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 23.4% | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 23.2% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 35.2% | +51.7% |
| 1992 | 34.6% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 40.1% | +16.0% |
| 1996 | 42.5% | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 46.1% | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 47.1% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 43.9% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 43.7% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 47.7% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 45.0% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 45.3% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 44.9% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 36.3% | -19.1% |
| 2013 | 39.6% | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 43.1% | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 34.7% | -19.5% |
| 2016 | 36.8% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 38.0% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 44.1% | +16.2% |
| 2019 | 47.4% | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 42.2% | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 57.7% | +36.7% |
| 2022 | 57.0% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 56.4% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 58.0% | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 59.2% | +2.0% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 59.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.7%, 1.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 59.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.4%, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female 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 | +51.7% | 23.2% | 35.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.5% | 23.5% | 23.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 23.8% | 23.2% | 24.3% | 5 |
| 1990s | 40.9% | 34.6% | 47.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 45.1% | 43.7% | 47.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 34.7% | 47.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 55.1% | 42.2% | 59.2% | 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 labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Bolivia?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Bolivia was 59.2% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 1987.
- How does Bolivia rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%)?
- Bolivia ranks 15th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.6%. 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 Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.