Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) was 61.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Bolivia, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 61.2% for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in 2025.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Bolivia peaked at 62.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 43.5%, in 2016.
That places Bolivia 20th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 53.4% | — |
| 1991 | 53.3% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 53.3% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 53.2% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 53.1% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 53.0% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 52.9% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 52.8% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 52.3% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 51.8% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 51.3% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 50.8% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 50.3% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 49.8% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 49.4% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 48.9% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 48.4% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 47.9% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 47.4% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 46.9% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 46.4% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 45.9% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 45.5% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 45.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 44.5% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 44.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 43.5% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 44.5% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 49.6% | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 53.7% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 54.3% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 62.1% | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 61.5% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 60.8% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 60.6% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 61.2% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.9% | 51.8% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.1% | 46.9% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.3% | 43.5% | 53.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.1% | 54.3% | 62.1% | 6 |
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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)
- 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)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 78.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Bolivia?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Bolivia was 61.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.5% in 2016.
- How does Bolivia rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Bolivia ranks 20th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.