Labor force participation rate, male (% of male) … national male in Bolivia
Bolivia: Labor force participation rate, male (% of male) … national male was 85.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in Bolivia, 1976–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 85.8% for labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in Bolivia peaked at 86.8% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 56.4%, in 2007.
Bolivia ranks 12th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male) … national male in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 85.7% | — |
| 1981 | 86.8% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 85.2% | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 83.0% | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 63.3% | -25.6% |
| 1990 | 75.3% | +19.1% |
| 1991 | 63.0% | -16.4% |
| 1992 | 74.3% | +18.0% |
| 1993 | 63.0% | -15.3% |
| 1994 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 75.8% | +18.5% |
| 1996 | 74.1% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 82.3% | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 82.5% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 82.2% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 75.9% | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 83.5% | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 83.3% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 83.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 80.3% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 82.3% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 56.4% | -31.5% |
| 2008 | 82.1% | +45.6% |
| 2009 | 82.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 82.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 80.2% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 80.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 81.9% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 79.9% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 78.0% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 78.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 80.3% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 82.2% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 80.5% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 84.6% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 85.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 84.5% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 85.2% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 85.8% | +0.7% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 85.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.3%, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 85.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 73.5%, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate, male (% of male) … national male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +45.6% | 56.4% | 82.1% |
| 2007 | -31.5% | 82.3% | 56.4% |
| 1989 | -25.6% | 85.0% | 63.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.7% | 85.7% | 85.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 81.2% | 63.3% | 86.8% | 6 |
| 1990s | 72.7% | 63.0% | 82.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 79.1% | 56.4% | 83.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.4% | 78.0% | 82.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 84.2% | 80.5% | 85.8% | 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 labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in Bolivia?
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in Bolivia was 85.8% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.8% in 1981.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.4% in 2007.
- How does Bolivia rank for labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+)?
- Bolivia ranks 12th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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, male (% of male population ages 15+) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.