Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 80.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Bolivia, Plurinational State of recorded 80.5% for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 80.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 69.0%, in 2016.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 21st of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 70.0% | — |
| 1991 | 70.4% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 70.3% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 70.6% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 70.9% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 71.2% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 71.5% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 71.9% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 71.8% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 71.7% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 71.5% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 71.4% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 71.2% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 71.1% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 70.9% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 70.8% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 70.6% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 70.4% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 70.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 70.1% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 70.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 69.8% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 69.7% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 69.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 69.3% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 69.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 69.0% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 70.2% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 73.4% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 76.0% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 74.0% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 79.6% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 80.2% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 80.1% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 80.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 80.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.0% | 70.0% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.8% | 70.1% | 71.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.6% | 69.0% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.1% | 74.0% | 80.5% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- 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, total (% of total population ages) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 80.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 80.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.0% in 2016.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 21st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.