Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) was 78.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of stood at 78.6%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 78.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 67.4%, in 2016.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 11th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 69.0% | — |
| 1991 | 69.3% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 69.3% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 69.5% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 69.8% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 70.1% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 70.3% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 70.7% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 70.5% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 70.3% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 70.2% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 70.0% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 69.8% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 69.6% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 69.5% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 69.3% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 69.1% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 68.9% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 68.8% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 68.6% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 68.4% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 68.2% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 68.1% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 67.9% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 67.7% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 67.5% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 67.4% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 68.6% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 71.8% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 74.2% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 72.3% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 77.8% | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 78.3% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 78.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 78.3% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 78.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.9% | 69.0% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.4% | 68.6% | 70.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.0% | 67.4% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.3% | 72.3% | 78.6% | 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)
- 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)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 78.6% 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 15+) recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 78.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.4% in 2016.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 11th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. 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+) (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 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.