Labor force participation rate in Bolivia
Bolivia: Labor force participation rate was 78.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate in Bolivia, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate in Bolivia 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 in Bolivia peaked at 78.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 67.4%, in 2016.
Bolivia ranks 11th of 186 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 in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | 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% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 78.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.7%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 78.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 63.1%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
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 |
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 in Bolivia?
- Labor force participation rate in Bolivia was 78.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.4% in 2016.
- How does Bolivia rank for labor force participation rate?
- Bolivia ranks 11th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).