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
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate in Bolivia is 78.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is 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.
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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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 78.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 84.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 86.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 72.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 80.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 86.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 74.9% (2025)
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).