LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Bolivia
Bolivia: LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force was 3.99 in 2025. ▼ Falling
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Bolivia, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Bolivia is 3.99, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.8% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Bolivia peaked at 11.54 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.99, in 2025.
Bolivia ranks 80th of 89 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.09 | — |
| 2001 | 9.07 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 8.1 | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 7.83 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 8.89 | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 7.45 | -16.2% |
| 2007 | 7.78 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 5.66 | -27.3% |
| 2009 | 6.19 | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 5.04 | -18.5% |
| 2012 | 5.24 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 5.08 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 4.64 | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 5.5 | +18.4% |
| 2016 | 5.6 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 5.21 | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 4.8 | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 5.24 | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 11.54 | +120.1% |
| 2021 | 6.94 | -39.9% |
| 2022 | 5 | -28.0% |
| 2023 | 4.51 | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 4.68 | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 3.99 | -14.8% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 3.99 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.98, 50% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 3.99 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.19, 43% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +120.1% | 5.24 | 11.54 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.78 | 5.66 | 9.09 | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.15 | 4.64 | 5.6 | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.11 | 3.99 | 11.54 | 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 lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Bolivia?
- Lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Bolivia was 3.99 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.54 in 2020.
- What is the lowest lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.99 in 2025.
- How does Bolivia rank for lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force?
- Bolivia ranks 80th out of 89 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. LU3 represents the share of the extended labour force that are in unemployment or the potential labour force. Data disaggregated by level of education are provided on the highest level of education completed, classified according to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED). Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCED. For more information, refer to the Education and Mismatch Indicators (EMI) database description.