Status in employment in Bolivia
Bolivia: Status in employment was 33.49 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
33.49
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
149th
of 186 countries
All-time high
33.49
in 2024
All-time low
21.35
in 1991
Years of data
34
1991–2024
Status in employment in Bolivia, 1991–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for status in employment in Bolivia is 33.49, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, status in employment in Bolivia peaked at 33.49 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.35, in 1991.
That places Bolivia 149th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Status in employment in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 21.35 | — |
| 1992 | 21.67 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 21.92 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 22.18 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 22.47 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 22.84 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 23.17 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 23.35 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 23.66 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 24.98 | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 25.19 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 23.18 | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 25.85 | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 26.09 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 26.34 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 26.28 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 28.94 | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 28.59 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 31.23 | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 30.14 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 29.06 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 30.3 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 29.23 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 26.71 | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 28.3 | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 28.57 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 29.31 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 29.64 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 31.86 | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 30.2 | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 30.66 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 32.22 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 33.35 | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 33.49 | +0.4% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 33.49 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.34, 95% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 33.49 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68.35, 49% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.51 | 21.35 | 23.66 | 9 |
| 2000s | 26.67 | 23.18 | 31.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.31 | 26.71 | 31.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.99 | 30.2 | 33.49 | 5 |
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 status in employment in Bolivia?
- Status in employment in Bolivia was 33.49 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest status in employment recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.49 in 2024.
- What is the lowest status in employment recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.35 in 1991.
- How does Bolivia rank for status in employment?
- Bolivia ranks 149th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is status in employment rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Status in employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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