Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Bolivia
Bolivia: Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults was 5.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Bolivia, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 5.2% for unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in 2024.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Bolivia peaked at 15.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2012.
Bolivia ranks 162nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.3% | 3.5% | 5.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 4.3% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 3.4% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 5.0% | 15.2% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Bolivia
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- 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 unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Bolivia?
- Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Bolivia was 5.2% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate: young vs. older adults recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate: young vs. older adults recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2012.
- How does Bolivia rank for unemployment rate: young vs. older adults?
- Bolivia ranks 162nd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate: young vs. older adults rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force aged 15-24 without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.