Unemployment rate in Bolivia
Bolivia: Unemployment rate was 3.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate in Bolivia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 3.0% for unemployment rate in 2025.
The figure is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Bolivia peaked at 7.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2014.
Bolivia ranks 149th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 3.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.0% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.0% | 7.9% | 6 |
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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 in Bolivia?
- Unemployment rate in Bolivia was 3.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2014.
- How does Bolivia rank for unemployment rate?
- Bolivia ranks 149th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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 Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.