Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) was 5.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Bolivia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Bolivia stood at 5.6%.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Bolivia peaked at 15.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 1997.
Bolivia ranks 158th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.1% | — |
| 1992 | 5.2% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 5.2% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 5.2% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 4.7% | -10.2% |
| 1996 | 4.3% | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 3.8% | -10.1% |
| 1998 | 4.2% | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 4.6% | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 5.1% | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 5.5% | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -30.3% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | +21.8% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | +26.9% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | +18.1% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 15.9% | +110.6% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | -45.6% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | -22.7% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -19.6% |
| 2024 | 5.6% | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 5.6% | +0.8% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 5.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.3%, 50% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 5.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.9%, 33% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 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 | +110.6% | 7.6% | 15.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7% | 3.8% | 5.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 5.1% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 4.6% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 5.4% | 15.9% | 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 unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Bolivia?
- Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Bolivia was 5.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 1997.
- How does Bolivia rank for unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24)?
- Bolivia ranks 158th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.