Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) was 4.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Bolivia, 1986–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Bolivia is 4.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 10.1% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Bolivia peaked at 16.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 1997.
That places Bolivia 145th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 4.0% | — |
| 1987 | 14.7% | +271.5% |
| 1995 | 7.0% | -52.2% |
| 1996 | 9.9% | +41.1% |
| 1997 | 3.9% | -61.1% |
| 2000 | 10.4% | +169.8% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | -29.4% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | -28.2% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +22.2% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | +23.6% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | +22.9% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | +114.4% |
| 2021 | 8.5% | -48.7% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | -21.7% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -19.4% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | -10.1% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 4.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.5%, 42% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 4.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.5%, 28% of the median. (29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +271.5% | 4.0% | 14.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.4% | 4.0% | 14.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.0% | 3.9% | 9.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 6.5% | 10.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 4.7% | 8.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 4.8% | 16.6% | 5 |
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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 4.8% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), 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 16.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 1997.
- How does Bolivia rank for unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24)?
- Bolivia ranks 145th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (national 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. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.