Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO) was 62.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Bolivia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Bolivia stood at 62.7%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Bolivia peaked at 74.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 62.7%, in 2025.
That places Bolivia 39th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 74.2% | — |
| 1992 | 73.9% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 73.7% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 73.4% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 73.1% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 72.7% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 72.5% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 72.3% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 72.0% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 71.9% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 71.7% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 71.3% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 68.7% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 68.4% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 68.1% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 69.1% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 65.4% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 65.4% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 63.8% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 64.6% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 65.4% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 63.1% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 65.4% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 65.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 67.4% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 67.1% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 65.7% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 65.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 64.2% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 66.6% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 66.1% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 64.4% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 63.1% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 62.9% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 62.7% | -0.4% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 62.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 59.3%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 62.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 26.1%, 2.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.1% | 72.0% | 74.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 68.4% | 63.8% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.4% | 63.1% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.3% | 62.7% | 66.6% | 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 vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Bolivia?
- Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Bolivia was 62.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 74.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.7% in 2025.
- How does Bolivia rank for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)?
- Bolivia ranks 39th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.