Work & Labour in Bolivia

108 indicators covering work & labour for Bolivia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 57.3% 2025 up 53.1% 21st
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 65.1% 2025 up 29.0% 23rd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 61.2% 2025 up 39.1% 20th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 74.9% 2025 up 27.7% 32nd
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 86.0% 2025 up 8.1% 17th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 80.5% 2025 up 16.3% 21st
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 72.9% 2025 up 27.7% 11th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 86.3% 2025 up 17.9% 51st
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 84.4% 2025 up 8.3% 13th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 78.6% 2025 up 16.4% 11th
Employers, female (% of female employment) 2.1% 2025 up 1.5% 91st
Employers, male (% of male employment) 4.9% 2025 down 18.6% 77th
Employers, total (% of total employment) 3.6% 2025 down 17.6% 83rd
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 69.7% 2025 down 6.4% 43rd
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 63.3% 2025 down 9.2% 33rd
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 66.3% 2025 down 7.6% 39th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 30.3% 2025 up 18.7% 144th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 36.7% 2025 up 21.1% 154th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 33.7% 2025 up 19.2% 148th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 23.7% 2025 down 15.7% 33rd
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 10.5% 2025 up 9.2% 31st
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 16.6% 2025 down 4.2% 29th
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 12.2% 2025 down 15.8% 67th
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 26.4% 2025 down 10.9% 90th
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 19.8% 2025 down 15.0% 84th
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 63.3% 2025 up 9.7% 110th
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 48.8% 2025 up 15.3% 109th
Employment in services (% of total employment) 55.5% 2025 up 13.9% 105th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 5.6% 2025 down 32.3% 157th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 4.5% 2025 down 22.5% 161st
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 5.0% 2025 down 26.8% 161st
GDP per person employed 20,435 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 down 19.2% 131st
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 2.7% 2024 up 35.1% 152nd
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 2.3% 2024 up 70.4% 150th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 3.2% 2024 up 11.4% 145th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 74.2% 2024 up 20.8% 12th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 85.2% 2024 up 4.0% 13th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 79.6% 2024 up 11.5% 11th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 58.0% 2024 up 34.5% 18th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 66.2% 2024 up 10.2% 15th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 87.2% 2024 up 16.2% 49th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 62.1% 2024 up 20.8% 16th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 4.3% 2024 down 10.2% 144th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 3.8% 2024 up 24.2% 140th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 4.8% 2024 down 31.5% 143rd
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 10.9% 2025 down 51.4% 152nd
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 4.7% 2025 down 32.0% 179th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 7.7% 2025 down 46.8% 168th
Productivity: output per hour worked 9.05 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 14.8% 101st
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 54.0% 2025 up 57.6% 20th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 62.2% 2025 up 30.8% 15th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 58.2% 2025 up 41.9% 16th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 70.5% 2025 up 28.4% 13th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 82.2% 2025 up 8.3% 14th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 76.3% 2025 up 16.6% 12th
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 67.6% 2025 down 6.6% 41st
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 58.5% 2025 down 8.3% 34th
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 62.7% 2025 down 6.9% 39th
Unemployment with basic education 1.8% 2024 up 1.4% 113th
Unemployment with basic education, male 1.5% 2024 up 60.4% 112th