Work & Labour in Bolivia

1,100 indicators covering work & labour for Bolivia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force for 5.32 2024 up 51.9% 46th
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 4.7 2019 down 42.1% 50th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 37.31 2025 56th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee 39.41 2025 47th
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees 23.67 2025 46th
Average hourly earnings of employees 23.67 2025 40th
Average hourly earnings of employees 23.67 2025 40th
Gini index of hourly earnings of employees 0.428 2025 17th
Median hourly earnings of employees 15.21 2025 39th
Median hourly earnings of employees 15.21 2025 39th
Median hourly earnings of employees 15.21 2025 39th
Average weekly hours actually worked per person in care employment 32.02 2025 50th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in care employment 32.58 2025 47th
Employment in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 267.37 2025 up 1.9% 33rd
Share of workers employed in services vs. GDP per capita 58.0% 2010 up 25.5% 28th
Unemployment rate 4.41 2024 up 118.3% 40th
Unemployment 277.27 2024 up 164.5% 34th
Youth labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1,635 2024 up 0.3% 24th
Youth labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition) 53.37 2024 down 8.7% 25th
Youth outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1,429 2024 up 23.4% 24th
Youth employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1,495 2024 down 4.3% 24th
Youth employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition) 48.79 2024 down 12.9% 21st
Working-age population 9,042 2024 up 24.4% 25th
Youth unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 8.59 2024 up 105.3% 36th
Youth unemployment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition) 4.59 2024 up 87.5% 36th
Labour force participation rate 69.5 2024 down 2.6% 8th
Labour force 6,284 2024 up 21.1% 23rd
Persons outside the labour force 2,758 2024 up 32.6% 30th
Employment-to-population ratio 66.43 2024 down 5.0% 8th
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate 4.41 2024 up 118.3% 40th
Youth informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 92.85 2025 up 3.0% 8th
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization for persons ages 25 to 6.54 2019 down 39.3% 43rd
Average hourly earnings of public sector employees 38.15 2025 37th
Average hourly earnings of public sector employees 38.15 2025 37th
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees 0.307 2024 down 11.0% 33rd
Median monthly earnings of employees 3,250 2024 up 47.7% 25th
Public sector employment as a share of total employment 8.9% 2021 down 11.2% 61st
Average weekly hours actually worked per person in in a STEM 37.89 2025 42nd
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in a STEM occupation 39.69 2025 37th
Trade union density rate 12.04 2019 down 46.3% 61st
Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities 27.71 2025 down 23.4% 23rd
Average monthly earnings of care employees 3,774 2025 up 25.0% 32nd
Average monthly earnings of care employees 3,774 2025 up 25.0% 32nd
SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized 2 2025 42nd
Existence of a national strategy for youth employment 2 score 2025 42nd
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 6.01 2019 up 10.0% 35th
Time-related underemployment 123.6 2019 down 30.7% 17th
Time-related underemployment rate 2.27 2019 down 35.3% 15th
Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities 27.71 2025 down 23.4% 22nd
Public sector employment 266.9 2002 up 72.6% 30th
Average hourly earnings of care employees 32.93 2025 28th
Average hourly earnings of care employees 32.93 2025 28th
Informal care employment 220.48 2025 down 3.3% 24th
Informal care employment rate 42.53 2025 down 16.4% 19th
Care employment outside the formal sector 163.33 2025 up 37.1% 25th
Share of care employment outside the formal sector 31.51 2025 up 18.5% 19th
Average monthly earnings of employees 1,233 2002 up 106.5% 41st
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 4,485 2025 up 9.2% 22nd
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 85.61 2025 up 2.1% 8th
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition) 4,081 2025 up 20.9% 22nd