Labor force, total, per capita in Bolivia
Bolivia: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.5548 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Bolivia, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in Bolivia is 0.5548 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Bolivia peaked at 0.5548 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4119 units per person, in 1990.
Bolivia ranks 24th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4119 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.4147 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.4154 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4182 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4216 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.4251 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4284 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4321 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.433 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4338 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4347 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4358 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4369 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4381 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4395 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4411 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4427 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4443 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4458 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4472 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4486 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.45 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4513 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4526 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4538 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4551 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4562 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4671 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4909 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5095 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4985 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5384 units per person | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 0.544 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5475 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.55 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.5548 units per person | +0.9% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 0.5548 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3868 units per person, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 0.5548 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4785 units per person, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4234 units per person | 0.4119 units per person | 0.4338 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4406 units per person | 0.4347 units per person | 0.4472 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4635 units per person | 0.4486 units per person | 0.5095 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5389 units per person | 0.4985 units per person | 0.5548 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More education data for Bolivia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 72,283 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 39,642 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 169,575 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 164,013 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8594 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.111 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Bolivia?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Bolivia was 0.5548 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5548 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4119 units per person in 1990.
- How does Bolivia rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Bolivia ranks 24th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.