Population ages 15-64 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Population ages 15-64 was 64.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 15-64 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of stood at 64.8%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 64.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 54.3%, in 1960.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 100th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 54.3% | — |
| 1961 | 54.5% | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 54.6% | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 54.7% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 54.7% | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 54.7% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 54.6% | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 54.6% | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 54.6% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 54.6% | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 54.5% | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 54.5% | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 54.5% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 54.6% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 54.6% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 54.6% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 54.7% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 54.7% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 54.7% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 54.7% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 54.8% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 54.9% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 54.9% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 55.0% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 55.1% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 55.2% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 55.3% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 55.4% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 55.5% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 55.6% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 55.6% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 55.7% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 55.8% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 55.9% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 56.0% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 56.1% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 56.2% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 56.3% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 56.4% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 56.5% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 56.7% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 56.9% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 57.2% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 57.5% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 57.9% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 58.3% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 58.7% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 59.1% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 59.4% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 59.8% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 60.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 60.4% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 60.8% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 61.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 61.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 61.8% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 62.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 62.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 62.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 63.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 63.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 63.7% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 64.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 64.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 64.6% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 64.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.6% | 54.3% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.6% | 54.5% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.2% | 54.8% | 55.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.0% | 55.6% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.1% | 56.7% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.6% | 60.1% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.1% | 63.3% | 64.8% | 6 |
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More education data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 663,852 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 333,588 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -3.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 50,309 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26,401 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Population ages 15-64 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 64.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 64.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.3% in 1960.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for population ages 15-64?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 100th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.