Youth unemployment — all countries

Youth unemployment — Bolivia

Youth unemployment in Bolivia in 2025 — 5.01%. Ranked 26 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 0.18 pp.

2025 5.01% −0.16 pp vs 2024
World rank 26of 182
Period maximum 15.24%2020
Period minimum 3.36%2012

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of labor force aged 15–24

Youth unemployment — Bolivia, 1991–20250510152019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 4.83%1992: 4.91%1993: 4.94%1994: 4.97%1995: 4.41%1996: 3.95%1997: 3.48%1998: 3.67%1999: 3.98%2000: 4.27%2001: 4.59%2002: 4.74%2003: 4.96%2004: 5.08%2005: 5.22%2006: 5.35%2007: 5.55%2008: 5.69%2009: 5.28%2010: 5.28%2011: 5.33%2012: 3.36%2013: 5.39%2014: 4.77%2015: 6.85%2016: 6.77%2017: 6.65%2018: 6.78%2019: 6.93%2020: 15.24%2021: 8.2%2022: 6.04%2023: 4.97%2024: 5.17%2025: 5.01%
Change over the period: +0.18 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bolivia

Bolivia 5.01%
World 13.41%
South America computed 14.31%
Youth unemployment — Bolivia, by year Bolivia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 5.01 −0.16 pp
2024 5.17 +0.2 pp
2023 4.97 −1.08 pp
2022 6.04 −2.16 pp
2021 8.2 −7.04 pp
2020 15.24 +8.31 pp
2019 6.93 +0.15 pp
2018 6.78 +0.13 pp
2017 6.65 −0.12 pp
2016 6.77 −0.08 pp
2015 6.85 +2.08 pp
2014 4.77 −0.62 pp
2013 5.39 +2.03 pp
2012 3.36 −1.97 pp
2011 5.33 +0.04 pp
2010 5.28 +0 pp
2009 5.28 −0.4 pp
2008 5.69 +0.14 pp
2007 5.55 +0.2 pp
2006 5.35 +0.13 pp
2005 5.22 +0.14 pp
2004 5.08 +0.12 pp
2003 4.96 +0.21 pp
2002 4.74 +0.15 pp
2001 4.59 +0.33 pp
2000 4.27 +0.28 pp
1999 3.98 +0.31 pp
1998 3.67 +0.19 pp
1997 3.48 −0.47 pp
1996 3.95 −0.46 pp
1995 4.41 −0.56 pp
1994 4.97 +0.04 pp
1993 4.94 +0.02 pp
1992 4.91 +0.08 pp
1991 4.83 —

About the indicator

The share of the economically active population aged 15–24 that is unemployed. In almost every country youth unemployment runs two to three times above the overall rate: the young have no experience, and their first entry into the labor market puts them up against more qualified workers. A sharp gap with the overall rate points to structural problems in the transition from school to work.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.