Bolivia — Unemployment
Unemployment Rate for Bolivia, 1991–2025.
Unemployment for Bolivia was 2.97% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1991 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 7.90% in 2020. The lowest was 2.02% in 2014 (about 1.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.03% per year.
Bolivia ranks 150 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 80%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 5.99%, so Bolivia sits below it. It peaked in 2020 and has fallen 62% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 5%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 28 of 31 economies; Mexico (2.67%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 115% in 2020. That is 25% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1991 level: doubled by 2020.
World ranking. Slipped: 135th of 187 in 1991 → 166th of 187 in 2000 → 166th of 187 in 2010 → 72nd of 187 in 2020 → 145th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2025
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.97% | -0.3 pp |
| 2024 | 3.27% | +0.3 pp |
| 2023 | 3.02% | -0.5 pp |
| 2022 | 3.55% | -1.5 pp |
| 2021 | 5.09% | -2.8 pp |
| 2020 | 7.9% | +4.2 pp |
| 2019 | 3.68% | +0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 3.52% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 3.66% | +0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 3.5% | +0.4 pp |
| 2015 | 3.11% | +1.1 pp |
| 2014 | 2.02% | -0.4 pp |
| 2013 | 2.44% | +0.4 pp |
| 2012 | 2.07% | -0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 2.26% | -0.4 pp |
| 2010 | 2.61% | -0.4 pp |
| 2009 | 2.97% | +0.4 pp |
| 2008 | 2.6% | -0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 2.61% | +0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 2.58% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 2.62% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 2.65% | +0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 2.6% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 2.62% | +0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 2.44% | +0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 2.3% | +0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 2.12% | +0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 2.08% | -0.3 pp |
| 1996 | 2.38% | -0.3 pp |
| 1995 | 2.66% | -0.4 pp |
| 1994 | 3.08% | +0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 3.05% | +0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 3.03% | +0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 2.94% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Bolivia’s Unemployment in 1992?
3.03% (1992). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of total labor force, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Bolivia’s Unemployment growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +1.1% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 2.97%; 2024: 3.27%; 2023: 3.02%; 2022: 3.55%; 2021: 5.09%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS — Unemployment Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.