Unemployment Rate in Bolivia decreased to 2.20 percent in the third quarter of 2025 from 2.40 percent in the second quarter of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Bolivia averaged 3.50 percent from 2015 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 6.20 percent in the first quarter of 2021 and a record low of 2.20 percent in the third quarter of 2025. source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Bolivia

Unemployment Rate in Bolivia is expected to be 2.40 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Bolivia Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 2.00 percent in 2026, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 7180919.00 7059050.00 Number of persons Sep 2025
Employment Rate 77.60 76.70 percent Sep 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate 79.39 78.56 percent Sep 2025
Minimum Wages 3300.00 2750.00 BOB/Month Dec 2026
Population 12.41 12.13 Million Dec 2024
Unemployed Persons 162743.00 175467.00 Number of persons Sep 2025
Unemployment Rate 2.20 2.40 percent Sep 2025


Bolivia Unemployment Rate
In Bolivia, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
2.20 2.40 6.20 2.20 2015 - 2025 percent Quarterly