Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Bolivia

Bolivia: Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 was 0.5833 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.5833
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
38th
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.8015
in 2003
All-time low
0.5833
in 2021
Years of data
22
1997–2021

Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Bolivia, 1997–2021

00.20.40.60.81997200920211997: 0.7961999: 0.7732000: 0.7652001: 0.7912002: 0.7872003: 0.8012005: 0.7482006: 0.7432007: 0.6942008: 0.6772009: 0.6692011: 0.6512012: 0.6462013: 0.6292014: 0.642015: 0.6042016: 0.6312017: 0.6092018: 0.6022019: 0.6212020: 0.5942021: 0.583

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Bolivia recorded 0.5833 for dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Bolivia peaked at 0.8015 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.5833, in 2021.

Bolivia ranks 38th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Bolivia, year by year

Annual values for Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Bolivia, 1997 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1997 0.7959 —
1999 0.7733 -2.8%
2000 0.7651 -1.1%
2001 0.7914 +3.4%
2002 0.787 -0.5%
2003 0.8015 +1.8%
2005 0.7483 -6.6%
2006 0.7426 -0.8%
2007 0.6938 -6.6%
2008 0.677 -2.4%
2009 0.669 -1.2%
2011 0.6506 -2.7%
2012 0.6461 -0.7%
2013 0.6286 -2.7%
2014 0.6401 +1.8%
2015 0.6039 -5.7%
2016 0.631 +4.5%
2017 0.6091 -3.5%
2018 0.6018 -1.2%
2019 0.6214 +3.3%
2020 0.5941 -4.4%
2021 0.5833 -1.8%

Bolivia compared with similar countries

  • Bolivia's 0.5833 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6184, 94% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Bolivia's 0.5833 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5507, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7846 0.7733 0.7959 2
2000s 0.7418 0.669 0.8015 9
2010s 0.6258 0.6018 0.6506 9
2020s 0.5887 0.5833 0.5941 2

Countries ranked near Bolivia

  1. 35 Finland 0.5922 compare
  2. 36 Guatemala 0.5898 compare
  3. 37 France 0.5874 compare
  4. 39 Georgia 0.5827 compare
  5. 40 Nicaragua 0.5805 compare
  6. 41 Denmark 0.5674 compare

See the full ranking of 113 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Bolivia?
Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Bolivia was 0.5833 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 0.8015 in 2003.
What is the lowest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5833 in 2021.
How does Bolivia rank for dependency rate, all compared to 15-64?
Bolivia ranks 38th out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
Is dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bolivia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,668 data points, 1970–2021
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