Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban was 0.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
down 46.9%
World rank
65th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2020
All-time low
0.0%
in 1997
Years of data
22
1997–2021

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1997–2021

0.050.10.150.20.251997200920211997: 0.04 % of urban youth labor force1999: 0.134 % of urban youth labor force2000: 0.143 % of urban youth labor force2001: 0.118 % of urban youth labor force2002: 0.097 % of urban youth labor force2003: 0.123 % of urban youth labor force2005: 0.138 % of urban youth labor force2006: 0.141 % of urban youth labor force2007: 0.191 % of urban youth labor force2008: 0.1 % of urban youth labor force2009: 0.085 % of urban youth labor force2011: 0.085 % of urban youth labor force2012: 0.06 % of urban youth labor force2013: 0.103 % of urban youth labor force2014: 0.08 % of urban youth labor force2015: 0.094 % of urban youth labor force2016: 0.105 % of urban youth labor force2017: 0.1 % of urban youth labor force2018: 0.134 % of urban youth labor force2019: 0.165 % of urban youth labor force2020: 0.256 % of urban youth labor force2021: 0.136 % of urban youth labor force

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban youth labor force.

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Bolivia, Plurinational State of is 0.1%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of down 46.9% on the previous year and up 59.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 0.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1997.

That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 65th out of 97 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth labor force) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of urban youth labor force Change
1997 0.0%
1999 0.1% +237.5%
2000 0.1% +6.5%
2001 0.1% -17.2%
2002 0.1% -18.3%
2003 0.1% +26.5%
2005 0.1% +12.8%
2006 0.1% +2.3%
2007 0.2% +35.2%
2008 0.1% -47.7%
2009 0.1% -15.0%
2011 0.1% +0.3%
2012 0.1% -30.0%
2013 0.1% +72.2%
2014 0.1% -22.0%
2015 0.1% +16.8%
2016 0.1% +12.1%
2017 0.1% -5.2%
2018 0.1% +34.8%
2019 0.2% +23.0%
2020 0.3% +54.9%
2021 0.1% -46.9%

Bolivia, Plurinational State of compared with similar countries

  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 0.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 89% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 0.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 72% of the median. (20 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Bolivia, Plurinational State of changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1999 +237.5% 0.0% 0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 2
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 9
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 9
2020s 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1997.
How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 65th out of 97 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 59.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth labor force)
Unit
% of urban youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,339 data points, 1970–2021
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