Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 23.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of is 23.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 43.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 23.7%, in 2025.
That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 33rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 43.1% | — |
| 1992 | 42.7% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 42.2% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 41.8% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 41.3% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 40.7% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 40.2% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 39.8% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 39.5% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 38.2% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 38.0% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 37.6% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 36.2% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 35.9% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 35.6% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 36.8% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 33.8% | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 34.0% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 32.9% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 33.6% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 34.3% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 26.4% | -22.9% |
| 2013 | 29.9% | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 33.0% | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 28.1% | -14.7% |
| 2016 | 27.6% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 30.7% | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 32.0% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 28.3% | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 28.8% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 27.7% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 23.8% | -14.2% |
| 2023 | 24.2% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 24.0% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 23.7% | -1.4% |
Bolivia, Plurinational State of compared with similar countries
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 23.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.9%, 2.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 23.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.0%, 7.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.3% | 39.5% | 43.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 35.9% | 32.9% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 26.4% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 23.7% | 28.8% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,928 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 79.04 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 7,271 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.58 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.823 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 17,718 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 5,806 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 77 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.9059 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 23.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 43.1% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.7% in 2025.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 33rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.