Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 10.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of stood at 10.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 15.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2016.
That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 31st 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, male (% of male employment) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 15.0% | — |
| 1992 | 14.8% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 14.7% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 14.5% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 14.3% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 14.1% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 13.9% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 13.7% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 13.6% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 12.3% | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 12.3% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 11.9% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 14.3% | +20.2% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 14.9% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | -11.3% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 11.9% | -13.7% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | +13.1% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | -18.5% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 10.5% | -0.8% |
Bolivia, Plurinational State of compared with similar countries
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 10.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.6%, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 10.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.0%, 5.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.3% | 13.6% | 15.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 11.9% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 9.5% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 10.5% | 11.3% | 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, male (% of male employment) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 10.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2016.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 31st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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, male (% of male 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.