Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) was 2.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Bolivia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 2.1% for employers, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Bolivia peaked at 3.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2020.
Bolivia ranks 91st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.9% | — |
| 1992 | 2.9% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 2.9% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 2.9% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 3.0% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 3.0% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 3.0% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 3.0% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | -27.7% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | +29.1% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | -16.8% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -26.4% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +51.6% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | +34.6% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -19.7% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | +45.7% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -45.5% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +16.3% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -22.3% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | +9.7% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 2.1% | +0.9% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 2.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 2.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.4%, 88% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Bolivia 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +51.6% | 1.8% | 2.7% |
| 2015 | -45.5% | 3.7% | 2.0% |
| 2014 | +45.7% | 2.6% | 3.7% |
| 2012 | +34.6% | 2.4% | 3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More work & labour data for Bolivia
- 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 employers, female (% of female employment) in Bolivia?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Bolivia was 2.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2020.
- How does Bolivia rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Bolivia ranks 91st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).