Employers, male (% of male employment) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 4.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Bolivia, Plurinational State of recorded 4.9% for employers, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 10.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2001.
That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 78th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.6% | — |
| 1992 | 5.6% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 5.5% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 5.5% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 5.5% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 5.4% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 5.3% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 5.3% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 5.2% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | -27.8% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | +97.1% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | -13.9% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 8.5% | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | -18.5% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | -17.5% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | +45.4% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | -44.5% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +18.2% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -15.6% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -18.7% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 4.9% | -0.3% |
Bolivia, Plurinational State of compared with similar countries
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 4.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.6%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 4.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.9%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, male (% of male employment) 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +97.1% | 3.7% | 7.3% |
| 2014 | +45.4% | 7.4% | 10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.4% | 5.2% | 5.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 3.7% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 5.4% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.4% | 4.9% | 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 employers, male (% of male employment) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 4.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2001.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 78th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Employers, male (% of male 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).