Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate) was 72.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Bolivia, 1981–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 72.4% for employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Bolivia peaked at 72.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 1987.
Bolivia ranks 10th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 24.0% | — |
| 1982 | 24.9% | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 23.0% | -7.6% |
| 1986 | 22.3% | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 22.1% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 38.8% | +75.6% |
| 1990 | 42.9% | +10.3% |
| 1991 | 43.8% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 43.6% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 41.0% | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 43.1% | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 50.6% | +17.5% |
| 1996 | 53.2% | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 58.5% | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 58.3% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 56.3% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 61.7% | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 57.6% | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 60.7% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 60.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 56.9% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 60.3% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 41.0% | -32.1% |
| 2008 | 60.3% | +47.3% |
| 2009 | 60.6% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 60.5% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 56.5% | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 57.4% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 59.7% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 52.8% | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 54.8% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 56.9% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 61.5% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 63.8% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 53.8% | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 67.2% | +24.9% |
| 2022 | 68.9% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 70.1% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 71.9% | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 72.4% | +0.7% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 72.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.0%, 1.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 72.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48.2%, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +75.6% | 22.1% | 38.8% |
| 2008 | +47.3% | 41.0% | 60.3% |
| 2007 | -32.1% | 60.3% | 41.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.9% | 22.1% | 38.8% | 6 |
| 1990s | 48.3% | 41.0% | 58.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 57.6% | 41.0% | 61.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.2% | 52.8% | 63.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 67.4% | 53.8% | 72.4% | 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 employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Bolivia?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Bolivia was 72.4% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 1987.
- How does Bolivia rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%)?
- Bolivia ranks 10th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.