Female employment rate in Bolivia
Bolivia: Female employment rate was 71.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female employment rate in Bolivia, 1981–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 71.9% for female employment rate in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female employment rate in Bolivia peaked at 71.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 1987.
Bolivia ranks 11th of 172 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
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 | 66.4% | 53.8% | 71.9% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Bolivia
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 78.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 84.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 86.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 72.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 80.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 86.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 74.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female employment rate in Bolivia?
- Female employment rate in Bolivia was 71.9% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female employment rate recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest female employment rate recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 1987.
- How does Bolivia rank for female employment rate?
- Bolivia ranks 11th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female employment rate rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female employment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population who are employed. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.