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.
Female employment rate in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | 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% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 71.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.1%, 1.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 71.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48.9%, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female employment rate 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 | 66.4% | 53.8% | 71.9% | 5 |
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 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.