Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 in Bolivia
Bolivia: Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 was 74.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 in Bolivia, 1976–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 in Bolivia is 74.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 in Bolivia peaked at 74.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.2%, in 1976.
Bolivia ranks 12th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.2% | 22.2% | 22.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 27.0% | 23.2% | 44.4% | 6 |
| 1990s | 50.2% | 41.0% | 61.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 60.2% | 43.5% | 63.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.3% | 54.9% | 66.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 69.8% | 59.6% | 74.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 in Bolivia?
- Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 in Bolivia was 74.2% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 74.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2% in 1976.
- How does Bolivia rank for female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024?
- Bolivia ranks 12th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. 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 labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population who are economically active (employed or unemployed). Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.