Female labor force participation rate in Bolivia
Bolivia: Female labor force participation rate was 72.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rate in Bolivia, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 72.9% for female labor force participation rate in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate in Bolivia peaked at 72.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 55.8%, in 1990.
Bolivia ranks 11th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rate in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 55.8% | — |
| 1991 | 56.3% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 56.4% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 56.9% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 57.6% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 58.2% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 58.8% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 59.5% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 59.3% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 59.1% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 59.0% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 58.8% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 58.7% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 58.6% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 58.4% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 58.3% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 58.2% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 58.0% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 57.9% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 57.8% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 57.7% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 57.5% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 57.4% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 57.3% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 57.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 57.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 56.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 59.1% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 63.6% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 66.2% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 65.0% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 71.1% | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 71.7% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 72.5% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 72.4% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 72.9% | +0.7% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 72.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.7%, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 72.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 52.5%, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.8% | 55.8% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.4% | 57.8% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.0% | 56.9% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.9% | 65.0% | 72.9% | 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 female labor force participation rate in Bolivia?
- Female labor force participation rate in Bolivia was 72.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.8% in 1990.
- How does Bolivia rank for female labor force participation rate?
- Bolivia ranks 11th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rate rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).