Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) was 50.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, female in Bolivia, 1989–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
In 2025, part time employment, female in Bolivia stood at 50.8%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Bolivia peaked at 53.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 34.0%, in 2000.
Bolivia ranks 20th of 115 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 37.6% | — |
| 1991 | 38.0% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 36.0% | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 35.2% | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 35.8% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 36.5% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 34.0% | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 46.6% | +37.1% |
| 2002 | 40.9% | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 40.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 40.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 38.7% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 38.2% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 38.6% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 41.9% | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 42.9% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 37.7% | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 39.2% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 40.3% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 41.5% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 47.7% | +14.9% |
| 2017 | 51.1% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 51.9% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 53.1% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 46.5% | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 47.4% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 48.6% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 49.1% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 50.7% | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 50.8% | +0.2% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 50.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.6%, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 50.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.9%, 1.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +37.1% | 34.0% | 46.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.6% | 37.6% | 37.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 36.3% | 35.2% | 38.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 40.1% | 34.0% | 46.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 37.7% | 53.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 48.9% | 46.5% | 50.8% | 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 part time employment, female in Bolivia?
- Part time employment, female in Bolivia was 50.8% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, female recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 53.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 2000.
- How does Bolivia rank for part time employment, female?
- Bolivia ranks 20th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, female (% of total female employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.