Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national in Bolivia
Bolivia: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national was 87.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Bolivia, 1976–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Bolivia stood at 87.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Bolivia peaked at 87.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 1976.
Bolivia ranks 48th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 25.9% | — |
| 1981 | 26.7% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 27.2% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 28.2% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 28.3% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 28.3% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 70.1% | +148.0% |
| 1990 | 61.8% | -11.9% |
| 1991 | 65.1% | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 62.1% | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 68.6% | +10.5% |
| 1994 | 69.4% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 69.6% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 75.9% | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 72.6% | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 74.1% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 72.5% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 79.3% | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 74.0% | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 76.7% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 76.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 75.4% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 77.3% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 77.2% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 76.0% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 76.7% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 75.4% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 72.5% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 73.7% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 75.0% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 68.7% | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 73.2% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 75.7% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 79.4% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 80.7% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 74.1% | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 83.9% | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 84.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 85.8% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 87.2% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 87.1% | -0.1% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 87.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 74.2%, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 87.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 73.9%, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national 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 | +148.0% | 28.3% | 70.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.9% | 25.9% | 25.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 34.8% | 26.7% | 70.1% | 6 |
| 1990s | 68.8% | 61.8% | 75.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 76.2% | 72.5% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 68.7% | 80.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 83.8% | 74.1% | 87.2% | 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 ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Bolivia?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Bolivia was 87.1% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 1976.
- How does Bolivia rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Bolivia ranks 48th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.