Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 87.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1976–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2024, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of stood at 87.2%. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 87.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 1976.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 49th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 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% |
Bolivia, Plurinational State of compared with similar countries
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 87.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 74.2%, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 87.2% 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 (%) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of 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 | 83.1% | 74.1% | 87.2% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- 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, Plurinational State of?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 87.2% in 2024, 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, Plurinational State of?
- 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, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 1976.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 49th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of 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.