Unemployment rate women in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Unemployment rate women was 3.31 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate women in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate women in Bolivia, Plurinational State of stood at 3.31.
That represents a change of down 10.1% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate women in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 9.75 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.03, in 1997.
That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 146th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5 | 2.03 | 2.83 | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.15 | 2.61 | 3.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.41 | 2.7 | 4.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 | 3.31 | 9.75 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 79.04 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 7,271 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2027)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 78.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 84.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 86.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 72.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate women in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Unemployment rate women in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 3.31 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate women recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 9.75 in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate women recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.03 in 1997.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for unemployment rate women?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 146th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate women rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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