Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 30.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of stood at 30.3%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 30.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 1991.
That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 145th out of 187 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.
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 16.4% | — |
| 1992 | 16.7% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 17.0% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 17.4% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 17.7% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 18.1% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 18.6% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 18.8% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 19.0% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 21.2% | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 21.5% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 20.0% | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 19.8% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 20.1% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 20.4% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 23.1% | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 23.6% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 24.2% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 26.2% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 25.4% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 24.7% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 27.7% | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 26.6% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 24.0% | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 25.6% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 25.9% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 24.8% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 24.4% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 25.6% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 25.3% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 25.8% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 28.2% | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 29.7% | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 30.0% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 30.3% | +1.3% |
Bolivia, Plurinational State of compared with similar countries
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 30.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.4%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 30.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 69.5%, 44% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.7% | 16.4% | 19.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 22.0% | 19.8% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 24.0% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 25.3% | 30.3% | 6 |
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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 wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 30.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 1991.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 145th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.