Bolivia - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Bolivia was 45.13 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 45.13 in 2021, while its lowest value was 40.83 in 2015.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 41.18
1991 41.34
1992 41.34
1993 41.48
1994 41.65
1995 41.82
1996 41.97
1997 42.15
1998 42.15
1999 42.14
2000 42.13
2001 42.40
2002 42.66
2003 42.91
2004 43.16
2005 43.40
2006 43.66
2007 42.85
2008 43.24
2009 43.47
2010 43.26
2011 43.06
2012 42.10
2013 42.52
2014 42.97
2015 40.83
2016 42.41
2017 43.24
2018 44.45
2019 43.14
2020 42.62
2021 45.13

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Bolivia was 6,311,729 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6,311,729 in 2021 and a minimum value of 2,862,326 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 2,862,326
1991 2,940,954
1992 3,010,061
1993 3,094,277
1994 3,182,837
1995 3,273,301
1996 3,360,311
1997 3,452,409
1998 3,528,153
1999 3,606,370
2000 3,687,215
2001 3,793,707
2002 3,903,550
2003 4,016,609
2004 4,132,754
2005 4,252,111
2006 4,371,661
2007 4,420,346
2008 4,518,001
2009 4,641,844
2010 4,742,968
2011 4,846,370
2012 4,723,397
2013 4,875,374
2014 5,131,268
2015 4,928,636
2016 5,054,335
2017 5,259,275
2018 5,618,578
2019 5,645,342
2020 5,251,670
2021 6,311,729

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure