Time-related underemployment, male (% of employment) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Time-related underemployment, male (% of employment) was 5.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Time-related underemployment, male in Bolivia, 1999–2024
Source: International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/. Measured in % of employment.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 5.5% for time-related underemployment, male in 2024.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 86.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, male in Bolivia peaked at 9.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2015.
Bolivia ranks 22nd of 103 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment, male (% of employment) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.9% | — |
| 2005 | 7.3% | -26.3% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | -23.9% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -30.7% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -22.0% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -34.5% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | +91.5% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -20.8% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | +171.3% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -29.2% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 5.5% | +6.7% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 5.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.5%, 3.6× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 5.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.7%, 1.5× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Time-related underemployment, male (% of employment) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +171.3% | 2.7% | 7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.9% | 9.9% | 9.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.9% | 7.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 1.9% | 3.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.1% | 7.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More gender data for Bolivia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,733 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.1438 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,673 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,673 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 124,797 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 129,451 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 123,730 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 128,219 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 123,147 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time-related underemployment, male in Bolivia?
- Time-related underemployment, male in Bolivia was 5.5% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest time-related underemployment, male recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, male recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2015.
- How does Bolivia rank for time-related underemployment, male?
- Bolivia ranks 22nd out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is time-related underemployment, male rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Time-related underemployment, male (% of employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Time-related underemployment refers to all persons in employment who (i) wanted to work additional hours, (ii) had worked less than a specified hours threshold (working time in all jobs), and (iii) were available to work additional hours given an opportunity for more work.