Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban in Bolivia

Bolivia: Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban was 0.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.5%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
15th
of 21 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2017
All-time low
0.2%
in 2008
Years of data
14
2001–2017

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban in Bolivia, 2001–2017

00.20.40.62001200920172001: 0.428 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.414 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.367 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.419 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.458 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.262 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.239 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.245 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.251 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.256 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.27 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.489 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.515 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.52 % of urban employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban employed population in working age.

Analysis

Bolivia recorded 0.5% for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 98.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban in Bolivia peaked at 0.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2008.

That places Bolivia 15th out of 21 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban in Bolivia, year by year

Annual values for Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Bolivia, 2001 to 2017.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
2001 0.4%
2002 0.4% -3.4%
2003 0.4% -11.4%
2005 0.4% +14.3%
2006 0.5% +9.3%
2007 0.3% -42.7%
2008 0.2% -8.8%
2009 0.2% +2.4%
2011 0.3% +2.5%
2012 0.3% +2.1%
2014 0.3% +5.5%
2015 0.5% +80.8%
2016 0.5% +5.4%
2017 0.5% +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4% 0.2% 0.5% 8
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 6

Countries ranked near Bolivia

  1. 12 Peru 0.6% compare
  2. 13 Brazil 0.5% compare
  3. 14 El Salvador 0.5% compare
  4. 16 Ghana 0.5% compare
  5. 17 Guatemala 0.4% compare
  6. 18 Colombia 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban in Bolivia?
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban in Bolivia was 0.5% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2017.
What is the lowest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2008.
How does Bolivia rank for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban?
Bolivia ranks 15th out of 21 countries with data for 2017.
Is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is up 98.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bolivia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
21 places, 255 data points, 1981–2021
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