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Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban was 0.5% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
72nd
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2009
All-time low
0.4%
in 2020
Years of data
22
1997–2021

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1997–2021

00.20.40.61997200920211997: 0.476 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.483 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.486 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.479 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.476 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.496 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.504 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.474 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.549 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.523 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.555 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.52 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.45 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.525 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.502 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.5 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.506 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.499 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.482 % of urban employed population in working age2019: 0.489 % of urban employed population in working age2020: 0.442 % of urban employed population in working age2021: 0.46 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Bolivia, Plurinational State of stood at 0.5%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 0.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2020.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 72nd of 94 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year

Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1997 0.5% —
1999 0.5% +1.5%
2000 0.5% +0.6%
2001 0.5% -1.5%
2002 0.5% -0.6%
2003 0.5% +4.3%
2005 0.5% +1.7%
2006 0.5% -6.0%
2007 0.5% +15.8%
2008 0.5% -4.7%
2009 0.6% +6.2%
2011 0.5% -6.3%
2012 0.4% -13.5%
2013 0.5% +16.7%
2014 0.5% -4.4%
2015 0.5% -0.3%
2016 0.5% +1.1%
2017 0.5% -1.4%
2018 0.5% -3.5%
2019 0.5% +1.5%
2020 0.4% -9.6%
2021 0.5% +4.1%

Bolivia, Plurinational State of compared with similar countries

  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 0.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 85% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 0.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 77% of the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 9
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 9
2020s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2009.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 72nd out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, 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
94 places, 1,312 data points, 1970–2021
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