Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural was 0.3% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
0.3%
Change on year
down 11.7%
World rank
14th
of 76 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2001
All-time low
0.3%
in 2012
Years of data
17
1997–2017

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1997–2017

00.10.20.30.41997200720171997: 0.319 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.358 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.281 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.413 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.346 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.393 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.331 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.312 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.316 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.306 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.3 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.282 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.276 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.335 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.315 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.396 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.35 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2017, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Bolivia, Plurinational State of stood at 0.3%.

That represents a change of down 11.7% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 0.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2012.

That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 14th out of 76 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year

Annual values for Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1997 to 2017.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1997 0.3%
1999 0.4% +12.3%
2000 0.3% -21.4%
2001 0.4% +46.8%
2002 0.3% -16.3%
2003 0.4% +13.7%
2005 0.3% -15.9%
2006 0.3% -5.8%
2007 0.3% +1.3%
2008 0.3% -3.0%
2009 0.3% -2.0%
2011 0.3% -6.1%
2012 0.3% -1.9%
2014 0.3% +21.2%
2015 0.3% -5.9%
2016 0.4% +25.8%
2017 0.3% -11.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 2
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 9
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 0.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2001.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2012.
How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 14th out of 76 countries with data for 2017.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. 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 Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
76 places, 1,013 data points, 1980–2021
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