Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Total employment in Bhutan

Bhutan: Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Total employment was 22.71 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
22.71 %
Change on year
up 11.1%
World rank
4th
of 68 countries
All-time high
25.15 %
in 2019
All-time low
20.11 %
in 2018
Years of data
7
2018–2024

Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Total employment in Bhutan, 2018–2024

01020302018202120242018: 20.1 %2019: 25.1 %2020: 23 %2021: 22.5 %2022: 22.6 %2023: 20.4 %2024: 22.7 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total employment in Bhutan stood at 22.71 %.

The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.

That places Bhutan 4th out of 68 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Total employment in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Total employment — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National in Bhutan, 2018 to 2024.
Year % Change
2018 20.11 %
2019 25.15 % +25.1%
2020 23.02 % -8.5%
2021 22.51 % -2.2%
2022 22.63 % +0.5%
2023 20.44 % -9.7%
2024 22.71 % +11.1%

Bhutan compared with similar countries

  • Bhutan's 22.71 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.2 %, 1.5× the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 22.63 % 20.11 % 25.15 % 2
2020s 22.26 % 20.44 % 23.02 % 5

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 1 Bangladesh 28.97 % compare
  2. 1 Côte d'Ivoire 15.9 %
  3. 1 Timor-Leste 10.19 % compare
  4. 2 Egypt 27.94 % compare
  5. 2 United Republic of Tanzania 8.33 % compare
  6. 3 Pakistan 25.06 % compare
  7. 3 Viet Nam 7.13 % compare
  8. 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 6.09 % compare
  9. 5 Ghana 21.3 %
  10. 5 Türkiye -1.54 % compare
  11. 6 Angola 19.56 % compare
  12. 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) -8.53 % compare
  13. 7 Honduras 19.31 % compare
  14. 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) -10.34 %

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total employment in Bhutan?
Gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total employment in Bhutan was 22.71 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total employment recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 25.15 % in 2019.
What is the lowest gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total employment recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 20.11 % in 2018.
How does Bhutan rank for gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total employment?
Bhutan ranks 4th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
Is gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total employment rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bhutan data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Total employment — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Total employment — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
77 places, 1,154 data points, 2000–2025
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.