ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Bhutan

Bhutan: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas was 17.36 1000 No in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
17.36 1000 No
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
61st
of 80 countries
All-time high
21.79 1000 No
in 2021
All-time low
16.06 1000 No
in 2022
Years of data
9
2014–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Bhutan, 2014–2024

051015202014201920242014: 18.1 1000 No2015: 16.4 1000 No2018: 17.1 1000 No2019: 17.7 1000 No2020: 19.9 1000 No2021: 21.8 1000 No2022: 16.1 1000 No2023: 16.4 1000 No2024: 17.4 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Bhutan stood at 17.36 1000 No.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Bhutan peaked at 21.79 1000 No in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16.06 1000 No, in 2022.

Bhutan ranks 61st of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas — Value in Bhutan, 2014 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
2014 18.13 1000 No
2015 16.38 1000 No -9.7%
2018 17.09 1000 No +4.3%
2019 17.73 1000 No +3.7%
2020 19.94 1000 No +12.5%
2021 21.79 1000 No +9.3%
2022 16.06 1000 No -26.3%
2023 16.42 1000 No +2.2%
2024 17.36 1000 No +5.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 17.33 1000 No 16.38 1000 No 18.13 1000 No 4
2020s 18.31 1000 No 16.06 1000 No 21.79 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 58 Azerbaijan 21.83 1000 No compare
  2. 59 Belarus 21.82 1000 No compare
  3. 60 Estonia 17.91 1000 No compare
  4. 62 South Africa 17.12 1000 No compare
  5. 63 Belgium 16.86 1000 No compare
  6. 64 Kyrgyzstan 16.83 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Bhutan?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Bhutan was 17.36 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 21.79 1000 No in 2021.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 16.06 1000 No in 2022.
How does Bhutan rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas?
Bhutan ranks 61st out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
88 places, 1,541 data points, 1987–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.