ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Bhutan

Bhutan: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural was 244.88 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
244.88 1000 No
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
72nd
of 82 countries
All-time high
254.18 1000 No
in 2014
All-time low
189.48 1000 No
in 2022
Years of data
14
2009–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Bhutan, 2009–2024

01002003002009201620242009: 246.2 1000 No2010: 228.8 1000 No2011: 236.7 1000 No2012: 241.3 1000 No2013: 245.3 1000 No2014: 254.2 1000 No2015: 252.1 1000 No2018: 214.2 1000 No2019: 218.4 1000 No2020: 220.4 1000 No2021: 222.8 1000 No2022: 189.5 1000 No2023: 238.4 1000 No2024: 244.9 1000 No

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

Analysis

Bhutan recorded 244.88 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in 2024.

That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Bhutan peaked at 254.18 1000 No in 2014 and was at its lowest, 189.48 1000 No, in 2022.

That places Bhutan 72nd out of 82 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value in Bhutan, 2009 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
2009 246.2 1000 No
2010 228.8 1000 No -7.1%
2011 236.7 1000 No +3.5%
2012 241.3 1000 No +1.9%
2013 245.31 1000 No +1.7%
2014 254.18 1000 No +3.6%
2015 252.08 1000 No -0.8%
2018 214.21 1000 No -15.0%
2019 218.36 1000 No +1.9%
2020 220.41 1000 No +0.9%
2021 222.77 1000 No +1.1%
2022 189.48 1000 No -14.9%
2023 238.38 1000 No +25.8%
2024 244.88 1000 No +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 246.2 1000 No 246.2 1000 No 246.2 1000 No 1
2010s 236.37 1000 No 214.21 1000 No 254.18 1000 No 8
2020s 223.18 1000 No 189.48 1000 No 244.88 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 69 Namibia 307.26 1000 No compare
  2. 70 Mongolia 271.76 1000 No compare
  3. 71 Estonia 248.22 1000 No compare
  4. 73 Jordan 222.23 1000 No compare
  5. 74 Palestine, State of 215.39 1000 No compare
  6. 75 North Macedonia 147.05 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Bhutan?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Bhutan was 244.88 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, total (15+), rural recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 254.18 1000 No in 2014.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 189.48 1000 No in 2022.
How does Bhutan rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
Bhutan ranks 72nd out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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, total (15+), rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), 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
90 places, 1,601 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.