ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Bhutan
Bhutan: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 87.71 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Bhutan, 2018–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 87.71 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in 2024.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
That places Bhutan 41st out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 93.33 1000 No | — |
| 2019 | 98.71 1000 No | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 100.23 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 99.49 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 74.84 1000 No | -24.8% |
| 2023 | 88.91 1000 No | +18.8% |
| 2024 | 87.71 1000 No | -1.3% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 87.71 1000 No is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,302 1000 No, 7% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.02 1000 No | 93.33 1000 No | 98.71 1000 No | 2 |
| 2020s | 90.24 1000 No | 74.84 1000 No | 100.23 1000 No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 38 Jamaica 95.01 1000 No compare
- 39 Czechia 90.7 1000 No compare
- 40 Dominican Republic 88.36 1000 No compare
- 42 Georgia 84.27 1000 No compare
- 43 South Africa 82.28 1000 No compare
- 44 Switzerland 69.29 1000 No compare
More economy & growth data for Bhutan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.82 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -72.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 3.56 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 26.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3328 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 1,495 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 24.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Bhutan?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Bhutan was 87.71 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 100.23 1000 No in 2020.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.84 1000 No in 2022.
- How does Bhutan rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Bhutan ranks 41st out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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 status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.