ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Bhutan

Bhutan: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 84.28 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
84.28 %
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
39th
of 79 countries
All-time high
92 %
in 2021
All-time low
83.53 %
in 2022
Years of data
9
2014–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Bhutan, 2014–2024

0204060801002014201920242014: 85.8 %2015: 89.5 %2018: 85.2 %2019: 89.6 %2020: 90.6 %2021: 92 %2022: 83.5 %2023: 84 %2024: 84.3 %

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

Analysis

In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Bhutan stood at 84.28 %.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Bhutan peaked at 92 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 83.53 %, in 2022.

Bhutan ranks 39th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Value in Bhutan, 2014 to 2024.
Year % Change
2014 85.79 %
2015 89.45 % +4.3%
2018 85.24 % -4.7%
2019 89.6 % +5.1%
2020 90.64 % +1.2%
2021 92 % +1.5%
2022 83.53 % -9.2%
2023 84.02 % +0.6%
2024 84.28 % +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 87.52 % 85.24 % 89.6 % 4
2020s 86.89 % 83.53 % 92 % 5

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 36 Spain 86.13 % compare
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  3. 38 Norway 84.85 % compare
  4. 40 Israel 83.98 % compare
  5. 41 Jamaica 83.36 % compare
  6. 42 Ecuador 83.24 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Bhutan?
Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Bhutan was 84.28 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 92 % in 2021.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 83.53 % in 2022.
How does Bhutan rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Bhutan ranks 39th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,544 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.