ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Bhutan
Bhutan: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 74.34 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Bhutan, 2014–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Bhutan is 74.34 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Bhutan peaked at 74.34 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.34 %, in 2018.
That places Bhutan 26th out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 70.75 % | — |
| 2015 | 69.73 % | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 68.34 % | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 70 % | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 72.12 % | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 72.65 % | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 73.32 % | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 71.39 % | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 74.34 % | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 69.7 % | 68.34 % | 70.75 % | 4 |
| 2020s | 72.76 % | 71.39 % | 74.34 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 23 Kyrgyzstan 76.1 % compare
- 24 Republic of Korea 76.01 % compare
- 25 Armenia 74.41 %
- 27 Switzerland 73.58 % compare
- 28 Egypt 73.02 % compare
- 29 Philippines 72.93 % 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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 24.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3236 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 1,454 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1997 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 844.39 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 10.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 16.71 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
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 74.34 % 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 74.34 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.34 % in 2018.
- How does Bhutan rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Bhutan ranks 26th 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 up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.