Bhutan Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Bhutan labor force participation rate for 2022 was 26.56%, a 0.83% decline from 2021.
  • Bhutan labor force participation rate for 2021 was 27.40%, a 0.18% increase from 2020.
  • Bhutan labor force participation rate for 2020 was 27.22%, a 0.58% increase from 2019.
  • Bhutan labor force participation rate for 2019 was 26.65%, a 0.51% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Solomon Islands 71.00%
Cambodia 57.70%
Vanuatu 55.12%
Honduras 54.01%
Angola 53.14%
Nicaragua 50.46%
Lao PDR 48.35%
Cameroon 46.51%
Indonesia 45.29%
Myanmar 44.63%
Bolivia 44.38%
Vietnam 43.72%
El Salvador 43.69%
Kyrgyz Republic 43.64%
Pakistan 43.17%
Republic of Congo 42.16%
Lesotho 41.67%
Kenya 41.12%
Ghana 41.11%
Bangladesh 39.04%
Timor-Leste 38.36%
Moldova 36.92%
Georgia 36.65%
Uzbekistan 35.02%
Zambia 34.96%
Sao Tome and Principe 33.92%
Papua New Guinea 33.79%
Philippines 33.50%
Sri Lanka 30.92%
West Bank and Gaza 30.81%
Mongolia 30.40%
Cabo Verde 28.98%
India 28.90%
Tunisia 28.02%
Sudan 26.83%
Morocco 26.77%
Bhutan 26.56%
Nigeria 24.39%
Eswatini 23.93%
Egypt 23.87%
Mauritania 19.63%
Djibouti 14.14%
Kiribati 0.00%
Micronesia 0.00%
Ukraine 0.00%
Kosovo 0.00%
Bhutan Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 26.56% -0.83%
2021 27.40% 0.18%
2020 27.22% 0.58%
2019 26.65% 0.51%
2018 26.14% -1.12%
2017 27.26% -1.14%
2016 28.40% -1.16%
2015 29.56% 2.66%
2014 26.90% -2.50%
2013 29.40% -2.91%
2012 32.31% -5.65%
2011 37.96% -2.42%
2010 40.37% -8.25%
2009 48.62% -0.50%
2008 49.12% -0.51%
2007 49.63% -0.51%
2006 50.14% -0.50%
2005 50.64% -0.01%
2004 50.65% 0.04%
2003 50.61% 0.08%
2002 50.53% 0.04%
2001 50.49% -0.01%
2000 50.50% 0.00%
1999 50.50% -0.05%
1998 50.55% -0.11%
1997 50.66% -0.16%
1996 50.82% -0.24%
1995 51.06% -0.81%
1994 51.86% -0.81%
1993 52.68% -0.79%
1992 53.47% -0.79%
1991 54.26% 54.26%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%