Bhutan vs Southern Asia: Upper-middle income: Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13)
Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) over time
- Bhutan
- Southern Asia: Upper-middle income
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 64.74 against 40.48 in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income, a difference of 24.26.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.6 times Southern Asia: Upper-middle income's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 83rd and Southern Asia: Upper-middle income ranks 84th of 210 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Southern Asia: Upper-middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.98 | 44.85 | 19.13 | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 64.99 | 42.21 | 22.79 | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 65.58 | 41.24 | 24.33 | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour force participation rate (previous ilo definition - icls13), Bhutan or Southern Asia: Upper-middle income?
- Bhutan, at 64.74 against 40.48 in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labour force participation rate (previous ilo definition - icls13) between Bhutan and Southern Asia: Upper-middle income?
- 24.26, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Southern Asia: Upper-middle income?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Southern Asia: Upper-middle income rank globally for labour force participation rate (previous ilo definition - icls13)?
- Bhutan ranks 83rd and Southern Asia: Upper-middle income ranks 84th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The labour force participation rate is the labour force as a percent of the working-age population. The labour force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.