Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 43.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Bhutan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 43.9% for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Bhutan peaked at 58.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 43.9%, in 2025.
That places Bhutan 8th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 58.8% | — |
| 1992 | 58.4% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 57.9% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 57.5% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 57.0% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 56.5% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 56.0% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 55.4% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 54.9% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 54.5% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 54.0% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 53.6% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 53.1% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 52.6% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 51.9% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 51.4% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 51.1% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 50.9% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 50.2% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 49.6% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 52.1% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 53.5% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 54.1% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 54.0% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 50.0% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 49.5% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 49.1% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 48.6% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 47.6% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 45.8% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 44.9% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 45.9% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 45.0% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 44.5% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 43.9% | -1.2% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 43.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.9%, 4.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 43.9% is above the median for South Asia, which is 23.0%, 1.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.9% | 54.9% | 58.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 52.3% | 50.2% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.8% | 47.6% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 43.9% | 45.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Bhutan?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Bhutan was 43.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 58.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.9% in 2025.
- How does Bhutan rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Bhutan ranks 8th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.