Employers, male (% of male employment) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 0.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Bhutan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, male (% of male employment) in Bhutan is 0.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 139.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Bhutan peaked at 1.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2006.
Bhutan ranks 183rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.1% | — |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +77.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -16.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -32.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +25.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +82.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -41.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +18.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +42.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +28.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +23.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +199.0% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -22.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -26.4% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | -3.1% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.6%, 16% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.6% is below the median for South Asia, which is 3.8%, 15% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, male (% of male employment) in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +199.0% | 0.4% | 1.3% |
| 2011 | +82.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 2007 | +77.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 2015 | +42.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 2012 | -41.5% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| 2009 | -32.5% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More work & labour data for Bhutan
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7164 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6963 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7381 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.816 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9406 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 573.27 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 420.94 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 334.32 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 356.11 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 690.43 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, male (% of male employment) in Bhutan?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Bhutan was 0.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2006.
- How does Bhutan rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Bhutan ranks 183rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 139.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).