Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) was 38.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Bhutan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Bhutan is 38.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 56.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Bhutan peaked at 38.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 1991.
Bhutan ranks 164th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 20.4% | — |
| 1992 | 20.9% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 21.5% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 21.7% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 22.3% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 22.7% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 22.9% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 23.2% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 23.4% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 23.6% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 23.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 24.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 24.3% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 24.6% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 25.0% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 25.4% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 25.9% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 26.6% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 27.1% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | -15.0% |
| 2012 | 23.7% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 23.4% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 24.7% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 24.3% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 24.9% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 25.5% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 26.1% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 25.5% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 27.2% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 28.9% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 35.0% | +21.0% |
| 2023 | 36.5% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 37.1% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 38.0% | +2.4% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 38.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.6%, 75% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 38.0% is below the median for South Asia, which is 42.3%, 90% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.1% | 20.4% | 23.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 25.0% | 23.6% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 23.0% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.8% | 27.2% | 38.0% | 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 employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Bhutan?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Bhutan was 38.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 38.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 1991.
- How does Bhutan rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- Bhutan ranks 164th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).