Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) was 21.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Bhutan, 2005–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Bhutan stood at 21.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.7% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Bhutan peaked at 50.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 2020.
Bhutan ranks 147th of 154 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 50.7% | — |
| 2009 | 39.4% | -22.3% |
| 2010 | 37.6% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 32.9% | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | -20.3% |
| 2014 | 23.1% | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 25.7% | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 23.3% | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 23.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 21.9% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 23.1% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 27.1% | +17.2% |
| 2024 | 25.9% | -4.6% |
| 2025 | 21.3% | -17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.1% | 39.4% | 50.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 23.1% | 37.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 21.0% | 27.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Bhutan?
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Bhutan was 21.3% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 2020.
- How does Bhutan rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Bhutan ranks 147th out of 154 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.