Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) was 20.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Bhutan, 2005–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Bhutan stood at 20.4%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.7% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Bhutan peaked at 44.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 2025.
That places Bhutan 136th out of 155 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, total (%) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 44.8% | — |
| 2009 | 42.3% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 36.7% | -13.2% |
| 2011 | 34.5% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 30.1% | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 24.4% | -18.9% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | -16.8% |
| 2019 | 23.4% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 20.9% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 26.3% | +25.8% |
| 2024 | 23.9% | -9.2% |
| 2025 | 20.4% | -14.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.5% | 42.3% | 44.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.2% | 22.0% | 36.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 20.4% | 26.3% | 6 |
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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 to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Bhutan?
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Bhutan was 20.4% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 44.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2025.
- How does Bhutan rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Bhutan ranks 136th out of 155 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. 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, total (%) (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.