Gender wage gap in Bhutan
Bhutan: Gender wage gap was -0.6% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
-0.6%
Change on year
down 116.6%
World rank
51st
of 67 countries
All-time high
12.4%
in 2018
All-time low
-0.6%
in 2022
Years of data
5
2018–2022
Gender wage gap in Bhutan, 2018–2022
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded -0.6% for gender wage gap in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 116.6% on the previous year and down 104.5% over five years.
That places Bhutan 51st out of 67 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.6% | 4.8% | 12.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | -0.6% | 7.1% | 3 |
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More work & labour data for Bhutan
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 79.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 31.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 30.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 30.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 56.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender wage gap in Bhutan?
- Gender wage gap in Bhutan was -0.6% in 2022, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender wage gap recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gender wage gap recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6% in 2022.
- How does Bhutan rank for gender wage gap?
- Bhutan ranks 51st out of 67 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender wage gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference between average earnings of men and average earnings of women expressed as a percentage of average earnings of men.