Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) was 31.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Bhutan, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Bhutan stood at 31.1%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Bhutan peaked at 53.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 2018.
Bhutan ranks 110th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41.8% | — |
| 1991 | 41.9% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 42.1% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 42.4% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 42.8% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 43.2% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 43.8% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 44.4% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 45.1% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 45.7% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 46.4% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 47.2% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 48.1% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 49.2% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 50.4% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 51.4% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 52.1% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 52.7% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 53.1% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 53.4% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 40.2% | -24.8% |
| 2011 | 40.6% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 36.5% | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 31.4% | -14.1% |
| 2014 | 28.5% | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 30.8% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 28.8% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 26.8% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 27.7% | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 28.7% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 28.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 28.5% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 31.3% | +9.7% |
| 2024 | 31.1% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 31.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.3% | 41.8% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.4% | 46.4% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 24.9% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 28.5% | 31.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Bhutan?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Bhutan was 31.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 53.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 2018.
- How does Bhutan rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%)?
- Bhutan ranks 110th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.