Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) was 24.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Bhutan, 2005–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Bhutan stood at 24.7%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.8% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Bhutan peaked at 53.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 24.7%, in 2025.
That places Bhutan 169th out of 173 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 53.7% | — |
| 2006 | 40.7% | -24.2% |
| 2009 | 44.1% | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 40.5% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 35.2% | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 28.3% | -19.8% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 27.5% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 25.9% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 26.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 26.3% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 30.6% | +16.1% |
| 2023 | 30.9% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 31.3% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 24.7% | -20.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.2% | 40.7% | 53.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 25.3% | 40.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 28.3% | 24.7% | 31.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Bhutan?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Bhutan was 24.7% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 53.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.7% in 2025.
- How does Bhutan rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Bhutan ranks 169th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. 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 Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (national 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.