Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) was 24.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Bhutan, 2005–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Bhutan is 24.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 15.6% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Bhutan peaked at 48.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 2025.
That places Bhutan 159th out of 175 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, total (%) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 47.7% | — |
| 2006 | 40.6% | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 48.6% | +19.7% |
| 2010 | 40.4% | -16.9% |
| 2011 | 38.0% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 32.3% | -14.9% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 29.6% | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 26.1% | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 26.6% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 27.2% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 27.3% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 29.3% | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 31.1% | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 29.4% | -5.2% |
| 2025 | 24.9% | -15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.6% | 40.6% | 48.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 31.4% | 26.1% | 40.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 24.9% | 31.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Bhutan?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Bhutan was 24.9% 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, total (%) recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 48.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 2025.
- How does Bhutan rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Bhutan ranks 159th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. 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 Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (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.