Labor force participation rate in Bhutan
Bhutan: Labor force participation rate was 64.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate in Bhutan, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 64.8% for labor force participation rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate in Bhutan peaked at 70.6% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 62.6%, in 2018.
Bhutan ranks 64th of 186 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.3% | 70.0% | 70.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.6% | 69.5% | 69.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.6% | 62.6% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.8% | 63.1% | 69.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 61 Denmark 64.9% compare
- 63 Dominican Republic 64.8% compare
- 65 Guinea-Bissau 64.8% compare
- 66 Barbados 64.7% compare
- 67 Sweden 64.6% compare
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- 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)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 79.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 56.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 67.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 74.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 59.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate in Bhutan?
- Labor force participation rate in Bhutan was 64.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 70.6% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.6% in 2018.
- How does Bhutan rank for labor force participation rate?
- Bhutan ranks 64th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).