Part time employment, female in Bhutan
Bhutan: Part time employment, female was 19.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, female in Bhutan, 2018–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
In 2025, part time employment, female in Bhutan stood at 19.9%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 28.2% on the previous year and up 57.6% over ten years.
That places Bhutan 74th out of 111 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Part time employment, female in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 12.7% | — |
| 2019 | 11.6% | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | +24.9% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | -31.4% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | -22.7% |
| 2024 | 15.6% | +103.2% |
| 2025 | 19.9% | +28.2% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 19.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.6%, 48% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.1% | 11.6% | 12.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 7.7% | 19.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More work & labour data for Bhutan
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7164 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6963 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7381 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.816 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9406 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 573.27 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 420.94 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 334.32 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 356.11 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 690.43 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, female in Bhutan?
- Part time employment, female in Bhutan was 19.9% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2022.
- How does Bhutan rank for part time employment, female?
- Bhutan ranks 74th out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, female (% of total female employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.