Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) 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 88th out of 115 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 12.7% | — |
| 2019 | 12.1% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | +23.3% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | -30.9% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -22.5% |
| 2024 | 15.6% | +94.0% |
| 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 31.6%, 63% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.4% | 12.1% | 12.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 8.0% | 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 8.0% in 2022.
- How does Bhutan rank for part time employment, female?
- Bhutan ranks 88th out of 115 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.