Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 15.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, total in Bhutan, 2018–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for part time employment, total in Bhutan is 15.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.0% on the previous year and up 44.2% over ten years.
That places Bhutan 89th out of 115 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 10.5% | — |
| 2019 | 9.1% | -12.8% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | +20.2% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | -22.6% |
| 2024 | 11.7% | +106.8% |
| 2025 | 15.1% | +29.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 15.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.2%, 58% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.8% | 9.1% | 10.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 5.7% | 15.1% | 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, total in Bhutan?
- Part time employment, total in Bhutan was 15.1% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2022.
- How does Bhutan rank for part time employment, total?
- Bhutan ranks 89th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.2%. 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, total (% of total 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.