Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Bhutan

Bhutan: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.5563 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.5563 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 7.9%
World rank
134th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.5563 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.3805 units per square kilometre
in 2005
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Bhutan, 2005–2023

00.20.40.62005201420232005: 0.381 units per square kilometre2006: 0.391 units per square kilometre2007: 0.399 units per square kilometre2008: 0.409 units per square kilometre2009: 0.419 units per square kilometre2010: 0.422 units per square kilometre2011: 0.432 units per square kilometre2012: 0.426 units per square kilometre2013: 0.438 units per square kilometre2014: 0.429 units per square kilometre2015: 0.44 units per square kilometre2016: 0.447 units per square kilometre2017: 0.454 units per square kilometre2018: 0.463 units per square kilometre2019: 0.507 units per square kilometre2020: 0.485 units per square kilometre2021: 0.524 units per square kilometre2022: 0.516 units per square kilometre2023: 0.556 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Bhutan is 0.5563 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Bhutan peaked at 0.5563 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3805 units per square kilometre, in 2005.

That places Bhutan 134th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Bhutan, 2005 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
2005 0.3805 units per square kilometre
2006 0.3914 units per square kilometre +2.9%
2007 0.3993 units per square kilometre +2.0%
2008 0.4091 units per square kilometre +2.4%
2009 0.419 units per square kilometre +2.4%
2010 0.4222 units per square kilometre +0.8%
2011 0.4318 units per square kilometre +2.3%
2012 0.4264 units per square kilometre -1.2%
2013 0.4382 units per square kilometre +2.8%
2014 0.4291 units per square kilometre -2.1%
2015 0.4403 units per square kilometre +2.6%
2016 0.4471 units per square kilometre +1.6%
2017 0.4543 units per square kilometre +1.6%
2018 0.4625 units per square kilometre +1.8%
2019 0.5074 units per square kilometre +9.7%
2020 0.4854 units per square kilometre -4.3%
2021 0.5244 units per square kilometre +8.0%
2022 0.5157 units per square kilometre -1.7%
2023 0.5563 units per square kilometre +7.9%

Bhutan compared with similar countries

  • Bhutan's 0.5563 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.23 units per square kilometre, 45% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Bhutan's 0.5563 units per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 6.93 units per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3999 units per square kilometre 0.3805 units per square kilometre 0.419 units per square kilometre 5
2010s 0.4459 units per square kilometre 0.4222 units per square kilometre 0.5074 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.5204 units per square kilometre 0.4854 units per square kilometre 0.5563 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 131 Laos 0.6222 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 132 South Africa 0.6029 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 133 Mozambique 0.5641 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 135 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.5543 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 136 Kyrgyzstan 0.5231 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 137 Estonia 0.5202 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Bhutan?
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Bhutan was 0.5563 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 0.5563 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3805 units per square kilometre in 2005.
How does Bhutan rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
Bhutan ranks 134th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bhutan data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 3,569 data points, 2005–2023
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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.