Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Bhutan
Bhutan: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS was 3.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Bhutan, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 3.3% for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in 2024.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Bhutan peaked at 6.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2003.
Bhutan ranks 137th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.9% | — |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +38.9% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | +24.0% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | +15.6% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -34.7% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | +41.5% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +36.7% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -18.8% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +84.9% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | +24.0% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | -47.4% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 1.8% | 4.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.0% | 3.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 3.1% | 6.0% | 5 |
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- 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 unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Bhutan?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Bhutan was 3.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2003.
- How does Bhutan rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- Bhutan ranks 137th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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