Unemployment rate women in Bhutan
Bhutan: Unemployment rate women was 4.09 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
4.09
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
124th
of 186 countries
All-time high
8.22
in 2022
All-time low
1.39
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Unemployment rate women in Bhutan, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate women in Bhutan is 4.09, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate women in Bhutan peaked at 8.22 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.39, in 1991.
That places Bhutan 124th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate women in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.39 | — |
| 1992 | 1.39 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 1.42 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 1.4 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.4 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.39 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.4 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.4 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.65 | +17.7% |
| 2000 | 2.32 | +40.8% |
| 2001 | 2.94 | +26.9% |
| 2002 | 2.73 | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 2.53 | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 3.35 | +32.3% |
| 2005 | 3.34 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 3.82 | +14.4% |
| 2007 | 4.79 | +25.5% |
| 2008 | 5.21 | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 5.58 | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 4.07 | -27.0% |
| 2011 | 4.92 | +20.8% |
| 2012 | 2.22 | -54.9% |
| 2013 | 3.78 | +70.5% |
| 2014 | 3.63 | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 3.27 | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 3.55 | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 3.9 | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 4.26 | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 3.33 | -21.8% |
| 2020 | 6.11 | +83.6% |
| 2021 | 6.23 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 8.22 | +31.9% |
| 2023 | 4.24 | -48.4% |
| 2024 | 4.13 | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 4.09 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.43 | 1.39 | 1.65 | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.66 | 2.32 | 5.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.69 | 2.22 | 4.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5 | 4.09 | 8.22 | 6 |
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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 unemployment rate women in Bhutan?
- Unemployment rate women in Bhutan was 4.09 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate women recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.22 in 2022.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate women recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.39 in 1991.
- How does Bhutan rank for unemployment rate women?
- Bhutan ranks 124th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate women rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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