Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 39.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Bhutan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 39.1% for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Bhutan peaked at 39.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 1991.
That places Bhutan 149th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 25.8% | — |
| 1992 | 26.3% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 26.9% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 27.5% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 28.2% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 28.8% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 29.3% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 29.8% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 30.4% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 30.8% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 31.4% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 32.0% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 32.6% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 33.2% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 33.9% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 34.4% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 35.2% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 36.0% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 36.5% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 37.0% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 37.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 39.7% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 38.1% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 37.3% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 35.0% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 35.5% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 36.0% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 36.4% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 37.0% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 37.4% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 37.9% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 37.2% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 38.2% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 38.6% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 39.1% | +1.2% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 39.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.5%, 94% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 39.1% is below the median for South Asia, which is 40.1%, 97% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.1% | 25.8% | 30.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 33.6% | 30.8% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.9% | 35.0% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.1% | 37.2% | 39.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 146 Vanuatu 41.9% compare
- 147 Bangladesh 41.2% compare
- 148 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 39.6% compare
- 150 Solomon Islands 39.0% compare
- 151 Ghana 38.2% compare
- 152 Azerbaijan 37.6% compare
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 wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Bhutan?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Bhutan was 39.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 1991.
- How does Bhutan rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Bhutan ranks 149th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.