Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 30.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Bhutan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Bhutan is 30.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Bhutan peaked at 30.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 1991.
That places Bhutan 154th 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, total (% of total employment) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22.0% | — |
| 1992 | 22.5% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 22.9% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 23.4% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 23.9% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 24.4% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 24.8% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 25.2% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 25.7% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 26.1% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 26.6% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 27.1% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 27.6% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 28.1% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 28.6% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 29.0% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 29.4% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 29.8% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 30.3% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 30.8% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 28.9% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 29.1% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 29.0% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 28.9% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 27.0% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 27.5% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 27.9% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 28.2% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 28.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 28.7% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 29.2% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 29.4% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 29.8% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 30.1% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 30.5% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.9% | 22.0% | 25.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 28.3% | 26.1% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 27.0% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 28.7% | 30.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Bhutan?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Bhutan was 30.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 30.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 1991.
- How does Bhutan rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Bhutan ranks 154th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. 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, total (% of total 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.