Bhutan Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
- Bhutan labor force participation rate for 2021 was 26.38%, a 0.63% increase from 2020.
- Bhutan labor force participation rate for 2020 was 25.75%, a 2.11% decline from 2019.
- Bhutan labor force participation rate for 2019 was 27.86%, a 0.68% decline from 2018.
- Bhutan labor force participation rate for 2018 was 28.53%, a 0.64% decline from 2017.
| Bhutan Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
26.38% |
0.63% |
| 2020 |
25.75% |
-2.11% |
| 2019 |
27.86% |
-0.68% |
| 2018 |
28.53% |
-0.64% |
| 2017 |
29.17% |
-0.62% |
| 2016 |
29.79% |
-0.63% |
| 2015 |
30.42% |
2.71% |
| 2014 |
27.72% |
-3.30% |
| 2013 |
31.02% |
-2.00% |
| 2012 |
33.02% |
-5.94% |
| 2011 |
38.96% |
-2.50% |
| 2010 |
41.46% |
-7.69% |
| 2009 |
49.15% |
-0.63% |
| 2008 |
49.78% |
-0.62% |
| 2007 |
50.41% |
-0.61% |
| 2006 |
51.02% |
-0.60% |
| 2005 |
51.61% |
-0.11% |
| 2004 |
51.72% |
-0.01% |
| 2003 |
51.73% |
0.07% |
| 2002 |
51.66% |
0.08% |
| 2001 |
51.58% |
0.06% |
| 2000 |
51.52% |
0.04% |
| 1999 |
51.48% |
0.01% |
| 1998 |
51.48% |
-0.04% |
| 1997 |
51.51% |
-0.09% |
| 1996 |
51.60% |
-0.16% |
| 1995 |
51.76% |
-0.74% |
| 1994 |
52.50% |
-0.75% |
| 1993 |
53.25% |
-0.72% |
| 1992 |
53.98% |
-0.69% |
| 1991 |
54.66% |
-0.65% |
| 1990 |
55.31% |
-0.65% |
