Bhutan Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Bhutan unemployment rate for 2023 was 5.65%, a 0.29% decline from 2022.
  • Bhutan unemployment rate for 2022 was 5.95%, a 1.14% increase from 2021.
  • Bhutan unemployment rate for 2021 was 4.80%, a 0.23% decline from 2020.
  • Bhutan unemployment rate for 2020 was 5.03%, a 2.31% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Djibouti 26.26%
Republic of Congo 20.05%
Lesotho 16.46%
Tunisia 15.11%
Angola 14.62%
Sao Tome and Principe 14.21%
Cabo Verde 11.99%
Georgia 11.62%
Sudan 11.45%
Mauritania 10.51%
Morocco 9.11%
Egypt 7.31%
Sri Lanka 6.36%
Mongolia 6.13%
Honduras 6.06%
Zambia 5.91%
Kenya 5.68%
Bhutan 5.65%
Pakistan 5.50%
Vanuatu 5.10%
Bangladesh 5.06%
Nicaragua 4.80%
Uzbekistan 4.53%
India 4.17%
Kyrgyz Republic 4.04%
Cameroon 3.65%
Indonesia 3.42%
Bolivia 3.08%
Ghana 3.08%
Nigeria 3.07%
Myanmar 2.84%
El Salvador 2.76%
Papua New Guinea 2.65%
Philippines 2.23%
Moldova 1.62%
Vietnam 1.60%
Solomon Islands 1.55%
Timor-Leste 1.52%
Lao PDR 1.18%
Cambodia 0.24%
Bhutan Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 5.65% -0.29%
2022 5.95% 1.14%
2021 4.80% -0.23%
2020 5.03% 2.31%
2019 2.72% -0.63%
2018 3.35% 0.31%
2017 3.04% 0.30%
2016 2.74% 0.29%
2015 2.45% -0.18%
2014 2.63% -0.24%
2013 2.87% 0.82%
2012 2.05% -1.18%
2011 3.23% -0.09%
2010 3.32% -0.64%
2009 3.96% 0.13%
2008 3.83% 0.13%
2007 3.70% 0.57%
2006 3.13% 0.03%
2005 3.10% 0.61%
2004 2.49% 0.69%
2003 1.80% -0.05%
2002 1.85% -0.05%
2001 1.90% 0.25%
2000 1.65% 0.25%
1999 1.40% 0.00%
1998 1.40% 0.00%
1997 1.40% 0.00%
1996 1.39% 0.00%
1995 1.39% 0.00%
1994 1.39% 0.00%
1993 1.39% 0.01%
1992 1.38% 0.01%
1991 1.37% 0.01%