Bhutan - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Bhutan was 39.42 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 45.68 in 2012, while its lowest value was 39.42 in 2021.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 39.78
1991 39.85
1992 39.93
1993 40.01
1994 40.11
1995 40.23
1996 40.60
1997 41.04
1998 41.50
1999 41.92
2000 42.28
2001 42.44
2002 42.55
2003 42.63
2004 42.73
2005 42.89
2006 43.10
2007 43.37
2008 43.67
2009 43.96
2010 43.41
2011 43.20
2012 45.68
2013 41.61
2014 40.20
2015 40.57
2016 40.47
2017 40.29
2018 40.06
2019 39.83
2020 39.42
2021 39.42

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Bhutan was 353,617 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 355,850 in 2019 and a minimum value of 212,372 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 212,372
1991 213,536
1992 213,346
1993 212,627
1994 212,450
1995 213,555
1996 217,875
1997 224,028
1998 231,585
1999 239,952
2000 248,668
2001 257,763
2002 267,252
2003 276,905
2004 286,409
2005 295,544
2006 302,619
2007 309,201
2008 315,468
2009 321,753
2010 321,541
2011 325,395
2012 318,153
2013 330,423
2014 324,016
2015 333,757
2016 339,920
2017 345,577
2018 350,831
2019 355,850
2020 344,741
2021 353,617

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure