Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in Bhutan
Bhutan: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in was 4.41 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in Bhutan, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Bhutan stood at 4.41 %.
The figure is down 37.0% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Bhutan peaked at 12.17 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, -2.19 %, in 2012.
That places Bhutan 144th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.17 % | — |
| 2001 | 11.88 % | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 11.11 % | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 10.31 % | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 9.61 % | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 8.25 % | -14.2% |
| 2006 | 7.82 % | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 7.47 % | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 7 % | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 6.73 % | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 7.06 % | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 6.09 % | -13.7% |
| 2012 | -2.19 % | -136.0% |
| 2013 | 5.51 % | -351.6% |
| 2014 | 8.45 % | +53.4% |
| 2015 | 10 % | +18.3% |
| 2016 | 9.17 % | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 7.99 % | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 6.39 % | -20.0% |
| 2019 | -1.53 % | -123.9% |
| 2020 | -0.19 % | -87.6% |
| 2021 | -0.79 % | +315.8% |
| 2022 | 7 % | -986.1% |
| 2023 | 4.41 % | -37.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 4.41 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.41 %, 27% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 4.41 % is below the median for South Asia, which is 13.22 %, 33% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +986.1% | -0.79 % | 7 % |
| 2013 | +351.6% | -2.19 % | 5.51 % |
| 2021 | -315.8% | -0.19 % | -0.79 % |
| 2012 | -136.0% | 6.09 % | -2.19 % |
| 2019 | -123.9% | 6.39 % | -1.53 % |
| 2020 | +87.6% | -1.53 % | -0.19 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.23 % | 6.73 % | 12.17 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.69 % | -2.19 % | 10 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.61 % | -0.79 % | 7 % | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Bhutan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1368 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 614.64 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8653 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5657 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Bhutan?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Bhutan was 4.41 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.17 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.19 % in 2012.
- How does Bhutan rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in?
- Bhutan ranks 144th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in agriculture — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.