Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 51.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Bhutan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Bhutan stood at 51.3%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Bhutan peaked at 74.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 51.3%, in 2025.
Bhutan ranks 29th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 74.7% | — |
| 1992 | 74.1% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 73.6% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 73.2% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 72.8% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 72.4% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 72.0% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 71.7% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 71.3% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 71.0% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 70.7% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 70.3% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 69.9% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 69.6% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 69.1% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 68.8% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 68.2% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 67.8% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 67.0% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 66.1% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 68.3% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 67.0% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 66.3% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 66.9% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 66.4% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 65.3% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 64.7% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 63.9% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 62.5% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 59.4% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 59.1% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 54.7% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 52.8% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 52.2% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 51.3% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.9% | 71.3% | 74.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 69.2% | 67.0% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 62.5% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.9% | 51.3% | 59.4% | 6 |
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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 share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Bhutan?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Bhutan was 51.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 74.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.3% in 2025.
- How does Bhutan rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 29th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.