Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 58.73 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Bhutan, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 58.73 % for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in 2023.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Bhutan peaked at 66.62 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 57.11 %, in 2004.
That places Bhutan 22nd out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.2 % | — |
| 2001 | 57.6 % | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 57.22 % | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 57.66 % | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 57.11 % | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 58.13 % | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 58.29 % | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 59.52 % | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 59.24 % | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 59.01 % | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 59.55 % | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 59.22 % | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 60.31 % | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 60 % | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 60.09 % | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 60.33 % | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 60.86 % | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 61.28 % | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 58.24 % | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 64.5 % | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 66.62 % | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 65.07 % | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 59.83 % | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 58.73 % | -1.8% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 58.73 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.31 %, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 58.73 % is above the median for South Asia, which is 32.77 %, 1.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.1 % | 57.11 % | 59.52 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.44 % | 58.24 % | 64.5 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.56 % | 58.73 % | 66.62 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
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 employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Bhutan?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Bhutan was 58.73 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 66.62 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.11 % in 2004.
- How does Bhutan rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Bhutan ranks 22nd out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm agrifood systems — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. 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.