Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Bhutan
Bhutan: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 3.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Bhutan, 1998–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Bhutan stood at 3.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Bhutan peaked at 5.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1998.
That places Bhutan 136th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 1.8% | 4.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.1% | 3.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.3% | 5.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Bhutan?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Bhutan was 3.4% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1998.
- How does Bhutan rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Bhutan ranks 136th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.