Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) was 39.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Bhutan, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
The most recent figure for own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Bhutan is 39.0%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 192.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Bhutan peaked at 39.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2003.
Bhutan ranks 53rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 30.5% | — |
| 1992 | 29.7% | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 29.8% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 28.4% | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 14.0% | -50.9% |
| 1996 | 14.0% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 13.8% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 14.3% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 14.1% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 13.8% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 13.6% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 13.1% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 13.3% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 13.6% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 21.1% | +58.0% |
| 2008 | 21.3% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 21.6% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 26.7% | +23.5% |
| 2011 | 24.4% | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 31.0% | +26.9% |
| 2013 | 33.9% | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 33.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 38.5% | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 39.0% | +1.2% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 39.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.2%, 95% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 39.0% is below the median for South Asia, which is 42.5%, 92% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +58.0% | 13.4% | 21.1% |
| 1995 | -50.9% | 28.4% | 14.0% |
| 2012 | +26.9% | 24.4% | 31.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.0% | 13.8% | 30.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 13.0% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 24.4% | 39.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More gender data for Bhutan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 147.07 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.49 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 673.62 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 673.62 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.997 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4,751 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4,967 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4,765 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4,981 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4,779 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Bhutan?
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Bhutan was 39.0% in 2016, according to International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
- What is the highest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 39.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2003.
- How does Bhutan rank for own-account workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Bhutan ranks 53rd out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 192.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017, published as part of Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Own-account workers are workers who, working on their own account or with one or more more partners, hold the types of jobs defined as "self-employment jobs" and have not engaged on a continuous basis any employees to work for them. Own account workers are a subcategory of "self-employed".