Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Bhutan
Bhutan: Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age was 0.0% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Bhutan, 2003–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Bhutan is 0.0%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 99.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Bhutan peaked at 23.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2022.
That places Bhutan 44th out of 46 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 23.8% | — |
| 2007 | 14.1% | -40.6% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | -69.7% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | -28.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -99.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.0% | 14.1% | 23.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.1% | 4.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Bhutan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.46 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,552 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.38 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.4% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Bhutan?
- Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Bhutan was 0.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
- How does Bhutan rank for employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age?
- Bhutan ranks 44th out of 46 countries with data for 2022.
- Is employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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