Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Bhutan's youth unemployment rate stands at 17.05% as of 2025-12-31, down from 17.93% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Bhutan's youth unemployment rate was 17.05%, down from 17.93% in 2024.
In 2024, Bhutan's youth unemployment rate was 17.93%, up from 14.94% in 2023.
In 2023, Bhutan's youth unemployment rate was 14.94%, down from 27.18% in 2022.
In 2022, Bhutan's youth unemployment rate was 27.18%, up from 20.61% in 2021.
In 2021, Bhutan's youth unemployment rate was 20.61%, down from 21.99% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17.05% | -0.882% |
| 2024 | 17.93% | +3% |
| 2023 | 14.94% | -12.24% |
| 2022 | 27.18% | +6.57% |
| 2021 | 20.61% | -1.38% |
| 2020 | 21.99% | +10.43% |
| 2019 | 11.56% | -3.64% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | +1.84% |
| 2017 | 13.36% | +1.74% |
| 2016 | 11.61% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 10.12% | +1.09% |
| 2014 | 9.02% | -0.366% |
| 2013 | 9.39% | +2.41% |
| 2012 | 6.98% | -1.93% |
| 2011 | 8.91% | +0.127% |
| 2010 | 8.78% | -3.64% |
| 2009 | 12.42% | +0.479% |
| 2008 | 11.94% | +0.528% |
| 2007 | 11.41% | +1.87% |
| 2006 | 9.54% | +0.105% |
| 2005 | 9.44% | +1.95% |
| 2004 | 7.49% | +2.11% |
| 2003 | 5.38% | -0.111% |
| 2002 | 5.49% | -0.099% |
| 2001 | 5.59% | +0.694% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | +0.707% |
| 1999 | 4.19% | -0.033% |
| 1998 | 4.22% | +0.01% |
| 1997 | 4.21% | -0.002% |
| 1996 | 4.21% | -0.027% |
| 1995 | 4.24% | -0.021% |
| 1994 | 4.26% | -0.042% |
| 1993 | 4.3% | +0.053% |
| 1992 | 4.25% | +0.014% |
| 1991 | 4.24% | — |
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Bhutan's youth unemployment rate is 17.05% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 17.93% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 27.18% (2022); the lowest is 4.19% (1999), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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