Labour Force (Total) rose 2.71% to 0.361 mil in Bhutan in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Bhutan reached an all time high of 0.363 mil in 2019 and an all time low of 0.214 mil in 1993. When compared to Bhutan's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Bangladesh amounted to 71.0 mil, 791 mil in China, 477 mil in India and 16.9 mil in Nepal in 2021.
Bhutan has been ranked 161st within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total).
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bangladesh | mil | 62.0 | 63.2 | 67.2 | 68.6 | 69.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bhutan | mil | 0.342 | 0.347 | 0.352 | 0.358 | 0.363 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | mil | 792 | 794 | 795 | 794 | 796 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | mil | 470 | 473 | 476 | 479 | 489 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | mil | 66.2 | 66.7 | 67.3 | 68.4 | 69.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | mil | 24.5 | 24.1 | 23.7 | 24.1 | 23.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nepal | mil | 15.3 | 15.6 | 16.0 | 16.3 | 16.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | mil | 67.6 | 68.1 | 68.7 | 69.6 | 71.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | mil | 75.0 | 75.0 | 74.8 | 74.8 | 74.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | mil | 8.44 | 8.57 | 8.74 | 8.49 | 8.48 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | mil | 160 | 162 | 163 | 164 | 166 |
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