Bhutan Population

Population now

806,135

World: 160th
Asia: 43rd

Male:	429,792	(53.34 %)
Female:	376,344	(46.66 %)

Births in 2024:	17,685
Deaths in 2024:	7,395

Life expectancy & Rates (2024)

Male:	72.60 years
Female:	73.76 years
Total:	73.14 years
Median Age:	29.03 years

Birth Rate:	15.21
Death Rate:	6.36
Growth Rate:	1.39 %
Fertility Rate:	1.83

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Birth & Death rate
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Median Age
Population structure (mid 2024)
Urbanization

Bhutan Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	223k	114k	109k	1.04	0.72%	49.53	28.81	6.64	34.53	34.02	35.05	17.76	3.60%	4.75
1961	229k	117k	112k	1.04	0.74%	49.53	28.45	6.62	34.89	34.36	35.44	17.69	3.79%	4.87
1962	235k	119k	115k	1.04	0.77%	49.54	28.05	6.61	35.29	34.74	35.87	17.70	4.00%	4.99
1963	241k	122k	118k	1.04	0.79%	49.54	27.62	6.60	35.73	35.16	36.33	17.76	4.22%	5.12
1964	247k	126k	121k	1.04	0.83%	49.55	27.15	6.60	36.22	35.63	36.83	17.81	4.45%	5.25
1965	254k	129k	125k	1.03	0.86%	49.54	26.64	6.60	36.75	36.15	37.36	17.85	4.69%	5.40
1966	262k	133k	129k	1.03	0.90%	49.51	26.10	6.60	37.30	36.71	37.93	17.85	4.94%	5.57
1967	270k	137k	133k	1.03	0.94%	49.43	25.54	6.60	37.88	37.28	38.51	17.86	5.21%	5.74
1968	279k	141k	137k	1.03	0.97%	49.29	24.97	6.60	38.47	37.86	39.11	17.87	5.49%	5.93
1969	288k	146k	142k	1.03	1.01%	49.09	24.40	6.60	39.06	38.44	39.70	17.88	5.78%	6.13
1970	297k	151k	147k	1.03	1.05%	48.83	23.83	6.60	39.64	39.02	40.29	17.88	6.09%	6.33
1971	307k	156k	151k	1.03	1.08%	48.50	23.28	6.60	40.19	39.57	40.85	17.75	6.41%	6.53
1972	317k	161k	156k	1.04	1.12%	48.13	22.75	6.61	40.74	40.12	41.38	17.64	6.75%	6.74
1973	327k	167k	160k	1.04	1.15%	47.73	22.23	6.61	41.26	40.66	41.90	17.56	7.11%	6.96
1974	337k	173k	165k	1.05	1.18%	47.31	21.73	6.62	41.78	41.20	42.40	17.51	7.48%	7.18
1975	348k	179k	170k	1.05	1.21%	46.86	21.22	6.62	42.31	41.75	42.90	17.49	7.88%	7.41
1976	360k	185k	175k	1.06	1.24%	46.39	20.71	6.62	42.86	42.32	43.42	17.37	8.29%	7.65
1977	371k	191k	180k	1.06	1.27%	45.89	20.18	6.61	43.45	42.94	43.98	17.31	8.72%	7.90
1978	383k	198k	185k	1.07	1.31%	45.37	19.63	6.58	44.08	43.59	44.58	17.27	9.17%	8.16
1979	395k	204k	191k	1.07	1.35%	44.84	19.05	6.55	44.75	44.29	45.23	17.27	9.64%	8.41
1980	407k	210k	196k	1.07	1.40%	44.30	18.46	6.51	45.46	45.02	45.92	17.29	10.13%	8.66
1981	418k	216k	202k	1.07	1.45%	43.79	17.85	6.46	46.20	45.78	46.64	17.17	10.65%	8.90
1982	429k	222k	207k	1.07	1.51%	43.30	17.26	6.40	46.95	46.54	47.38	17.09	11.18%	9.13
1983	440k	227k	213k	1.07	1.57%	42.83	16.68	6.34	47.70	47.30	48.11	17.04	11.75%	9.36
1984	451k	233k	219k	1.06	1.63%	42.36	16.13	6.26	48.44	48.05	48.84	17.01	12.33%	9.61
1985	464k	239k	225k	1.06	1.68%	41.88	15.60	6.18	49.17	48.80	49.56	17.00	12.94%	9.88
1986	479k	246k	232k	1.06	1.74%	41.33	15.09	6.08	49.90	49.54	50.27	16.97	13.58%	10.18
1987	494k	254k	240k	1.06	1.79%	40.70	14.59	5.96	50.63	50.28	50.99	16.96	14.24%	10.52
1988	510k	262k	247k	1.06	1.83%	39.96	14.10	5.82	51.37	51.04	51.71	16.97	14.93%	10.84
1989	522k	269k	254k	1.06	1.87%	39.11	13.61	5.66	52.12	51.80	52.44	17.02	15.65%	11.11
1990	531k	273k	258k	1.06	1.91%	38.16	13.13	5.49	52.88	52.57	53.18	17.13	16.39%	11.29
1991	535k	275k	260k	1.06	1.93%	37.13	12.66	5.31	53.63	53.35	53.92	17.16	17.16%	11.38
1992	535k	274k	260k	1.06	1.95%	36.04	12.20	5.11	54.38	54.12	54.65	17.22	17.96%	11.37
1993	533k	273k	259k	1.05	1.97%	34.93	11.77	4.91	55.13	54.88	55.38	17.30	18.79%	11.33
1994	532k	273k	259k	1.05	1.98%	33.81	11.34	4.70	55.88	55.64	56.11	17.37	19.65%	11.32
1995	535k	274k	261k	1.05	1.99%	32.69	10.93	4.50	56.64	56.41	56.85	17.43	20.54%	11.38
1996	541k	277k	264k	1.05	2.00%	31.57	10.52	4.30	57.42	57.21	57.62	17.59	21.46%	11.52
1997	552k	282k	270k	1.04	2.01%	30.44	10.10	4.10	58.24	58.02	58.44	17.78	22.40%	11.74
1998	564k	288k	276k	1.04	2.03%	29.30	9.68	3.90	59.09	58.87	59.29	18.00	23.38%	12.01
1999	578k	295k	283k	1.04	2.04%	28.17	9.26	3.70	59.97	59.74	60.19	18.25	24.38%	12.30
2000	591k	302k	289k	1.05	2.06%	27.07	8.84	3.52	60.88	60.64	61.12	18.52	25.42%	12.57
2001	604k	310k	294k	1.06	2.09%	26.01	8.43	3.34	61.81	61.54	62.06	18.81	26.48%	12.84
2002	616k	318k	298k	1.07	2.11%	25.03	8.05	3.18	62.73	62.45	62.99	19.14	27.57%	13.11
2003	628k	326k	302k	1.08	2.13%	24.11	7.71	3.04	63.62	63.34	63.90	19.54	28.69%	13.36
2004	639k	334k	305k	1.09	2.15%	23.28	7.40	2.91	64.48	64.19	64.76	19.97	29.84%	13.59
2005	649k	340k	309k	1.1	2.16%	22.53	7.14	2.79	65.29	65.00	65.56	20.41	30.97%	13.80
2006	657k	345k	312k	1.11	2.15%	21.83	6.92	2.68	66.03	65.75	66.29	20.78	31.71%	13.99
2007	665k	350k	315k	1.11	2.14%	21.17	6.74	2.58	66.71	66.45	66.96	21.16	32.47%	14.15
2008	672k	353k	319k	1.11	2.11%	20.55	6.60	2.48	67.33	67.08	67.56	21.53	33.24%	14.29
2009	678k	356k	322k	1.11	2.07%	19.95	6.50	2.39	67.88	67.65	68.10	21.91	34.01%	14.43
2010	686k	360k	325k	1.11	2.03%	19.40	6.41	2.30	68.38	68.16	68.59	22.30	34.79%	14.59
2011	693k	364k	329k	1.11	1.97%	18.91	6.36	2.22	68.84	68.62	69.04	22.74	35.59%	14.75
2012	702k	369k	333k	1.11	1.93%	18.51	6.32	2.16	69.26	69.04	69.47	23.22	36.37%	14.93
2013	710k	374k	336k	1.11	1.89%	18.20	6.29	2.11	69.66	69.44	69.87	23.71	37.15%	15.11
2014	719k	379k	340k	1.11	1.87%	17.97	6.27	2.07	70.05	69.81	70.27	24.23	37.92%	15.30
2015	728k	384k	344k	1.12	1.84%	17.78	6.26	2.04	70.42	70.16	70.67	24.74	38.68%	15.49
2016	737k	389k	347k	1.12	1.82%	17.63	6.25	2.01	70.78	70.50	71.06	25.24	39.43%	15.67
2017	746k	394k	351k	1.12	1.80%	17.46	6.24	1.99	71.13	70.82	71.44	25.71	40.17%	15.86
2018	754k	400k	355k	1.13	1.76%	17.26	6.25	1.98	71.46	71.12	71.82	26.18	40.90%	16.05
2019	763k	405k	358k	1.13	1.72%	17.01	6.25	1.95	71.78	71.41	72.18	26.66	41.61%	16.24
2020	772k	410k	362k	1.13	1.67%	16.71	6.26	1.93	72.08	71.67	72.52	27.14	42.32%	16.42
2021	780k	415k	365k	1.14	1.67%	16.71	6.26	1.93	72.08	71.67	72.52	27.59	43.01%	16.59
2022	788k	420k	368k	1.14	1.67%	16.71	6.26	1.93	72.08	71.67	72.52	28.04	43.69%	16.77
2023	796k	424k	372k	1.14	1.46%	15.59	6.33	1.86	72.88	72.37	73.45	28.61	44.35%	16.94
2024	803k	428k	375k	1.14	1.39%	15.21	6.36	1.83	73.14	72.60	73.76	29.03	45.00%	17.09

Bhutan Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2025	811k	433k	378k	1.15	1.33%	14.84	6.38	1.81	73.41	72.83	74.07	29.66	45.64%	17.26
2026	818k	437k	381k	1.15	1.25%	14.47	6.43	1.79	73.63	73.02	74.33	30.20	46.26%	17.40
2027	824k	441k	384k	1.15	1.18%	14.11	6.48	1.77	73.85	73.21	74.58	30.41	46.86%	17.53
2028	831k	444k	386k	1.15	1.11%	13.74	6.52	1.76	74.07	73.41	74.84	30.98	47.45%	17.68
2029	837k	448k	389k	1.15	1.04%	13.38	6.57	1.74	74.29	73.60	75.09	31.50	48.03%	17.81
2030	843k	451k	391k	1.15	0.97%	13.01	6.62	1.72	74.51	73.79	75.35	31.90	48.58%	17.94
2031	848k	455k	393k	1.16	0.90%	12.71	6.69	1.71	74.71	73.97	75.57	32.51	49.12%	18.04
2032	853k	458k	396k	1.16	0.83%	12.40	6.76	1.69	74.90	74.14	75.79	32.73	49.65%	18.15
2033	858k	461k	397k	1.16	0.77%	12.10	6.83	1.68	75.10	74.32	76.01	33.37	50.16%	18.26
2034	863k	464k	399k	1.16	0.71%	11.79	6.90	1.66	75.29	74.49	76.23	33.82	50.65%	18.36
2035	867k	466k	401k	1.16	0.65%	11.49	6.97	1.65	75.49	74.67	76.45	34.37	51.12%	18.45
2036	871k	469k	403k	1.16	0.60%	11.28	7.06	1.64	75.67	74.83	76.64	34.86	51.58%	18.53
2037	875k	471k	404k	1.17	0.55%	11.08	7.16	1.63	75.85	75.00	76.84	35.35	52.02%	18.62
2038	879k	474k	405k	1.17	0.50%	10.87	7.25	1.63	76.02	75.16	77.03	35.73	52.45%	18.70
2039	882k	476k	406k	1.17	0.45%	10.67	7.35	1.62	76.20	75.33	77.23	36.21	52.89%	18.77
2040	885k	478k	408k	1.17	0.41%	10.46	7.44	1.61	76.38	75.49	77.42	36.82	53.33%	18.83
2041	888k	479k	409k	1.17	0.37%	10.34	7.56	1.61	76.54	75.65	77.59	37.16	53.76%	18.89
2042	891k	481k	409k	1.18	0.33%	10.22	7.68	1.60	76.71	75.80	77.77	37.79	54.20%	18.96
2043	893k	483k	410k	1.18	0.30%	10.11	7.79	1.60	76.87	75.96	77.94	37.93	54.64%	19.00
2044	895k	484k	411k	1.18	0.26%	9.99	7.91	1.59	77.04	76.11	78.12	38.66	55.07%	19.04
2045	897k	486k	412k	1.18	0.23%	9.87	8.03	1.59	77.20	76.27	78.29	38.96	55.51%	19.09
2046	899k	487k	412k	1.18	0.20%	9.78	8.17	1.59	77.36	76.42	78.45	39.33	55.94%	19.13
2047	901k	488k	412k	1.18	0.16%	9.69	8.32	1.59	77.51	76.58	78.61	39.87	56.37%	19.17
2048	902k	490k	413k	1.19	0.13%	9.60	8.46	1.59	77.67	76.73	78.77	40.14	56.80%	19.19
2049	904k	491k	413k	1.19	0.10%	9.51	8.61	1.59	77.82	76.89	78.93	40.67	57.23%	19.23
2050	905k	491k	413k	1.19	0.08%	9.42	8.75	1.59	77.98	77.04	79.09	40.84	57.66%	19.26

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