Population of Bhutan (2025)

Bhutan population

820,290

Births this year: 112,650 Births today 8
Deaths this year 42,485 Deaths today 3

Bhutan Population by Religions(2005 est)

Region Name Percents Number
Lamaistic Buddhist 75.3% 564,844 people
Indian- and Nepalese-influenced Hinduism 22.1% 165,778 people
other 2.6% 19,503 people

Bhutan Population by Ethnic groups (2005 est)

Ethnic groups Name Percents Number
Ngalop (also known as Bhote) 50% 375,063 people
ethnic Nepalese (includes Lhotsampas - one of several Nepalese ethnic groups) 35% 262,544 people
indigenous or migrant tribes 15% 112,519 people

Bhutan population by Age group

Age Both Sexes Population Male Population Female Population Both Sexes (%) Male (%) Female (%) Sex ratio (female/male)
Total 854,841 454,450 400,391 100 100 100 113.5
00-04 62,538 31,811 30,727 7.3 7 7.7 103.5
05-09 65,099 33,064 32,035 7.6 7.3 8 103.2
10-14 65,090 32,996 32,094 7.6 7.3 8 102.8
15-19 70,725 35,808 34,917 8.3 7.9 8.7 102.6
20-24 69,924 35,387 34,537 8.2 7.8 8.6 102.5
25-29 72,647 36,801 35,846 8.5 8.1 9 102.7
30-34 75,956 38,976 36,980 8.9 8.6 9.2 105.4
35-39 78,040 41,131 36,909 9.1 9.1 9.2 111.4
40-44 74,005 43,461 30,544 8.7 9.6 7.6 142.3
45-49 58,917 33,879 25,038 6.9 7.5 6.3 135.3
50-54 42,792 23,608 19,184 5 5.2 4.8 123.1
55-59 36,088 20,648 15,440 4.2 4.5 3.9 133.7
60-64 25,666 14,288 11,378 3 3.1 2.8 125.6
65-69 21,527 12,312 9,215 2.5 2.7 2.3 133.6
70-74 14,042 7,867 6,175 1.6 1.7 1.5 127.4
75-79 10,168 5,998 4,170 1.2 1.3 1 143.8
80-84 6,252 3,593 2,659 0.7 0.8 0.7 135.1
85-89 3,341 1,851 1,490 0.4 0.4 0.4 124.2
90-94 1,482 746 736 0.2 0.2 0.2 101.4
95-99 445 193 252 0.1 0 0.1 76.6
100+ 97 32 65 0 0 0 49.2

Bhutan Age structure and Population pyramid

Bhutan Age structure and Population pyramid

Bhutan Sex ratio

Bhutan Sex ratio

Bhutan Dependency ratios

Chart working age in Bhutan

Bhutan Population (1950 - 2025)

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Sex ratio Density
(P/KmĀ²)
2024 847,800 0.87 7,326 113.74 22.24
2023 840,474 0.91 7,561 113.98 22.05
2022 832,913 0.94 7,724 114.23 21.85
2021 825,189 0.96 7,850 114.48 21.65
2020 817,339 0.98 7,961 114.76 21.44
2019 809,378 1.01 8,121 115.06 21.23
2018 801,257 1.06 8,380 115.38 21.02
2017 792,877 1.12 8,774 115.68 20.80
2016 784,103 1.20 9,273 115.93 20.57
2015 774,830 1.28 9,822 116.10 20.33
2014 765,008 1.37 10,371 116.17 20.07
2013 754,637 1.47 10,926 116.13 19.80
2012 743,711 1.57 11,465 116.01 19.51
2011 732,246 1.67 12,000 115.87 19.21
2010 720,246 1.75 12,416 115.72 18.90
2005 651,163 15.42 86,976 114.00 17.08
2000 564,187 10.86 55,290 105.82 14.80
1995 508,897 -4.97 -26,608 106.31 13.35
1990 535,505 14.18 66,495 107.26 14.05
1985 469,010 13.68 56,449 107.83 12.30
1980 412,561 18.16 63,415 108.57 10.82
1975 349,146 19.79 57,689 106.78 9.16
1970 291,457 15.37 38,828 103.21 7.65
1965 252,629 12.73 28,521 103.25 6.63
1960 224,108 12.00 24,019 103.43 5.88
1955 200,089 13.18 23,294 103.97 5.25
1950 176,795 105.24 4.64
Chart population Bhutan Population (1950 - 2025)