Gender in Bhutan 222 indicators covering gender for Bhutan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Child population (UN estimates and projections) 147.07 2030 down 18.3% 166th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.49 % change on previous year 2030 up 43.0% 138th Population 673.62 2030 up 14.2% 162nd Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 673.62 2030 up 14.2% 162nd Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.997 % change on previous year 2030 down 42.2% 113th Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4,751 2025 down 15.0% 167th Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4,967 2025 down 18.5% 167th Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4,765 2025 down 18.5% 167th Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4,981 2025 down 21.5% 167th Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4,779 2025 down 20.8% 167th Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 4,996 2025 down 24.0% 167th Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 4,784 2025 down 21.6% 167th Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 4,999 2025 down 25.3% 167th Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 4,773 2025 down 21.9% 167th Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 4,986 2025 down 25.8% 167th Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 4,649 2025 down 23.9% 167th Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 4,856 2025 down 27.7% 167th Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 35.31 2027 down 5.1% 128th Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.675 2025 down 10.4% 116th Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.761 2025 down 5.1% 70th Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.683 2025 down 2.7% 107th Women's Political Participation Index 0.596 2025 down 22.5% 155th Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.675 2025 down 10.4% 116th Key features of women's political empowerment 0.675 2025 down 10.4% 116th Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate -4.53 % change on previous year 2025 — 162nd Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.675 2025 down 10.4% 116th Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 0 2025 — 20th Prevalence of obesity, female 16.9% 2024 up 65.9% 147th Prevalence of obesity, male 9.8% 2024 up 65.2% 142nd Life expectancy at age 60, female 20.03 years 2024 up 7.4% 138th Life expectancy at age 60, male 14.69 years 2024 down 12.3% 206th Share of women who are obese 16.9% 2024 up 66.0% 150th Share of women who are overweight or obese 55.7% 2024 up 32.8% 102nd Share of overweight men vs. women 42.8% 2024 up 35.2% 137th Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 83.5% 2024 up 6.4% 118th Share of women who are married or in a union 3.1% 2022 down 66.7% 149th Population, per capita 1 units per person 2024 unchanged 27th Population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 32.6% 67th Population, annual growth rate 0.6535 % change on previous year 2024 down 39.7% 119th Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 45.2% 13th Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 61.04 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 — 165th Women, Business and the Law Index 75 index (0–100) 2023 unchanged 122nd Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 144th Women have the same rights to remarry as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Equal access to financial services for women and men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 94th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0002 units per person 2025 down 24.5% 113th Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Population, per square kilometre 20.62 units per square kilometre 2023 up 8.4% 156th Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0008 units per person 2025 up 9.0% 74th Labor force, female 166,082 2025 up 22.8% 161st Labor force, female, per capita 0.2085 units per person 2025 up 14.1% 83rd Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.09 index 2025 down 1.5% 31st Page 1 of 4 Next →