What is median age in Bhutan?

Median age in Bhutan was 29.39 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Bhutan?

The highest recorded value was 29.39 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Bhutan?

The lowest recorded value was 16.99 years in 1950.

How does Bhutan rank for median age?

Bhutan ranks 133rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Bhutan?

Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Bhutan data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Median age in Bhutan

Name: Median age in Bhutan
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Bhutan: Median age was 29.39 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

29.39 years

Change on year

up 2.0%

World rank

133rd

of 236 countries

All-time high

29.39 years

in 2023

All-time low

16.99 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Bhutan, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Bhutan recorded 29.39 years for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Bhutan peaked at 29.39 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.99 years, in 1950.

Bhutan ranks 133rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	17.35 years	16.99 years	17.67 years	10
1960s	18.03 years	17.73 years	18.27 years	10
1970s	18.09 years	17.85 years	18.27 years	10
1980s	17.54 years	17.43 years	17.78 years	10
1990s	17.9 years	17.45 years	18.74 years	10
2000s	20.84 years	19.04 years	22.6 years	10
2010s	24.84 years	22.98 years	27.05 years	10
2020s	28.52 years	27.65 years	29.39 years	4

Countries ranked near Bhutan

130 Myanmar 29.53 years compare
131 Kazakhstan 29.46 years compare
132 Peru 29.45 years compare
134 Oman 29.27 years compare
135 Saudi Arabia 29.25 years compare
136 Morocco 29.19 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Bhutan

Number of child deaths per woman 0.0314 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.46 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.46 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.46 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.698 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance score 70.57 0-100 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.7903 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.4011 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 63.87 0-100 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance score 89.02 0-100 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Bhutan?: Median age in Bhutan was 29.39 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Bhutan?: The highest recorded value was 29.39 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Bhutan?: The lowest recorded value was 16.99 years in 1950.
How does Bhutan rank for median age?: Bhutan ranks 133rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Bhutan?: Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bhutan data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Median age
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.