Population ages 15-64, total in Bhutan
Bhutan: Population ages 15-64, total was 581,670 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, total in Bhutan, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-64, total in Bhutan is 581,670, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, total in Bhutan peaked at 581,670 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 123,947, in 1960.
Bhutan ranks 161st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 144,236 | 123,947 | 166,482 | 10 |
| 1970s | 199,823 | 172,081 | 229,750 | 10 |
| 1980s | 272,618 | 237,006 | 311,065 | 10 |
| 1990s | 313,906 | 302,042 | 332,090 | 10 |
| 2000s | 400,681 | 344,047 | 450,335 | 10 |
| 2010s | 496,077 | 459,312 | 534,677 | 10 |
| 2020s | 563,281 | 543,690 | 581,670 | 6 |
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More health data for Bhutan
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 6,862 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 6,494 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 26,102 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 7.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 26,697 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 6,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 6,797 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 6,162 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 7,055 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 6,272 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, total in Bhutan?
- Population ages 15-64, total in Bhutan was 581,670 in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, total recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 581,670 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, total recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 123,947 in 1960.
- How does Bhutan rank for population ages 15-64, total?
- Bhutan ranks 161st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, total rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.