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Population state · Growing

Bhutan

Asia · Southern Asia · BTN · BT
SMALL POPULATION · Full population counts are shown; ratios with unstable small bases are suppressed.
Population state
Growing
current run since 1996 · projected 2024
Fertility
1.45
55 of 237 with a TFR, lowest first
World population rank
167
of 237
Regional population rank
48
of 51 in Asia
Population
791,524
Annual change
+4,837
Natural change
+5,114
Migrant share
7.0%
Peak population · projected 2052 Deaths exceed births · not in this year Working-age peak · not reached Support ratio · 11.18 people 15–64 per person 65+
ANNUAL COMPONENTS · 2024 PROJECTED

What drives population change?

Births and deaths set natural change. Net migration can reinforce, reduce, or reverse that direction.

Migration contribution Reduces growth

Negative net migration slows natural growth without reversing it.

Bhutan, 2024 projected: natural change +5,114 people, net migration −277, WPP adjustment 0, total population change +4,837. Negative net migration slows natural growth without reversing it.

Exact reconciliation: WPP includes a 0-person statistical adjustment. Figures are rounded to whole people.

SOURCE · UN WPP 2024 CHECKS PASSED · DETAILS⌄
Releasewpp2024
RevisionPOP/DB/WPP/Rev.2024/GEN/F01/Rev.1
Vintage2024 Revision, Online Edition
Retrieved2026-06-25T11:25:03+00:00
LicenceCC BY 3.0 IGO
Formulathousands-to-people-v1 · migration-contribution-v1
Transformsite/src/lib/migration-contribution.ts
Raw file SHA-25698e34d9b65b53858cd08a57a566e45050b08093ad85ba5714fe6fbd78055ae6d
Measurement universeOne canonical country or area; annual natural change, net migration, WPP adjustment, and total population change use the same source row.
Reference time2024 projected annual components; estimates run through 2023.
UnitPeople per year.
Evidence status2024 WPP medium-variant projection.
GROWING · STATE-SPECIFIC EVIDENCE

Growth in this series

29 source years · since 1996 Growing cohort
Current run
Since 1996
29 consecutive years · projected 2024
Latest annual gain
+4,837
0.61% of 2024 population
Series maximum
projected 2052
Projected from the WPP medium variant, not a forecast.
AGE STRUCTURE · 2023
PROJECTED PATH · WPP 2024 MEDIUM VARIANT
YearPopulationAnnual changeFertility
2024791,524+4,8371.45
2050882,340+1,0131.46
2080799,952−5,7271.51
2100690,432−5,1021.53

Values after 2023 are medium-variant projections, not forecasts.

AGE BALANCE · 1950–2100

Youth and older population

Annual share of the population aged under 18 and aged 65+. The crossing shows when the older group first becomes larger in the annual source series.

First annual crossover
2052 · projected
Rule
65+ strictly exceeds under 18

Bhutan annual age balance from 1950 to 2100. Under-18 population moves from 50.0% in 1950 to 26.6% in 2023 and 14.9% in the 2100 projection. Population aged 65 and older moves from 2.5% to 6.4% and 32.3%. First annual crossover: 2052 · projected. Estimates run through 2023 and WPP Medium projections begin in 2024.

Youth and older population in Bhutan, 1950 to 2100 Bhutan annual age balance from 1950 to 2100. Under-18 population moves from 50.0% in 1950 to 26.6% in 2023 and 14.9% in the 2100 projection. Population aged 65 and older moves from 2.5% to 6.4% and 32.3%. First annual crossover: 2052 · projected. Estimates run through 2023 and WPP Medium projections begin in 2024. 0% 20% 40% 60% 1950 1975 2000 2023 2050 2075 2100 ESTIMATES · THROUGH 2023 WPP MEDIUM PROJECTION UNDER 18 · 14.9% 65+ · 32.3%
1950
Under 18 · 50.0%65+ · 2.5%
2023 observed
Under 18 · 26.6%65+ · 6.4%
2100 projected
Under 18 · 14.9%65+ · 32.3%
Annual evidence · 151 source rows
Bhutan under-18 and 65+ population history
YearEvidenceUnder 18Share65+Share
1950 observed 85,021 50.0% 4,301 2.5%
1951 observed 87,020 49.8% 4,403 2.5%
1952 observed 89,100 49.7% 4,505 2.5%
1953 observed 91,258 49.5% 4,617 2.5%
1954 observed 93,484 49.3% 4,725 2.5%
1955 observed 95,784 49.2% 4,842 2.5%
1956 observed 98,181 49.0% 4,953 2.5%
1957 observed 100,683 48.9% 5,072 2.5%
1958 observed 103,293 48.8% 5,192 2.5%
1959 observed 106,009 48.7% 5,316 2.4%
1960 observed 108,825 48.6% 5,444 2.4%
1961 observed 111,746 48.5% 5,583 2.4%
1962 observed 114,795 48.3% 5,738 2.4%
1963 observed 117,990 48.1% 5,901 2.4%
1964 observed 121,318 48.0% 6,074 2.4%
1965 observed 124,819 47.8% 6,255 2.4%
1966 observed 128,708 47.7% 6,457 2.4%
1967 observed 132,900 47.7% 6,653 2.4%
1968 observed 137,317 47.6% 6,878 2.4%
1969 observed 142,075 47.6% 7,114 2.4%
1970 observed 147,073 47.7% 7,361 2.4%
1971 observed 152,307 47.7% 7,630 2.4%
1972 observed 157,779 47.8% 7,909 2.4%
1973 observed 163,503 47.8% 8,204 2.4%
1974 observed 169,456 47.9% 8,521 2.4%
1975 observed 175,667 48.0% 8,856 2.4%
1976 observed 182,165 48.1% 9,206 2.4%
1977 observed 188,930 48.2% 9,578 2.4%
1978 observed 195,947 48.4% 9,976 2.5%
1979 observed 203,192 48.5% 10,394 2.5%
1980 observed 210,627 48.6% 10,846 2.5%
1981 observed 218,226 48.7% 11,308 2.5%
1982 observed 225,945 48.9% 11,792 2.5%
1983 observed 233,779 49.0% 12,303 2.6%
1984 observed 241,709 49.0% 12,854 2.6%
1985 observed 249,700 49.1% 13,431 2.6%
1986 observed 257,747 49.2% 14,036 2.7%
1987 observed 265,846 49.2% 14,685 2.7%
1988 observed 273,910 49.2% 15,356 2.8%
1989 observed 281,908 49.1% 16,068 2.8%
1990 observed 289,443 49.1% 16,792 2.8%
1991 observed 294,342 49.1% 17,425 2.9%
1992 observed 282,975 49.0% 17,135 3.0%
1993 observed 270,745 48.8% 16,818 3.0%
1994 observed 269,420 48.6% 17,194 3.1%
1995 observed 264,606 48.3% 17,394 3.2%
1996 observed 262,917 47.9% 17,852 3.3%
1997 observed 265,144 47.5% 18,635 3.3%
1998 observed 267,146 46.9% 19,488 3.4%
1999 observed 269,686 46.3% 20,764 3.6%
2000 observed 272,048 45.6% 22,453 3.8%
2001 observed 273,316 44.7% 24,187 4.0%
2002 observed 273,484 43.8% 25,976 4.2%
2003 observed 272,564 42.7% 27,769 4.4%
2004 observed 270,652 41.6% 29,564 4.5%
2005 observed 268,326 40.5% 31,056 4.7%
2006 observed 266,051 39.7% 32,076 4.8%
2007 observed 263,504 38.8% 32,937 4.9%
2008 observed 260,571 38.0% 33,854 4.9%
2009 observed 257,471 37.1% 34,842 5.0%
2010 observed 254,307 36.2% 35,886 5.1%
2011 observed 251,314 35.4% 36,974 5.2%
2012 observed 248,748 34.7% 38,092 5.3%
2013 observed 246,619 34.0% 39,244 5.4%
2014 observed 244,775 33.4% 40,444 5.5%
2015 observed 242,987 32.8% 41,718 5.6%
2016 observed 241,309 32.3% 43,092 5.8%
2017 observed 238,326 31.6% 44,030 5.8%
2018 observed 233,636 30.8% 44,572 5.9%
2019 observed 228,496 29.9% 45,336 5.9%
2020 observed 223,395 29.0% 46,343 6.0%
2021 observed 218,519 28.2% 47,504 6.1%
2022 observed 213,740 27.4% 48,774 6.2%
2023 observed 209,178 26.6% 50,082 6.4%
2024 projected 204,973 25.9% 51,404 6.5%
2025 projected 201,234 25.3% 52,799 6.6%
2026 projected 197,877 24.7% 54,302 6.8%
2027 projected 194,515 24.1% 55,900 6.9%
2028 projected 191,023 23.5% 57,586 7.1%
2029 projected 187,450 23.0% 59,390 7.3%
2030 projected 183,888 22.4% 61,400 7.5%
2031 projected 180,597 21.9% 63,682 7.7%
2032 projected 177,791 21.4% 66,174 8.0%
2033 projected 175,615 21.0% 68,817 8.2%
2034 projected 173,682 20.7% 71,494 8.5%
2035 projected 172,352 20.4% 74,229 8.8%
2036 projected 171,938 20.3% 77,020 9.1%
2037 projected 171,836 20.2% 79,837 9.4%
2038 projected 171,521 20.0% 82,735 9.7%
2039 projected 170,832 19.9% 85,765 10.0%
2040 projected 170,047 19.7% 89,076 10.3%
2041 projected 169,179 19.6% 92,793 10.7%
2042 projected 168,279 19.4% 96,960 11.2%
2043 projected 167,351 19.2% 101,592 11.7%
2044 projected 166,327 19.0% 106,607 12.2%
2045 projected 165,230 18.9% 111,923 12.8%
2046 projected 163,978 18.7% 117,371 13.4%
2047 projected 162,515 18.5% 122,873 14.0%
2048 projected 160,940 18.3% 128,504 14.6%
2049 projected 159,297 18.1% 134,354 15.2%
2050 projected 157,608 17.9% 140,557 15.9%
2051 projected 155,936 17.7% 147,191 16.7%
2052 projected 154,128 17.4% 154,178 17.4%
2053 projected 152,127 17.2% 161,524 18.3%
2054 projected 150,238 17.0% 169,150 19.1%
2055 projected 148,429 16.8% 176,860 20.0%
2056 projected 146,506 16.6% 184,453 20.9%
2057 projected 144,750 16.4% 191,769 21.7%
2058 projected 143,092 16.2% 198,627 22.5%
2059 projected 141,427 16.1% 204,891 23.3%
2060 projected 139,843 15.9% 210,484 24.0%
2061 projected 138,301 15.8% 215,365 24.6%
2062 projected 136,878 15.7% 219,599 25.1%
2063 projected 135,652 15.6% 223,374 25.6%
2064 projected 134,599 15.5% 226,882 26.1%
2065 projected 133,551 15.4% 230,213 26.5%
2066 projected 132,513 15.3% 233,438 27.0%
2067 projected 131,584 15.3% 236,610 27.5%
2068 projected 130,790 15.3% 239,773 28.0%
2069 projected 130,053 15.2% 242,841 28.5%
2070 projected 129,401 15.2% 245,655 28.9%
2071 projected 128,767 15.2% 248,052 29.3%
2072 projected 128,060 15.2% 249,915 29.7%
2073 projected 127,284 15.2% 251,340 30.1%
2074 projected 126,461 15.2% 252,505 30.4%
2075 projected 125,687 15.2% 253,565 30.7%
2076 projected 124,967 15.2% 254,576 31.0%
2077 projected 124,251 15.2% 255,496 31.3%
2078 projected 123,429 15.2% 256,175 31.6%
2079 projected 122,473 15.2% 256,371 31.8%
2080 projected 121,461 15.2% 255,893 32.0%
2081 projected 120,405 15.2% 255,056 32.1%
2082 projected 119,338 15.1% 253,702 32.2%
2083 projected 118,252 15.1% 251,583 32.2%
2084 projected 117,164 15.1% 249,136 32.1%
2085 projected 116,124 15.1% 246,826 32.0%
2086 projected 115,057 15.0% 244,809 32.0%
2087 projected 113,896 15.0% 242,868 32.0%
2088 projected 112,706 15.0% 240,995 32.0%
2089 projected 111,560 14.9% 239,179 32.0%
2090 projected 110,440 14.9% 237,414 32.0%
2091 projected 109,353 14.9% 235,690 32.0%
2092 projected 108,328 14.8% 234,017 32.1%
2093 projected 107,430 14.8% 232,421 32.1%
2094 projected 106,597 14.8% 230,894 32.1%
2095 projected 105,798 14.8% 229,446 32.1%
2096 projected 105,108 14.8% 228,070 32.1%
2097 projected 104,508 14.8% 226,786 32.2%
2098 projected 103,956 14.8% 225,569 32.2%
2099 projected 103,407 14.9% 224,422 32.3%
2100 projected 102,791 14.9% 223,332 32.3%
SOURCE · UN WPP 2024 · SINGLE-AGE POPULATION CHECKS PASSED · DETAILS⌄
Releasewpp2024
RevisionPOP/DB/WPP/Rev.2024/GEN/F01/Rev.1
Vintage2024 Revision, Online Edition
Retrieved2026-06-25T11:25:03+00:00
LicenceCC BY 3.0 IGO
Formulaunder18-vs-65plus-annual-history-v1
Transformpipeline.derive.age_structure_history
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Measurement universeall 237 WPP country and area records in the canonical Register
Reference time1950–2023 estimates; 2024–2100 WPP Medium projection
UnitPeople and percentage of same-year single-age population.
Evidence statusAnnual estimates through 2023; WPP Medium projection thereafter. No interpolation.
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SOURCE · UN WPP 2024 CHECKS PASSED · DETAILS⌄
Releasewpp2024
RevisionPOP/DB/WPP/Rev.2024/GEN/F01/Rev.1
Vintage2024 Revision, Online Edition
Retrieved2026-06-25T11:25:03+00:00
LicenceCC BY 3.0 IGO
Formulathousands-to-people-v1
Transformreproducible canonical pipeline
Measurement universeDe facto population: all residents in the country or area, regardless of legal status or citizenship.
Reference timePopulation is measured at 1 July 2024; annual flows cover the source year.
UnitPeople; the source workbook's thousands are converted to whole people for display.
Evidence status2024 medium-variant projection; estimates run through 2023.