Bhutan Population Pyramid 1975
Bhutan in 1975
In 1975, Bhutan had a total population of 365,790 people. That is 40.0% more than in 1965, when the population stood at 261,201.
Half of the population was younger than 19.1 years; 42.3% were children under 15 and 2.4% were 65 or older. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Bhutan was 1.46 births per woman in 2023, under the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 73.0 years on average (75.0 years for girls, 71.3 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
51,447 immigrants live in Bhutan, 6.5% of the population.
| India | 48,810 |
| China | 986 |
| Nepal | 780 |
| United States of America | 147 |
| Japan | 137 |
66,145 people born in Bhutan live in other countries.
| Nepal | 26,552 |
| Australia | 25,363 |
| India | 6,555 |
| Canada | 6,227 |
| Denmark | 617 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhutan | 365,791 | 19.1 | |
| Maldives | 143,158 | 17.1 | |
| Afghanistan | 12,773,954 | 17.5 | |
| Sri Lanka | 13,548,984 | 20.7 | |
| Nepal | 13,870,695 | 19.7 |





