Bhutan Population Pyramid 2010
Bhutan in 2010
As of 2010, Bhutan counted 701,632 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 17.6%, up from 596,863 in 2000.
The median age was 24.0 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 44.9 children under 15 and 7.8 people aged 65 or over. The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
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 | 701,632 | 24.0 | |
| Maldives | 360,792 | 24.4 | |
| Sri Lanka | 20,879,089 | 30.2 | |
| Nepal | 27,341,953 | 21.3 | |
| Afghanistan | 28,284,089 | 15.7 |





