Bhutan Population Pyramid 2030
Bhutan in 2030
By 2030, the population of Bhutan is expected to reach 820,694. Compared with 2020, when the projection stands at 770,006, that represents growth of 6.6% over ten years.
Half of the population would be younger than 34.0 years, with 17.9% children under 15 and 7.5% aged 65 or older. This is a constrictive pyramid — its base is narrower than its middle, the signature of sustained low birth rates and population ageing.
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 | 820,694 | 34.0 | |
| Maldives | 539,667 | 37.5 | |
| Sri Lanka | 23,767,952 | 35.8 | |
| Nepal | 30,509,996 | 28.2 | |
| Afghanistan | 50,039,402 | 19.2 |





