UNFPA Bhutan

While Bhutan has enjoyed robust economic growth, poverty reduction remains a priority. Serious challenges to the constitutional commitment to universal health care exist, from rising costs to poor knowledge of reproductive health, especially among young people. UNFPA has supported the integration of family planning in the health care system since it began operating in Bhutan in 1974. Today, under an expanded programme addressing overall population and development, it helps deliver comprehensive reproductive health care services, including for adolescents, and advocates for incorporating gender equality into key development frameworks.

Data overview View more

Population

Population, by age group, per cent
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    Population aged 0-14
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    Population aged 15-64
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    Population aged 65+

Sexual and reproductive health

Births attended by skilled health personnel, per cent, 2014-2019
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    Births attended by skilled health personnel

Family Planning

Proportion of demand satisfied with modern methods, women aged 15-49, per cent, 2022
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    Modern method  

Education

Total net enrolment rate, percent

Gender, Rights, and Human Capital

Decision making on sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, percent, 2007-2022:
-
Adolescent birth rate per 1,000 girls aged 15-19, 2024:
10
Intimate partner violence, past 12 months, percent, 2018:
9
Decision making on women's own health care, percent, 2007-2022:
-
Decision making on contraceptive use, percent, 2007-2022:
-
Decision making on sexual intercourse, percent, 2007-2022:
-

Harmful Practices

Child marriage by age 18, percent, 2023:
26
Female genital mutilation prevalence among girls aged 15-19, percent, 2022:
-
Demographic Dividend: Bhutan View more

Population Pyramid

Year: 1950
1000 men aged 100+ in 19550 women aged 100+ in 19550 men aged 95-99 in 19550 women aged 95-99 in 1955900 men aged 90-94 in 19550 women aged 90-94 in 19550 men aged 85-89 in 19550 women aged 85-89 in 1955800 men aged 80-84 in 19550 women aged 80-84 in 195516 men aged 75-79 in 195519 women aged 75-79 in 19557030 men aged 70-74 in 195534 women aged 70-74 in 195546 men aged 65-69 in 195550 women aged 65-69 in 19556059 men aged 60-64 in 195566 women aged 60-64 in 195575 men aged 55-59 in 195578 women aged 55-59 in 19555093 men aged 50-54 in 195597 women aged 50-54 in 1955115 men aged 45-49 in 1955120 women aged 45-49 in 195540141 men aged 40-44 in 1955140 women aged 40-44 in 1955170 men aged 35-39 in 1955168 women aged 35-39 in 195530203 men aged 30-34 in 1955201 women aged 30-34 in 1955237 men aged 25-29 in 1955239 women aged 25-29 in 195520280 men aged 20-24 in 1955281 women aged 20-24 in 1955330 men aged 15-19 in 1955330 women aged 15-19 in 195510389 men aged 10-14 in 1955385 women aged 10-14 in 1955471 men aged 5-9 in 1955465 women aged 5-9 in 19550603 men aged 0-4 in 1955593 women aged 0-4 in 1955age1.0K2.0K3.0K4.0K5.0K1.0K2.0K3.0K4.0K5.0K
females
males
Population in thousands

Life Expectancy

Life expectancy is 43
020406080100

Total fertility rate

Total fertility rate is 6.67
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Year : 1955 Note: Years 2017 to 2100 are projected data.
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Source: United Nations, Population Division, World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision

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