Country
Bhutan
- Region
- South Asia
- Income group
- lower middle income
- Capital
- Thimphu
- ISO code
- BT · BTN
72 indicators. Each shows the value, the rank among the world’s countries and the change over time – click to see the map.
- Population
- 797K
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- 16,744 int-$ (PPP, 2021 prices)
- Life expectancy
- 73.3 years
- CO₂ emissions per person
- 2.0 t CO₂
Population
- Population 797K 2025 165th of 214
- Population density 21 people/km² 2024 180th of 212
- Population growth 0.65 % per year 2025 126th of 214
- Natural increase 6.6 per 1,000 people 2023 124th of 228
- Net migration 0.6 per 1,000 people 2025 68th of 214
- Fertility rate 1.45 births per woman 2024 162nd of 214
- Urban population 43.4 % 2025 164th of 214
- Median age 29.4 years 2023 129th of 228
- Population aged 65+ 6.6 % 2025 129th of 214
- Old-age dependency ratio 9.1 per 100 people aged 15–64 2025 135th of 214
- Children under 15 20.4 % 2025 121st of 214
Health
- Life expectancy 73.3 years 2024 121st of 214
- Life expectancy, women 75.3 years 2024 132nd of 214
- Life expectancy, men 71.6 years 2024 107th of 214
- Life expectancy gap, women vs men 3.7 years 2024 174th of 214
- Infant mortality 13.7 per 1,000 births 2024 92nd of 195
- Under-5 mortality 17.2 per 1,000 births 2024 84th of 195
- Maternal mortality 47 per 100,000 births 2023 96th of 193
- Health spending per person 162 USD 2023 131st of 190
- Health spending (PPP) 677 $ (PPP) 2023 117th of 191
- Physicians 0.55 per 1,000 people 2022 125th of 179
- Hospital beds 2.2 per 1,000 people 2023 86th of 150
- Measles immunization 97 % 2024 31st of 191
- Tobacco use 19.6 % 2024 80th of 165
- Calorie supply 3,107 kcal per day 2023 70th of 175
- Meat supply 14.7 kg per person per year 2023 154th of 175
Economy
- GDP 3.6B USD 2025 158th of 185
- GDP per capita 4,493 USD 2025 122nd of 185
- GDP per capita (PPP) 16,744 int-$ (PPP, 2021 prices) 2025 97th of 184
- GDP growth 8.0 % 2025 11th of 185
- GDP per capita growth 7.3 % 2025 6th of 185
- Inflation 3.6 % 2025 69th of 169
- Unemployment 3.2 % 2025 135th of 181
- Youth unemployment 17.1 % 2025 63rd of 181
- Youth not in education, employment or training 15.3 % 2025 85th of 150
- Trade 79 % of GDP 2024 91st of 172
- Income inequality (Gini) 28.5 2022 131st of 151
- Extreme poverty 0.0 % 2022 138th of 151
- Agriculture in the economy 14.1 % of GDP 2024 52nd of 187
- Women in the labour force 56.7 % 2025 67th of 181
Education and society
- Human Development Index (HDI) 0.698 2023 125th of 192
- Literacy rate 64.9 % 2022 103rd of 122
- Education spending 7.5 % of GDP 2022 8th of 163
- Secondary school enrolment 87 % 2023 100th of 145
- Tertiary enrolment 15 % 2023 112th of 127
- Primary completion rate 87 % 2024 not ranked – no value for 2023
- Women in parliament 4.3 % 2025 176th of 183
- Homicide rate 2.5 per 100,000 people 2020 69th of 129
Technology and infrastructure
- Internet use 91 % 2024 49th of 182
- Mobile phone subscriptions 96 per 100 people 2023 130th of 172
- Fixed broadband 1.3 per 100 people 2023 136th of 169
- Access to electricity 100.0 % 2024 1st of 212
- Safe drinking water 66 % 2024 91st of 146
- Safely managed sanitation 49 % 2024 83rd of 140
- Research and development 0.11 % of GDP 2023 76th of 84
Environment and energy
- CO₂ emissions 1.6 Mt CO₂ 2024 154th of 201
- CO₂ emissions per person 2.0 t CO₂ 2024 114th of 201
- CO₂ emissions per person since 1850 2.09 t CO₂ 2024 132nd of 212
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 0.0 Gt CO₂ 2024 174th of 212
- Greenhouse gases per person 3.5 t CO₂e 2024 110th of 201
- Forest area 70.4 % of land 2024 18th of 208
- Water stress 1 % 2022 157th of 176
- Arable land 2.6 % of land 2024 161st of 205
- Renewable energy 81.8 % of final energy 2021 14th of 210
- Renewable electricity 100.0 % of electricity 2024 1st of 193
- Nuclear electricity 0.0 % of electricity 2024 32nd of 193
- Electricity from coal 0.0 % of electricity 2024 82nd of 193
- Electricity from wind 0.0 % of electricity 2024 108th of 193
- Electricity from solar 0.0 % of electricity 2024 176th of 193
- Carbon intensity of electricity 24 g CO₂e/kWh 2024 192nd of 193
- Electricity generation per person 13,897 kWh 2024 10th of 190
- PM2.5 air pollution 30.1 µg/m³ 2023 49th of 199
Bhutan on other Ominuvo maps
- Languages of the worldDzongkha · official languageSource: Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3)
- Prices around the worldBhutanese ngultrum (BTN), Indian rupee (INR)Source: ISO 4217
- Time zones mapUTC+6Source: IANA tz database (public domain)
- Plugs and sockets of the worldType C, D, G · 230 V · 50 Hz
- National dishes of the world2 national dishes
- Plants of the world5 characteristic plants
- Castles map1 castleSource: Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- VPN provider mapServers of 9 VPN providersSource: VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0)