| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
| Date | 14 Apr 2024 |
There are 418k males and 374k females in Bhutan. The percentage of the male population is 52.81%, compared to 47.19% of the female population. Bhutan has 45k more males than females. The sex ratio in Bhutan in 2024 will be 111.908 males per 100 females. Bhutan has the 11th lowest female-to-male ratio in the world.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 176,367 | 1.88 |
| 1955 | 196,014 | 2.30 |
| 1960 | 221,266 | 2.54 |
| 1965 | 255,010 | 3.05 |
| 1970 | 298,894 | 3.27 |
| 1975 | 352,269 | 3.30 |
| 1980 | 415,257 | 3.20 |
| 1985 | 484,528 | 2.99 |
| 1990 | 558,442 | 2.37 |
| 1995 | 527,536 | 1.96 |
| 2000 | 587,207 | 2.75 |
| 2005 | 663,323 | 1.72 |
| 2010 | 705,516 | 1.11 |
| 2015 | 743,274 | 0.88 |
| 2020 | 772,506 | 0.65 |
| 2021 | 777,486 | 0.64 |
| 2022 | 782,455 | 0.64 |
| 2023 | 787,424 | 0.63 |
| 2024 | 792,382 | 0.62 |
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 6,021 | 8,344 | 34.256 | 47.473 |
| 1955 | 6,209 | 9,424 | 31.777 | 48.232 |
| 1960 | 6,577 | 10,725 | 29.820 | 48.624 |
| 1965 | 6,903 | 12,366 | 27.187 | 48.703 |
| 1970 | 7,029 | 14,098 | 23.621 | 47.373 |
| 1975 | 7,001 | 15,934 | 19.946 | 45.399 |
| 1980 | 6,930 | 17,920 | 16.732 | 43.268 |
| 1985 | 6,749 | 19,530 | 13.951 | 40.374 |
| 1990 | 6,452 | 20,674 | 11.543 | 36.986 |
| 1995 | 5,047 | 16,892 | 9.555 | 31.978 |
| 2000 | 4,887 | 14,940 | 8.368 | 25.580 |
| 2005 | 4,951 | 14,575 | 7.473 | 22.000 |
| 2010 | 4,808 | 13,800 | 6.808 | 19.541 |
| 2015 | 5,028 | 12,761 | 6.759 | 17.152 |
| 2020 | 5,055 | 9,770 | 6.545 | 12.650 |
| 2021 | 5,035 | 9,703 | 6.477 | 12.482 |
| 2022 | 4,972 | 9,648 | 6.356 | 12.332 |
| 2023 | 4,968 | 9,634 | 6.311 | 12.237 |
| 2024 | 4,976 | 9,627 | 6.281 | 12.151 |
| Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | ||
| 1950 | 3,713 | 173,084 | 2.100 |
| 1955 | 5,431 | 192,026 | 2.751 |
| 1960 | 8,029 | 215,259 | 3.596 |
| 1965 | 11,927 | 242,537 | 4.687 |
| 1970 | 18,165 | 280,136 | 6.089 |
| 1975 | 27,566 | 322,416 | 7.876 |
| 1980 | 41,458 | 367,714 | 10.132 |
| 1985 | 60,459 | 406,719 | 12.941 |
| 1990 | 88,052 | 449,228 | 16.388 |
| 1995 | 105,741 | 409,136 | 20.537 |
| 2000 | 145,753 | 427,663 | 25.418 |
| 2005 | 203,329 | 453,310 | 30.965 |
| 2010 | 253,171 | 474,470 | 34.793 |
| 2015 | 304,542 | 482,844 | 38.678 |
| 2020 | 353,445 | 481,800 | 42.316 |
| 2021 | 363,051 | 481,101 | 43.008 |
| 2022 | 372,601 | 480,308 | 43.686 |
| 2023 | 382,078 | 479,424 | 44.350 |
| 2024 | 391,429 | 478,406 | 45.000 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 24,225 | 23,232 | 47,457 | 5.99 | 104.274 |
| 05-09 | 28,064 | 26,483 | 54,547 | 6.88 | 105.970 |
| 10-14 | 33,103 | 30,929 | 64,032 | 8.08 | 107.029 |
| 15-19 | 34,695 | 32,930 | 67,625 | 8.53 | 105.360 |
| 20-24 | 37,002 | 35,535 | 72,537 | 9.15 | 104.128 |
| 25-29 | 40,266 | 34,489 | 74,754 | 9.43 | 116.750 |
| 30-34 | 45,861 | 36,925 | 82,787 | 10.45 | 124.200 |
| 35-39 | 40,893 | 33,587 | 74,480 | 9.40 | 121.752 |
| 40-44 | 33,207 | 27,617 | 60,825 | 7.68 | 120.241 |
| 45-49 | 26,305 | 22,063 | 48,368 | 6.10 | 119.227 |
| 50-54 | 20,066 | 17,076 | 37,142 | 4.69 | 117.510 |
| 55-59 | 16,762 | 14,929 | 31,691 | 4.00 | 112.278 |
| 60-64 | 12,707 | 11,904 | 24,610 | 3.11 | 106.746 |
| 65-69 | 10,108 | 10,072 | 20,181 | 2.55 | 100.357 |
| 70-74 | 7,011 | 7,084 | 14,095 | 1.78 | 98.970 |
| 75-79 | 4,335 | 4,569 | 8,903 | 1.12 | 94.879 |
| 80-84 | 2,445 | 2,756 | 5,201 | 0.66 | 88.716 |
| 85-89 | 1,041 | 1,246 | 2,287 | 0.29 | 83.547 |
| 90-94 | 305 | 419 | 725 | 0.09 | 72.792 |
| 95-99 | 49 | 74 | 123 | 0.02 | 66.216 |
| 100+ | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0.00 | 50.000 |
| Total | 418,454 | 373,927 | 792,382 | 111.908 | |