Bhutan - Geography
Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Bhutan. Landlocked; strategic location between China and India; controls several key Himalayan mountain passes. Mother's mean age at first birth is N/A , whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is N/A.
Population Distribution
Data not available.
People and Society
In Bhutan, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Ngalop (also known as Bhote) 50%, ethnic Nepali 35% (predominantly Lhotshampas), indigenous or migrant tribes 15%
| Population | N/A |
|---|---|
| Pop growth rate | 0.93% (2025 est.) |
| Birth rate | 15.05 births/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Death rate | 5.75 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Current health expenditure | N/A |
| Physicians Density | N/A |
| Hospital bed Density | 2.2 beds/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.75 children born/woman (2025 est.) |
| Gross reproduction rate | 0.85 (2025 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | N/A |
| Est married women (ages 15-49) | N/A |
| Literacy | N/A |
| Education expenditures | N/A |
| Net Migration rate | N/A |
| Nationality | Bhutanese | Bhutanese (singular and plural) |
| Languages | N/A |
| Religions | N/A |
| Age Structure | |
| 0-14 years | 23.1% (male 104,771/female 99,981) |
| 15-64 years | 70.2% (male 322,497/female 298,324) |
| 65 years and over | 6.7% (2024 est.) (male 30,397/female 28,576) |
| Dependency Ratios | |
| Total dependency ratio | 42.1 (2025 est.) |
| Youth dependency ratio | 32.4 (2025 est.) |
| Elderly dependency ratio | 9.7 (2025 est.) |
| Potential support ratio | 10.3 (2025 est.) |
| Median Age | |
| Total | 31.2 years (2025 est.) |
| Male | 31.1 years |
| Female | 30.3 years |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 44.4% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 2.52% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 203,000 THIMPHU (capital) (2018). |
| Sex Ratio | |
| At birth | 1.05 male(s)/female |
| 0-14 years | 1.05 male(s)/female |
| 15-64 years | 1.08 male(s)/female |
| 65 years and over | 1.06 male(s)/female |
| Total population | 1.07 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
| Infant Motality | |
| Total | 23 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.) |
| Male | 24.6 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Female | 23.9 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy at birth | |
| Total population | 73.7 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 72.5 years |
| Female | 75 years |
| Drinking Water Sources | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 99.5% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: rural | rural: 98.8% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: total | total: 99.1% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 0.5% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 1.2% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: total | total: 0.9% of population (2022 est.) |
| Sanitation facility acess | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 91.1% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: rural | rural: 85.5% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: total | total: 87.9% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 8.9% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 14.5% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: total | total: 12.1% of population (2022 est.) |
| Major Infectious diseases | |
| Alcohol consumption per capita | |
| Total | 0.07 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Beer | 0.01 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Wine | 0.05 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Spirits | 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Other alcohols | 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Tobacco use | |
| Total | 18.5% (2025 est.) |
| Male | 26.1% (2025 est.) |
| Female | 9.8% (2025 est.) |
| Child marriage | |
Demographic profile
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All Important Facts about Bhutan
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