Population aged 15–64 — all countries

Population aged 15–64 — Bhutan

Population aged 15–64 in Bhutan in 2025 — 581,670 people. Ranked 162 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 369.3%.

2025 581,670 people +1.23% vs 2024
World rank 162of 217
Period maximum 581,670 people2025
Period minimum 123,947 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 15–64 — Bhutan, 1960–20250200,000400,000600,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 123,947 people1962: 132,259 people1964: 141,277 people1966: 150,830 people1968: 161,059 people1970: 172,081 people1972: 183,695 people1974: 195,904 people1976: 208,823 people1978: 222,588 people1980: 237,006 people1982: 251,852 people1984: 267,538 people1986: 284,218 people1988: 301,887 people1990: 319,764 people1992: 314,406 people1994: 303,983 people1996: 304,487 people1998: 321,336 people2000: 344,047 people2002: 369,740 people2004: 397,726 people2006: 421,644 people2008: 441,005 people2010: 459,312 people2012: 476,208 people2014: 491,673 people2016: 506,861 people2018: 525,229 people2020: 543,690 people2022: 560,035 people2024: 574,618 people2025: 581,670 people
Change over the period: +457,723 (+369.29%) Average annual rate: 2.41 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bhutan

Bhutan 581,670 people
World 5.36B people
South Asia 1.15B people
Southern Asia computed 1.39B people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 2.13B people
Population aged 15–64 — Bhutan, by year Bhutan All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 581,670 +7,052 +1.23%
2024 574,618 +7,085 +1.25%
2023 567,533 +7,498 +1.34%
2022 560,035 +7,896 +1.43%
2021 552,139 +8,449 +1.55%
2020 543,690 +9,013 +1.69%
2019 534,677 +9,448 +1.8%
2018 525,229 +9,687 +1.88%
2017 515,542 +8,681 +1.71%
2016 506,861 +7,595 +1.52%
2015 499,266 +7,593 +1.54%
2014 491,673 +7,629 +1.58%
2013 484,044 +7,836 +1.65%
2012 476,208 +8,247 +1.76%
2011 467,961 +8,649 +1.88%
2010 459,312 +8,977 +1.99%
2009 450,335 +9,330 +2.12%
2008 441,005 +9,639 +2.23%
2007 431,366 +9,722 +2.31%
2006 421,644 +10,735 +2.61%
2005 410,909 +13,183 +3.31%
2004 397,726 +14,286 +3.73%
2003 383,440 +13,700 +3.71%
2002 369,740 +13,142 +3.69%
2001 356,598 +12,551 +3.65%
2000 344,047 +11,957 +3.6%
1999 332,090 +10,754 +3.35%
1998 321,336 +8,937 +2.86%
1997 312,399 +7,912 +2.6%
1996 304,487 +2,445 +0.81%
1995 302,042 −1,941 −0.64%
1994 303,983 +1,172 +0.39%
1993 302,811 −11,595 −3.69%
1992 314,406 −11,331 −3.48%
1991 325,737 +5,973 +1.87%
1990 319,764 +8,699 +2.8%
1989 311,065 +9,178 +3.04%
1988 301,887 +8,947 +3.05%
1987 292,940 +8,722 +3.07%
1986 284,218 +8,469 +3.07%
1985 275,749 +8,211 +3.07%
1984 267,538 +7,978 +3.07%
1983 259,560 +7,708 +3.06%
1982 251,852 +7,482 +3.06%
1981 244,370 +7,364 +3.11%
1980 237,006 +7,256 +3.16%
1979 229,750 +7,162 +3.22%
1978 222,588 +7,000 +3.25%
1977 215,588 +6,765 +3.24%
1976 208,823 +6,557 +3.24%
1975 202,266 +6,362 +3.25%
1974 195,904 +6,184 +3.26%
1973 189,720 +6,025 +3.28%
1972 183,695 +5,877 +3.31%
1971 177,818 +5,737 +3.33%
1970 172,081 +5,599 +3.36%
1969 166,482 +5,423 +3.37%
1968 161,059 +5,211 +3.34%
1967 155,848 +5,018 +3.33%
1966 150,830 +4,829 +3.31%
1965 146,001 +4,724 +3.34%
1964 141,277 +4,535 +3.32%
1963 136,742 +4,483 +3.39%
1962 132,259 +4,347 +3.4%
1961 127,912 +3,965 +3.2%
1960 123,947

About the indicator

The population aged 15 to 64 inclusive — the group that international statistics treat as working age regardless of the national retirement age. Its growth relative to the other groups is called the demographic dividend: it gives a country a period when workers are many and dependents are few. That period is finite, and this series shows which countries are passing through it now and which have already passed it.

Important: The 15–64 bounds are a convention and do not coincide with the retirement age in any country. This is not the number of people employed — the labor force indicator covers that.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.