Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Bhutan

Share of population aged 65 and over in Bhutan in 2025 — 6.6%. Ranked 132 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 4.2 pp.

2025 6.6% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 132of 217
Period maximum 6.6%2025
Period minimum 2.4%1969

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Bhutan, 1960–2025246819601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 2.4%1962: 2.4%1964: 2.4%1966: 2.4%1968: 2.4%1970: 2.4%1972: 2.4%1974: 2.4%1976: 2.4%1978: 2.5%1980: 2.5%1982: 2.5%1984: 2.6%1986: 2.7%1988: 2.8%1990: 2.9%1992: 3%1994: 3.1%1996: 3.3%1998: 3.4%2000: 3.8%2002: 4.2%2004: 4.5%2006: 4.8%2008: 4.9%2010: 5.1%2012: 5.3%2014: 5.5%2016: 5.8%2018: 5.9%2020: 6%2022: 6.2%2024: 6.5%2025: 6.6%
Change over the period: +4.2 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Bhutan 6.6%
World 10.4%
South Asia 7.4%
Southern Asia computed 6.9%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Bhutan, by year Bhutan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 6.6 +0.1 pp
2024 6.5 +0.1 pp
2023 6.4 +0.1 pp
2022 6.2 +0.1 pp
2021 6.1 +0.1 pp
2020 6 +0.1 pp
2019 5.9 +0.1 pp
2018 5.9 +0 pp
2017 5.8 +0.1 pp
2016 5.8 +0.1 pp
2015 5.6 +0.1 pp
2014 5.5 +0.1 pp
2013 5.4 +0.1 pp
2012 5.3 +0.1 pp
2011 5.2 +0.1 pp
2010 5.1 +0.1 pp
2009 5 +0.1 pp
2008 4.9 +0.1 pp
2007 4.9 +0.1 pp
2006 4.8 +0.1 pp
2005 4.7 +0.1 pp
2004 4.5 +0.2 pp
2003 4.4 +0.2 pp
2002 4.2 +0.2 pp
2001 4 +0.2 pp
2000 3.8 +0.2 pp
1999 3.6 +0.1 pp
1998 3.4 +0.1 pp
1997 3.3 +0.1 pp
1996 3.3 +0.1 pp
1995 3.2 +0.1 pp
1994 3.1 +0.1 pp
1993 3 +0.1 pp
1992 3 +0.1 pp
1991 2.9 +0.1 pp
1990 2.9 +0 pp
1989 2.8 +0 pp
1988 2.8 +0 pp
1987 2.7 +0 pp
1986 2.7 +0 pp
1985 2.6 +0 pp
1984 2.6 +0 pp
1983 2.6 +0 pp
1982 2.5 +0 pp
1981 2.5 +0 pp
1980 2.5 +0 pp
1979 2.5 +0 pp
1978 2.5 +0 pp
1977 2.4 +0 pp
1976 2.4 +0 pp
1975 2.4 +0 pp
1974 2.4 +0 pp
1973 2.4 +0 pp
1972 2.4 +0 pp
1971 2.4 +0 pp
1970 2.4 +0 pp
1969 2.4 −0 pp
1968 2.4 −0 pp
1967 2.4 −0 pp
1966 2.4 −0 pp
1965 2.4 −0 pp
1964 2.4 −0 pp
1963 2.4 −0 pp
1962 2.4 −0 pp
1961 2.4 −0 pp
1960 2.4

Southern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of population aged 65 and over. The international threshold for an old population is 7%, for a very old one 14%. The indicator directly determines the load on the pension system and health care, which is why demographic projections use it more often than median age.

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