Bhutan vs Middle income: Population ages 15-64
Bhutan
73.0%
in 2025
Middle income
66.5%
in 2025
Bhutan rank
11th
Middle income rank
13th
Population ages 15-64 over time
- Bhutan
- Middle income
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 73.0% against 66.5% in Middle income, a difference of 6.5%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Middle income ahead.
Bhutan ranks 11th and Middle income ranks 13th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and Middle income in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.7% | 54.8% | 0.9% | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 55.3% | 55.2% | 0.1% | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 54.3% | 58.3% | 4.0% | Middle income |
| 1990s | 55.2% | 60.7% | 5.4% | Middle income |
| 2000s | 61.4% | 64.1% | 2.7% | Middle income |
| 2010s | 67.4% | 65.9% | 1.5% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 71.9% | 66.2% | 5.7% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, Bhutan or Middle income?
- Bhutan, at 73.0% against 66.5% in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64 between Bhutan and Middle income?
- 6.5%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Middle income rank globally for population ages 15-64?
- Bhutan ranks 11th and Middle income ranks 13th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.