What is population, age 15, total in Bhutan?

Population, age 15, total in Bhutan was 13,177 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 15, total recorded in Bhutan?

The highest recorded value was 15,457 in 2007.

What is the lowest population, age 15, total recorded in Bhutan?

The lowest recorded value was 11,360 in 1994.

How does Bhutan rank for population, age 15, total?

Bhutan ranks 156th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 15, total rising or falling in Bhutan?

Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Bhutan data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 15, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 15, total in Bhutan

Name: Population, age 15, total in Bhutan
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Bhutan: Population, age 15, total was 13,177 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)

13,177

Change on year

down 5.7%

World rank

156th

of 191 countries

All-time high

15,457

in 2007

All-time low

11,360

in 1994

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 15, total in Bhutan, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Bhutan recorded 13,177 for population, age 15, total in 2015.

That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 15, total in Bhutan peaked at 15,457 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 11,360, in 1994.

Bhutan ranks 156th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	11,915	11,360	13,195	10
2000s	14,934	13,710	15,457	10
2010s	14,250	13,177	15,012	5

Countries ranked near Bhutan

153 Fiji 17,571 compare
154 Guyana 15,598 compare
155 Equatorial Guinea 13,731 compare
157 Cape Verde 13,132 compare
158 Solomon Islands 13,080 compare
159 Bahrain 12,375 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More education data for Bhutan

Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Population ages 15-64 73.0% (2025)
Population ages 0-14 20.4% (2025)
Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
Primary education, teachers 3,372 (2024)
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.45 live births per woman (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 119.3% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 15, total in Bhutan?: Population, age 15, total in Bhutan was 13,177 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 15, total recorded in Bhutan?: The highest recorded value was 15,457 in 2007.
What is the lowest population, age 15, total recorded in Bhutan?: The lowest recorded value was 11,360 in 1994.
How does Bhutan rank for population, age 15, total?: Bhutan ranks 156th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 15, total rising or falling in Bhutan?: Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bhutan data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 15, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 15, total
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.