Population, age 16, female in Bhutan
Bhutan: Population, age 16, female was 6,670 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 16, female in Bhutan, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 16, female in Bhutan stood at 6,670.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 16, female in Bhutan peaked at 7,825 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5,411, in 1994.
That places Bhutan 156th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it 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 | 5,653 | 5,411 | 6,244 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,406 | 6,515 | 7,825 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,227 | 6,670 | 7,622 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 153 Fiji 8,570 compare
- 154 Guyana 7,714 compare
- 155 Equatorial Guinea 6,706 compare
- 157 Cape Verde 6,350 compare
- 158 Solomon Islands 6,150 compare
- 159 Bahrain 5,943 compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 16, female in Bhutan?
- Population, age 16, female in Bhutan was 6,670 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 16, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 7,825 in 2007.
- What is the lowest population, age 16, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,411 in 1994.
- How does Bhutan rank for population, age 16, female?
- Bhutan ranks 156th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 16, female rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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 16, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.