What is population, age 17, total in Bhutan?

Population, age 17, total in Bhutan was 13,809 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 17, total recorded in Bhutan?

The highest recorded value was 15,702 in 2009.

What is the lowest population, age 17, total recorded in Bhutan?

The lowest recorded value was 10,466 in 1994.

How does Bhutan rank for population, age 17, total?

Bhutan ranks 155th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 17, total rising or falling in Bhutan?

Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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 17, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 17, total in Bhutan

Name: Population, age 17, total in Bhutan
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Bhutan: Population, age 17, total was 13,809 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)

13,809

Change on year

down 5.8%

World rank

155th

of 191 countries

All-time high

15,702

in 2009

All-time low

10,466

in 1994

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 17, total in Bhutan, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, age 17, total in Bhutan is 13,809, measured in 2015.

The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 17, total in Bhutan peaked at 15,702 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 10,466, in 1994.

Bhutan ranks 155th 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	10,942	10,466	12,077	10
2000s	14,486	12,595	15,702	10
2010s	14,917	13,809	15,628	5

Countries ranked near Bhutan

152 Trinidad and Tobago 18,012 compare
153 Fiji 17,706 compare
154 Guyana 15,516 compare
156 Equatorial Guinea 13,099 compare
157 Solomon Islands 12,658 compare
158 Cape Verde 12,421 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)

All data for Bhutan →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 17, total in Bhutan?: Population, age 17, total in Bhutan was 13,809 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 17, total recorded in Bhutan?: The highest recorded value was 15,702 in 2009.
What is the lowest population, age 17, total recorded in Bhutan?: The lowest recorded value was 10,466 in 1994.
How does Bhutan rank for population, age 17, total?: Bhutan ranks 155th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 17, total rising or falling in Bhutan?: Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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 17, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 17, 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.