Population, age 18, female in Bhutan
Bhutan: Population, age 18, female was 7,035 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 18, female in Bhutan, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 18, female in Bhutan is 7,035, measured in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 18, female in Bhutan peaked at 7,799 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4,925, 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.
Population, age 18, female in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,119 | — |
| 1991 | 5,128 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 5,068 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 4,981 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 4,925 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 4,945 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 5,051 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 5,230 | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 5,466 | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 5,733 | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 6,011 | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 6,295 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 6,585 | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 6,869 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 7,128 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 7,352 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 7,533 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 7,671 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 7,762 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 7,799 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 7,781 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 7,704 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 7,573 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 7,405 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 7,035 | -5.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 7,035 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 107,863, 7% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 7,035 is below the median for South Asia, which is 243,450, 3% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,165 | 4,925 | 5,733 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,100 | 6,011 | 7,799 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,500 | 7,035 | 7,781 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 152 Trinidad and Tobago 9,018 compare
- 153 Fiji 8,488 compare
- 154 Guyana 7,466 compare
- 156 Equatorial Guinea 6,363 compare
- 157 Cape Verde 6,153 compare
- 158 Estonia 6,059 compare
More education data for Bhutan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,995 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,961 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,905 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,735 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 67,821 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91,759 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1159 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 18, female in Bhutan?
- Population, age 18, female in Bhutan was 7,035 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 18, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 7,799 in 2009.
- What is the lowest population, age 18, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,925 in 1994.
- How does Bhutan rank for population, age 18, female?
- Bhutan ranks 155th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 18, female rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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 18, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.