Population, age 18, total in Bhutan
Bhutan: Population, age 18, total was 14,228 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 18, total in Bhutan, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 18, total in Bhutan stood at 14,228.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 18, total in Bhutan peaked at 15,698 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 9,953, in 1994.
That places Bhutan 155th 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 | 10,436 | 9,953 | 11,560 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,325 | 12,122 | 15,698 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,120 | 14,228 | 15,658 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 152 Trinidad and Tobago 18,284 compare
- 153 Fiji 17,545 compare
- 154 Guyana 14,979 compare
- 156 Equatorial Guinea 12,729 compare
- 157 Estonia 12,448 compare
- 158 Solomon Islands 12,425 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 18, total in Bhutan?
- Population, age 18, total in Bhutan was 14,228 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 18, total recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 15,698 in 2009.
- What is the lowest population, age 18, total recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,953 in 1994.
- How does Bhutan rank for population, age 18, total?
- Bhutan ranks 155th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 18, total rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.