Population ages 0-14 in Bhutan
Bhutan: Population ages 0-14 was 20.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Bhutan, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 20.4% for population ages 0-14 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Bhutan peaked at 43.1% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 2025.
Bhutan ranks 122nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14 in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 42.3% | — |
| 1961 | 42.1% | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 41.9% | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 41.8% | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 41.8% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 41.7% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 41.7% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 41.7% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 41.8% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 41.8% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 41.8% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 41.9% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 42.0% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 42.1% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 42.2% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 42.3% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 42.4% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 42.5% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 42.6% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 42.7% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 42.8% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 42.9% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 43.0% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 43.1% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 43.1% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 43.1% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 43.1% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 43.1% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 43.0% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 43.0% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 42.9% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 42.8% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 42.6% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 42.4% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 42.1% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 41.7% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 41.3% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 40.7% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 40.1% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 39.4% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 38.6% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 37.7% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 36.6% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 35.5% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 34.3% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 33.2% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 32.4% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 31.6% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 30.8% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 30.1% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 29.4% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 28.8% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 28.3% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 27.8% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 27.4% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 27.0% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 26.5% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 25.8% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 24.2% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 23.4% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 22.7% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 22.0% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 21.5% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 20.9% | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 20.4% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.9% | 41.7% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.2% | 41.8% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.0% | 42.8% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.6% | 39.4% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.1% | 30.1% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 24.2% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 20.4% | 23.4% | 6 |
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More education data for Bhutan
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,544 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,828 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5,781 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5,509 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Bhutan?
- Population ages 0-14 in Bhutan was 20.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 43.1% in 1985.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2025.
- How does Bhutan rank for population ages 0-14?
- Bhutan ranks 122nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.