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Population in Bhutan
758 288
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in Bhutan is 758 288 people, including children under the age of 6 - 75 829 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 89 478 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 90 995 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 326 064 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 165 307 people, and the centenarians in Bhutan over 80 years old - 10 616 people.
Population size in Bhutan by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 75 829 / 10% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 89 478 / 11.8% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 90 995 / 12% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 326 064 / 43% |
| Elderly over 60 | 165 307 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 10 616 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population in Bhutan
Total in Bhutan permanent residents 360 187 men (47.5%) and 398 101 women (52.5%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 23 658 / 6.1% | 18 927 / 5.6% | 47.7% |
| 5 – 9 | 23 658 / 6.1% | 18 563 / 5.5% | 47.5% |
| 10 - 14 | 21 110 / 5.4% | 16 743 / 5% | 47.5% |
| 15 - 19 | 17 835 / 4.5% | 14 560 / 4.4% | 48% |
| 20 - 24 | 21 110 / 5.4% | 17 471 / 5.2% | 49% |
| 25 - 29 | 31 302 / 8.2% | 26 207 / 7.6% | 48.9% |
| 30 - 34 | 30 574 / 8% | 26 207 / 7.6% | 49.4% |
| 35 - 39 | 28 026 / 7.3% | 25 479 / 7.4% | 51.1% |
| 40 - 44 | 25 842 / 6.7% | 24 023 / 7% | 51.5% |
| 45 - 49 | 23 658 / 6.1% | 22 203 / 6.5% | 51.8% |
| 50 - 54 | 26 934 / 7% | 26 935 / 7.8% | 53.6% |
| 55 - 59 | 28 390 / 7.4% | 30 939 / 8.9% | 55.5% |
| 60 - 64 | 23 658 / 6.1% | 27 663 / 8% | 57.3% |
| 65 - 69 | 16 379 / 4.1% | 21 839 / 6.4% | 60.4% |
| 70 - 74 | 6 915 / 1.5% | 11 648 / 3.6% | 65.8% |
| 75 - 79 | 8 735 / 2% | 18 199 / 5.4% | 70% |
| 80+ | 6 187 / 1.3% | 16 379 / 4.9% | 75.2% |
Education level
Education level of residents in Bhutan: have higher education 22.7% (172 131 people), incomplete higher education — 2.9% (21 990 people), secondary vocational — 35.7% (270 709 people), 11 classes — 15.7% (119 051 people), 9 classes — 8.7% (65 971 people), 5 classes — 8.2% (62 180 people), have no education — 0.4% (3 033 people), illiterate — 0.6% (4 550 people).
| Higher education | 172 131 / 22.7% |
| Incomplete higher | 21 990 / 2.9% |
| Secondary vocational | 270 709 / 35.7% |
| Elementary school | 119 051 / 15.7% |
| Middle school | 65 971 / 8.7% |
| High school | 62 180 / 8.2% |
| Without education | 3 033 / 0.4% |
| Illiterate | 4 550 / 0.6% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners in Bhutan
Total in Bhutan the number of officially employed population is 492 887 people (65%), pensioners 204 738 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 37 914 people (5%).
| Employed population | 492 887 / 65% |
| Unemployed | 37 914 / 5% |
| Pensioners | 204 738 / 27% |
Disability
Total in Bhutan have a disability 72 265 people, what constitutes 9.53% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 11 147 (1.47.%), disabled of the group II are 28 208 (3.72.%), disabled of the group III are 27 071 (3.57.%), disabled children 5 839 (0.77.%).
| Total disabled | 72 265 / 9.53% |
| Disabled of the group I | 11 147 / 1.47% |
| Disabled of the group II | 28 208 / 3.72% |
| Disabled of the group III | 27 071 / 3.57% |
| Disabled children | 5 839 / 0.77% |