BTN / South Asia

Bhutan

Snapshot ·
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Capital
Thimphu
Currency
ngultrum
Continent
Asia
Area
38,394 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q917 ↗ · Official languages: Dzongkha
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
796.68K · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
3.58B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
4,492.78 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
3.56 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
3.23 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
1.45 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
73.26 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
Population growth ↗
0.65 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
8.01 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
19.59K · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
6.63 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
43.43 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
64.82 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
17.05 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
91.28 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
79.36 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
0.08 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 2006–2025
2025Bhutan: 796.68K
Bhutan · Population658.21K695.98K733.74K771.51K809.27K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Bhutan · Population · people
YearBhutan
2025796,682
2024791,524
2023786,385
2022780,914
2021775,442
2020770,006
2019764,824
2018759,759
2017754,335
2016747,866
2015740,618
2014733,139
2013725,273
2012717,279
2011709,377
2010701,632
2009693,988
2008686,351
2007678,641
2006670,799
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Bhutan: 3.58B
Bhutan · GDP679.24M1.47B2.26B3.05B3.84B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Bhutan · GDP · current US$
YearBhutan
20253,579,320,145.13
20243,346,603,858.75
20233,012,896,789.8
20222,898,227,743.76
20212,768,802,960.11
20202,457,604,333.91
20192,735,683,570.46
20182,583,335,721.86
20172,591,358,009.2
20162,357,504,760.79
20152,187,815,803.37
20142,089,079,570.58
20131,943,696,951.65
20121,973,387,227.97
20111,977,728,658.68
20101,708,880,730.21
20091,331,343,797.77
20081,317,517,834.6
20071,255,767,964
2006942,879,878.54

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Bhutan: 4,492.78
Bhutan · GDP per capita1,096.892,023.042,949.23,875.354,801.52006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Bhutan · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearBhutan
20254,492.78
20244,228.05
20233,831.33
20223,711.33
20213,570.61
20203,191.67
20193,576.88
20183,400.2
20173,435.29
20163,152.31
20152,954.04
20142,849.5
20132,679.95
20122,751.21
20112,787.98
20102,435.58
20091,918.4
20081,919.6
20071,850.42
20061,405.61
% · 2006–2025
2025Bhutan: 3.56
Bhutan · Inflation1.94.366.829.2811.742006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Bhutan · Inflation · %
YearBhutan
20253.56
20242.76
20234.23
20225.64
20217.35
20205.63
20192.73
20182.72
20174.96
20163.22
20154.55
20148.27
20138.78
201210.92
20118.85
20107.04
20094.36
20088.33
20075.16
20065

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Bhutan: 3.23
Bhutan · Unemployment1.662.8345.176.342006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Bhutan · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearBhutan
20253.23
20243.28
20233.13
20225.95
20214.8
20205.03
20192.72
20183.35
20173.03
20162.71
20152.45
20142.63
20132.87
20122.05
20113.23
20103.32
20093.96
20083.85
20073.7
20063.13

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Bhutan: —
Bhutan · Fertility rate1.331.692.052.422.782006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Bhutan · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearBhutan
2025No data available
20241.45
20231.46
20221.48
20211.49
20201.5
20191.45
20181.52
20171.62
20161.74
20151.84
20141.92
20132
20122.07
20112.16
20102.25
20092.36
20082.48
20072.59
20062.66

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Bhutan: —
Bhutan · Life expectancy65.8267.8569.8871.9173.942006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Bhutan · Life expectancy · years
YearBhutan
2025No data available
202473.26
202372.98
202272.75
202172.45
202072.25
201972.01
201871.71
201771.41
201671.12
201570.8
201470.5
201370.16
201269.76
201169.28
201068.77
200968.16
200867.73
200767.15
200666.5
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Bhutan

17 World Bank indicators each use their latest available observation, so reference years can differ. Open any indicator card to explore its historical series. Missing observations are preserved. Country information comes from Wikidata.