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Bhutan

Bhutan / BT

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Bhutan in numbers.

Area38,390 kmยฒWorld # 134 โ†’Population796.7KWorld # 164 โ†’Population density20.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 180 โ†’Life expectancy73.3 yearsWorld # 121 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 4,493World # 143 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Bhutan across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area38,390 kmยฒWorld # 134 / 2023 โ†’Population796.7KWorld # 164 / 2025 โ†’Population density20.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 180 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,907World # 137 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.6%World # 127 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.4World # 163 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate12.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 114 / 2024 โ†’Death rate6.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 156 / 2024 โ†’Median age29.4 yearsWorld # 133 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+6.6%World # 130 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1420.4%World # 122 / 2025 โ†’Urban population43.4%World # 165 / 2025 โ†’Net migration455World # 72 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate0.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 69 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share7%World # 97 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy73.3 yearsWorld # 121 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy64.8 yearsWorld # 59 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 136 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate19.6%World # 81 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 4,493World # 143 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 3.6BWorld # 176 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 19,594World # 109 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth8%World # 14 / 2025 โ†’Inflation3.6%World # 79 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment3.2%World # 140 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment17.1%World # 67 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)28.5World # 143 / 2022 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)5.8%World # 31 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million people236.3 per million peopleWorld # 94 / 2024 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.1%World # 122 / 2024 โ†’Patent applications per million people1.3 per million peopleWorld # 116 / 2019 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,107 kcal/dayWorld # 73 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person14.7 kg/person/yearWorld # 165 / 2023 โ†’Rice production41.5K tWorld # 87 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production838.3 tWorld # 116 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area71.6%World # 15 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person2.1 tWorld # 132 / 2024 โ†’Internet use91.3%World # 53 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions99.8 per 100 peopleWorld # 139 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate2.5 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 95 / 2020 โ†’Road traffic death rate16.2 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 84 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Women in parliament4.3%World # 183 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals29.8KWorld # 188 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 84MWorld # 151 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sitesNo dataNo rank โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupBuddhism2005 / 75.3%Main languagedzMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2024Top export categoryMetal products2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal178 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightdzLargest staple-food calorie sourceRice2023Current currencyIndian RupeeINR / BTNDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country