Bhutan vs Saudi Arabia: Population, female

Bhutan
46.6%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
39.6%
in 2025
Bhutan rank
209th
Saudi Arabia rank
212th

Population, female over time

  • Bhutan
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 46.6% against 39.6% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 7.0%.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Bhutan ranks 209th and Saudi Arabia ranks 212th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 48.1% 48.7% 0.6% Saudi Arabia
1970s 47.7% 47.9% 0.2% Saudi Arabia
1980s 47.7% 46.6% 1.2% Bhutan
1990s 48.2% 46.0% 2.2% Bhutan
2000s 46.6% 42.0% 4.7% Bhutan
2010s 46.2% 38.0% 8.2% Bhutan
2020s 46.5% 39.3% 7.1% Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, female, Bhutan or Saudi Arabia?
Bhutan, at 46.6% against 39.6% in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, female between Bhutan and Saudi Arabia?
7.0%, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Saudi Arabia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for population, female?
Bhutan ranks 209th and Saudi Arabia ranks 212th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, female (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.