Population ages 20-24, female in Bhutan
Bhutan: Population ages 20-24, female was 35,393 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
35,393
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
164th
of 218 countries
All-time high
37,463
in 2012
All-time low
9,586
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 20-24, female in Bhutan, 1960–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 20-24, female in Bhutan is 35,393, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 20-24, female in Bhutan peaked at 37,463 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9,586, in 1960.
That places Bhutan 164th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 20-24, female in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9,586 | — |
| 1961 | 9,827 | +2.5% |
| 1962 | 10,095 | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 10,394 | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 10,728 | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 11,108 | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 11,525 | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 11,958 | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 12,312 | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 12,626 | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 12,944 | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 13,217 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 13,484 | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 13,835 | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 14,233 | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 14,625 | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 15,060 | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 15,515 | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 15,989 | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 16,473 | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 16,969 | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 17,484 | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 18,020 | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 18,595 | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 19,220 | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 19,893 | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 20,617 | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 21,390 | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 22,204 | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 23,053 | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 23,882 | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 24,513 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 23,845 | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 23,151 | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 23,409 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 23,431 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 23,803 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 24,609 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 25,504 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 26,349 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 27,080 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 27,839 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 28,643 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 29,514 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 30,473 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 31,471 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 32,432 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 33,393 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 34,426 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 35,507 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 36,467 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 37,139 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 37,463 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 37,384 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 36,920 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 36,206 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 35,351 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 34,592 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 34,086 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 33,807 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 33,779 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 33,981 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 34,342 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 34,735 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 35,111 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 35,393 | +0.8% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 35,393 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 550,365, 6% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 35,393 is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.14 million, 3% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,016 | 9,586 | 12,626 | 10 |
| 1970s | 14,538 | 12,944 | 16,473 | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,744 | 16,969 | 23,053 | 10 |
| 1990s | 24,250 | 23,151 | 26,349 | 10 |
| 2000s | 31,078 | 27,080 | 35,507 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,942 | 33,807 | 37,463 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,557 | 33,779 | 35,393 | 6 |
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More health data for Bhutan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -10 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0915 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,531 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2986 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0299 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3987 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 20-24, female in Bhutan?
- Population ages 20-24, female in Bhutan was 35,393 in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
- What is the highest population ages 20-24, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 37,463 in 2012.
- What is the lowest population ages 20-24, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,586 in 1960.
- How does Bhutan rank for population ages 20-24, female?
- Bhutan ranks 164th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 20-24, female rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 20-24, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 20 to 24.