Population ages 55-59, male in Bhutan
Bhutan: Population ages 55-59, male was 17,573 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 55-59, male 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 55-59, male in Bhutan is 17,573, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, male in Bhutan peaked at 17,573 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,597, in 1960.
Bhutan ranks 165th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 55-59, male in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,597 | — |
| 1961 | 2,677 | +3.1% |
| 1962 | 2,764 | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 2,858 | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 2,956 | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 3,059 | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 3,171 | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 3,291 | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 3,417 | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 3,554 | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 3,700 | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 3,858 | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 4,025 | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 4,203 | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 4,392 | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 4,591 | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 4,801 | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 5,024 | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 5,259 | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 5,508 | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 5,768 | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 6,039 | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 6,321 | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 6,615 | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 6,917 | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 7,229 | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 7,550 | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 7,878 | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 8,208 | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 8,540 | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 8,857 | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 9,097 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 8,842 | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 8,566 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 8,627 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 8,585 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 8,657 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 8,878 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 9,126 | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 9,338 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 9,462 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 9,531 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 9,550 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 9,516 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 9,476 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 9,555 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 9,808 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 10,163 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 10,553 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 10,962 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 11,384 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 11,788 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 12,143 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 12,442 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 12,673 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 12,826 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 12,920 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 13,080 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 13,363 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 13,736 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 14,225 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 14,832 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 15,527 | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 16,251 | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 16,942 | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 17,573 | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,034 | 2,597 | 3,554 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,536 | 3,700 | 5,508 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,106 | 5,768 | 8,540 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,857 | 8,566 | 9,338 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,858 | 9,462 | 10,962 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,636 | 11,384 | 13,736 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,892 | 14,225 | 17,573 | 6 |
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- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,531 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.7357 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4659 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 55-59, male in Bhutan?
- Population ages 55-59, male in Bhutan was 17,573 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 55-59, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 17,573 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,597 in 1960.
- How does Bhutan rank for population ages 55-59, male?
- Bhutan ranks 165th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 55-59, male rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. 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 55-59, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 55 to 59.