Population, female, per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Population, female, per capita was 0.4659 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.4659 units per person
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
208th
of 217 countries
All-time high
0.4836 units per person
in 1998
All-time low
0.4615 units per person
in 2016
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, female, per capita in Bhutan, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, female, per capita in Bhutan is 0.4659 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female, per capita in Bhutan peaked at 0.4836 units per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.4615 units per person, in 2016.
Bhutan ranks 208th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Population, female, per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4828 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4825 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.482 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.4814 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.4809 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4804 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4799 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4794 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.4789 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4785 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.4781 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.4777 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4773 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.477 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4768 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4766 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4764 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4763 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4762 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4761 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4762 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4764 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4766 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4768 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.477 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4773 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4776 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4779 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4783 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4787 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4792 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4798 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4805 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4811 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4817 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4822 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4827 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4832 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4836 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4819 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4781 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4745 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4709 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4675 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4642 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4621 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4616 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4618 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.462 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4621 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4621 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4621 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.462 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4619 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4619 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4617 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4615 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4616 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4622 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4628 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4634 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4639 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4645 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.465 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4655 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.4659 units per person | +0.1% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.4659 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5032 units per person, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.4659 units per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.4964 units per person, 94% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4807 units per person | 0.4785 units per person | 0.4828 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4768 units per person | 0.4761 units per person | 0.4781 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4773 units per person | 0.4762 units per person | 0.4787 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4816 units per person | 0.4792 units per person | 0.4836 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4665 units per person | 0.4616 units per person | 0.4781 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.462 units per person | 0.4615 units per person | 0.4628 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4647 units per person | 0.4634 units per person | 0.4659 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 205 Equatorial Guinea 0.4731 units per person compare
- 206 Northern Mariana Islands 0.471 units per person compare
- 207 Brunei 0.4694 units per person compare
- 209 Palau 0.4618 units per person compare
- 210 Seychelles 0.4495 units per person compare
- 211 Saudi Arabia 0.3957 units per person compare
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, female, per capita in Bhutan?
- Population, female, per capita in Bhutan was 0.4659 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, female, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4836 units per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest population, female, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4615 units per person in 2016.
- How does Bhutan rank for population, female, per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 208th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female, per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population, female World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.