Population, male, per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Population, male, per capita was 0.5341 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.5341 units per person
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
10th
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.5385 units per person
in 2016
All-time low
0.5164 units per person
in 1998
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, male, per capita in Bhutan, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population, male, per capita in Bhutan stood at 0.5341 units per person.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male, per capita in Bhutan peaked at 0.5385 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5164 units per person, in 1998.
Bhutan ranks 10th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Population, male, per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5172 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5175 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.518 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.5186 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.5191 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.5196 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.5201 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.5206 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.5211 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.5215 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.5219 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.5223 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.5227 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.523 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5232 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5234 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5236 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5237 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5238 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5239 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5238 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5236 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5234 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5232 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.523 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5227 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5224 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5221 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.5217 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5213 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5208 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5202 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5195 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5189 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5183 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5178 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5173 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5168 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5164 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5181 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5219 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5255 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5291 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5325 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5358 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5379 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5384 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5382 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.538 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5379 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5379 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5379 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.538 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5381 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5381 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5383 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5385 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5384 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5378 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5372 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5366 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5361 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5355 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.535 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.5345 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.5341 units per person | -0.1% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.5341 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4968 units per person, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.5341 units per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.5036 units per person, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5193 units per person | 0.5172 units per person | 0.5215 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5232 units per person | 0.5219 units per person | 0.5239 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5227 units per person | 0.5213 units per person | 0.5238 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5184 units per person | 0.5164 units per person | 0.5208 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5335 units per person | 0.5219 units per person | 0.5384 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.538 units per person | 0.5372 units per person | 0.5385 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5353 units per person | 0.5341 units per person | 0.5366 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 7 Saudi Arabia 0.6043 units per person compare
- 8 Seychelles 0.5505 units per person compare
- 9 Palau 0.5382 units per person compare
- 11 Brunei 0.5306 units per person compare
- 12 Northern Mariana Islands 0.529 units per person compare
- 13 Equatorial Guinea 0.5269 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, male, per capita in Bhutan?
- Population, male, per capita in Bhutan was 0.5341 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, male, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5385 units per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest population, male, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5164 units per person in 1998.
- How does Bhutan rank for population, male, per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 10th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male, per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population, male 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, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.