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Bhutan

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Indicator summary

IndicatorValueYearPosition by value10-year change
Demography
Total population796,682 people2025165 of 217 · 2025+7.57%
Life expectancy at birth73.26 years2024123 of 217 · 2024+3.91%
Total fertility rate1.45 births per woman2024164 of 217 · 2024−24.65%
Population growth+0.65%2025127 of 217 · 2025−0.37 pp
Infant mortality13.7 per 1,000 live births2024104 of 196 · 2024−43.85%
Urban population43.43%2025166 of 217 · 2025+6.73 pp
Population ages 65 and above6.63%2025132 of 217 · 2025+0.99 pp
Population density20.62 people per km²2023183 of 215 · 2023+8.36%
Economy
GDP per capita, PPP19,594 current international dollars (PPP)202597 of 185 · 2025+91.84%
Annual GDP growth+8.01%202511 of 186 · 2025+1.34 pp
Consumer price inflation+3.56%2025100 of 165 · 2025−0.99 pp
Employment
Total unemployment3.23%202547 of 182 · 2025+0.78 pp
Youth unemployment17.05%2025120 of 182 · 2025+6.94 pp
Labor force participation64.82%202563 of 182 · 2025+1.68 pp
Technology and connectivity
Individuals using the Internet91.28%202449 of 182 · 2024+60.98 pp
Fixed broadband subscriptions2.92 per 100 people2024120 of 151 · 2024−14.28%
Energy and environment
Renewable energy consumption82.5%202214 of 212 · 2021−0.3 pp
CO₂ emissions per capita2.01 t CO₂e per person202489 of 203 · 2024+30.57%
Access to electricity100%20241 of 215 · 2024+8.6 pp
Forest area71.61%202315 of 213 · 2023+0.48 pp
Society
Current health expenditure4.42%2023142 of 192 · 2023+1.07 pp
Maternal mortality47 per 100,000 live births202397 of 194 · 2023−40.51%

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Methodology and limitations

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Aggregates are excluded and missing values are not interpolated.

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