The population of Bhutan is expected to grow by 9,000 in 2018 and reach 826,000 in 2019. On average there are 14,334 births and 4,923 deaths in Bhutan per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 1.15 percent per year. The population density of Bhutan has changed from 8.8 in 1980 to 20.9 in 2016.
| Current population | 825,655 people at present (Monday 17th of December 2018) | |
| Median Age | 29.5 years |
| Life expectancy | 70.9 years | |
| Population density | 21.4 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 817,000 | 9,000 (1.1%) | 29.5 | 2.00 | 21 | 333,000 (40.8%) | |
| 2017 | 808,000 | 10,235 (1.3%) | 29.1 | 2.03 | 21 | 324,000 (40.1%) | |
| 2016 | 797,765 | 10,379 (1.3%) | 28.8 | 2.06 | 21 | 314,136 (39.4%) | |
| 2015 | 787,386 | 10,938 (1.4%) | 28.4 | 2.09 | 21 | 304,277 (38.6%) | |
| 2010 | 727,641 | 13,183 (1.8%) | 2,000 | 26.7 | 2.38 | 19 | 253,168 (34.8%) |
| 2005 | 656,639 | 16,357 (2.5%) | 3,366 | 25.0 | 2.84 | 17 | 203,328 (31.0%) |
| 2000 | 573,416 | 15,873 (2.8%) | 5,800 | 23.4 | 3.60 | 14 | 145,751 (25.4%) |
| 1995 | 514,877 | -1,626 (-0.3%) | 29 | 22.4 | 4.60 | 13 | 105,740 (20.5%) |
| 1990 | 537,280 | 7,023 (1.3%) | -17,177 | 22.6 | 5.64 | 11 | 88,049 (16.4%) |
| 1985 | 467,178 | 13,458 (2.9%) | 319 | 22.6 | 6.31 | 10 | 60,458 (12.9%) |
| 1980 | 409,172 | 11,782 (2.9%) | 159 | 22.6 | 6.55 | 9 | 41,457 (10.1%) |
| 1975 | 349,982 | 11,039 (3.2%) | 2,001 | 22.5 | 6.69 | 7 | 27,565 (7.9%) |
| 1970 | 298,301 | 9,527 (3.2%) | 2,000 | 22.5 | 6.67 | 6 | 18,164 (6.1%) |
| 1965 | 254,464 | 7,139 (2.8%) | 2,000 | 22.5 | 6.67 | 5 | 11,927 (4.7%) |
| 1960 | 223,288 | 5,630 (2.5%) | 1,000 | 22.6 | 6.67 | 6 | 8,029 (3.6%) |
In 2017 the population of Bhutan was 808,000 and the average age increased from 22.6 in 1960 to 29.1. Urban population has increased from 145,751 (25.4%) in 2000 to 333,000 (40.8%) in the current year. The population density of Bhutan has changed from 8.8 in 1980 to 20.9 in 2016.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 835,000 | 9,000 (1.1%) | 30.1 | 1.94 | 22 | 352,000 (42.2%) | |
| 2025 | 878,000 | 8,000 (0.9%) | 31.9 | 1.81 | 23 | 397,000 (45.3%) | |
| 2030 | 914,000 | 7,000 (0.8%) | 33.7 | 1.72 | 24 | 437,000 (47.9%) | |
| 2035 | 943,000 | 6,000 (0.6%) | 35.6 | 1.66 | 25 | 471,000 (50.0%) | |
| 2040 | 965,000 | 4,000 (0.4%) | 37.4 | 1.62 | 25 | 499,000 (51.7%) | |
| 2045 | 982,000 | 3,000 (0.3%) | 39.2 | 1.62 | 26 | 524,000 (53.4%) | |
| 2050 | 994,000 | 2,000 (0.2%) | 40.8 | 26 | 547,000 (55.0%) |
Total Bhutan population should reach 835,000 by 2020 and should increase to 994,000 people by year 2050. The life expectancy at birth should reach 77.8 (76.7 years for male and 78.9 years for females). Population density will go up to 26.1 people per square kilometer.
The population growth rate is 1.11% (10,235 residents, including 4,816 deaths). The demographics of Bhutan constitutes of 384,000 women and 433,000 men, which means there are 1,128 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 35.1% of population (287,094) is 19 or younger, 59.8% of population (488,566) is between age 20 and 64 and 5.0% of population (40,850) is over 65.