The population of Bhutan is expected to grow by 9,000 in 2019 and reach 835,000 in 2020. On average there are 14,240 births and 4,973 deaths in Bhutan per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 1.12 percent per year. The population density of Bhutan has changed from 8.8 in 1980 to 21.2 in 2017.
| Current population | 832,460 people at present (Thursday 19th of September 2019) | |
| Median Age | 29.8 years |
| Life expectancy | 71.2 years | |
| Population density | 21.7 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 826,000 | 9,000 (1.1%) | 29.8 | 1.97 | 22 | 343,000 (41.5%) | |
| 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 2018 the population of Bhutan was 817,000 and the average age increased from 22.6 in 1960 to 29.5. Urban population has increased from 145,751 (25.4%) in 2000 to 343,000 (41.5%) in the current year. The population density of Bhutan has changed from 8.8 in 1980 to 21.2 in 2017.
| 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 1.10% (9,000 residents, including 4,874 deaths). The demographics of Bhutan constitutes of 389,000 women and 438,000 men, which means there are 1,126 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 34.9% of population (288,109) is 19 or younger, 60.4% of population (498,821) is between age 20 and 64 and 5.1% of population (41,961) is over 65.