Population growth rate vs median age in Bhutan
Bhutan: Population growth rate vs median age was 0.6553 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.6553
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
129th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.78
in 1982
All-time low
0.6071
in 2019
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Population growth rate vs median age in Bhutan, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, population growth rate vs median age in Bhutan stood at 0.6553.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate vs median age in Bhutan peaked at 2.78 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.6071, in 2019.
Bhutan ranks 129th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.12 | 2.08 | 2.16 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.33 | 2.18 | 2.49 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.65 | 2.53 | 2.76 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.76 | 2.71 | 2.78 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.35 | 1.88 | 2.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.44 | 1.28 | 1.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.926 | 0.6071 | 1.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6638 | 0.6553 | 0.6677 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 127 Cayman Islands 0.7037 compare
- 127 Sri Lanka 0.7037 compare
- 130 Turkey 0.5963 compare
- 131 Gibraltar 0.556 compare
- 132 Azerbaijan 0.5553 compare
More population data for Bhutan
- Population growth rate -0.739 (2100)
- Population density 18.1 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 27,662 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.739 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.45 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.45 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.45 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 1.46 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 1.42 (2023)
- Fertility rate by age group 9.36 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate vs median age in Bhutan?
- Population growth rate vs median age in Bhutan was 0.6553 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate vs median age recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.78 in 1982.
- What is the lowest population growth rate vs median age recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6071 in 2019.
- How does Bhutan rank for population growth rate vs median age?
- Bhutan ranks 129th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population growth rate vs median age rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate vs median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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