Bhutan




General Information

source: UN data

Region  Southern Asia
Population (000, 2025) 797
Pop. density (per km2, 2025) 208
Capital city  Thimphu
Capital city pop. (000, 2025) 2,033
UN membership date  211,971
Surface area (km2) 38,394
Sex ratio (m per 100 f) 1,146
National currency  Ngultrum (BTN)
Exchange rate (per US$) 856
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) 3,019
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices) 49
GDP per capita (current US$) 38,390
Economy: Agriculturee,f (% of Gross Value Added) 154
Economy: Industryf,g (% of Gross Value Added) 304
Economy: Services and other activityf,h (% of GVA) 542
Employment in agriculturei (% of employed) 438
Employment in industryi (% of employed) 153
Employment in servicesi (% employed) 409
Unemployment (% of labour force) 28
Labour force participation rate (female/male pop. %) 563,722
CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100) 101
Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100) 76
International trade: exportsi (million current US$) 812
International trade: importsi (million current US$) 4,221
International trade: balancei (million current US$) 3,409
Balance of payments, current account (million US$) 670
Population growth rate (average annual %) 7
Urban population (% of total population) ...
Urban population growth rate (average annual %) ...
Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) 14
Life expectancy at birth (females/males, years) 756,718
Population age distributionn (0-14/60+ years old, %) 20,498
International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.) 55,770
Under five mortality rate (per 1000 live births) 205
Health: Current expenditureo (% of GDP) 44
Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.) 6
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) 11,931,108
Education: Lowr. sec. gross enrol. ratio  (f/m per 100 pop.) 1,005,812
Education: Upr. Sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) 932,792
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.) ...
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 43
Individuals using the Interneti (per 100 inhabitants) 884
Threatened species (number) 134
Forested area (% of land area) 716
CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita) 1,317
Energy production, primaryr (Petajoules) 93
Energy supply per capitar (Gigajoules) 106
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borderss (000) 21
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%) 469
Pop. using safely managed drinking water (urban/rural, %) 589,846
Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural, %) 410,579
Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI) 71

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