Rural population, male in Bhutan
Bhutan: Rural population, male was 32.5% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Latest (2015)
32.5%
World rank
41st
of 192 countries
All-time high
46.7%
in 1980
All-time low
32.5%
in 2015
Years of data
8
1980–2015
Rural population, male in Bhutan, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, rural population, male in Bhutan stood at 32.5%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in Bhutan peaked at 46.7% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 2015.
Bhutan ranks 41st of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Rural population, male in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 46.7% | — |
| 1985 | 45.0% | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 43.1% | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 40.8% | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 38.2% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 36.5% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 34.6% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.9% | 45.0% | 46.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 41.9% | 40.8% | 43.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 37.3% | 36.5% | 38.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 32.5% | 34.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 38 Madagascar 32.6% compare
- 39 Zimbabwe 32.6% compare
- 40 Bangladesh 32.6% compare
- 42 Kyrgyzstan 32.5% compare
- 43 Myanmar 32.0% compare
- 44 Uzbekistan 31.8% compare
More gender data for Bhutan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 147.07 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.49 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4,751 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4,967 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4,765 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4,981 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4,779 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 4,996 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 4,784 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 4,999 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, male in Bhutan?
- Rural population, male in Bhutan was 32.5% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 46.7% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 2015.
- How does Bhutan rank for rural population, male?
- Bhutan ranks 41st out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Rural population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male rural population is the percentage males who live in rural areas to total population.