Share of the population that is female in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share of the population that is female was 46.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
46.6%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
206th
of 215 countries
All-time high
48.4%
in 1998
All-time low
46.1%
in 2016
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Share of the population that is female in Bhutan, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, share of the population that is female in Bhutan stood at 46.6%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Bhutan peaked at 48.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 46.1%, in 2016.
That places Bhutan 206th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.1% | 47.8% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.7% | 47.6% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.7% | 47.6% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.2% | 47.9% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.6% | 46.2% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.2% | 46.1% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.5% | 46.3% | 46.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 203 Equatorial Guinea 47.3% compare
- 204 Northern Mariana Islands 47.1% compare
- 205 Brunei 46.9% compare
- 207 Palau 46.2% compare
- 208 Seychelles 44.9% compare
- 209 Saudi Arabia 39.6% compare
More gender data for Bhutan
- 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)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 4,773 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 4,986 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Bhutan?
- Share of the population that is female in Bhutan was 46.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 48.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.1% in 2016.
- How does Bhutan rank for share of the population that is female?
- Bhutan ranks 206th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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