Key demographics
- Population
- 777.5K
- Density
- 20.5/kmĀ²
- HDI
- 0.698 (Medium)
- GDP per capita
- $4,300
- Gini index (2022)
- 28.5
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 73.3 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.45
- Urban population (2025)
- 43.4%
- Literacy rate (2022)
- 64.9%
- Labor force (2025)
- 67.7%
- Gender wage gap (2022)
- -0.6%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 37%
- Profile
- Mature
- Urban population (2025)
- 43.4%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 12.5 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 6.1 /1000
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.45
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 13.7 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 44.7%
- Tourism (2020)
- 29.8K
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Dzongkha | ą½¢ą¾«ą½¼ą½ą¼ą½ |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Buddhism | 74.7% |
| Hinduism | 22.6% |
| Bon | 1.9% |
| Others | 0.8% |
- Demonym (male)
- Bhutanese
- Demonym (female)
- Bhutanese
- National anthem
- Druk Tsenden
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 73.3 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 64.8 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 4.4% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 13.7/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 69/100
- Hospital beds (2023)
- 2.2/1000
- Physicians (2022)
- 0.55/1000
- Nurses (2022)
- 2.05/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $162
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 25.5%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2022)
- 64.9%
- Education spending (2023)
- 5.9% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 387
- Internet users (2024)
- 91.3%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 99.8/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 2.9/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 1,339/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 2.9
Geography and practical
- Area
- 38,394 kmĀ²
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Southern Asia
- Landlocked
- Yes
- Driving side
- Left
- Timezones
- UTC+06:00
- Calling codes
- +975
- TLD
- .bt
- Maps
- Google Maps Ā· OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Bhutan is divided diagonally, from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner, into an upper yellow and a lower orange triangle. A fly-side facing white dragon holding four jewels in its claws is situated along the boundary of the two triangles.
- National anthem
- Druk Tsenden
- National holiday
- 1907-12-17