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Bhutan

Updated: August 2024
 
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POPULATION DATA QUALITY

The Population Data Quality Rating is derived from three factors: a country's latest Census Year; its Capacity for producing statistical data; and its Registration of Births data. Read more...

The three components are weighted to form the Population Data Quality Index.


Population Data Quality Ratings
Index: 0 = Extremely poor quality, 100 = Good as it gets
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Order		 Population
Data Quality
(Index, 0-100)		 Population
Data Quality
(Rating, A-E)		 Census
Years
(Out-of-date)		 Statistical Capacity
(Index, 0-100)		 Registration of Births
(% of total)




Ireland 1 100.0 A 1 100.0 100.0
Kuwait 2 100.0 A 1 100.0 100.0
Australia 3 99.2 A 2 100.0 100.0
Canada 4 99.2 A 2 100.0 100.0
United Kingdom 5 99.2 A 2 100.0 100.0
Armenia 6 98.7 A 1 94.4 99.3
Japan 7 98.5 A 3 100.0 100.0
Oman 8 98.5 A 3 100.0 100.0
Qatar 9 98.5 A 3 100.0 100.0
Singapore 10 98.5 A 3 100.0 99.9
United States 11 98.5 A 3 100.0 100.0
Saudi Arabia 12 98.3 A 3 100.0 99.2
Kyrgyzstan 13 97.8 A 1 90.0 98.9
Korea, Rep. 14 97.7 A 4 100.0 100.0
Mauritius 15 97.1 A 1 85.6 100.0
New Zealand 16 97.0 A 5 100.0 100.0
Slovenia 17 97.0 A 5 100.0 100.0
Mongolia 18 96.8 A 3 92.2 99.6
Russia 19 95.7 A 2 82.2 100.0
Taiwan 20 95.6 A 3 0.0 91.3
Brazil 21 95.5 A 1 81.1 96.4
France 22 95.4 A 7 100.0 100.0
Hong Kong 23 95.4 A 7 100.0 100.0
Thailand 24 95.1 A 3 83.3 99.8
Türkiye 25 95.1 A 2 81.1 98.4
Kazakhstan 26 95.0 A 2 78.9 99.7
Poland 27 95.0 A 2 78.9 100.0
China 28 94.5 A 3 80.0 100.0
Belarus 29 94.4 A 4 83.3 100.0
Argentina 30 94.2 A 3 78.9 99.7
Mexico 31 93.9 A 3 80.0 97.0
Malaysia 32 93.8 B 3 76.7 100.0
North Macedonia 33 93.6 B 2 72.2 99.8
Chile 34 93.4 B 6 86.7 99.4
Philippines 35 93.3 B 3 82.2 91.8
Turkmenistan 36 92.9 B 3 72.2 99.9
Ukraine 37 92.9 B 3 72.2 99.8
Colombia 38 92.8 B 5 82.2 96.8
Egypt 39 92.5 B 6 82.2 99.4
Azerbaijan 40 92.4 B 4 80.0 93.6
Italy 41 92.4 B 11 100.0 100.0
Moldova 42 92.1 B 9 91.1 99.6
Tajikistan 43 92.1 B 3 72.2 95.8
Vietnam 44 91.8 B 4 74.4 96.1
Austria 45 91.6 B 12 100.0 100.0
Belgium 46 91.6 B 12 100.0 100.0
Cyprus 47 91.6 B 12 100.0 100.0
Czechia 48 91.6 B 12 100.0 100.0
Denmark 49 91.6 B 12 100.0 100.0
Germany 50 91.6 B 12 100.0 100.0
Greece 51 91.6 B 12 100.0 100.0
Iceland 52 91.6 B 12 100.0 100.0
Luxembourg 53 91.6 B 12 100.0 100.0
Malta 54 91.6 B 12 100.0 100.0
Netherlands 55 91.6 B 12 100.0 100.0
Norway 56 91.6 B 12 100.0 100.0
Portugal 57 91.6 B 12 100.0 100.0
Spain 58 91.6 B 12 100.0 100.0
Sweden 59 91.6 B 12 100.0 100.0
Peru 60 91.5 B 6 80.0 96.4
Georgia 61 91.2 B 9 87.8 98.5
Indonesia 62 91.0 B 3 85.6 77.0
Bahamas, The 63 90.9 C 13 100.0 100.0
Bahrain 64 90.9 C 13 100.0 100.0
Finland 65 90.9 C 13 100.0 100.0
Guatemala 66 90.9 C 5 73.3 96.4
Switzerland 67 90.9 C 13 100.0 100.0
United Arab Emirates 68 90.9 C 13 100.0 100.0
Israel 69 90.1 C 14 100.0 100.0
Panama 70 90.0 C 3 61.1 96.7
Costa Rica 71 89.8 C 12 91.1 99.6
Jordan 72 89.8 C 8 77.8 98.0
Serbia 73 89.4 C 12 88.9 99.9
Croatia 74 89.0 C 12 86.7 100.0
Albania 75 88.9 C 12 87.8 98.4
Bulgaria 76 88.8 C 12 85.6 100.0
Romania 77 88.5 C 12 84.4 100.0
Bhutan 78 88.2 C 6 60.0 99.9
Lithuania 79 87.9 C 2 43.3 100.0
Sri Lanka 80 87.8 C 11 80.0 97.2
Ghana 81 87.6 C 2 71.1 70.6
Uruguay 82 87.6 C 12 80.0 99.8
Mali 83 87.1 C 4 60.0 86.7
Algeria 84 86.9 C 5 50.0 99.6
Morocco 85 86.6 C 9 66.7 96.9
Burkina Faso 86 85.9 C 5 67.8 76.9
Tunisia 87 85.7 C 9 58.9 99.9
South Africa 88 85.6 C 12 81.1 88.6
Bosnia and Herzegovina 89 85.1 C 10 60.0 99.5
Myanmar 90 85.1 C 9 74.4 81.3
India 91 84.8 C 12 76.7 89.1
Sierra Leone 92 84.8 C 8 60.0 90.4
Cambodia 93 84.4 D 4 60.0 73.3
Malawi 94 84.4 D 5 70.0 67.2
Rwanda 95 84.2 D 11 73.3 85.6
Bolivia 96 84.1 D 11 66.7 91.9
Honduras 97 83.9 D 10 56.7 97.0
Dominican Republic 98 83.8 D 13 72.2 92.2
Suriname 99 83.6 D 11 57.8 98.3
El Salvador 100 83.3 D 16 82.2 91.2
Comoros 101 83.0 D 6 46.7 87.3
Benin 102 82.7 D 10 62.2 85.6
Kenya 103 82.7 D 4 57.8 66.9
Madagascar 104 82.6 D 5 54.4 73.8
Cote d'Ivoire 105 82.5 D 9 71.1 71.7
Latvia 106 82.3 D 12 53.3 100.0
Senegal 107 82.2 D 10 66.7 78.7
Jamaica 108 82.1 D 12 54.4 98.0
Laos 109 81.7 D 8 62.2 73.0
Nepal 110 81.5 D 12 72.2 77.2
Ecuador 111 81.4 D 13 65.6 87.2
Eswatini 112 81.1 D 6 71.1 53.5
Guyana 113 81.1 D 11 45.6 98.1
Togo 114 81.0 D 13 67.8 82.9
Estonia 115 80.4 D 11 40.0 100.0
Paraguay 116 79.7 D 11 65.6 71.0
Hungary 117 79.6 D 12 40.0 100.0
Mozambique 118 79.6 D 6 62.2 55.0
Slovak Republic 119 79.6 D 12 40.0 100.0
Botswana 120 79.1 D 12 50.0 87.5
Gabon 121 79.1 D 10 40.0 89.6
Pakistan 122 79.1 D 6 72.2 42.2
Gambia 123 79.0 E 10 70.0 59.0
Niger 124 79.0 E 11 68.9 63.9
Lesotho 125 77.9 E 7 67.8 44.5
Burundi 126 77.6 E 15 57.8 83.5
Namibia 127 77.5 E 12 51.1 78.1
Guinea 128 76.5 E 9 51.1 62.0
Nigeria 129 76.1 E 5 53.3 42.6
Congo, Rep. 130 75.6 E 16 38.9 95.9
Bangladesh 131 74.8 E 12 60.0 56.0
Uganda 132 74.6 E 9 71.1 32.2
Mauritania 133 74.3 E 10 61.1 44.8
Liberia 134 74.2 E 15 57.8 66.3
Zimbabwe 135 73.9 E 11 58.9 48.7
Sudan 136 73.7 E 15 54.4 67.3
Nicaragua 137 73.4 E 18 46.7 84.7
Haiti 138 73.2 E 20 53.3 84.8
Libya 139 72.8 E 17 25.6 99.0
Zambia 140 71.9 E 3 53.3 14.0
Tanzania 141 70.4 E 11 63.3 26.4
Guinea-Bissau 142 69.1 E 14 48.9 46.0
Cameroon 143 68.8 E 18 46.7 61.9
Uzbekistan 144 68.5 E 34 67.8 99.9
Angola 145 68.0 E 9 45.6 25.0
Chad 146 66.2 E 14 54.4 25.7
Papua New Guinea 147 64.8 E 12 52.2 13.4
Central African Republic 148 61.9 E 20 36.7 44.8
Ethiopia 149 58.7 E 16 47.8 2.7
Yemen, Rep. 150 58.0 E 19 27.8 30.7
Afghanistan 151 47.4 E 44 57.8 42.3
Congo, Dem. Rep 152 47.2 E 39 40.0 40.1
Lebanon 153 28.7 E 80 44.4 98.9

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Population Data Quality Index numbers shown on a scale of 0-100.
         0 = Poor, 100 = Excellent.

Rating definitions:
         A: As good as it gets
         B: Good
         C: Use with caution
         D: Poor
         E: Extremely poor quality

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POPULATION PROFILE

World Economics has collated key demographic data for Bhutan in the table below. The data covers Population size, average age and dependency ratios.


Population Profile
Ranked by Population Size: 2023
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Country
 Population
Size
(Millions)		 Median
Age
(Years)		 Fertility
Rate
(2023)		 Age
Dependency
(Young)		 Age
Dependency
(Old)		 Age
Dependency
(Total)




India 1,428.6 27.6 2.0% 37.3% 10.2% 47.5%
China 1,425.7 37.9 1.2% 25.0% 19.9% 44.9%
United States 340.0 37.7 1.7% 27.7% 26.4% 54.1%
Indonesia 277.5 29.4 2.1% 37.1% 10.1% 47.2%
Pakistan 240.5 20.2 3.3% 61.8% 7.2% 69.0%
Nigeria 223.8 17.0 5.1% 79.7% 5.5% 85.3%
Brazil 216.4 32.8 1.6% 29.0% 14.1% 43.2%
Bangladesh 173.0 26.3 1.9% 38.2% 8.9% 47.1%
Russia 144.4 38.8 1.5% 26.6% 23.8% 50.4%
Mexico 128.5 29.0 1.8% 36.5% 12.4% 48.9%
Ethiopia 126.5 18.5 4.0% 69.2% 5.5% 74.7%
Japan 123.3 48.4 1.3% 19.9% 51.2% 71.1%
Philippines 117.3 24.5 2.7% 47.2% 8.5% 55.7%
Egypt 112.7 23.9 2.8% 52.7% 7.8% 60.5%
Congo, Dem. Rep 102.3 15.6 6.1% 92.1% 5.8% 97.9%
Vietnam 98.9 32.0 1.9% 32.7% 13.3% 46.0%
Türkiye 85.8 30.9 1.9% 34.1% 12.7% 46.8%
Germany 83.3 44.9 1.5% 21.9% 35.2% 57.2%
Thailand 71.8 39.3 1.3% 22.4% 22.0% 44.4%
United Kingdom 67.7 39.6 1.6% 27.6% 30.3% 57.8%
Tanzania 67.4 16.8 4.6% 81.0% 5.8% 86.8%
France 64.8 41.6 1.8% 28.1% 35.4% 63.6%
South Africa 60.4 27.1 2.3% 43.6% 9.0% 52.5%
Italy 58.9 46.8 1.3% 19.6% 37.9% 57.4%
Kenya 55.1 19.2 3.2% 63.7% 4.8% 68.6%
Myanmar 54.6 29.0 2.1% 35.9% 9.9% 45.9%
Colombia 52.1 30.8 1.7% 30.6% 12.9% 43.6%
Korea, Rep. 51.8 43.4 0.7% 16.3% 24.7% 41.0%
Uganda 48.6 15.9 4.4% 83.7% 3.2% 86.8%
Sudan 48.1 18.4 4.3% 73.7% 6.3% 79.9%
Spain 47.5 43.9 1.3% 20.9% 30.7% 51.7%
Argentina 45.8 31.3 1.9% 35.5% 18.3% 53.8%
Algeria 45.6 27.8 2.8% 48.7% 10.1% 58.8%
Afghanistan 42.2 16.7 4.4% 79.2% 4.4% 83.6%
Poland 41.0 40.9 1.5% 22.9% 28.0% 50.8%
Canada 38.8 40.2 1.5% 23.8% 29.1% 52.9%
Morocco 37.8 28.7 2.3% 40.5% 11.8% 52.2%
Saudi Arabia 36.9 29.8 2.4% 36.4% 3.9% 40.4%
Ukraine 36.7 40.8 1.3% 23.5% 28.6% 52.1%
Angola 36.7 16.2 5.1% 85.9% 5.0% 90.9%
Uzbekistan 35.2 26.6 2.8% 46.7% 7.9% 54.7%
Yemen, Rep. 34.4 18.7 3.6% 68.3% 4.6% 72.9%
Peru 34.4 28.2 2.1% 39.7% 12.8% 52.5%
Malaysia 34.3 29.9 1.8% 32.5% 10.7% 43.2%
Ghana 34.1 20.4 3.5% 62.1% 6.0% 68.0%
Mozambique 33.9 16.8 4.5% 80.7% 4.8% 85.5%
Nepal 30.9 23.7 2.0% 44.4% 9.4% 53.8%
Madagascar 30.3 19.0 3.7% 67.9% 5.8% 73.7%
Cote d'Ivoire 28.9 17.6 4.3% 73.9% 4.3% 78.2%
Cameroon 28.6 17.5 4.3% 76.6% 4.8% 81.4%
Niger 27.2 14.5 6.7% 100.2% 4.9% 105.1%
Australia 26.4 37.0 1.6% 28.0% 26.0% 54.0%
Taiwan 23.9 41.3 1.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Mali 23.3 15.1 5.8% 93.6% 4.7% 98.3%
Burkina Faso 23.3 16.6 4.6% 81.4% 4.7% 86.1%
Sri Lanka 21.9 32.5 2.0% 34.8% 17.6% 52.3%
Malawi 20.9 16.8 3.8% 77.7% 4.8% 82.5%
Zambia 20.6 16.9 4.2% 77.4% 3.2% 80.5%
Romania 19.9 41.9 1.7% 24.3% 28.5% 52.8%
Chile 19.6 34.9 1.5% 26.7% 19.0% 45.7%
Kazakhstan 19.6 29.5 3.0% 47.6% 12.9% 60.5%
Chad 18.3 15.0 6.1% 94.1% 4.0% 98.1%
Ecuador 18.2 27.6 2.0% 38.6% 11.8% 50.4%
Guatemala 18.1 22.1 2.3% 51.7% 7.8% 59.5%
Senegal 17.8 17.8 4.3% 74.8% 5.7% 80.5%
Netherlands 17.6 41.7 1.6% 24.0% 31.6% 55.6%
Cambodia 16.9 26.5 2.3% 44.4% 8.9% 53.3%
Zimbabwe 16.7 18.1 3.4% 72.5% 5.9% 78.4%
Guinea 14.2 17.7 4.2% 75.3% 6.0% 81.4%
Rwanda 14.1 19.0 3.7% 65.9% 5.5% 71.4%
Benin 13.7 17.5 4.8% 77.8% 5.6% 83.5%
Burundi 13.2 15.6 4.9% 88.5% 4.8% 93.2%
Tunisia 12.5 31.7 2.0% 37.6% 13.6% 51.2%
Bolivia 12.4 23.9 2.5% 47.9% 7.5% 55.5%
Haiti 11.7 23.0 2.7% 50.6% 7.2% 57.8%
Belgium 11.7 40.9 1.6% 25.9% 31.0% 56.9%
Jordan 11.3 23.4 2.7% 50.1% 6.0% 56.1%
Dominican Republic 11.3 27.1 2.2% 41.4% 11.3% 52.7%
Sweden 10.6 39.5 1.7% 28.3% 32.6% 60.9%
Honduras 10.6 23.4 2.3% 45.9% 6.5% 52.4%
Czechia 10.5 42.6 1.7% 25.2% 32.6% 57.7%
Azerbaijan 10.4 31.4 1.7% 33.8% 10.2% 44.1%
Greece 10.3 44.7 1.4% 21.9% 36.0% 58.0%
Papua New Guinea 10.3 21.8 3.1% 54.7% 5.1% 59.8%
Portugal 10.2 45.0 1.4% 20.6% 35.8% 56.4%
Hungary 10.2 42.7 1.6% 22.0% 30.5% 52.6%
Tajikistan 10.1 21.5 3.1% 60.2% 5.8% 66.0%
United Arab Emirates 9.5 32.8 1.4% 18.4% 2.2% 20.6%
Belarus 9.5 40.2 1.5% 25.4% 26.0% 51.4%
Israel 9.2 29.0 2.9% 46.9% 20.1% 67.0%
Togo 9.1 18.7 4.1% 70.2% 5.5% 75.7%
Austria 9.0 42.8 1.5% 21.8% 30.1% 51.9%
Switzerland 8.8 41.8 1.5% 22.9% 29.4% 52.3%
Sierra Leone 8.8 18.8 3.8% 67.3% 5.4% 72.8%
Laos 7.6 23.8 2.4% 47.2% 6.9% 54.1%
Hong Kong 7.5 44.9 0.8% 17.8% 30.3% 48.2%
Serbia 7.1 42.9 1.5% 22.2% 31.6% 53.8%
Nicaragua 7.0 24.5 2.3% 45.7% 8.1% 53.9%
Libya 6.9 26.3 2.4% 42.3% 7.3% 49.6%
Paraguay 6.9 25.6 2.4% 44.5% 9.6% 54.1%
Kyrgyzstan 6.7 23.7 2.9% 56.5% 7.4% 63.9%
Bulgaria 6.7 44.5 1.6% 22.0% 35.2% 57.2%
Turkmenistan 6.5 25.8 2.6% 48.8% 8.1% 56.9%
El Salvador 6.4 26.3 1.8% 38.3% 12.4% 50.7%
Congo, Rep. 6.1 18.2 4.0% 73.0% 4.8% 77.8%
Singapore 6.0 41.8 1.0% 16.2% 20.7% 36.9%
Denmark 5.9 41.3 1.7% 25.3% 32.3% 57.6%
Slovak Republic 5.8 40.6 1.6% 23.4% 25.2% 48.6%
Central African Republic 5.7 14.7 5.8% 97.5% 5.1% 102.6%
Finland 5.5 42.4 1.4% 24.7% 37.8% 62.5%
Norway 5.5 39.3 1.5% 25.8% 28.4% 54.2%
Liberia 5.4 17.9 4.0% 72.1% 5.9% 78.0%
Lebanon 5.4 28.3 2.1% 43.8% 15.8% 59.6%
New Zealand 5.2 36.5 1.8% 28.8% 25.1% 53.9%
Costa Rica 5.2 32.9 1.5% 29.3% 15.7% 45.0%
Ireland 5.1 37.6 1.8% 30.0% 23.2% 53.2%
Mauritania 4.9 17.6 4.3% 75.4% 5.8% 81.3%
Oman 4.6 28.8 2.5% 38.5% 3.9% 42.4%
Panama 4.5 28.8 2.3% 40.1% 13.5% 53.6%
Kuwait 4.3 38.3 2.1% 27.9% 6.6% 34.5%
Croatia 4.0 43.7 1.4% 22.2% 35.2% 57.3%
Georgia 3.7 36.4 2.1% 33.2% 22.8% 55.9%
Mongolia 3.4 26.8 2.7% 51.6% 7.3% 58.9%
Moldova 3.4 36.1 1.8% 28.5% 19.2% 47.7%
Uruguay 3.4 35.2 1.5% 29.2% 23.9% 53.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.2 41.8 1.3% 22.3% 27.6% 49.9%
Albania 2.8 37.3 1.4% 24.0% 24.8% 48.8%
Jamaica 2.8 30.8 1.3% 27.3% 10.2% 37.5%
Armenia 2.8 34.4 1.6% 30.9% 19.8% 50.7%
Gambia 2.8 16.8 4.5% 79.0% 4.5% 83.4%
Lithuania 2.7 43.7 1.6% 24.0% 32.6% 56.5%
Qatar 2.7 33.0 1.8% 19.1% 1.8% 21.0%
Botswana 2.7 23.5 2.7% 51.1% 5.7% 56.9%
Namibia 2.6 21.3 3.2% 60.6% 6.6% 67.3%
Gabon 2.4 21.6 3.4% 60.6% 6.5% 67.1%
Lesotho 2.3 22.1 2.9% 55.0% 6.8% 61.7%
Guinea-Bissau 2.2 18.3 3.8% 70.3% 4.9% 75.2%
Slovenia 2.1 43.2 1.6% 23.6% 32.8% 56.4%
North Macedonia 2.1 38.3 1.4% 23.2% 21.6% 44.8%
Latvia 1.8 43.6 1.6% 24.9% 34.9% 59.8%
Bahrain 1.5 32.7 1.8% 26.5% 4.9% 31.5%
Estonia 1.3 41.5 1.7% 26.0% 32.7% 58.7%
Mauritius 1.3 36.8 1.4% 23.0% 18.0% 41.0%
Cyprus 1.3 37.6 1.3% 23.0% 21.4% 44.4%
Eswatini 1.2 21.5 2.8% 56.6% 6.5% 63.1%
Comoros 0.9 20.1 3.8% 65.9% 7.4% 73.4%
Guyana 0.8 25.5 2.3% 43.9% 9.6% 53.6%
Bhutan 0.8 28.2 1.4% 30.9% 8.7% 39.7%
Luxembourg 0.7 38.7 1.4% 22.8% 21.7% 44.6%
Suriname 0.6 27.9 2.3% 39.5% 11.1% 50.7%
Malta 0.5 39.0 1.2% 19.4% 28.2% 47.7%
Bahamas, The 0.4 32.4 1.4% 26.5% 12.3% 38.8%
Iceland 0.4 35.9 1.7% 27.9% 23.2% 51.1%

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