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Bhutan

Country

Member state of the United Nations.[1]

Capital
Population
796,682 in 2025[3]
Other published figures
  • 787,424in 2023[4]
Land area
38,140 km²[5]
Total area
38,394 km²[6] land and water
Official language
Currency
Land borders
People's Republic of China, India[10]
Coast
No ocean coast (landlocked)[11][10]
Continent
Official name
  • Kingdom of Bhutan[12]

Parts of Bhutan

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Through time

Population over time[3]
19602025796.7K

224,084 in 1960, 796,682 in 2025

Show as a table
YearPopulation
1960224,084
1961230,602
1962237,636
1963245,156
1964252,987
1965261,200
1966269,820
1967278,852
1968288,311
1969298,214
1970308,528
1971319,211
1972330,264
1973341,705
1974353,538
1975365,791
1976378,490
1977391,639
1978405,243
1979419,200
1980433,404
1981447,836
1982462,485
1983477,460
1984492,784
1985508,392
1986524,324
1987540,557
1988556,986
1989573,586
1990589,287
1991599,784
1992577,774
1993554,673
1994554,497
1995547,989
1996548,784
1997558,697
1998569,435
1999582,579
2000596,863
2001610,794
2002624,409
2003637,663
2004650,544
2005661,865
2006670,799
2007678,641
2008686,351
2009693,988
2010701,632
2011709,377
2012717,279
2013725,273
2014733,139
2015740,618
2016747,866
2017754,335
2018759,759
2019764,824
2020770,006
2021775,442
2022780,914
2023786,385
2024791,524
2025796,682

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Codes

ISO alpha-2
BT[13]
ISO alpha-3
BTN[14]
ISO numeric
064[15]

Changes to this page's data

No changes recorded since the dataset of 5 November 2026.

Sources

  1. United Nations: Member States (checked 2026-11-05) Published directly by the source.
  2. Wikidata: Bhutan (Q917), capital: Thimphu (revision 2564977713) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
    • Cites: Encyclopædia Britannica Online
  3. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  4. Wikidata: Bhutan (Q917), population (revision 2564977713) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  5. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Land area (sq. km) (AG.LND.TOTL.K2) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  6. Wikidata: Bhutan (Q917), area (revision 2564977713) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  7. Wikidata: Bhutan (Q917), official language: Dzongkha (revision 2564977713) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  8. Wikidata: Bhutan (Q917), currency: ngultrum (revision 2564977713) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
    • Cites: Encyclopædia Britannica Online
  9. Wikidata: Bhutan (Q917), continent: Asia (revision 2564977713) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  10. Natural Earth: Admin 0 countries, 1:50m (revision v5.1.2) Published directly by the source.
  11. Wikidata: Bhutan (Q917), instance of (revision 2564977713) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
    • Cites: Encyclopædia Britannica Online
  12. Wikidata: Bhutan (Q917), official name (revision 2564977713) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
    • Cites: Official Names of the United Nations Membership
  13. Wikidata: Bhutan (Q917), ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code (revision 2564977713) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  14. Wikidata: Bhutan (Q917), ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code (revision 2564977713) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  15. Wikidata: Bhutan (Q917), ISO 3166-1 numeric code (revision 2564977713) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.

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