Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) in Bhutan was reported at 37.75 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Bhutan - Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

Time series data for the statistic Age population, age 17, female, interpolated and country Bhutan. Indicator Definition:Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level. The geographical areas included in the data are the same as the data source.The indicator "Age population, age 17, female, interpolated" stands at 6.46 Thousand as of 12/31/2024, the lowest value since 12/31/2000. Regarding the One-Year-Change of the series, the current value constitutes a decrease of -3.61 percent compared to the value the year prior.The 1 year change in percent is -3.61.The 3 year change in percent is -8.24.The 5 year change in percent is -8.17.The 10 year change in percent is -5.07.The Serie's long term average value is 5.25 Thousand. It's latest available value, on 12/31/2024, is 22.96 percent higher, compared to it's long term average value.The Serie's change in percent from it's minimum value, on 12/31/1960, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2024, is +195.31%.The Serie's change in percent from it's maximum value, on 12/31/2007, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2024, is -18.49%.

WorldPop produces different types of gridded population count datasets, depending on the methods used and end application. Please make sure you have read our Mapping Populations overview page before choosing and downloading a dataset.

A description of the modelling methods used for age and gender structures can be found in "https://pophealthmetrics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1478-7954-11-11" target="_blank"> Tatem et al and Pezzulo et al. Details of the input population count datasets used can be found here, and age/gender structure proportion datasets here.
Both top-down 'unconstrained' and 'constrained' versions of the datasets are available, and the differences between the two methods are outlined here. The datasets represent the outputs from a project focused on construction of consistent 100m resolution population count datasets for all countries of the World structured by male/female and 5-year age classes (plus a <1 year class). These efforts necessarily involved some shortcuts for consistency. The unconstrained datasets are available for each year from 2000 to 2020.
The constrained datasets are only available for 2020 at present, given the time periods represented by the building footprint and built settlement datasets used in the mapping.
Data for earlier dates is available directly from WorldPop.

WorldPop (www.worldpop.org - School of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton; Department of Geography and Geosciences, University of Louisville; Departement de Geographie, Universite de Namur) and Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University (2018). Global High Resolution Population Denominators Project - Funded by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (OPP1134076). https://dx.doi.org/10.5258/SOTON/WP00646

Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) in Bhutan was reported at 8.9456 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Bhutan - Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) in Bhutan was reported at 28.8 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Bhutan - Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.