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Bhutan: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 782,455 (2022)
Population Growth Rate 0.637 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 39.659 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 43.686 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 22.5 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 71.815 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 9 billion kWh (2021) #106
Consumption 3.27 billion kWh (2021) #131
Exports 5.31 billion kWh (2021) #35
Imports 0.1 billion kWh (2021) #104
Renewable Electricity Generation 9 billion kWh (2021) #70

Oil

Ranking
Production 0 thousand bbl/day (2021) #119
Consumption 4.34 thousand bbl/day (2021) #172
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2021) #100

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #122
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #57
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #86
Proved Reserves 0 trillion cu ft (2021) #100

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 2 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 703,544 (2018 est.)
Highways 12,205 km (2017)
Internet Users 313,347 (2016 est.)
Telephones 22,015 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationSouthern Asia, between China and India
Total Area38,394 sq. km
Land Area38,394 sq. km
Water Area0 sq. km
Coastline0 km
Climatevaries; tropical in southern plains; cool winters and hot summers in central valleys; severe winters and cool summers in Himalayas
Terrainmostly mountainous with some fertile valleys and savanna
Lowest PointDrangme Chhu 97 m
Highest Point Gangkar Puensum 7,570 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020