Total dependency ratio fell 3.71% to 39.2% in Bhutan in 2022, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, total dependency ratio in Bhutan reached an all time high of 81.7% in 1987 and an all time low of 39.2% in 2022. When compared to Bhutan's main peers, total dependency ratio in Bangladesh amounted to 40.6%, 39.2% in China, 44.0% in India and 46.3% in Nepal in 2022.
Bhutan has been ranked 157th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of total dependency ratio, 56 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Total Dependency Ratio | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Bangladesh | % | 40.2% | 40.7% | 41.6% | 42.5% | 43.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bhutan | % | 38.1% | 38.9% | 40.2% | 41.5% | 42.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 56.0% | 56.5% | 57.3% | 58.1% | 59.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 40.5% | 40.6% | 40.9% | 41.2% | 41.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 92.0% | 93.7% | 94.8% | 95.9% | 97.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | % | 40.4% | 41.0% | 41.8% | 42.5% | 43.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nepal | % | 39.7% | 39.8% | 40.1% | 40.3% | 40.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 38.6% | 38.4% | 38.5% | 38.6% | 38.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 50.1% | 50.8% | 51.8% | 52.9% | 53.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | % | 55.3% | 56.1% | 56.8% | 57.5% | 58.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 61.6% | 61.7% | 61.9% | 62.1% | 62.3% |
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