Net migration in Bhutan

Net migration to Bhutan was 455 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2016.

Measure: Net migration Unit: People Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Bhutan, 2025 455 People
Change from 2024 +732people 2024: -277 people
World, 2025 0 people Official aggregate
Position in 2025 73rd of 217 See the full ranking

Net migration in Bhutan over time

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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net migration (people), 2001 to 2025
Period BhutanWorld
2025 455 people 0 people
2024 -277 people 0 people
2023 291 people 0 people
2022 291 people 0 people
2021 287 people 0 people
2020 287 people 0 people
2019 287 people 0 people
2018 287 people 0 people
2017 287 people 0 people
2016 1,116 people 0 people
2015 450 people 0 people
2014 452 people 0 people
2013 309 people 0 people
2012 20 people 0 people
2011 -464 people 0 people
2010 -922 people 0 people
2009 -1,305 people 0 people
2008 -1,538 people 0 people
2007 -1,553 people 0 people
2006 -1,283 people 0 people
2005 848 people 0 people
2004 3,642 people 0 people
2003 3,921 people 0 people
2002 3,996 people 0 people
2001 3,874 people 0 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +732 from -277 people in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 450 people, the figure has changed by +1.1%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Bhutan has the 73rd highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 0 people.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SM.POP.NETM · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for Bhutan
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects