Life expectancy estimates and projections in Bhutan
Life expectancy at birth in Bhutan was 73.0 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.
Bhutan, 2023 (latest estimate)
73.0
Change from 2022
+0.3%
Projection for 2030
74.8 years
Projection for 2050
79.1 years
Projection for 2100
86.9 years
Position in 2023
121st of 216
Life expectancy estimates and projections in Bhutan over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Bhutan |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 86.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 86.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 85.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 85.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 84.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 83.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 82.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 81.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 81.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 80.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 79.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 78.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 77.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 76.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 74.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 73.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 73.0 years |
| 2022 | 72.8 years |
| 2021 | 72.4 years |
| 2020 | 72.3 years |
| 2019 | 72.0 years |
| 2018 | 71.7 years |
| 2017 | 71.4 years |
| 2016 | 71.1 years |
| 2015 | 70.8 years |
| 2014 | 70.5 years |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3% from 72.8 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 70.2 years, the figure has changed by +4.0%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Bhutan has the 121st highest value.