Migranto
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Where Bhutanese move

66.1K Bhutanese live abroad — #158 largest source of emigrants worldwide

#158 worldwide#30 in Asia

Considering a move from Bhutan?See top destinations, regional flows, and how it's changed since 1990.

Where emigrants go

The top 3 countries receive 88% of all emigrants

Largest destination
🇳🇵

26.6K

40.1% of all emigrants

2🇦🇺Australia104%25.4K38.3%
3🇮🇳India6.6K9.9%
4🇨🇦Canada52%6.2K9.4%
5🇩🇰Denmark6170.9%
6🇳🇴Norway4150.6%
7🇱🇰Sri Lanka2360.4%
8🇨🇳China1130.2%

↑↓ — change vs 2020

CountryEmigrants
Nepal26552
Australia25363
India6555
Canada6227
Denmark617
Norway415
Sri Lanka236
China113
Bulgaria32
Hungary14
Dominican Republic9
Costa Rica5
Estonia3
Finland2
Guinea1
Luxembourg1
Greece0

By destination region

Asia is the leading destination region at 51%

Asia50.6%

33.5K

Oceania38.3%

25.4K

North America9.4%

6.2K

Europe1.6%

1.1K

Latin America0.0%

14

Africa0.0%

1

Interesting facts

Notable statistics about emigration from Bhutan.

The share of emigrants going to Asia has declined since 1990

The share of emigrants going to Asia has shifted from 99.8% to 50.6% since 1990.

Nepal is the primary destination for emigrants

Nepal attracts 40% of all emigrants from Bhutan, while the second-largest destination receives just 38%.

Emigration destinations have diversified since 1990

The top destination's share fell from 62% to 40%, indicating a broader spread of emigration patterns.

Emigration has accelerated notably since 2020

The emigrant population grew 26% from 52.3K to 66.1K, indicating an acceleration in emigration flows following COVID and recent geopolitical shifts.

How emigration changed over time

Total emigrant population by year

Historical trend
Emigrants
YearEmigrants
199027169
1995117210
2000119788
2005117140
201088335
201547807
202052339
202466145

Top destinations over time

Emigration to the 5 largest destination countries

🇳🇵 Nepal🇦🇺 Australia🇮🇳 India🇨🇦 Canada🇩🇰 Denmark
YearNepalAustraliaIndiaCanadaDenmark
199016805291003300
199510766448910971
2000111196707999309
200510838712979037418
201075457170079361926283
201528740583474224284646
2020275021242469224097625
2024265522536365556227617

Fastest-changing destinations

How emigration to each country has changed since the selected year

🇦🇺Australia+104%
🇨🇦Canada+52%
🇧🇬Bulgaria+39%
🇨🇷Costa Rica+25%
🇭🇺Hungary+17%
🇩🇴Dominican Republic+13%
🇳🇴Norway+11%
🇮🇳India-5%

Bhutan as an emigration source

Share of immigrants in each country who originate from Bhutan

🇳🇵Nepal6%26.6K
🇱🇰Sri Lanka1%236