Current number of seats in national parliaments (number) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Current number of seats in national parliaments (number) was 47 in 2026. ▬ Flat
Latest (2026)
47
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
173rd
of 201 countries
All-time high
47
in 2021
All-time low
46
in 2022
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Current number of seats in national parliaments in Bhutan, 2021–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, current number of seats in national parliaments in Bhutan stood at 47. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
That places Bhutan 173rd out of 201 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Current number of seats in national parliaments (number) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47 | — |
| 2022 | 46 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 47 | +2.2% |
| 2026 | 47 | +0.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 47 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 128, 37% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 47 is below the median for South Asia, which is 225, 21% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 171 Solomon Islands 50 compare
- 172 Qatar 49 compare
- 174 Kiribati 45 compare
- 175 Bosnia and Herzegovina 42 compare
- 175 Trinidad and Tobago 42 compare
More development goals data for Bhutan
- Red List Index 0.899 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 905.51 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 184.78 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 30 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 30 (2025)
- Infant deaths 136 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current number of seats in national parliaments in Bhutan?
- Current number of seats in national parliaments in Bhutan was 47 in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest current number of seats in national parliaments recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 47 in 2021.
- What is the lowest current number of seats in national parliaments recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 46 in 2022.
- How does Bhutan rank for current number of seats in national parliaments?
- Bhutan ranks 173rd out of 201 countries with data for 2026.
- Is current number of seats in national parliaments rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Current number of seats in national parliaments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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