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Over half of Bhutanese households own homes

ཟླ་༧ 01, 2025 1 mins read
Over half of Bhutanese households own homes

Bhutan’s housing landscape shows a near-even split between homeowners and renters, with 53.2 percent of households owning their dwellings and 46.8 percent renting, according to the National Statistics Bureau’s recent Household Consumption and Expenditure Survey 2025.

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