| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
| Date | 26 Aug 2025 |
The current population of Bhutan is 797,916 as of September 22, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Bhutan is projected at 796,682, or 797k, as of July 1, 2025. The total population in Bhutan is projected at 791,524, or 792k people, for the year 2024.
Bhutan ranks 167th in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. Bhutan is ranked 48th among 51 countries and territories in Asia.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 2024 | 789,106 | 791,524 | 4,837 | 0.611 | 0.00970 |
| 2025 | 793,943 | 796,682 | 5,477 | 0.687 | 0.00968 |
| 2026 | 799,420 | 802,214 | 5,588 | 0.697 | 0.00966 |
| 2027 | 805,008 | 807,265 | 4,514 | 0.559 | 0.00965 |
| 2028 | 809,522 | 811,841 | 4,639 | 0.571 | 0.00962 |
| 2029 | 814,161 | 816,271 | 4,220 | 0.517 | 0.00960 |
| 2030 | 818,381 | 820,694 | 4,626 | 0.564 | 0.00958 |
| 2031 | 823,007 | 825,471 | 4,929 | 0.597 | 0.00956 |
| 2032 | 827,936 | 830,346 | 4,821 | 0.581 | 0.00955 |
| 2033 | 832,757 | 834,986 | 4,458 | 0.534 | 0.00953 |
| 2034 | 837,215 | 839,043 | 3,656 | 0.436 | 0.00951 |
| 2035 | 840,871 | 843,202 | 4,661 | 0.553 | 0.00949 |
| 2036 | 845,532 | 847,702 | 4,339 | 0.512 | 0.00948 |
| 2037 | 849,871 | 851,842 | 3,942 | 0.463 | 0.00946 |
| 2038 | 853,813 | 855,557 | 3,487 | 0.408 | 0.00944 |
| 2039 | 857,300 | 858,918 | 3,237 | 0.377 | 0.00942 |
| 2040 | 860,537 | 862,129 | 3,183 | 0.369 | 0.00939 |
| 2041 | 863,720 | 865,157 | 2,873 | 0.332 | 0.00937 |
| 2042 | 866,593 | 868,155 | 3,125 | 0.360 | 0.00935 |
| 2043 | 869,718 | 871,100 | 2,764 | 0.317 | 0.00933 |
| 2044 | 872,482 | 873,739 | 2,514 | 0.288 | 0.00931 |
| 2045 | 874,996 | 876,173 | 2,353 | 0.269 | 0.00928 |
| 2046 | 877,349 | 878,158 | 1,618 | 0.184 | 0.00926 |
| 2047 | 878,967 | 879,456 | 977 | 0.111 | 0.00922 |
| 2048 | 879,944 | 880,490 | 1,093 | 0.124 | 0.00919 |
| 2049 | 881,037 | 881,435 | 796 | 0.090 | 0.00916 |
| 2050 | 881,833 | 882,340 | 1,013 | 0.115 | 0.00913 |
| 2051 | 882,846 | 883,389 | 1,086 | 0.123 | 0.00910 |
| 2052 | 883,932 | 883,872 | -120 | -0.014 | 0.00907 |
| 2053 | 883,812 | 883,505 | -615 | -0.070 | 0.00904 |
| 2054 | 883,197 | 883,447 | 499 | 0.056 | 0.00900 |
| 2055 | 883,696 | 883,406 | -580 | -0.066 | 0.00897 |
| 2056 | 883,116 | 882,513 | -1,206 | -0.137 | 0.00893 |
| 2057 | 881,910 | 881,861 | -97 | -0.011 | 0.00890 |
| 2058 | 881,813 | 881,153 | -1,320 | -0.150 | 0.00887 |
| 2059 | 880,493 | 879,856 | -1,274 | -0.145 | 0.00883 |
| 2060 | 879,219 | 878,277 | -1,884 | -0.215 | 0.00879 |
| 2061 | 877,335 | 876,296 | -2,078 | -0.237 | 0.00875 |
| 2062 | 875,257 | 874,128 | -2,258 | -0.258 | 0.00871 |
| 2063 | 872,999 | 872,033 | -1,933 | -0.222 | 0.00867 |
| 2064 | 871,066 | 869,961 | -2,211 | -0.254 | 0.00863 |
| 2065 | 868,855 | 867,231 | -3,247 | -0.374 | 0.00858 |
| 2066 | 865,608 | 863,860 | -3,496 | -0.405 | 0.00854 |
| 2067 | 862,112 | 860,404 | -3,416 | -0.397 | 0.00849 |
| 2068 | 858,696 | 856,942 | -3,508 | -0.409 | 0.00844 |
| 2069 | 855,188 | 853,255 | -3,866 | -0.453 | 0.00839 |
| 2070 | 851,322 | 849,494 | -3,657 | -0.430 | 0.00834 |
| 2071 | 847,665 | 845,471 | -4,387 | -0.519 | 0.00829 |
| 2072 | 843,278 | 840,958 | -4,639 | -0.552 | 0.00823 |
| 2073 | 838,639 | 836,052 | -5,175 | -0.619 | 0.00817 |
| 2074 | 833,464 | 830,867 | -5,194 | -0.625 | 0.00811 |
| 2075 | 828,270 | 825,862 | -4,815 | -0.583 | 0.00806 |
| 2076 | 823,455 | 821,097 | -4,716 | -0.574 | 0.00800 |
| 2077 | 818,739 | 816,388 | -4,703 | -0.576 | 0.00795 |
| 2078 | 814,036 | 811,309 | -5,453 | -0.672 | 0.00790 |
| 2079 | 808,583 | 805,699 | -5,768 | -0.716 | 0.00784 |
| 2080 | 802,815 | 799,952 | -5,727 | -0.716 | 0.00778 |
| 2081 | 797,088 | 794,104 | -5,969 | -0.752 | 0.00772 |
| 2082 | 791,119 | 788,321 | -5,597 | -0.710 | 0.00766 |
| 2083 | 785,522 | 782,513 | -6,018 | -0.769 | 0.00761 |
| 2084 | 779,504 | 776,784 | -5,440 | -0.700 | 0.00755 |
| 2085 | 774,064 | 771,297 | -5,535 | -0.718 | 0.00750 |
| 2086 | 768,529 | 765,713 | -5,631 | -0.735 | 0.00744 |
| 2087 | 762,898 | 759,759 | -6,279 | -0.826 | 0.00739 |
| 2088 | 756,619 | 753,664 | -5,909 | -0.784 | 0.00733 |
| 2089 | 750,710 | 747,683 | -6,054 | -0.810 | 0.00728 |
| 2090 | 744,656 | 741,734 | -5,845 | -0.788 | 0.00722 |
| 2091 | 738,811 | 735,821 | -5,981 | -0.813 | 0.00717 |
| 2092 | 732,830 | 730,051 | -5,558 | -0.761 | 0.00712 |
| 2093 | 727,272 | 724,731 | -5,083 | -0.701 | 0.00707 |
| 2094 | 722,189 | 719,572 | -5,233 | -0.727 | 0.00702 |
| 2095 | 716,956 | 714,353 | -5,206 | -0.729 | 0.00698 |
| 2096 | 711,750 | 709,407 | -4,686 | -0.661 | 0.00694 |
| 2097 | 707,064 | 704,683 | -4,761 | -0.676 | 0.00690 |
| 2098 | 702,303 | 700,074 | -4,458 | -0.637 | 0.00686 |
| 2099 | 697,845 | 695,414 | -4,862 | -0.699 | 0.00682 |
| 2100 | 692,983 | 690,432 | -5,102 | -0.739 | 0.00678 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 1950 | 167,725 | 169,982 | 4,514 | 2.656 | 0.00682 |
| 1951 | 172,239 | 174,600 | 4,722 | 2.705 | 0.00688 |
| 1952 | 176,961 | 179,380 | 4,838 | 2.697 | 0.00694 |
| 1953 | 181,799 | 184,333 | 5,067 | 2.749 | 0.00700 |
| 1954 | 186,866 | 189,453 | 5,174 | 2.731 | 0.00705 |
| 1955 | 192,040 | 194,748 | 5,416 | 2.781 | 0.00711 |
| 1956 | 197,456 | 200,236 | 5,559 | 2.776 | 0.00716 |
| 1957 | 203,015 | 205,901 | 5,772 | 2.803 | 0.00722 |
| 1958 | 208,787 | 211,757 | 5,941 | 2.806 | 0.00727 |
| 1959 | 214,728 | 217,815 | 6,174 | 2.835 | 0.00734 |
| 1960 | 220,902 | 224,084 | 6,364 | 2.840 | 0.00743 |
| 1961 | 227,266 | 230,602 | 6,673 | 2.894 | 0.00752 |
| 1962 | 233,939 | 237,636 | 7,393 | 3.111 | 0.00761 |
| 1963 | 241,332 | 245,156 | 7,648 | 3.120 | 0.00768 |
| 1964 | 248,980 | 252,987 | 8,014 | 3.168 | 0.00775 |
| 1965 | 256,994 | 261,200 | 8,413 | 3.221 | 0.00783 |
| 1966 | 265,407 | 269,820 | 8,826 | 3.271 | 0.00793 |
| 1967 | 274,233 | 278,852 | 9,238 | 3.313 | 0.00803 |
| 1968 | 283,471 | 288,311 | 9,680 | 3.358 | 0.00813 |
| 1969 | 293,151 | 298,214 | 10,126 | 3.396 | 0.00824 |
| 1970 | 303,277 | 308,528 | 10,502 | 3.404 | 0.00835 |
| 1971 | 313,779 | 319,211 | 10,863 | 3.403 | 0.00847 |
| 1972 | 324,642 | 330,264 | 11,244 | 3.405 | 0.00859 |
| 1973 | 335,886 | 341,705 | 11,638 | 3.406 | 0.00872 |
| 1974 | 347,524 | 353,538 | 12,027 | 3.402 | 0.00885 |
| 1975 | 359,551 | 365,791 | 12,479 | 3.412 | 0.00899 |
| 1976 | 372,030 | 378,490 | 12,921 | 3.414 | 0.00913 |
| 1977 | 384,951 | 391,639 | 13,377 | 3.416 | 0.00929 |
| 1978 | 398,328 | 405,243 | 13,830 | 3.413 | 0.00944 |
| 1979 | 412,158 | 419,200 | 14,083 | 3.360 | 0.00960 |
| 1980 | 426,241 | 433,404 | 14,326 | 3.306 | 0.00974 |
| 1981 | 440,567 | 447,836 | 14,537 | 3.246 | 0.00989 |
| 1982 | 455,104 | 462,485 | 14,762 | 3.192 | 0.01003 |
| 1983 | 469,866 | 477,460 | 15,188 | 3.181 | 0.01016 |
| 1984 | 485,054 | 492,784 | 15,461 | 3.138 | 0.01030 |
| 1985 | 500,515 | 508,392 | 15,755 | 3.099 | 0.01044 |
| 1986 | 516,270 | 524,324 | 16,109 | 3.073 | 0.01058 |
| 1987 | 532,379 | 540,557 | 16,355 | 3.026 | 0.01070 |
| 1988 | 548,734 | 556,986 | 16,503 | 2.963 | 0.01083 |
| 1989 | 565,237 | 573,586 | 16,698 | 2.911 | 0.01096 |
| 1990 | 581,935 | 589,287 | 14,704 | 2.495 | 0.01106 |
| 1991 | 596,639 | 599,784 | 6,289 | 1.049 | 0.01107 |
| 1992 | 602,928 | 577,774 | -50,308 | -8.713 | 0.01049 |
| 1993 | 552,620 | 554,673 | 4,105 | 0.740 | 0.00992 |
| 1994 | 556,725 | 554,497 | -4,455 | -0.803 | 0.00977 |
| 1995 | 552,270 | 547,989 | -8,562 | -1.562 | 0.00952 |
| 1996 | 543,708 | 548,784 | 10,151 | 1.850 | 0.00939 |
| 1997 | 553,859 | 558,697 | 9,675 | 1.732 | 0.00943 |
| 1998 | 563,534 | 569,435 | 11,802 | 2.073 | 0.00948 |
| 1999 | 575,336 | 582,579 | 14,486 | 2.487 | 0.00957 |
| 2000 | 589,822 | 596,863 | 14,082 | 2.359 | 0.00967 |
| 2001 | 603,904 | 610,794 | 13,781 | 2.256 | 0.00976 |
| 2002 | 617,685 | 624,409 | 13,447 | 2.154 | 0.00985 |
| 2003 | 631,132 | 637,663 | 13,063 | 2.049 | 0.00993 |
| 2004 | 644,195 | 650,544 | 12,699 | 1.952 | 0.01000 |
| 2005 | 656,894 | 661,865 | 9,943 | 1.502 | 0.01005 |
| 2006 | 666,837 | 670,799 | 7,925 | 1.181 | 0.01005 |
| 2007 | 674,762 | 678,641 | 7,758 | 1.143 | 0.01004 |
| 2008 | 682,520 | 686,351 | 7,663 | 1.116 | 0.01003 |
| 2009 | 690,183 | 693,988 | 7,610 | 1.097 | 0.01001 |
| 2010 | 697,793 | 701,632 | 7,678 | 1.094 | 0.00999 |
| 2011 | 705,471 | 709,377 | 7,812 | 1.101 | 0.00998 |
| 2012 | 713,283 | 717,279 | 7,993 | 1.114 | 0.00996 |
| 2013 | 721,276 | 725,273 | 7,994 | 1.102 | 0.00995 |
| 2014 | 729,270 | 733,139 | 7,739 | 1.056 | 0.00993 |
| 2015 | 737,009 | 740,618 | 7,218 | 0.975 | 0.00991 |
| 2016 | 744,227 | 747,866 | 7,278 | 0.973 | 0.00989 |
| 2017 | 751,505 | 754,335 | 5,659 | 0.750 | 0.00987 |
| 2018 | 757,164 | 759,759 | 5,190 | 0.683 | 0.00983 |
| 2019 | 762,354 | 764,824 | 4,940 | 0.646 | 0.00979 |
| 2020 | 767,294 | 770,006 | 5,424 | 0.704 | 0.00976 |
| 2021 | 772,718 | 775,442 | 5,447 | 0.702 | 0.00975 |
| 2022 | 778,165 | 780,914 | 5,499 | 0.704 | 0.00974 |
| 2023 | 783,664 | 786,385 | 5,442 | 0.692 | 0.00972 |