Population of Bhutan

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date08 Sep 2024

The current population of Bhutan is 792,454 as of September 09, 2024, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Bhutan is projected at 791,524, or 792k, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in Bhutan is projected at 786,385, or 786k people for the year 2023.

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.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Net change

Bhutan population projections

Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
2024789,106791,5244,8370.6110.010
2025793,943796,6825,4770.6870.010
2026799,420802,2145,5880.6970.010
2027805,008807,2654,5140.5590.010
2028809,522811,8414,6390.5710.010
2029814,161816,2714,2200.5170.010
2030818,381820,6944,6260.5640.010
2031823,007825,4714,9290.5970.010
2032827,936830,3464,8210.5810.010
2033832,757834,9864,4580.5340.010
2034837,215839,0433,6560.4360.010
2035840,871843,2024,6610.5530.009
2036845,532847,7024,3390.5120.009
2037849,871851,8423,9420.4630.009
2038853,813855,5573,4870.4080.009
2039857,300858,9183,2370.3770.009
2040860,537862,1293,1830.3690.009
2041863,720865,1572,8730.3320.009
2042866,593868,1553,1250.3600.009
2043869,718871,1002,7640.3170.009
2044872,482873,7392,5140.2880.009
2045874,996876,1732,3530.2690.009
2046877,349878,1581,6180.1840.009
2047878,967879,4569770.1110.009
2048879,944880,4901,0930.1240.009
2049881,037881,4357960.0900.009
2050881,833882,3401,0130.1150.009
2051882,846883,3891,0860.1230.009
2052883,932883,872-120-0.0140.009
2053883,812883,505-615-0.0700.009
2054883,197883,4474990.0560.009
2055883,696883,406-580-0.0660.009
2056883,116882,513-1,206-0.1370.009
2057881,910881,861-97-0.0110.009
2058881,813881,153-1,320-0.1500.009
2059880,493879,856-1,274-0.1450.009
2060879,219878,277-1,884-0.2150.009
2061877,335876,296-2,078-0.2370.009
2062875,257874,128-2,258-0.2580.009
2063872,999872,033-1,933-0.2220.009
2064871,066869,961-2,211-0.2540.009
2065868,855867,231-3,247-0.3740.009
2066865,608863,860-3,496-0.4050.009
2067862,112860,404-3,416-0.3970.008
2068858,696856,942-3,508-0.4090.008
2069855,188853,255-3,866-0.4530.008
2070851,322849,494-3,657-0.4300.008
2071847,665845,471-4,387-0.5190.008
2072843,278840,958-4,639-0.5520.008
2073838,639836,052-5,175-0.6190.008
2074833,464830,867-5,194-0.6250.008
2075828,270825,862-4,815-0.5830.008
2076823,455821,097-4,716-0.5740.008
2077818,739816,388-4,703-0.5760.008
2078814,036811,309-5,453-0.6720.008
2079808,583805,699-5,768-0.7160.008
2080802,815799,952-5,727-0.7160.008
2081797,088794,104-5,969-0.7520.008
2082791,119788,321-5,597-0.7100.008
2083785,522782,513-6,018-0.7690.008
2084779,504776,784-5,440-0.7000.008
2085774,064771,297-5,535-0.7180.007
2086768,529765,713-5,631-0.7350.007
2087762,898759,759-6,279-0.8260.007
2088756,619753,664-5,909-0.7840.007
2089750,710747,683-6,054-0.8100.007
2090744,656741,734-5,845-0.7880.007
2091738,811735,821-5,981-0.8130.007
2092732,830730,051-5,558-0.7610.007
2093727,272724,731-5,083-0.7010.007
2094722,189719,572-5,233-0.7270.007
2095716,956714,353-5,206-0.7290.007
2096711,750709,407-4,686-0.6610.007
2097707,064704,683-4,761-0.6760.007
2098702,303700,074-4,458-0.6370.007
2099697,845695,414-4,862-0.6990.007
2100692,983690,432-5,102-0.7390.007

Bhutan population estimates

Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
1950167,725169,9824,5142.6560.007
1951172,239174,6004,7222.7050.007
1952176,961179,3804,8382.6970.007
1953181,799184,3335,0672.7490.007
1954186,866189,4535,1742.7310.007
1955192,040194,7485,4162.7810.007
1956197,456200,2365,5592.7760.007
1957203,015205,9015,7722.8030.007
1958208,787211,7575,9412.8060.007
1959214,728217,8156,1742.8350.007
1960220,902224,0846,3642.8400.007
1961227,266230,6026,6732.8940.008
1962233,939237,6367,3933.1110.008
1963241,332245,1567,6483.1200.008
1964248,980252,9878,0143.1680.008
1965256,994261,2008,4133.2210.008
1966265,407269,8208,8263.2710.008
1967274,233278,8529,2383.3130.008
1968283,471288,3119,6803.3580.008
1969293,151298,21410,1263.3960.008
1970303,277308,52810,5023.4040.008
1971313,779319,21110,8633.4030.008
1972324,642330,26411,2443.4050.009
1973335,886341,70511,6383.4060.009
1974347,524353,53812,0273.4020.009
1975359,551365,79112,4793.4120.009
1976372,030378,49012,9213.4140.009
1977384,951391,63913,3773.4160.009
1978398,328405,24313,8303.4130.009
1979412,158419,20014,0833.3600.010
1980426,241433,40414,3263.3060.010
1981440,567447,83614,5373.2460.010
1982455,104462,48514,7623.1920.010
1983469,866477,46015,1883.1810.010
1984485,054492,78415,4613.1380.010
1985500,515508,39215,7553.0990.010
1986516,270524,32416,1093.0730.011
1987532,379540,55716,3553.0260.011
1988548,734556,98616,5032.9630.011
1989565,237573,58616,6982.9110.011
1990581,935589,28714,7042.4950.011
1991596,639599,7846,2891.0490.011
1992602,928577,774-50,308-8.7130.010
1993552,620554,6734,1050.7400.010
1994556,725554,497-4,455-0.8030.010
1995552,270547,989-8,562-1.5620.010
1996543,708548,78410,1511.8500.009
1997553,859558,6979,6751.7320.009
1998563,534569,43511,8022.0730.009
1999575,336582,57914,4862.4870.010
2000589,822596,86314,0822.3590.010
2001603,904610,79413,7812.2560.010
2002617,685624,40913,4472.1540.010
2003631,132637,66313,0632.0490.010
2004644,195650,54412,6991.9520.010
2005656,894661,8659,9431.5020.010
2006666,837670,7997,9251.1810.010
2007674,762678,6417,7581.1430.010
2008682,520686,3517,6631.1160.010
2009690,183693,9887,6101.0970.010
2010697,793701,6327,6781.0940.010
2011705,471709,3777,8121.1010.010
2012713,283717,2797,9931.1140.010
2013721,276725,2737,9941.1020.010
2014729,270733,1397,7391.0560.010
2015737,009740,6187,2180.9750.010
2016744,227747,8667,2780.9730.010
2017751,505754,3355,6590.7500.010
2018757,164759,7595,1900.6830.010
2019762,354764,8244,9400.6460.010
2020767,294770,0065,4240.7040.010
2021772,718775,4425,4470.7020.010
2022778,165780,9145,4990.7040.010
2023783,664786,3855,4420.6920.010