Bhutan vs China

Bhutan vs China: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: 0.69% a year in Bhutan and -0.24% a year in China, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Bhutan, by 0.93 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

Bhutan vs China: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: 0.69% a year in Bhutan and -0.24% a year in China, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Bhutan, by 0.93 percentage points.
BhutanChinaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Bhutan has been higher since 1996, when it overtook China.
  • In 2023, Bhutan ranked 127 and China ranked 189 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Bhutan at -0.74% a year and China at -1.68% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearBhutanChinaWorld
20230.69-0.240.87
20220.7-0.130.88
20210.7-0.050.8
20200.70.090.9
20190.650.271.03
20180.680.371.07
20170.750.581.13
20160.970.611.17
20150.980.531.18
20141.060.651.22
20131.10.641.23
20121.110.741.27
20111.10.621.26
20101.090.661.27
20091.10.681.28
20081.120.621.28
20071.140.591.28
20061.180.591.28
20051.50.631.27
20041.950.581.28
20032.050.591.29
20022.150.61.3
20012.260.671.33
20002.360.771.35
19992.490.721.35
19982.070.761.37
19971.730.791.39
19961.850.861.42
1995-1.560.911.45
1994-0.80.921.47
19930.741.021.52
1992-8.711.121.57
19911.051.221.63
19902.51.741.76
19892.911.681.78
19882.961.651.79
19873.031.791.84
19863.071.71.83
19853.11.561.8
19843.141.471.8
19833.181.381.78
19823.191.651.86
19813.251.51.82
19803.311.441.8
19793.361.41.79
19783.411.321.74
19773.421.331.75
19763.411.481.78
19753.411.611.8
19743.41.871.88
19733.412.111.94
19723.412.231.97
19713.42.371.97
19703.42.612.06
19693.42.62.06
19683.362.752.09
19673.312.442
19663.272.522.04
19653.222.662.09
19643.172.552.16
19633.123.292.28
19623.112.472.11
19612.890.331.67
19602.84-0.031.58
19592.840.671.73
19582.811.952
19572.82.42.07
19562.782.021.98
19552.782.252.01
19542.732.251.99
19532.752.051.9
19522.72.311.94
19512.711.761.75
19502.661.791.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearBhutanChinaWorld
20240.61-2.52–3.27-0.22-0.42–-0.020.86
20250.69-2.55–3.71-0.23-0.46–-0.020.84
20260.7-3–3.75-0.22-0.45–0.010.83
20270.56-2.84–3.49-0.24-0.5–-0.010.81
20280.57-2.97–3.75-0.26-0.54–-0.010.8
20290.52-3.05–3.84-0.29-0.58–-0.030.78
20300.56-2.96–3.99-0.3-0.6–-0.040.76
20310.6-2.79–3.97-0.33-0.64–-0.040.75
20320.58-3.02–4.08-0.35-0.68–-0.030.73
20330.53-2.85–3.72-0.37-0.71–-0.050.72
20340.44-3.07–3.56-0.39-0.74–-0.060.7
20350.55-2.94–3.91-0.41-0.78–-0.070.69
20360.51-3.06–3.54-0.42-0.81–-0.080.67
20370.46-3.09–3.8-0.44-0.84–-0.080.65
20380.41-3.09–3.81-0.46-0.88–-0.090.64
20390.38-3.05–3.71-0.48-0.9–-0.120.62
20400.37-3.43–3.62-0.5-0.95–-0.120.61
20410.33-3.32–3.61-0.52-0.98–-0.120.59
20420.36-3.24–3.52-0.54-1–-0.140.57
20430.32-3.42–3.63-0.56-1.04–-0.170.56
20440.29-3.3–3.6-0.59-1.08–-0.180.54
20450.27-3.13–3.53-0.62-1.14–-0.210.52
20460.18-3.19–3.61-0.66-1.15–-0.250.5
20470.11-3.52–3.4-0.69-1.2–-0.290.48
20480.12-3.73–3.27-0.73-1.24–-0.320.46
20490.09-3.63–3.42-0.78-1.29–-0.350.44
20500.12-3.7–3.39-0.82-1.36–-0.40.42
20510.12-3.54–3.47-0.87-1.4–-0.460.4
2052-0.01-3.7–3.06-0.92-1.45–-0.480.38
2053-0.07-3.62–3.34-0.97-1.5–-0.520.36
20540.06-3.7–3.35-1.01-1.56–-0.570.34
2055-0.07-3.59–3.21-1.06-1.59–-0.60.33
2056-0.14-3.7–3.09-1.1-1.65–-0.630.31
2057-0.01-3.83–3.37-1.14-1.69–-0.670.3
2058-0.15-3.69–3.12-1.17-1.71–-0.680.28
2059-0.15-3.75–3.11-1.2-1.75–-0.720.27
2060-0.22-3.86–2.78-1.23-1.8–-0.710.25
2061-0.24-3.97–3.11-1.25-1.81–-0.740.24
2062-0.26-4.21–3.02-1.26-1.83–-0.730.23
2063-0.22-3.91–3.25-1.27-1.87–-0.730.22
2064-0.25-3.91–3.11-1.28-1.9–-0.750.21
2065-0.37-4.03–3.17-1.29-1.91–-0.750.2
2066-0.41-3.93–3.06-1.29-1.92–-0.710.19
2067-0.4-4.22–3-1.3-1.96–-0.730.18
2068-0.41-4.23–3.12-1.3-1.97–-0.710.17
2069-0.45-4.56–2.99-1.3-1.98–-0.70.16
2070-0.43-4.37–2.98-1.3-2.02–-0.690.15
2071-0.52-4.59–2.78-1.31-2.05–-0.670.14
2072-0.55-4.56–2.98-1.32-2.09–-0.680.13
2073-0.62-4.72–2.78-1.34-2.09–-0.650.12
2074-0.63-4.55–2.86-1.35-2.15–-0.640.1
2075-0.58-4.36–2.98-1.37-2.19–-0.670.09
2076-0.57-4.82–2.75-1.39-2.25–-0.680.08
2077-0.58-4.67–2.75-1.41-2.29–-0.70.07
2078-0.67-4.77–2.94-1.43-2.36–-0.690.06
2079-0.72-4.83–2.99-1.46-2.4–-0.730.05
2080-0.72-5–2.69-1.49-2.44–-0.750.04
2081-0.75-4.64–2.86-1.51-2.44–-0.760.03
2082-0.71-4.86–3.13-1.52-2.49–-0.760.02
2083-0.77-5.2–2.66-1.54-2.56–-0.770.01
2084-0.7-5.08–3.05-1.56-2.6–-0.78-0
2085-0.72-4.94–2.96-1.57-2.64–-0.78-0.01
2086-0.74-4.8–2.81-1.57-2.64–-0.8-0.02
2087-0.83-4.9–2.74-1.58-2.66–-0.81-0.03
2088-0.78-4.94–2.76-1.58-2.64–-0.8-0.04
2089-0.81-5.21–2.77-1.59-2.68–-0.77-0.05
2090-0.79-4.99–2.79-1.59-2.71–-0.77-0.05
2091-0.81-4.84–2.89-1.59-2.77–-0.77-0.06
2092-0.76-5.13–2.95-1.59-2.79–-0.76-0.07
2093-0.7-5.15–2.89-1.6-2.78–-0.73-0.07
2094-0.73-5–2.87-1.61-2.85–-0.75-0.08
2095-0.73-5.05–2.83-1.62-2.9–-0.74-0.09
2096-0.66-5.02–2.86-1.63-2.99–-0.76-0.1
2097-0.68-4.85–3.09-1.64-3.07–-0.73-0.11
2098-0.64-5.08–2.74-1.65-3.12–-0.69-0.11
2099-0.7-5.11–2.91-1.67-3.22–-0.69-0.12
2100-0.74-5.68–2.88-1.68-3.24–-0.67-0.13

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Good to know

  • How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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