Bhutan

Population in Bhutan

Population in Bhutan: 170,000 people in 1950 and 786,400 people in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
786,400 people
Since 1950
+616,400 people
Rank, 2023
166 of 229
counting from the highest
World, 2023
8.09 billion people
Projected, 2100
690,400 people
UN projection (medium variant)
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people · UN

Population in BhutanPopulation in Bhutan: 170,000 people in 1950 and 786,400 people in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 690,400 people in 2100, between 305,500 people and 1.54 million people (95% prediction interval).
Estimates, UNEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 690,400 people in 2100, between 305,500 people and 1.54 million people (95% prediction interval).
  • Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 392,300 people.

Every year

people · UN

YearBhutanWorld
2023786,4008.09 billion
2022780,9008.02 billion
2021775,4007.95 billion
2020770,0007.89 billion
2019764,8007.81 billion
2018759,8007.73 billion
2017754,3007.65 billion
2016747,9007.56 billion
2015740,6007.47 billion
2014733,1007.38 billion
2013725,3007.29 billion
2012717,3007.2 billion
2011709,4007.11 billion
2010701,6007.02 billion
2009694,0006.93 billion
2008686,4006.84 billion
2007678,6006.76 billion
2006670,8006.67 billion
2005661,9006.59 billion
2004650,5006.5 billion
2003637,7006.42 billion
2002624,4006.34 billion
2001610,8006.26 billion
2000596,9006.17 billion
1999582,6006.09 billion
1998569,4006.01 billion
1997558,7005.93 billion
1996548,8005.84 billion
1995548,0005.76 billion
1994554,5005.68 billion
1993554,7005.59 billion
1992577,8005.51 billion
1991599,8005.42 billion
1990589,3005.33 billion
1989573,6005.23 billion
1988557,0005.14 billion
1987540,6005.05 billion
1986524,3004.96 billion
1985508,4004.87 billion
1984492,8004.78 billion
1983477,5004.7 billion
1982462,5004.61 billion
1981447,8004.53 billion
1980433,4004.45 billion
1979419,2004.37 billion
1978405,2004.29 billion
1977391,6004.22 billion
1976378,5004.14 billion
1975365,8004.07 billion
1974353,5004 billion
1973341,7003.92 billion
1972330,3003.85 billion
1971319,2003.77 billion
1970308,5003.7 billion
1969298,2003.62 billion
1968288,3003.55 billion
1967278,9003.47 billion
1966269,8003.4 billion
1965261,2003.34 billion
1964253,0003.26 billion
1963245,2003.19 billion
1962237,6003.12 billion
1961230,6003.07 billion
1960224,1003.02 billion
1959217,8002.97 billion
1958211,8002.91 billion
1957205,9002.85 billion
1956200,2002.8 billion
1955194,7002.74 billion
1954189,5002.69 billion
1953184,3002.63 billion
1952179,4002.58 billion
1951174,6002.54 billion
1950170,0002.49 billion
1949179,100–
1948184,500–
1947192,400–
1946200,700–
1945209,400–
1944218,400–
1943227,800–
1942237,600–
1941245,600–
1940251,700–
1939255,900–
1938258,000–
1937258,000–
1936258,000–
1935258,000–
1934258,000–
1933258,000–
1932258,000–
1931258,000–
1930258,000–
1929258,000–
1928258,000–
1927258,000–
1926258,000–
1925258,000–
1924258,000–
1923258,000–
1922258,000–
1921258,000–
1920258,000–
1919258,000–
1918258,000–
1917258,000–
1916257,900–
1915257,800–
1914257,700–
1913257,600–
1912257,400–
1911257,600–
1910258,000–
1909258,600–
1908259,500–
1907260,700–
1906261,900–
1905263,100–
1904264,300–
1903265,500–
1902266,700–
1901267,900–
1900269,100–
1899270,400–
1898271,600–
1897272,800–
1896274,100–
1895275,300–
1894276,600–
1893277,800–
1892279,100–
1891280,400–
1890281,600–
1889282,900–
1888284,200–
1887285,500–
1886286,800–
1885288,100–
1884289,400–
1883290,700–
1882292,000–
1881293,400–
1880294,700–
1879296,000–
1878297,400–
1877298,700–
1876300,100–
1875301,500–
1874302,800–
1873304,200–
1872305,600–
1871307,000–
1870308,400–
1869309,800–
1868311,200–
1867312,600–
1866314,000–
1865315,400–
1864316,900–
1863318,300–
1862319,700–
1861321,200–
1860322,600–
1859324,100–
1858325,600–
1857327,100–
1856328,500–
1855330,000–
1854331,500–
1853333,000–
1852334,600–
1851336,100–
1850337,600–
1849339,300–
1848341,000–
1847342,700–
1846344,400–
1845346,200–
1844347,900–
1843349,600–
1842351,400–
1841353,200–
1840354,900–
1839356,700–
1838358,500–
1837360,300–
1836362,100–
1835363,900–
1834365,700–
1833367,600–
1832369,400–
1831371,300–
1830373,100–
1829375,000–
1828376,900–
1827378,800–
1826380,700–
1825382,600–
1824384,500–
1823386,400–
1822388,400–
1821389,900–
1820391,100–
1819391,900–
1818392,300–
1817392,300–
1816392,300–
1815392,300–
1814392,300–
1813392,300–
1812392,300–
1811392,300–
1810392,300–
1809392,300–
1808392,300–
1807392,300–
1806392,300–
1805392,300–
1804392,300–
1803392,300–
1802392,300–
1801392,300–
1800392,300–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearBhutanWorld
2024791,500779,300–802,2008.16 billion
2025796,700763,300–827,2008.23 billion
2026802,200751,100–850,2008.3 billion
2027807,300742,100–871,8008.37 billion
2028811,800734,200–891,3008.44 billion
2029816,300724,100–909,7008.5 billion
2030820,700717,000–930,0008.57 billion
2031825,500711,800–952,2008.63 billion
2032830,300706,700–972,7008.7 billion
2033835,000704,100–992,3008.76 billion
2034839,000698,600–1.01 million8.82 billion
2035843,200692,000–1.03 million8.89 billion
2036847,700688,400–1.05 million8.95 billion
2037851,800686,100–1.06 million9.01 billion
2038855,600685,000–1.08 million9.06 billion
2039858,900681,700–1.1 million9.12 billion
2040862,100676,800–1.12 million9.18 billion
2041865,200671,900–1.13 million9.23 billion
2042868,200665,300–1.14 million9.29 billion
2043871,100659,600–1.16 million9.34 billion
2044873,700655,900–1.17 million9.39 billion
2045876,200651,100–1.17 million9.44 billion
2046878,200647,700–1.19 million9.49 billion
2047879,500645,100–1.21 million9.54 billion
2048880,500638,900–1.21 million9.58 billion
2049881,400636,300–1.22 million9.62 billion
2050882,300632,400–1.23 million9.66 billion
2051883,400624,000–1.23 million9.7 billion
2052883,900617,700–1.24 million9.74 billion
2053883,500611,800–1.25 million9.78 billion
2054883,400606,600–1.26 million9.81 billion
2055883,400600,500–1.27 million9.85 billion
2056882,500596,500–1.28 million9.88 billion
2057881,900591,700–1.28 million9.91 billion
2058881,200588,700–1.3 million9.94 billion
2059879,900585,800–1.31 million9.96 billion
2060878,300579,200–1.32 million9.99 billion
2061876,300573,900–1.32 million10 billion
2062874,100569,200–1.33 million10 billion
2063872,000563,700–1.34 million10.1 billion
2064870,000555,200–1.35 million10.1 billion
2065867,200543,600–1.35 million10.1 billion
2066863,900536,000–1.35 million10.1 billion
2067860,400530,600–1.36 million10.1 billion
2068856,900522,900–1.38 million10.2 billion
2069853,300516,100–1.38 million10.2 billion
2070849,500507,800–1.39 million10.2 billion
2071845,500500,200–1.4 million10.2 billion
2072841,000492,300–1.41 million10.2 billion
2073836,100484,900–1.4 million10.2 billion
2074830,900476,600–1.41 million10.2 billion
2075825,900468,000–1.42 million10.3 billion
2076821,100460,400–1.44 million10.3 billion
2077816,400452,200–1.45 million10.3 billion
2078811,300445,100–1.46 million10.3 billion
2079805,700437,400–1.46 million10.3 billion
2080800,000430,100–1.45 million10.3 billion
2081794,100422,000–1.46 million10.3 billion
2082788,300412,300–1.47 million10.3 billion
2083782,500404,800–1.48 million10.3 billion
2084776,800396,200–1.48 million10.3 billion
2085771,300386,300–1.48 million10.3 billion
2086765,700379,200–1.48 million10.3 billion
2087759,800371,800–1.48 million10.3 billion
2088753,700366,400–1.49 million10.3 billion
2089747,700362,900–1.49 million10.3 billion
2090741,700357,800–1.49 million10.3 billion
2091735,800351,600–1.5 million10.3 billion
2092730,100344,400–1.5 million10.3 billion
2093724,700339,800–1.49 million10.3 billion
2094719,600336,800–1.51 million10.2 billion
2095714,400332,100–1.53 million10.2 billion
2096709,400326,800–1.53 million10.2 billion
2097704,700321,300–1.52 million10.2 billion
2098700,100314,800–1.52 million10.2 billion
2099695,400308,800–1.53 million10.2 billion
2100690,400305,500–1.54 million10.2 billion

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • 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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