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Population
Bhutan — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,565,969 (July 1990), growth rate 2.0% (1990) |
| 1991 | 1,598,216 (July 1991), growth rate 2.0% (1991) |
| 1992 | 1,660,167 (July 1992), growth rate 2.3% (1992) |
| 1993 | 700,000 (July 1993 est.) |
| 1994 | 716,380 (July 1994 est.) note: other estimates range as high as 1.7 million (July 1994 est.) |
| 1995 | 1,780,638 (July 1995 est.) note: other estimates range as low as 600,000 |
| 1996 | 1,822,625 (July 1996 est.) note: other estimates range as low as 600,000 |
| 1997 | 1,865,191 (July 1997 est.) note: other estimates range as low as 600,000 |
| 1998 | 1,908,307 (July 1998 est.) note: other estimates range as low as 600,000 |
| 1999 | 1,951,965 (July 1999 est.) note: other estimates range as low as 600,000 |
| 2000 | 2,005,222 note: other estimates range as low as 800,000 (July 2000 est.) |
| 2001 | 2,049,412 (July 2001 est.) note: other estimates range as low as 800,000 |
| 2002 | 2,094,176 note: other estimates range as low as 810,000 (July 2002 est.) |
| 2003 | 2,139,549 note: other estimates range as low as 810,000 (July 2003 est.) |
| 2004 | 2,185,569 note: other estimates range as low as 810,000 (July 2004 est.) |
| 2005 | 2,232,291 note: other estimates range as low as 810,000 (July 2005 est.) |
| 2006 | 2,279,723 note: other estimates range as low as 810,000 (July 2006 est.) |
| 2007 | 2,327,849 note: the Factbook population estimate is inconsistent with the 2005 Bhutan census results; both data are being reviewed and when completed, the results will be posted on The World Factbook Web site (https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook) later this year (July 2007 est.) |
| 2008 | 682,321 note: the Factbook population estimate is consistent with the first modern census of Bhutan, conducted in 2005; previous Factbook population estimates for this country, which were on the order of three times the total population reported here, were based on Bhutanese government publications that did not include the census (July 2008 est.) |
| 2009 | 691,141 country comparison to the world: 163 note: the Factbook population estimate is consistent with the first modern census of Bhutan, conducted in 2005; previous Factbook population estimates for this country, which were on the order of three times the total population reported here, were based on Bhutanese government publications that did not include the census (July 2009 est.) |
| 2010 | 699,847 country comparison to the world: 164 note: the Factbook population estimate is consistent with the first modern census of Bhutan, conducted in 2005; previous Factbook population estimates for this country, which were on the order of three times the total population reported here, were based on Bhutanese government publications that did not include the census (July 2010 est.) |
| 2011 | 708,427 (July 2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 165 note: the Factbook population estimate is consistent with the first modern census of Bhutan, conducted in 2005; previous Factbook population estimates for this country, which were on the order of three times the total population reported here, were based on Bhutanese government publications that did not include the census |
| 2012 | 716,896 (July 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 165 note: the Factbook population estimate is consistent with the first modern census of Bhutan, conducted in 2005; previous Factbook population estimates for this country, which were on the order of three times the total population reported here, were based on Bhutanese government publications that did not include the census |
| 2013 | 725,296 (July 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 166 note: the Factbook population estimate is consistent with the first modern census of Bhutan, conducted in 2005; previous Factbook population estimates for this country, which were on the order of three times the total population reported here, were based on Bhutanese government publications that did not include the census |
| 2014 | 733,643 country comparison to the world: 166 note: the Factbook population estimate is consistent with the first modern census of Bhutan, conducted in 2005; previous Factbook population estimates for Bhutan, which were on the order of three times the total population reported here, were based on Bhutanese Government publications that did not include the census (July 2014 est.) |
| 2015 | 741,919 | note: the Factbook population estimate is consistent with the first modern census of Bhutan, conducted in 2005; previous Factbook population estimates for Bhutan, which were on the order of three times the total population reported here, were based on Bhutanese Government publications that did not include the census (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 166 |
| 2016 | 750,125 (July 2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 166 |
| 2017 | 758,288 (July 2017 est.) | country comparison to the world: 165 |
| 2018 | 766,397 (July 2018 est.) |
| 2019 | 766,397 (July 2018 est.) |
| 2020 | 782,318 (July 2020 est.) |
| 2021 | 857,423 (July 2021 est.) |
| 2022 | 867,775 (2022 est.) |
| 2023 | 876,181 (2023 est.) |
| 2024 | total: 884,546 male: 457,665 female: 426,881 (2024 est.) |
| 2025 | total: 892,877 (2025 est.) male: 461,679 female: 431,198 |