Population in Bhutan compared to Brunei: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Bhutan and Brunei: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bhutan	Brunei	Bhutan	Brunei
1960	224,084	88,347	-	-
1961	230,602	92,517	2.91%	4.72%
1962	237,636	96,719	3.05%	4.54%
1963	245,156	101,159	3.16%	4.59%
1964	252,987	105,922	3.19%	4.71%
1965	261,200	110,838	3.25%	4.64%
1966	269,820	115,874	3.3%	4.54%
1967	278,852	121,017	3.35%	4.44%
1968	288,311	126,222	3.39%	4.3%
1969	298,214	131,446	3.43%	4.14%
1970	308,528	135,138	3.46%	2.81%
1971	319,211	137,921	3.46%	2.06%
1972	330,264	142,189	3.46%	3.09%
1973	341,705	147,369	3.46%	3.64%
1974	353,538	152,656	3.46%	3.59%
1975	365,791	158,070	3.47%	3.55%
1976	378,490	163,607	3.47%	3.5%
1977	391,639	169,277	3.47%	3.47%
1978	405,243	174,884	3.47%	3.31%
1979	419,200	180,422	3.44%	3.17%
1980	433,404	186,111	3.39%	3.15%
1981	447,836	191,977	3.33%	3.15%
1982	462,485	198,165	3.27%	3.22%
1983	477,460	204,741	3.24%	3.32%
1984	492,784	211,661	3.21%	3.38%
1985	508,392	218,919	3.17%	3.43%
1986	524,324	226,495	3.13%	3.46%
1987	540,557	233,860	3.1%	3.25%
1988	556,986	240,913	3.04%	3.02%
1989	573,586	248,064	2.98%	2.97%
1990	589,287	255,292	2.74%	2.91%
1991	599,784	262,596	1.78%	2.86%
1992	577,774	269,839	-3.67%	2.76%
1993	554,673	276,971	-4%	2.64%
1994	554,497	284,091	-0.03%	2.57%
1995	547,989	291,195	-1.17%	2.5%
1996	548,784	298,276	0.15%	2.43%
1997	558,697	305,341	1.81%	2.37%
1998	569,435	312,385	1.92%	2.31%
1999	582,579	319,411	2.31%	2.25%
2000	596,863	326,424	2.45%	2.2%
2001	610,794	333,345	2.33%	2.12%
2002	624,409	340,099	2.23%	2.03%
2003	637,663	346,637	2.12%	1.92%
2004	650,544	352,911	2.02%	1.81%
2005	661,865	358,916	1.74%	1.7%
2006	670,799	364,663	1.35%	1.6%
2007	678,641	370,873	1.17%	1.7%
2008	686,351	377,793	1.14%	1.87%
2009	693,988	384,952	1.11%	1.89%
2010	701,632	392,332	1.1%	1.92%
2011	709,377	399,389	1.1%	1.8%
2012	717,279	405,557	1.11%	1.54%
2013	725,273	411,202	1.11%	1.39%
2014	733,139	416,750	1.08%	1.35%
2015	740,618	422,212	1.02%	1.31%
2016	747,866	427,564	0.98%	1.27%
2017	754,335	432,772	0.86%	1.22%
2018	759,759	437,810	0.72%	1.16%
2019	764,824	442,680	0.67%	1.11%
2020	770,006	447,404	0.68%	1.07%
2021	775,442	451,721	0.71%	0.96%
2022	780,914	455,370	0.71%	0.81%
2023	786,385	458,949	0.7%	0.79%
2024	791,524	462,721	0.65%	0.82%
2025	796,681	466,324	0.65%	0.78%
2026	802,211	469,766	0.69%	0.74%
2027	807,265	473,148	0.63%	0.72%
2028	811,835	476,428	0.57%	0.69%
2029	816,265	479,491	0.55%	0.64%
2030	820,693	482,438	0.54%	0.61%
2031	825,464	485,308	0.58%	0.59%
2032	830,347	487,943	0.59%	0.54%
2033	834,984	490,424	0.56%	0.51%
2034	839,045	492,887	0.49%	0.5%
2035	843,199	495,286	0.5%	0.49%
2036	847,699	497,544	0.53%	0.46%
2037	851,844	499,693	0.49%	0.43%
2038	855,558	501,910	0.44%	0.44%
2039	858,918	504,061	0.39%	0.43%
2040	862,126	505,968	0.37%	0.38%
2041	865,152	507,800	0.35%	0.36%
2042	868,152	509,531	0.35%	0.34%
2043	871,100	511,124	0.34%	0.31%
2044	873,733	512,586	0.3%	0.29%
2045	876,178	514,047	0.28%	0.29%
2046	878,161	515,409	0.23%	0.26%
2047	879,450	516,596	0.15%	0.23%
2048	880,488	517,693	0.12%	0.21%
2049	881,433	518,684	0.11%	0.19%
2050	882,337	519,542	0.1%	0.17%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bhutan increased by 78,753 people (a 11.9% growth), while Brunei gained 63,296 people (a 17.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bhutan gained 60,505 (a 8.17% growth), while Brunei's population increased by 46,876 (a 11.1% growth).

Bhutan was ranked 161st most populous country in 2005 and is 163rd in 2025. Brunei was ranked 169th in 2005 and ranked 170th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Bhutan's population will grow by 10.1% to 882,337 people and will still be ranked 163rd. The population of Brunei will increase by 10.8% to 519,542 people and rank change from 170th to 171st.