The latest officially reported population of Bhutan was 791,524 in 2024 vs 17,638,801 people in Cambodia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bhutan's population is 801,123 people compared to 18,011,232 in Cambodia.
Population statistics:
- Cambodia's population is 22.5 times bigger than Bhutan's.
- Bhutan is ranked the 163rd most populous country in the world, while Cambodia is the 73rd.
- The countries together account for 0.23% of the world: 0.01% for Bhutan vs 0.22% for Cambodia.
- For the last 10 years, Bhutan has had an average growth rate of +0.8% per year vs +1.38% in Cambodia.
- Since 2005, the population of Bhutan has increased from 662K people to 801K (21% growth), while Cambodia has grown from 13.4M to 18M (34% growth).
- Bhutan is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 884K people compared to the peak of 23.4M people in 2078 for Cambodia.
Bhutan vs Cambodia: live population counter
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| Current population |
801123
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18011232
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| Population rank | 163/197 | 73/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | 0.22% |
| One net population change |
1.7 hours
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2.45 minutes
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| One birth every |
52.8 minutes
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1.45 minutes
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| One death every |
1.82 hours
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4.72 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.32 days
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15.9 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -277 | -32,960 |
| Daily growth/decline | +14 | +589 |
| Annual growth/decline | +5,139 | +214,921 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.65% | +1.23% |
| Population growth rate rank | 123/197 | 90/197 |
Bhutan and Cambodia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 224,084 | 5,449,966 | - | - |
| 1961 | 230,602 | 5,571,168 | 2.91% | 2.22% |
| 1962 | 237,636 | 5,697,558 | 3.05% | 2.27% |
| 1963 | 245,156 | 5,823,010 | 3.16% | 2.2% |
| 1964 | 252,987 | 5,946,178 | 3.19% | 2.12% |
| 1965 | 261,200 | 6,072,289 | 3.25% | 2.12% |
| 1966 | 269,820 | 6,201,232 | 3.3% | 2.12% |
| 1967 | 278,852 | 6,332,944 | 3.35% | 2.12% |
| 1968 | 288,311 | 6,467,324 | 3.39% | 2.12% |
| 1969 | 298,214 | 6,604,725 | 3.43% | 2.12% |
| 1970 | 308,528 | 6,639,182 | 3.46% | 0.52% |
| 1971 | 319,211 | 6,620,880 | 3.46% | -0.28% |
| 1972 | 330,264 | 6,673,886 | 3.46% | 0.8% |
| 1973 | 341,705 | 6,739,726 | 3.46% | 0.99% |
| 1974 | 353,538 | 6,783,240 | 3.46% | 0.65% |
| 1975 | 365,791 | 6,581,371 | 3.47% | -2.98% |
| 1976 | 378,490 | 6,134,991 | 3.47% | -6.78% |
| 1977 | 391,639 | 5,668,551 | 3.47% | -7.6% |
| 1978 | 405,243 | 5,211,653 | 3.47% | -8.06% |
| 1979 | 419,200 | 5,088,808 | 3.44% | -2.36% |
| 1980 | 433,404 | 5,199,872 | 3.39% | 2.18% |
| 1981 | 447,836 | 5,284,495 | 3.33% | 1.63% |
| 1982 | 462,485 | 5,436,432 | 3.27% | 2.88% |
| 1983 | 477,460 | 5,636,203 | 3.24% | 3.67% |
| 1984 | 492,784 | 5,845,117 | 3.21% | 3.71% |
| 1985 | 508,392 | 6,043,783 | 3.17% | 3.4% |
| 1986 | 524,324 | 6,285,693 | 3.13% | 4% |
| 1987 | 540,557 | 6,557,970 | 3.1% | 4.33% |
| 1988 | 556,986 | 6,812,014 | 3.04% | 3.87% |
| 1989 | 573,586 | 7,073,473 | 2.98% | 3.84% |
| 1990 | 589,287 | 7,374,752 | 2.74% | 4.26% |
| 1991 | 599,784 | 7,686,850 | 1.78% | 4.23% |
| 1992 | 577,774 | 8,113,083 | -3.67% | 5.54% |
| 1993 | 554,673 | 8,616,381 | -4% | 6.2% |
| 1994 | 554,497 | 9,239,162 | -0.03% | 7.23% |
| 1995 | 547,989 | 10,018,497 | -1.17% | 8.44% |
| 1996 | 548,784 | 10,801,270 | 0.15% | 7.81% |
| 1997 | 558,697 | 11,570,982 | 1.81% | 7.13% |
| 1998 | 569,435 | 12,058,173 | 1.92% | 4.21% |
| 1999 | 582,579 | 12,265,731 | 2.31% | 1.72% |
| 2000 | 596,863 | 12,462,336 | 2.45% | 1.6% |
| 2001 | 610,794 | 12,658,484 | 2.33% | 1.57% |
| 2002 | 624,409 | 12,855,241 | 2.23% | 1.55% |
| 2003 | 637,663 | 13,050,968 | 2.12% | 1.52% |
| 2004 | 650,544 | 13,244,731 | 2.02% | 1.48% |
| 2005 | 661,865 | 13,439,202 | 1.74% | 1.47% |
| 2006 | 670,799 | 13,639,028 | 1.35% | 1.49% |
| 2007 | 678,641 | 13,841,770 | 1.17% | 1.49% |
| 2008 | 686,351 | 14,053,479 | 1.14% | 1.53% |
| 2009 | 693,988 | 14,276,810 | 1.11% | 1.59% |
| 2010 | 701,632 | 14,500,726 | 1.1% | 1.57% |
| 2011 | 709,377 | 14,722,584 | 1.1% | 1.53% |
| 2012 | 717,279 | 14,945,085 | 1.11% | 1.51% |
| 2013 | 725,273 | 15,170,208 | 1.11% | 1.51% |
| 2014 | 733,139 | 15,396,772 | 1.08% | 1.49% |
| 2015 | 740,618 | 15,623,251 | 1.02% | 1.47% |
| 2016 | 747,866 | 15,852,803 | 0.98% | 1.47% |
| 2017 | 754,335 | 16,073,372 | 0.86% | 1.39% |
| 2018 | 759,759 | 16,274,522 | 0.72% | 1.25% |
| 2019 | 764,824 | 16,481,304 | 0.67% | 1.27% |
| 2020 | 770,006 | 16,725,474 | 0.68% | 1.48% |
| 2021 | 775,442 | 16,974,305 | 0.71% | 1.49% |
| 2022 | 780,914 | 17,201,724 | 0.71% | 1.34% |
| 2023 | 786,385 | 17,423,880 | 0.7% | 1.29% |
| 2024 | 791,524 | 17,638,801 | 0.65% | 1.23% |
| 2025 | 796,681 | 17,847,976 | 0.65% | 1.19% |
| 2026 | 802,211 | 18,051,214 | 0.69% | 1.14% |
| 2027 | 807,265 | 18,250,137 | 0.63% | 1.1% |
| 2028 | 811,835 | 18,446,768 | 0.57% | 1.08% |
| 2029 | 816,265 | 18,639,395 | 0.55% | 1.04% |
| 2030 | 820,693 | 18,827,380 | 0.54% | 1.01% |
| 2031 | 825,464 | 19,012,049 | 0.58% | 0.98% |
| 2032 | 830,347 | 19,193,347 | 0.59% | 0.95% |
| 2033 | 834,984 | 19,371,575 | 0.56% | 0.93% |
| 2034 | 839,045 | 19,546,868 | 0.49% | 0.9% |
| 2035 | 843,199 | 19,720,135 | 0.5% | 0.89% |
| 2036 | 847,699 | 19,889,525 | 0.53% | 0.86% |
| 2037 | 851,844 | 20,055,496 | 0.49% | 0.83% |
| 2038 | 855,558 | 20,220,797 | 0.44% | 0.82% |
| 2039 | 858,918 | 20,382,857 | 0.39% | 0.8% |
| 2040 | 862,126 | 20,540,677 | 0.37% | 0.77% |
| 2041 | 865,152 | 20,695,378 | 0.35% | 0.75% |
| 2042 | 868,152 | 20,848,368 | 0.35% | 0.74% |
| 2043 | 871,100 | 20,998,535 | 0.34% | 0.72% |
| 2044 | 873,733 | 21,144,573 | 0.3% | 0.7% |
| 2045 | 876,178 | 21,286,229 | 0.28% | 0.67% |
| 2046 | 878,161 | 21,424,338 | 0.23% | 0.65% |
| 2047 | 879,450 | 21,558,214 | 0.15% | 0.62% |
| 2048 | 880,488 | 21,687,184 | 0.12% | 0.6% |
| 2049 | 881,433 | 21,812,182 | 0.11% | 0.58% |
| 2050 | 882,337 | 21,931,449 | 0.1% | 0.55% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bhutan increased by 78,753 people (a 11.9% growth), while Cambodia gained 2,184,049 people (a 16.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bhutan gained 60,505 (a 8.17% growth), while Cambodia's population increased by 2,387,981 (a 15.3% growth).
Bhutan was ranked 161st most populous country in 2005 and is 163rd in 2025. Cambodia was ranked 67th in 2005 and ranked 73rd 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 Cambodia will increase by 21.8% to 21,931,449 people and will still be ranked 73rd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Phnom Penh | 2.13M |
| Siem Reap | 245K |
| Battambang | 119K |
| Serei Saophoan | 99K |
| Sihanoukville | 71.1K |
| Kampong Cham | 61.8K |
| Kampot | 42.1K |
| Svay Rieng | 41.4K |
| Prey Veng | 33.1K |
| Stung Treng | 29.7K |
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Population differences between Bhutan and Cambodia
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| Life expectancy | 73.5 years | 71 years |
| Average age | 32.4 years | 29.6 years |
| Median age | 30.9 years | 27 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 53.4:46.6 | 49:51 |
| Fertility rate | 1.46 births per woman | 2.58 births per woman |
| Population density | 53.8 ppl/mi² | 258.8 ppl/mi² |
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