The latest officially reported population of Bhutan was 791,524 in 2024 vs 29,123,744 people in Cameroon in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bhutan's population is 801,123 people compared to 30,491,011 in Cameroon.
Population statistics:
- Cameroon's population is 38.1 times bigger than Bhutan's.
- Bhutan is ranked the 163rd most populous country in the world, while Cameroon is the 51st.
- The countries together account for 0.38% of the world: 0.01% for Bhutan vs 0.37% for Cameroon.
- For the last 10 years, Bhutan has had an average growth rate of +0.8% per year vs +2.84% in Cameroon.
- Since 2005, the population of Bhutan has increased from 662K people to 801K (21% growth), while Cameroon has grown from 17.1M to 30.5M (78.6% growth).
- Bhutan is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 884K people compared to the peak of 88.9M people in 2100 for Cameroon.
Bhutan vs Cameroon: live population counter
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| Current population |
801123
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30491011
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| Population rank | 163/197 | 51/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | 0.37% |
| One net population change |
1.7 hours
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42 seconds
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| One birth every |
52.8 minutes
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32.9 seconds
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| One death every |
1.82 hours
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2.59 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.32 days
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37.8 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -277 | -13,892 |
| Daily growth/decline | +14 | +2,058 |
| Annual growth/decline | +5,139 | +751,057 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.65% | +2.65% |
| Population growth rate rank | 123/197 | 24/197 |
Bhutan and Cameroon: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 224,084 | 5,159,057 | - | - |
| 1961 | 230,602 | 5,239,273 | 2.91% | 1.55% |
| 1962 | 237,636 | 5,338,620 | 3.05% | 1.9% |
| 1963 | 245,156 | 5,456,623 | 3.16% | 2.21% |
| 1964 | 252,987 | 5,578,257 | 3.19% | 2.23% |
| 1965 | 261,200 | 5,704,686 | 3.25% | 2.27% |
| 1966 | 269,820 | 5,837,295 | 3.3% | 2.32% |
| 1967 | 278,852 | 5,977,318 | 3.35% | 2.4% |
| 1968 | 288,311 | 6,125,863 | 3.39% | 2.49% |
| 1969 | 298,214 | 6,283,462 | 3.43% | 2.57% |
| 1970 | 308,528 | 6,449,793 | 3.46% | 2.65% |
| 1971 | 319,211 | 6,624,408 | 3.46% | 2.71% |
| 1972 | 330,264 | 6,806,872 | 3.46% | 2.75% |
| 1973 | 341,705 | 6,996,660 | 3.46% | 2.79% |
| 1974 | 353,538 | 7,193,583 | 3.46% | 2.81% |
| 1975 | 365,791 | 7,397,120 | 3.47% | 2.83% |
| 1976 | 378,490 | 7,597,962 | 3.47% | 2.72% |
| 1977 | 391,639 | 7,796,501 | 3.47% | 2.61% |
| 1978 | 405,243 | 8,011,921 | 3.47% | 2.76% |
| 1979 | 419,200 | 8,239,641 | 3.44% | 2.84% |
| 1980 | 433,404 | 8,512,219 | 3.39% | 3.31% |
| 1981 | 447,836 | 8,816,377 | 3.33% | 3.57% |
| 1982 | 462,485 | 9,028,678 | 3.27% | 2.41% |
| 1983 | 477,460 | 9,215,397 | 3.24% | 2.07% |
| 1984 | 492,784 | 9,475,078 | 3.21% | 2.82% |
| 1985 | 508,392 | 9,761,730 | 3.17% | 3.03% |
| 1986 | 524,324 | 10,060,342 | 3.13% | 3.06% |
| 1987 | 540,557 | 10,370,749 | 3.1% | 3.09% |
| 1988 | 556,986 | 10,684,968 | 3.04% | 3.03% |
| 1989 | 573,586 | 11,002,745 | 2.98% | 2.97% |
| 1990 | 589,287 | 11,331,821 | 2.74% | 2.99% |
| 1991 | 599,784 | 11,667,180 | 1.78% | 2.96% |
| 1992 | 577,774 | 12,006,353 | -3.67% | 2.91% |
| 1993 | 554,673 | 12,353,131 | -4% | 2.89% |
| 1994 | 554,497 | 12,704,903 | -0.03% | 2.85% |
| 1995 | 547,989 | 13,058,516 | -1.17% | 2.78% |
| 1996 | 548,784 | 13,414,757 | 0.15% | 2.73% |
| 1997 | 558,697 | 13,775,214 | 1.81% | 2.69% |
| 1998 | 569,435 | 14,144,860 | 1.92% | 2.68% |
| 1999 | 582,579 | 14,525,140 | 2.31% | 2.69% |
| 2000 | 596,863 | 14,912,631 | 2.45% | 2.67% |
| 2001 | 610,794 | 15,309,490 | 2.33% | 2.66% |
| 2002 | 624,409 | 15,725,528 | 2.23% | 2.72% |
| 2003 | 637,663 | 16,160,340 | 2.12% | 2.77% |
| 2004 | 650,544 | 16,610,487 | 2.02% | 2.79% |
| 2005 | 661,865 | 17,074,594 | 1.74% | 2.79% |
| 2006 | 670,799 | 17,550,407 | 1.35% | 2.79% |
| 2007 | 678,641 | 18,049,896 | 1.17% | 2.85% |
| 2008 | 686,351 | 18,574,056 | 1.14% | 2.9% |
| 2009 | 693,988 | 19,113,974 | 1.11% | 2.91% |
| 2010 | 701,632 | 19,668,066 | 1.1% | 2.9% |
| 2011 | 709,377 | 20,232,304 | 1.1% | 2.87% |
| 2012 | 717,279 | 20,809,529 | 1.11% | 2.85% |
| 2013 | 725,273 | 21,402,376 | 1.11% | 2.85% |
| 2014 | 733,139 | 22,059,893 | 1.08% | 3.07% |
| 2015 | 740,618 | 22,763,414 | 1.02% | 3.19% |
| 2016 | 747,866 | 23,454,161 | 0.98% | 3.03% |
| 2017 | 754,335 | 24,128,601 | 0.86% | 2.88% |
| 2018 | 759,759 | 24,806,383 | 0.72% | 2.81% |
| 2019 | 764,824 | 25,506,095 | 0.67% | 2.82% |
| 2020 | 770,006 | 26,210,558 | 0.68% | 2.76% |
| 2021 | 775,442 | 26,915,758 | 0.71% | 2.69% |
| 2022 | 780,914 | 27,632,771 | 0.71% | 2.66% |
| 2023 | 786,385 | 28,372,687 | 0.7% | 2.68% |
| 2024 | 791,524 | 29,123,744 | 0.65% | 2.65% |
| 2025 | 796,681 | 29,879,335 | 0.65% | 2.59% |
| 2026 | 802,211 | 30,640,810 | 0.69% | 2.55% |
| 2027 | 807,265 | 31,410,378 | 0.63% | 2.51% |
| 2028 | 811,835 | 32,190,667 | 0.57% | 2.48% |
| 2029 | 816,265 | 32,979,275 | 0.55% | 2.45% |
| 2030 | 820,693 | 33,777,182 | 0.54% | 2.42% |
| 2031 | 825,464 | 34,584,118 | 0.58% | 2.39% |
| 2032 | 830,347 | 35,399,666 | 0.59% | 2.36% |
| 2033 | 834,984 | 36,223,480 | 0.56% | 2.33% |
| 2034 | 839,045 | 37,054,803 | 0.49% | 2.29% |
| 2035 | 843,199 | 37,893,817 | 0.5% | 2.26% |
| 2036 | 847,699 | 38,742,461 | 0.53% | 2.24% |
| 2037 | 851,844 | 39,600,369 | 0.49% | 2.21% |
| 2038 | 855,558 | 40,463,007 | 0.44% | 2.18% |
| 2039 | 858,918 | 41,332,840 | 0.39% | 2.15% |
| 2040 | 862,126 | 42,207,999 | 0.37% | 2.12% |
| 2041 | 865,152 | 43,089,974 | 0.35% | 2.09% |
| 2042 | 868,152 | 43,976,014 | 0.35% | 2.06% |
| 2043 | 871,100 | 44,857,795 | 0.34% | 2.01% |
| 2044 | 873,733 | 45,741,469 | 0.3% | 1.97% |
| 2045 | 876,178 | 46,629,033 | 0.28% | 1.94% |
| 2046 | 878,161 | 47,519,028 | 0.23% | 1.91% |
| 2047 | 879,450 | 48,413,775 | 0.15% | 1.88% |
| 2048 | 880,488 | 49,308,762 | 0.12% | 1.85% |
| 2049 | 881,433 | 50,203,267 | 0.11% | 1.81% |
| 2050 | 882,337 | 51,096,315 | 0.1% | 1.78% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bhutan increased by 78,753 people (a 11.9% growth), while Cameroon gained 5,688,820 people (a 33.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bhutan gained 60,505 (a 8.17% growth), while Cameroon's population increased by 7,727,597 (a 33.9% growth).
Bhutan was ranked 161st most populous country in 2005 and is 163rd in 2025. Cameroon was ranked 59th in 2005 and ranked 51st 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 Cameroon will increase by 67.6% to 51,096,315 people and rank change from 51st to 41st.
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Population differences between Bhutan and Cameroon
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| Life expectancy | 73.5 years | 64.2 years |
| Average age | 32.4 years | 23.2 years |
| Median age | 30.9 years | 19 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 53.4:46.6 | 49.8:50.2 |
| Fertility rate | 1.46 births per woman | 4.32 births per woman |
| Population density | 53.8 ppl/mi² | 159.6 ppl/mi² |
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