The latest officially reported population of Bhutan was 791,524 in 2024 vs 41,288,599 people in Canada in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bhutan's population is 802,266 people compared to 42,045,683 in Canada.
Population statistics:
- Canada's population is 52.4 times bigger than Bhutan's.
- Bhutan is ranked the 163rd most populous country in the world, while Canada is the 38th.
- The countries together account for 0.52% of the world: 0.01% for Bhutan vs 0.51% for Canada.
- For the last 10 years, Bhutan has had an average growth rate of +0.8% per year vs +1.5% in Canada.
- Since 2006, the population of Bhutan has increased from 671K people to 802K (19.6% growth), while Canada has grown from 32.6M to 42M (29.1% growth).
- Bhutan is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 884K people compared to the peak of 55.7M people in 2100 for Canada.
Bhutan vs Canada: live population counter
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| Current population |
802266
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42045683
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| Population rank | 163/197 | 38/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | 0.51% |
| One net population change |
1.7 hours
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26.2 seconds
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| One birth every |
52.8 minutes
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1.49 minutes
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| One death every |
1.82 hours
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1.62 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.32 days
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1.43 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -277 | +368,599 |
| Daily growth/decline | +14 | +3,302 |
| Annual growth/decline | +5,139 | +1,205,115 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.65% | +3.01% |
| Population growth rate rank | 121/197 | 14/197 |
Bhutan and Canada: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 224,084 | 17,909,356 | - | - |
| 1961 | 230,602 | 18,271,000 | 2.91% | 2.02% |
| 1962 | 237,636 | 18,614,000 | 3.05% | 1.88% |
| 1963 | 245,156 | 18,964,000 | 3.16% | 1.88% |
| 1964 | 252,987 | 19,325,000 | 3.19% | 1.9% |
| 1965 | 261,200 | 19,678,000 | 3.25% | 1.83% |
| 1966 | 269,820 | 20,048,000 | 3.3% | 1.88% |
| 1967 | 278,852 | 20,412,000 | 3.35% | 1.82% |
| 1968 | 288,311 | 20,744,000 | 3.39% | 1.63% |
| 1969 | 298,214 | 21,028,000 | 3.43% | 1.37% |
| 1970 | 308,528 | 21,324,000 | 3.46% | 1.41% |
| 1971 | 319,211 | 21,962,032 | 3.46% | 2.99% |
| 1972 | 330,264 | 22,218,463 | 3.46% | 1.17% |
| 1973 | 341,705 | 22,491,777 | 3.46% | 1.23% |
| 1974 | 353,538 | 22,807,969 | 3.46% | 1.41% |
| 1975 | 365,791 | 23,143,275 | 3.47% | 1.47% |
| 1976 | 378,490 | 23,449,808 | 3.47% | 1.32% |
| 1977 | 391,639 | 23,725,843 | 3.47% | 1.18% |
| 1978 | 405,243 | 23,963,203 | 3.47% | 1% |
| 1979 | 419,200 | 24,201,544 | 3.44% | 0.99% |
| 1980 | 433,404 | 24,515,667 | 3.39% | 1.3% |
| 1981 | 447,836 | 24,819,915 | 3.33% | 1.24% |
| 1982 | 462,485 | 25,116,942 | 3.27% | 1.2% |
| 1983 | 477,460 | 25,366,451 | 3.24% | 0.99% |
| 1984 | 492,784 | 25,607,053 | 3.21% | 0.95% |
| 1985 | 508,392 | 25,842,116 | 3.17% | 0.92% |
| 1986 | 524,324 | 26,100,278 | 3.13% | 1% |
| 1987 | 540,557 | 26,446,601 | 3.1% | 1.33% |
| 1988 | 556,986 | 26,791,747 | 3.04% | 1.31% |
| 1989 | 573,586 | 27,276,781 | 2.98% | 1.81% |
| 1990 | 589,287 | 27,691,138 | 2.74% | 1.52% |
| 1991 | 599,784 | 28,037,420 | 1.78% | 1.25% |
| 1992 | 577,774 | 28,371,264 | -3.67% | 1.19% |
| 1993 | 554,673 | 28,684,764 | -4% | 1.1% |
| 1994 | 554,497 | 29,000,663 | -0.03% | 1.1% |
| 1995 | 547,989 | 29,302,311 | -1.17% | 1.04% |
| 1996 | 548,784 | 29,610,218 | 0.15% | 1.05% |
| 1997 | 558,697 | 29,905,948 | 1.81% | 1% |
| 1998 | 569,435 | 30,155,173 | 1.92% | 0.83% |
| 1999 | 582,579 | 30,401,286 | 2.31% | 0.82% |
| 2000 | 596,863 | 30,685,730 | 2.45% | 0.94% |
| 2001 | 610,794 | 31,020,855 | 2.33% | 1.09% |
| 2002 | 624,409 | 31,359,199 | 2.23% | 1.09% |
| 2003 | 637,663 | 31,642,461 | 2.12% | 0.9% |
| 2004 | 650,544 | 31,938,807 | 2.02% | 0.94% |
| 2005 | 661,865 | 32,242,732 | 1.74% | 0.95% |
| 2006 | 670,799 | 32,571,193 | 1.35% | 1.02% |
| 2007 | 678,641 | 32,888,886 | 1.17% | 0.98% |
| 2008 | 686,351 | 33,247,298 | 1.14% | 1.09% |
| 2009 | 693,988 | 33,630,069 | 1.11% | 1.15% |
| 2010 | 701,632 | 34,005,902 | 1.1% | 1.12% |
| 2011 | 709,377 | 34,339,221 | 1.1% | 0.98% |
| 2012 | 717,279 | 34,713,395 | 1.11% | 1.09% |
| 2013 | 725,273 | 35,080,992 | 1.11% | 1.06% |
| 2014 | 733,139 | 35,434,066 | 1.08% | 1.01% |
| 2015 | 740,618 | 35,704,498 | 1.02% | 0.76% |
| 2016 | 747,866 | 36,110,803 | 0.98% | 1.14% |
| 2017 | 754,335 | 36,545,075 | 0.86% | 1.2% |
| 2018 | 759,759 | 37,072,620 | 0.72% | 1.44% |
| 2019 | 764,824 | 37,618,495 | 0.67% | 1.47% |
| 2020 | 770,006 | 38,028,638 | 0.68% | 1.09% |
| 2021 | 775,442 | 38,239,864 | 0.71% | 0.56% |
| 2022 | 780,914 | 38,935,934 | 0.71% | 1.82% |
| 2023 | 786,385 | 40,083,484 | 0.7% | 2.95% |
| 2024 | 791,524 | 41,288,599 | 0.65% | 3.01% |
| 2025 | 796,681 | 41,687,850 | 0.65% | 0.97% |
| 2026 | 802,211 | 42,042,113 | 0.69% | 0.85% |
| 2027 | 807,265 | 42,368,857 | 0.63% | 0.78% |
| 2028 | 811,835 | 42,683,927 | 0.57% | 0.74% |
| 2029 | 816,265 | 42,986,030 | 0.55% | 0.71% |
| 2030 | 820,693 | 43,276,190 | 0.54% | 0.68% |
| 2031 | 825,464 | 43,559,839 | 0.58% | 0.66% |
| 2032 | 830,347 | 43,833,228 | 0.59% | 0.63% |
| 2033 | 834,984 | 44,089,067 | 0.56% | 0.58% |
| 2034 | 839,045 | 44,336,794 | 0.49% | 0.56% |
| 2035 | 843,199 | 44,574,481 | 0.5% | 0.54% |
| 2036 | 847,699 | 44,802,196 | 0.53% | 0.51% |
| 2037 | 851,844 | 45,029,252 | 0.49% | 0.51% |
| 2038 | 855,558 | 45,250,482 | 0.44% | 0.49% |
| 2039 | 858,918 | 45,461,809 | 0.39% | 0.47% |
| 2040 | 862,126 | 45,661,339 | 0.37% | 0.44% |
| 2041 | 865,152 | 45,855,081 | 0.35% | 0.42% |
| 2042 | 868,152 | 46,046,286 | 0.35% | 0.42% |
| 2043 | 871,100 | 46,232,447 | 0.34% | 0.4% |
| 2044 | 873,733 | 46,413,908 | 0.3% | 0.39% |
| 2045 | 876,178 | 46,594,973 | 0.28% | 0.39% |
| 2046 | 878,161 | 46,768,120 | 0.23% | 0.37% |
| 2047 | 879,450 | 46,930,946 | 0.15% | 0.35% |
| 2048 | 880,488 | 47,092,745 | 0.12% | 0.34% |
| 2049 | 881,433 | 47,246,217 | 0.11% | 0.33% |
| 2050 | 882,337 | 47,396,788 | 0.1% | 0.32% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bhutan increased by 77,067 people (a 11.5% growth), while Canada gained 3,539,610 people (a 10.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bhutan gained 54,400 (a 7.27% growth), while Canada's population increased by 5,934,880 (a 16.4% growth).
Bhutan was ranked 161st most populous country in 2006 and is 163rd in 2026. Canada was ranked 35th in 2006 and ranked 38th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Bhutan's population will grow by 9.98% to 882,337 people and will still be ranked 163rd. The population of Canada will increase by 12.7% to 47,396,788 people and rank change from 38th to 45th.
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Population differences between Bhutan and Canada
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| Life expectancy | 73.8 years | 83.1 years |
| Average age | 32.4 years | 42.1 years |
| Median age | 30.9 years | 41.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 53.4:46.6 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.46 births per woman | 1.26 births per woman |
| Population density | 53.8 ppl/mi² | 12.2 ppl/mi² |
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