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Population in Bhutan compared to the Czech Republic: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bhutan was 791,524 in 2024 vs 10,905,028 people in the Czech Republic in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bhutan's population is 803,385 people compared to 10,649,126 in the Czech Republic.

Population statistics:

  • The Czech Republic's population is 13.3 times bigger than Bhutan's.
  • Bhutan is ranked the 163rd most populous country in the world, while the Czech Republic is the 93rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.01% for Bhutan vs 0.13% for the Czech Republic.
  • For the last 10 years, Bhutan has had an average growth rate of +0.8% per year vs +0.34% in the Czech Republic.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bhutan has increased from 671K people to 803K (19.8% growth), while the Czech Republic has grown from 10.2M to 10.6M (4.01% growth).

Bhutan vs Czech Republic: population by year and forecast

Bhutan
Factual

Projection
Czech Republic
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bhutan Czech Republic
2100 695,106 8,325,870
2099 699,983 8,347,035
2098 704,455 8,367,582
2097 709,230 8,387,141
2096 713,930 8,407,012
2095 719,152 8,425,776
2094 724,401 8,444,415
2093 729,500 8,462,470
2092 735,075 8,480,332
2091 741,074 8,497,856
2090 746,937 8,516,149
2089 753,010 8,534,417
2088 758,937 8,552,792
2087 765,235 8,572,217
2086 770,883 8,592,607
2085 776,435 8,613,126
2084 781,892 8,634,563
2083 787,929 8,656,688
2082 793,543 8,680,346
2081 799,530 8,705,288
2080 805,275 8,731,611
2079 811,060 8,759,446
2078 816,530 8,788,719
2077 821,247 8,819,271
2076 825,978 8,851,532
2075 830,808 8,886,209
2074 836,017 8,922,752
2073 841,208 8,961,377
2072 845,861 9,002,196
2071 850,262 9,044,814
2070 853,930 9,089,338
2069 857,808 9,135,444
2068 861,327 9,182,610
2067 864,753 9,231,075
2066 868,260 9,280,641
2065 871,517 9,331,222
2064 873,735 9,381,077
2063 875,674 9,430,947
2062 877,938 9,479,782
2061 880,023 9,527,543
2060 881,913 9,573,715
2059 883,191 9,618,240
2058 884,515 9,661,212
2057 884,612 9,702,890
2056 885,822 9,742,619
2055 886,403 9,780,337
2054 885,903 9,816,525
2053 886,520 9,850,555
2052 886,640 9,882,803
2051 885,551 9,913,797
2050 884,535 9,943,922
2049 883,736 9,972,314
2048 882,640 10,000,421
2047 881,660 10,028,123
2046 880,037 10,056,076
2045 877,677 10,083,671
2044 875,155 10,111,346
2043 872,383 10,139,564
2042 869,248 10,168,461
2041 866,366 10,198,407
2040 863,173 10,228,600
2039 859,926 10,260,066
2038 856,429 10,291,775
2037 852,475 10,324,680
2036 848,122 10,357,281
2035 843,447 10,390,525
2034 839,780 10,423,635
2033 835,308 10,456,466
2032 830,472 10,488,669
2031 825,528 10,519,813
2030 820,888 10,549,605
2029 816,655 10,578,033
2028 812,002 10,604,523
2027 807,474 10,627,835
2026 801,869 10,649,126
2025 796,375 10,792,466
2024 791,524 10,905,028
2023 786,385 10,864,042
2022 780,914 10,672,118
2021 775,442 10,505,772
2020 770,006 10,697,858
2019 764,824 10,671,870
2018 759,759 10,629,928
2017 754,335 10,594,438
2016 747,866 10,566,332
2015 740,618 10,546,059
2014 733,139 10,525,347
2013 725,273 10,514,272
2012 717,279 10,510,785
2011 709,377 10,496,088
2010 701,632 10,474,410
2009 693,988 10,443,936
2008 686,351 10,384,603
2007 678,641 10,298,828
2006 670,799 10,238,905
2005 661,865 10,211,216
2004 650,544 10,197,101
2003 637,663 10,193,998
2002 624,409 10,196,916
2001 610,794 10,216,605
2000 596,863 10,255,063
1999 582,579 10,283,860
1998 569,435 10,294,373
1997 558,697 10,304,131
1996 548,784 10,315,241
1995 547,989 10,327,253
1994 554,497 10,333,587
1993 554,673 10,329,855
1992 577,774 10,319,123
1991 599,784 10,308,578
1990 589,287 10,333,355
1989 573,586 10,361,068
1988 556,986 10,355,276
1987 540,557 10,347,318
1986 524,324 10,342,227
1985 508,392 10,337,118
1984 492,784 10,330,213
1983 477,460 10,323,856
1982 462,485 10,314,826
1981 447,836 10,300,591
1980 433,404 10,304,193
1979 419,200 10,292,341
1978 405,243 10,242,098
1977 391,639 10,186,755
1976 378,490 10,125,939
1975 365,791 10,058,620
1974 353,538 9,988,459
1973 341,705 9,922,266
1972 330,264 9,867,632
1971 319,211 9,826,815
1970 308,528 9,858,071
1969 298,214 9,896,580
1968 288,311 9,876,346
1967 278,852 9,852,899
1966 269,820 9,821,040
1965 261,200 9,779,358
1964 252,987 9,727,804
1963 245,156 9,670,685
1962 237,636 9,624,660
1961 230,602 9,586,651
1960 224,084 9,602,006

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bhutan/czech-republic | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bhutan increased by 77,067 people (a 11.5% growth), while the Czech Republic gained 327,427 people (a 3.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bhutan gained 55,519 people (a 7.42% growth), while the Czech Republic's population increased by 82,794 people (a 0.78% growth).

Bhutan was ranked 161st most populous country in 2006 and is 163rd in 2026. The Czech Republic was ranked 80th in 2006 and ranked 93rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Bhutan's population will grow by 10.1% to 884,535 people and will still be ranked 163rd. The population of the Czech Republic will decrease by 6.62% to 9,943,922 people and rank change from 93rd to 98th.

Bhutan is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 887K people, while the Czech Republic's population already peaked in 2024 at 10.9M people and is projected to decrease to 8.33M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bhutan
Factual

Projection
Czech Republic
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bhutan Czech Republic
2100 -0.7% -0.25%
2099 -0.63% -0.25%
2098 -0.67% -0.23%
2097 -0.66% -0.24%
2096 -0.73% -0.22%
2095 -0.72% -0.22%
2094 -0.7% -0.21%
2093 -0.76% -0.21%
2092 -0.81% -0.21%
2091 -0.78% -0.21%
2090 -0.81% -0.21%
2089 -0.78% -0.21%
2088 -0.82% -0.23%
2087 -0.73% -0.24%
2086 -0.72% -0.24%
2085 -0.7% -0.25%
2084 -0.77% -0.26%
2083 -0.71% -0.27%
2082 -0.75% -0.29%
2081 -0.71% -0.3%
2080 -0.71% -0.32%
2079 -0.67% -0.33%
2078 -0.57% -0.35%
2077 -0.57% -0.36%
2076 -0.58% -0.39%
2075 -0.62% -0.41%
2074 -0.62% -0.43%
2073 -0.55% -0.45%
2072 -0.52% -0.47%
2071 -0.43% -0.49%
2070 -0.45% -0.5%
2069 -0.41% -0.51%
2068 -0.4% -0.53%
2067 -0.4% -0.53%
2066 -0.37% -0.54%
2065 -0.25% -0.53%
2064 -0.22% -0.53%
2063 -0.26% -0.52%
2062 -0.24% -0.5%
2061 -0.21% -0.48%
2060 -0.14% -0.46%
2059 -0.15% -0.44%
2058 -0.01% -0.43%
2057 -0.14% -0.41%
2056 -0.07% -0.39%
2055 0.06% -0.37%
2054 -0.07% -0.35%
2053 -0.01% -0.33%
2052 0.12% -0.31%
2051 0.11% -0.3%
2050 0.09% -0.28%
2049 0.12% -0.28%
2048 0.11% -0.28%
2047 0.18% -0.28%
2046 0.27% -0.27%
2045 0.29% -0.27%
2044 0.32% -0.28%
2043 0.36% -0.28%
2042 0.33% -0.29%
2041 0.37% -0.3%
2040 0.38% -0.31%
2039 0.41% -0.31%
2038 0.46% -0.32%
2037 0.51% -0.31%
2036 0.55% -0.32%
2035 0.44% -0.32%
2034 0.54% -0.31%
2033 0.58% -0.31%
2032 0.6% -0.3%
2031 0.57% -0.28%
2030 0.52% -0.27%
2029 0.57% -0.25%
2028 0.56% -0.22%
2027 0.7% -0.2%
2026 0.69% -1.33%
2025 0.61% -1.03%
2024 0.65% 0.38%
2023 0.7% 1.8%
2022 0.71% 1.58%
2021 0.71% -1.8%
2020 0.68% 0.24%
2019 0.67% 0.39%
2018 0.72% 0.33%
2017 0.86% 0.27%
2016 0.98% 0.19%
2015 1.02% 0.2%
2014 1.08% 0.11%
2013 1.11% 0.03%
2012 1.11% 0.14%
2011 1.1% 0.21%
2010 1.1% 0.29%
2009 1.11% 0.57%
2008 1.14% 0.83%
2007 1.17% 0.59%
2006 1.35% 0.27%
2005 1.74% 0.14%
2004 2.02% 0.03%
2003 2.12% -0.03%
2002 2.23% -0.19%
2001 2.33% -0.38%
2000 2.45% -0.28%
1999 2.31% -0.1%
1998 1.92% -0.09%
1997 1.81% -0.11%
1996 0.15% -0.12%
1995 -1.17% -0.06%
1994 -0.03% 0.04%
1993 -4% 0.1%
1992 -3.67% 0.1%
1991 1.78% -0.24%
1990 2.74% -0.27%
1989 2.98% 0.06%
1988 3.04% 0.08%
1987 3.1% 0.05%
1986 3.13% 0.05%
1985 3.17% 0.07%
1984 3.21% 0.06%
1983 3.24% 0.09%
1982 3.27% 0.14%
1981 3.33% -0.03%
1980 3.39% 0.12%
1979 3.44% 0.49%
1978 3.47% 0.54%
1977 3.47% 0.6%
1976 3.47% 0.67%
1975 3.47% 0.7%
1974 3.46% 0.67%
1973 3.46% 0.55%
1972 3.46% 0.42%
1971 3.46% -0.32%
1970 3.46% -0.39%
1969 3.43% 0.2%
1968 3.39% 0.24%
1967 3.35% 0.32%
1966 3.3% 0.43%
1965 3.25% 0.53%
1964 3.19% 0.59%
1963 3.16% 0.48%
1962 3.05% 0.4%
1961 2.91% -0.16%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bhutan/czech-republic | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bhutan grew by 0.65%, while the Czech Republic's population grew by 0.38%.

Live population counters

Bhutan Czech Republic
Current population
803385
10649126
Population rank 163/197 93/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.13%
One net population change
1.7 hours
12.8 minutes
One birth every
52.8 minutes
5.76 minutes
One death every
1.82 hours
4.65 minutes
Daily growth/decline +14 +112
Annual growth/decline +5,139 +40,986
Annual growth/decline rate +0.65% +0.38%
Population growth rate rank 120/197 142/197
One migration net change every
19.3 hours
4.7 minutes
Annual migration change +455 -112,188
Net migration rank 69/196 182/196
Foreign-born residents 55,705 1,025,199
Foreign-born residents rank 146/195 59/195
Foreign-born share of population 7% 9.5%
Foreign-born share rank 80/195 67/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bhutan
Natural

Migration
Czech Republic
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bhutan Czech Republic
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 455 - -112,188
2024 - -277 - -86,169
2023 5,153 291 -21,729 -14,638
2022 5,204 291 -19,209 329,739
2021 5,162 287 -28,365 4,111
2020 5,142 287 -19,257 4,336
2019 4,643 287 0 5,553
2018 4,909 287 1,063 5,849
2017 5,367 287 3,178 5,747
2016 6,164 1,116 5,283 5,465
2015 6,762 450 0 5,037
2014 7,290 452 4,210 6,303
2013 7,689 309 -2,103 5,427
2012 7,967 20 0 5,347
2011 8,282 -464 2,099 16,841
2010 8,598 -922 10,475 34,927
2009 8,913 -1,305 10,444 31,270
2008 9,200 -1,538 14,538 29,813
2007 9,322 -1,553 9,268 27,887
2006 9,197 -1,283 1,024 26,259
2005 9,102 848 -6,126 26,203
2004 9,056 3,642 -9,177 26,030
2003 9,132 3,921 -17,330 25,997
2002 9,464 3,996 -15,296 26,089
2001 9,904 3,874 -16,347 21,749
2000 10,142 3,940 -17,433 4,420
1999 10,940 3,542 -20,568 5,965
1998 11,320 486 -18,530 6,374
1997 11,668 -1,994 -21,639 6,664
1996 12,153 -1,998 -21,662 6,539
1995 12,938 -21,501 -21,687 6,459
1994 13,536 -17,997 -11,367 6,401
1993 13,915 -9,800 3,099 7,197
1992 15,594 -65,900 1,032 6,718
1991 15,801 -9,522 4,124 5,568
1990 15,704 -1,000 1,034 -3,529
1989 15,516 1,180 1,036 -2,175
1988 15,212 1,286 7,249 -1,359
1987 14,887 1,481 4,138 -1,514
1986 14,516 1,586 1,034 -771
1985 14,061 1,694 4,135 -1,173
1984 13,688 1,779 5,165 -1,481
1983 13,284 1,897 3,097 -1,971
1982 12,872 1,897 10,315 -1,018
1981 12,444 2,096 13,391 -372
1980 12,016 2,307 17,517 1,738
1979 11,583 2,493 44,257 -13
1978 11,133 2,700 52,234 -795
1977 10,679 2,700 55,009 -1,968
1976 10,228 2,700 61,768 -2,727
1975 9,775 2,700 67,393 -3,057
1974 9,324 2,700 66,923 -2,919
1973 8,939 2,700 57,549 -2,625
1972 8,549 2,700 44,404 -2,755
1971 8,161 2,700 31,445 -2,598
1970 7,791 2,700 24,646 -9,353
1969 7,435 2,700 22,762 -8,133
1968 7,085 2,593 21,728 -8,111
1967 6,744 2,493 29,558 -8,137
1966 6,418 2,407 35,355 -8,675
1965 6,109 2,307 43,029 -7,545
1964 5,818 2,196 52,531 -6,122
1963 5,551 2,096 48,353 -5,753
1962 5,297 2,096 29,836 -6,886
1961 5,081 1,586 36,430 -5,712
1960 4,888 1,481 34,567 2,748

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bhutan/czech-republic | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 93.3% of the population change in Bhutan is from natural causes (a gain of 55,796 people) and 6.74% is from migration (a gain of 4,035 people). In the Czech Republic 17.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 74,826 people) and 82.7% is from migration (a gain of 357,502 people).

As of 2024, 55,705 residents or 7% of the population were not native-born in Bhutan, compared to 1,025,199 people or 9.5% in the Czech Republic.

Biggest cities by population

Bhutan
City Population
Thimphu 115K
Paro 2.36K
Czech Republic
City Population
Prague 1.4M
Brno 403K
Ostrava 283K
Plzen 188K
Liberec 108K
Olomouc 103K
Ceske Budejovice 97.2K
Hradec Kralove 94.3K
Pardubice 92.3K
Usti nad Labem 90.9K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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