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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bhutan was 791,524 in 2024 vs 66,205 people in Dominica in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bhutan's population is 803,385 people compared to 65,539 in Dominica.

Population statistics:

  • Bhutan's population is 12.3 times bigger than Dominica's.
  • Bhutan is ranked the 163rd most populous country in the world, while Dominica is the 188th.
  • The countries together account for 0.01% of the world: 0.01% for Bhutan vs 0.0008% for Dominica.
  • For the last 10 years, Bhutan has had an average growth rate of +0.8% per year vs -0.47% in Dominica.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bhutan has increased from 671K people to 803K (19.8% growth), while Dominica has declined from 68.8K to 65.5K (4.75% decline).

Bhutan vs Dominica: population by year and forecast

Bhutan
Factual

Projection
Dominica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bhutan Dominica
2100 695,106 49,190
2099 699,983 49,579
2098 704,455 49,952
2097 709,230 50,301
2096 713,930 50,626
2095 719,152 50,973
2094 724,401 51,307
2093 729,500 51,634
2092 735,075 51,948
2091 741,074 52,272
2090 746,937 52,629
2089 753,010 52,958
2088 758,937 53,316
2087 765,235 53,652
2086 770,883 53,984
2085 776,435 54,313
2084 781,892 54,628
2083 787,929 54,945
2082 793,543 55,259
2081 799,530 55,555
2080 805,275 55,877
2079 811,060 56,201
2078 816,530 56,529
2077 821,247 56,823
2076 825,978 57,143
2075 830,808 57,461
2074 836,017 57,769
2073 841,208 58,084
2072 845,861 58,386
2071 850,262 58,682
2070 853,930 58,982
2069 857,808 59,241
2068 861,327 59,514
2067 864,753 59,772
2066 868,260 60,005
2065 871,517 60,257
2064 873,735 60,506
2063 875,674 60,719
2062 877,938 60,950
2061 880,023 61,177
2060 881,913 61,405
2059 883,191 61,611
2058 884,515 61,812
2057 884,612 62,019
2056 885,822 62,194
2055 886,403 62,378
2054 885,903 62,535
2053 886,520 62,683
2052 886,640 62,852
2051 885,551 62,989
2050 884,535 63,112
2049 883,736 63,216
2048 882,640 63,317
2047 881,660 63,402
2046 880,037 63,463
2045 877,677 63,510
2044 875,155 63,561
2043 872,383 63,617
2042 869,248 63,659
2041 866,366 63,659
2040 863,173 63,653
2039 859,926 63,647
2038 856,429 63,635
2037 852,475 63,618
2036 848,122 63,620
2035 843,447 63,617
2034 839,780 63,622
2033 835,308 63,641
2032 830,472 63,726
2031 825,528 63,888
2030 820,888 64,163
2029 816,655 64,491
2028 812,002 64,835
2027 807,474 65,190
2026 801,869 65,539
2025 796,375 65,909
2024 791,524 66,205
2023 786,385 66,510
2022 780,914 66,826
2021 775,442 67,202
2020 770,006 67,573
2019 764,824 67,880
2018 759,759 68,174
2017 754,335 68,496
2016 747,866 69,606
2015 740,618 70,410
2014 733,139 70,373
2013 725,273 69,715
2012 717,279 69,118
2011 709,377 69,053
2010 701,632 68,859
2009 693,988 68,864
2008 686,351 68,854
2007 678,641 68,847
2006 670,799 68,806
2005 661,865 68,734
2004 650,544 68,649
2003 637,663 68,531
2002 624,409 68,367
2001 610,794 68,288
2000 596,863 68,511
1999 582,579 68,870
1998 569,435 69,124
1997 558,697 69,299
1996 548,784 69,410
1995 547,989 69,469
1994 554,497 69,477
1993 554,673 69,433
1992 577,774 69,325
1991 599,784 69,296
1990 589,287 69,627
1989 573,586 70,153
1988 556,986 70,608
1987 540,557 71,023
1986 524,324 71,406
1985 508,392 71,744
1984 492,784 72,056
1983 477,460 72,365
1982 462,485 72,688
1981 447,836 72,986
1980 433,404 73,083
1979 419,200 72,959
1978 405,243 72,724
1977 391,639 72,406
1976 378,490 72,017
1975 365,791 71,570
1974 353,538 71,091
1973 341,705 70,585
1972 330,264 70,060
1971 319,211 69,532
1970 308,528 68,908
1969 298,214 67,934
1968 288,311 66,732
1967 278,852 65,585
1966 269,820 64,507
1965 261,200 63,505
1964 252,987 62,587
1963 245,156 61,739
1962 237,636 60,948
1961 230,602 60,209
1960 224,084 59,372

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/dominica | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bhutan increased by 77,067 people (a 11.5% growth), while Dominica gained 800 people (a 1.16% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bhutan gained 55,519 people (a 7.42% growth), while Dominica's population decreased by 4,067 people (a 5.84% decline).

Bhutan was ranked 161st most populous country in 2006 and is 163rd in 2026. Dominica was ranked 187th in 2006 and ranked 188th 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 Dominica will decrease by 3.7% to 63,112 people and will still be ranked 188th.

Bhutan is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 887K people, while Dominica's population already peaked in 1980 at 73.1K people and is projected to decrease to 49.2K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bhutan
Factual

Projection
Dominica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bhutan Dominica
2100 -0.7% -0.78%
2099 -0.63% -0.75%
2098 -0.67% -0.69%
2097 -0.66% -0.64%
2096 -0.73% -0.68%
2095 -0.72% -0.65%
2094 -0.7% -0.63%
2093 -0.76% -0.61%
2092 -0.81% -0.62%
2091 -0.78% -0.68%
2090 -0.81% -0.62%
2089 -0.78% -0.67%
2088 -0.82% -0.62%
2087 -0.73% -0.62%
2086 -0.72% -0.61%
2085 -0.7% -0.58%
2084 -0.77% -0.58%
2083 -0.71% -0.57%
2082 -0.75% -0.53%
2081 -0.71% -0.57%
2080 -0.71% -0.58%
2079 -0.67% -0.58%
2078 -0.57% -0.52%
2077 -0.57% -0.56%
2076 -0.58% -0.55%
2075 -0.62% -0.53%
2074 -0.62% -0.54%
2073 -0.55% -0.52%
2072 -0.52% -0.5%
2071 -0.43% -0.51%
2070 -0.45% -0.44%
2069 -0.41% -0.46%
2068 -0.4% -0.43%
2067 -0.4% -0.39%
2066 -0.37% -0.42%
2065 -0.25% -0.41%
2064 -0.22% -0.35%
2063 -0.26% -0.38%
2062 -0.24% -0.37%
2061 -0.21% -0.37%
2060 -0.14% -0.33%
2059 -0.15% -0.33%
2058 -0.01% -0.33%
2057 -0.14% -0.28%
2056 -0.07% -0.29%
2055 0.06% -0.25%
2054 -0.07% -0.24%
2053 -0.01% -0.27%
2052 0.12% -0.22%
2051 0.11% -0.2%
2050 0.09% -0.16%
2049 0.12% -0.16%
2048 0.11% -0.13%
2047 0.18% -0.1%
2046 0.27% -0.07%
2045 0.29% -0.08%
2044 0.32% -0.09%
2043 0.36% -0.07%
2042 0.33% 0%
2041 0.37% 0.009%
2040 0.38% 0.009%
2039 0.41% 0.02%
2038 0.46% 0.03%
2037 0.51% -0.003%
2036 0.55% 0.005%
2035 0.44% -0.008%
2034 0.54% -0.03%
2033 0.58% -0.13%
2032 0.6% -0.25%
2031 0.57% -0.43%
2030 0.52% -0.51%
2029 0.57% -0.53%
2028 0.56% -0.54%
2027 0.7% -0.53%
2026 0.69% -0.56%
2025 0.61% -0.45%
2024 0.65% -0.46%
2023 0.7% -0.47%
2022 0.71% -0.56%
2021 0.71% -0.55%
2020 0.68% -0.45%
2019 0.67% -0.43%
2018 0.72% -0.47%
2017 0.86% -1.59%
2016 0.98% -1.14%
2015 1.02% 0.05%
2014 1.08% 0.94%
2013 1.11% 0.86%
2012 1.11% 0.09%
2011 1.1% 0.28%
2010 1.1% -0.007%
2009 1.11% 0.01%
2008 1.14% 0.01%
2007 1.17% 0.06%
2006 1.35% 0.1%
2005 1.74% 0.12%
2004 2.02% 0.17%
2003 2.12% 0.24%
2002 2.23% 0.12%
2001 2.33% -0.33%
2000 2.45% -0.52%
1999 2.31% -0.37%
1998 1.92% -0.25%
1997 1.81% -0.16%
1996 0.15% -0.08%
1995 -1.17% -0.01%
1994 -0.03% 0.06%
1993 -4% 0.16%
1992 -3.67% 0.04%
1991 1.78% -0.48%
1990 2.74% -0.75%
1989 2.98% -0.64%
1988 3.04% -0.58%
1987 3.1% -0.54%
1986 3.13% -0.47%
1985 3.17% -0.43%
1984 3.21% -0.43%
1983 3.24% -0.44%
1982 3.27% -0.41%
1981 3.33% -0.13%
1980 3.39% 0.17%
1979 3.44% 0.32%
1978 3.47% 0.44%
1977 3.47% 0.54%
1976 3.47% 0.62%
1975 3.47% 0.67%
1974 3.46% 0.72%
1973 3.46% 0.75%
1972 3.46% 0.76%
1971 3.46% 0.91%
1970 3.46% 1.43%
1969 3.43% 1.8%
1968 3.39% 1.75%
1967 3.35% 1.67%
1966 3.3% 1.58%
1965 3.25% 1.47%
1964 3.19% 1.37%
1963 3.16% 1.3%
1962 3.05% 1.23%
1961 2.91% 1.41%

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/dominica | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bhutan grew by 0.65%, while Dominica's population declined by 0.46%.

Live population counters

Bhutan Dominica
Current population
803385
65539
Population rank 163/197 188/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.0008%
One net population change
1.7 hours
1.2 days
One birth every
52.8 minutes
11.9 hours
One death every
1.82 hours
10.3 hours
Daily growth/decline +14 -1
Annual growth/decline +5,139 -305
Annual growth/decline rate +0.65% -0.46%
Population growth rate rank 120/197 186/197
One migration net change every
19.3 hours
1.51 days
Annual migration change +455 -242
Net migration rank 69/196 85/196
Foreign-born residents 55,705 8,440
Foreign-born residents rank 146/195 178/195
Foreign-born share of population 7% 12.7%
Foreign-born share rank 80/195 53/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bhutan
Natural

Migration
Dominica
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bhutan Dominica
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 455 - -242
2024 - -277 - -200
2023 5,153 291 -111 -199
2022 5,204 291 -118 -202
2021 5,162 287 -205 -224
2020 5,142 287 -88 -225
2019 4,643 287 -75 -228
2018 4,909 287 -60 -231
2017 5,367 287 -124 -234
2016 6,164 1,116 177 -2,032
2015 6,762 450 157 92
2014 7,290 452 257 -431
2013 7,689 309 110 1,376
2012 7,967 20 167 -461
2011 8,282 -464 121 307
2010 8,598 -922 171 -206
2009 8,913 -1,305 220 -198
2008 9,200 -1,538 272 -264
2007 9,322 -1,553 319 -297
2006 9,197 -1,283 364 -316
2005 9,102 848 339 -259
2004 9,056 3,642 360 -254
2003 9,132 3,921 387 -252
2002 9,464 3,996 429 -248
2001 9,904 3,874 556 -585
2000 10,142 3,940 561 -973
1999 10,940 3,542 647 -947
1998 11,320 486 595 -805
1997 11,668 -1,994 662 -803
1996 12,153 -1,998 753 -838
1995 12,938 -21,501 853 -885
1994 13,536 -17,997 1,002 -984
1993 13,915 -9,800 1,130 -1,061
1992 15,594 -65,900 1,111 -969
1991 15,801 -9,522 1,103 -1,183
1990 15,704 -1,000 1,138 -1,722
1989 15,516 1,180 1,178 -1,651
1988 15,212 1,286 1,222 -1,653
1987 14,887 1,481 1,256 -1,661
1986 14,516 1,586 1,285 -1,642
1985 14,061 1,694 1,302 -1,617
1984 13,688 1,779 1,308 -1,614
1983 13,284 1,897 1,301 -1,615
1982 12,872 1,897 1,250 -1,588
1981 12,444 2,096 1,169 -1,420
1980 12,016 2,307 1,090 -1,035
1979 11,583 2,493 981 -802
1978 11,133 2,700 991 -705
1977 10,679 2,700 996 -634
1976 10,228 2,700 1,050 -627
1975 9,775 2,700 1,142 -678
1974 9,324 2,700 1,267 -770
1973 8,939 2,700 1,400 -882
1972 8,549 2,700 1,497 -971
1971 8,161 2,700 1,549 -1,022
1970 7,791 2,700 1,574 -847
1969 7,435 2,700 1,628 -406
1968 7,085 2,593 1,673 -488
1967 6,744 2,493 1,716 -605
1966 6,418 2,407 1,752 -715
1965 6,109 2,307 1,778 -816
1964 5,818 2,196 1,792 -911
1963 5,551 2,096 1,796 -978
1962 5,297 2,096 1,786 -1,028
1961 5,081 1,586 1,762 -1,044
1960 4,888 1,481 1,720 -759

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

GeoRank.org/population/bhutan/dominica | 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 Dominica 4.63% is from natural causes (a loss of 190 people) and 95.4% is from migration (a loss of 3,914 people).

As of 2024, 55,705 residents or 7% of the population were not native-born in Bhutan, compared to 8,440 people or 12.7% in Dominica.

Biggest cities by population

Bhutan
City Population
Thimphu 115K
Paro 2.36K
Dominica
City Population
Roseau 16.6K
Portsmouth 3.63K

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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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