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

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The latest officially reported population of Bhutan was 796,682 in 2025 vs 11,520,487 people in the Dominican Republic in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bhutan's population is 805,057 people compared to 11,656,588 in the Dominican Republic.

Population statistics:

  • The Dominican Republic's population is 14.5 times bigger than Bhutan's.
  • Bhutan is ranked the 163rd most populous country in the world, while the Dominican Republic is the 85th.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.01% for Bhutan vs 0.14% for the Dominican Republic.
  • For the last 10 years, Bhutan has had an average growth rate of +0.76% per year vs +1.01% in the Dominican Republic.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bhutan has increased from 671K people to 805K (20% growth), while the Dominican Republic has grown from 9.34M to 11.7M (24.8% growth).

Bhutan vs Dominican Republic: population by year and forecast

Bhutan
Factual

Projection
Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bhutan Dominican Republic
2100 695,373 11,752,784
2099 700,252 11,815,252
2098 704,725 11,877,117
2097 709,503 11,937,719
2096 714,205 11,997,841
2095 719,429 12,057,342
2094 724,680 12,115,914
2093 729,780 12,173,845
2092 735,358 12,230,436
2091 741,359 12,286,064
2090 747,224 12,340,658
2089 753,299 12,394,314
2088 759,229 12,446,122
2087 765,529 12,497,009
2086 771,180 12,546,890
2085 776,734 12,595,176
2084 782,193 12,641,964
2083 788,231 12,686,626
2082 793,848 12,730,579
2081 799,837 12,772,531
2080 805,584 12,813,012
2079 811,372 12,851,452
2078 816,844 12,887,954
2077 821,563 12,923,053
2076 826,295 12,955,793
2075 831,127 12,986,456
2074 836,339 13,015,960
2073 841,532 13,043,173
2072 846,187 13,068,464
2071 850,589 13,091,361
2070 854,258 13,112,865
2069 858,138 13,131,909
2068 861,658 13,149,031
2067 865,086 13,163,707
2066 868,594 13,176,149
2065 871,852 13,187,108
2064 874,071 13,195,655
2063 876,010 13,201,391
2062 878,276 13,204,648
2061 880,361 13,205,517
2060 882,252 13,203,471
2059 883,530 13,199,071
2058 884,855 13,190,969
2057 884,952 13,180,617
2056 886,162 13,168,370
2055 886,744 13,153,175
2054 886,243 13,135,187
2053 886,861 13,114,225
2052 886,981 13,090,209
2051 885,891 13,063,047
2050 884,875 13,032,286
2049 884,076 12,999,890
2048 882,979 12,964,676
2047 881,999 12,927,592
2046 880,375 12,887,813
2045 878,014 12,845,519
2044 875,491 12,800,765
2043 872,718 12,754,444
2042 869,582 12,705,845
2041 866,699 12,655,390
2040 863,505 12,602,701
2039 860,257 12,548,652
2038 856,758 12,491,254
2037 852,802 12,431,970
2036 848,448 12,370,131
2035 843,771 12,305,889
2034 840,103 12,239,008
2033 835,629 12,170,158
2032 830,792 12,098,734
2031 825,846 12,024,555
2030 821,204 11,947,536
2029 816,969 11,867,856
2028 812,314 11,785,130
2027 807,785 11,699,216
2026 802,177 11,611,567
2025 796,682 11,520,487
2024 791,524 11,427,557
2023 786,385 11,331,265
2022 780,914 11,230,734
2021 775,442 11,123,476
2020 770,006 11,008,300
2019 764,824 10,894,043
2018 759,759 10,782,053
2017 754,335 10,666,843
2016 747,866 10,551,430
2015 740,618 10,434,829
2014 733,139 10,315,528
2013 725,273 10,193,833
2012 717,279 10,070,411
2011 709,377 9,945,621
2010 701,632 9,820,175
2009 693,988 9,695,265
2008 686,351 9,573,130
2007 678,641 9,455,658
2006 670,799 9,341,183
2005 661,865 9,225,034
2004 650,544 9,104,892
2003 637,663 8,980,620
2002 624,409 8,852,235
2001 610,794 8,720,283
2000 596,863 8,584,190
1999 582,579 8,446,208
1998 569,435 8,310,362
1997 558,697 8,174,078
1996 548,784 8,032,894
1995 547,989 7,888,115
1994 554,497 7,741,694
1993 554,673 7,594,572
1992 577,774 7,447,474
1991 599,784 7,299,853
1990 589,287 7,151,166
1989 573,586 7,002,295
1988 556,986 6,855,734
1987 540,557 6,712,515
1986 524,324 6,571,208
1985 508,392 6,430,404
1984 492,784 6,289,040
1983 477,460 6,147,248
1982 462,485 6,007,114
1981 447,836 5,868,453
1980 433,404 5,729,037
1979 419,200 5,589,690
1978 405,243 5,451,882
1977 391,639 5,315,443
1976 378,490 5,180,404
1975 365,791 5,046,776
1974 353,538 4,914,197
1973 341,705 4,782,227
1972 330,264 4,651,883
1971 319,211 4,524,234
1970 308,528 4,399,290
1969 298,214 4,277,035
1968 288,311 4,157,189
1967 278,852 4,038,928
1966 269,820 3,921,847
1965 261,200 3,808,963
1964 252,987 3,698,559
1963 245,156 3,588,287
1962 237,636 3,479,936
1961 230,602 3,373,233
1960 224,084 3,268,336

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bhutan increased by 77,067 people (a 11.5% growth), while the Dominican Republic gained 1,210,247 people (a 13% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bhutan gained 57,191 people (a 7.65% growth), while the Dominican Republic's population increased by 1,105,158 people (a 10.5% growth).

Bhutan was ranked 161st most populous country in 2006 and is 163rd in 2026. The Dominican Republic was ranked 85th in 2006 and still ranked 85th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Bhutan's population will grow by 9.91% to 884,875 people and will still be ranked 163rd. The population of the Dominican Republic will increase by 11.8% to 13,032,286 people and rank change from 85th to 90th.

Bhutan is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 887K people compared to the peak of 13.2M people in 2061 for the Dominican Republic.

Population growth rate by year

Bhutan
Factual

Projection
Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bhutan Dominican Republic
2100 -0.7% -0.53%
2099 -0.63% -0.52%
2098 -0.67% -0.51%
2097 -0.66% -0.5%
2096 -0.73% -0.49%
2095 -0.72% -0.48%
2094 -0.7% -0.48%
2093 -0.76% -0.46%
2092 -0.81% -0.45%
2091 -0.78% -0.44%
2090 -0.81% -0.43%
2089 -0.78% -0.42%
2088 -0.82% -0.41%
2087 -0.73% -0.4%
2086 -0.72% -0.38%
2085 -0.7% -0.37%
2084 -0.77% -0.35%
2083 -0.71% -0.35%
2082 -0.75% -0.33%
2081 -0.71% -0.32%
2080 -0.71% -0.3%
2079 -0.67% -0.28%
2078 -0.57% -0.27%
2077 -0.57% -0.25%
2076 -0.58% -0.24%
2075 -0.62% -0.23%
2074 -0.62% -0.21%
2073 -0.55% -0.19%
2072 -0.52% -0.17%
2071 -0.43% -0.16%
2070 -0.45% -0.15%
2069 -0.41% -0.13%
2068 -0.4% -0.11%
2067 -0.4% -0.09%
2066 -0.37% -0.08%
2065 -0.25% -0.06%
2064 -0.22% -0.04%
2063 -0.26% -0.02%
2062 -0.24% -0.007%
2061 -0.21% 0.02%
2060 -0.14% 0.03%
2059 -0.15% 0.06%
2058 -0.01% 0.08%
2057 -0.14% 0.09%
2056 -0.07% 0.12%
2055 0.06% 0.14%
2054 -0.07% 0.16%
2053 -0.01% 0.18%
2052 0.12% 0.21%
2051 0.11% 0.24%
2050 0.09% 0.25%
2049 0.12% 0.27%
2048 0.11% 0.29%
2047 0.18% 0.31%
2046 0.27% 0.33%
2045 0.29% 0.35%
2044 0.32% 0.36%
2043 0.36% 0.38%
2042 0.33% 0.4%
2041 0.37% 0.42%
2040 0.38% 0.43%
2039 0.41% 0.46%
2038 0.46% 0.48%
2037 0.51% 0.5%
2036 0.55% 0.52%
2035 0.44% 0.55%
2034 0.54% 0.57%
2033 0.58% 0.59%
2032 0.6% 0.62%
2031 0.57% 0.64%
2030 0.52% 0.67%
2029 0.57% 0.7%
2028 0.56% 0.73%
2027 0.7% 0.75%
2026 0.69% 0.79%
2025 0.65% 0.81%
2024 0.65% 0.85%
2023 0.7% 0.9%
2022 0.71% 0.96%
2021 0.71% 1.05%
2020 0.68% 1.05%
2019 0.67% 1.04%
2018 0.72% 1.08%
2017 0.86% 1.09%
2016 0.98% 1.12%
2015 1.02% 1.16%
2014 1.08% 1.19%
2013 1.11% 1.23%
2012 1.11% 1.25%
2011 1.1% 1.28%
2010 1.1% 1.29%
2009 1.11% 1.28%
2008 1.14% 1.24%
2007 1.17% 1.23%
2006 1.35% 1.26%
2005 1.74% 1.32%
2004 2.02% 1.38%
2003 2.12% 1.45%
2002 2.23% 1.51%
2001 2.33% 1.59%
2000 2.45% 1.63%
1999 2.31% 1.63%
1998 1.92% 1.67%
1997 1.81% 1.76%
1996 0.15% 1.84%
1995 -1.17% 1.89%
1994 -0.03% 1.94%
1993 -4% 1.98%
1992 -3.67% 2.02%
1991 1.78% 2.08%
1990 2.74% 2.13%
1989 2.98% 2.14%
1988 3.04% 2.13%
1987 3.1% 2.15%
1986 3.13% 2.19%
1985 3.17% 2.25%
1984 3.21% 2.31%
1983 3.24% 2.33%
1982 3.27% 2.36%
1981 3.33% 2.43%
1980 3.39% 2.49%
1979 3.44% 2.53%
1978 3.47% 2.57%
1977 3.47% 2.61%
1976 3.47% 2.65%
1975 3.47% 2.7%
1974 3.46% 2.76%
1973 3.46% 2.8%
1972 3.46% 2.82%
1971 3.46% 2.84%
1970 3.46% 2.86%
1969 3.43% 2.88%
1968 3.39% 2.93%
1967 3.35% 2.99%
1966 3.3% 2.96%
1965 3.25% 2.99%
1964 3.19% 3.07%
1963 3.16% 3.11%
1962 3.05% 3.16%
1961 2.91% 3.21%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Bhutan grew by 0.65%, while the Dominican Republic's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Bhutan Dominican Republic
Current population
805057
11656588
Population rank 163/197 85/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.14%
One net population change
1.7 hours
5.67 minutes
One birth every
53 minutes
2.61 minutes
One death every
1.83 hours
7.36 minutes
Daily growth/decline +14 +255
Annual growth/decline +5,158 +92,930
Annual growth/decline rate +0.65% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 120/197 111/197
One migration net change every
19.3 hours
14.9 minutes
Annual migration change +455 -35,306
Net migration rank 69/196 170/196
Foreign-born residents 55,705 738,667
Foreign-born residents rank 146/195 69/195
Foreign-born share of population 7% 6.5%
Foreign-born share rank 80/195 81/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bhutan
Natural

Migration
Dominican Republic
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bhutan Dominican Republic
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 455 - -35,306
2024 5,113 -277 129,943 -34,806
2023 5,153 291 132,360 -34,915
2022 5,204 291 138,767 -35,153
2021 5,162 287 128,866 -17,957
2020 5,142 287 137,417 -17,957
2019 4,643 287 144,869 -35,797
2018 4,909 287 150,852 -35,934
2017 5,367 287 151,565 -36,069
2016 6,164 1,116 151,550 -36,219
2015 6,762 450 154,258 -36,375
2014 7,290 452 157,260 -36,543
2013 7,689 309 159,330 -36,673
2012 7,967 20 160,915 -36,737
2011 8,282 -464 162,094 -36,687
2010 8,598 -922 162,072 -36,587
2009 8,913 -1,305 160,893 -36,561
2008 9,200 -1,538 156,664 -36,723
2007 9,322 -1,553 152,066 -37,076
2006 9,197 -1,283 151,122 -37,170
2005 9,102 848 155,405 -37,063
2004 9,056 3,642 158,789 -36,851
2003 9,132 3,921 163,267 -36,657
2002 9,464 3,996 166,740 -36,575
2001 9,904 3,874 170,193 -36,441
2000 10,142 3,940 171,684 -33,256
1999 10,940 3,542 167,742 -30,228
1998 11,320 486 164,287 -30,108
1997 11,668 -1,994 168,419 -30,034
1996 12,153 -1,998 174,008 -30,018
1995 12,938 -21,501 175,439 -29,873
1994 13,536 -17,997 176,882 -29,610
1993 13,915 -9,800 177,691 -30,719
1992 15,594 -65,900 177,481 -30,262
1991 15,801 -9,522 177,371 -29,351
1990 15,704 -1,000 176,748 -27,397
1989 15,516 1,180 175,365 -26,984
1988 15,212 1,286 171,291 -26,552
1987 14,887 1,481 167,552 -25,850
1986 14,516 1,586 165,674 -24,772
1985 14,061 1,694 164,091 -23,388
1984 13,688 1,779 164,263 -22,239
1983 13,284 1,897 163,136 -21,582
1982 12,872 1,897 159,597 -20,886
1981 12,444 2,096 158,419 -19,809
1980 12,016 2,307 157,697 -17,485
1979 11,583 2,493 154,779 -16,296
1978 11,133 2,700 154,043 -16,909
1977 10,679 2,700 152,825 -17,077
1976 10,228 2,700 151,201 -16,866
1975 9,775 2,700 149,339 -16,425
1974 9,324 2,700 147,652 -15,402
1973 8,939 2,700 146,283 -14,594
1972 8,549 2,700 143,255 -14,262
1971 8,161 2,700 140,473 -14,156
1970 7,791 2,700 137,835 -14,255
1969 7,435 2,700 135,445 -14,531
1968 7,085 2,593 133,666 -14,901
1967 6,744 2,493 133,091 -15,324
1966 6,418 2,407 132,096 -15,701
1965 6,109 2,307 125,345 -15,978
1964 5,818 2,196 127,504 -16,059
1963 5,551 2,096 124,994 -15,889
1962 5,297 2,096 122,977 -15,389
1961 5,081 1,586 120,316 -14,511
1960 4,888 1,481 117,346 -13,344

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 94.2% of the population change in Bhutan is from natural causes (a gain of 53,619 people) and 5.81% is from migration (a gain of 3,306 people). In the Dominican Republic 81.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,420,447 people) and 18.4% is from migration (a loss of 321,182 people).

As of 2024, 55,705 residents or 7% of the population were not native-born in Bhutan, compared to 738,667 people or 6.5% in the Dominican Republic.

Biggest cities by population

Bhutan
City Population
Thimphu 115K
Paro 2.36K
Dominican Republic
City Population
Santo Domingo 2.2M
Santiago de los Caballeros 1.34M
Puerto Plata 338K
La Vega 282K
Higuey 251K
San Cristobal 233K
San Pedro de Macoris 217K
San Francisco de Macoris 188K
San Juan de la Maguana 169K
Bonao 158K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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