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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bhutan was 791,524 in 2024 vs 11,427,557 people in the Dominican Republic in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bhutan's population is 803,385 people compared to 11,637,906 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 +0.8% per year vs +1.04% in the Dominican Republic.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bhutan has increased from 671K people to 803K (19.8% growth), while the Dominican Republic has grown from 9.34M to 11.6M (24.6% growth).

Bhutan vs Dominican Republic: population by year and forecast

Bhutan
Factual

Projection
Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bhutan Dominican Republic
2100 695,106 11,755,442
2099 699,983 11,817,924
2098 704,455 11,879,803
2097 709,230 11,940,419
2096 713,930 12,000,555
2095 719,152 12,060,069
2094 724,401 12,118,654
2093 729,500 12,176,599
2092 735,075 12,233,202
2091 741,074 12,288,843
2090 746,937 12,343,449
2089 753,010 12,397,117
2088 758,937 12,448,937
2087 765,235 12,499,836
2086 770,883 12,549,728
2085 776,435 12,598,025
2084 781,892 12,644,824
2083 787,929 12,689,496
2082 793,543 12,733,459
2081 799,530 12,775,420
2080 805,275 12,815,910
2079 811,060 12,854,359
2078 816,530 12,890,869
2077 821,247 12,925,976
2076 825,978 12,958,723
2075 830,808 12,989,393
2074 836,017 13,018,904
2073 841,208 13,046,123
2072 845,861 13,071,419
2071 850,262 13,094,322
2070 853,930 13,115,831
2069 857,808 13,134,880
2068 861,327 13,152,005
2067 864,753 13,166,684
2066 868,260 13,179,129
2065 871,517 13,190,090
2064 873,735 13,198,640
2063 875,674 13,204,377
2062 877,938 13,207,634
2061 880,023 13,208,504
2060 881,913 13,206,457
2059 883,191 13,202,056
2058 884,515 13,193,952
2057 884,612 13,183,598
2056 885,822 13,171,348
2055 886,403 13,156,150
2054 885,903 13,138,158
2053 886,520 13,117,191
2052 886,640 13,093,170
2051 885,551 13,066,002
2050 884,535 13,035,234
2049 883,736 13,002,830
2048 882,640 12,967,608
2047 881,660 12,930,516
2046 880,037 12,890,728
2045 877,677 12,848,424
2044 875,155 12,803,661
2043 872,383 12,757,329
2042 869,248 12,708,719
2041 866,366 12,658,252
2040 863,173 12,605,551
2039 859,926 12,551,490
2038 856,429 12,494,079
2037 852,475 12,434,782
2036 848,122 12,372,929
2035 843,447 12,308,672
2034 839,780 12,241,776
2033 835,308 12,172,910
2032 830,472 12,101,471
2031 825,528 12,027,275
2030 820,888 11,950,238
2029 816,655 11,870,540
2028 812,002 11,787,795
2027 807,474 11,701,862
2026 801,869 11,614,193
2025 796,375 11,523,092
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 55,519 people (a 7.42% growth), while the Dominican Republic's population increased by 1,086,476 people (a 10.3% 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 10.1% to 884,535 people and will still be ranked 163rd. The population of the Dominican Republic will increase by 12% to 13,035,234 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 0.61% 0.84%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Bhutan grew by 0.65%, while the Dominican Republic's population grew by 0.85%.

Live population counters

Bhutan Dominican Republic
Current population
803385
11637906
Population rank 163/197 85/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.14%
One net population change
1.7 hours
5.46 minutes
One birth every
52.8 minutes
2.59 minutes
One death every
1.82 hours
7.42 minutes
Daily growth/decline +14 +264
Annual growth/decline +5,139 +96,292
Annual growth/decline rate +0.65% +0.85%
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 - -277 - -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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bhutan/dominican-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 Dominican Republic 81.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,447,764 people) and 18.2% is from migration (a loss of 322,919 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 (1960–2024, 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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