The latest officially reported population of Bhutan was 791,524 in 2024 vs 1,400,638 people in East Timor in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bhutan's population is 803,385 people compared to 1,441,764 in East Timor.
Population statistics:
- East Timor's population is 1.79 times bigger than Bhutan's.
- Bhutan is ranked the 163rd most populous country in the world, while East Timor is the 152nd.
- The countries together account for 0.03% of the world: 0.01% for Bhutan vs 0.02% for East Timor.
- For the last 10 years, Bhutan has had an average growth rate of +0.8% per year vs +1.74% in East Timor.
- Since 2006, the population of Bhutan has increased from 671K people to 803K (19.8% growth), while East Timor has grown from 977K to 1.44M (47.6% growth).
Bhutan vs East Timor: population by year and forecast
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
Bhutan
|
East Timor
|
|
| 2100 | 695,106 | 1,987,918 |
| 2099 | 699,983 | 1,992,867 |
| 2098 | 704,455 | 1,999,551 |
| 2097 | 709,230 | 2,006,120 |
| 2096 | 713,930 | 2,014,062 |
| 2095 | 719,152 | 2,022,241 |
| 2094 | 724,401 | 2,029,109 |
| 2093 | 729,500 | 2,034,335 |
| 2092 | 735,075 | 2,039,916 |
| 2091 | 741,074 | 2,046,825 |
| 2090 | 746,937 | 2,053,125 |
| 2089 | 753,010 | 2,060,960 |
| 2088 | 758,937 | 2,066,983 |
| 2087 | 765,235 | 2,074,665 |
| 2086 | 770,883 | 2,077,590 |
| 2085 | 776,435 | 2,083,082 |
| 2084 | 781,892 | 2,088,840 |
| 2083 | 787,929 | 2,094,115 |
| 2082 | 793,543 | 2,096,675 |
| 2081 | 799,530 | 2,100,480 |
| 2080 | 805,275 | 2,103,409 |
| 2079 | 811,060 | 2,102,541 |
| 2078 | 816,530 | 2,105,113 |
| 2077 | 821,247 | 2,106,052 |
| 2076 | 825,978 | 2,105,444 |
| 2075 | 830,808 | 2,105,772 |
| 2074 | 836,017 | 2,104,099 |
| 2073 | 841,208 | 2,103,684 |
| 2072 | 845,861 | 2,100,004 |
| 2071 | 850,262 | 2,092,187 |
| 2070 | 853,930 | 2,089,722 |
| 2069 | 857,808 | 2,084,088 |
| 2068 | 861,327 | 2,077,511 |
| 2067 | 864,753 | 2,070,890 |
| 2066 | 868,260 | 2,062,513 |
| 2065 | 871,517 | 2,055,518 |
| 2064 | 873,735 | 2,047,799 |
| 2063 | 875,674 | 2,039,134 |
| 2062 | 877,938 | 2,032,012 |
| 2061 | 880,023 | 2,026,320 |
| 2060 | 881,913 | 2,018,694 |
| 2059 | 883,191 | 2,008,316 |
| 2058 | 884,515 | 1,996,874 |
| 2057 | 884,612 | 1,984,864 |
| 2056 | 885,822 | 1,970,638 |
| 2055 | 886,403 | 1,957,948 |
| 2054 | 885,903 | 1,949,486 |
| 2053 | 886,520 | 1,933,418 |
| 2052 | 886,640 | 1,920,237 |
| 2051 | 885,551 | 1,909,754 |
| 2050 | 884,535 | 1,892,942 |
| 2049 | 883,736 | 1,878,747 |
| 2048 | 882,640 | 1,861,668 |
| 2047 | 881,660 | 1,845,027 |
| 2046 | 880,037 | 1,829,444 |
| 2045 | 877,677 | 1,813,000 |
| 2044 | 875,155 | 1,797,485 |
| 2043 | 872,383 | 1,777,393 |
| 2042 | 869,248 | 1,756,780 |
| 2041 | 866,366 | 1,738,404 |
| 2040 | 863,173 | 1,720,102 |
| 2039 | 859,926 | 1,699,431 |
| 2038 | 856,429 | 1,679,979 |
| 2037 | 852,475 | 1,659,934 |
| 2036 | 848,122 | 1,640,507 |
| 2035 | 843,447 | 1,617,823 |
| 2034 | 839,780 | 1,597,525 |
| 2033 | 835,308 | 1,578,920 |
| 2032 | 830,472 | 1,560,470 |
| 2031 | 825,528 | 1,540,575 |
| 2030 | 820,888 | 1,518,500 |
| 2029 | 816,655 | 1,496,906 |
| 2028 | 812,002 | 1,475,696 |
| 2027 | 807,474 | 1,455,624 |
| 2026 | 801,869 | 1,436,626 |
| 2025 | 796,375 | 1,418,578 |
| 2024 | 791,524 | 1,400,638 |
| 2023 | 786,385 | 1,384,286 |
| 2022 | 780,914 | 1,369,295 |
| 2021 | 775,442 | 1,350,139 |
| 2020 | 770,006 | 1,326,053 |
| 2019 | 764,824 | 1,300,945 |
| 2018 | 759,759 | 1,275,959 |
| 2017 | 754,335 | 1,251,703 |
| 2016 | 747,866 | 1,228,312 |
| 2015 | 740,618 | 1,205,131 |
| 2014 | 733,139 | 1,181,903 |
| 2013 | 725,273 | 1,158,695 |
| 2012 | 717,279 | 1,134,885 |
| 2011 | 709,377 | 1,110,207 |
| 2010 | 701,632 | 1,084,679 |
| 2009 | 693,988 | 1,058,782 |
| 2008 | 686,351 | 1,032,429 |
| 2007 | 678,641 | 1,004,889 |
| 2006 | 670,799 | 976,597 |
| 2005 | 661,865 | 948,311 |
| 2004 | 650,544 | 929,074 |
| 2003 | 637,663 | 916,878 |
| 2002 | 624,409 | 879,159 |
| 2001 | 610,794 | 812,249 |
| 2000 | 596,863 | 745,088 |
| 1999 | 582,579 | 834,697 |
| 1998 | 569,435 | 942,530 |
| 1997 | 558,697 | 917,184 |
| 1996 | 548,784 | 892,282 |
| 1995 | 547,989 | 868,146 |
| 1994 | 554,497 | 844,493 |
| 1993 | 554,673 | 821,437 |
| 1992 | 577,774 | 799,318 |
| 1991 | 599,784 | 778,278 |
| 1990 | 589,287 | 760,345 |
| 1989 | 573,586 | 744,856 |
| 1988 | 556,986 | 730,745 |
| 1987 | 540,557 | 718,476 |
| 1986 | 524,324 | 707,185 |
| 1985 | 508,392 | 696,665 |
| 1984 | 492,784 | 686,777 |
| 1983 | 477,460 | 677,707 |
| 1982 | 462,485 | 669,149 |
| 1981 | 447,836 | 660,493 |
| 1980 | 433,404 | 649,871 |
| 1979 | 419,200 | 638,719 |
| 1978 | 405,243 | 628,775 |
| 1977 | 391,639 | 618,315 |
| 1976 | 378,490 | 607,620 |
| 1975 | 365,791 | 598,158 |
| 1974 | 353,538 | 590,827 |
| 1973 | 341,705 | 582,855 |
| 1972 | 330,264 | 572,962 |
| 1971 | 319,211 | 562,966 |
| 1970 | 308,528 | 553,069 |
| 1969 | 298,214 | 543,356 |
| 1968 | 288,311 | 533,875 |
| 1967 | 278,852 | 524,648 |
| 1966 | 269,820 | 515,696 |
| 1965 | 261,200 | 507,034 |
| 1964 | 252,987 | 498,659 |
| 1963 | 245,156 | 490,564 |
| 1962 | 237,636 | 482,774 |
| 1961 | 230,602 | 475,291 |
| 1960 | 224,084 | 468,118 |
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/east-timor | CC BY 
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bhutan increased by 77,067 people (a 11.5% growth), while East Timor gained 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bhutan gained 55,519 people (a 7.42% growth), while East Timor's population increased by 213,452 people (a 17.4% growth).
Bhutan was ranked 161st most populous country in 2006 and is 163rd in 2026. East Timor was ranked 155th in 2006 and ranked 152nd 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 East Timor will increase by 31.3% to 1,892,942 people and rank change from 152nd to 149th.
Bhutan is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 887K people compared to the peak of 2.11M people in 2077 for East Timor.
Population growth rate by year
| Year | Growth rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
Bhutan
|
East Timor
|
|
| 2100 | -0.7% | -0.25% |
| 2099 | -0.63% | -0.33% |
| 2098 | -0.67% | -0.33% |
| 2097 | -0.66% | -0.39% |
| 2096 | -0.73% | -0.4% |
| 2095 | -0.72% | -0.34% |
| 2094 | -0.7% | -0.26% |
| 2093 | -0.76% | -0.27% |
| 2092 | -0.81% | -0.34% |
| 2091 | -0.78% | -0.31% |
| 2090 | -0.81% | -0.38% |
| 2089 | -0.78% | -0.29% |
| 2088 | -0.82% | -0.37% |
| 2087 | -0.73% | -0.14% |
| 2086 | -0.72% | -0.26% |
| 2085 | -0.7% | -0.28% |
| 2084 | -0.77% | -0.25% |
| 2083 | -0.71% | -0.12% |
| 2082 | -0.75% | -0.18% |
| 2081 | -0.71% | -0.14% |
| 2080 | -0.71% | 0.04% |
| 2079 | -0.67% | -0.12% |
| 2078 | -0.57% | -0.04% |
| 2077 | -0.57% | 0.03% |
| 2076 | -0.58% | -0.02% |
| 2075 | -0.62% | 0.08% |
| 2074 | -0.62% | 0.02% |
| 2073 | -0.55% | 0.18% |
| 2072 | -0.52% | 0.37% |
| 2071 | -0.43% | 0.12% |
| 2070 | -0.45% | 0.27% |
| 2069 | -0.41% | 0.32% |
| 2068 | -0.4% | 0.32% |
| 2067 | -0.4% | 0.41% |
| 2066 | -0.37% | 0.34% |
| 2065 | -0.25% | 0.38% |
| 2064 | -0.22% | 0.42% |
| 2063 | -0.26% | 0.35% |
| 2062 | -0.24% | 0.28% |
| 2061 | -0.21% | 0.38% |
| 2060 | -0.14% | 0.52% |
| 2059 | -0.15% | 0.57% |
| 2058 | -0.01% | 0.61% |
| 2057 | -0.14% | 0.72% |
| 2056 | -0.07% | 0.65% |
| 2055 | 0.06% | 0.43% |
| 2054 | -0.07% | 0.83% |
| 2053 | -0.01% | 0.69% |
| 2052 | 0.12% | 0.55% |
| 2051 | 0.11% | 0.89% |
| 2050 | 0.09% | 0.76% |
| 2049 | 0.12% | 0.92% |
| 2048 | 0.11% | 0.9% |
| 2047 | 0.18% | 0.85% |
| 2046 | 0.27% | 0.91% |
| 2045 | 0.29% | 0.86% |
| 2044 | 0.32% | 1.13% |
| 2043 | 0.36% | 1.17% |
| 2042 | 0.33% | 1.06% |
| 2041 | 0.37% | 1.06% |
| 2040 | 0.38% | 1.22% |
| 2039 | 0.41% | 1.16% |
| 2038 | 0.46% | 1.21% |
| 2037 | 0.51% | 1.18% |
| 2036 | 0.55% | 1.4% |
| 2035 | 0.44% | 1.27% |
| 2034 | 0.54% | 1.18% |
| 2033 | 0.58% | 1.18% |
| 2032 | 0.6% | 1.29% |
| 2031 | 0.57% | 1.45% |
| 2030 | 0.52% | 1.44% |
| 2029 | 0.57% | 1.44% |
| 2028 | 0.56% | 1.38% |
| 2027 | 0.7% | 1.32% |
| 2026 | 0.69% | 1.27% |
| 2025 | 0.61% | 1.28% |
| 2024 | 0.65% | 1.18% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | 1.09% |
| 2022 | 0.71% | 1.42% |
| 2021 | 0.71% | 1.82% |
| 2020 | 0.68% | 1.93% |
| 2019 | 0.67% | 1.96% |
| 2018 | 0.72% | 1.94% |
| 2017 | 0.86% | 1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.98% | 1.92% |
| 2015 | 1.02% | 1.97% |
| 2014 | 1.08% | 2% |
| 2013 | 1.11% | 2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.11% | 2.22% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | 2.35% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | 2.45% |
| 2009 | 1.11% | 2.55% |
| 2008 | 1.14% | 2.74% |
| 2007 | 1.17% | 2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.35% | 2.98% |
| 2005 | 1.74% | 2.07% |
| 2004 | 2.02% | 1.33% |
| 2003 | 2.12% | 4.29% |
| 2002 | 2.23% | 8.24% |
| 2001 | 2.33% | 9.01% |
| 2000 | 2.45% | -10.7% |
| 1999 | 2.31% | -11.4% |
| 1998 | 1.92% | 2.76% |
| 1997 | 1.81% | 2.79% |
| 1996 | 0.15% | 2.78% |
| 1995 | -1.17% | 2.8% |
| 1994 | -0.03% | 2.81% |
| 1993 | -4% | 2.77% |
| 1992 | -3.67% | 2.7% |
| 1991 | 1.78% | 2.36% |
| 1990 | 2.74% | 2.08% |
| 1989 | 2.98% | 1.93% |
| 1988 | 3.04% | 1.71% |
| 1987 | 3.1% | 1.6% |
| 1986 | 3.13% | 1.51% |
| 1985 | 3.17% | 1.44% |
| 1984 | 3.21% | 1.34% |
| 1983 | 3.24% | 1.28% |
| 1982 | 3.27% | 1.31% |
| 1981 | 3.33% | 1.63% |
| 1980 | 3.39% | 1.75% |
| 1979 | 3.44% | 1.58% |
| 1978 | 3.47% | 1.69% |
| 1977 | 3.47% | 1.76% |
| 1976 | 3.47% | 1.58% |
| 1975 | 3.47% | 1.24% |
| 1974 | 3.46% | 1.37% |
| 1973 | 3.46% | 1.73% |
| 1972 | 3.46% | 1.78% |
| 1971 | 3.46% | 1.79% |
| 1970 | 3.46% | 1.79% |
| 1969 | 3.43% | 1.78% |
| 1968 | 3.39% | 1.76% |
| 1967 | 3.35% | 1.74% |
| 1966 | 3.3% | 1.71% |
| 1965 | 3.25% | 1.68% |
| 1964 | 3.19% | 1.65% |
| 1963 | 3.16% | 1.61% |
| 1962 | 3.05% | 1.57% |
| 1961 | 2.91% | 1.53% |
Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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In 2024, the population of Bhutan grew by 0.65%, while East Timor's population grew by 1.18%.
Live population counters
|
Bhutan
|
East Timor
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
803385
|
1441764
|
| Population rank | 163/197 | 152/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
1.7 hours
|
32.1 minutes
|
| One birth every |
52.8 minutes
|
17.2 minutes
|
| One death every |
1.82 hours
|
52.2 minutes
|
| Daily growth/decline | +14 | +45 |
| Annual growth/decline | +5,139 | +16,352 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.65% | +1.18% |
| Population growth rate rank | 120/197 | 91/197 |
| One migration net change every |
19.3 hours
|
3.44 hours
|
| Annual migration change | +455 | -2,550 |
| Net migration rank | 69/196 | 102/196 |
| Foreign-born residents | 55,705 | 8,303 |
| Foreign-born residents rank | 146/195 | 179/195 |
| Foreign-born share of population | 7% | 0.6% |
| Foreign-born share rank | 80/195 | 169/195 |
Natural population change vs migration
| Year | Population change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bhutan
|
East Timor
|
|||
| Natural | Migration | Natural | Migration | |
| 2025 | - | 455 | - | -2,550 |
| 2024 | - | -277 | - | -2,552 |
| 2023 | 5,153 | 291 | 20,495 | -5,620 |
| 2022 | 5,204 | 291 | 20,625 | -5,519 |
| 2021 | 5,162 | 287 | 20,101 | 3,111 |
| 2020 | 5,142 | 287 | 21,166 | 3,793 |
| 2019 | 4,643 | 287 | 21,307 | 3,942 |
| 2018 | 4,909 | 287 | 21,650 | 3,062 |
| 2017 | 5,367 | 287 | 22,145 | 1,666 |
| 2016 | 6,164 | 1,116 | 22,778 | 208 |
| 2015 | 6,762 | 450 | 23,391 | -20 |
| 2014 | 7,290 | 452 | 24,040 | -958 |
| 2013 | 7,689 | 309 | 24,538 | -1,206 |
| 2012 | 7,967 | 20 | 24,890 | -609 |
| 2011 | 8,282 | -464 | 25,237 | -159 |
| 2010 | 8,598 | -922 | 25,515 | 470 |
| 2009 | 8,913 | -1,305 | 25,696 | 117 |
| 2008 | 9,200 | -1,538 | 25,888 | 1,009 |
| 2007 | 9,322 | -1,553 | 26,074 | 2,103 |
| 2006 | 9,197 | -1,283 | 26,221 | 2,184 |
| 2005 | 9,102 | 848 | 26,412 | 1,759 |
| 2004 | 9,056 | 3,642 | 26,751 | -16,447 |
| 2003 | 9,132 | 3,921 | 26,900 | -12,810 |
| 2002 | 9,464 | 3,996 | 25,410 | 35,935 |
| 2001 | 9,904 | 3,874 | 23,314 | 49,159 |
| 2000 | 10,142 | 3,940 | 21,579 | 40,272 |
| 1999 | 10,940 | 3,542 | 21,871 | -262,940 |
| 1998 | 11,320 | 486 | 23,590 | 1,806 |
| 1997 | 11,668 | -1,994 | 23,501 | 1,804 |
| 1996 | 12,153 | -1,998 | 22,703 | 1,796 |
| 1995 | 12,938 | -21,501 | 21,962 | 1,806 |
| 1994 | 13,536 | -17,997 | 21,746 | 1,794 |
| 1993 | 13,915 | -9,800 | 20,770 | 1,795 |
| 1992 | 15,594 | -65,900 | 19,880 | 1,794 |
| 1991 | 15,801 | -9,522 | 18,605 | 1,803 |
| 1990 | 15,704 | -1,000 | 18,343 | -2,881 |
| 1989 | 15,516 | 1,180 | 17,758 | -2,246 |
| 1988 | 15,212 | 1,286 | 12,118 | 587 |
| 1987 | 14,887 | 1,481 | 11,945 | -106 |
| 1986 | 14,516 | 1,586 | 11,062 | -316 |
| 1985 | 14,061 | 1,694 | 10,788 | -495 |
| 1984 | 13,688 | 1,779 | 10,922 | -1,436 |
| 1983 | 13,284 | 1,897 | 9,686 | -1,032 |
| 1982 | 12,872 | 1,897 | 9,579 | -1,125 |
| 1981 | 12,444 | 2,096 | 9,336 | -482 |
| 1980 | 12,016 | 2,307 | 6,940 | 5,457 |
| 1979 | 11,583 | 2,493 | 987 | 8,924 |
| 1978 | 11,133 | 2,700 | -1,000 | 10,967 |
| 1977 | 10,679 | 2,700 | 296 | 10,657 |
| 1976 | 10,228 | 2,700 | 783 | 9,662 |
| 1975 | 9,775 | 2,700 | -1,062 | 9,542 |
| 1974 | 9,324 | 2,700 | 8,405 | -2,222 |
| 1973 | 8,939 | 2,700 | 10,033 | -278 |
| 1972 | 8,549 | 2,700 | 10,030 | 0 |
| 1971 | 8,161 | 2,700 | 9,964 | 0 |
| 1970 | 7,791 | 2,700 | 9,824 | 0 |
| 1969 | 7,435 | 2,700 | 9,611 | 0 |
| 1968 | 7,085 | 2,593 | 9,356 | 0 |
| 1967 | 6,744 | 2,493 | 9,089 | 0 |
| 1966 | 6,418 | 2,407 | 8,810 | 0 |
| 1965 | 6,109 | 2,307 | 8,526 | 0 |
| 1964 | 5,818 | 2,196 | 8,235 | 0 |
| 1963 | 5,551 | 2,096 | 7,938 | 0 |
| 1962 | 5,297 | 2,096 | 7,639 | 0 |
| 1961 | 5,081 | 1,586 | 7,330 | 0 |
| 1960 | 4,888 | 1,481 | 7,012 | 0 |
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).
GeoRank.org/population/bhutan/east-timor | 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 East Timor 98.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 217,698 people) and 1.66% is from migration (a gain of 3,665 people).
As of 2024, 55,705 residents or 7% of the population were not native-born in Bhutan, compared to 8,303 people or 0.6% in East Timor.
Biggest cities by population
|
Bhutan
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Thimphu | 115K |
| Paro | 2.36K |
|
East Timor
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Dili | 222K |
| Maliana | 15.8K |
| Baucau | 15K |
| Ainaro | 5.45K |
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Population differences between Bhutan and East Timor
|
Bhutan
|
East Timor
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 73.8 years | 68.3 years |
| Average age | 32.4 years | 26.6 years |
| Median age | 30.9 years | 22.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 53.4:46.6 | 50.4:49.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.46 births per woman | 2.71 births per woman |
| Population density | 54.5 ppl/mi² | 250.2 ppl/mi² |
Population map with other countries
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:
- World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, 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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