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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bhutan was 791,524 in 2024 vs 116,538,258 people in Egypt in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bhutan's population is 803,385 people compared to 120,697,176 in Egypt.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 150.2 times bigger than Bhutan's.
  • Bhutan is ranked the 163rd most populous country in the world, while Egypt is the 13th.
  • The countries together account for 1.47% of the world: 0.01% for Bhutan vs 1.46% for Egypt.
  • For the last 10 years, Bhutan has had an average growth rate of +0.8% per year vs +1.84% in Egypt.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bhutan has increased from 671K people to 803K (19.8% growth), while Egypt has grown from 82.7M to 121M (45.9% growth).

Bhutan vs Egypt: population by year and forecast

Bhutan
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bhutan Egypt
2100 695,106 203,522,884
2099 699,983 203,403,368
2098 704,455 203,247,703
2097 709,230 203,074,807
2096 713,930 202,870,003
2095 719,152 202,625,820
2094 724,401 202,350,087
2093 729,500 202,040,251
2092 735,075 201,709,051
2091 741,074 201,347,225
2090 746,937 200,966,749
2089 753,010 200,561,011
2088 758,937 200,123,182
2087 765,235 199,650,440
2086 770,883 199,156,169
2085 776,435 198,637,936
2084 781,892 198,084,947
2083 787,929 197,501,965
2082 793,543 196,891,089
2081 799,530 196,242,522
2080 805,275 195,570,383
2079 811,060 194,850,670
2078 816,530 194,103,613
2077 821,247 193,324,592
2076 825,978 192,507,892
2075 830,808 191,661,705
2074 836,017 190,786,862
2073 841,208 189,886,620
2072 845,861 188,947,991
2071 850,262 187,981,245
2070 853,930 186,988,514
2069 857,808 185,965,572
2068 861,327 184,912,088
2067 864,753 183,835,428
2066 868,260 182,734,967
2065 871,517 181,620,901
2064 873,735 180,467,102
2063 875,674 179,293,260
2062 877,938 178,110,375
2061 880,023 176,907,621
2060 881,913 175,686,879
2059 883,191 174,441,815
2058 884,515 173,179,511
2057 884,612 171,897,733
2056 885,822 170,593,445
2055 886,403 169,269,144
2054 885,903 167,915,661
2053 886,520 166,538,943
2052 886,640 165,130,747
2051 885,551 163,704,732
2050 884,535 162,240,246
2049 883,736 160,743,182
2048 882,640 159,206,813
2047 881,660 157,631,586
2046 880,037 156,023,680
2045 877,677 154,371,216
2044 875,155 152,668,334
2043 872,383 150,927,496
2042 869,248 149,145,569
2041 866,366 147,333,445
2040 863,173 145,505,786
2039 859,926 143,662,428
2038 856,429 141,820,567
2037 852,475 139,977,812
2036 848,122 138,139,382
2035 843,447 136,315,557
2034 839,780 134,490,574
2033 835,308 132,681,153
2032 830,472 130,879,780
2031 825,528 129,085,888
2030 820,888 127,304,473
2029 816,655 125,524,007
2028 812,002 123,745,979
2027 807,474 121,973,080
2026 801,869 120,224,089
2025 796,375 118,473,897
2024 791,524 116,538,258
2023 786,385 114,535,772
2022 780,914 112,618,250
2021 775,442 110,957,008
2020 770,006 109,315,124
2019 764,824 107,553,158
2018 759,759 105,682,094
2017 754,335 103,696,057
2016 747,866 101,644,589
2015 740,618 99,597,342
2014 733,139 97,528,654
2013 725,273 95,333,553
2012 717,279 93,161,001
2011 709,377 91,093,059
2010 701,632 89,196,072
2009 693,988 87,501,636
2008 686,351 85,864,789
2007 678,641 84,276,225
2006 670,799 82,700,403
2005 661,865 81,101,004
2004 650,544 79,477,443
2003 637,663 77,853,548
2002 624,409 76,239,137
2001 610,794 74,652,029
2000 596,863 73,083,284
1999 582,579 71,520,954
1998 569,435 69,943,294
1997 558,697 68,431,740
1996 548,784 67,028,048
1995 547,989 65,652,622
1994 554,497 64,285,589
1993 554,673 62,915,681
1992 577,774 61,480,660
1991 599,784 60,028,997
1990 589,287 58,396,618
1989 573,586 56,710,642
1988 556,986 55,187,681
1987 540,557 53,674,435
1986 524,324 52,206,295
1985 508,392 50,734,968
1984 492,784 49,247,334
1983 477,460 47,786,402
1982 462,485 46,407,611
1981 447,836 45,147,224
1980 433,404 43,950,413
1979 419,200 42,818,628
1978 405,243 41,761,431
1977 391,639 40,748,870
1976 378,490 39,795,557
1975 365,791 38,875,327
1974 353,538 37,969,667
1973 341,705 37,102,043
1972 330,264 36,258,328
1971 319,211 35,433,368
1970 308,528 34,623,990
1969 298,214 33,811,615
1968 288,311 32,998,319
1967 278,852 32,196,360
1966 269,820 31,406,541
1965 261,200 30,629,174
1964 252,987 29,858,922
1963 245,156 29,091,869
1962 237,636 28,337,013
1961 230,602 27,600,898
1960 224,084 26,896,479

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/egypt | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bhutan increased by 77,067 people (a 11.5% growth), while Egypt gained 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bhutan gained 55,519 people (a 7.42% growth), while Egypt's population increased by 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth).

Bhutan was ranked 161st most populous country in 2006 and is 163rd in 2026. Egypt was ranked 13th in 2006 and still ranked 13th 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 Egypt will increase by 34.4% to 162,240,246 people and rank change from 13th to 11th.

Bhutan is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 887K people compared to the peak of 204M people in 2100 for Egypt.

Population growth rate by year

Bhutan
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bhutan Egypt
2100 -0.7% 0.06%
2099 -0.63% 0.08%
2098 -0.67% 0.09%
2097 -0.66% 0.1%
2096 -0.73% 0.12%
2095 -0.72% 0.14%
2094 -0.7% 0.15%
2093 -0.76% 0.16%
2092 -0.81% 0.18%
2091 -0.78% 0.19%
2090 -0.81% 0.2%
2089 -0.78% 0.22%
2088 -0.82% 0.24%
2087 -0.73% 0.25%
2086 -0.72% 0.26%
2085 -0.7% 0.28%
2084 -0.77% 0.3%
2083 -0.71% 0.31%
2082 -0.75% 0.33%
2081 -0.71% 0.34%
2080 -0.71% 0.37%
2079 -0.67% 0.38%
2078 -0.57% 0.4%
2077 -0.57% 0.42%
2076 -0.58% 0.44%
2075 -0.62% 0.46%
2074 -0.62% 0.47%
2073 -0.55% 0.5%
2072 -0.52% 0.51%
2071 -0.43% 0.53%
2070 -0.45% 0.55%
2069 -0.41% 0.57%
2068 -0.4% 0.59%
2067 -0.4% 0.6%
2066 -0.37% 0.61%
2065 -0.25% 0.64%
2064 -0.22% 0.65%
2063 -0.26% 0.66%
2062 -0.24% 0.68%
2061 -0.21% 0.69%
2060 -0.14% 0.71%
2059 -0.15% 0.73%
2058 -0.01% 0.75%
2057 -0.14% 0.76%
2056 -0.07% 0.78%
2055 0.06% 0.81%
2054 -0.07% 0.83%
2053 -0.01% 0.85%
2052 0.12% 0.87%
2051 0.11% 0.9%
2050 0.09% 0.93%
2049 0.12% 0.97%
2048 0.11% 1%
2047 0.18% 1.03%
2046 0.27% 1.07%
2045 0.29% 1.12%
2044 0.32% 1.15%
2043 0.36% 1.19%
2042 0.33% 1.23%
2041 0.37% 1.26%
2040 0.38% 1.28%
2039 0.41% 1.3%
2038 0.46% 1.32%
2037 0.51% 1.33%
2036 0.55% 1.34%
2035 0.44% 1.36%
2034 0.54% 1.36%
2033 0.58% 1.38%
2032 0.6% 1.39%
2031 0.57% 1.4%
2030 0.52% 1.42%
2029 0.57% 1.44%
2028 0.56% 1.45%
2027 0.7% 1.45%
2026 0.69% 1.48%
2025 0.61% 1.66%
2024 0.65% 1.75%
2023 0.7% 1.7%
2022 0.71% 1.5%
2021 0.71% 1.5%
2020 0.68% 1.64%
2019 0.67% 1.77%
2018 0.72% 1.92%
2017 0.86% 2.02%
2016 0.98% 2.06%
2015 1.02% 2.12%
2014 1.08% 2.3%
2013 1.11% 2.33%
2012 1.11% 2.27%
2011 1.1% 2.13%
2010 1.1% 1.94%
2009 1.11% 1.91%
2008 1.14% 1.88%
2007 1.17% 1.91%
2006 1.35% 1.97%
2005 1.74% 2.04%
2004 2.02% 2.09%
2003 2.12% 2.12%
2002 2.23% 2.13%
2001 2.33% 2.15%
2000 2.45% 2.18%
1999 2.31% 2.26%
1998 1.92% 2.21%
1997 1.81% 2.09%
1996 0.15% 2.1%
1995 -1.17% 2.13%
1994 -0.03% 2.18%
1993 -4% 2.33%
1992 -3.67% 2.42%
1991 1.78% 2.8%
1990 2.74% 2.97%
1989 2.98% 2.76%
1988 3.04% 2.82%
1987 3.1% 2.81%
1986 3.13% 2.9%
1985 3.17% 3.02%
1984 3.21% 3.06%
1983 3.24% 2.97%
1982 3.27% 2.79%
1981 3.33% 2.72%
1980 3.39% 2.64%
1979 3.44% 2.53%
1978 3.47% 2.48%
1977 3.47% 2.4%
1976 3.47% 2.37%
1975 3.47% 2.39%
1974 3.46% 2.34%
1973 3.46% 2.33%
1972 3.46% 2.33%
1971 3.46% 2.34%
1970 3.46% 2.4%
1969 3.43% 2.46%
1968 3.39% 2.49%
1967 3.35% 2.51%
1966 3.3% 2.54%
1965 3.25% 2.58%
1964 3.19% 2.64%
1963 3.16% 2.66%
1962 3.05% 2.67%
1961 2.91% 2.62%

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 Egypt's population grew by 1.75%.

Live population counters

Bhutan Egypt
Current population
803385
120697176
Population rank 163/197 13/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 1.46%
One net population change
1.7 hours
15.7 seconds
One birth every
52.8 minutes
13.1 seconds
One death every
1.82 hours
50.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +14 +5,486
Annual growth/decline +5,139 +2,002,486
Annual growth/decline rate +0.65% +1.75%
Population growth rate rank 120/197 62/197
One migration net change every
19.3 hours
9.2 minutes
Annual migration change +455 -57,305
Net migration rank 69/196 177/196
Foreign-born residents 55,705 1,139,820
Foreign-born residents rank 146/195 55/195
Foreign-born share of population 7% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 80/195 153/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bhutan
Natural

Migration
Egypt
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bhutan Egypt
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 455 - -57,305
2024 - -277 - 123,884
2023 5,153 291 1,780,230 305,006
2022 5,204 291 1,736,123 13,707
2021 5,162 287 1,566,491 6,161
2020 5,142 287 1,704,988 6,016
2019 4,643 287 1,805,818 7,050
2018 4,909 287 1,908,512 20,788
2017 5,367 287 2,122,866 -80,000
2016 6,164 1,116 2,131,690 -71,604
2015 6,762 450 2,227,594 -193,298
2014 7,290 452 2,195,761 -92,801
2013 7,689 309 2,156,922 130,305
2012 7,967 20 2,060,535 -2,626
2011 8,282 -464 1,951,851 126,170
2010 8,598 -922 1,910,134 -194,100
2009 8,913 -1,305 1,848,123 -175,191
2008 9,200 -1,538 1,792,943 -192,199
2007 9,322 -1,553 1,749,322 -173,021
2006 9,197 -1,283 1,693,374 -118,055
2005 9,102 848 1,660,624 -37,129
2004 9,056 3,642 1,626,745 -3,044
2003 9,132 3,921 1,614,293 9,854
2002 9,464 3,996 1,593,474 11,205
2001 9,904 3,874 1,568,962 556
2000 10,142 3,940 1,540,084 27,873
1999 10,940 3,542 1,534,697 22,026
1998 11,320 486 1,519,728 78,858
1997 11,668 -1,994 1,470,119 -45,599
1996 12,153 -1,998 1,427,161 -44,272
1995 12,938 -21,501 1,406,935 -38,920
1994 13,536 -17,997 1,402,840 -36,738
1993 13,915 -9,800 1,409,374 -35,669
1992 15,594 -65,900 1,421,372 74,950
1991 15,801 -9,522 1,440,936 -33,952
1990 15,704 -1,000 1,450,747 406,994
1989 15,516 1,180 1,461,547 52,648
1988 15,212 1,286 1,465,620 66,147
1987 14,887 1,481 1,436,059 58,678
1986 14,516 1,586 1,410,249 31,299
1985 14,061 1,694 1,388,718 112,411
1984 13,688 1,779 1,351,297 122,791
1983 13,284 1,897 1,318,474 129,242
1982 12,872 1,897 1,258,574 51,229
1981 12,444 2,096 1,206,830 4,140
1980 12,016 2,307 1,181,914 738
1979 11,583 2,493 1,145,655 -64,757
1978 11,133 2,700 1,107,179 -73,664
1977 10,679 2,700 1,065,298 -73,705
1976 10,228 2,700 1,030,546 -115,544
1975 9,775 2,700 987,822 -62,368
1974 9,324 2,700 946,052 -60,174
1973 8,939 2,700 905,068 -55,702
1972 8,549 2,700 893,333 -55,282
1971 8,161 2,700 868,365 -56,503
1970 7,791 2,700 841,952 -35,064
1969 7,435 2,700 824,564 -6,703
1968 7,085 2,593 809,482 -764
1967 6,744 2,493 788,908 6,286
1966 6,418 2,407 774,391 10,089
1965 6,109 2,307 752,682 17,605
1964 5,818 2,196 749,608 20,596
1963 5,551 2,096 738,788 25,109
1962 5,297 2,096 720,128 25,696
1961 5,081 1,586 703,216 23,184
1960 4,888 1,481 685,403 -2,954

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

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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 Egypt 99.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 19,180,073 people) and 0.41% is from migration (a loss of 78,975 people).

As of 2024, 55,705 residents or 7% of the population were not native-born in Bhutan, compared to 1,139,820 people or 1% in Egypt.

Biggest cities by population

Bhutan
City Population
Thimphu 115K
Paro 2.36K
Egypt
City Population
Cairo 9.8M
Alexandria 5.36M
Giza 4.46M
Shubra El Kheima 1.03M
Port Said 792K
Suez 716K
Mansoura 622K
Helwan 619K
El Mahalla El Kubra 593K
Asyut 562K

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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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