The latest officially reported population of Bhutan was 791,524 in 2024 vs 2,538,952 people in Gabon in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bhutan's population is 802,266 people compared to 2,647,992 in Gabon.
Population statistics:
- Gabon's population is 3.3 times bigger than Bhutan's.
- Bhutan is ranked the 163rd most populous country in the world, while Gabon is the 141st.
- The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.01% for Bhutan vs 0.03% for Gabon.
- For the last 10 years, Bhutan has had an average growth rate of +0.8% per year vs +2.61% in Gabon.
- Since 2006, the population of Bhutan has increased from 671K people to 802K (19.6% growth), while Gabon has grown from 1.51M to 2.65M (75.6% growth).
- Bhutan is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 884K people compared to the peak of 6.9M people in 2100 for Gabon.
Bhutan vs Gabon: live population counter
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| Current population |
802266
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2647992
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| Population rank | 163/197 | 141/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| One net population change |
1.7 hours
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9.7 minutes
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| One birth every |
52.8 minutes
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7.65 minutes
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| One death every |
1.82 hours
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33.7 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.32 days
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7.93 hours
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| Annual migration change | -277 | +1,105 |
| Daily growth/decline | +14 | +148 |
| Annual growth/decline | +5,139 | +54,163 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.65% | +2.18% |
| Population growth rate rank | 121/197 | 44/197 |
Bhutan and Gabon: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 224,084 | 512,316 | - | - |
| 1961 | 230,602 | 518,266 | 2.91% | 1.16% |
| 1962 | 237,636 | 524,649 | 3.05% | 1.23% |
| 1963 | 245,156 | 531,452 | 3.16% | 1.3% |
| 1964 | 252,987 | 538,657 | 3.19% | 1.36% |
| 1965 | 261,200 | 546,308 | 3.25% | 1.42% |
| 1966 | 269,820 | 554,463 | 3.3% | 1.49% |
| 1967 | 278,852 | 563,108 | 3.35% | 1.56% |
| 1968 | 288,311 | 572,257 | 3.39% | 1.62% |
| 1969 | 298,214 | 583,276 | 3.43% | 1.93% |
| 1970 | 308,528 | 595,846 | 3.46% | 2.16% |
| 1971 | 319,211 | 608,348 | 3.46% | 2.1% |
| 1972 | 330,264 | 620,960 | 3.46% | 2.07% |
| 1973 | 341,705 | 633,995 | 3.46% | 2.1% |
| 1974 | 353,538 | 647,691 | 3.46% | 2.16% |
| 1975 | 365,791 | 662,197 | 3.47% | 2.24% |
| 1976 | 378,490 | 677,628 | 3.47% | 2.33% |
| 1977 | 391,639 | 693,984 | 3.47% | 2.41% |
| 1978 | 405,243 | 711,245 | 3.47% | 2.49% |
| 1979 | 419,200 | 729,375 | 3.44% | 2.55% |
| 1980 | 433,404 | 748,389 | 3.39% | 2.61% |
| 1981 | 447,836 | 768,385 | 3.33% | 2.67% |
| 1982 | 462,485 | 789,286 | 3.27% | 2.72% |
| 1983 | 477,460 | 811,005 | 3.24% | 2.75% |
| 1984 | 492,784 | 833,501 | 3.21% | 2.77% |
| 1985 | 508,392 | 856,726 | 3.17% | 2.79% |
| 1986 | 524,324 | 880,705 | 3.13% | 2.8% |
| 1987 | 540,557 | 905,479 | 3.1% | 2.81% |
| 1988 | 556,986 | 931,020 | 3.04% | 2.82% |
| 1989 | 573,586 | 957,138 | 2.98% | 2.81% |
| 1990 | 589,287 | 983,734 | 2.74% | 2.78% |
| 1991 | 599,784 | 1,010,818 | 1.78% | 2.75% |
| 1992 | 577,774 | 1,038,380 | -3.67% | 2.73% |
| 1993 | 554,673 | 1,066,405 | -4% | 2.7% |
| 1994 | 554,497 | 1,094,720 | -0.03% | 2.66% |
| 1995 | 547,989 | 1,123,213 | -1.17% | 2.6% |
| 1996 | 548,784 | 1,152,015 | 0.15% | 2.56% |
| 1997 | 558,697 | 1,181,439 | 1.81% | 2.55% |
| 1998 | 569,435 | 1,211,736 | 1.92% | 2.56% |
| 1999 | 582,579 | 1,243,016 | 2.31% | 2.58% |
| 2000 | 596,863 | 1,275,572 | 2.45% | 2.62% |
| 2001 | 610,794 | 1,309,589 | 2.33% | 2.67% |
| 2002 | 624,409 | 1,345,135 | 2.23% | 2.71% |
| 2003 | 637,663 | 1,382,350 | 2.12% | 2.77% |
| 2004 | 650,544 | 1,421,609 | 2.02% | 2.84% |
| 2005 | 661,865 | 1,463,495 | 1.74% | 2.95% |
| 2006 | 670,799 | 1,508,337 | 1.35% | 3.06% |
| 2007 | 678,641 | 1,556,237 | 1.17% | 3.18% |
| 2008 | 686,351 | 1,607,175 | 1.14% | 3.27% |
| 2009 | 693,988 | 1,661,556 | 1.11% | 3.38% |
| 2010 | 701,632 | 1,719,879 | 1.1% | 3.51% |
| 2011 | 709,377 | 1,781,985 | 1.1% | 3.61% |
| 2012 | 717,279 | 1,846,889 | 1.11% | 3.64% |
| 2013 | 725,273 | 1,913,059 | 1.11% | 3.58% |
| 2014 | 733,139 | 1,978,399 | 1.08% | 3.42% |
| 2015 | 740,618 | 2,040,989 | 1.02% | 3.16% |
| 2016 | 747,866 | 2,100,306 | 0.98% | 2.91% |
| 2017 | 754,335 | 2,156,900 | 0.86% | 2.69% |
| 2018 | 759,759 | 2,212,318 | 0.72% | 2.57% |
| 2019 | 764,824 | 2,267,706 | 0.67% | 2.5% |
| 2020 | 770,006 | 2,322,539 | 0.68% | 2.42% |
| 2021 | 775,442 | 2,376,722 | 0.71% | 2.33% |
| 2022 | 780,914 | 2,430,747 | 0.71% | 2.27% |
| 2023 | 786,385 | 2,484,789 | 0.7% | 2.22% |
| 2024 | 791,524 | 2,538,952 | 0.65% | 2.18% |
| 2025 | 796,681 | 2,593,130 | 0.65% | 2.13% |
| 2026 | 802,211 | 2,647,397 | 0.69% | 2.09% |
| 2027 | 807,265 | 2,701,860 | 0.63% | 2.06% |
| 2028 | 811,835 | 2,756,474 | 0.57% | 2.02% |
| 2029 | 816,265 | 2,811,348 | 0.55% | 1.99% |
| 2030 | 820,693 | 2,866,668 | 0.54% | 1.97% |
| 2031 | 825,464 | 2,922,503 | 0.58% | 1.95% |
| 2032 | 830,347 | 2,978,812 | 0.59% | 1.93% |
| 2033 | 834,984 | 3,035,711 | 0.56% | 1.91% |
| 2034 | 839,045 | 3,093,221 | 0.49% | 1.89% |
| 2035 | 843,199 | 3,151,467 | 0.5% | 1.88% |
| 2036 | 847,699 | 3,210,584 | 0.53% | 1.88% |
| 2037 | 851,844 | 3,270,304 | 0.49% | 1.86% |
| 2038 | 855,558 | 3,330,507 | 0.44% | 1.84% |
| 2039 | 858,918 | 3,391,378 | 0.39% | 1.83% |
| 2040 | 862,126 | 3,452,985 | 0.37% | 1.82% |
| 2041 | 865,152 | 3,515,218 | 0.35% | 1.8% |
| 2042 | 868,152 | 3,577,745 | 0.35% | 1.78% |
| 2043 | 871,100 | 3,640,570 | 0.34% | 1.76% |
| 2044 | 873,733 | 3,703,794 | 0.3% | 1.74% |
| 2045 | 876,178 | 3,767,430 | 0.28% | 1.72% |
| 2046 | 878,161 | 3,831,211 | 0.23% | 1.69% |
| 2047 | 879,450 | 3,894,840 | 0.15% | 1.66% |
| 2048 | 880,488 | 3,958,294 | 0.12% | 1.63% |
| 2049 | 881,433 | 4,021,470 | 0.11% | 1.6% |
| 2050 | 882,337 | 4,084,535 | 0.1% | 1.57% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bhutan increased by 77,067 people (a 11.5% growth), while Gabon gained 591,969 people (a 39.2% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bhutan gained 54,400 (a 7.27% growth), while Gabon's population increased by 547,686 (a 26.1% growth).
Bhutan was ranked 161st most populous country in 2006 and is 163rd in 2026. Gabon was ranked 147th in 2006 and ranked 141st now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Bhutan's population will grow by 9.98% to 882,337 people and will still be ranked 163rd. The population of Gabon will increase by 54.3% to 4,084,535 people and rank change from 141st to 133rd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Libreville | 899K |
| Port-Gentil | 136K |
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Population differences between Bhutan and Gabon
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| Life expectancy | 73.8 years | 68.9 years |
| Average age | 32.4 years | 26.2 years |
| Median age | 30.9 years | 22.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 53.4:46.6 | 50.8:49.2 |
| Fertility rate | 1.46 births per woman | 3.65 births per woman |
| Population density | 53.8 ppl/mi² | 25.5 ppl/mi² |
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