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

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The latest officially reported population of Bhutan was 796,682 in 2025 vs 83,491,249 people in Germany in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bhutan's population is 805,057 people compared to 82,830,814 in Germany.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 102.9 times bigger than Bhutan's.
  • Bhutan is ranked the 163rd most populous country in the world, while Germany is the 19th.
  • The countries together account for 1.01% of the world: 0.01% for Bhutan vs 1% for Germany.
  • For the last 10 years, Bhutan has had an average growth rate of +0.76% per year vs +0.28% in Germany.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bhutan has increased from 671K people to 805K (20% growth), while Germany has grown from 82.4M to 82.8M (0.55% growth).

Bhutan vs Germany: population by year and forecast

Bhutan
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bhutan Germany
2100 695,373 70,146,161
2099 700,252 70,173,117
2098 704,725 70,190,154
2097 709,503 70,232,280
2096 714,205 70,263,255
2095 719,429 70,283,735
2094 724,680 70,302,573
2093 729,780 70,323,445
2092 735,358 70,348,937
2091 741,359 70,395,388
2090 747,224 70,457,276
2089 753,299 70,511,311
2088 759,229 70,569,930
2087 765,529 70,652,555
2086 771,180 70,750,166
2085 776,734 70,845,939
2084 782,193 70,941,592
2083 788,231 71,048,352
2082 793,848 71,151,552
2081 799,837 71,265,511
2080 805,584 71,391,537
2079 811,372 71,525,977
2078 816,844 71,666,350
2077 821,563 71,822,464
2076 826,295 71,979,354
2075 831,127 72,113,812
2074 836,339 72,269,519
2073 841,532 72,429,361
2072 846,187 72,580,006
2071 850,589 72,741,929
2070 854,258 72,889,095
2069 858,138 73,053,471
2068 861,658 73,219,511
2067 865,086 73,404,631
2066 868,594 73,597,022
2065 871,852 73,789,056
2064 874,071 73,990,123
2063 876,010 74,200,211
2062 878,276 74,428,152
2061 880,361 74,656,161
2060 882,252 74,909,139
2059 883,530 75,164,141
2058 884,855 75,438,769
2057 884,952 75,716,088
2056 886,162 75,990,472
2055 886,744 76,276,550
2054 886,243 76,561,146
2053 886,861 76,832,587
2052 886,981 77,077,503
2051 885,891 77,322,326
2050 884,875 77,564,502
2049 884,076 77,809,519
2048 882,979 78,059,456
2047 881,999 78,290,624
2046 880,375 78,514,805
2045 878,014 78,740,357
2044 875,491 78,965,486
2043 872,718 79,180,563
2042 869,582 79,374,934
2041 866,699 79,569,383
2040 863,505 79,782,613
2039 860,257 80,001,183
2038 856,758 80,225,718
2037 852,802 80,442,136
2036 848,448 80,673,787
2035 843,771 80,890,243
2034 840,103 81,094,641
2033 835,629 81,319,735
2032 830,792 81,537,613
2031 825,846 81,772,282
2030 821,204 81,989,677
2029 816,969 82,216,381
2028 812,314 82,432,092
2027 807,785 82,638,983
2026 802,177 82,830,814
2025 796,682 83,491,249
2024 791,524 83,516,593
2023 786,385 83,287,273
2022 780,914 83,177,813
2021 775,442 83,196,078
2020 770,006 83,160,871
2019 764,824 83,092,962
2018 759,759 82,905,782
2017 754,335 82,657,002
2016 747,866 82,348,669
2015 740,618 81,686,611
2014 733,139 80,982,500
2013 725,273 80,645,605
2012 717,279 80,425,823
2011 709,377 80,274,983
2010 701,632 81,776,930
2009 693,988 81,902,307
2008 686,351 82,110,097
2007 678,641 82,266,372
2006 670,799 82,376,451
2005 661,865 82,469,422
2004 650,544 82,516,260
2003 637,663 82,534,176
2002 624,409 82,488,495
2001 610,794 82,349,925
2000 596,863 82,211,508
1999 582,579 82,100,243
1998 569,435 82,047,195
1997 558,697 82,034,771
1996 548,784 81,914,831
1995 547,989 81,678,051
1994 554,497 81,438,348
1993 554,673 81,156,363
1992 577,774 80,624,598
1991 599,784 80,013,896
1990 589,287 79,433,029
1989 573,586 78,751,283
1988 556,986 78,144,619
1987 540,557 77,839,920
1986 524,324 77,720,436
1985 508,392 77,684,873
1984 492,784 77,858,685
1983 477,460 78,128,282
1982 462,485 78,333,366
1981 447,836 78,407,907
1980 433,404 78,288,576
1979 419,200 78,126,350
1978 405,243 78,091,820
1977 391,639 78,159,814
1976 378,490 78,336,950
1975 365,791 78,673,554
1974 353,538 78,967,433
1973 341,705 78,936,666
1972 330,264 78,688,452
1971 319,211 78,312,842
1970 308,528 78,169,289
1969 298,214 77,909,682
1968 288,311 77,294,314
1967 278,852 76,951,336
1966 269,820 76,600,311
1965 261,200 75,963,695
1964 252,987 75,318,337
1963 245,156 74,714,353
1962 237,636 74,025,784
1961 230,602 73,377,632
1960 224,084 72,814,900

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/germany | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bhutan increased by 77,067 people (a 11.5% growth), while Germany lost 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bhutan gained 57,191 people (a 7.65% growth), while Germany's population increased by 482,145 people (a 0.59% growth).

Bhutan was ranked 161st most populous country in 2006 and is 163rd in 2026. Germany was ranked 14th in 2006 and ranked 19th 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 Germany will decrease by 6.36% to 77,564,502 people and rank change from 19th to 24th.

Bhutan is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 887K people, while Germany's population already peaked in 2024 at 83.5M people and is projected to decrease to 70.1M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bhutan
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bhutan Germany
2100 -0.7% -0.04%
2099 -0.63% -0.02%
2098 -0.67% -0.06%
2097 -0.66% -0.04%
2096 -0.73% -0.03%
2095 -0.72% -0.03%
2094 -0.7% -0.03%
2093 -0.76% -0.04%
2092 -0.81% -0.07%
2091 -0.78% -0.09%
2090 -0.81% -0.08%
2089 -0.78% -0.08%
2088 -0.82% -0.12%
2087 -0.73% -0.14%
2086 -0.72% -0.14%
2085 -0.7% -0.13%
2084 -0.77% -0.15%
2083 -0.71% -0.15%
2082 -0.75% -0.16%
2081 -0.71% -0.18%
2080 -0.71% -0.19%
2079 -0.67% -0.2%
2078 -0.57% -0.22%
2077 -0.57% -0.22%
2076 -0.58% -0.19%
2075 -0.62% -0.22%
2074 -0.62% -0.22%
2073 -0.55% -0.21%
2072 -0.52% -0.22%
2071 -0.43% -0.2%
2070 -0.45% -0.23%
2069 -0.41% -0.23%
2068 -0.4% -0.25%
2067 -0.4% -0.26%
2066 -0.37% -0.26%
2065 -0.25% -0.27%
2064 -0.22% -0.28%
2063 -0.26% -0.31%
2062 -0.24% -0.31%
2061 -0.21% -0.34%
2060 -0.14% -0.34%
2059 -0.15% -0.36%
2058 -0.01% -0.37%
2057 -0.14% -0.36%
2056 -0.07% -0.38%
2055 0.06% -0.37%
2054 -0.07% -0.35%
2053 -0.01% -0.32%
2052 0.12% -0.32%
2051 0.11% -0.31%
2050 0.09% -0.31%
2049 0.12% -0.32%
2048 0.11% -0.3%
2047 0.18% -0.29%
2046 0.27% -0.29%
2045 0.29% -0.29%
2044 0.32% -0.27%
2043 0.36% -0.24%
2042 0.33% -0.24%
2041 0.37% -0.27%
2040 0.38% -0.27%
2039 0.41% -0.28%
2038 0.46% -0.27%
2037 0.51% -0.29%
2036 0.55% -0.27%
2035 0.44% -0.25%
2034 0.54% -0.28%
2033 0.58% -0.27%
2032 0.6% -0.29%
2031 0.57% -0.27%
2030 0.52% -0.28%
2029 0.57% -0.26%
2028 0.56% -0.25%
2027 0.7% -0.23%
2026 0.69% -0.79%
2025 0.65% -0.03%
2024 0.65% 0.28%
2023 0.7% 0.13%
2022 0.71% -0.02%
2021 0.71% 0.04%
2020 0.68% 0.08%
2019 0.67% 0.23%
2018 0.72% 0.3%
2017 0.86% 0.37%
2016 0.98% 0.81%
2015 1.02% 0.87%
2014 1.08% 0.42%
2013 1.11% 0.27%
2012 1.11% 0.19%
2011 1.1% -1.84%
2010 1.1% -0.15%
2009 1.11% -0.25%
2008 1.14% -0.19%
2007 1.17% -0.13%
2006 1.35% -0.11%
2005 1.74% -0.06%
2004 2.02% -0.02%
2003 2.12% 0.06%
2002 2.23% 0.17%
2001 2.33% 0.17%
2000 2.45% 0.14%
1999 2.31% 0.06%
1998 1.92% 0.02%
1997 1.81% 0.15%
1996 0.15% 0.29%
1995 -1.17% 0.29%
1994 -0.03% 0.35%
1993 -4% 0.66%
1992 -3.67% 0.76%
1991 1.78% 0.73%
1990 2.74% 0.87%
1989 2.98% 0.78%
1988 3.04% 0.39%
1987 3.1% 0.15%
1986 3.13% 0.05%
1985 3.17% -0.22%
1984 3.21% -0.35%
1983 3.24% -0.26%
1982 3.27% -0.1%
1981 3.33% 0.15%
1980 3.39% 0.21%
1979 3.44% 0.04%
1978 3.47% -0.09%
1977 3.47% -0.23%
1976 3.47% -0.43%
1975 3.47% -0.37%
1974 3.46% 0.04%
1973 3.46% 0.32%
1972 3.46% 0.48%
1971 3.46% 0.18%
1970 3.46% 0.33%
1969 3.43% 0.8%
1968 3.39% 0.45%
1967 3.35% 0.46%
1966 3.3% 0.84%
1965 3.25% 0.86%
1964 3.19% 0.81%
1963 3.16% 0.93%
1962 3.05% 0.88%
1961 2.91% 0.77%

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/germany | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Bhutan grew by 0.65%, while Germany's population declined by 0.03%.

Live population counters

Bhutan Germany
Current population
805057
82830814
Population rank 163/197 19/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 1%
One net population change
1.7 hours
20.8 minutes
One birth every
53 minutes
46.6 seconds
One death every
1.83 hours
31.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +14 -69
Annual growth/decline +5,158 -25,344
Annual growth/decline rate +0.65% -0.03%
Population growth rate rank 120/197 159/197
One migration net change every
19.3 hours
1.58 minutes
Annual migration change +455 -334,072
Net migration rank 69/196 192/196
Foreign-born residents 55,705 16,750,084
Foreign-born residents rank 146/195 2/195
Foreign-born share of population 7% 19.8%
Foreign-born share rank 80/195 31/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bhutan
Natural

Migration
Germany
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bhutan Germany
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 455 - -334,072
2024 5,113 -277 -334,066 36,954
2023 5,153 291 -333,149 609,553
2022 5,204 291 -324,394 981,552
2021 5,162 287 -224,629 310,264
2020 5,142 287 -216,218 203,468
2019 4,643 287 -157,877 319,082
2018 4,909 287 -165,812 403,908
2017 5,367 287 -148,783 452,988
2016 6,164 1,116 -123,523 517,480
2015 6,762 450 -187,879 1,175,283
2014 7,290 452 -153,866 592,338
2013 7,689 309 -209,679 462,384
2012 7,967 20 -193,022 199,143
2011 8,282 -464 -184,632 295,282
2010 8,598 -922 -179,909 130,116
2009 8,913 -1,305 -188,375 46,533
2008 9,200 -1,538 -164,220 -23,341
2007 9,322 -1,553 -148,080 -24,772
2006 9,197 -1,283 -148,278 -489,056
2005 9,102 848 -148,445 81,351
2004 9,056 3,642 -107,271 81,735
2003 9,132 3,921 -140,309 142,009
2002 9,464 3,996 -123,733 218,795
2001 9,904 3,874 -98,820 272,875
2000 10,142 3,940 -73,990 174,594
1999 10,940 3,542 -73,890 219,280
1998 11,320 486 -65,637 -754,469
1997 11,668 -1,994 -49,221 93,281
1996 12,153 -1,998 -90,107 281,280
1995 12,938 -21,501 -114,349 398,077
1994 13,536 -17,997 -114,013 315,585
1993 13,915 -9,800 -105,503 462,096
1992 15,594 -65,900 -80,625 811,606
1991 15,801 -9,522 -80,014 602,638
1990 15,704 -1,000 -15,887 679,702
1989 15,516 1,180 -23,625 761,002
1988 15,212 1,286 -7,815 515,962
1987 14,887 1,481 -31,136 174,272
1986 14,516 1,586 -77,721 212,822
1985 14,061 1,694 -116,527 103,556
1984 13,688 1,779 -109,002 -150,771
1983 13,284 1,897 -109,380 -81,349
1982 12,872 1,897 -78,333 -58,121
1981 12,444 2,096 -94,090 130,713
1980 12,016 2,307 -86,117 324,203
1979 11,583 2,493 -125,002 237,705
1978 11,133 2,700 -140,566 117,167
1977 10,679 2,700 -125,055 33,881
1976 10,228 2,700 -164,508 -79,761
1975 9,775 2,700 -212,418 -207,740
1974 9,324 2,700 -150,038 -15,126
1973 8,939 2,700 -149,980 386,881
1972 8,549 2,700 -62,950 336,015
1971 8,161 2,700 46,988 450,328
1970 7,791 2,700 70,352 -273,498
1969 7,435 2,700 155,820 584,017
1968 7,085 2,593 239,612 293,307
1967 6,744 2,493 353,977 -174,155
1966 6,418 2,407 405,982 134,107
1965 6,109 2,307 410,204 338,258
1964 5,818 2,196 482,038 69,825
1963 5,551 2,096 455,757 205,976
1962 5,297 2,096 436,752 276,505
1961 5,081 1,586 462,279 27,534
1960 4,888 1,481 385,919 212,666

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

GeoRank.org/population/bhutan/germany | 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 Germany 30.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,216,330 people) and 69.3% is from migration (a gain of 5,010,532 people).

As of 2024, 55,705 residents or 7% of the population were not native-born in Bhutan, compared to 16,750,084 people or 19.8% in Germany.

Biggest cities by population

Bhutan
City Population
Thimphu 115K
Paro 2.36K
Germany
City Population
Berlin 3.78M
Hamburg 1.91M
Munich 1.51M
Cologne 1.09M
Frankfurt 776K
Stuttgart 633K
Dusseldorf 631K
Leipzig 620K
Dortmund 595K
Essen 587K

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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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