The latest officially reported population of Bhutan was 791,524 in 2024 vs 5,395,790 people in Ireland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bhutan's population is 802,266 people compared to 5,500,964 in Ireland.
Population statistics:
- Ireland's population is 6.86 times bigger than Bhutan's.
- Bhutan is ranked the 163rd most populous country in the world, while Ireland is the 121st.
- The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.01% for Bhutan vs 0.07% for Ireland.
- For the last 10 years, Bhutan has had an average growth rate of +0.8% per year vs +1.41% in Ireland.
- Since 2006, the population of Bhutan has increased from 671K people to 802K (19.6% growth), while Ireland has grown from 4.27M to 5.5M (28.7% growth).
- Bhutan is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 884K people compared to the peak of 6.14M people in 2053 for Ireland.
Bhutan vs Ireland: live population counter
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| Current population |
802266
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5500964
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| Population rank | 163/197 | 121/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
1.7 hours
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6.24 minutes
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| One birth every |
52.8 minutes
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9.61 minutes
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| One death every |
1.82 hours
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15 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.32 days
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13.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -277 | +39,059 |
| Daily growth/decline | +14 | +231 |
| Annual growth/decline | +5,139 | +84,252 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.65% | +1.59% |
| Population growth rate rank | 121/197 | 68/197 |
Bhutan and Ireland: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 224,084 | 2,828,600 | - | - |
| 1961 | 230,602 | 2,824,400 | 2.91% | -0.15% |
| 1962 | 237,636 | 2,836,050 | 3.05% | 0.41% |
| 1963 | 245,156 | 2,852,650 | 3.16% | 0.59% |
| 1964 | 252,987 | 2,866,550 | 3.19% | 0.49% |
| 1965 | 261,200 | 2,877,300 | 3.25% | 0.38% |
| 1966 | 269,820 | 2,888,800 | 3.3% | 0.4% |
| 1967 | 278,852 | 2,902,450 | 3.35% | 0.47% |
| 1968 | 288,311 | 2,915,550 | 3.39% | 0.45% |
| 1969 | 298,214 | 2,932,650 | 3.43% | 0.59% |
| 1970 | 308,528 | 2,957,250 | 3.46% | 0.84% |
| 1971 | 319,211 | 2,992,050 | 3.46% | 1.18% |
| 1972 | 330,264 | 3,036,850 | 3.46% | 1.5% |
| 1973 | 341,705 | 3,085,950 | 3.46% | 1.62% |
| 1974 | 353,538 | 3,137,500 | 3.46% | 1.67% |
| 1975 | 365,791 | 3,189,550 | 3.47% | 1.66% |
| 1976 | 378,490 | 3,238,050 | 3.47% | 1.52% |
| 1977 | 391,639 | 3,282,200 | 3.47% | 1.36% |
| 1978 | 405,243 | 3,329,100 | 3.47% | 1.43% |
| 1979 | 419,200 | 3,373,750 | 3.44% | 1.34% |
| 1980 | 433,404 | 3,412,800 | 3.39% | 1.16% |
| 1981 | 447,836 | 3,453,000 | 3.33% | 1.18% |
| 1982 | 462,485 | 3,485,800 | 3.27% | 0.95% |
| 1983 | 477,460 | 3,510,600 | 3.24% | 0.71% |
| 1984 | 492,784 | 3,532,423 | 3.21% | 0.62% |
| 1985 | 508,392 | 3,538,082 | 3.17% | 0.16% |
| 1986 | 524,324 | 3,539,690 | 3.13% | 0.05% |
| 1987 | 540,557 | 3,540,057 | 3.1% | 0.01% |
| 1988 | 556,986 | 3,524,949 | 3.04% | -0.43% |
| 1989 | 573,586 | 3,511,009 | 2.98% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 589,287 | 3,513,974 | 2.74% | 0.08% |
| 1991 | 599,784 | 3,534,235 | 1.78% | 0.58% |
| 1992 | 577,774 | 3,558,430 | -3.67% | 0.68% |
| 1993 | 554,673 | 3,576,261 | -4% | 0.5% |
| 1994 | 554,497 | 3,590,386 | -0.03% | 0.39% |
| 1995 | 547,989 | 3,608,841 | -1.17% | 0.51% |
| 1996 | 548,784 | 3,637,510 | 0.15% | 0.79% |
| 1997 | 558,697 | 3,674,171 | 1.81% | 1.01% |
| 1998 | 569,435 | 3,712,696 | 1.92% | 1.05% |
| 1999 | 582,579 | 3,754,786 | 2.31% | 1.13% |
| 2000 | 596,863 | 3,805,174 | 2.45% | 1.34% |
| 2001 | 610,794 | 3,866,243 | 2.33% | 1.6% |
| 2002 | 624,409 | 3,931,947 | 2.23% | 1.7% |
| 2003 | 637,663 | 3,996,521 | 2.12% | 1.64% |
| 2004 | 650,544 | 4,070,262 | 2.02% | 1.85% |
| 2005 | 661,865 | 4,159,914 | 1.74% | 2.2% |
| 2006 | 670,799 | 4,273,591 | 1.35% | 2.73% |
| 2007 | 678,641 | 4,398,942 | 1.17% | 2.93% |
| 2008 | 686,351 | 4,489,544 | 1.14% | 2.06% |
| 2009 | 693,988 | 4,535,375 | 1.11% | 1.02% |
| 2010 | 701,632 | 4,560,155 | 1.1% | 0.55% |
| 2011 | 709,377 | 4,580,084 | 1.1% | 0.44% |
| 2012 | 717,279 | 4,599,533 | 1.11% | 0.42% |
| 2013 | 725,273 | 4,623,816 | 1.11% | 0.53% |
| 2014 | 733,139 | 4,657,740 | 1.08% | 0.73% |
| 2015 | 740,618 | 4,701,957 | 1.02% | 0.95% |
| 2016 | 747,866 | 4,762,722 | 0.98% | 1.29% |
| 2017 | 754,335 | 4,827,445 | 0.86% | 1.36% |
| 2018 | 759,759 | 4,898,022 | 0.72% | 1.46% |
| 2019 | 764,824 | 4,976,456 | 0.67% | 1.6% |
| 2020 | 770,006 | 5,039,747 | 0.68% | 1.27% |
| 2021 | 775,442 | 5,110,585 | 0.71% | 1.41% |
| 2022 | 780,914 | 5,212,836 | 0.71% | 2% |
| 2023 | 786,385 | 5,311,538 | 0.7% | 1.89% |
| 2024 | 791,524 | 5,395,790 | 0.65% | 1.59% |
| 2025 | 796,681 | 5,450,228 | 0.65% | 1.01% |
| 2026 | 802,211 | 5,500,449 | 0.69% | 0.92% |
| 2027 | 807,265 | 5,547,627 | 0.63% | 0.86% |
| 2028 | 811,835 | 5,592,524 | 0.57% | 0.81% |
| 2029 | 816,265 | 5,634,478 | 0.55% | 0.75% |
| 2030 | 820,693 | 5,673,099 | 0.54% | 0.69% |
| 2031 | 825,464 | 5,709,621 | 0.58% | 0.64% |
| 2032 | 830,347 | 5,744,973 | 0.59% | 0.62% |
| 2033 | 834,984 | 5,778,467 | 0.56% | 0.58% |
| 2034 | 839,045 | 5,809,870 | 0.49% | 0.54% |
| 2035 | 843,199 | 5,839,208 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| 2036 | 847,699 | 5,867,278 | 0.53% | 0.48% |
| 2037 | 851,844 | 5,895,280 | 0.49% | 0.48% |
| 2038 | 855,558 | 5,922,778 | 0.44% | 0.47% |
| 2039 | 858,918 | 5,948,562 | 0.39% | 0.44% |
| 2040 | 862,126 | 5,973,408 | 0.37% | 0.42% |
| 2041 | 865,152 | 5,997,971 | 0.35% | 0.41% |
| 2042 | 868,152 | 6,020,298 | 0.35% | 0.37% |
| 2043 | 871,100 | 6,040,050 | 0.34% | 0.33% |
| 2044 | 873,733 | 6,058,494 | 0.3% | 0.31% |
| 2045 | 876,178 | 6,075,441 | 0.28% | 0.28% |
| 2046 | 878,161 | 6,089,704 | 0.23% | 0.23% |
| 2047 | 879,450 | 6,102,050 | 0.15% | 0.2% |
| 2048 | 880,488 | 6,113,677 | 0.12% | 0.19% |
| 2049 | 881,433 | 6,123,367 | 0.11% | 0.16% |
| 2050 | 882,337 | 6,129,969 | 0.1% | 0.11% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bhutan increased by 77,067 people (a 11.5% growth), while Ireland gained 489,131 people (a 11.4% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bhutan gained 54,400 (a 7.27% growth), while Ireland's population increased by 738,242 (a 15.5% growth).
Bhutan was ranked 161st most populous country in 2006 and is 163rd in 2026. Ireland was ranked 121st in 2006 and still ranked 121st 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 Ireland will increase by 11.4% to 6,129,969 people and rank change from 121st to 119th.
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Population differences between Bhutan and Ireland
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| Life expectancy | 73.8 years | 82.9 years |
| Average age | 32.4 years | 39.4 years |
| Median age | 30.9 years | 39.7 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 53.4:46.6 | 49.5:50.5 |
| Fertility rate | 1.46 births per woman | 1.5 births per woman |
| Population density | 53.8 ppl/mi² | 202.9 ppl/mi² |
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