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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bhutan was 791,524 in 2024 vs 9,974,400 people in Israel in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bhutan's population is 803,385 people compared to 10,290,887 in Israel.

Population statistics:

  • Israel's population is 12.8 times bigger than Bhutan's.
  • Bhutan is ranked the 163rd most populous country in the world, while Israel is the 95th.
  • The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.01% for Bhutan vs 0.12% for Israel.
  • For the last 10 years, Bhutan has had an average growth rate of +0.8% per year vs +1.96% in Israel.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bhutan has increased from 671K people to 803K (19.8% growth), while Israel has grown from 7.05M to 10.3M (45.9% growth).

Bhutan vs Israel: population by year and forecast

Bhutan
Factual

Projection
Israel
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bhutan Israel
2100 695,106 21,079,031
2099 699,983 20,971,907
2098 704,455 20,869,188
2097 709,230 20,764,637
2096 713,930 20,651,056
2095 719,152 20,537,392
2094 724,401 20,420,251
2093 729,500 20,294,077
2092 735,075 20,167,075
2091 741,074 20,038,540
2090 746,937 19,910,123
2089 753,010 19,788,579
2088 758,937 19,660,357
2087 765,235 19,527,597
2086 770,883 19,388,628
2085 776,435 19,246,899
2084 781,892 19,099,510
2083 787,929 18,955,502
2082 793,543 18,813,463
2081 799,530 18,667,367
2080 805,275 18,512,469
2079 811,060 18,362,060
2078 816,530 18,208,724
2077 821,247 18,053,774
2076 825,978 17,908,513
2075 830,808 17,761,880
2074 836,017 17,618,257
2073 841,208 17,477,875
2072 845,861 17,343,227
2071 850,262 17,195,556
2070 853,930 17,043,216
2069 857,808 16,890,521
2068 861,327 16,742,334
2067 864,753 16,593,617
2066 868,260 16,448,006
2065 871,517 16,297,575
2064 873,735 16,152,550
2063 875,674 15,997,249
2062 877,938 15,847,545
2061 880,023 15,695,962
2060 881,913 15,537,020
2059 883,191 15,383,512
2058 884,515 15,227,838
2057 884,612 15,069,709
2056 885,822 14,910,638
2055 886,403 14,746,579
2054 885,903 14,578,352
2053 886,520 14,414,886
2052 886,640 14,252,277
2051 885,551 14,090,930
2050 884,535 13,927,651
2049 883,736 13,765,178
2048 882,640 13,606,737
2047 881,660 13,448,310
2046 880,037 13,286,110
2045 877,677 13,126,049
2044 875,155 12,960,184
2043 872,383 12,796,533
2042 869,248 12,632,183
2041 866,366 12,471,494
2040 863,173 12,312,998
2039 859,926 12,152,920
2038 856,429 11,995,851
2037 852,475 11,841,052
2036 848,122 11,693,469
2035 843,447 11,543,041
2034 839,780 11,396,608
2033 835,308 11,252,344
2032 830,472 11,108,763
2031 825,528 10,961,050
2030 820,888 10,815,614
2029 816,655 10,675,258
2028 812,002 10,533,711
2027 807,474 10,393,227
2026 801,869 10,252,942
2025 796,375 10,113,937
2024 791,524 9,974,400
2023 786,385 9,849,000
2022 780,914 9,557,500
2021 775,442 9,371,400
2020 770,006 9,215,100
2019 764,824 9,054,000
2018 759,759 8,882,800
2017 754,335 8,713,300
2016 747,866 8,546,000
2015 740,618 8,380,100
2014 733,139 8,215,700
2013 725,273 8,059,500
2012 717,279 7,910,500
2011 709,377 7,765,800
2010 701,632 7,623,600
2009 693,988 7,485,600
2008 686,351 7,308,800
2007 678,641 7,180,100
2006 670,799 7,053,700
2005 661,865 6,930,100
2004 650,544 6,809,000
2003 637,663 6,689,700
2002 624,409 6,570,000
2001 610,794 6,439,000
2000 596,863 6,289,000
1999 582,579 6,125,000
1998 569,435 5,971,000
1997 558,697 5,836,000
1996 548,784 5,692,000
1995 547,989 5,545,000
1994 554,497 5,399,000
1993 554,673 5,261,000
1992 577,774 5,123,000
1991 599,784 4,949,000
1990 589,287 4,660,000
1989 573,586 4,518,000
1988 556,986 4,442,000
1987 540,557 4,369,000
1986 524,324 4,299,000
1985 508,392 4,233,000
1984 492,784 4,159,000
1983 477,460 4,105,000
1982 462,485 4,031,000
1981 447,836 3,956,000
1980 433,404 3,878,000
1979 419,200 3,786,000
1978 405,243 3,690,000
1977 391,639 3,613,000
1976 378,490 3,533,000
1975 365,791 3,455,000
1974 353,538 3,377,000
1973 341,705 3,278,000
1972 330,264 3,148,000
1971 319,211 3,069,000
1970 308,528 2,974,000
1969 298,214 2,877,000
1968 288,311 2,803,000
1967 278,852 2,745,000
1966 269,820 2,629,000
1965 261,200 2,563,000
1964 252,987 2,475,000
1963 245,156 2,379,000
1962 237,636 2,293,000
1961 230,602 2,185,000
1960 224,084 2,114,020

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bhutan increased by 77,067 people (a 11.5% growth), while Israel gained 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bhutan gained 55,519 people (a 7.42% growth), while Israel's population increased by 1,744,887 people (a 20.4% growth).

Bhutan was ranked 161st most populous country in 2006 and is 163rd in 2026. Israel was ranked 99th in 2006 and ranked 95th 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 Israel will increase by 35.3% to 13,927,651 people and rank change from 95th to 88th.

Bhutan is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 887K people compared to the peak of 21.1M people in 2100 for Israel.

Population growth rate by year

Bhutan
Factual

Projection
Israel
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bhutan Israel
2100 -0.7% 0.51%
2099 -0.63% 0.49%
2098 -0.67% 0.5%
2097 -0.66% 0.55%
2096 -0.73% 0.55%
2095 -0.72% 0.57%
2094 -0.7% 0.62%
2093 -0.76% 0.63%
2092 -0.81% 0.64%
2091 -0.78% 0.64%
2090 -0.81% 0.61%
2089 -0.78% 0.65%
2088 -0.82% 0.68%
2087 -0.73% 0.72%
2086 -0.72% 0.74%
2085 -0.7% 0.77%
2084 -0.77% 0.76%
2083 -0.71% 0.75%
2082 -0.75% 0.78%
2081 -0.71% 0.84%
2080 -0.71% 0.82%
2079 -0.67% 0.84%
2078 -0.57% 0.86%
2077 -0.57% 0.81%
2076 -0.58% 0.83%
2075 -0.62% 0.82%
2074 -0.62% 0.8%
2073 -0.55% 0.78%
2072 -0.52% 0.86%
2071 -0.43% 0.89%
2070 -0.45% 0.9%
2069 -0.41% 0.89%
2068 -0.4% 0.9%
2067 -0.4% 0.89%
2066 -0.37% 0.92%
2065 -0.25% 0.9%
2064 -0.22% 0.97%
2063 -0.26% 0.94%
2062 -0.24% 0.97%
2061 -0.21% 1.02%
2060 -0.14% 1%
2059 -0.15% 1.02%
2058 -0.01% 1.05%
2057 -0.14% 1.07%
2056 -0.07% 1.11%
2055 0.06% 1.15%
2054 -0.07% 1.13%
2053 -0.01% 1.14%
2052 0.12% 1.15%
2051 0.11% 1.17%
2050 0.09% 1.18%
2049 0.12% 1.16%
2048 0.11% 1.18%
2047 0.18% 1.22%
2046 0.27% 1.22%
2045 0.29% 1.28%
2044 0.32% 1.28%
2043 0.36% 1.3%
2042 0.33% 1.29%
2041 0.37% 1.29%
2040 0.38% 1.32%
2039 0.41% 1.31%
2038 0.46% 1.31%
2037 0.51% 1.26%
2036 0.55% 1.3%
2035 0.44% 1.28%
2034 0.54% 1.28%
2033 0.58% 1.29%
2032 0.6% 1.35%
2031 0.57% 1.34%
2030 0.52% 1.31%
2029 0.57% 1.34%
2028 0.56% 1.35%
2027 0.7% 1.37%
2026 0.69% 1.37%
2025 0.61% 1.4%
2024 0.65% 1.27%
2023 0.7% 3.05%
2022 0.71% 1.99%
2021 0.71% 1.7%
2020 0.68% 1.78%
2019 0.67% 1.93%
2018 0.72% 1.95%
2017 0.86% 1.96%
2016 0.98% 1.98%
2015 1.02% 2%
2014 1.08% 1.94%
2013 1.11% 1.88%
2012 1.11% 1.86%
2011 1.1% 1.87%
2010 1.1% 1.84%
2009 1.11% 2.42%
2008 1.14% 1.79%
2007 1.17% 1.79%
2006 1.35% 1.78%
2005 1.74% 1.78%
2004 2.02% 1.78%
2003 2.12% 1.82%
2002 2.23% 2.03%
2001 2.33% 2.39%
2000 2.45% 2.68%
1999 2.31% 2.58%
1998 1.92% 2.31%
1997 1.81% 2.53%
1996 0.15% 2.65%
1995 -1.17% 2.7%
1994 -0.03% 2.62%
1993 -4% 2.69%
1992 -3.67% 3.52%
1991 1.78% 6.2%
1990 2.74% 3.14%
1989 2.98% 1.71%
1988 3.04% 1.67%
1987 3.1% 1.63%
1986 3.13% 1.56%
1985 3.17% 1.78%
1984 3.21% 1.32%
1983 3.24% 1.84%
1982 3.27% 1.9%
1981 3.33% 2.01%
1980 3.39% 2.43%
1979 3.44% 2.6%
1978 3.47% 2.13%
1977 3.47% 2.26%
1976 3.47% 2.26%
1975 3.47% 2.31%
1974 3.46% 3.02%
1973 3.46% 4.13%
1972 3.46% 2.57%
1971 3.46% 3.19%
1970 3.46% 3.37%
1969 3.43% 2.64%
1968 3.39% 2.11%
1967 3.35% 4.41%
1966 3.3% 2.58%
1965 3.25% 3.56%
1964 3.19% 4.04%
1963 3.16% 3.75%
1962 3.05% 4.94%
1961 2.91% 3.36%

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 Israel's population grew by 1.27%.

Live population counters

Bhutan Israel
Current population
803385
10290887
Population rank 163/197 95/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.12%
One net population change
1.7 hours
4.19 minutes
One birth every
52.8 minutes
2.87 minutes
One death every
1.82 hours
10.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +14 +344
Annual growth/decline +5,139 +125,400
Annual growth/decline rate +0.65% +1.27%
Population growth rate rank 120/197 84/197
One migration net change every
19.3 hours
46 minutes
Annual migration change +455 +11,466
Net migration rank 69/196 42/196
Foreign-born residents 55,705 2,091,569
Foreign-born residents rank 146/195 35/195
Foreign-born share of population 7% 22.3%
Foreign-born share rank 80/195 26/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bhutan
Natural

Migration
Israel
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bhutan Israel
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 455 - 11,466
2024 - -277 - 10,612
2023 5,153 291 131,977 9,999
2022 5,204 291 129,982 50,004
2021 5,162 287 134,011 16,859
2020 5,142 287 128,089 16,573
2019 4,643 287 135,810 16,134
2018 4,909 287 140,348 15,615
2017 5,367 287 138,541 14,518
2016 6,164 1,116 136,736 24,308
2015 6,762 450 134,082 29,735
2014 7,290 452 133,916 25,303
2013 7,689 309 129,758 17,075
2012 7,967 20 128,941 16,549
2011 8,282 -464 125,030 10,470
2010 8,598 -922 126,552 12,906
2009 8,913 -1,305 122,015 7,269
2008 9,200 -1,538 117,672 7,974
2007 9,322 -1,553 111,292 9,654
2006 9,197 -1,283 109,332 11,446
2005 9,102 848 105,338 10,975
2004 9,056 3,642 106,901 8,494
2003 9,132 3,921 106,366 6,684
2002 9,464 3,996 101,178 17,420
2001 9,904 3,874 99,160 38,643
2000 10,142 3,940 98,737 63,409
1999 10,940 3,542 94,325 78,422
1998 11,320 486 93,744 52,713
1997 11,668 -1,994 88,707 60,297
1996 12,153 -1,998 86,518 66,811
1995 12,938 -21,501 82,066 61,800
1994 13,536 -17,997 79,365 57,273
1993 13,915 -9,800 77,337 49,345
1992 15,594 -65,900 77,357 57,522
1991 15,801 -9,522 73,740 153,141
1990 15,704 -1,000 71,764 178,732
1989 15,516 1,180 68,674 14,192
1988 15,212 1,286 71,072 1,675
1987 14,887 1,481 69,904 7,511
1986 14,516 1,586 70,073 -3,598
1985 14,061 1,694 71,538 -3,686
1984 13,688 1,779 70,703 10,933
1983 13,284 1,897 70,196 689
1982 12,872 1,897 68,931 16,563
1981 12,444 2,096 67,647 16,021
1980 12,016 2,307 68,253 16,284
1979 11,583 2,493 68,148 15,591
1978 11,133 2,700 67,158 15,556
1977 10,679 2,700 70,092 12,747
1976 10,228 2,700 74,899 10,459
1975 9,775 2,700 70,828 11,726
1974 9,324 2,700 68,891 11,929
1973 8,939 2,700 65,560 14,310
1972 8,549 2,700 62,960 27,415
1971 8,161 2,700 64,449 52,632
1970 7,791 2,700 56,506 56,173
1969 7,435 2,700 53,800 59,928
1968 7,085 2,593 51,014 60,804
1967 6,744 2,493 47,488 59,483
1966 6,418 2,407 50,477 57,347
1965 6,109 2,307 49,979 54,694
1964 5,818 2,196 48,015 54,050
1963 5,551 2,096 44,964 53,877
1962 5,297 2,096 43,337 52,313
1961 5,081 1,586 42,170 34,482
1960 4,888 1,481 44,818 10,990

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

GeoRank.org/population/bhutan/israel | 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 Israel 86% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,343,492 people) and 14% is from migration (a gain of 219,048 people).

As of 2024, 55,705 residents or 7% of the population were not native-born in Bhutan, compared to 2,091,569 people or 22.3% in Israel.

Biggest cities by population

Bhutan
City Population
Thimphu 115K
Paro 2.36K
Israel
City Population
Jerusalem 936K
Tel Aviv 468K
Haifa 283K
Rishon LeZion 250K
Petah Tikva 236K
Netanya 217K
Beersheba 209K
Holon 194K
Bnei Brak 194K
Ramat Gan 159K

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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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