The latest officially reported population of Bhutan was 791,524 in 2024 vs 123,975,371 people in Japan in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bhutan's population is 801,123 people compared to 123,324,642 in Japan.
Population statistics:
- Japan's population is 153.9 times bigger than Bhutan's.
- Bhutan is ranked the 163rd most populous country in the world, while Japan is the 12th.
- The countries together account for 1.5% of the world: 0.01% for Bhutan vs 1.49% for Japan.
- For the last 10 years, Bhutan has had an average growth rate of +0.8% per year vs -0.25% in Japan.
- Since 2005, the population of Bhutan has increased from 662K people to 801K (21% growth), while Japan has declined from 128M to 123M (3.48% decline).
- Bhutan is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 884K people, while Japan's population already peaked in 2010 at 128M people and is projected to decrease to 77M people by 2100.
Bhutan vs Japan: live population counter
Bhutan
|
Japan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
801123
|
123324642
|
| Population rank | 163/197 | 12/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | 1.49% |
| One net population change |
1.7 hours
|
58.3 seconds
|
| One birth every |
52.8 minutes
|
42.2 seconds
|
| One death every |
1.82 hours
|
19.5 seconds
|
| One migration net change every |
1.32 days
|
3.43 minutes
|
| Annual migration change | -277 | +153,357 |
| Daily growth/decline | +14 | -1,483 |
| Annual growth/decline | +5,139 | -541,279 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.65% | -0.43% |
| Population growth rate rank | 123/197 | 182/197 |
Bhutan and Japan: population history and growth rate by year chart
Bhutan
Population
Growth rate
Japan
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bhutan
|
Japan
|
Bhutan
|
Japan
|
|
| 1960 | 224,084 | 93,216,000 | - | - |
| 1961 | 230,602 | 94,055,000 | 2.91% | 0.9% |
| 1962 | 237,636 | 94,933,000 | 3.05% | 0.93% |
| 1963 | 245,156 | 95,900,000 | 3.16% | 1.02% |
| 1964 | 252,987 | 96,903,000 | 3.19% | 1.05% |
| 1965 | 261,200 | 97,952,000 | 3.25% | 1.08% |
| 1966 | 269,820 | 98,851,000 | 3.3% | 0.92% |
| 1967 | 278,852 | 99,879,000 | 3.35% | 1.04% |
| 1968 | 288,311 | 101,011,000 | 3.39% | 1.13% |
| 1969 | 298,214 | 102,219,000 | 3.43% | 1.2% |
| 1970 | 308,528 | 103,403,000 | 3.46% | 1.16% |
| 1971 | 319,211 | 105,697,000 | 3.46% | 2.22% |
| 1972 | 330,264 | 107,188,000 | 3.46% | 1.41% |
| 1973 | 341,705 | 108,707,000 | 3.46% | 1.42% |
| 1974 | 353,538 | 110,162,000 | 3.46% | 1.34% |
| 1975 | 365,791 | 111,573,000 | 3.47% | 1.28% |
| 1976 | 378,490 | 112,775,000 | 3.47% | 1.08% |
| 1977 | 391,639 | 113,872,000 | 3.47% | 0.97% |
| 1978 | 405,243 | 114,913,000 | 3.47% | 0.91% |
| 1979 | 419,200 | 115,890,000 | 3.44% | 0.85% |
| 1980 | 433,404 | 116,807,000 | 3.39% | 0.79% |
| 1981 | 447,836 | 117,661,000 | 3.33% | 0.73% |
| 1982 | 462,485 | 118,480,000 | 3.27% | 0.7% |
| 1983 | 477,460 | 119,307,000 | 3.24% | 0.7% |
| 1984 | 492,784 | 120,083,000 | 3.21% | 0.65% |
| 1985 | 508,392 | 120,837,000 | 3.17% | 0.63% |
| 1986 | 524,324 | 121,482,000 | 3.13% | 0.53% |
| 1987 | 540,557 | 122,069,000 | 3.1% | 0.48% |
| 1988 | 556,986 | 122,578,000 | 3.04% | 0.42% |
| 1989 | 573,586 | 123,069,000 | 2.98% | 0.4% |
| 1990 | 589,287 | 123,478,000 | 2.74% | 0.33% |
| 1991 | 599,784 | 123,964,000 | 1.78% | 0.39% |
| 1992 | 577,774 | 124,425,000 | -3.67% | 0.37% |
| 1993 | 554,673 | 124,829,000 | -4% | 0.32% |
| 1994 | 554,497 | 125,178,000 | -0.03% | 0.28% |
| 1995 | 547,989 | 125,472,000 | -1.17% | 0.23% |
| 1996 | 548,784 | 125,757,000 | 0.15% | 0.23% |
| 1997 | 558,697 | 126,057,000 | 1.81% | 0.24% |
| 1998 | 569,435 | 126,400,000 | 1.92% | 0.27% |
| 1999 | 582,579 | 126,631,000 | 2.31% | 0.18% |
| 2000 | 596,863 | 126,843,000 | 2.45% | 0.17% |
| 2001 | 610,794 | 127,149,000 | 2.33% | 0.24% |
| 2002 | 624,409 | 127,445,000 | 2.23% | 0.23% |
| 2003 | 637,663 | 127,718,000 | 2.12% | 0.21% |
| 2004 | 650,544 | 127,761,000 | 2.02% | 0.03% |
| 2005 | 661,865 | 127,773,000 | 1.74% | 0.009% |
| 2006 | 670,799 | 127,854,000 | 1.35% | 0.06% |
| 2007 | 678,641 | 128,001,000 | 1.17% | 0.11% |
| 2008 | 686,351 | 128,063,000 | 1.14% | 0.05% |
| 2009 | 693,988 | 128,047,000 | 1.11% | -0.01% |
| 2010 | 701,632 | 128,070,000 | 1.1% | 0.02% |
| 2011 | 709,377 | 127,833,000 | 1.1% | -0.19% |
| 2012 | 717,279 | 127,629,000 | 1.11% | -0.16% |
| 2013 | 725,273 | 127,445,000 | 1.11% | -0.14% |
| 2014 | 733,139 | 127,276,000 | 1.08% | -0.13% |
| 2015 | 740,618 | 127,141,000 | 1.02% | -0.11% |
| 2016 | 747,866 | 127,076,000 | 0.98% | -0.05% |
| 2017 | 754,335 | 126,972,000 | 0.86% | -0.08% |
| 2018 | 759,759 | 126,811,000 | 0.72% | -0.13% |
| 2019 | 764,824 | 126,633,000 | 0.67% | -0.14% |
| 2020 | 770,006 | 126,261,000 | 0.68% | -0.29% |
| 2021 | 775,442 | 125,681,593 | 0.71% | -0.46% |
| 2022 | 780,914 | 125,124,989 | 0.71% | -0.44% |
| 2023 | 786,385 | 124,516,650 | 0.7% | -0.49% |
| 2024 | 791,524 | 123,975,371 | 0.65% | -0.43% |
| 2025 | 796,681 | 123,324,642 | 0.65% | -0.52% |
| 2026 | 802,211 | 122,647,678 | 0.69% | -0.55% |
| 2027 | 807,265 | 121,951,038 | 0.63% | -0.57% |
| 2028 | 811,835 | 121,241,776 | 0.57% | -0.58% |
| 2029 | 816,265 | 120,524,230 | 0.55% | -0.59% |
| 2030 | 820,693 | 119,798,959 | 0.54% | -0.6% |
| 2031 | 825,464 | 119,065,610 | 0.58% | -0.61% |
| 2032 | 830,347 | 118,326,333 | 0.59% | -0.62% |
| 2033 | 834,984 | 117,583,337 | 0.56% | -0.63% |
| 2034 | 839,045 | 116,836,274 | 0.49% | -0.64% |
| 2035 | 843,199 | 116,084,328 | 0.5% | -0.64% |
| 2036 | 847,699 | 115,332,395 | 0.53% | -0.65% |
| 2037 | 851,844 | 114,582,890 | 0.49% | -0.65% |
| 2038 | 855,558 | 113,837,760 | 0.44% | -0.65% |
| 2039 | 858,918 | 113,097,352 | 0.39% | -0.65% |
| 2040 | 862,126 | 112,359,802 | 0.37% | -0.65% |
| 2041 | 865,152 | 111,622,622 | 0.35% | -0.66% |
| 2042 | 868,152 | 110,891,223 | 0.35% | -0.66% |
| 2043 | 871,100 | 110,169,955 | 0.34% | -0.65% |
| 2044 | 873,733 | 109,455,823 | 0.3% | -0.65% |
| 2045 | 876,178 | 108,747,012 | 0.28% | -0.65% |
| 2046 | 878,161 | 108,044,346 | 0.23% | -0.65% |
| 2047 | 879,450 | 107,350,486 | 0.15% | -0.64% |
| 2048 | 880,488 | 106,665,616 | 0.12% | -0.64% |
| 2049 | 881,433 | 105,986,908 | 0.11% | -0.64% |
| 2050 | 882,337 | 105,312,022 | 0.1% | -0.64% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bhutan increased by 78,753 people (a 11.9% growth), while Japan lost 632,000 people (a 0.49% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bhutan gained 60,505 (a 8.17% growth), while Japan's population decreased by -3,816,358 (a 3% decline).
Bhutan was ranked 161st most populous country in 2005 and is 163rd in 2025. Japan was ranked 10th in 2005 and ranked 12th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Bhutan's population will grow by 10.1% to 882,337 people and will still be ranked 163rd. The population of Japan will decrease by 14.6% to 105,312,022 people and rank change from 12th to 17th.
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Population differences between Bhutan and Japan
|
Bhutan
|
Japan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 73.5 years | 85 years |
| Average age | 32.4 years | 48.3 years |
| Median age | 30.9 years | 50.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 53.4:46.6 | 48.8:51.2 |
| Fertility rate | 1.46 births per woman | 1.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 53.8 ppl/mi² | 881 ppl/mi² |
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