The latest officially reported population of Bhutan was 791,524 in 2024 vs 7,221,868 people in Kyrgyzstan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bhutan's population is 802,266 people compared to 7,438,528 in Kyrgyzstan.
Population statistics:
- Kyrgyzstan's population is 9.27 times bigger than Bhutan's.
- Bhutan is ranked the 163rd most populous country in the world, while Kyrgyzstan is the 106th.
- The countries together account for 0.1% of the world: 0.01% for Bhutan vs 0.09% for Kyrgyzstan.
- For the last 10 years, Bhutan has had an average growth rate of +0.8% per year vs +2.05% in Kyrgyzstan.
- Since 2006, the population of Bhutan has increased from 671K people to 802K (19.6% growth), while Kyrgyzstan has grown from 5.22M to 7.44M (42.5% growth).
- Bhutan is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 884K people compared to the peak of 11.8M people in 2100 for Kyrgyzstan.
Bhutan vs Kyrgyzstan: live population counter
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| Current population |
802266
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7438528
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| Population rank | 163/197 | 106/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | 0.09% |
| One net population change |
1.7 hours
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4.3 minutes
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| One birth every |
52.8 minutes
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3.59 minutes
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| One death every |
1.82 hours
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16.8 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.32 days
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2.4 hours
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| Annual migration change | -277 | +3,645 |
| Daily growth/decline | +14 | +335 |
| Annual growth/decline | +5,139 | +122,118 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.65% | +1.72% |
| Population growth rate rank | 121/197 | 63/197 |
Bhutan and Kyrgyzstan: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 224,084 | 2,172,300 | - | - |
| 1961 | 230,602 | 2,255,900 | 2.91% | 3.85% |
| 1962 | 237,636 | 2,333,400 | 3.05% | 3.44% |
| 1963 | 245,156 | 2,413,700 | 3.16% | 3.44% |
| 1964 | 252,987 | 2,495,300 | 3.19% | 3.38% |
| 1965 | 261,200 | 2,573,300 | 3.25% | 3.13% |
| 1966 | 269,820 | 2,655,300 | 3.3% | 3.19% |
| 1967 | 278,852 | 2,736,500 | 3.35% | 3.06% |
| 1968 | 288,311 | 2,818,300 | 3.39% | 2.99% |
| 1969 | 298,214 | 2,894,800 | 3.43% | 2.71% |
| 1970 | 308,528 | 2,959,900 | 3.46% | 2.25% |
| 1971 | 319,211 | 3,022,300 | 3.46% | 2.11% |
| 1972 | 330,264 | 3,088,200 | 3.46% | 2.18% |
| 1973 | 341,705 | 3,153,800 | 3.46% | 2.12% |
| 1974 | 353,538 | 3,223,900 | 3.46% | 2.22% |
| 1975 | 365,791 | 3,292,400 | 3.47% | 2.12% |
| 1976 | 378,490 | 3,358,700 | 3.47% | 2.01% |
| 1977 | 391,639 | 3,423,900 | 3.47% | 1.94% |
| 1978 | 405,243 | 3,487,100 | 3.47% | 1.85% |
| 1979 | 419,200 | 3,552,000 | 3.44% | 1.86% |
| 1980 | 433,404 | 3,617,400 | 3.39% | 1.84% |
| 1981 | 447,836 | 3,685,800 | 3.33% | 1.89% |
| 1982 | 462,485 | 3,759,300 | 3.27% | 1.99% |
| 1983 | 477,460 | 3,838,300 | 3.24% | 2.1% |
| 1984 | 492,784 | 3,916,400 | 3.21% | 2.03% |
| 1985 | 508,392 | 3,990,300 | 3.17% | 1.89% |
| 1986 | 524,324 | 4,066,500 | 3.13% | 1.91% |
| 1987 | 540,557 | 4,144,600 | 3.1% | 1.92% |
| 1988 | 556,986 | 4,218,400 | 3.04% | 1.78% |
| 1989 | 573,586 | 4,307,500 | 2.98% | 2.11% |
| 1990 | 589,287 | 4,391,236 | 2.74% | 1.94% |
| 1991 | 599,784 | 4,463,634 | 1.78% | 1.65% |
| 1992 | 577,774 | 4,515,400 | -3.67% | 1.16% |
| 1993 | 554,673 | 4,516,777 | -4% | 0.03% |
| 1994 | 554,497 | 4,515,069 | -0.03% | -0.04% |
| 1995 | 547,989 | 4,560,454 | -1.17% | 1.01% |
| 1996 | 548,784 | 4,628,438 | 0.15% | 1.49% |
| 1997 | 558,697 | 4,696,421 | 1.81% | 1.47% |
| 1998 | 569,435 | 4,769,015 | 1.92% | 1.55% |
| 1999 | 582,579 | 4,840,422 | 2.31% | 1.5% |
| 2000 | 596,863 | 4,898,362 | 2.45% | 1.2% |
| 2001 | 610,794 | 4,945,073 | 2.33% | 0.95% |
| 2002 | 624,409 | 4,990,704 | 2.23% | 0.92% |
| 2003 | 637,663 | 5,043,308 | 2.12% | 1.05% |
| 2004 | 650,544 | 5,104,713 | 2.02% | 1.22% |
| 2005 | 661,865 | 5,162,640 | 1.74% | 1.13% |
| 2006 | 670,799 | 5,218,373 | 1.35% | 1.08% |
| 2007 | 678,641 | 5,268,385 | 1.17% | 0.96% |
| 2008 | 686,351 | 5,318,729 | 1.14% | 0.96% |
| 2009 | 693,988 | 5,389,643 | 1.11% | 1.33% |
| 2010 | 701,632 | 5,467,059 | 1.1% | 1.44% |
| 2011 | 709,377 | 5,546,587 | 1.1% | 1.45% |
| 2012 | 717,279 | 5,652,076 | 1.11% | 1.9% |
| 2013 | 725,273 | 5,777,150 | 1.11% | 2.21% |
| 2014 | 733,139 | 5,905,848 | 1.08% | 2.23% |
| 2015 | 740,618 | 6,040,036 | 1.02% | 2.27% |
| 2016 | 747,866 | 6,175,338 | 0.98% | 2.24% |
| 2017 | 754,335 | 6,306,696 | 0.86% | 2.13% |
| 2018 | 759,759 | 6,444,079 | 0.72% | 2.18% |
| 2019 | 764,824 | 6,590,211 | 0.67% | 2.27% |
| 2020 | 770,006 | 6,726,596 | 0.68% | 2.07% |
| 2021 | 775,442 | 6,851,224 | 0.71% | 1.85% |
| 2022 | 780,914 | 6,975,220 | 0.71% | 1.81% |
| 2023 | 786,385 | 7,099,750 | 0.7% | 1.79% |
| 2024 | 791,524 | 7,221,868 | 0.65% | 1.72% |
| 2025 | 796,681 | 7,331,435 | 0.65% | 1.52% |
| 2026 | 802,211 | 7,437,395 | 0.69% | 1.45% |
| 2027 | 807,265 | 7,541,128 | 0.63% | 1.39% |
| 2028 | 811,835 | 7,642,933 | 0.57% | 1.35% |
| 2029 | 816,265 | 7,743,042 | 0.55% | 1.31% |
| 2030 | 820,693 | 7,842,558 | 0.54% | 1.29% |
| 2031 | 825,464 | 7,941,064 | 0.58% | 1.26% |
| 2032 | 830,347 | 8,037,937 | 0.59% | 1.22% |
| 2033 | 834,984 | 8,133,626 | 0.56% | 1.19% |
| 2034 | 839,045 | 8,228,882 | 0.49% | 1.17% |
| 2035 | 843,199 | 8,323,743 | 0.5% | 1.15% |
| 2036 | 847,699 | 8,418,490 | 0.53% | 1.14% |
| 2037 | 851,844 | 8,513,026 | 0.49% | 1.12% |
| 2038 | 855,558 | 8,608,287 | 0.44% | 1.12% |
| 2039 | 858,918 | 8,704,696 | 0.39% | 1.12% |
| 2040 | 862,126 | 8,801,400 | 0.37% | 1.11% |
| 2041 | 865,152 | 8,897,618 | 0.35% | 1.09% |
| 2042 | 868,152 | 8,992,374 | 0.35% | 1.06% |
| 2043 | 871,100 | 9,085,868 | 0.34% | 1.04% |
| 2044 | 873,733 | 9,177,945 | 0.3% | 1.01% |
| 2045 | 876,178 | 9,268,123 | 0.28% | 0.98% |
| 2046 | 878,161 | 9,355,787 | 0.23% | 0.95% |
| 2047 | 879,450 | 9,441,350 | 0.15% | 0.91% |
| 2048 | 880,488 | 9,526,217 | 0.12% | 0.9% |
| 2049 | 881,433 | 9,609,586 | 0.11% | 0.88% |
| 2050 | 882,337 | 9,691,062 | 0.1% | 0.85% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bhutan increased by 77,067 people (a 11.5% growth), while Kyrgyzstan gained 956,965 people (a 18.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bhutan gained 54,400 (a 7.27% growth), while Kyrgyzstan's population increased by 1,263,190 (a 20.5% growth).
Bhutan was ranked 161st most populous country in 2006 and is 163rd in 2026. Kyrgyzstan was ranked 112th in 2006 and ranked 106th 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 Kyrgyzstan will increase by 30.3% to 9,691,062 people and rank change from 106th to 100th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Bishkek | 1.19M |
| Osh | 375K |
| Jalal-Abad | 89K |
| Tokmok | 53.2K |
| Naryn | 34.8K |
| Talas | 32.9K |
| Kant | 23.2K |
| Toktogul | 16.4K |
| Cholpon-Ata | 11.5K |
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Population differences between Bhutan and Kyrgyzstan
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| Life expectancy | 73.8 years | 72.1 years |
| Average age | 32.4 years | 29.1 years |
| Median age | 30.9 years | 26.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 53.4:46.6 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.46 births per woman | 2.7 births per woman |
| Population density | 53.8 ppl/mi² | 97.5 ppl/mi² |
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