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

Bhutan and Liechtenstein: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bhutan	Liechtenstein	Bhutan	Liechtenstein
1960	224,084	16,451	-	-
1961	230,602	16,877	2.91%	2.59%
1962	237,636	17,443	3.05%	3.35%
1963	245,156	18,093	3.16%	3.73%
1964	252,987	18,755	3.19%	3.66%
1965	261,200	19,195	3.25%	2.35%
1966	269,820	19,610	3.3%	2.16%
1967	278,852	20,175	3.35%	2.88%
1968	288,311	20,835	3.39%	3.27%
1969	298,214	21,084	3.43%	1.2%
1970	308,528	21,140	3.46%	0.27%
1971	319,211	21,600	3.46%	2.18%
1972	330,264	22,132	3.46%	2.46%
1973	341,705	22,785	3.46%	2.95%
1974	353,538	23,451	3.46%	2.92%
1975	365,791	23,846	3.47%	1.68%
1976	378,490	24,058	3.47%	0.89%
1977	391,639	24,442	3.47%	1.6%
1978	405,243	25,028	3.47%	2.4%
1979	419,200	25,575	3.44%	2.19%
1980	433,404	25,512	3.39%	-0.25%
1981	447,836	25,673	3.33%	0.63%
1982	462,485	26,255	3.27%	2.27%
1983	477,460	26,446	3.24%	0.73%
1984	492,784	26,596	3.21%	0.57%
1985	508,392	26,878	3.17%	1.06%
1986	524,324	27,238	3.13%	1.34%
1987	540,557	27,557	3.1%	1.17%
1988	556,986	27,948	3.04%	1.42%
1989	573,586	28,317	2.98%	1.32%
1990	589,287	28,742	2.74%	1.5%
1991	599,784	29,209	1.78%	1.62%
1992	577,774	29,627	-3.67%	1.43%
1993	554,673	30,089	-4%	1.56%
1994	554,497	30,470	-0.03%	1.27%
1995	547,989	30,776	-1.17%	1%
1996	548,784	31,033	0.15%	0.84%
1997	558,697	31,232	1.81%	0.64%
1998	569,435	31,668	1.92%	1.4%
1999	582,579	32,221	2.31%	1.75%
2000	596,863	32,645	2.45%	1.32%
2001	610,794	33,194	2.33%	1.68%
2002	624,409	33,694	2.23%	1.51%
2003	637,663	34,079	2.12%	1.14%
2004	650,544	34,447	2.02%	1.08%
2005	661,865	34,753	1.74%	0.89%
2006	670,799	35,037	1.35%	0.82%
2007	678,641	35,262	1.17%	0.64%
2008	686,351	35,473	1.14%	0.6%
2009	693,988	35,742	1.11%	0.76%
2010	701,632	36,022	1.1%	0.78%
2011	709,377	36,312	1.1%	0.81%
2012	717,279	36,657	1.11%	0.95%
2013	725,273	36,984	1.11%	0.89%
2014	733,139	37,248	1.08%	0.71%
2015	740,618	37,494	1.02%	0.66%
2016	747,866	37,716	0.98%	0.59%
2017	754,335	37,962	0.86%	0.65%
2018	759,759	38,246	0.72%	0.75%
2019	764,824	38,563	0.67%	0.83%
2020	770,006	38,901	0.68%	0.88%
2021	775,442	39,182	0.71%	0.72%
2022	780,914	39,493	0.71%	0.79%
2023	786,385	39,846	0.7%	0.89%
2024	791,524	40,450	0.65%	1.52%
2025	796,681	40,712	0.65%	0.65%
2026	802,211	40,949	0.69%	0.58%
2027	807,265	41,185	0.63%	0.57%
2028	811,835	41,396	0.57%	0.51%
2029	816,265	41,602	0.55%	0.5%
2030	820,693	41,799	0.54%	0.47%
2031	825,464	41,992	0.58%	0.46%
2032	830,347	42,165	0.59%	0.41%
2033	834,984	42,323	0.56%	0.38%
2034	839,045	42,470	0.49%	0.35%
2035	843,199	42,613	0.5%	0.34%
2036	847,699	42,736	0.53%	0.29%
2037	851,844	42,844	0.49%	0.25%
2038	855,558	42,957	0.44%	0.26%
2039	858,918	43,058	0.39%	0.24%
2040	862,126	43,147	0.37%	0.2%
2041	865,152	43,228	0.35%	0.19%
2042	868,152	43,302	0.35%	0.17%
2043	871,100	43,370	0.34%	0.16%
2044	873,733	43,427	0.3%	0.13%
2045	876,178	43,474	0.28%	0.11%
2046	878,161	43,516	0.23%	0.1%
2047	879,450	43,556	0.15%	0.09%
2048	880,488	43,584	0.12%	0.06%
2049	881,433	43,608	0.11%	0.06%
2050	882,337	43,622	0.1%	0.03%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bhutan increased by 77,067 people (a 11.5% growth), while Liechtenstein gained 2,679 people (a 7.65% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bhutan gained 54,400 (a 7.27% growth), while Liechtenstein's population increased by 3,235 (a 8.58% growth).

Bhutan was ranked 161st most populous country in 2006 and is 163rd in 2026. Liechtenstein was ranked 191st in 2006 and ranked 190th 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 Liechtenstein will increase by 6.52% to 43,622 people and will still be ranked 190th.