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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bhutan was 791,524 in 2024 vs 2,888,278 people in Lithuania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bhutan's population is 803,385 people compared to 2,829,914 in Lithuania.

Population statistics:

  • Lithuania's population is 3.52 times bigger than Bhutan's.
  • Bhutan is ranked the 163rd most populous country in the world, while Lithuania is the 140th.
  • The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.01% for Bhutan vs 0.03% for Lithuania.
  • For the last 10 years, Bhutan has had an average growth rate of +0.8% per year vs -0.22% in Lithuania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bhutan has increased from 671K people to 803K (19.8% growth), while Lithuania has declined from 3.27M to 2.83M (13.5% decline).

Bhutan vs Lithuania: population by year and forecast

Bhutan
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bhutan Lithuania
2100 695,106 1,225,633
2099 699,983 1,241,510
2098 704,455 1,257,497
2097 709,230 1,273,678
2096 713,930 1,290,189
2095 719,152 1,307,275
2094 724,401 1,324,312
2093 729,500 1,341,875
2092 735,075 1,360,029
2091 741,074 1,378,546
2090 746,937 1,397,420
2089 753,010 1,416,650
2088 758,937 1,436,421
2087 765,235 1,456,324
2086 770,883 1,476,301
2085 776,435 1,496,940
2084 781,892 1,517,611
2083 787,929 1,538,569
2082 793,543 1,559,787
2081 799,530 1,581,134
2080 805,275 1,602,498
2079 811,060 1,623,820
2078 816,530 1,645,249
2077 821,247 1,666,665
2076 825,978 1,688,177
2075 830,808 1,709,720
2074 836,017 1,731,404
2073 841,208 1,752,662
2072 845,861 1,773,945
2071 850,262 1,795,473
2070 853,930 1,817,142
2069 857,808 1,839,387
2068 861,327 1,861,529
2067 864,753 1,883,928
2066 868,260 1,906,591
2065 871,517 1,929,619
2064 873,735 1,952,334
2063 875,674 1,975,020
2062 877,938 1,998,444
2061 880,023 2,021,930
2060 881,913 2,045,989
2059 883,191 2,070,233
2058 884,515 2,094,564
2057 884,612 2,118,985
2056 885,822 2,143,474
2055 886,403 2,168,085
2054 885,903 2,192,337
2053 886,520 2,216,075
2052 886,640 2,240,149
2051 885,551 2,263,905
2050 884,535 2,287,466
2049 883,736 2,310,176
2048 882,640 2,333,041
2047 881,660 2,356,291
2046 880,037 2,378,713
2045 877,677 2,401,082
2044 875,155 2,423,438
2043 872,383 2,446,634
2042 869,248 2,469,564
2041 866,366 2,492,222
2040 863,173 2,514,657
2039 859,926 2,538,036
2038 856,429 2,560,781
2037 852,475 2,583,644
2036 848,122 2,605,925
2035 843,447 2,627,752
2034 839,780 2,650,015
2033 835,308 2,671,840
2032 830,472 2,693,646
2031 825,528 2,715,491
2030 820,888 2,737,751
2029 816,655 2,760,194
2028 812,002 2,783,343
2027 807,474 2,806,651
2026 801,869 2,829,914
2025 796,375 2,872,755
2024 791,524 2,888,278
2023 786,385 2,871,585
2022 780,914 2,831,639
2021 775,442 2,808,380
2020 770,006 2,810,369
2019 764,824 2,811,089
2018 759,759 2,819,200
2017 754,335 2,842,639
2016 747,866 2,877,325
2015 740,618 2,911,109
2014 733,139 2,937,253
2013 725,273 2,961,250
2012 717,279 2,989,139
2011 709,377 3,028,115
2010 701,632 3,097,282
2009 693,988 3,162,916
2008 686,351 3,198,231
2007 678,641 3,231,294
2006 670,799 3,269,909
2005 661,865 3,322,528
2004 650,544 3,377,075
2003 637,663 3,415,213
2002 624,409 3,443,067
2001 610,794 3,470,818
2000 596,863 3,499,536
1999 582,579 3,524,238
1998 569,435 3,549,331
1997 558,697 3,575,137
1996 548,784 3,601,613
1995 547,989 3,629,102
1994 554,497 3,657,144
1993 554,673 3,682,613
1992 577,774 3,700,114
1991 599,784 3,704,134
1990 589,287 3,697,838
1989 573,586 3,684,255
1988 556,986 3,655,049
1987 540,557 3,616,367
1986 524,324 3,578,914
1985 508,392 3,544,543
1984 492,784 3,514,205
1983 477,460 3,485,192
1982 462,485 3,457,179
1981 447,836 3,432,947
1980 433,404 3,413,202
1979 419,200 3,397,842
1978 405,243 3,379,514
1977 391,639 3,355,036
1976 378,490 3,328,664
1975 365,791 3,301,652
1974 353,538 3,273,894
1973 341,705 3,244,438
1972 330,264 3,213,622
1971 319,211 3,179,041
1970 308,528 3,139,689
1969 298,214 3,107,321
1968 288,311 3,078,850
1967 278,852 3,044,400
1966 269,820 3,008,050
1965 261,200 2,971,450
1964 252,987 2,935,200
1963 245,156 2,898,950
1962 237,636 2,863,350
1961 230,602 2,823,550
1960 224,084 2,778,550

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

GeoRank.org/population/bhutan/lithuania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bhutan increased by 77,067 people (a 11.5% growth), while Lithuania lost 392,584 people (a 12% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bhutan gained 55,519 people (a 7.42% growth), while Lithuania's population decreased by 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline).

Bhutan was ranked 161st most populous country in 2006 and is 163rd in 2026. Lithuania was ranked 130th in 2006 and ranked 140th 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 Lithuania will decrease by 19.2% to 2,287,466 people and rank change from 140th to 145th.

Bhutan is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 887K people, while Lithuania's population already peaked in 1991 at 3.7M people and is projected to decrease to 1.23M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bhutan
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bhutan Lithuania
2100 -0.7% -1.28%
2099 -0.63% -1.27%
2098 -0.67% -1.27%
2097 -0.66% -1.28%
2096 -0.73% -1.31%
2095 -0.72% -1.29%
2094 -0.7% -1.31%
2093 -0.76% -1.33%
2092 -0.81% -1.34%
2091 -0.78% -1.35%
2090 -0.81% -1.36%
2089 -0.78% -1.38%
2088 -0.82% -1.37%
2087 -0.73% -1.35%
2086 -0.72% -1.38%
2085 -0.7% -1.36%
2084 -0.77% -1.36%
2083 -0.71% -1.36%
2082 -0.75% -1.35%
2081 -0.71% -1.33%
2080 -0.71% -1.31%
2079 -0.67% -1.3%
2078 -0.57% -1.28%
2077 -0.57% -1.27%
2076 -0.58% -1.26%
2075 -0.62% -1.25%
2074 -0.62% -1.21%
2073 -0.55% -1.2%
2072 -0.52% -1.2%
2071 -0.43% -1.19%
2070 -0.45% -1.21%
2069 -0.41% -1.19%
2068 -0.4% -1.19%
2067 -0.4% -1.19%
2066 -0.37% -1.19%
2065 -0.25% -1.16%
2064 -0.22% -1.15%
2063 -0.26% -1.17%
2062 -0.24% -1.16%
2061 -0.21% -1.18%
2060 -0.14% -1.17%
2059 -0.15% -1.16%
2058 -0.01% -1.15%
2057 -0.14% -1.14%
2056 -0.07% -1.14%
2055 0.06% -1.11%
2054 -0.07% -1.07%
2053 -0.01% -1.07%
2052 0.12% -1.05%
2051 0.11% -1.03%
2050 0.09% -0.98%
2049 0.12% -0.98%
2048 0.11% -0.99%
2047 0.18% -0.94%
2046 0.27% -0.93%
2045 0.29% -0.92%
2044 0.32% -0.95%
2043 0.36% -0.93%
2042 0.33% -0.91%
2041 0.37% -0.89%
2040 0.38% -0.92%
2039 0.41% -0.89%
2038 0.46% -0.88%
2037 0.51% -0.86%
2036 0.55% -0.83%
2035 0.44% -0.84%
2034 0.54% -0.82%
2033 0.58% -0.81%
2032 0.6% -0.8%
2031 0.57% -0.81%
2030 0.52% -0.81%
2029 0.57% -0.83%
2028 0.56% -0.83%
2027 0.7% -0.82%
2026 0.69% -1.49%
2025 0.61% -0.54%
2024 0.65% 0.58%
2023 0.7% 1.41%
2022 0.71% 0.83%
2021 0.71% -0.07%
2020 0.68% -0.03%
2019 0.67% -0.29%
2018 0.72% -0.82%
2017 0.86% -1.21%
2016 0.98% -1.16%
2015 1.02% -0.89%
2014 1.08% -0.81%
2013 1.11% -0.93%
2012 1.11% -1.29%
2011 1.1% -2.23%
2010 1.1% -2.08%
2009 1.11% -1.1%
2008 1.14% -1.02%
2007 1.17% -1.18%
2006 1.35% -1.58%
2005 1.74% -1.62%
2004 2.02% -1.12%
2003 2.12% -0.81%
2002 2.23% -0.8%
2001 2.33% -0.82%
2000 2.45% -0.7%
1999 2.31% -0.71%
1998 1.92% -0.72%
1997 1.81% -0.74%
1996 0.15% -0.76%
1995 -1.17% -0.77%
1994 -0.03% -0.69%
1993 -4% -0.47%
1992 -3.67% -0.11%
1991 1.78% 0.17%
1990 2.74% 0.37%
1989 2.98% 0.8%
1988 3.04% 1.07%
1987 3.1% 1.05%
1986 3.13% 0.97%
1985 3.17% 0.86%
1984 3.21% 0.83%
1983 3.24% 0.81%
1982 3.27% 0.71%
1981 3.33% 0.58%
1980 3.39% 0.45%
1979 3.44% 0.54%
1978 3.47% 0.73%
1977 3.47% 0.79%
1976 3.47% 0.82%
1975 3.47% 0.85%
1974 3.46% 0.91%
1973 3.46% 0.96%
1972 3.46% 1.09%
1971 3.46% 1.25%
1970 3.46% 1.04%
1969 3.43% 0.92%
1968 3.39% 1.13%
1967 3.35% 1.21%
1966 3.3% 1.23%
1965 3.25% 1.24%
1964 3.19% 1.25%
1963 3.16% 1.24%
1962 3.05% 1.41%
1961 2.91% 1.62%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bhutan/lithuania | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bhutan grew by 0.65%, while Lithuania's population grew by 0.58%.

Live population counters

Bhutan Lithuania
Current population
803385
2829914
Population rank 163/197 140/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.03%
One net population change
1.7 hours
31.5 minutes
One birth every
52.8 minutes
25.4 minutes
One death every
1.82 hours
14.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +14 +46
Annual growth/decline +5,139 +16,693
Annual growth/decline rate +0.65% +0.58%
Population growth rate rank 120/197 127/197
One migration net change every
19.3 hours
21.4 minutes
Annual migration change +455 -24,618
Net migration rank 69/196 157/196
Foreign-born residents 55,705 175,194
Foreign-born residents rank 146/195 120/195
Foreign-born share of population 7% 6.1%
Foreign-born share rank 80/195 87/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bhutan
Natural

Migration
Lithuania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bhutan Lithuania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 455 - -24,618
2024 - -277 - 2,617
2023 5,153 291 -16,368 44,935
2022 5,204 291 -20,671 72,100
2021 5,162 287 -24,433 19,657
2020 5,142 287 -19,953 19,884
2019 4,643 287 -13,212 10,665
2018 4,909 287 -12,686 -3,459
2017 5,367 287 -12,224 -28,027
2016 6,164 1,116 -11,509 -30,612
2015 6,762 450 -11,935 -22,560
2014 7,290 452 -10,868 -12,387
2013 7,689 309 -12,733 -16,769
2012 7,967 20 -11,060 -21,387
2011 8,282 -464 -10,901 -38,518
2010 8,598 -922 -11,460 -78,887
2009 8,913 -1,305 -9,805 -32,186
2008 9,200 -1,538 -12,153 -16,482
2007 9,322 -1,553 -15,510 -21,815
2006 9,197 -1,283 -15,041 -24,730
2005 9,102 848 -14,287 -51,357
2004 9,056 3,642 -11,482 -32,312
2003 9,132 3,921 -10,929 -22,701
2002 9,464 3,996 -11,362 -12,627
2001 9,904 3,874 -9,024 -24,733
2000 10,142 3,940 -4,549 -16,077
1999 10,940 3,542 -3,877 -20,533
1998 11,320 486 -3,904 -22,002
1997 11,668 -1,994 -3,218 -22,324
1996 12,153 -1,998 -3,962 -23,236
1995 12,938 -21,501 -3,992 -23,509
1994 13,536 -17,997 -4,023 -24,104
1993 13,915 -9,800 1,473 -23,949
1992 15,594 -65,900 12,950 -25,175
1991 15,801 -9,522 14,817 -10,744
1990 15,704 -1,000 17,010 -8,840
1989 15,516 1,180 17,316 -26,985
1988 15,212 1,286 19,006 38,648
1987 14,887 1,481 22,422 10,820
1986 14,516 1,586 23,978 10,177
1985 14,061 1,694 19,140 9,417
1984 13,688 1,779 18,976 8,835
1983 13,284 1,897 20,911 8,585
1982 12,872 1,897 18,323 8,163
1981 12,444 2,096 16,478 7,752
1980 12,016 2,307 16,042 7,412
1979 11,583 2,493 16,989 6,932
1978 11,133 2,700 17,573 7,328
1977 10,679 2,700 19,124 8,964
1976 10,228 2,700 20,305 8,581
1975 9,775 2,700 20,470 8,170
1974 9,324 2,700 22,589 7,757
1973 8,939 2,700 22,712 7,327
1972 8,549 2,700 25,388 7,185
1971 8,161 2,700 28,930 7,130
1970 7,791 2,700 27,629 6,530
1969 7,435 2,700 27,345 4,179
1968 7,085 2,593 28,325 6,522
1967 6,744 2,493 29,226 5,251
1966 6,418 2,407 30,381 4,799
1965 6,109 2,307 30,309 4,196
1964 5,818 2,196 34,048 3,820
1963 5,551 2,096 33,918 3,428
1962 5,297 2,096 34,933 2,899
1961 5,081 1,586 40,376 2,550
1960 4,888 1,481 40,845 2,328

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

GeoRank.org/population/bhutan/lithuania | 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 Lithuania 68.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 153,859 people) and 31.3% is from migration (a gain of 70,196 people).

As of 2024, 55,705 residents or 7% of the population were not native-born in Bhutan, compared to 175,194 people or 6.1% in Lithuania.

Biggest cities by population

Bhutan
City Population
Thimphu 115K
Paro 2.36K
Lithuania
City Population
Vilnius 581K
Kaunas 305K
Klaipeda 158K
Siauliai 104K
Panevezys 87.9K
Alytus 51.9K
Marijampole 36.8K
Mazeikiai 33.2K
Jonava 27.1K
Utena 25.6K

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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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