Population in Bhutan compared to the Marshall Islands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Bhutan and the Marshall Islands: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bhutan	Marshall Islands	Bhutan	Marshall Islands
1960	224,084	14,703	-	-
1961	230,602	15,219	2.91%	3.51%
1962	237,636	15,755	3.05%	3.52%
1963	245,156	16,302	3.16%	3.47%
1964	252,987	16,852	3.19%	3.37%
1965	261,200	17,402	3.25%	3.26%
1966	269,820	17,927	3.3%	3.02%
1967	278,852	18,655	3.35%	4.06%
1968	288,311	19,862	3.39%	6.47%
1969	298,214	21,305	3.43%	7.27%
1970	308,528	22,530	3.46%	5.75%
1971	319,211	23,366	3.46%	3.71%
1972	330,264	23,992	3.46%	2.68%
1973	341,705	24,581	3.46%	2.45%
1974	353,538	25,296	3.46%	2.91%
1975	365,791	26,154	3.47%	3.39%
1976	378,490	27,021	3.47%	3.31%
1977	391,639	27,906	3.47%	3.28%
1978	405,243	28,809	3.47%	3.24%
1979	419,200	29,738	3.44%	3.22%
1980	433,404	30,774	3.39%	3.48%
1981	447,836	32,017	3.33%	4.04%
1982	462,485	33,397	3.27%	4.31%
1983	477,460	34,811	3.24%	4.23%
1984	492,784	36,264	3.21%	4.17%
1985	508,392	37,761	3.17%	4.13%
1986	524,324	39,286	3.13%	4.04%
1987	540,557	40,828	3.1%	3.93%
1988	556,986	42,321	3.04%	3.66%
1989	573,586	43,586	2.98%	2.99%
1990	589,287	44,629	2.74%	2.39%
1991	599,784	45,568	1.78%	2.1%
1992	577,774	46,388	-3.67%	1.8%
1993	554,673	47,093	-4%	1.52%
1994	554,497	47,712	-0.03%	1.31%
1995	547,989	48,266	-1.17%	1.16%
1996	548,784	48,775	0.15%	1.05%
1997	558,697	49,259	1.81%	0.99%
1998	569,435	49,717	1.92%	0.93%
1999	582,579	50,202	2.31%	0.98%
2000	596,863	50,706	2.45%	1%
2001	610,794	51,123	2.33%	0.82%
2002	624,409	51,425	2.23%	0.59%
2003	637,663	51,639	2.12%	0.42%
2004	650,544	51,791	2.02%	0.29%
2005	661,865	51,906	1.74%	0.22%
2006	670,799	51,992	1.35%	0.17%
2007	678,641	52,035	1.17%	0.08%
2008	686,351	52,030	1.14%	-0.01%
2009	693,988	52,019	1.11%	-0.02%
2010	701,632	52,044	1.1%	0.05%
2011	709,377	51,907	1.1%	-0.26%
2012	717,279	51,419	1.11%	-0.94%
2013	725,273	50,681	1.11%	-1.44%
2014	733,139	49,796	1.08%	-1.75%
2015	740,618	48,800	1.02%	-2%
2016	747,866	47,709	0.98%	-2.24%
2017	754,335	46,529	0.86%	-2.47%
2018	759,759	45,285	0.72%	-2.67%
2019	764,824	44,007	0.67%	-2.82%
2020	770,006	42,706	0.68%	-2.96%
2021	775,442	41,367	0.71%	-3.14%
2022	780,914	40,077	0.71%	-3.12%
2023	786,385	38,827	0.7%	-3.12%
2024	791,524	37,548	0.65%	-3.29%
2025	796,681	36,281	0.65%	-3.37%
2026	802,211	35,078	0.69%	-3.32%
2027	807,265	33,976	0.63%	-3.14%
2028	811,835	32,977	0.57%	-2.94%
2029	816,265	32,054	0.55%	-2.8%
2030	820,693	31,191	0.54%	-2.69%
2031	825,464	30,420	0.58%	-2.47%
2032	830,347	29,740	0.59%	-2.23%
2033	834,984	29,142	0.56%	-2.01%
2034	839,045	28,608	0.49%	-1.83%
2035	843,199	28,147	0.5%	-1.61%
2036	847,699	27,751	0.53%	-1.41%
2037	851,844	27,405	0.49%	-1.25%
2038	855,558	27,092	0.44%	-1.14%
2039	858,918	26,836	0.39%	-0.94%
2040	862,126	26,598	0.37%	-0.89%
2041	865,152	26,396	0.35%	-0.76%
2042	868,152	26,217	0.35%	-0.68%
2043	871,100	26,054	0.34%	-0.62%
2044	873,733	25,913	0.3%	-0.54%
2045	876,178	25,777	0.28%	-0.52%
2046	878,161	25,653	0.23%	-0.48%
2047	879,450	25,543	0.15%	-0.43%
2048	880,488	25,429	0.12%	-0.45%
2049	881,433	25,311	0.11%	-0.46%
2050	882,337	25,195	0.1%	-0.46%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bhutan increased by 78,753 people (a 11.9% growth), while the Marshall Islands lost 3,106 people (a 5.98% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bhutan gained 60,505 (a 8.17% growth), while the Marshall Islands' population decreased by -12,519 (a 25.7% decline).

Bhutan was ranked 161st most populous country in 2005 and is 163rd in 2025. The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th in 2005 and ranked 192nd 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 the Marshall Islands will decrease by 30.6% to 25,195 people and rank change from 192nd to 193rd.