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

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The latest officially reported population of Bhutan was 796,682 in 2025 vs 38,430,770 people in Morocco in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bhutan's population is 805,057 people compared to 38,938,817 in Morocco.

Population statistics:

  • Morocco's population is 48.4 times bigger than Bhutan's.
  • Bhutan is ranked the 163rd most populous country in the world, while Morocco is the 41st.
  • The countries together account for 0.48% of the world: 0.01% for Bhutan vs 0.47% for Morocco.
  • For the last 10 years, Bhutan has had an average growth rate of +0.76% per year vs +1.06% in Morocco.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bhutan has increased from 671K people to 805K (20% growth), while Morocco has grown from 30.8M to 38.9M (26.5% growth).

Bhutan vs Morocco: population by year and forecast

Bhutan
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bhutan Morocco
2100 695,373 38,169,376
2099 700,252 38,399,800
2098 704,725 38,627,357
2097 709,503 38,851,192
2096 714,205 39,072,685
2095 719,429 39,290,298
2094 724,680 39,503,336
2093 729,780 39,714,423
2092 735,358 39,921,868
2091 741,359 40,126,152
2090 747,224 40,325,215
2089 753,299 40,519,616
2088 759,229 40,706,061
2087 765,529 40,889,974
2086 771,180 41,072,468
2085 776,734 41,252,209
2084 782,193 41,425,986
2083 788,231 41,591,998
2082 793,848 41,755,476
2081 799,837 41,914,644
2080 805,584 42,069,073
2079 811,372 42,220,167
2078 816,844 42,364,299
2077 821,563 42,502,554
2076 826,295 42,634,865
2075 831,127 42,762,096
2074 836,339 42,885,545
2073 841,532 43,003,930
2072 846,187 43,115,594
2071 850,589 43,219,147
2070 854,258 43,319,278
2069 858,138 43,409,990
2068 861,658 43,494,031
2067 865,086 43,572,598
2066 868,594 43,641,156
2065 871,852 43,710,126
2064 874,071 43,767,514
2063 876,010 43,815,039
2062 878,276 43,857,629
2061 880,361 43,889,133
2060 882,252 43,913,417
2059 883,530 43,928,921
2058 884,855 43,931,406
2057 884,952 43,926,107
2056 886,162 43,914,039
2055 886,744 43,889,084
2054 886,243 43,852,920
2053 886,861 43,805,549
2052 886,981 43,745,706
2051 885,891 43,674,633
2050 884,875 43,591,589
2049 884,076 43,504,461
2048 882,979 43,404,127
2047 881,999 43,295,069
2046 880,375 43,179,153
2045 878,014 43,052,251
2044 875,491 42,912,359
2043 872,718 42,766,985
2042 869,582 42,610,691
2041 866,699 42,442,983
2040 863,505 42,267,502
2039 860,257 42,085,886
2038 856,758 41,889,492
2037 852,802 41,687,645
2036 848,448 41,476,060
2035 843,771 41,253,454
2034 840,103 41,024,367
2033 835,629 40,782,838
2032 830,792 40,532,216
2031 825,846 40,268,078
2030 821,204 39,993,270
2029 816,969 39,707,804
2028 812,314 39,409,825
2027 807,785 39,097,054
2026 802,177 38,771,691
2025 796,682 38,430,770
2024 791,524 38,081,173
2023 786,385 37,712,505
2022 780,914 37,329,064
2021 775,442 36,954,442
2020 770,006 36,584,208
2019 764,824 36,210,898
2018 759,759 35,839,760
2017 754,335 35,446,392
2016 747,866 35,023,457
2015 740,618 34,607,588
2014 733,139 34,204,780
2013 725,273 33,787,571
2012 717,279 33,355,241
2011 709,377 32,912,588
2010 701,632 32,467,016
2009 693,988 32,030,778
2008 686,351 31,606,767
2007 678,641 31,186,468
2006 670,799 30,771,178
2005 661,865 30,358,144
2004 650,544 29,953,018
2003 637,663 29,571,415
2002 624,409 29,198,142
2001 610,794 28,814,643
2000 596,863 28,423,435
1999 582,579 28,027,179
1998 569,435 27,621,648
1997 558,697 27,213,337
1996 548,784 26,808,107
1995 547,989 26,399,429
1994 554,497 26,000,822
1993 554,673 25,614,586
1992 577,774 25,212,468
1991 599,784 24,799,014
1990 589,287 24,375,551
1989 573,586 23,939,414
1988 556,986 23,500,524
1987 540,557 23,054,392
1986 524,324 22,600,803
1985 508,392 22,113,953
1984 492,784 21,593,778
1983 477,460 21,060,696
1982 462,485 20,520,318
1981 447,836 19,985,401
1980 433,404 19,459,943
1979 419,200 18,955,589
1978 405,243 18,477,385
1977 391,639 18,014,756
1976 378,490 17,574,182
1975 365,791 17,150,786
1974 353,538 16,733,842
1973 341,705 16,326,269
1972 330,264 15,924,692
1971 319,211 15,527,225
1970 308,528 15,129,449
1969 298,214 14,734,255
1968 288,311 14,347,899
1967 278,852 13,968,175
1966 269,820 13,597,065
1965 261,200 13,239,171
1964 252,987 12,898,886
1963 245,156 12,577,502
1962 237,636 12,253,092
1961 230,602 11,931,085
1960 224,084 11,624,933

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bhutan increased by 77,067 people (a 11.5% growth), while Morocco gained 4,252,279 people (a 13.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bhutan gained 57,191 people (a 7.65% growth), while Morocco's population increased by 3,915,360 people (a 11.2% growth).

Bhutan was ranked 161st most populous country in 2006 and is 163rd in 2026. Morocco was ranked 37th in 2006 and ranked 41st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Bhutan's population will grow by 9.91% to 884,875 people and will still be ranked 163rd. The population of Morocco will increase by 11.9% to 43,591,589 people and rank change from 41st to 50th.

Bhutan is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 887K people compared to the peak of 43.9M people in 2058 for Morocco.

Population growth rate by year

Bhutan
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bhutan Morocco
2100 -0.7% -0.6%
2099 -0.63% -0.59%
2098 -0.67% -0.58%
2097 -0.66% -0.57%
2096 -0.73% -0.55%
2095 -0.72% -0.54%
2094 -0.7% -0.53%
2093 -0.76% -0.52%
2092 -0.81% -0.51%
2091 -0.78% -0.49%
2090 -0.81% -0.48%
2089 -0.78% -0.46%
2088 -0.82% -0.45%
2087 -0.73% -0.44%
2086 -0.72% -0.44%
2085 -0.7% -0.42%
2084 -0.77% -0.4%
2083 -0.71% -0.39%
2082 -0.75% -0.38%
2081 -0.71% -0.37%
2080 -0.71% -0.36%
2079 -0.67% -0.34%
2078 -0.57% -0.33%
2077 -0.57% -0.31%
2076 -0.58% -0.3%
2075 -0.62% -0.29%
2074 -0.62% -0.28%
2073 -0.55% -0.26%
2072 -0.52% -0.24%
2071 -0.43% -0.23%
2070 -0.45% -0.21%
2069 -0.41% -0.19%
2068 -0.4% -0.18%
2067 -0.4% -0.16%
2066 -0.37% -0.16%
2065 -0.25% -0.13%
2064 -0.22% -0.11%
2063 -0.26% -0.1%
2062 -0.24% -0.07%
2061 -0.21% -0.06%
2060 -0.14% -0.04%
2059 -0.15% -0.006%
2058 -0.01% 0.01%
2057 -0.14% 0.03%
2056 -0.07% 0.06%
2055 0.06% 0.08%
2054 -0.07% 0.11%
2053 -0.01% 0.14%
2052 0.12% 0.16%
2051 0.11% 0.19%
2050 0.09% 0.2%
2049 0.12% 0.23%
2048 0.11% 0.25%
2047 0.18% 0.27%
2046 0.27% 0.29%
2045 0.29% 0.33%
2044 0.32% 0.34%
2043 0.36% 0.37%
2042 0.33% 0.4%
2041 0.37% 0.42%
2040 0.38% 0.43%
2039 0.41% 0.47%
2038 0.46% 0.48%
2037 0.51% 0.51%
2036 0.55% 0.54%
2035 0.44% 0.56%
2034 0.54% 0.59%
2033 0.58% 0.62%
2032 0.6% 0.66%
2031 0.57% 0.69%
2030 0.52% 0.72%
2029 0.57% 0.76%
2028 0.56% 0.8%
2027 0.7% 0.84%
2026 0.69% 0.89%
2025 0.65% 0.92%
2024 0.65% 0.98%
2023 0.7% 1.03%
2022 0.71% 1.01%
2021 0.71% 1.01%
2020 0.68% 1.03%
2019 0.67% 1.04%
2018 0.72% 1.11%
2017 0.86% 1.21%
2016 0.98% 1.2%
2015 1.02% 1.18%
2014 1.08% 1.23%
2013 1.11% 1.3%
2012 1.11% 1.34%
2011 1.1% 1.37%
2010 1.1% 1.36%
2009 1.11% 1.34%
2008 1.14% 1.35%
2007 1.17% 1.35%
2006 1.35% 1.36%
2005 1.74% 1.35%
2004 2.02% 1.29%
2003 2.12% 1.28%
2002 2.23% 1.33%
2001 2.33% 1.38%
2000 2.45% 1.41%
1999 2.31% 1.47%
1998 1.92% 1.5%
1997 1.81% 1.51%
1996 0.15% 1.55%
1995 -1.17% 1.53%
1994 -0.03% 1.51%
1993 -4% 1.59%
1992 -3.67% 1.67%
1991 1.78% 1.74%
1990 2.74% 1.82%
1989 2.98% 1.87%
1988 3.04% 1.94%
1987 3.1% 2.01%
1986 3.13% 2.2%
1985 3.17% 2.41%
1984 3.21% 2.53%
1983 3.24% 2.63%
1982 3.27% 2.68%
1981 3.33% 2.7%
1980 3.39% 2.66%
1979 3.44% 2.59%
1978 3.47% 2.57%
1977 3.47% 2.51%
1976 3.47% 2.47%
1975 3.47% 2.49%
1974 3.46% 2.5%
1973 3.46% 2.52%
1972 3.46% 2.56%
1971 3.46% 2.63%
1970 3.46% 2.68%
1969 3.43% 2.69%
1968 3.39% 2.72%
1967 3.35% 2.73%
1966 3.3% 2.7%
1965 3.25% 2.64%
1964 3.19% 2.56%
1963 3.16% 2.65%
1962 3.05% 2.7%
1961 2.91% 2.63%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Bhutan grew by 0.65%, while Morocco's population grew by 0.92%.

Live population counters

Bhutan Morocco
Current population
805057
38938817
Population rank 163/197 41/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.47%
One net population change
1.7 hours
1.51 minutes
One birth every
53 minutes
50.5 seconds
One death every
1.83 hours
2.41 minutes
Daily growth/decline +14 +958
Annual growth/decline +5,158 +349,597
Annual growth/decline rate +0.65% +0.92%
Population growth rate rank 120/197 105/197
One migration net change every
19.3 hours
9.37 minutes
Annual migration change +455 -56,254
Net migration rank 69/196 176/196
Foreign-born residents 55,705 111,069
Foreign-born residents rank 146/195 129/195
Foreign-born share of population 7% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 80/195 182/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bhutan
Natural

Migration
Morocco
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bhutan Morocco
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 455 - -56,254
2024 5,113 -277 406,555 -46,802
2023 5,153 291 417,213 -39,650
2022 5,204 291 427,903 -38,594
2021 5,162 287 407,829 -47,902
2020 5,142 287 415,999 -35,474
2019 4,643 287 457,307 -91,217
2018 4,909 287 464,375 -88,159
2017 5,367 287 471,011 -60,472
2016 6,164 1,116 474,637 -39,302
2015 6,762 450 477,654 -81,248
2014 7,290 452 481,295 -72,065
2013 7,689 309 492,284 -67,096
2012 7,967 20 504,698 -65,251
2011 8,282 -464 513,305 -67,447
2010 8,598 -922 515,804 -70,510
2009 8,913 -1,305 509,386 -82,203
2008 9,200 -1,538 499,766 -78,912
2007 9,322 -1,553 493,526 -73,759
2006 9,197 -1,283 483,200 -72,364
2005 9,102 848 474,285 -59,024
2004 9,056 3,642 461,756 -66,749
2003 9,132 3,921 452,650 -84,460
2002 9,464 3,996 446,147 -67,802
2001 9,904 3,874 452,621 -63,967
2000 10,142 3,940 461,341 -67,569
1999 10,940 3,542 473,071 -74,343
1998 11,320 486 492,604 -80,286
1997 11,668 -1,994 500,807 -96,502
1996 12,153 -1,998 501,499 -95,331
1995 12,938 -21,501 496,573 -85,386
1994 13,536 -17,997 501,426 -115,404
1993 13,915 -9,800 507,707 -121,254
1992 15,594 -65,900 525,680 -107,911
1991 15,801 -9,522 539,850 -130,717
1990 15,704 -1,000 535,506 -97,711
1989 15,516 1,180 538,996 -104,509
1988 15,212 1,286 545,800 -102,484
1987 14,887 1,481 553,005 -104,029
1986 14,516 1,586 558,105 -99,905
1985 14,061 1,694 560,810 -45,336
1984 13,688 1,779 564,159 -39,319
1983 13,284 1,897 566,301 -24,988
1982 12,872 1,897 564,904 -25,471
1981 12,444 2,096 552,936 -22,553
1980 12,016 2,307 534,448 -13,899
1979 11,583 2,493 515,554 -27,374
1978 11,133 2,700 498,834 -30,600
1977 10,679 2,700 489,173 -32,161
1976 10,228 2,700 482,130 -58,019
1975 9,775 2,700 474,631 -51,968
1974 9,324 2,700 464,147 -52,927
1973 8,939 2,700 455,699 -51,772
1972 8,549 2,700 446,449 -47,226
1971 8,161 2,700 435,104 -39,385
1970 7,791 2,700 426,015 -26,168
1969 7,435 2,700 414,931 -24,389
1968 7,085 2,593 407,437 -25,267
1967 6,744 2,493 400,594 -23,309
1966 6,418 2,407 391,881 -26,945
1965 6,109 2,307 383,989 -33,139
1964 5,818 2,196 375,835 -46,106
1963 5,551 2,096 369,250 -56,214
1962 5,297 2,096 363,843 -28,071
1961 5,081 1,586 348,650 -40,413
1960 4,888 1,481 323,499 -19,434

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 94.2% of the population change in Bhutan is from natural causes (a gain of 53,619 people) and 5.81% is from migration (a gain of 3,306 people). In Morocco 88.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,420,483 people) and 11.4% is from migration (a loss of 568,820 people).

As of 2024, 55,705 residents or 7% of the population were not native-born in Bhutan, compared to 111,069 people or 0.3% in Morocco.

Biggest cities by population

Bhutan
City Population
Thimphu 115K
Paro 2.36K
Morocco
City Population
Casablanca 3.22M
Tangier 1.28M
Fez 1.17M
Marrakesh 1M
Sale 945K
Meknes 601K
Rabat 573K
Agadir 538K
Kenitra 508K
Oujda 506K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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