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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bhutan	Nauru	Bhutan	Nauru
1960	224,084	4,607	-	-
1961	230,602	4,774	2.91%	3.62%
1962	237,636	4,979	3.05%	4.29%
1963	245,156	5,226	3.16%	4.96%
1964	252,987	5,515	3.19%	5.53%
1965	261,200	5,832	3.25%	5.75%
1966	269,820	6,043	3.3%	3.62%
1967	278,852	6,135	3.35%	1.52%
1968	288,311	6,328	3.39%	3.15%
1969	298,214	6,581	3.43%	4%
1970	308,528	6,710	3.46%	1.96%
1971	319,211	6,762	3.46%	0.77%
1972	330,264	6,812	3.46%	0.74%
1973	341,705	6,866	3.46%	0.79%
1974	353,538	6,923	3.46%	0.83%
1975	365,791	6,987	3.47%	0.92%
1976	378,490	7,064	3.47%	1.1%
1977	391,639	7,163	3.47%	1.4%
1978	405,243	7,298	3.47%	1.88%
1979	419,200	7,468	3.44%	2.33%
1980	433,404	7,649	3.39%	2.42%
1981	447,836	7,839	3.33%	2.48%
1982	462,485	8,040	3.27%	2.56%
1983	477,460	8,216	3.24%	2.19%
1984	492,784	8,377	3.21%	1.96%
1985	508,392	8,551	3.17%	2.08%
1986	524,324	8,742	3.13%	2.23%
1987	540,557	8,946	3.1%	2.33%
1988	556,986	9,165	3.04%	2.45%
1989	573,586	9,390	2.98%	2.45%
1990	589,287	9,622	2.74%	2.47%
1991	599,784	9,850	1.78%	2.37%
1992	577,774	10,021	-3.67%	1.74%
1993	554,673	10,102	-4%	0.81%
1994	554,497	10,137	-0.03%	0.35%
1995	547,989	10,165	-1.17%	0.28%
1996	548,784	10,183	0.15%	0.18%
1997	558,697	10,197	1.81%	0.14%
1998	569,435	10,198	1.92%	0.01%
1999	582,579	10,187	2.31%	-0.11%
2000	596,863	10,168	2.45%	-0.19%
2001	610,794	10,130	2.33%	-0.37%
2002	624,409	10,082	2.23%	-0.47%
2003	637,663	10,059	2.12%	-0.23%
2004	650,544	10,060	2.02%	0.01%
2005	661,865	10,049	1.74%	-0.11%
2006	670,799	10,034	1.35%	-0.15%
2007	678,641	10,020	1.17%	-0.14%
2008	686,351	10,009	1.14%	-0.11%
2009	693,988	10,016	1.11%	0.07%
2010	701,632	10,043	1.1%	0.27%
2011	709,377	10,098	1.1%	0.55%
2012	717,279	10,267	1.11%	1.67%
2013	725,273	10,517	1.11%	2.43%
2014	733,139	10,742	1.08%	2.14%
2015	740,618	10,954	1.02%	1.97%
2016	747,866	11,150	0.98%	1.79%
2017	754,335	11,324	0.86%	1.56%
2018	759,759	11,477	0.72%	1.35%
2019	764,824	11,587	0.67%	0.96%
2020	770,006	11,643	0.68%	0.48%
2021	775,442	11,709	0.71%	0.57%
2022	780,914	11,801	0.71%	0.79%
2023	786,385	11,875	0.7%	0.63%
2024	791,524	11,947	0.65%	0.61%
2025	796,681	12,030	0.65%	0.7%
2026	802,211	12,103	0.69%	0.61%
2027	807,265	12,196	0.63%	0.77%
2028	811,835	12,296	0.57%	0.82%
2029	816,265	12,403	0.55%	0.87%
2030	820,693	12,519	0.54%	0.94%
2031	825,464	12,645	0.58%	1%
2032	830,347	12,785	0.59%	1.11%
2033	834,984	12,921	0.56%	1.06%
2034	839,045	13,071	0.49%	1.16%
2035	843,199	13,230	0.5%	1.22%
2036	847,699	13,391	0.53%	1.21%
2037	851,844	13,541	0.49%	1.12%
2038	855,558	13,697	0.44%	1.16%
2039	858,918	13,857	0.39%	1.17%
2040	862,126	14,041	0.37%	1.33%
2041	865,152	14,220	0.35%	1.27%
2042	868,152	14,402	0.35%	1.28%
2043	871,100	14,579	0.34%	1.23%
2044	873,733	14,754	0.3%	1.2%
2045	876,178	14,920	0.28%	1.13%
2046	878,161	15,098	0.23%	1.19%
2047	879,450	15,268	0.15%	1.12%
2048	880,488	15,431	0.12%	1.07%
2049	881,433	15,595	0.11%	1.06%
2050	882,337	15,751	0.1%	1%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bhutan increased by 78,753 people (a 11.9% growth), while Nauru gained 905 people (a 9.01% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bhutan gained 60,505 (a 8.17% growth), while Nauru's population increased by 1,134 (a 10.4% growth).

Bhutan was ranked 161st most populous country in 2005 and is 163rd in 2025. Nauru was ranked 195th in 2005 and still ranked 195th 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 Nauru will increase by 30.3% to 15,751 people and rank change from 195th to 194th.