The latest officially reported population of Bhutan was 791,524 in 2024 vs 5,338,500 people in New Zealand in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bhutan's population is 801,123 people compared to 5,406,623 in New Zealand.
Population statistics:
- New Zealand's population is 6.75 times bigger than Bhutan's.
- Bhutan is ranked the 163rd most populous country in the world, while New Zealand is the 124th.
- The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.01% for Bhutan vs 0.07% for New Zealand.
- For the last 10 years, Bhutan has had an average growth rate of +0.8% per year vs +1.69% in New Zealand.
- Since 2005, the population of Bhutan has increased from 662K people to 801K (21% growth), while New Zealand has grown from 4.13M to 5.41M (30.8% growth).
- Bhutan is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 884K people compared to the peak of 6.01M people in 2078 for New Zealand.
Bhutan vs New Zealand: live population counter
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| Current population |
801123
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5406623
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| Population rank | 163/197 | 124/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
1.7 hours
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5.62 minutes
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| One birth every |
52.8 minutes
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9.23 minutes
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| One death every |
1.82 hours
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13.9 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.32 days
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28 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -277 | +18,766 |
| Daily growth/decline | +14 | +256 |
| Annual growth/decline | +5,139 | +93,500 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.65% | +1.78% |
| Population growth rate rank | 123/197 | 63/197 |
Bhutan and New Zealand: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 224,084 | 2,371,800 | - | - |
| 1961 | 230,602 | 2,419,700 | 2.91% | 2.02% |
| 1962 | 237,636 | 2,482,000 | 3.05% | 2.57% |
| 1963 | 245,156 | 2,531,800 | 3.16% | 2.01% |
| 1964 | 252,987 | 2,585,400 | 3.19% | 2.12% |
| 1965 | 261,200 | 2,628,400 | 3.25% | 1.66% |
| 1966 | 269,820 | 2,675,900 | 3.3% | 1.81% |
| 1967 | 278,852 | 2,724,100 | 3.35% | 1.8% |
| 1968 | 288,311 | 2,748,100 | 3.39% | 0.88% |
| 1969 | 298,214 | 2,772,800 | 3.43% | 0.9% |
| 1970 | 308,528 | 2,810,700 | 3.46% | 1.37% |
| 1971 | 319,211 | 2,853,000 | 3.46% | 1.5% |
| 1972 | 330,264 | 2,903,900 | 3.46% | 1.78% |
| 1973 | 341,705 | 2,961,300 | 3.46% | 1.98% |
| 1974 | 353,538 | 3,023,700 | 3.46% | 2.11% |
| 1975 | 365,791 | 3,083,100 | 3.47% | 1.96% |
| 1976 | 378,490 | 3,110,500 | 3.47% | 0.89% |
| 1977 | 391,639 | 3,120,200 | 3.47% | 0.31% |
| 1978 | 405,243 | 3,121,200 | 3.47% | 0.03% |
| 1979 | 419,200 | 3,109,000 | 3.44% | -0.39% |
| 1980 | 433,404 | 3,112,900 | 3.39% | 0.13% |
| 1981 | 447,836 | 3,124,900 | 3.33% | 0.39% |
| 1982 | 462,485 | 3,156,100 | 3.27% | 1% |
| 1983 | 477,460 | 3,199,300 | 3.24% | 1.37% |
| 1984 | 492,784 | 3,227,100 | 3.21% | 0.87% |
| 1985 | 508,392 | 3,247,100 | 3.17% | 0.62% |
| 1986 | 524,324 | 3,246,300 | 3.13% | -0.02% |
| 1987 | 540,557 | 3,274,400 | 3.1% | 0.87% |
| 1988 | 556,986 | 3,283,400 | 3.04% | 0.27% |
| 1989 | 573,586 | 3,299,200 | 2.98% | 0.48% |
| 1990 | 589,287 | 3,329,800 | 2.74% | 0.93% |
| 1991 | 599,784 | 3,495,100 | 1.78% | 4.96% |
| 1992 | 577,774 | 3,531,700 | -3.67% | 1.05% |
| 1993 | 554,673 | 3,572,200 | -4% | 1.15% |
| 1994 | 554,497 | 3,620,000 | -0.03% | 1.34% |
| 1995 | 547,989 | 3,673,400 | -1.17% | 1.48% |
| 1996 | 548,784 | 3,732,000 | 0.15% | 1.6% |
| 1997 | 558,697 | 3,781,300 | 1.81% | 1.32% |
| 1998 | 569,435 | 3,815,000 | 1.92% | 0.89% |
| 1999 | 582,579 | 3,835,100 | 2.31% | 0.53% |
| 2000 | 596,863 | 3,857,700 | 2.45% | 0.59% |
| 2001 | 610,794 | 3,880,500 | 2.33% | 0.59% |
| 2002 | 624,409 | 3,948,500 | 2.23% | 1.75% |
| 2003 | 637,663 | 4,027,200 | 2.12% | 1.99% |
| 2004 | 650,544 | 4,087,500 | 2.02% | 1.5% |
| 2005 | 661,865 | 4,133,900 | 1.74% | 1.14% |
| 2006 | 670,799 | 4,184,600 | 1.35% | 1.23% |
| 2007 | 678,641 | 4,223,800 | 1.17% | 0.94% |
| 2008 | 686,351 | 4,259,800 | 1.14% | 0.85% |
| 2009 | 693,988 | 4,302,600 | 1.11% | 1% |
| 2010 | 701,632 | 4,350,700 | 1.1% | 1.12% |
| 2011 | 709,377 | 4,384,000 | 1.1% | 0.77% |
| 2012 | 717,279 | 4,408,100 | 1.11% | 0.55% |
| 2013 | 725,273 | 4,442,100 | 1.11% | 0.77% |
| 2014 | 733,139 | 4,516,500 | 1.08% | 1.67% |
| 2015 | 740,618 | 4,609,400 | 1.02% | 2.06% |
| 2016 | 747,866 | 4,714,100 | 0.98% | 2.27% |
| 2017 | 754,335 | 4,813,600 | 0.86% | 2.11% |
| 2018 | 759,759 | 4,900,600 | 0.72% | 1.81% |
| 2019 | 764,824 | 4,979,200 | 0.67% | 1.6% |
| 2020 | 770,006 | 5,090,200 | 0.68% | 2.23% |
| 2021 | 775,442 | 5,111,300 | 0.71% | 0.41% |
| 2022 | 780,914 | 5,117,100 | 0.71% | 0.11% |
| 2023 | 786,385 | 5,245,000 | 0.7% | 2.5% |
| 2024 | 791,524 | 5,338,500 | 0.65% | 1.78% |
| 2025 | 796,681 | 5,377,360 | 0.65% | 0.73% |
| 2026 | 802,211 | 5,413,790 | 0.69% | 0.68% |
| 2027 | 807,265 | 5,447,979 | 0.63% | 0.63% |
| 2028 | 811,835 | 5,479,675 | 0.57% | 0.58% |
| 2029 | 816,265 | 5,509,133 | 0.55% | 0.54% |
| 2030 | 820,693 | 5,536,522 | 0.54% | 0.5% |
| 2031 | 825,464 | 5,562,256 | 0.58% | 0.46% |
| 2032 | 830,347 | 5,586,456 | 0.59% | 0.44% |
| 2033 | 834,984 | 5,609,501 | 0.56% | 0.41% |
| 2034 | 839,045 | 5,631,457 | 0.49% | 0.39% |
| 2035 | 843,199 | 5,652,480 | 0.5% | 0.37% |
| 2036 | 847,699 | 5,673,146 | 0.53% | 0.37% |
| 2037 | 851,844 | 5,693,185 | 0.49% | 0.35% |
| 2038 | 855,558 | 5,713,185 | 0.44% | 0.35% |
| 2039 | 858,918 | 5,732,750 | 0.39% | 0.34% |
| 2040 | 862,126 | 5,751,482 | 0.37% | 0.33% |
| 2041 | 865,152 | 5,770,413 | 0.35% | 0.33% |
| 2042 | 868,152 | 5,789,187 | 0.35% | 0.33% |
| 2043 | 871,100 | 5,806,468 | 0.34% | 0.3% |
| 2044 | 873,733 | 5,822,166 | 0.3% | 0.27% |
| 2045 | 876,178 | 5,836,730 | 0.28% | 0.25% |
| 2046 | 878,161 | 5,849,932 | 0.23% | 0.23% |
| 2047 | 879,450 | 5,861,661 | 0.15% | 0.2% |
| 2048 | 880,488 | 5,872,796 | 0.12% | 0.19% |
| 2049 | 881,433 | 5,882,711 | 0.11% | 0.17% |
| 2050 | 882,337 | 5,892,766 | 0.1% | 0.17% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bhutan increased by 78,753 people (a 11.9% growth), while New Zealand gained 475,500 people (a 11.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bhutan gained 60,505 (a 8.17% growth), while New Zealand's population increased by 797,223 (a 17.3% growth).
Bhutan was ranked 161st most populous country in 2005 and is 163rd in 2025. New Zealand was ranked 122nd in 2005 and ranked 124th 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 New Zealand will increase by 8.99% to 5,892,766 people and rank change from 124th to 122nd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Auckland | 1.47M |
| Christchurch | 383K |
| Wellington | 216K |
| Hamilton | 176K |
| Tauranga | 151K |
| Dunedin | 106K |
| Lower Hutt | 103K |
| Palmerston North | 81.5K |
| Napier | 66.3K |
| Porirua | 59.6K |
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Population differences between Bhutan and New Zealand
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| Life expectancy | 73.5 years | 82.4 years |
| Average age | 32.4 years | 39.8 years |
| Median age | 30.9 years | 38.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 53.4:46.6 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.46 births per woman | 1.56 births per woman |
| Population density | 53.8 ppl/mi² | 52.5 ppl/mi² |
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