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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bhutan	Palau	Bhutan	Palau
1960	224,084	9,328	-	-
1961	230,602	9,555	2.91%	2.43%
1962	237,636	9,793	3.05%	2.49%
1963	245,156	10,037	3.16%	2.49%
1964	252,987	10,292	3.19%	2.54%
1965	261,200	10,547	3.25%	2.48%
1966	269,820	10,805	3.3%	2.45%
1967	278,852	10,988	3.35%	1.69%
1968	288,311	11,080	3.39%	0.84%
1969	298,214	11,159	3.43%	0.71%
1970	308,528	11,368	3.46%	1.87%
1971	319,211	11,759	3.46%	3.44%
1972	330,264	12,194	3.46%	3.7%
1973	341,705	12,552	3.46%	2.94%
1974	353,538	12,687	3.46%	1.08%
1975	365,791	12,655	3.47%	-0.25%
1976	378,490	12,598	3.47%	-0.45%
1977	391,639	12,525	3.47%	-0.58%
1978	405,243	12,440	3.47%	-0.68%
1979	419,200	12,337	3.44%	-0.83%
1980	433,404	12,271	3.39%	-0.53%
1981	447,836	12,402	3.33%	1.07%
1982	462,485	12,694	3.27%	2.35%
1983	477,460	13,006	3.24%	2.46%
1984	492,784	13,337	3.21%	2.54%
1985	508,392	13,688	3.17%	2.63%
1986	524,324	14,024	3.13%	2.45%
1987	540,557	14,334	3.1%	2.21%
1988	556,986	14,645	3.04%	2.17%
1989	573,586	14,945	2.98%	2.05%
1990	589,287	15,259	2.74%	2.1%
1991	599,784	15,614	1.78%	2.33%
1992	577,774	15,989	-3.67%	2.4%
1993	554,673	16,372	-4%	2.4%
1994	554,497	16,770	-0.03%	2.43%
1995	547,989	17,195	-1.17%	2.53%
1996	548,784	17,654	0.15%	2.67%
1997	558,697	18,108	1.81%	2.57%
1998	569,435	18,524	1.92%	2.3%
1999	582,579	18,901	2.31%	2.04%
2000	596,863	19,178	2.45%	1.47%
2001	610,794	19,352	2.33%	0.91%
2002	624,409	19,503	2.23%	0.78%
2003	637,663	19,659	2.12%	0.8%
2004	650,544	19,820	2.02%	0.82%
2005	661,865	19,819	1.74%	-0.005%
2006	670,799	19,593	1.35%	-1.14%
2007	678,641	19,302	1.17%	-1.49%
2008	686,351	19,009	1.14%	-1.52%
2009	693,988	18,709	1.11%	-1.58%
2010	701,632	18,396	1.1%	-1.67%
2011	709,377	18,078	1.1%	-1.73%
2012	717,279	17,765	1.11%	-1.73%
2013	725,273	17,648	1.11%	-0.66%
2014	733,139	17,715	1.08%	0.38%
2015	740,618	17,770	1.02%	0.31%
2016	747,866	17,797	0.98%	0.15%
2017	754,335	17,812	0.86%	0.08%
2018	759,759	17,814	0.72%	0.01%
2019	764,824	17,798	0.67%	-0.09%
2020	770,006	17,792	0.68%	-0.03%
2021	775,442	17,783	0.71%	-0.05%
2022	780,914	17,759	0.71%	-0.13%
2023	786,385	17,727	0.7%	-0.18%
2024	791,524	17,695	0.65%	-0.18%
2025	796,681	17,663	0.65%	-0.18%
2026	802,211	17,618	0.69%	-0.25%
2027	807,265	17,564	0.63%	-0.31%
2028	811,835	17,504	0.57%	-0.34%
2029	816,265	17,436	0.55%	-0.39%
2030	820,693	17,376	0.54%	-0.34%
2031	825,464	17,299	0.58%	-0.44%
2032	830,347	17,228	0.59%	-0.41%
2033	834,984	17,163	0.56%	-0.38%
2034	839,045	17,092	0.49%	-0.41%
2035	843,199	17,012	0.5%	-0.47%
2036	847,699	16,940	0.53%	-0.43%
2037	851,844	16,858	0.49%	-0.48%
2038	855,558	16,779	0.44%	-0.47%
2039	858,918	16,689	0.39%	-0.54%
2040	862,126	16,604	0.37%	-0.51%
2041	865,152	16,510	0.35%	-0.57%
2042	868,152	16,403	0.35%	-0.65%
2043	871,100	16,302	0.34%	-0.61%
2044	873,733	16,202	0.3%	-0.62%
2045	876,178	16,097	0.28%	-0.65%
2046	878,161	15,977	0.23%	-0.74%
2047	879,450	15,863	0.15%	-0.71%
2048	880,488	15,749	0.12%	-0.72%
2049	881,433	15,632	0.11%	-0.74%
2050	882,337	15,515	0.1%	-0.75%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bhutan increased by 78,753 people (a 11.9% growth), while Palau lost 2,049 people (a 10.3% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bhutan gained 60,505 (a 8.17% growth), while Palau's population decreased by -107 (a 0.6% decline).

Bhutan was ranked 161st most populous country in 2005 and is 163rd in 2025. Palau was ranked 194th in 2005 and still ranked 194th 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 Palau will decrease by 12.2% to 15,515 people and rank change from 194th to 195th.