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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bhutan	Qatar	Bhutan	Qatar
1960	224,084	36,010	-	-
1961	230,602	39,680	2.91%	10.2%
1962	237,636	44,630	3.05%	12.5%
1963	245,156	50,380	3.16%	12.9%
1964	252,987	56,867	3.19%	12.9%
1965	261,200	64,065	3.25%	12.7%
1966	269,820	72,192	3.3%	12.7%
1967	278,852	81,439	3.35%	12.8%
1968	288,311	91,749	3.39%	12.7%
1969	298,214	103,025	3.43%	12.3%
1970	308,528	116,350	3.46%	12.9%
1971	319,211	131,346	3.46%	12.9%
1972	330,264	146,506	3.46%	11.5%
1973	341,705	161,841	3.46%	10.5%
1974	353,538	177,362	3.46%	9.59%
1975	365,791	193,087	3.47%	8.87%
1976	378,490	209,052	3.47%	8.27%
1977	391,639	225,285	3.47%	7.77%
1978	405,243	241,808	3.47%	7.33%
1979	419,200	258,670	3.44%	6.97%
1980	433,404	275,913	3.39%	6.67%
1981	447,836	293,553	3.33%	6.39%
1982	462,485	311,537	3.27%	6.13%
1983	477,460	329,709	3.24%	5.83%
1984	492,784	347,878	3.21%	5.51%
1985	508,392	365,940	3.17%	5.19%
1986	524,324	382,422	3.13%	4.5%
1987	540,557	397,005	3.1%	3.81%
1988	556,986	411,264	3.04%	3.59%
1989	573,586	425,646	2.98%	3.5%
1990	589,287	440,175	2.74%	3.41%
1991	599,784	454,853	1.78%	3.33%
1992	577,774	469,657	-3.67%	3.25%
1993	554,673	484,545	-4%	3.17%
1994	554,497	499,459	-0.03%	3.08%
1995	547,989	514,325	-1.17%	2.98%
1996	548,784	529,019	0.15%	2.86%
1997	558,697	550,500	1.81%	4.06%
1998	569,435	580,540	1.92%	5.46%
1999	582,579	612,500	2.31%	5.51%
2000	596,863	644,989	2.45%	5.3%
2001	610,794	677,925	2.33%	5.11%
2002	624,409	711,205	2.23%	4.91%
2003	637,663	744,682	2.12%	4.71%
2004	650,544	773,332	2.02%	3.85%
2005	661,865	825,408	1.74%	6.73%
2006	670,799	972,831	1.35%	17.9%
2007	678,641	1,208,595	1.17%	24.2%
2008	686,351	1,426,938	1.14%	18.1%
2009	693,988	1,608,903	1.11%	12.8%
2010	701,632	1,616,832	1.1%	0.49%
2011	709,377	1,624,761	1.1%	0.49%
2012	717,279	1,722,438	1.11%	6.01%
2013	725,273	1,916,426	1.11%	11.3%
2014	733,139	2,151,745	1.08%	12.3%
2015	740,618	2,344,557	1.02%	8.96%
2016	747,866	2,477,113	0.98%	5.65%
2017	754,335	2,545,820	0.86%	2.77%
2018	759,759	2,580,734	0.72%	1.37%
2019	764,824	2,638,657	0.67%	2.24%
2020	770,006	2,794,148	0.68%	5.89%
2021	775,442	2,504,910	0.71%	-10.4%
2022	780,914	2,657,333	0.71%	6.08%
2023	786,385	2,656,032	0.7%	-0.05%
2024	791,524	2,857,822	0.65%	7.6%
2025	796,681	2,921,065	0.65%	2.21%
2026	802,211	2,975,134	0.69%	1.85%
2027	807,265	3,019,526	0.63%	1.49%
2028	811,835	3,057,695	0.57%	1.26%
2029	816,265	3,092,803	0.55%	1.15%
2030	820,693	3,125,174	0.54%	1.05%
2031	825,464	3,156,754	0.58%	1.01%
2032	830,347	3,189,188	0.59%	1.03%
2033	834,984	3,222,500	0.56%	1.04%
2034	839,045	3,256,691	0.49%	1.06%
2035	843,199	3,291,711	0.5%	1.08%
2036	847,699	3,327,585	0.53%	1.09%
2037	851,844	3,364,333	0.49%	1.1%
2038	855,558	3,401,906	0.44%	1.12%
2039	858,918	3,440,293	0.39%	1.13%
2040	862,126	3,479,439	0.37%	1.14%
2041	865,152	3,519,302	0.35%	1.15%
2042	868,152	3,559,840	0.35%	1.15%
2043	871,100	3,601,019	0.34%	1.16%
2044	873,733	3,642,784	0.3%	1.16%
2045	876,178	3,685,111	0.28%	1.16%
2046	878,161	3,727,959	0.23%	1.16%
2047	879,450	3,771,287	0.15%	1.16%
2048	880,488	3,815,108	0.12%	1.16%
2049	881,433	3,859,368	0.11%	1.16%
2050	882,337	3,904,074	0.1%	1.16%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bhutan increased by 78,753 people (a 11.9% growth), while Qatar gained 1,519,149 people (a 184% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bhutan gained 60,505 (a 8.17% growth), while Qatar's population increased by 619,940 (a 26.4% growth).

Bhutan was ranked 161st most populous country in 2005 and is 163rd in 2025. Qatar was ranked 159th in 2005 and ranked 137th 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 Qatar will increase by 31.7% to 3,904,074 people and rank change from 137th to 134th.