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

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The latest officially reported population of Bhutan was 796,682 in 2025 vs 19,020,271 people in Romania in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bhutan's population is 805,057 people compared to 18,912,567 in Romania.

Population statistics:

  • Romania's population is 23.5 times bigger than Bhutan's.
  • Bhutan is ranked the 163rd most populous country in the world, while Romania is the 70th.
  • The countries together account for 0.24% of the world: 0.01% for Bhutan vs 0.23% for Romania.
  • For the last 10 years, Bhutan has had an average growth rate of +0.76% per year vs -0.41% in Romania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bhutan has increased from 671K people to 805K (20% growth), while Romania has declined from 21.2M to 18.9M (10.8% decline).

Bhutan vs Romania: population by year and forecast

Bhutan
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bhutan Romania
2100 695,373 10,843,503
2099 700,252 10,927,951
2098 704,725 11,011,822
2097 709,503 11,095,182
2096 714,205 11,178,195
2095 719,429 11,261,202
2094 724,680 11,343,358
2093 729,780 11,426,736
2092 735,358 11,509,522
2091 741,359 11,591,897
2090 747,224 11,675,686
2089 753,299 11,759,143
2088 759,229 11,842,733
2087 765,529 11,926,699
2086 771,180 12,013,212
2085 776,734 12,099,742
2084 782,193 12,187,794
2083 788,231 12,277,402
2082 793,848 12,367,518
2081 799,837 12,460,785
2080 805,584 12,556,104
2079 811,372 12,652,446
2078 816,844 12,750,395
2077 821,563 12,849,896
2076 826,295 12,950,914
2075 831,127 13,053,551
2074 836,339 13,158,624
2073 841,532 13,264,931
2072 846,187 13,375,162
2071 850,589 13,488,051
2070 854,258 13,603,287
2069 858,138 13,721,187
2068 861,658 13,840,530
2067 865,086 13,963,377
2066 868,594 14,088,938
2065 871,852 14,218,608
2064 874,071 14,349,029
2063 876,010 14,480,312
2062 878,276 14,613,788
2061 880,361 14,747,178
2060 882,252 14,879,235
2059 883,530 15,011,161
2058 884,855 15,141,670
2057 884,952 15,271,230
2056 886,162 15,400,030
2055 886,744 15,527,331
2054 886,243 15,651,338
2053 886,861 15,773,422
2052 886,981 15,896,118
2051 885,891 16,016,719
2050 884,875 16,135,745
2049 884,076 16,255,638
2048 882,979 16,375,139
2047 881,999 16,494,633
2046 880,375 16,612,186
2045 878,014 16,730,009
2044 875,491 16,848,827
2043 872,718 16,966,857
2042 869,582 17,084,359
2041 866,699 17,203,640
2040 863,505 17,320,952
2039 860,257 17,438,042
2038 856,758 17,556,386
2037 852,802 17,673,500
2036 848,448 17,790,613
2035 843,771 17,906,949
2034 840,103 18,020,973
2033 835,629 18,134,889
2032 830,792 18,247,275
2031 825,846 18,359,750
2030 821,204 18,471,446
2029 816,969 18,583,513
2028 812,314 18,693,807
2027 807,785 18,803,518
2026 802,177 18,912,567
2025 796,682 19,020,271
2024 791,524 19,051,804
2023 786,385 19,061,062
2022 780,914 19,048,502
2021 775,442 19,122,059
2020 770,006 19,265,250
2019 764,824 19,371,648
2018 759,759 19,473,970
2017 754,335 19,588,715
2016 747,866 19,702,267
2015 740,618 19,815,616
2014 733,139 19,908,979
2013 725,273 19,983,693
2012 717,279 20,058,035
2011 709,377 20,147,528
2010 701,632 20,246,871
2009 693,988 20,367,487
2008 686,351 20,537,875
2007 678,641 20,882,982
2006 670,799 21,193,760
2005 661,865 21,319,685
2004 650,544 21,451,748
2003 637,663 21,574,326
2002 624,409 21,730,496
2001 610,794 22,131,970
2000 596,863 22,442,971
1999 582,579 22,472,040
1998 569,435 22,507,344
1997 558,697 22,553,978
1996 548,784 22,619,004
1995 547,989 22,684,270
1994 554,497 22,730,211
1993 554,673 22,763,280
1992 577,774 22,794,284
1991 599,784 23,001,155
1990 589,287 23,201,835
1989 573,586 23,161,458
1988 556,986 23,057,662
1987 540,557 22,949,430
1986 524,324 22,836,841
1985 508,392 22,732,999
1984 492,784 22,640,547
1983 477,460 22,560,478
1982 462,485 22,475,741
1981 447,836 22,353,070
1980 433,404 22,207,282
1979 419,200 22,090,488
1978 405,243 21,951,464
1977 391,639 21,756,096
1976 378,490 21,551,634
1975 365,791 21,293,583
1974 353,538 21,029,429
1973 341,705 20,835,681
1972 330,264 20,657,957
1971 319,211 20,461,567
1970 308,528 20,250,398
1969 298,214 20,009,141
1968 288,311 19,799,831
1967 278,852 19,534,242
1966 269,820 19,215,450
1965 261,200 19,031,576
1964 252,987 18,919,126
1963 245,156 18,797,850
1962 237,636 18,676,550
1961 230,602 18,555,250
1960 224,084 18,406,905

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/romania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bhutan increased by 77,067 people (a 11.5% growth), while Romania lost 1,491,493 people (a 7.04% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bhutan gained 57,191 people (a 7.65% growth), while Romania's population decreased by 789,700 people (a 4.01% decline).

Bhutan was ranked 161st most populous country in 2006 and is 163rd in 2026. Romania was ranked 51st in 2006 and ranked 70th 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 Romania will decrease by 14.7% to 16,135,745 people and rank change from 70th to 81st.

Bhutan is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 887K people, while Romania's population already peaked in 1990 at 23.2M people and is projected to decrease to 10.8M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bhutan
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bhutan Romania
2100 -0.7% -0.77%
2099 -0.63% -0.76%
2098 -0.67% -0.75%
2097 -0.66% -0.74%
2096 -0.73% -0.74%
2095 -0.72% -0.72%
2094 -0.7% -0.73%
2093 -0.76% -0.72%
2092 -0.81% -0.71%
2091 -0.78% -0.72%
2090 -0.81% -0.71%
2089 -0.78% -0.71%
2088 -0.82% -0.7%
2087 -0.73% -0.72%
2086 -0.72% -0.72%
2085 -0.7% -0.72%
2084 -0.77% -0.73%
2083 -0.71% -0.73%
2082 -0.75% -0.75%
2081 -0.71% -0.76%
2080 -0.71% -0.76%
2079 -0.67% -0.77%
2078 -0.57% -0.77%
2077 -0.57% -0.78%
2076 -0.58% -0.79%
2075 -0.62% -0.8%
2074 -0.62% -0.8%
2073 -0.55% -0.82%
2072 -0.52% -0.84%
2071 -0.43% -0.85%
2070 -0.45% -0.86%
2069 -0.41% -0.86%
2068 -0.4% -0.88%
2067 -0.4% -0.89%
2066 -0.37% -0.91%
2065 -0.25% -0.91%
2064 -0.22% -0.91%
2063 -0.26% -0.91%
2062 -0.24% -0.9%
2061 -0.21% -0.89%
2060 -0.14% -0.88%
2059 -0.15% -0.86%
2058 -0.01% -0.85%
2057 -0.14% -0.84%
2056 -0.07% -0.82%
2055 0.06% -0.79%
2054 -0.07% -0.77%
2053 -0.01% -0.77%
2052 0.12% -0.75%
2051 0.11% -0.74%
2050 0.09% -0.74%
2049 0.12% -0.73%
2048 0.11% -0.72%
2047 0.18% -0.71%
2046 0.27% -0.7%
2045 0.29% -0.71%
2044 0.32% -0.7%
2043 0.36% -0.69%
2042 0.33% -0.69%
2041 0.37% -0.68%
2040 0.38% -0.67%
2039 0.41% -0.67%
2038 0.46% -0.66%
2037 0.51% -0.66%
2036 0.55% -0.65%
2035 0.44% -0.63%
2034 0.54% -0.63%
2033 0.58% -0.62%
2032 0.6% -0.61%
2031 0.57% -0.6%
2030 0.52% -0.6%
2029 0.57% -0.59%
2028 0.56% -0.58%
2027 0.7% -0.58%
2026 0.69% -0.57%
2025 0.65% -0.17%
2024 0.65% -0.05%
2023 0.7% 0.07%
2022 0.71% -0.38%
2021 0.71% -0.74%
2020 0.68% -0.55%
2019 0.67% -0.53%
2018 0.72% -0.59%
2017 0.86% -0.58%
2016 0.98% -0.57%
2015 1.02% -0.47%
2014 1.08% -0.37%
2013 1.11% -0.37%
2012 1.11% -0.44%
2011 1.1% -0.49%
2010 1.1% -0.59%
2009 1.11% -0.83%
2008 1.14% -1.65%
2007 1.17% -1.47%
2006 1.35% -0.59%
2005 1.74% -0.62%
2004 2.02% -0.57%
2003 2.12% -0.72%
2002 2.23% -1.81%
2001 2.33% -1.39%
2000 2.45% -0.13%
1999 2.31% -0.16%
1998 1.92% -0.21%
1997 1.81% -0.29%
1996 0.15% -0.29%
1995 -1.17% -0.2%
1994 -0.03% -0.15%
1993 -4% -0.14%
1992 -3.67% -0.9%
1991 1.78% -0.86%
1990 2.74% 0.17%
1989 2.98% 0.45%
1988 3.04% 0.47%
1987 3.1% 0.49%
1986 3.13% 0.46%
1985 3.17% 0.41%
1984 3.21% 0.35%
1983 3.24% 0.38%
1982 3.27% 0.55%
1981 3.33% 0.66%
1980 3.39% 0.53%
1979 3.44% 0.63%
1978 3.47% 0.9%
1977 3.47% 0.95%
1976 3.47% 1.21%
1975 3.47% 1.26%
1974 3.46% 0.93%
1973 3.46% 0.86%
1972 3.46% 0.96%
1971 3.46% 1.04%
1970 3.46% 1.21%
1969 3.43% 1.06%
1968 3.39% 1.36%
1967 3.35% 1.66%
1966 3.3% 0.97%
1965 3.25% 0.59%
1964 3.19% 0.65%
1963 3.16% 0.65%
1962 3.05% 0.65%
1961 2.91% 0.81%

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/romania | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Bhutan grew by 0.65%, while Romania's population declined by 0.17%.

Live population counters

Bhutan Romania
Current population
805057
18912567
Population rank 163/197 70/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.23%
One net population change
1.7 hours
16.7 minutes
One birth every
53 minutes
3.68 minutes
One death every
1.83 hours
2.16 minutes
Daily growth/decline +14 -86
Annual growth/decline +5,158 -31,533
Annual growth/decline rate +0.65% -0.17%
Population growth rate rank 120/197 172/197
One migration net change every
19.3 hours
18.1 minutes
Annual migration change +455 -29,041
Net migration rank 69/196 163/196
Foreign-born residents 55,705 655,579
Foreign-born residents rank 146/195 73/195
Foreign-born share of population 7% 3.4%
Foreign-born share rank 80/195 112/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bhutan
Natural

Migration
Romania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bhutan Romania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 455 - -29,041
2024 5,113 -277 -100,975 -28,466
2023 5,153 291 -83,869 -27,780
2022 5,204 291 -93,338 89,076
2021 5,162 287 -141,504 -17,731
2020 5,142 287 -100,179 -13,202
2019 4,643 287 -60,053 -27,909
2018 4,909 287 -62,316 -33,018
2017 5,367 287 -50,930 -33,081
2016 6,164 1,116 -53,196 -33,073
2015 6,762 450 -59,447 -35,751
2014 7,290 452 -55,745 -35,448
2013 7,689 309 -59,951 -34,910
2012 7,967 20 -54,157 -37,589
2011 8,282 -464 -56,413 -102,769
2010 8,598 -922 -46,567 -122,364
2009 8,913 -1,305 -34,625 -137,953
2008 9,200 -1,538 -30,806 -144,368
2007 9,322 -1,553 -37,590 -133,089
2006 9,197 -1,283 -38,148 -132,777
2005 9,102 848 -40,508 -131,176
2004 9,056 3,642 -42,904 -117,432
2003 9,132 3,921 -56,093 -107,139
2002 9,464 3,996 -58,673 -106,585
2001 9,904 3,874 -37,625 -91,154
2000 10,142 3,940 -22,443 -92,451
1999 10,940 3,542 -31,461 -82,590
1998 11,320 486 -33,761 -81,366
1997 11,668 -1,994 -42,853 -88,734
1996 12,153 -1,998 -56,548 -70,799
1995 12,938 -21,501 -36,295 -73,779
1994 13,536 -17,997 -18,184 -76,246
1993 13,915 -9,800 -13,658 -73,475
1992 15,594 -65,900 -4,559 -63,200
1991 15,801 -9,522 25,301 -36,824
1990 15,704 -1,000 69,605 -38,157
1989 15,516 1,180 122,756 -33,866
1988 15,212 1,286 126,817 -48,911
1987 14,887 1,481 128,517 -42,868
1986 14,516 1,586 134,737 -50,450
1985 14,061 1,694 111,392 -28,108
1984 13,688 1,779 117,731 -24,629
1983 13,284 1,897 87,986 3,093
1982 12,872 1,897 119,121 -4,725
1981 12,444 2,096 156,472 -20,870
1980 12,016 2,307 168,776 -16,668
1979 11,583 2,493 194,397 -29,600
1978 11,133 2,700 204,148 -31,427
1977 10,679 2,700 215,385 -28,135
1976 10,228 2,700 213,361 18,748
1975 9,775 2,700 219,324 9,125
1974 9,324 2,700 235,530 6,725
1973 8,939 2,700 175,020 58,651
1972 8,549 2,700 198,316 61,920
1971 8,161 2,700 206,662 74,473
1970 7,791 2,700 234,905 71,919
1969 7,435 2,700 264,120 74,851
1968 7,085 2,593 338,577 33,601
1967 6,744 2,493 347,709 37,282
1966 6,418 2,407 115,293 -25,458
1965 6,109 2,307 114,190 -60,430
1964 5,818 2,196 134,326 -59,500
1963 5,551 2,096 139,104 -58,076
1962 5,297 2,096 130,736 -56,152
1961 5,081 1,586 163,286 -54,642
1960 4,888 1,481 191,431 -55,397

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

GeoRank.org/population/bhutan/romania | 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 Romania 83.4% is from natural causes (a loss of 805,807 people) and 16.6% is from migration (a loss of 160,935 people).

As of 2024, 55,705 residents or 7% of the population were not native-born in Bhutan, compared to 655,579 people or 3.4% in Romania.

Biggest cities by population

Bhutan
City Population
Thimphu 115K
Paro 2.36K
Romania
City Population
Bucharest 1.72M
Cluj-Napoca 287K
Iasi 272K
Constanta 264K
Timisoara 251K
Brasov 238K
Craiova 234K
Galati 218K
Oradea 183K
Ploiesti 181K

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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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