Population in Bhutan compared to Sao Tome and Principe: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Bhutan and Sao Tome and Principe: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bhutan	Sao Tome	Bhutan	Sao Tome
1960	224,084	68,012	-	-
1961	230,602	68,707	2.91%	1.02%
1962	237,636	69,403	3.05%	1.01%
1963	245,156	70,112	3.16%	1.02%
1964	252,987	70,865	3.19%	1.07%
1965	261,200	71,680	3.25%	1.15%
1966	269,820	72,576	3.3%	1.25%
1967	278,852	73,596	3.35%	1.41%
1968	288,311	74,765	3.39%	1.59%
1969	298,214	76,083	3.43%	1.76%
1970	308,528	77,626	3.46%	2.03%
1971	319,211	79,330	3.46%	2.2%
1972	330,264	81,041	3.46%	2.16%
1973	341,705	82,798	3.46%	2.17%
1974	353,538	84,672	3.46%	2.26%
1975	365,791	86,708	3.47%	2.4%
1976	378,490	88,922	3.47%	2.55%
1977	391,639	91,301	3.47%	2.68%
1978	405,243	93,794	3.47%	2.73%
1979	419,200	96,252	3.44%	2.62%
1980	433,404	98,544	3.39%	2.38%
1981	447,836	100,615	3.33%	2.1%
1982	462,485	102,508	3.27%	1.88%
1983	477,460	104,380	3.24%	1.83%
1984	492,784	106,394	3.21%	1.93%
1985	508,392	108,658	3.17%	2.13%
1986	524,324	111,150	3.13%	2.29%
1987	540,557	113,919	3.1%	2.49%
1988	556,986	116,939	3.04%	2.65%
1989	573,586	119,979	2.98%	2.6%
1990	589,287	122,980	2.74%	2.5%
1991	599,784	125,697	1.78%	2.21%
1992	577,774	128,110	-3.67%	1.92%
1993	554,673	130,467	-4%	1.84%
1994	554,497	132,732	-0.03%	1.74%
1995	547,989	134,895	-1.17%	1.63%
1996	548,784	136,962	0.15%	1.53%
1997	558,697	138,922	1.81%	1.43%
1998	569,435	140,751	1.92%	1.32%
1999	582,579	142,442	2.31%	1.2%
2000	596,863	144,018	2.45%	1.11%
2001	610,794	146,375	2.33%	1.64%
2002	624,409	149,922	2.23%	2.42%
2003	637,663	153,814	2.12%	2.6%
2004	650,544	157,705	2.02%	2.53%
2005	661,865	161,639	1.74%	2.49%
2006	670,799	165,638	1.35%	2.47%
2007	678,641	169,700	1.17%	2.45%
2008	686,351	173,793	1.14%	2.41%
2009	693,988	177,853	1.11%	2.34%
2010	701,632	181,802	1.1%	2.22%
2011	709,377	185,649	1.1%	2.12%
2012	717,279	189,439	1.11%	2.04%
2013	725,273	193,148	1.11%	1.96%
2014	733,139	196,767	1.08%	1.87%
2015	740,618	200,291	1.02%	1.79%
2016	747,866	203,689	0.98%	1.7%
2017	754,335	206,970	0.86%	1.61%
2018	759,759	210,187	0.72%	1.55%
2019	764,824	213,392	0.67%	1.52%
2020	770,006	217,435	0.68%	1.89%
2021	775,442	221,961	0.71%	2.08%
2022	780,914	226,305	0.71%	1.96%
2023	786,385	230,871	0.7%	2.02%
2024	791,524	235,536	0.65%	2.02%
2025	796,681	240,251	0.65%	2%
2026	802,211	244,987	0.69%	1.97%
2027	807,265	249,783	0.63%	1.96%
2028	811,835	254,657	0.57%	1.95%
2029	816,265	259,597	0.55%	1.94%
2030	820,693	264,560	0.54%	1.91%
2031	825,464	269,566	0.58%	1.89%
2032	830,347	274,643	0.59%	1.88%
2033	834,984	279,761	0.56%	1.86%
2034	839,045	284,911	0.49%	1.84%
2035	843,199	290,082	0.5%	1.81%
2036	847,699	295,269	0.53%	1.79%
2037	851,844	300,439	0.49%	1.75%
2038	855,558	305,590	0.44%	1.71%
2039	858,918	310,729	0.39%	1.68%
2040	862,126	315,833	0.37%	1.64%
2041	865,152	320,875	0.35%	1.6%
2042	868,152	325,888	0.35%	1.56%
2043	871,100	330,908	0.34%	1.54%
2044	873,733	335,919	0.3%	1.51%
2045	876,178	340,911	0.28%	1.49%
2046	878,161	345,883	0.23%	1.46%
2047	879,450	350,758	0.15%	1.41%
2048	880,488	355,569	0.12%	1.37%
2049	881,433	360,353	0.11%	1.35%
2050	882,337	365,103	0.1%	1.32%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bhutan increased by 78,753 people (a 11.9% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe gained 38,652 people (a 23.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bhutan gained 60,505 (a 8.17% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe's population increased by 43,764 (a 21.9% growth).

Bhutan was ranked 161st most populous country in 2005 and is 163rd in 2025. Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th in 2005 and ranked 176th 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 Sao Tome and Principe will increase by 49.6% to 365,103 people and rank change from 176th to 175th.