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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bhutan was 791,524 in 2024 vs 6,586,476 people in Serbia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bhutan's population is 803,385 people compared to 6,494,521 in Serbia.

Population statistics:

  • Serbia's population is 8.08 times bigger than Bhutan's.
  • Bhutan is ranked the 163rd most populous country in the world, while Serbia is the 110th.
  • The countries together account for 0.09% of the world: 0.01% for Bhutan vs 0.08% for Serbia.
  • For the last 10 years, Bhutan has had an average growth rate of +0.8% per year vs -0.76% in Serbia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bhutan has increased from 671K people to 803K (19.8% growth), while Serbia has declined from 7.41M to 6.49M (12.4% decline).

Bhutan vs Serbia: population by year and forecast

Bhutan
Factual

Projection
Serbia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bhutan Serbia
2100 695,106 3,621,418
2099 699,983 3,649,584
2098 704,455 3,677,789
2097 709,230 3,706,279
2096 713,930 3,734,933
2095 719,152 3,763,769
2094 724,401 3,792,851
2093 729,500 3,822,147
2092 735,075 3,851,865
2091 741,074 3,881,833
2090 746,937 3,911,964
2089 753,010 3,942,571
2088 758,937 3,973,274
2087 765,235 4,004,485
2086 770,883 4,036,066
2085 776,435 4,068,021
2084 781,892 4,100,403
2083 787,929 4,133,391
2082 793,543 4,166,924
2081 799,530 4,200,811
2080 805,275 4,235,306
2079 811,060 4,270,442
2078 816,530 4,306,246
2077 821,247 4,342,382
2076 825,978 4,378,754
2075 830,808 4,415,505
2074 836,017 4,452,888
2073 841,208 4,490,589
2072 845,861 4,528,672
2071 850,262 4,567,167
2070 853,930 4,606,212
2069 857,808 4,645,524
2068 861,327 4,685,090
2067 864,753 4,724,796
2066 868,260 4,764,445
2065 871,517 4,804,405
2064 873,735 4,844,434
2063 875,674 4,884,574
2062 877,938 4,924,899
2061 880,023 4,964,985
2060 881,913 5,005,138
2059 883,191 5,045,125
2058 884,515 5,085,292
2057 884,612 5,125,901
2056 885,822 5,166,530
2055 886,403 5,207,137
2054 885,903 5,247,793
2053 886,520 5,288,369
2052 886,640 5,329,487
2051 885,551 5,371,281
2050 884,535 5,413,067
2049 883,736 5,455,402
2048 882,640 5,498,031
2047 881,660 5,541,158
2046 880,037 5,584,824
2045 877,677 5,629,108
2044 875,155 5,673,908
2043 872,383 5,719,287
2042 869,248 5,765,400
2041 866,366 5,811,936
2040 863,173 5,858,464
2039 859,926 5,905,404
2038 856,429 5,952,107
2037 852,475 5,998,763
2036 848,122 6,045,097
2035 843,447 6,091,385
2034 839,780 6,137,447
2033 835,308 6,183,536
2032 830,472 6,229,136
2031 825,528 6,274,395
2030 820,888 6,319,422
2029 816,655 6,363,799
2028 812,002 6,407,914
2027 807,474 6,451,609
2026 801,869 6,494,521
2025 796,375 6,543,364
2024 791,524 6,586,476
2023 786,385 6,623,183
2022 780,914 6,664,449
2021 775,442 6,834,326
2020 770,006 6,899,126
2019 764,824 6,945,235
2018 759,759 6,982,604
2017 754,335 7,020,858
2016 747,866 7,058,322
2015 740,618 7,095,383
2014 733,139 7,131,787
2013 725,273 7,166,553
2012 717,279 7,201,497
2011 709,377 7,236,519
2010 701,632 7,291,436
2009 693,988 7,320,807
2008 686,351 7,350,222
2007 678,641 7,381,579
2006 670,799 7,411,569
2005 661,865 7,440,769
2004 650,544 7,463,157
2003 637,663 7,480,591
2002 624,409 7,500,031
2001 610,794 7,503,433
2000 596,863 7,516,346
1999 582,579 7,540,401
1998 569,435 7,567,745
1997 558,697 7,598,538
1996 548,784 7,622,185
1995 547,989 7,628,264
1994 554,497 7,622,711
1993 554,673 7,614,328
1992 577,774 7,604,063
1991 599,784 7,595,636
1990 589,287 7,897,937
1989 573,586 7,893,787
1988 556,986 7,884,218
1987 540,557 7,868,027
1986 524,324 7,853,824
1985 508,392 7,835,902
1984 492,784 7,813,549
1983 477,460 7,788,100
1982 462,485 7,763,335
1981 447,836 7,736,787
1980 433,404 7,709,544
1979 419,200 7,541,997
1978 405,243 7,504,017
1977 391,639 7,462,783
1976 378,490 7,418,973
1975 365,791 7,368,717
1974 353,538 7,326,043
1973 341,705 7,283,902
1972 330,264 7,252,012
1971 319,211 7,211,716
1970 308,528 7,164,993
1969 298,214 7,123,249
1968 288,311 7,007,586
1967 278,852 6,966,522
1966 269,820 6,927,969
1965 261,200 6,876,624
1964 252,987 6,832,855
1963 245,156 6,787,950
1962 237,636 6,740,264
1961 230,602 6,689,077
1960 224,084 6,638,992

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bhutan/serbia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bhutan increased by 77,067 people (a 11.5% growth), while Serbia lost 353,247 people (a 4.77% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bhutan gained 55,519 people (a 7.42% growth), while Serbia's population decreased by 563,801 people (a 7.99% decline).

Bhutan was ranked 161st most populous country in 2006 and is 163rd in 2026. Serbia was ranked 97th in 2006 and ranked 110th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Bhutan's population will grow by 10.1% to 884,535 people and will still be ranked 163rd. The population of Serbia will decrease by 16.7% to 5,413,067 people and rank change from 110th to 125th.

Bhutan is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 887K people, while Serbia's population already peaked in 1990 at 7.9M people and is projected to decrease to 3.62M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bhutan
Factual

Projection
Serbia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bhutan Serbia
2100 -0.7% -0.77%
2099 -0.63% -0.77%
2098 -0.67% -0.77%
2097 -0.66% -0.77%
2096 -0.73% -0.77%
2095 -0.72% -0.77%
2094 -0.7% -0.77%
2093 -0.76% -0.77%
2092 -0.81% -0.77%
2091 -0.78% -0.77%
2090 -0.81% -0.78%
2089 -0.78% -0.77%
2088 -0.82% -0.78%
2087 -0.73% -0.78%
2086 -0.72% -0.79%
2085 -0.7% -0.79%
2084 -0.77% -0.8%
2083 -0.71% -0.8%
2082 -0.75% -0.81%
2081 -0.71% -0.81%
2080 -0.71% -0.82%
2079 -0.67% -0.83%
2078 -0.57% -0.83%
2077 -0.57% -0.83%
2076 -0.58% -0.83%
2075 -0.62% -0.84%
2074 -0.62% -0.84%
2073 -0.55% -0.84%
2072 -0.52% -0.84%
2071 -0.43% -0.85%
2070 -0.45% -0.85%
2069 -0.41% -0.84%
2068 -0.4% -0.84%
2067 -0.4% -0.83%
2066 -0.37% -0.83%
2065 -0.25% -0.83%
2064 -0.22% -0.82%
2063 -0.26% -0.82%
2062 -0.24% -0.81%
2061 -0.21% -0.8%
2060 -0.14% -0.79%
2059 -0.15% -0.79%
2058 -0.01% -0.79%
2057 -0.14% -0.79%
2056 -0.07% -0.78%
2055 0.06% -0.77%
2054 -0.07% -0.77%
2053 -0.01% -0.77%
2052 0.12% -0.78%
2051 0.11% -0.77%
2050 0.09% -0.78%
2049 0.12% -0.78%
2048 0.11% -0.78%
2047 0.18% -0.78%
2046 0.27% -0.79%
2045 0.29% -0.79%
2044 0.32% -0.79%
2043 0.36% -0.8%
2042 0.33% -0.8%
2041 0.37% -0.79%
2040 0.38% -0.79%
2039 0.41% -0.78%
2038 0.46% -0.78%
2037 0.51% -0.77%
2036 0.55% -0.76%
2035 0.44% -0.75%
2034 0.54% -0.75%
2033 0.58% -0.73%
2032 0.6% -0.72%
2031 0.57% -0.71%
2030 0.52% -0.7%
2029 0.57% -0.69%
2028 0.56% -0.68%
2027 0.7% -0.66%
2026 0.69% -0.75%
2025 0.61% -0.65%
2024 0.65% -0.55%
2023 0.7% -0.62%
2022 0.71% -2.49%
2021 0.71% -0.94%
2020 0.68% -0.66%
2019 0.67% -0.54%
2018 0.72% -0.54%
2017 0.86% -0.53%
2016 0.98% -0.52%
2015 1.02% -0.51%
2014 1.08% -0.49%
2013 1.11% -0.49%
2012 1.11% -0.48%
2011 1.1% -0.75%
2010 1.1% -0.4%
2009 1.11% -0.4%
2008 1.14% -0.42%
2007 1.17% -0.4%
2006 1.35% -0.39%
2005 1.74% -0.3%
2004 2.02% -0.23%
2003 2.12% -0.26%
2002 2.23% -0.05%
2001 2.33% -0.17%
2000 2.45% -0.32%
1999 2.31% -0.36%
1998 1.92% -0.41%
1997 1.81% -0.31%
1996 0.15% -0.08%
1995 -1.17% 0.07%
1994 -0.03% 0.11%
1993 -4% 0.13%
1992 -3.67% 0.11%
1991 1.78% -3.83%
1990 2.74% 0.05%
1989 2.98% 0.12%
1988 3.04% 0.21%
1987 3.1% 0.18%
1986 3.13% 0.23%
1985 3.17% 0.29%
1984 3.21% 0.33%
1983 3.24% 0.32%
1982 3.27% 0.34%
1981 3.33% 0.35%
1980 3.39% 2.22%
1979 3.44% 0.51%
1978 3.47% 0.55%
1977 3.47% 0.59%
1976 3.47% 0.68%
1975 3.47% 0.58%
1974 3.46% 0.58%
1973 3.46% 0.44%
1972 3.46% 0.56%
1971 3.46% 0.65%
1970 3.46% 0.59%
1969 3.43% 1.65%
1968 3.39% 0.59%
1967 3.35% 0.56%
1966 3.3% 0.75%
1965 3.25% 0.64%
1964 3.19% 0.66%
1963 3.16% 0.71%
1962 3.05% 0.77%
1961 2.91% 0.75%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bhutan/serbia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bhutan grew by 0.65%, while Serbia's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Bhutan Serbia
Current population
803385
6494521
Population rank 163/197 110/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.08%
One net population change
1.7 hours
14.3 minutes
One birth every
52.8 minutes
8.63 minutes
One death every
1.82 hours
5.4 minutes
Daily growth/decline +14 -101
Annual growth/decline +5,139 -36,707
Annual growth/decline rate +0.65% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 120/197 189/197
One migration net change every
19.3 hours
40.3 minutes
Annual migration change +455 -13,086
Net migration rank 69/196 140/196
Foreign-born residents 55,705 712,550
Foreign-born residents rank 146/195 70/195
Foreign-born share of population 7% 10.6%
Foreign-born share rank 80/195 64/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bhutan
Natural

Migration
Serbia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bhutan Serbia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 455 - -13,086
2024 - -277 - -8,132
2023 5,153 291 -36,427 4,348
2022 5,204 291 -46,651 40,118
2021 5,162 287 -74,494 -8,974
2020 5,142 287 -55,193 -10,220
2019 4,643 287 -36,810 -18,891
2018 4,909 287 -37,707 -18,883
2017 5,367 287 -39,317 -18,651
2016 6,164 1,116 -35,998 -18,322
2015 6,762 450 -37,605 -18,789
2014 7,290 452 -34,946 -18,846
2013 7,689 309 -34,399 -17,866
2012 7,967 20 -35,288 -18,513
2011 8,282 -464 -36,906 611
2010 8,598 -922 -34,999 3,632
2009 8,913 -1,305 -33,676 6,043
2008 9,200 -1,538 -33,590 7,070
2007 9,322 -1,553 -34,693 7,045
2006 9,197 -1,283 -31,870 8,018
2005 9,102 848 -34,227 7,945
2004 9,056 3,642 -26,121 7,300
2003 9,132 3,921 -24,686 6,854
2002 9,464 3,996 -24,750 1,562
2001 9,904 3,874 -20,259 -12,007
2000 10,142 3,940 -30,065 -14,368
1999 10,940 3,542 -29,408 -4,073
1998 11,320 486 -23,006 -5,665
1997 11,668 -1,994 -18,389 -5,817
1996 12,153 -1,998 -16,007 -5,598
1995 12,938 -21,501 -7,628 -6,019
1994 13,536 -17,997 -7,157 -5,934
1993 13,915 -9,800 -5,703 -5,972
1992 15,594 -65,900 -3,779 -4,415
1991 15,801 -9,522 2,210 -8,483
1990 15,704 -1,000 7,416 -16,260
1989 15,516 1,180 11,872 -16,360
1988 15,212 1,286 13,852 -15,715
1987 14,887 1,481 16,711 -16,686
1986 14,516 1,586 19,407 -17,990
1985 14,061 1,694 22,090 -17,646
1984 13,688 1,779 23,815 -15,567
1983 13,284 1,897 27,515 -15,301
1982 12,872 1,897 30,603 -13,550
1981 12,444 2,096 34,304 -8,531
1980 12,016 2,307 36,273 287
1979 11,583 2,493 39,022 -960
1978 11,133 2,700 43,636 -1,481
1977 10,679 2,700 48,105 -1,953
1976 10,228 2,700 51,399 -2,744
1975 9,775 2,700 52,502 -3,490
1974 9,324 2,700 51,583 -3,525
1973 8,939 2,700 49,596 -2,396
1972 8,549 2,700 48,248 -348
1971 8,161 2,700 47,424 1,655
1970 7,791 2,700 48,343 1,861
1969 7,435 2,700 50,304 4,112
1968 7,085 2,593 51,653 5,430
1967 6,744 2,493 53,120 6,114
1966 6,418 2,407 53,338 7,037
1965 6,109 2,307 53,383 7,957
1964 5,818 2,196 54,185 8,045
1963 5,551 2,096 55,580 8,276
1962 5,297 2,096 59,307 6,064
1961 5,081 1,586 61,065 6,422
1960 4,888 1,481 63,642 4,377

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bhutan/serbia | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 93.3% of the population change in Bhutan is from natural causes (a gain of 55,796 people) and 6.74% is from migration (a gain of 4,035 people). In Serbia 83.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 435,148 people) and 16.7% is from migration (a loss of 87,110 people).

As of 2024, 55,705 residents or 7% of the population were not native-born in Bhutan, compared to 712,550 people or 10.6% in Serbia.

Biggest cities by population

Bhutan
City Population
Thimphu 115K
Paro 2.36K
Serbia
City Population
Belgrade 1.2M
Novi Sad 260K
Pristina 227K
Nis 183K
Kragujevac 151K
Subotica 106K
Valjevo 90.3K
Cacak 71.9K
Mitrovica 71.6K
Novi Pazar 66.5K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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