The latest officially reported population of Bhutan was 791,524 in 2024 vs 8,642,022 people in Sierra Leone in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bhutan's population is 801,123 people compared to 8,961,932 in Sierra Leone.
Population statistics:
- Sierra Leone's population is 11.2 times bigger than Bhutan's.
- Bhutan is ranked the 163rd most populous country in the world, while Sierra Leone is the 102nd.
- The countries together account for 0.12% of the world: 0.01% for Bhutan vs 0.11% for Sierra Leone.
- For the last 10 years, Bhutan has had an average growth rate of +0.8% per year vs +2.32% in Sierra Leone.
- Since 2005, the population of Bhutan has increased from 662K people to 801K (21% growth), while Sierra Leone has grown from 5.5M to 8.96M (62.9% growth).
- Bhutan is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 884K people compared to the peak of 16M people in 2092 for Sierra Leone.
Bhutan vs Sierra Leone: live population counter
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| Current population |
801123
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8961932
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| Population rank | 163/197 | 102/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | 0.11% |
| One net population change |
1.7 hours
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2.9 minutes
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| One birth every |
52.8 minutes
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2.03 minutes
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| One death every |
1.82 hours
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7.5 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.32 days
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47.8 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -277 | -11,000 |
| Daily growth/decline | +14 | +497 |
| Annual growth/decline | +5,139 | +181,510 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.65% | +2.15% |
| Population growth rate rank | 123/197 | 49/197 |
Bhutan and Sierra Leone: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 224,084 | 2,268,356 | - | - |
| 1961 | 230,602 | 2,304,227 | 2.91% | 1.58% |
| 1962 | 237,636 | 2,342,242 | 3.05% | 1.65% |
| 1963 | 245,156 | 2,382,258 | 3.16% | 1.71% |
| 1964 | 252,987 | 2,424,390 | 3.19% | 1.77% |
| 1965 | 261,200 | 2,468,666 | 3.25% | 1.83% |
| 1966 | 269,820 | 2,514,638 | 3.3% | 1.86% |
| 1967 | 278,852 | 2,562,384 | 3.35% | 1.9% |
| 1968 | 288,311 | 2,611,532 | 3.39% | 1.92% |
| 1969 | 298,214 | 2,661,365 | 3.43% | 1.91% |
| 1970 | 308,528 | 2,712,286 | 3.46% | 1.91% |
| 1971 | 319,211 | 2,763,222 | 3.46% | 1.88% |
| 1972 | 330,264 | 2,814,388 | 3.46% | 1.85% |
| 1973 | 341,705 | 2,866,955 | 3.46% | 1.87% |
| 1974 | 353,538 | 2,920,459 | 3.46% | 1.87% |
| 1975 | 365,791 | 2,974,657 | 3.47% | 1.86% |
| 1976 | 378,490 | 3,028,820 | 3.47% | 1.82% |
| 1977 | 391,639 | 3,085,354 | 3.47% | 1.87% |
| 1978 | 405,243 | 3,145,517 | 3.47% | 1.95% |
| 1979 | 419,200 | 3,207,499 | 3.44% | 1.97% |
| 1980 | 433,404 | 3,272,089 | 3.39% | 2.01% |
| 1981 | 447,836 | 3,338,940 | 3.33% | 2.04% |
| 1982 | 462,485 | 3,408,183 | 3.27% | 2.07% |
| 1983 | 477,460 | 3,481,646 | 3.24% | 2.16% |
| 1984 | 492,784 | 3,558,758 | 3.21% | 2.21% |
| 1985 | 508,392 | 3,638,438 | 3.17% | 2.24% |
| 1986 | 524,324 | 3,728,380 | 3.13% | 2.47% |
| 1987 | 540,557 | 3,829,718 | 3.1% | 2.72% |
| 1988 | 556,986 | 3,934,517 | 3.04% | 2.74% |
| 1989 | 573,586 | 4,034,037 | 2.98% | 2.53% |
| 1990 | 589,287 | 4,196,828 | 2.74% | 4.04% |
| 1991 | 599,784 | 4,246,267 | 1.78% | 1.18% |
| 1992 | 577,774 | 4,166,366 | -3.67% | -1.88% |
| 1993 | 554,673 | 4,157,130 | -4% | -0.22% |
| 1994 | 554,497 | 4,173,105 | -0.03% | 0.38% |
| 1995 | 547,989 | 4,179,179 | -1.17% | 0.15% |
| 1996 | 548,784 | 4,199,210 | 0.15% | 0.48% |
| 1997 | 558,697 | 4,253,716 | 1.81% | 1.3% |
| 1998 | 569,435 | 4,295,785 | 1.92% | 0.99% |
| 1999 | 582,579 | 4,318,043 | 2.31% | 0.52% |
| 2000 | 596,863 | 4,423,611 | 2.45% | 2.44% |
| 2001 | 610,794 | 4,692,716 | 2.33% | 6.08% |
| 2002 | 624,409 | 4,971,435 | 2.23% | 5.94% |
| 2003 | 637,663 | 5,177,687 | 2.12% | 4.15% |
| 2004 | 650,544 | 5,355,717 | 2.02% | 3.44% |
| 2005 | 661,865 | 5,501,712 | 1.74% | 2.73% |
| 2006 | 670,799 | 5,624,466 | 1.35% | 2.23% |
| 2007 | 678,641 | 5,749,352 | 1.17% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 686,351 | 5,894,722 | 1.14% | 2.53% |
| 2009 | 693,988 | 6,055,646 | 1.11% | 2.73% |
| 2010 | 701,632 | 6,222,714 | 1.1% | 2.76% |
| 2011 | 709,377 | 6,387,251 | 1.1% | 2.64% |
| 2012 | 717,279 | 6,551,080 | 1.11% | 2.56% |
| 2013 | 725,273 | 6,714,051 | 1.11% | 2.49% |
| 2014 | 733,139 | 6,876,385 | 1.08% | 2.42% |
| 2015 | 740,618 | 7,037,655 | 1.02% | 2.35% |
| 2016 | 747,866 | 7,205,328 | 0.98% | 2.38% |
| 2017 | 754,335 | 7,379,299 | 0.86% | 2.41% |
| 2018 | 759,759 | 7,554,563 | 0.72% | 2.38% |
| 2019 | 764,824 | 7,731,991 | 0.67% | 2.35% |
| 2020 | 770,006 | 7,912,558 | 0.68% | 2.34% |
| 2021 | 775,442 | 8,094,602 | 0.71% | 2.3% |
| 2022 | 780,914 | 8,276,807 | 0.71% | 2.25% |
| 2023 | 786,385 | 8,460,512 | 0.7% | 2.22% |
| 2024 | 791,524 | 8,642,022 | 0.65% | 2.15% |
| 2025 | 796,681 | 8,819,789 | 0.65% | 2.06% |
| 2026 | 802,211 | 8,996,743 | 0.69% | 2.01% |
| 2027 | 807,265 | 9,174,695 | 0.63% | 1.98% |
| 2028 | 811,835 | 9,349,021 | 0.57% | 1.9% |
| 2029 | 816,265 | 9,520,811 | 0.55% | 1.84% |
| 2030 | 820,693 | 9,694,851 | 0.54% | 1.83% |
| 2031 | 825,464 | 9,870,295 | 0.58% | 1.81% |
| 2032 | 830,347 | 10,047,193 | 0.59% | 1.79% |
| 2033 | 834,984 | 10,221,006 | 0.56% | 1.73% |
| 2034 | 839,045 | 10,391,485 | 0.49% | 1.67% |
| 2035 | 843,199 | 10,563,163 | 0.5% | 1.65% |
| 2036 | 847,699 | 10,734,341 | 0.53% | 1.62% |
| 2037 | 851,844 | 10,902,263 | 0.49% | 1.56% |
| 2038 | 855,558 | 11,066,143 | 0.44% | 1.5% |
| 2039 | 858,918 | 11,230,060 | 0.39% | 1.48% |
| 2040 | 862,126 | 11,398,391 | 0.37% | 1.5% |
| 2041 | 865,152 | 11,566,213 | 0.35% | 1.47% |
| 2042 | 868,152 | 11,728,787 | 0.35% | 1.41% |
| 2043 | 871,100 | 11,887,934 | 0.34% | 1.36% |
| 2044 | 873,733 | 12,049,424 | 0.3% | 1.36% |
| 2045 | 876,178 | 12,208,872 | 0.28% | 1.32% |
| 2046 | 878,161 | 12,363,446 | 0.23% | 1.27% |
| 2047 | 879,450 | 12,512,739 | 0.15% | 1.21% |
| 2048 | 880,488 | 12,659,609 | 0.12% | 1.17% |
| 2049 | 881,433 | 12,805,136 | 0.11% | 1.15% |
| 2050 | 882,337 | 12,948,320 | 0.1% | 1.12% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bhutan increased by 78,753 people (a 11.9% growth), while Sierra Leone gained 1,535,943 people (a 27.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bhutan gained 60,505 (a 8.17% growth), while Sierra Leone's population increased by 1,924,277 (a 27.3% growth).
Bhutan was ranked 161st most populous country in 2005 and is 163rd in 2025. Sierra Leone was ranked 106th in 2005 and ranked 102nd 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 Sierra Leone will increase by 44.5% to 12,948,320 people and rank change from 102nd to 91st.
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Population differences between Bhutan and Sierra Leone
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| Life expectancy | 73.5 years | 62.2 years |
| Average age | 32.4 years | 24.4 years |
| Median age | 30.9 years | 20.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 53.4:46.6 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.46 births per woman | 3.79 births per woman |
| Population density | 53.8 ppl/mi² | 310 ppl/mi² |
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