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

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The latest officially reported population of Bhutan was 796,682 in 2025 vs 2,130,986 people in Slovenia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bhutan's population is 805,057 people compared to 2,128,778 in Slovenia.

Population statistics:

  • Slovenia's population is 2.64 times bigger than Bhutan's.
  • Bhutan is ranked the 163rd most populous country in the world, while Slovenia is the 147th.
  • The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.01% for Bhutan vs 0.03% for Slovenia.
  • For the last 10 years, Bhutan has had an average growth rate of +0.76% per year vs +0.3% in Slovenia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bhutan has increased from 671K people to 805K (20% growth), while Slovenia has grown from 2.01M to 2.13M (6.07% growth).

Bhutan vs Slovenia: population by year and forecast

Bhutan
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bhutan Slovenia
2100 695,373 1,644,125
2099 700,252 1,648,345
2098 704,725 1,652,436
2097 709,503 1,656,808
2096 714,205 1,661,055
2095 719,429 1,665,286
2094 724,680 1,669,464
2093 729,780 1,673,724
2092 735,358 1,677,938
2091 741,359 1,682,129
2090 747,224 1,686,674
2089 753,299 1,691,063
2088 759,229 1,695,484
2087 765,529 1,700,115
2086 771,180 1,705,042
2085 776,734 1,709,916
2084 782,193 1,714,895
2083 788,231 1,720,145
2082 793,848 1,725,470
2081 799,837 1,731,075
2080 805,584 1,737,192
2079 811,372 1,743,318
2078 816,844 1,749,967
2077 821,563 1,756,612
2076 826,295 1,763,483
2075 831,127 1,770,727
2074 836,339 1,778,405
2073 841,532 1,786,591
2072 846,187 1,794,570
2071 850,589 1,802,890
2070 854,258 1,811,432
2069 858,138 1,820,576
2068 861,658 1,829,837
2067 865,086 1,838,874
2066 868,594 1,848,063
2065 871,852 1,857,701
2064 874,071 1,867,621
2063 876,010 1,877,265
2062 878,276 1,886,945
2061 880,361 1,896,873
2060 882,252 1,907,096
2059 883,530 1,917,040
2058 884,855 1,926,374
2057 884,952 1,936,340
2056 886,162 1,945,710
2055 886,744 1,955,123
2054 886,243 1,964,235
2053 886,861 1,972,942
2052 886,981 1,981,547
2051 885,891 1,989,616
2050 884,875 1,997,469
2049 884,076 2,004,847
2048 882,979 2,011,668
2047 881,999 2,018,540
2046 880,375 2,025,170
2045 878,014 2,031,795
2044 875,491 2,038,314
2043 872,718 2,044,630
2042 869,582 2,050,809
2041 866,699 2,056,524
2040 863,505 2,061,772
2039 860,257 2,067,224
2038 856,758 2,072,439
2037 852,802 2,078,235
2036 848,448 2,083,743
2035 843,771 2,089,024
2034 840,103 2,093,994
2033 835,629 2,099,177
2032 830,792 2,104,208
2031 825,846 2,109,288
2030 821,204 2,114,024
2029 816,969 2,118,491
2028 812,314 2,122,680
2027 807,785 2,125,958
2026 802,177 2,128,778
2025 796,682 2,130,986
2024 791,524 2,127,400
2023 786,385 2,120,461
2022 780,914 2,112,076
2021 775,442 2,108,079
2020 770,006 2,102,419
2019 764,824 2,088,385
2018 759,759 2,073,894
2017 754,335 2,066,388
2016 747,866 2,065,042
2015 740,618 2,063,531
2014 733,139 2,061,980
2013 725,273 2,059,953
2012 717,279 2,057,159
2011 709,377 2,052,843
2010 701,632 2,048,583
2009 693,988 2,039,669
2008 686,351 2,021,316
2007 678,641 2,018,122
2006 670,799 2,006,868
2005 661,865 2,000,474
2004 650,544 1,997,012
2003 637,663 1,995,733
2002 624,409 1,994,530
2001 610,794 1,992,060
2000 596,863 1,988,925
1999 582,579 1,983,045
1998 569,435 1,981,629
1997 558,697 1,985,956
1996 548,784 1,988,628
1995 547,989 1,989,872
1994 554,497 1,989,443
1993 554,673 1,991,746
1992 577,774 1,996,498
1991 599,784 1,999,429
1990 589,287 1,998,161
1989 573,586 1,996,351
1988 556,986 1,995,196
1987 540,557 1,989,776
1986 524,324 1,965,964
1985 508,392 1,941,641
1984 492,784 1,932,154
1983 477,460 1,922,321
1982 462,485 1,910,334
1981 447,836 1,906,531
1980 433,404 1,901,315
1979 419,200 1,882,599
1978 405,243 1,862,548
1977 391,639 1,842,377
1976 378,490 1,820,249
1975 365,791 1,793,581
1974 353,538 1,776,132
1973 341,705 1,766,697
1972 330,264 1,752,233
1971 319,211 1,738,335
1970 308,528 1,724,891
1969 298,214 1,713,874
1968 288,311 1,704,546
1967 278,852 1,689,528
1966 269,820 1,669,905
1965 261,200 1,649,160
1964 252,987 1,632,114
1963 245,156 1,616,971
1962 237,636 1,603,649
1961 230,602 1,594,131
1960 224,084 1,584,720

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/slovenia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bhutan increased by 77,067 people (a 11.5% growth), while Slovenia gained 58,174 people (a 2.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bhutan gained 57,191 people (a 7.65% growth), while Slovenia's population increased by 63,736 people (a 3.09% growth).

Bhutan was ranked 161st most populous country in 2006 and is 163rd in 2026. Slovenia was ranked 141st in 2006 and ranked 147th 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 Slovenia will decrease by 6.17% to 1,997,469 people and will still be ranked 147th.

Bhutan is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 887K people, while Slovenia's population already peaked in 2025 at 2.13M people and is projected to decrease to 1.64M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bhutan
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bhutan Slovenia
2100 -0.7% -0.26%
2099 -0.63% -0.25%
2098 -0.67% -0.26%
2097 -0.66% -0.26%
2096 -0.73% -0.25%
2095 -0.72% -0.25%
2094 -0.7% -0.25%
2093 -0.76% -0.25%
2092 -0.81% -0.25%
2091 -0.78% -0.27%
2090 -0.81% -0.26%
2089 -0.78% -0.26%
2088 -0.82% -0.27%
2087 -0.73% -0.29%
2086 -0.72% -0.29%
2085 -0.7% -0.29%
2084 -0.77% -0.31%
2083 -0.71% -0.31%
2082 -0.75% -0.32%
2081 -0.71% -0.35%
2080 -0.71% -0.35%
2079 -0.67% -0.38%
2078 -0.57% -0.38%
2077 -0.57% -0.39%
2076 -0.58% -0.41%
2075 -0.62% -0.43%
2074 -0.62% -0.46%
2073 -0.55% -0.44%
2072 -0.52% -0.46%
2071 -0.43% -0.47%
2070 -0.45% -0.5%
2069 -0.41% -0.51%
2068 -0.4% -0.49%
2067 -0.4% -0.5%
2066 -0.37% -0.52%
2065 -0.25% -0.53%
2064 -0.22% -0.51%
2063 -0.26% -0.51%
2062 -0.24% -0.52%
2061 -0.21% -0.54%
2060 -0.14% -0.52%
2059 -0.15% -0.48%
2058 -0.01% -0.51%
2057 -0.14% -0.48%
2056 -0.07% -0.48%
2055 0.06% -0.46%
2054 -0.07% -0.44%
2053 -0.01% -0.43%
2052 0.12% -0.41%
2051 0.11% -0.39%
2050 0.09% -0.37%
2049 0.12% -0.34%
2048 0.11% -0.34%
2047 0.18% -0.33%
2046 0.27% -0.33%
2045 0.29% -0.32%
2044 0.32% -0.31%
2043 0.36% -0.3%
2042 0.33% -0.28%
2041 0.37% -0.25%
2040 0.38% -0.26%
2039 0.41% -0.25%
2038 0.46% -0.28%
2037 0.51% -0.26%
2036 0.55% -0.25%
2035 0.44% -0.24%
2034 0.54% -0.25%
2033 0.58% -0.24%
2032 0.6% -0.24%
2031 0.57% -0.22%
2030 0.52% -0.21%
2029 0.57% -0.2%
2028 0.56% -0.15%
2027 0.7% -0.13%
2026 0.69% -0.1%
2025 0.65% 0.17%
2024 0.65% 0.33%
2023 0.7% 0.4%
2022 0.71% 0.19%
2021 0.71% 0.27%
2020 0.68% 0.67%
2019 0.67% 0.7%
2018 0.72% 0.36%
2017 0.86% 0.07%
2016 0.98% 0.07%
2015 1.02% 0.08%
2014 1.08% 0.1%
2013 1.11% 0.14%
2012 1.11% 0.21%
2011 1.1% 0.21%
2010 1.1% 0.44%
2009 1.11% 0.91%
2008 1.14% 0.16%
2007 1.17% 0.56%
2006 1.35% 0.32%
2005 1.74% 0.17%
2004 2.02% 0.06%
2003 2.12% 0.06%
2002 2.23% 0.12%
2001 2.33% 0.16%
2000 2.45% 0.3%
1999 2.31% 0.07%
1998 1.92% -0.22%
1997 1.81% -0.13%
1996 0.15% -0.06%
1995 -1.17% 0.02%
1994 -0.03% -0.12%
1993 -4% -0.24%
1992 -3.67% -0.15%
1991 1.78% 0.06%
1990 2.74% 0.09%
1989 2.98% 0.06%
1988 3.04% 0.27%
1987 3.1% 1.21%
1986 3.13% 1.25%
1985 3.17% 0.49%
1984 3.21% 0.51%
1983 3.24% 0.63%
1982 3.27% 0.2%
1981 3.33% 0.27%
1980 3.39% 0.99%
1979 3.44% 1.08%
1978 3.47% 1.09%
1977 3.47% 1.22%
1976 3.47% 1.49%
1975 3.47% 0.98%
1974 3.46% 0.53%
1973 3.46% 0.83%
1972 3.46% 0.8%
1971 3.46% 0.78%
1970 3.46% 0.64%
1969 3.43% 0.55%
1968 3.39% 0.89%
1967 3.35% 1.18%
1966 3.3% 1.26%
1965 3.25% 1.04%
1964 3.19% 0.94%
1963 3.16% 0.83%
1962 3.05% 0.6%
1961 2.91% 0.59%

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/slovenia | CC BY

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

Live population counters

Bhutan Slovenia
Current population
805057
2128778
Population rank 163/197 147/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.03%
One net population change
1.7 hours
2.45 hours
One birth every
53 minutes
31.3 minutes
One death every
1.83 hours
24.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline +14 +10
Annual growth/decline +5,158 +3,586
Annual growth/decline rate +0.65% +0.17%
Population growth rate rank 120/197 153/197
One migration net change every
19.3 hours
3.24 hours
Annual migration change +455 +2,711
Net migration rank 69/196 55/196
Foreign-born residents 55,705 315,122
Foreign-born residents rank 146/195 97/195
Foreign-born share of population 7% 14.9%
Foreign-born share rank 80/195 44/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bhutan
Natural

Migration
Slovenia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bhutan Slovenia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 455 - 2,711
2024 5,113 -277 -4,680 3,319
2023 5,153 291 -4,665 5,339
2022 5,204 291 -4,858 9,014
2021 5,162 287 -4,216 2,477
2020 5,142 287 -5,256 28,514
2019 4,643 287 -1,254 16,352
2018 4,909 287 -1,037 14,640
2017 5,367 287 -207 1,359
2016 6,164 1,116 826 1,195
2015 6,762 450 826 712
2014 7,290 452 2,268 -70
2013 7,689 309 1,648 639
2012 7,967 20 2,674 1,117
2011 8,282 -464 3,285 2,190
2010 8,598 -922 3,687 -410
2009 8,913 -1,305 3,060 11,594
2008 9,200 -1,538 3,437 2,971
2007 9,322 -1,553 1,211 14,191
2006 9,197 -1,283 602 6,081
2005 9,102 848 -600 6,317
2004 9,056 3,642 -599 1,759
2003 9,132 3,921 -1,996 3,218
2002 9,464 3,996 -1,197 1,975
2001 9,904 3,874 -996 4,527
2000 10,142 3,940 -398 3,124
1999 10,940 3,542 -1,388 10,291
1998 11,320 486 -1,189 -5,280
1997 11,668 -1,994 -794 -1,298
1996 12,153 -1,998 0 -2,456
1995 12,938 -21,501 0 356
1994 13,536 -17,997 199 -153
1993 13,915 -9,800 -199 -4,641
1992 15,594 -65,900 598 -5,547
1991 15,801 -9,522 2,199 -3,325
1990 15,704 -1,000 3,797 618
1989 15,516 1,180 4,592 -2,718
1988 15,212 1,286 5,986 -3,023
1987 14,887 1,481 5,771 2,972
1986 14,516 1,586 6,094 32,700
1985 14,061 1,694 6,213 3,404
1984 13,688 1,779 5,990 3,280
1983 13,284 1,897 6,343 3,613
1982 12,872 1,897 9,170 -8,695
1981 12,444 2,096 10,485 -5,016
1980 12,016 2,307 11,027 3,128
1979 11,583 2,493 12,614 2,107
1978 11,133 2,700 11,920 2,113
1977 10,679 2,700 12,160 2,584
1976 10,228 2,700 12,196 2,226
1975 9,775 2,700 11,658 2,421
1974 9,324 2,700 11,367 3,145
1973 8,939 2,700 11,837 2,175
1972 8,549 2,700 10,513 2,924
1971 8,161 2,700 10,951 2,286
1970 7,791 2,700 10,004 260
1969 7,435 2,700 9,427 685
1968 7,085 2,593 11,250 438
1967 6,744 2,493 13,516 -192
1966 6,418 2,407 15,697 -1,262
1965 6,109 2,307 14,513 -1,421
1964 5,818 2,196 12,567 -349
1963 5,551 2,096 14,068 -180
1962 5,297 2,096 13,150 148
1961 5,081 1,586 14,985 -306
1960 4,888 1,481 12,678 -929

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

GeoRank.org/population/bhutan/slovenia | 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 Slovenia 22.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 24,521 people) and 77.2% is from migration (a gain of 82,921 people).

As of 2024, 55,705 residents or 7% of the population were not native-born in Bhutan, compared to 315,122 people or 14.9% in Slovenia.

Biggest cities by population

Bhutan
City Population
Thimphu 115K
Paro 2.36K
Slovenia
City Population
Ljubljana 284K
Maribor 114K
Kranj 37.6K
Celje 37.1K
Velenje 25.6K
Novo Mesto 24.2K
Nova Gorica 13K
Izola 11.7K
Murska Sobota 11.2K
Piran 3.79K

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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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