Population in Bhutan compared to the Solomon Islands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Bhutan and the Solomon Islands: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bhutan	Solomon Islands	Bhutan	Solomon Islands
1960	224,084	139,688	-	-
1961	230,602	142,912	2.91%	2.31%
1962	237,636	146,201	3.05%	2.3%
1963	245,156	149,589	3.16%	2.32%
1964	252,987	153,085	3.19%	2.34%
1965	261,200	156,686	3.25%	2.35%
1966	269,820	160,393	3.3%	2.37%
1967	278,852	164,245	3.35%	2.4%
1968	288,311	168,282	3.39%	2.46%
1969	298,214	172,476	3.43%	2.49%
1970	308,528	176,579	3.46%	2.38%
1971	319,211	180,637	3.46%	2.3%
1972	330,264	184,994	3.46%	2.41%
1973	341,705	189,774	3.46%	2.58%
1974	353,538	195,041	3.46%	2.78%
1975	365,791	200,744	3.47%	2.92%
1976	378,490	207,194	3.47%	3.21%
1977	391,639	214,418	3.47%	3.49%
1978	405,243	222,029	3.47%	3.55%
1979	419,200	229,953	3.44%	3.57%
1980	433,404	238,135	3.39%	3.56%
1981	447,836	246,555	3.33%	3.54%
1982	462,485	255,200	3.27%	3.51%
1983	477,460	264,068	3.24%	3.47%
1984	492,784	273,163	3.21%	3.44%
1985	508,392	282,455	3.17%	3.4%
1986	524,324	291,842	3.13%	3.32%
1987	540,557	301,414	3.1%	3.28%
1988	556,986	311,265	3.04%	3.27%
1989	573,586	321,282	2.98%	3.22%
1990	589,287	331,435	2.74%	3.16%
1991	599,784	341,738	1.78%	3.11%
1992	577,774	352,205	-3.67%	3.06%
1993	554,673	362,839	-4%	3.02%
1994	554,497	373,675	-0.03%	2.99%
1995	547,989	384,733	-1.17%	2.96%
1996	548,784	396,009	0.15%	2.93%
1997	558,697	407,474	1.81%	2.9%
1998	569,435	419,071	1.92%	2.85%
1999	582,579	430,500	2.31%	2.73%
2000	596,863	440,469	2.45%	2.32%
2001	610,794	449,125	2.33%	1.97%
2002	624,409	457,671	2.23%	1.9%
2003	637,663	466,154	2.12%	1.85%
2004	650,544	474,611	2.02%	1.81%
2005	661,865	483,080	1.74%	1.78%
2006	670,799	491,594	1.35%	1.76%
2007	678,641	500,156	1.17%	1.74%
2008	686,351	508,790	1.14%	1.73%
2009	693,988	518,141	1.11%	1.84%
2010	701,632	532,968	1.1%	2.86%
2011	709,377	552,945	1.1%	3.75%
2012	717,279	573,606	1.11%	3.74%
2013	725,273	594,945	1.11%	3.72%
2014	733,139	616,908	1.08%	3.69%
2015	740,618	639,415	1.02%	3.65%
2016	747,866	662,379	0.98%	3.59%
2017	754,335	685,672	0.86%	3.52%
2018	759,759	709,101	0.72%	3.42%
2019	764,824	728,147	0.67%	2.69%
2020	770,006	744,498	0.68%	2.25%
2021	775,442	762,591	0.71%	2.43%
2022	780,914	781,066	0.71%	2.42%
2023	786,385	800,005	0.7%	2.42%
2024	791,524	819,198	0.65%	2.4%
2025	796,681	838,646	0.65%	2.37%
2026	802,211	858,283	0.69%	2.34%
2027	807,265	878,097	0.63%	2.31%
2028	811,835	898,073	0.57%	2.27%
2029	816,265	918,152	0.55%	2.24%
2030	820,693	938,340	0.54%	2.2%
2031	825,464	958,614	0.58%	2.16%
2032	830,347	978,977	0.59%	2.12%
2033	834,984	999,314	0.56%	2.08%
2034	839,045	1,019,534	0.49%	2.02%
2035	843,199	1,039,655	0.5%	1.97%
2036	847,699	1,059,521	0.53%	1.91%
2037	851,844	1,079,088	0.49%	1.85%
2038	855,558	1,098,284	0.44%	1.78%
2039	858,918	1,117,085	0.39%	1.71%
2040	862,126	1,135,445	0.37%	1.64%
2041	865,152	1,153,450	0.35%	1.59%
2042	868,152	1,171,334	0.35%	1.55%
2043	871,100	1,189,113	0.34%	1.52%
2044	873,733	1,206,729	0.3%	1.48%
2045	876,178	1,224,188	0.28%	1.45%
2046	878,161	1,241,491	0.23%	1.41%
2047	879,450	1,258,611	0.15%	1.38%
2048	880,488	1,275,579	0.12%	1.35%
2049	881,433	1,292,414	0.11%	1.32%
2050	882,337	1,309,098	0.1%	1.29%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bhutan increased by 78,753 people (a 11.9% growth), while the Solomon Islands gained 156,335 people (a 32.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bhutan gained 60,505 (a 8.17% growth), while the Solomon Islands' population increased by 215,004 (a 33.6% growth).

Bhutan was ranked 161st most populous country in 2005 and is 163rd in 2025. The Solomon Islands was ranked 166th in 2005 and ranked 161st 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 the Solomon Islands will increase by 53.2% to 1,309,098 people and rank change from 161st to 156th.