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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bhutan was 791,524 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bhutan's population is 803,385 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 66.4 times bigger than Bhutan's.
  • Bhutan is ranked the 163rd most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.65% of the world: 0.01% for Bhutan vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Bhutan has had an average growth rate of +0.8% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bhutan has increased from 671K people to 803K (19.8% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Bhutan vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Bhutan
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bhutan Sudan
2100 695,106 137,695,876
2099 699,983 137,114,644
2098 704,455 136,500,499
2097 709,230 135,860,701
2096 713,930 135,222,218
2095 719,152 134,553,615
2094 724,401 133,902,112
2093 729,500 133,186,791
2092 735,075 132,427,642
2091 741,074 131,674,049
2090 746,937 130,893,042
2089 753,010 130,075,970
2088 758,937 129,234,968
2087 765,235 128,358,981
2086 770,883 127,463,823
2085 776,435 126,555,673
2084 781,892 125,612,419
2083 787,929 124,663,868
2082 793,543 123,716,124
2081 799,530 122,772,016
2080 805,275 121,805,246
2079 811,060 120,822,781
2078 816,530 119,802,944
2077 821,247 118,776,597
2076 825,978 117,748,457
2075 830,808 116,688,549
2074 836,017 115,601,159
2073 841,208 114,499,847
2072 845,861 113,374,089
2071 850,262 112,235,978
2070 853,930 111,102,687
2069 857,808 109,945,533
2068 861,327 108,791,037
2067 864,753 107,581,192
2066 868,260 106,357,353
2065 871,517 105,145,307
2064 873,735 103,903,801
2063 875,674 102,642,643
2062 877,938 101,354,095
2061 880,023 100,067,335
2060 881,913 98,765,585
2059 883,191 97,461,067
2058 884,515 96,135,716
2057 884,612 94,800,344
2056 885,822 93,458,640
2055 886,403 92,089,717
2054 885,903 90,711,253
2053 886,520 89,342,122
2052 886,640 87,962,125
2051 885,551 86,581,277
2050 884,535 85,194,794
2049 883,736 83,803,171
2048 882,640 82,442,635
2047 881,660 81,085,689
2046 880,037 79,725,126
2045 877,677 78,359,927
2044 875,155 77,006,049
2043 872,383 75,652,858
2042 869,248 74,312,465
2041 866,366 72,968,877
2040 863,173 71,640,015
2039 859,926 70,319,906
2038 856,429 69,001,239
2037 852,475 67,665,904
2036 848,122 66,337,650
2035 843,447 65,001,359
2034 839,780 63,664,516
2033 835,308 62,329,849
2032 830,472 61,007,985
2031 825,528 59,695,860
2030 820,888 58,384,521
2029 816,655 57,082,767
2028 812,002 55,800,806
2027 807,474 54,523,219
2026 801,869 52,894,744
2025 796,375 51,256,148
2024 791,524 50,448,963
2023 786,385 50,042,791
2022 780,914 49,383,346
2021 775,442 48,066,924
2020 770,006 46,789,231
2019 764,824 45,548,175
2018 759,759 44,230,596
2017 754,335 42,714,306
2016 747,866 41,259,892
2015 740,618 40,024,431
2014 733,139 38,823,318
2013 725,273 37,785,849
2012 717,279 36,923,178
2011 709,377 36,140,806
2010 701,632 35,414,399
2009 693,988 34,569,113
2008 686,351 33,623,980
2007 678,641 32,764,135
2006 670,799 31,992,435
2005 661,865 31,262,444
2004 650,544 30,556,637
2003 637,663 29,896,035
2002 624,409 29,228,727
2001 610,794 28,516,770
2000 596,863 27,816,745
1999 582,579 27,130,613
1998 569,435 26,458,999
1997 558,697 25,799,821
1996 548,784 25,231,528
1995 547,989 24,672,143
1994 554,497 24,043,948
1993 554,673 23,445,592
1992 577,774 22,927,355
1991 599,784 22,470,676
1990 589,287 22,021,481
1989 573,586 21,578,022
1988 556,986 21,138,431
1987 540,557 20,704,904
1986 524,324 20,288,238
1985 508,392 19,905,872
1984 492,784 19,546,528
1983 477,460 19,109,770
1982 462,485 18,486,645
1981 447,836 17,780,572
1980 433,404 17,058,905
1979 419,200 16,355,352
1978 405,243 15,695,003
1977 391,639 15,086,614
1976 378,490 14,569,716
1975 365,791 14,064,798
1974 353,538 13,580,723
1973 341,705 13,049,315
1972 330,264 12,527,856
1971 319,211 12,105,539
1970 308,528 11,695,771
1969 298,214 11,298,936
1968 288,311 10,917,999
1967 278,852 10,550,597
1966 269,820 10,197,578
1965 261,200 9,858,030
1964 252,987 9,531,109
1963 245,156 9,218,077
1962 237,636 8,919,028
1961 230,602 8,634,941
1960 224,084 8,364,489

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/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bhutan increased by 77,067 people (a 11.5% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bhutan gained 55,519 people (a 7.42% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Bhutan was ranked 161st most populous country in 2006 and is 163rd in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Bhutan is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 887K people compared to the peak of 138M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Bhutan
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bhutan Sudan
2100 -0.7% 0.42%
2099 -0.63% 0.45%
2098 -0.67% 0.47%
2097 -0.66% 0.47%
2096 -0.73% 0.5%
2095 -0.72% 0.49%
2094 -0.7% 0.54%
2093 -0.76% 0.57%
2092 -0.81% 0.57%
2091 -0.78% 0.6%
2090 -0.81% 0.63%
2089 -0.78% 0.65%
2088 -0.82% 0.68%
2087 -0.73% 0.7%
2086 -0.72% 0.72%
2085 -0.7% 0.75%
2084 -0.77% 0.76%
2083 -0.71% 0.77%
2082 -0.75% 0.77%
2081 -0.71% 0.79%
2080 -0.71% 0.81%
2079 -0.67% 0.85%
2078 -0.57% 0.86%
2077 -0.57% 0.87%
2076 -0.58% 0.91%
2075 -0.62% 0.94%
2074 -0.62% 0.96%
2073 -0.55% 0.99%
2072 -0.52% 1.01%
2071 -0.43% 1.02%
2070 -0.45% 1.05%
2069 -0.41% 1.06%
2068 -0.4% 1.12%
2067 -0.4% 1.15%
2066 -0.37% 1.15%
2065 -0.25% 1.19%
2064 -0.22% 1.23%
2063 -0.26% 1.27%
2062 -0.24% 1.29%
2061 -0.21% 1.32%
2060 -0.14% 1.34%
2059 -0.15% 1.38%
2058 -0.01% 1.41%
2057 -0.14% 1.44%
2056 -0.07% 1.49%
2055 0.06% 1.52%
2054 -0.07% 1.53%
2053 -0.01% 1.57%
2052 0.12% 1.59%
2051 0.11% 1.63%
2050 0.09% 1.66%
2049 0.12% 1.65%
2048 0.11% 1.67%
2047 0.18% 1.71%
2046 0.27% 1.74%
2045 0.29% 1.76%
2044 0.32% 1.79%
2043 0.36% 1.8%
2042 0.33% 1.84%
2041 0.37% 1.85%
2040 0.38% 1.88%
2039 0.41% 1.91%
2038 0.46% 1.97%
2037 0.51% 2%
2036 0.55% 2.06%
2035 0.44% 2.1%
2034 0.54% 2.14%
2033 0.58% 2.17%
2032 0.6% 2.2%
2031 0.57% 2.25%
2030 0.52% 2.28%
2029 0.57% 2.3%
2028 0.56% 2.34%
2027 0.7% 3.08%
2026 0.69% 3.2%
2025 0.61% 1.6%
2024 0.65% 0.81%
2023 0.7% 1.34%
2022 0.71% 2.74%
2021 0.71% 2.73%
2020 0.68% 2.72%
2019 0.67% 2.98%
2018 0.72% 3.55%
2017 0.86% 3.53%
2016 0.98% 3.09%
2015 1.02% 3.09%
2014 1.08% 2.75%
2013 1.11% 2.34%
2012 1.11% 2.16%
2011 1.1% 2.05%
2010 1.1% 2.45%
2009 1.11% 2.81%
2008 1.14% 2.62%
2007 1.17% 2.41%
2006 1.35% 2.34%
2005 1.74% 2.31%
2004 2.02% 2.21%
2003 2.12% 2.28%
2002 2.23% 2.5%
2001 2.33% 2.52%
2000 2.45% 2.53%
1999 2.31% 2.54%
1998 1.92% 2.55%
1997 1.81% 2.25%
1996 0.15% 2.27%
1995 -1.17% 2.61%
1994 -0.03% 2.55%
1993 -4% 2.26%
1992 -3.67% 2.03%
1991 1.78% 2.04%
1990 2.74% 2.06%
1989 2.98% 2.08%
1988 3.04% 2.09%
1987 3.1% 2.05%
1986 3.13% 1.92%
1985 3.17% 1.84%
1984 3.21% 2.29%
1983 3.24% 3.37%
1982 3.27% 3.97%
1981 3.33% 4.23%
1980 3.39% 4.3%
1979 3.44% 4.21%
1978 3.47% 4.03%
1977 3.47% 3.55%
1976 3.47% 3.59%
1975 3.47% 3.56%
1974 3.46% 4.07%
1973 3.46% 4.16%
1972 3.46% 3.49%
1971 3.46% 3.5%
1970 3.46% 3.51%
1969 3.43% 3.49%
1968 3.39% 3.48%
1967 3.35% 3.46%
1966 3.3% 3.44%
1965 3.25% 3.43%
1964 3.19% 3.4%
1963 3.16% 3.35%
1962 3.05% 3.29%
1961 2.91% 3.23%

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/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bhutan grew by 0.65%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Bhutan Sudan
Current population
803385
53335233
Population rank 163/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.64%
One net population change
1.7 hours
1.29 minutes
One birth every
52.8 minutes
18.7 seconds
One death every
1.82 hours
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +14 +1,113
Annual growth/decline +5,139 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate +0.65% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 120/197 116/197
One migration net change every
19.3 hours
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change +455 +291,469
Net migration rank 69/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 55,705 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 146/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 7% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 80/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bhutan
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bhutan Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 455 - 291,469
2024 - -277 - -544,257
2023 5,153 291 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 5,204 291 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 5,162 287 1,293,817 31,664
2020 5,142 287 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 4,643 287 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 4,909 287 1,257,387 125,499
2017 5,367 287 1,208,046 441,623
2016 6,164 1,116 1,174,422 84,728
2015 6,762 450 1,145,259 66,476
2014 7,290 452 1,097,962 92,504
2013 7,689 309 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 7,967 20 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 8,282 -464 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 8,598 -922 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 8,913 -1,305 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 9,200 -1,538 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 9,322 -1,553 992,819 -201,769
2006 9,197 -1,283 963,740 -211,387
2005 9,102 848 907,017 -199,378
2004 9,056 3,642 889,382 -185,392
2003 9,132 3,921 898,226 -281,001
2002 9,464 3,996 897,965 -180,603
2001 9,904 3,874 880,284 -173,745
2000 10,142 3,940 858,536 -165,030
1999 10,940 3,542 835,840 -157,090
1998 11,320 486 814,752 -150,271
1997 11,668 -1,994 802,245 -148,368
1996 12,153 -1,998 792,926 -310,221
1995 12,938 -21,501 780,700 -144,670
1994 13,536 -17,997 764,645 -144,324
1993 13,915 -9,800 743,249 -166,861
1992 15,594 -65,900 731,177 -271,093
1991 15,801 -9,522 714,612 -261,341
1990 15,704 -1,000 699,953 -254,825
1989 15,516 1,180 683,743 -241,979
1988 15,212 1,286 672,604 -235,213
1987 14,887 1,481 658,416 -228,756
1986 14,516 1,586 649,649 -245,968
1985 14,061 1,694 583,382 -222,315
1984 13,688 1,779 577,405 -219,755
1983 13,284 1,897 570,198 -54,325
1982 12,872 1,897 606,362 124,007
1981 12,444 2,096 585,087 96,697
1980 12,016 2,307 552,930 208,602
1979 11,583 2,493 524,942 120,613
1978 11,133 2,700 497,987 177,153
1977 10,679 2,700 483,089 58,540
1976 10,228 2,700 470,019 22,147
1975 9,775 2,700 454,813 62,843
1974 9,324 2,700 444,456 6,023
1973 8,939 2,700 439,201 173,143
1972 8,549 2,700 428,340 2,238
1971 8,161 2,700 417,641 -3,577
1970 7,791 2,700 401,013 4,479
1969 7,435 2,700 385,712 2,476
1968 7,085 2,593 370,917 2,776
1967 6,744 2,493 356,599 4,508
1966 6,418 2,407 342,118 2,813
1965 6,109 2,307 327,799 6,367
1964 5,818 2,196 315,166 4,505
1963 5,551 2,096 302,132 4,263
1962 5,297 2,096 287,317 4,387
1961 5,081 1,586 272,562 3,904
1960 4,888 1,481 262,235 2,194

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

GeoRank.org/population/bhutan/sudan | 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 Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 55,705 residents or 7% of the population were not native-born in Bhutan, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

Biggest cities by population

Bhutan
City Population
Thimphu 115K
Paro 2.36K
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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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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