The latest officially reported population of Bhutan was 791,524 in 2024 vs 9,034,102 people in Switzerland in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bhutan's population is 801,123 people compared to 9,112,950 in Switzerland.
Population statistics:
- Switzerland's population is 11.4 times bigger than Bhutan's.
- Bhutan is ranked the 163rd most populous country in the world, while Switzerland is the 100th.
- The countries together account for 0.12% of the world: 0.01% for Bhutan vs 0.11% for Switzerland.
- For the last 10 years, Bhutan has had an average growth rate of +0.8% per year vs +1.01% in Switzerland.
- Since 2005, the population of Bhutan has increased from 662K people to 801K (21% growth), while Switzerland has grown from 7.44M to 9.11M (22.5% growth).
- Bhutan is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 884K people compared to the peak of 9.46M people in 2052 for Switzerland.
Bhutan vs Switzerland: live population counter
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| Current population |
801123
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9112950
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| Population rank | 163/197 | 100/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | 0.11% |
| One net population change |
1.7 hours
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3.6 minutes
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| One birth every |
52.8 minutes
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6.57 minutes
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| One death every |
1.82 hours
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7.3 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.32 days
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13.1 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -277 | +40,099 |
| Daily growth/decline | +14 | +400 |
| Annual growth/decline | +5,139 | +146,009 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.65% | +1.64% |
| Population growth rate rank | 123/197 | 70/197 |
Bhutan and Switzerland: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 224,084 | 5,327,827 | - | - |
| 1961 | 230,602 | 5,434,294 | 2.91% | 2% |
| 1962 | 237,636 | 5,573,815 | 3.05% | 2.57% |
| 1963 | 245,156 | 5,694,247 | 3.16% | 2.16% |
| 1964 | 252,987 | 5,789,228 | 3.19% | 1.67% |
| 1965 | 261,200 | 5,856,472 | 3.25% | 1.16% |
| 1966 | 269,820 | 5,918,002 | 3.3% | 1.05% |
| 1967 | 278,852 | 5,991,785 | 3.35% | 1.25% |
| 1968 | 288,311 | 6,067,714 | 3.39% | 1.27% |
| 1969 | 298,214 | 6,136,387 | 3.43% | 1.13% |
| 1970 | 308,528 | 6,180,877 | 3.46% | 0.73% |
| 1971 | 319,211 | 6,213,399 | 3.46% | 0.53% |
| 1972 | 330,264 | 6,260,956 | 3.46% | 0.77% |
| 1973 | 341,705 | 6,307,347 | 3.46% | 0.74% |
| 1974 | 353,538 | 6,341,405 | 3.46% | 0.54% |
| 1975 | 365,791 | 6,338,632 | 3.47% | -0.04% |
| 1976 | 378,490 | 6,302,504 | 3.47% | -0.57% |
| 1977 | 391,639 | 6,281,174 | 3.47% | -0.34% |
| 1978 | 405,243 | 6,281,738 | 3.47% | 0.009% |
| 1979 | 419,200 | 6,294,365 | 3.44% | 0.2% |
| 1980 | 433,404 | 6,319,408 | 3.39% | 0.4% |
| 1981 | 447,836 | 6,354,074 | 3.33% | 0.55% |
| 1982 | 462,485 | 6,391,309 | 3.27% | 0.59% |
| 1983 | 477,460 | 6,418,773 | 3.24% | 0.43% |
| 1984 | 492,784 | 6,441,865 | 3.21% | 0.36% |
| 1985 | 508,392 | 6,470,365 | 3.17% | 0.44% |
| 1986 | 524,324 | 6,504,124 | 3.13% | 0.52% |
| 1987 | 540,557 | 6,545,106 | 3.1% | 0.63% |
| 1988 | 556,986 | 6,593,386 | 3.04% | 0.74% |
| 1989 | 573,586 | 6,646,912 | 2.98% | 0.81% |
| 1990 | 589,287 | 6,715,519 | 2.74% | 1.03% |
| 1991 | 599,784 | 6,799,978 | 1.78% | 1.26% |
| 1992 | 577,774 | 6,875,364 | -3.67% | 1.11% |
| 1993 | 554,673 | 6,938,265 | -4% | 0.91% |
| 1994 | 554,497 | 6,993,795 | -0.03% | 0.8% |
| 1995 | 547,989 | 7,040,687 | -1.17% | 0.67% |
| 1996 | 548,784 | 7,071,850 | 0.15% | 0.44% |
| 1997 | 558,697 | 7,088,906 | 1.81% | 0.24% |
| 1998 | 569,435 | 7,110,001 | 1.92% | 0.3% |
| 1999 | 582,579 | 7,143,991 | 2.31% | 0.48% |
| 2000 | 596,863 | 7,184,250 | 2.45% | 0.56% |
| 2001 | 610,794 | 7,229,854 | 2.33% | 0.63% |
| 2002 | 624,409 | 7,284,753 | 2.23% | 0.76% |
| 2003 | 637,663 | 7,339,001 | 2.12% | 0.74% |
| 2004 | 650,544 | 7,389,625 | 2.02% | 0.69% |
| 2005 | 661,865 | 7,437,115 | 1.74% | 0.64% |
| 2006 | 670,799 | 7,483,934 | 1.35% | 0.63% |
| 2007 | 678,641 | 7,551,117 | 1.17% | 0.9% |
| 2008 | 686,351 | 7,647,675 | 1.14% | 1.28% |
| 2009 | 693,988 | 7,743,831 | 1.11% | 1.26% |
| 2010 | 701,632 | 7,824,909 | 1.1% | 1.05% |
| 2011 | 709,377 | 7,912,398 | 1.1% | 1.12% |
| 2012 | 717,279 | 7,996,861 | 1.11% | 1.07% |
| 2013 | 725,273 | 8,089,346 | 1.11% | 1.16% |
| 2014 | 733,139 | 8,188,649 | 1.08% | 1.23% |
| 2015 | 740,618 | 8,282,396 | 1.02% | 1.14% |
| 2016 | 747,866 | 8,373,338 | 0.98% | 1.1% |
| 2017 | 754,335 | 8,451,840 | 0.86% | 0.94% |
| 2018 | 759,759 | 8,514,329 | 0.72% | 0.74% |
| 2019 | 764,824 | 8,575,280 | 0.67% | 0.72% |
| 2020 | 770,006 | 8,638,167 | 0.68% | 0.73% |
| 2021 | 775,442 | 8,704,546 | 0.71% | 0.77% |
| 2022 | 780,914 | 8,777,088 | 0.71% | 0.83% |
| 2023 | 786,385 | 8,888,093 | 0.7% | 1.26% |
| 2024 | 791,524 | 9,034,102 | 0.65% | 1.64% |
| 2025 | 796,681 | 9,080,106 | 0.65% | 0.51% |
| 2026 | 802,211 | 9,120,994 | 0.69% | 0.45% |
| 2027 | 807,265 | 9,157,559 | 0.63% | 0.4% |
| 2028 | 811,835 | 9,190,572 | 0.57% | 0.36% |
| 2029 | 816,265 | 9,219,373 | 0.55% | 0.31% |
| 2030 | 820,693 | 9,245,030 | 0.54% | 0.28% |
| 2031 | 825,464 | 9,269,063 | 0.58% | 0.26% |
| 2032 | 830,347 | 9,289,991 | 0.59% | 0.23% |
| 2033 | 834,984 | 9,307,909 | 0.56% | 0.19% |
| 2034 | 839,045 | 9,324,938 | 0.49% | 0.18% |
| 2035 | 843,199 | 9,340,145 | 0.5% | 0.16% |
| 2036 | 847,699 | 9,352,822 | 0.53% | 0.14% |
| 2037 | 851,844 | 9,364,126 | 0.49% | 0.12% |
| 2038 | 855,558 | 9,373,988 | 0.44% | 0.11% |
| 2039 | 858,918 | 9,382,808 | 0.39% | 0.09% |
| 2040 | 862,126 | 9,392,748 | 0.37% | 0.11% |
| 2041 | 865,152 | 9,401,829 | 0.35% | 0.1% |
| 2042 | 868,152 | 9,410,286 | 0.35% | 0.09% |
| 2043 | 871,100 | 9,418,963 | 0.34% | 0.09% |
| 2044 | 873,733 | 9,426,166 | 0.3% | 0.08% |
| 2045 | 876,178 | 9,432,561 | 0.28% | 0.07% |
| 2046 | 878,161 | 9,438,518 | 0.23% | 0.06% |
| 2047 | 879,450 | 9,445,091 | 0.15% | 0.07% |
| 2048 | 880,488 | 9,452,109 | 0.12% | 0.07% |
| 2049 | 881,433 | 9,457,335 | 0.11% | 0.06% |
| 2050 | 882,337 | 9,459,997 | 0.1% | 0.03% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bhutan increased by 78,753 people (a 11.9% growth), while Switzerland gained 845,281 people (a 11.4% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bhutan gained 60,505 (a 8.17% growth), while Switzerland's population increased by 830,554 (a 10% growth).
Bhutan was ranked 161st most populous country in 2005 and is 163rd in 2025. Switzerland was ranked 97th in 2005 and ranked 100th 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 Switzerland will increase by 3.81% to 9,459,997 people and rank change from 100th to 102nd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Zurich | 449K |
| Geneva | 207K |
| Basel | 176K |
| Bern | 146K |
| Lausanne | 144K |
| Winterthur | 119K |
| Biel/Bienne | 55.9K |
| Thun | 43.9K |
| Bellinzona | 43.8K |
| Koniz | 43K |
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Population differences between Bhutan and Switzerland
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| Life expectancy | 73.5 years | 84.2 years |
| Average age | 32.4 years | 43.2 years |
| Median age | 30.9 years | 43.7 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 53.4:46.6 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.46 births per woman | 1.33 births per woman |
| Population density | 53.8 ppl/mi² | 592 ppl/mi² |
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