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

Bhutan and Tuvalu: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bhutan	Tuvalu	Bhutan	Tuvalu
1960	224,084	5,598	-	-
1961	230,602	5,648	2.91%	0.89%
1962	237,636	5,699	3.05%	0.9%
1963	245,156	5,751	3.16%	0.91%
1964	252,987	5,752	3.19%	0.02%
1965	261,200	5,715	3.25%	-0.64%
1966	269,820	5,686	3.3%	-0.51%
1967	278,852	5,652	3.35%	-0.6%
1968	288,311	5,624	3.39%	-0.5%
1969	298,214	5,631	3.43%	0.12%
1970	308,528	5,663	3.46%	0.57%
1971	319,211	5,685	3.46%	0.39%
1972	330,264	5,692	3.46%	0.12%
1973	341,705	5,681	3.46%	-0.19%
1974	353,538	5,822	3.46%	2.48%
1975	365,791	6,117	3.47%	5.07%
1976	378,490	6,404	3.47%	4.69%
1977	391,639	6,686	3.47%	4.4%
1978	405,243	6,957	3.47%	4.05%
1979	419,200	7,184	3.44%	3.26%
1980	433,404	7,366	3.39%	2.53%
1981	447,836	7,526	3.33%	2.17%
1982	462,485	7,664	3.27%	1.83%
1983	477,460	7,789	3.24%	1.63%
1984	492,784	7,902	3.21%	1.45%
1985	508,392	8,046	3.17%	1.82%
1986	524,324	8,217	3.13%	2.13%
1987	540,557	8,371	3.1%	1.87%
1988	556,986	8,518	3.04%	1.76%
1989	573,586	8,662	2.98%	1.69%
1990	589,287	8,798	2.74%	1.57%
1991	599,784	8,928	1.78%	1.48%
1992	577,774	9,038	-3.67%	1.23%
1993	554,673	9,126	-4%	0.97%
1994	554,497	9,207	-0.03%	0.89%
1995	547,989	9,280	-1.17%	0.79%
1996	548,784	9,342	0.15%	0.67%
1997	558,697	9,400	1.81%	0.62%
1998	569,435	9,451	1.92%	0.54%
1999	582,579	9,496	2.31%	0.48%
2000	596,863	9,544	2.45%	0.51%
2001	610,794	9,586	2.33%	0.44%
2002	624,409	9,623	2.23%	0.39%
2003	637,663	9,695	2.12%	0.75%
2004	650,544	9,816	2.02%	1.25%
2005	661,865	9,940	1.74%	1.26%
2006	670,799	10,056	1.35%	1.17%
2007	678,641	10,182	1.17%	1.25%
2008	686,351	10,321	1.14%	1.37%
2009	693,988	10,461	1.11%	1.36%
2010	701,632	10,614	1.1%	1.46%
2011	709,377	10,780	1.1%	1.56%
2012	717,279	10,934	1.11%	1.43%
2013	725,273	11,001	1.11%	0.61%
2014	733,139	10,984	1.08%	-0.15%
2015	740,618	10,963	1.02%	-0.19%
2016	747,866	10,930	0.98%	-0.3%
2017	754,335	10,869	0.86%	-0.56%
2018	759,759	10,751	0.72%	-1.09%
2019	764,824	10,581	0.67%	-1.58%
2020	770,006	10,399	0.68%	-1.72%
2021	775,442	10,194	0.71%	-1.97%
2022	780,914	9,992	0.71%	-1.98%
2023	786,385	9,816	0.7%	-1.76%
2024	791,524	9,646	0.65%	-1.73%
2025	796,681	9,493	0.65%	-1.58%
2026	802,211	9,363	0.69%	-1.37%
2027	807,265	9,255	0.63%	-1.15%
2028	811,835	9,175	0.57%	-0.87%
2029	816,265	9,102	0.55%	-0.79%
2030	820,693	9,047	0.54%	-0.6%
2031	825,464	9,011	0.58%	-0.4%
2032	830,347	8,984	0.59%	-0.3%
2033	834,984	8,975	0.56%	-0.1%
2034	839,045	8,970	0.49%	-0.06%
2035	843,199	8,977	0.5%	0.08%
2036	847,699	8,995	0.53%	0.2%
2037	851,844	9,017	0.49%	0.24%
2038	855,558	9,051	0.44%	0.38%
2039	858,918	9,095	0.39%	0.48%
2040	862,126	9,143	0.37%	0.53%
2041	865,152	9,191	0.35%	0.52%
2042	868,152	9,245	0.35%	0.6%
2043	871,100	9,308	0.34%	0.68%
2044	873,733	9,375	0.3%	0.72%
2045	876,178	9,435	0.28%	0.64%
2046	878,161	9,502	0.23%	0.71%
2047	879,450	9,571	0.15%	0.72%
2048	880,488	9,644	0.12%	0.76%
2049	881,433	9,712	0.11%	0.71%
2050	882,337	9,778	0.1%	0.68%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bhutan increased by 77,067 people (a 11.5% growth), while Tuvalu gained 874 people (a 8.69% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bhutan gained 54,400 (a 7.27% growth), while Tuvalu's population decreased by -1,567 (a 14.3% decline).

Bhutan was ranked 161st most populous country in 2006 and is 163rd in 2026. Tuvalu was ranked 195th in 2006 and ranked 196th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Bhutan's population will grow by 9.98% to 882,337 people and will still be ranked 163rd. The population of Tuvalu will increase by 4.43% to 9,778 people and will still be ranked 196th.