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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bhutan	Vanuatu	Bhutan	Vanuatu
1960	224,084	64,431	-	-
1961	230,602	66,264	2.91%	2.84%
1962	237,636	68,174	3.05%	2.88%
1963	245,156	70,159	3.16%	2.91%
1964	252,987	72,219	3.19%	2.94%
1965	261,200	74,358	3.25%	2.96%
1966	269,820	76,590	3.3%	3%
1967	278,852	78,921	3.35%	3.04%
1968	288,311	81,314	3.39%	3.03%
1969	298,214	83,755	3.43%	3%
1970	308,528	86,266	3.46%	3%
1971	319,211	88,862	3.46%	3.01%
1972	330,264	91,562	3.46%	3.04%
1973	341,705	94,362	3.46%	3.06%
1974	353,538	97,260	3.46%	3.07%
1975	365,791	100,269	3.47%	3.09%
1976	378,490	103,388	3.47%	3.11%
1977	391,639	106,618	3.47%	3.12%
1978	405,243	109,963	3.47%	3.14%
1979	419,200	113,040	3.44%	2.8%
1980	433,404	115,660	3.39%	2.32%
1981	447,836	118,249	3.33%	2.24%
1982	462,485	121,035	3.27%	2.36%
1983	477,460	123,998	3.24%	2.45%
1984	492,784	127,109	3.21%	2.51%
1985	508,392	130,356	3.17%	2.55%
1986	524,324	133,720	3.13%	2.58%
1987	540,557	137,187	3.1%	2.59%
1988	556,986	140,756	3.04%	2.6%
1989	573,586	144,393	2.98%	2.58%
1990	589,287	148,063	2.74%	2.54%
1991	599,784	151,793	1.78%	2.52%
1992	577,774	155,608	-3.67%	2.51%
1993	554,673	159,463	-4%	2.48%
1994	554,497	163,314	-0.03%	2.41%
1995	547,989	167,137	-1.17%	2.34%
1996	548,784	170,911	0.15%	2.26%
1997	558,697	174,626	1.81%	2.17%
1998	569,435	178,313	1.92%	2.11%
1999	582,579	182,048	2.31%	2.09%
2000	596,863	186,281	2.45%	2.33%
2001	610,794	191,031	2.33%	2.55%
2002	624,409	195,863	2.23%	2.53%
2003	637,663	200,746	2.12%	2.49%
2004	650,544	205,711	2.02%	2.47%
2005	661,865	210,760	1.74%	2.45%
2006	670,799	215,923	1.35%	2.45%
2007	678,641	221,276	1.17%	2.48%
2008	686,351	226,896	1.14%	2.54%
2009	693,988	232,731	1.11%	2.57%
2010	701,632	238,248	1.1%	2.37%
2011	709,377	243,474	1.1%	2.19%
2012	717,279	248,883	1.11%	2.22%
2013	725,273	254,482	1.11%	2.25%
2014	733,139	260,240	1.08%	2.26%
2015	740,618	266,101	1.02%	2.25%
2016	747,866	272,087	0.98%	2.25%
2017	754,335	278,507	0.86%	2.36%
2018	759,759	285,259	0.72%	2.42%
2019	764,824	291,985	0.67%	2.36%
2020	770,006	298,858	0.68%	2.35%
2021	775,442	305,868	0.71%	2.35%
2022	780,914	313,046	0.71%	2.35%
2023	786,385	320,409	0.7%	2.35%
2024	791,524	327,777	0.65%	2.3%
2025	796,681	335,169	0.65%	2.26%
2026	802,211	342,565	0.69%	2.21%
2027	807,265	349,970	0.63%	2.16%
2028	811,835	357,397	0.57%	2.12%
2029	816,265	364,883	0.55%	2.09%
2030	820,693	372,429	0.54%	2.07%
2031	825,464	380,015	0.58%	2.04%
2032	830,347	387,657	0.59%	2.01%
2033	834,984	395,366	0.56%	1.99%
2034	839,045	403,188	0.49%	1.98%
2035	843,199	411,061	0.5%	1.95%
2036	847,699	419,006	0.53%	1.93%
2037	851,844	427,031	0.49%	1.92%
2038	855,558	435,150	0.44%	1.9%
2039	858,918	443,311	0.39%	1.88%
2040	862,126	451,509	0.37%	1.85%
2041	865,152	459,733	0.35%	1.82%
2042	868,152	468,003	0.35%	1.8%
2043	871,100	476,308	0.34%	1.77%
2044	873,733	484,636	0.3%	1.75%
2045	876,178	492,989	0.28%	1.72%
2046	878,161	501,316	0.23%	1.69%
2047	879,450	509,621	0.15%	1.66%
2048	880,488	517,889	0.12%	1.62%
2049	881,433	526,138	0.11%	1.59%
2050	882,337	534,374	0.1%	1.57%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bhutan increased by 77,067 people (a 11.5% growth), while Vanuatu gained 56,164 people (a 26% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bhutan gained 54,400 (a 7.27% growth), while Vanuatu's population increased by 70,558 (a 25.9% growth).

Bhutan was ranked 161st most populous country in 2006 and is 163rd in 2026. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2006 and ranked 174th 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 Vanuatu will increase by 56% to 534,374 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.