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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bhutan was 791,524 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bhutan's population is 803,385 people compared to 43,325,643 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 53.9 times bigger than Bhutan's.
  • Bhutan is ranked the 163rd most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 0.53% of the world: 0.01% for Bhutan vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Bhutan has had an average growth rate of +0.8% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bhutan has increased from 671K people to 803K (19.8% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.3M (84% growth).

Bhutan vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Bhutan
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bhutan Yemen
2100 695,106 111,531,602
2099 699,983 111,216,538
2098 704,455 110,873,896
2097 709,230 110,513,248
2096 713,930 110,125,357
2095 719,152 109,718,989
2094 724,401 109,287,747
2093 729,500 108,834,256
2092 735,075 108,350,834
2091 741,074 107,845,139
2090 746,937 107,319,234
2089 753,010 106,769,903
2088 758,937 106,198,480
2087 765,235 105,606,248
2086 770,883 104,994,691
2085 776,435 104,356,315
2084 781,892 103,704,067
2083 787,929 103,033,111
2082 793,543 102,348,794
2081 799,530 101,642,012
2080 805,275 100,920,728
2079 811,060 100,179,245
2078 816,530 99,422,962
2077 821,247 98,654,481
2076 825,978 97,862,812
2075 830,808 97,057,105
2074 836,017 96,230,615
2073 841,208 95,389,748
2072 845,861 94,528,518
2071 850,262 93,646,094
2070 853,930 92,750,891
2069 857,808 91,836,719
2068 861,327 90,906,457
2067 864,753 89,961,778
2066 868,260 88,998,844
2065 871,517 88,022,210
2064 873,735 87,033,422
2063 875,674 86,020,867
2062 877,938 84,985,459
2061 880,023 83,934,120
2060 881,913 82,867,105
2059 883,191 81,781,887
2058 884,515 80,678,032
2057 884,612 79,563,835
2056 885,822 78,436,146
2055 886,403 77,296,391
2054 885,903 76,143,587
2053 886,520 74,985,186
2052 886,640 73,813,387
2051 885,551 72,631,340
2050 884,535 71,436,891
2049 883,736 70,243,074
2048 882,640 69,043,876
2047 881,660 67,843,741
2046 880,037 66,638,116
2045 877,677 65,433,874
2044 875,155 64,230,423
2043 872,383 63,031,296
2042 869,248 61,838,177
2041 866,366 60,651,763
2040 863,173 59,475,172
2039 859,926 58,303,694
2038 856,429 57,135,690
2037 852,475 55,973,689
2036 848,122 54,809,098
2035 843,447 53,641,994
2034 839,780 52,476,195
2033 835,308 51,307,469
2032 830,472 50,140,351
2031 825,528 48,969,961
2030 820,888 47,786,079
2029 816,655 46,594,926
2028 812,002 45,403,313
2027 807,474 44,203,683
2026 801,869 43,000,078
2025 796,375 41,792,731
2024 791,524 40,583,164
2023 786,385 39,390,799
2022 780,914 38,222,876
2021 775,442 37,140,230
2020 770,006 36,134,863
2019 764,824 35,111,408
2018 759,759 34,085,182
2017 754,335 33,090,921
2016 747,866 32,109,010
2015 740,618 31,159,379
2014 733,139 30,226,309
2013 725,273 29,312,952
2012 717,279 28,433,647
2011 709,377 27,582,897
2010 701,632 26,754,387
2009 693,988 25,927,724
2008 686,351 25,111,941
2007 678,641 24,318,082
2006 670,799 23,543,083
2005 661,865 22,790,085
2004 650,544 22,095,167
2003 637,663 21,456,379
2002 624,409 20,835,086
2001 610,794 20,226,147
2000 596,863 19,624,141
1999 582,579 19,029,420
1998 569,435 18,446,013
1997 558,697 17,873,936
1996 548,784 17,313,177
1995 547,989 16,740,058
1994 554,497 16,149,147
1993 554,673 15,563,914
1992 577,774 14,989,494
1991 599,784 14,430,201
1990 589,287 13,887,862
1989 573,586 13,364,174
1988 556,986 12,859,708
1987 540,557 12,369,912
1986 524,324 11,901,040
1985 508,392 11,453,825
1984 492,784 11,025,597
1983 477,460 10,621,499
1982 462,485 10,241,006
1981 447,836 9,882,362
1980 433,404 9,543,358
1979 419,200 9,224,194
1978 405,243 8,926,586
1977 391,639 8,648,222
1976 378,490 8,384,113
1975 365,791 8,133,598
1974 353,538 7,896,783
1973 341,705 7,672,796
1972 330,264 7,460,068
1971 319,211 7,257,462
1970 308,528 7,065,279
1969 298,214 6,875,859
1968 288,311 6,690,524
1967 278,852 6,516,444
1966 269,820 6,351,494
1965 261,200 6,195,593
1964 252,987 6,048,006
1963 245,156 5,911,135
1962 237,636 5,782,221
1961 230,602 5,655,232
1960 224,084 5,532,301

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/yemen | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bhutan increased by 77,067 people (a 11.5% growth), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bhutan gained 55,519 people (a 7.42% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,216,633 people (a 34.9% growth).

Bhutan was ranked 161st most populous country in 2006 and is 163rd in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 64.9% to 71,436,891 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Bhutan is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 887K people compared to the peak of 112M people in 2100 for Yemen.

Population growth rate by year

Bhutan
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bhutan Yemen
2100 -0.7% 0.28%
2099 -0.63% 0.31%
2098 -0.67% 0.33%
2097 -0.66% 0.35%
2096 -0.73% 0.37%
2095 -0.72% 0.39%
2094 -0.7% 0.42%
2093 -0.76% 0.45%
2092 -0.81% 0.47%
2091 -0.78% 0.49%
2090 -0.81% 0.51%
2089 -0.78% 0.54%
2088 -0.82% 0.56%
2087 -0.73% 0.58%
2086 -0.72% 0.61%
2085 -0.7% 0.63%
2084 -0.77% 0.65%
2083 -0.71% 0.67%
2082 -0.75% 0.7%
2081 -0.71% 0.71%
2080 -0.71% 0.74%
2079 -0.67% 0.76%
2078 -0.57% 0.78%
2077 -0.57% 0.81%
2076 -0.58% 0.83%
2075 -0.62% 0.86%
2074 -0.62% 0.88%
2073 -0.55% 0.91%
2072 -0.52% 0.94%
2071 -0.43% 0.97%
2070 -0.45% 1%
2069 -0.41% 1.02%
2068 -0.4% 1.05%
2067 -0.4% 1.08%
2066 -0.37% 1.11%
2065 -0.25% 1.14%
2064 -0.22% 1.18%
2063 -0.26% 1.22%
2062 -0.24% 1.25%
2061 -0.21% 1.29%
2060 -0.14% 1.33%
2059 -0.15% 1.37%
2058 -0.01% 1.4%
2057 -0.14% 1.44%
2056 -0.07% 1.47%
2055 0.06% 1.51%
2054 -0.07% 1.54%
2053 -0.01% 1.59%
2052 0.12% 1.63%
2051 0.11% 1.67%
2050 0.09% 1.7%
2049 0.12% 1.74%
2048 0.11% 1.77%
2047 0.18% 1.81%
2046 0.27% 1.84%
2045 0.29% 1.87%
2044 0.32% 1.9%
2043 0.36% 1.93%
2042 0.33% 1.96%
2041 0.37% 1.98%
2040 0.38% 2.01%
2039 0.41% 2.04%
2038 0.46% 2.08%
2037 0.51% 2.12%
2036 0.55% 2.18%
2035 0.44% 2.22%
2034 0.54% 2.28%
2033 0.58% 2.33%
2032 0.6% 2.39%
2031 0.57% 2.48%
2030 0.52% 2.56%
2029 0.57% 2.62%
2028 0.56% 2.71%
2027 0.7% 2.8%
2026 0.69% 2.89%
2025 0.61% 2.98%
2024 0.65% 3.03%
2023 0.7% 3.06%
2022 0.71% 2.92%
2021 0.71% 2.78%
2020 0.68% 2.91%
2019 0.67% 3.01%
2018 0.72% 3%
2017 0.86% 3.06%
2016 0.98% 3.05%
2015 1.02% 3.09%
2014 1.08% 3.12%
2013 1.11% 3.09%
2012 1.11% 3.08%
2011 1.1% 3.1%
2010 1.1% 3.19%
2009 1.11% 3.25%
2008 1.14% 3.26%
2007 1.17% 3.29%
2006 1.35% 3.3%
2005 1.74% 3.15%
2004 2.02% 2.98%
2003 2.12% 2.98%
2002 2.23% 3.01%
2001 2.33% 3.07%
2000 2.45% 3.13%
1999 2.31% 3.16%
1998 1.92% 3.2%
1997 1.81% 3.24%
1996 0.15% 3.42%
1995 -1.17% 3.66%
1994 -0.03% 3.76%
1993 -4% 3.83%
1992 -3.67% 3.88%
1991 1.78% 3.91%
1990 2.74% 3.92%
1989 2.98% 3.92%
1988 3.04% 3.96%
1987 3.1% 3.94%
1986 3.13% 3.9%
1985 3.17% 3.88%
1984 3.21% 3.8%
1983 3.24% 3.72%
1982 3.27% 3.63%
1981 3.33% 3.55%
1980 3.39% 3.46%
1979 3.44% 3.33%
1978 3.47% 3.22%
1977 3.47% 3.15%
1976 3.47% 3.08%
1975 3.47% 3%
1974 3.46% 2.92%
1973 3.46% 2.85%
1972 3.46% 2.79%
1971 3.46% 2.72%
1970 3.46% 2.75%
1969 3.43% 2.77%
1968 3.39% 2.67%
1967 3.35% 2.6%
1966 3.3% 2.52%
1965 3.25% 2.44%
1964 3.19% 2.32%
1963 3.16% 2.23%
1962 3.05% 2.25%
1961 2.91% 2.22%

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/yemen | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bhutan grew by 0.65%, while Yemen's population grew by 3.03%.

Live population counters

Bhutan Yemen
Current population
803385
43325643
Population rank 163/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.52%
One net population change
1.7 hours
26.4 seconds
One birth every
52.8 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
1.82 hours
2.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline +14 +3,267
Annual growth/decline +5,139 +1,192,365
Annual growth/decline rate +0.65% +3.03%
Population growth rate rank 120/197 13/197
One migration net change every
19.3 hours
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change +455 -16,291
Net migration rank 69/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 55,705 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 146/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 7% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 80/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bhutan
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bhutan Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 455 - -16,291
2024 - -277 - -10,482
2023 5,153 291 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 5,204 291 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 5,162 287 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 5,142 287 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 4,643 287 1,056,432 2,129
2018 4,909 287 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 5,367 287 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 6,164 1,116 975,697 -6,492
2015 6,762 450 939,922 -9,883
2014 7,290 452 920,330 15,764
2013 7,689 309 884,929 5,697
2012 7,967 20 845,645 22,349
2011 8,282 -464 806,359 27,184
2010 8,598 -922 803,246 20,269
2009 8,913 -1,305 798,911 30,919
2008 9,200 -1,538 779,123 22,621
2007 9,322 -1,553 764,780 21,210
2006 9,197 -1,283 750,082 13,940
2005 9,102 848 726,708 15,283
2004 9,056 3,642 710,493 -62,641
2003 9,132 3,921 694,457 -64,737
2002 9,464 3,996 672,494 -59,648
2001 9,904 3,874 658,704 -53,698
2000 10,142 3,940 646,694 -47,713
1999 10,940 3,542 633,166 -42,731
1998 11,320 486 615,488 -39,096
1997 11,668 -1,994 604,443 -36,694
1996 12,153 -1,998 588,786 -35,043
1995 12,938 -21,501 607,966 -15,485
1994 13,536 -17,997 602,363 -13,040
1993 13,915 -9,800 595,459 -14,332
1992 15,594 -65,900 582,072 -14,372
1991 15,801 -9,522 565,837 -14,964
1990 15,704 -1,000 549,654 -15,847
1989 15,516 1,180 530,464 -16,876
1988 15,212 1,286 513,296 -17,952
1987 14,887 1,481 493,337 -9,097
1986 14,516 1,586 464,665 -11,151
1985 14,061 1,694 455,576 -14,660
1984 13,688 1,779 434,674 -19,143
1983 13,284 1,897 414,823 -22,152
1982 12,872 1,897 392,302 -23,981
1981 12,444 2,096 374,482 -25,499
1980 12,016 2,307 355,767 -26,740
1979 11,583 2,493 336,378 -27,090
1978 11,133 2,700 312,439 -26,524
1977 10,679 2,700 296,115 -25,305
1976 10,228 2,700 281,078 -23,669
1975 9,775 2,700 266,815 -23,192
1974 9,324 2,700 252,737 -22,726
1973 8,939 2,700 240,235 -22,282
1972 8,549 2,700 229,322 -21,826
1971 8,161 2,700 219,095 -21,386
1970 7,791 2,700 207,613 -20,966
1969 7,435 2,700 196,305 -4,121
1968 7,085 2,593 182,518 -4,031
1967 6,744 2,493 173,637 -3,959
1966 6,418 2,407 164,091 -3,874
1965 6,109 2,307 155,398 -3,797
1964 5,818 2,196 147,299 -3,712
1963 5,551 2,096 133,781 -3,640
1962 5,297 2,096 131,262 -3,572
1961 5,081 1,586 129,787 -3,503
1960 4,888 1,481 122,994 -3,431

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

GeoRank.org/population/bhutan/yemen | 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 Yemen 97.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,460,813 people) and 2.17% is from migration (a loss of 231,814 people).

As of 2024, 55,705 residents or 7% of the population were not native-born in Bhutan, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

Biggest cities by population

Bhutan
City Population
Thimphu 115K
Paro 2.36K
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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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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