Population in Bhutan
The population of Bhutan was 796,682 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Bhutan, 2025
796,682
Change from 2024
+0.7%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
165th of 217
Population in Bhutan over time
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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bhutan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 796,682 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 791,524 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 786,385 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 780,914 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 775,442 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 770,006 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 764,824 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 759,759 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 754,335 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 747,866 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 740,618 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 733,139 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 725,273 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 717,279 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 709,377 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 701,632 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 693,988 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 686,351 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 678,641 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 670,799 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 661,865 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 650,544 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 637,663 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 624,409 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 610,794 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.7% from 791,524 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 740,618 people, the figure has changed by +7.6%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Bhutan has the 165th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Bhutan
All statistics for Bhutan
Population growth
0.65%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
786,385 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
29.4 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.46 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
0.69%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population aged 65 and over
6.6%
2025 · World Bank