Bhutan Population 2024 (Live)

793,405
Population Rank
Growth Rate
2024 World Percentage
Land Area
38,140
The current population of Bhutan is 793,405 based on projections of the latest United Nations data. The UN estimates the July 1, 2024 population at 791,524.

Bhutan Growth Rate

Bhutan Population Clock

Bhutan Population (as of 11/19/2024)793,405
Last UN Estimate (July 1, 2024)791,524
Births per Day27
Deaths per Day13
Migrations per Day-1
Net Change per Day13
Population Change Since Jan. 14,212

Components of Population Change

One birth every 53.33 minutes
One death every 110.77 minutes
One emigrant every 1440 minutes
Net gain of one person every 110.77 minutes

Bhutan Population Clock

Bhutan Population Density Map

City
2024 Pop.
Thimphu98,676
Punakha21,500
Tsirang18,667
Phuntsholing17,043
Pemagatshel13,864
Sarpang10,416
Wangdue Phodrang7,507
Samdrup Jongkhar7,507
Samtse5,479
Jakar4,829
Year
Population
Change
Density (/km²)
Population Rank
Density Rank
2024791,5240.69%21167194
2023786,3850.69%21167194
2020770,0060.68%20166193
2019764,8240.67%20166193
2018759,7590.72%20166193
2017754,3350.86%20166193
2015740,6181.09%19165192
2010701,6321.17%18165193
2005661,8652.09%17165188
2000596,8631.72%16166190
1995547,989-1.44%14165190
1990589,2873%15162189
1985508,3923.24%13162189
1980433,4043.45%11162190
1975365,7913.46%10163190
1970308,5283.39%8167191
1965261,2003.11%7168191
1960224,0842.85%6168192
1955194,7482.76%5169192

Bhutan Population by Year (Historical)

Year
Population
Change
Density (/km²)
Population Rank
Density Rank
2024791,5240.69%21167194
2025796,6820.68%21167194
2030820,6940.6%22167196
2035843,2020.54%22167196
2040862,1290.45%23167198
2045876,1730.32%23167199
2050882,3400.14%23167199
2055883,4060.02%23167200
2060878,277-0.12%23167200
2065867,231-0.25%23167201
2070849,494-0.41%22168202
2075825,862-0.56%22169205
2080799,952-0.64%21168205
2085771,297-0.73%20170205
2090741,734-0.78%19170205
2095714,353-0.75%19172205

Bhutan Population by Year (Projections)

Bhutan Population Pyramid 2024

Bhutan Median Age

29.1

Total

29.6

Male

28.6

Female

Bhutan Population by Age

There are people over age 18 in Bhutan.

Census Years

Year
Date
201630 May 2016
200531 May 2005

Bhutan Population Pyramid

Bhutan Population Rank 2024
Area (km²)
38,394
2024 Growth Rate
Capital
Thimphu
GDP (IMF '24)
$3.11
GDP (UN '22)
$2.90 Bn
  1. Department of Planning
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  3. GeoNames

Sources