Bhutan vs Nauru: Population growth
Bhutan
0.6%
in 2025
Nauru
0.7%
in 2025
Bhutan rank
127th
Nauru rank
126th
Population growth over time
- Bhutan
- Nauru
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nauru ahead.
Bhutan ranks 127th and Nauru ranks 126th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and Nauru in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2% | 4.0% | 0.8% | Nauru |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 1.3% | 2.1% | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 2.3% | 0.8% | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Nauru |
| 2000s | 1.7% | -0.2% | 1.9% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.5% | 0.5% | Nauru |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Bhutan or Nauru?
- Nauru, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Bhutan and Nauru?
- 0.1%, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Nauru?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Nauru rank globally for population growth?
- Bhutan ranks 127th and Nauru ranks 126th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.