Population, total, annual growth rate in Bhutan
Bhutan: Population, total, annual growth rate was 0.6517 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population, total, annual growth rate in Bhutan, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, total, annual growth rate in Bhutan is 0.6517 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total, annual growth rate in Bhutan peaked at 3.47 % change on previous year in 1977 and was at its lowest, -4 % change on previous year, in 1993.
Bhutan ranks 127th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population, total, annual growth rate in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.91 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 3.05 % change on previous year | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 3.16 % change on previous year | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 3.19 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 3.25 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 3.3 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 3.35 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 3.39 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 3.43 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 3.46 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 3.46 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 3.46 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3.46 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3.46 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 3.47 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 3.47 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 3.47 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 3.47 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 3.44 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 3.39 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 3.33 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 3.27 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 3.24 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 3.21 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 3.17 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 3.13 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 3.1 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 3.04 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 2.98 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 2.74 % change on previous year | -8.2% |
| 1991 | 1.78 % change on previous year | -34.9% |
| 1992 | -3.67 % change on previous year | -306.0% |
| 1993 | -4 % change on previous year | +9.0% |
| 1994 | -0.0317 % change on previous year | -99.2% |
| 1995 | -1.17 % change on previous year | +3598.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1451 % change on previous year | -112.4% |
| 1997 | 1.81 % change on previous year | +1145.1% |
| 1998 | 1.92 % change on previous year | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 2.31 % change on previous year | +20.1% |
| 2000 | 2.45 % change on previous year | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 2.33 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 2.23 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 2.12 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 2.02 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 1.74 % change on previous year | -13.9% |
| 2006 | 1.35 % change on previous year | -22.4% |
| 2007 | 1.17 % change on previous year | -13.4% |
| 2008 | 1.14 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.11 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.1 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.1 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.11 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.11 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.08 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.02 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9786 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.865 % change on previous year | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 0.719 % change on previous year | -16.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6667 % change on previous year | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6775 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.706 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7057 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7006 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.6535 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 2025 | 0.6517 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population, total, annual growth rate in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -3598.9% | -0.0317 % change on previous year | -1.17 % change on previous year |
| 1997 | +1145.1% | 0.1451 % change on previous year | 1.81 % change on previous year |
| 1992 | -306.0% | 1.78 % change on previous year | -3.67 % change on previous year |
| 1996 | +112.4% | -1.17 % change on previous year | 0.1451 % change on previous year |
| 1994 | +99.2% | -4 % change on previous year | -0.0317 % change on previous year |
| 1991 | -34.9% | 2.74 % change on previous year | 1.78 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.23 % change on previous year | 2.91 % change on previous year | 3.43 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.46 % change on previous year | 3.44 % change on previous year | 3.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.19 % change on previous year | 2.98 % change on previous year | 3.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1827 % change on previous year | -4 % change on previous year | 2.74 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.77 % change on previous year | 1.11 % change on previous year | 2.45 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9768 % change on previous year | 0.6667 % change on previous year | 1.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6825 % change on previous year | 0.6517 % change on previous year | 0.706 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 124 British Virgin Islands 0.6612 % change on previous year compare
- 125 New Zealand 0.656 % change on previous year compare
- 126 Naoero 0.6529 % change on previous year compare
- 128 Myanmar 0.6431 % change on previous year compare
- 129 Viet Nam 0.605 % change on previous year compare
- 130 Samoa 0.5903 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Bhutan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.70 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 581.26 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 78.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 503.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2952 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 129 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 88.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1518 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total, annual growth rate in Bhutan?
- Population, total, annual growth rate in Bhutan was 0.6517 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.47 % change on previous year in 1977.
- What is the lowest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was -4 % change on previous year in 1993.
- How does Bhutan rank for population, total, annual growth rate?
- Bhutan ranks 127th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 65 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.