Demographic profile
Bhutan is the 166th most populous of the 238 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 0.01% of everyone alive. Within Southern and Central Asia, it ranks 12 of 13.
Each day brings roughly 37 births and 17 deaths, adding about 7,304 people over a year. At the current natural-increase rate of 0.9% annually, the population would double in roughly 78 years if the rate held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.
Literacy stands near 85.0% and adult smoking prevalence around 17.0%, with life expectancy at about 52.4 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.
Quick answers
What is the population of Bhutan in 2026? Approximately 811,282 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).
How fast is Bhutan growing? About 0.9% per year — roughly 37 births and 17 deaths every day.
What share of the world lives in Bhutan? Around 0.01% — ranked 166 worldwide by population.