Which has higher population, Bhutan or Macao?

Bhutan, at 786,386 people against 713,916 people in Macao as of 2023.

What is the difference in population between Bhutan and Macao?

72,470 people, with Bhutan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Macao?

84 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bhutan vs Macao: Population

Bhutan

786,386 people

in 2023

Macao

713,916 people

in 2023

Bhutan rank

166th

Macao rank

167th

Population over time

Bhutan
Macao

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 786,386 people against 713,916 people in Macao, a difference of 72,470 people.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Macao's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 84 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 166th and Macao ranks 167th of 238 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 14 and Macao in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Macao	Difference	Ahead
1800s	392,287 people	17,310 people	374,977 people	Bhutan
1830s	360,312 people	24,000 people	336,312 people	Bhutan
1860s	322,649 people	85,000 people	237,649 people	Bhutan
1900s	269,139 people	64,000 people	205,139 people	Bhutan
1910s	257,966 people	76,000 people	181,966 people	Bhutan
1920s	258,029 people	120,500 people	137,529 people	Bhutan
1930s	258,029 people	170,000 people	88,029 people	Bhutan
1940s	251,726 people	375,000 people	123,274 people	Macao
1950s	192,832 people	193,265 people	432.7 people	Macao
1960s	258,696 people	223,459 people	35,238 people	Bhutan
1970s	361,369 people	242,606 people	118,764 people	Bhutan
1980s	501,792 people	288,549 people	213,243 people	Bhutan
1990s	568,357 people	393,099 people	175,258 people	Bhutan
2000s	651,199 people	490,161 people	161,038 people	Bhutan
2010s	735,419 people	616,778 people	118,640 people	Bhutan
2020s	778,192 people	698,937 people	79,255 people	Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Bhutan or Macao?: Bhutan, at 786,386 people against 713,916 people in Macao as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Bhutan and Macao?: 72,470 people, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Macao?: 84 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Macao rank globally for population?: Bhutan ranks 166th and Macao ranks 167th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Population
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.