Bhutan vs Macao: Has the population peaked?
Bhutan
786,386 people
in 2023
Macao
713,916 people
in 2023
Bhutan rank
166th
Macao rank
167th
Has the population peaked? 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 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Macao ahead.
Bhutan ranks 166th and Macao ranks 167th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 7 and Macao in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 has the population peaked?, Bhutan or Macao?
- Bhutan, at 786,386 people against 713,916 people in Macao as of 2023.
- What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Bhutan and Macao?
- 72,470 people, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Macao?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Macao rank globally for has the population peaked??
- Bhutan ranks 166th and Macao ranks 167th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.