Bhutan’s population will grow to around 887,000 by 2030, according to a report released by the National Statistics Bureau, “Population Projections: Bhutan 2005-2030.
This is a 40 percent growth from the 2005 resident population of 634,982. The bureau estimates the country’s population to grow 1.4 percent for the next 25 years, which is termed as a medium growth. According to the United Nations World Population Prospects report, 2006, Cook Islands at -2.23 percent had the lowest population growth rate and Liberia has the highest growth rate at 4.50 percent.
