Bhutan Urban Population 1960-2024

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Bhutan urban population for 2022 was 341,823, a 2.23% increase from 2021.
  • Bhutan urban population for 2021 was 334,381, a 2.29% increase from 2020.
  • Bhutan urban population for 2020 was 326,894, a 2.36% increase from 2019.
  • Bhutan urban population for 2019 was 319,355, a 2.47% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Nigeria 116,965,442
Pakistan 88,979,079
Bangladesh 67,979,820
Philippines 55,441,746
Egypt 47,689,118
Vietnam 38,063,117
Ukraine 26,569,220
Angola 24,229,338
Morocco 24,196,351
Ghana 19,621,881
Uzbekistan 17,990,170
Myanmar 17,213,307
Sudan 16,854,089
Cameroon 16,395,044
Kenya 15,669,052
Zambia 9,160,288
Tunisia 8,675,724
Bolivia 8,658,337
Honduras 6,217,985
El Salvador 4,737,530
Sri Lanka 4,220,157
Cambodia 4,211,076
Nicaragua 4,138,184
Republic of Congo 4,103,831
West Bank and Gaza 3,898,258
Lao PDR 2,830,480
Mauritania 2,695,952
Kyrgyz Republic 2,548,584
Mongolia 2,342,494
Georgia 2,238,527
Papua New Guinea 1,377,571
Moldova 1,119,250
Djibouti 878,521
Lesotho 690,433
Timor-Leste 430,207
Cabo Verde 400,642
Bhutan 341,823
Eswatini 295,322
Solomon Islands 185,298
Sao Tome and Principe 172,252
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Kiribati 74,878
Micronesia 26,505
Bhutan Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2022 341,823 43.69 2.20%
2021 334,381 43.01 2.26%
2020 326,894 42.32 2.33%
2019 319,355 41.61 2.44%
2018 311,659 40.90 2.58%
2017 303,711 40.17 2.70%
2016 295,616 39.43 2.79%
2015 287,484 38.68 2.92%
2014 279,212 37.92 3.07%
2013 270,775 37.15 3.18%
2012 262,288 36.37 3.27%
2011 253,839 35.59 3.35%
2010 245,470 34.79 3.39%
2009 237,280 34.01 3.45%
2008 229,241 33.24 3.52%
2007 221,313 32.47 3.59%
2006 213,504 31.71 3.87%
2005 205,398 30.97 5.75%
2004 193,925 29.84 6.31%
2003 182,062 28.69 6.46%
2002 170,672 27.57 6.62%
2001 159,736 26.48 6.79%
2000 149,256 25.42 6.96%
1999 139,224 24.38 6.67%
1998 130,243 23.38 6.13%
1997 122,503 22.40 6.04%
1996 115,325 21.46 6.25%
1995 108,340 20.54 5.62%
1994 102,422 19.65 4.55%
1993 97,871 18.79 -0.20%
1992 98,062 17.96 0.65%
1991 97,425 17.16 6.26%
1990 91,517 16.39 7.22%
1989 85,141 15.65 7.51%
1988 78,982 14.93 7.61%
1987 73,197 14.24 7.70%
1986 67,770 13.58 7.77%
1985 62,703 12.94 7.83%
1984 57,981 12.33 7.93%
1983 53,561 11.75 7.97%
1982 49,456 11.18 8.05%
1981 45,633 10.65 8.12%
1980 42,074 10.13 8.22%
1979 38,755 9.64 8.30%
1978 35,670 9.17 8.36%
1977 32,810 8.72 8.36%
1976 30,178 8.29 8.41%
1975 27,745 7.88 8.40%
1974 25,509 7.48 8.42%
1973 23,449 7.11 8.43%
1972 21,554 6.75 8.46%
1971 19,806 6.41 8.46%
1970 18,200 6.09 8.46%
1969 16,724 5.78 8.45%
1968 15,369 5.49 8.41%
1967 14,129 5.21 8.40%
1966 12,991 4.94 8.34%
1965 11,952 4.69 8.29%
1964 11,001 4.45 8.23%
1963 10,132 4.22 8.20%
1962 9,334 4.00 8.06%
1961 8,611 3.79 7.90%
1960 7,957 3.60 %