Bhutan - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Bhutan was 326,515 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 326,515 in 2020 and a minimum value of 8,029 in 1960.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 8,029
1961 8,678
1962 9,380
1963 10,143
1964 10,980
1965 11,905
1966 12,926
1967 14,056
1968 15,294
1969 16,643
1970 18,103
1971 19,685
1972 21,398
1973 23,249
1974 25,258
1975 27,440
1976 29,814
1977 32,377
1978 35,143
1979 38,093
1980 41,225
1981 44,512
1982 47,972
1983 51,657
1984 55,675
1985 60,080
1986 64,991
1987 70,390
1988 76,068
1989 81,694
1990 86,988
1991 91,749
1992 96,011
1993 100,079
1994 104,514
1995 109,797
1996 116,178
1997 123,589
1998 131,935
1999 140,906
2000 150,224
2001 159,845
2002 169,838
2003 180,115
2004 190,589
2005 200,884
2006 208,476
2007 215,878
2008 223,217
2009 230,700
2010 238,507
2011 246,710
2012 255,172
2013 263,845
2014 272,651
2015 281,531
2016 290,468
2017 299,470
2018 308,510
2019 317,539
2020 326,515

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Bhutan was 42.32 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 42.32 in 2020, while its lowest value was 3.60 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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1960 3.60
1961 3.79
1962 4.00
1963 4.22
1964 4.45
1965 4.69
1966 4.94
1967 5.21
1968 5.49
1969 5.78
1970 6.09
1971 6.41
1972 6.75
1973 7.11
1974 7.48
1975 7.88
1976 8.29
1977 8.72
1978 9.17
1979 9.64
1980 10.13
1981 10.65
1982 11.18
1983 11.75
1984 12.33
1985 12.94
1986 13.58
1987 14.24
1988 14.93
1989 15.65
1990 16.39
1991 17.16
1992 17.96
1993 18.79
1994 19.65
1995 20.54
1996 21.46
1997 22.40
1998 23.38
1999 24.38
2000 25.42
2001 26.48
2002 27.57
2003 28.69
2004 29.84
2005 30.97
2006 31.71
2007 32.47
2008 33.24
2009 34.01
2010 34.79
2011 35.59
2012 36.37
2013 37.15
2014 37.92
2015 38.68
2016 39.43
2017 40.17
2018 40.90
2019 41.61
2020 42.32

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization