Bhutan Population Density 1950-2025

Chart and table of Bhutan population density from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population density of Bhutan in 2025 is 20.77 people per square kilometer, a 0.63% increase from 2024.
  • The population density of Bhutan in 2024 was 20.64 people per square kilometer, a 0.63% increase from 2023.
  • The population density of Bhutan in 2023 was 20.51 people per square kilometer, a 0.64% increase from 2022.
  • The population density of Bhutan in 2022 was 20.38 people per square kilometer, a 0.64% increase from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density
Country Name 2025 Population Density
Bangladesh 1,192.22
Micronesia 792.47
India 442.50
Philippines 402.88
Sri Lanka 335.32
Pakistan 313.97
El Salvador 305.43
Vietnam 302.22
Nigeria 253.93
Sao Tome and Principe 251.02
Kiribati 170.35
Cabo Verde 151.42
Ghana 148.57
Indonesia 147.12
Egypt 116.11
Kenya 98.77
Honduras 97.11
Moldova 96.16
Cambodia 95.52
Timor-Leste 94.09
Morocco 86.38
Myanmar 81.79
Uzbekistan 80.55
Lesotho 78.44
Tunisia 77.41
Eswatini 71.13
Ukraine 64.22
Cameroon 63.42
Nicaragua 55.51
Georgia 53.22
Djibouti 50.36
Angola 31.24
Zambia 28.84
Vanuatu 28.73
Sudan 26.95
Solomon Islands 26.75
Papua New Guinea 23.12
Bhutan 20.77
Republic of Congo 18.67
Bolivia 11.60
Mauritania 4.98
Mongolia 2.26
Bhutan - Historical Population Density Data
Year Population Density Growth Rate
2025 20.77 0.63%
2024 20.64 0.63%
2023 20.51 0.64%
2022 20.38 0.64%
2021 20.25 0.64%
2020 20.12 0.66%
2019 19.99 0.70%
2018 19.85 0.79%
2017 19.69 0.85%
2016 19.53 0.87%
2015 19.36 0.94%
2014 19.18 1.02%
2013 18.98 1.07%
2012 18.78 1.10%
2011 18.58 1.11%
2010 18.38 1.12%
2009 18.17 1.15%
2008 17.96 1.19%
2007 17.75 1.24%
2006 17.54 1.50%
2005 17.28 2.05%
2004 16.93 2.42%
2003 16.53 2.52%
2002 16.12 2.62%
2001 15.71 2.73%
2000 15.29 2.84%
1999 14.87 2.49%
1998 14.51 1.88%
1997 14.24 1.74%
1996 14.00 1.89%
1995 13.74 1.20%
1994 13.58 0.08%
1993 13.57 -4.60%
1992 14.22 -3.83%
1991 14.79 1.66%
1990 14.55 2.62%
1989 14.17 2.87%
1988 13.78 2.92%
1987 13.39 2.98%
1986 13.00 3.02%
1985 12.62 3.05%
1984 12.25 3.10%
1983 11.88 3.13%
1982 11.52 3.16%
1981 11.16 3.22%
1980 10.82 3.28%
1979 10.47 3.34%
1978 10.13 3.37%
1977 9.80 3.37%
1976 9.48 3.36%
1975 9.18 3.35%
1974 8.88 3.35%
1973 8.59 3.34%
1972 8.31 3.33%
1971 8.04 3.33%
1970 7.78 3.32%
1969 7.53 3.28%
1968 7.30 3.23%
1967 7.07 3.18%
1966 6.85 3.12%
1965 6.64 3.06%
1964 6.44 2.99%
1963 6.26 2.94%
1962 6.08 2.79%
1961 5.91 2.62%
1960 5.76 2.56%
1959 5.62 2.51%
1958 5.48 2.45%
1957 5.35 2.40%
1956 5.22 2.34%
1955 5.11 2.28%
1954 4.99 2.22%
1953 4.88 2.14%
1952 4.78 2.06%
1951 4.68 1.97%
1950 4.59 0.00%