Urban population rose 2.73% to 0.335 mil in Bhutan in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, urban population in Bhutan reached an all time high of 0.335 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 0.008 mil in 1960. When compared to Bhutan's main peers, urban population in Bangladesh amounted to 64.8 mil, 883 mil in China, 493 mil in India and 6.23 mil in Nepal in 2021.
Bhutan has been ranked 166th within the group of 176 countries we follow in terms of urban population, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Urban Population | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Bangladesh | mil | 59.9 | 61.7 | 63.5 | 65.3 | 67.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bhutan | mil | 0.311 | 0.318 | 0.326 | 0.334 | 0.341 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | mil | 830 | 849 | 867 | 883 | 898 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | mil | 468 | 479 | 490 | 501 | 511 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | mil | 116 | 116 | 116 | 115 | 115 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | mil | 16.0 | 16.2 | 16.5 | 16.8 | 17.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nepal | mil | 5.54 | 5.73 | 5.96 | 6.19 | 6.37 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | mil | 83.2 | 85.2 | 87.3 | 89.7 | 92.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | mil | 108 | 108 | 109 | 108 | 108 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | mil | 4.00 | 4.05 | 4.10 | 4.18 | 4.22 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | mil | 270 | 272 | 274 | 275 | 278 |
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