Urban population growth in Bhutan
The urban population of Bhutan changed by 2.66% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2013.
Bhutan, 2025
2.66%
Change from 2024
+0.04percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
54th of 217
Urban population growth in Bhutan over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bhutan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.66% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 2.62% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 2.63% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 2.25% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 2.25% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 2.23% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 2.23% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 2.29% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 2.43% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 2.53% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 2.57% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 2.64% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 2.68% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 2.71% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 2.73% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 2.78% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 2.85% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 2.95% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 3.07% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 3.35% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 3.84% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 4.20% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 4.39% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 4.58% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 4.78% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.04 percentage points from 2.62% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 2.57%, the figure has changed by +0.09 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Bhutan has the 54th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
More for Bhutan
All statistics for Bhutan
Urban population share
43.4%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
0.65%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
786,385 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
29.4 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.46 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
0.69%
2023 · UN Population Division