Urban population share in Bhutan
43.4% of people in Bhutan lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Bhutan, 2025
43.4%
Change from 2024
+0.9percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
166th of 217
Urban population share in Bhutan over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bhutan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43.4% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 42.6% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 41.7% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 40.9% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 40.3% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 39.7% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 39.1% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 38.5% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 37.9% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 37.3% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 36.7% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 36.1% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 35.6% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 35.0% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 34.5% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 33.9% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 33.3% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 32.8% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 32.2% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 31.6% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 30.9% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 30.3% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 29.6% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 29.0% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 28.3% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.9 percentage points from 42.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 36.7%, the figure has changed by +6.7 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Bhutan has the 166th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
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Population estimates and projections
786,385 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
29.4 years
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Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.46 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
0.69%
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796,682 people
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Population growth
0.65%
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