Urban population rose 2.29% to 0.334 mil in Bhutan in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, urban population in Bhutan reached an all time high of 0.334 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 66.0 mil, 883 mil in China, 498 mil in India and 6.31 mil in Nepal in 2021.
Bhutan has been ranked 168th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of urban population.
| Urban Population | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bangladesh | mil | 54.1 | 56.1 | 58.0 | 60.0 | 61.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bhutan | mil | 0.287 | 0.296 | 0.304 | 0.312 | 0.319 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | mil | 766 | 787 | 809 | 830 | 849 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | mil | 434 | 444 | 455 | 466 | 477 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | mil | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | mil | 15.4 | 15.6 | 15.9 | 16.1 | 16.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nepal | mil | 5.12 | 5.28 | 5.45 | 5.63 | 5.81 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | mil | 76.0 | 77.4 | 78.9 | 80.6 | 82.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | mil | 107 | 107 | 107 | 108 | 108 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | mil | 3.83 | 3.88 | 3.94 | 4.00 | 4.05 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | mil | 262 | 264 | 267 | 269 | 271 |
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