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Urban population share in Bhutan

Urban population share in Bhutan was 43.4% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.9 pts from 2024. That is the 165th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

202543.4%
Change on 2024+0.9 pts
Rank165th of 215Countries ranked
Series high43.42025
Series low2.51960

Urban population share in Bhutan, 1960 to 2025

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01020304050196019701980199020002010202020251960: 2.5 %1961: 2.5 %1962: 2.6 %1963: 2.6 %1964: 2.7 %1965: 2.7 %1966: 2.8 %1967: 2.8 %1968: 2.9 %1969: 3 %1970: 3.2 %1971: 3.5 %1972: 4.1 %1973: 4.9 %1974: 5.8 %1975: 6.8 %1976: 7.9 %1977: 9 %1978: 10.1 %1979: 11.2 %1980: 12.2 %1981: 13 %1982: 13.9 %1983: 14.7 %1984: 15.5 %1985: 16.3 %1986: 17.1 %1987: 17.9 %1988: 18.6 %1989: 19.4 %1990: 20.2 %1991: 21 %1992: 21.7 %1993: 22.5 %1994: 23.3 %1995: 24 %1996: 24.7 %1997: 25.5 %1998: 26.2 %1999: 26.9 %2000: 27.6 %2001: 28.3 %2002: 29 %2003: 29.6 %2004: 30.3 %2005: 30.9 %2006: 31.6 %2007: 32.2 %2008: 32.8 %2009: 33.3 %2010: 33.9 %2011: 34.5 %2012: 35 %2013: 35.6 %2014: 36.1 %2015: 36.7 %2016: 37.3 %2017: 37.9 %2018: 38.5 %2019: 39.1 %2020: 39.7 %2021: 40.3 %2022: 40.9 %2023: 41.7 %2024: 42.6 %2025: 43.4 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202543.4
202442.6
202341.7
202240.9
202140.3
202039.7
201939.1
201838.5
201737.9
201637.3
201536.7
201436.1
201335.6
201235
201134.5
201033.9
200933.3
200832.8
200732.2
200631.6
200530.9
200430.3
200329.6
200229
200128.3
200027.6
199926.9
199826.2
199725.5
199624.7
199524
199423.3
199322.5
199221.7
199121
199020.2
198919.4
198818.6
198717.9
198617.1
198516.3
198415.5
198314.7
198213.9
198113
198012.2
197911.2
197810.1
19779
19767.9
19756.8
19745.8
19734.9
19724.1
19713.5
19703.2
19693
19682.9
19672.8
19662.8
19652.7
19642.7
19632.6
19622.6
19612.5
19602.5

Rankings

Definition

People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.

Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the share of urban population in Bhutan?

Urban population share in Bhutan was 43.4% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.9 pts from 2024. That is the 165th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

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World Bank. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest share of urban population in Bhutan?

43.4% in 2025, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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