Rural population in Bhutan in 2025 — 450,682 people. Ranked 154 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 106.2%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bhutan
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 450,682 | −3,934 | −0.87% |
| 2024 | 454,616 | −3,569 | −0.78% |
| 2023 | 458,185 | −3,050 | −0.66% |
| 2022 | 461,235 | −1,646 | −0.36% |
| 2021 | 462,881 | −1,518 | −0.33% |
| 2020 | 464,399 | −1,572 | −0.34% |
| 2019 | 465,971 | −1,538 | −0.33% |
| 2018 | 467,509 | −1,200 | −0.26% |
| 2017 | 468,709 | −394 | −0.08% |
| 2016 | 469,103 | +279 | +0.06% |
| 2015 | 468,824 | +588 | +0.13% |
| 2014 | 468,236 | +972 | +0.21% |
| 2013 | 467,264 | +1,168 | +0.25% |
| 2012 | 466,096 | +1,197 | +0.26% |
| 2011 | 464,899 | +1,157 | +0.25% |
| 2010 | 463,742 | +1,127 | +0.24% |
| 2009 | 462,615 | +1,138 | +0.25% |
| 2008 | 461,477 | +1,181 | +0.26% |
| 2007 | 460,296 | +1,245 | +0.27% |
| 2006 | 459,051 | +1,954 | +0.43% |
| 2005 | 457,097 | +3,612 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 453,485 | +4,780 | +1.07% |
| 2003 | 448,705 | +5,144 | +1.16% |
| 2002 | 443,561 | +5,515 | +1.26% |
| 2001 | 438,046 | +5,867 | +1.36% |
| 2000 | 432,179 | +6,259 | +1.47% |
| 1999 | 425,920 | +5,563 | +1.32% |
| 1998 | 420,357 | +3,907 | +0.94% |
| 1997 | 416,450 | +3,392 | +0.82% |
| 1996 | 413,058 | −3,439 | −0.83% |
| 1995 | 416,497 | −9,074 | −2.13% |
| 1994 | 425,571 | −4,306 | −1% |
| 1993 | 429,877 | −22,289 | −4.93% |
| 1992 | 452,166 | −21,817 | −4.6% |
| 1991 | 473,983 | +3,747 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 470,236 | +8,069 | +1.75% |
| 1989 | 462,167 | +9,015 | +1.99% |
| 1988 | 453,152 | +9,108 | +2.05% |
| 1987 | 444,044 | +9,180 | +2.11% |
| 1986 | 434,864 | +9,164 | +2.15% |
| 1985 | 425,700 | +9,127 | +2.19% |
| 1984 | 416,573 | +9,118 | +2.24% |
| 1983 | 407,455 | +9,051 | +2.27% |
| 1982 | 398,404 | +8,998 | +2.31% |
| 1981 | 389,406 | +8,737 | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 380,669 | +8,305 | +2.23% |
| 1979 | 372,364 | +8,048 | +2.21% |
| 1978 | 364,316 | +7,867 | +2.21% |
| 1977 | 356,449 | +7,735 | +2.22% |
| 1976 | 348,714 | +7,730 | +2.27% |
| 1975 | 340,984 | +7,833 | +2.35% |
| 1974 | 333,151 | +8,048 | +2.48% |
| 1973 | 325,103 | +8,363 | +2.64% |
| 1972 | 316,740 | +8,741 | +2.84% |
| 1971 | 307,999 | +9,234 | +3.09% |
| 1970 | 298,765 | +9,519 | +3.29% |
| 1969 | 289,246 | +9,335 | +3.33% |
| 1968 | 279,911 | +8,961 | +3.31% |
| 1967 | 270,950 | +8,593 | +3.28% |
| 1966 | 262,357 | +8,230 | +3.24% |
| 1965 | 254,127 | +7,862 | +3.19% |
| 1964 | 246,265 | +7,511 | +3.15% |
| 1963 | 238,754 | +7,222 | +3.12% |
| 1962 | 231,532 | +6,756 | +3.01% |
| 1961 | 224,776 | +6,255 | +2.86% |
| 1960 | 218,521 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
