Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square in Bhutan

Bhutan: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square was 0.0206 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0206 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
161st
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.0206 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0049 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square in Bhutan, 1961–2023

0.0050.010.0150.02196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.

Analysis

Bhutan recorded 0.0206 1000 No per square kilometre for population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square in Bhutan peaked at 0.0206 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0049 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.

Bhutan ranks 161st of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square kilometre in Bhutan, 1961 to 2023.
Year 1000 No per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0049 1000 No per square kilometre
1962 0.0051 1000 No per square kilometre +3.1%
1963 0.0052 1000 No per square kilometre +3.2%
1964 0.0054 1000 No per square kilometre +3.2%
1965 0.0056 1000 No per square kilometre +3.2%
1966 0.0058 1000 No per square kilometre +3.3%
1967 0.006 1000 No per square kilometre +3.3%
1968 0.0062 1000 No per square kilometre +3.4%
1969 0.0064 1000 No per square kilometre +3.4%
1970 0.0066 1000 No per square kilometre +3.5%
1971 0.0068 1000 No per square kilometre +3.5%
1972 0.0071 1000 No per square kilometre +3.5%
1973 0.0073 1000 No per square kilometre +3.5%
1974 0.0076 1000 No per square kilometre +3.5%
1975 0.0078 1000 No per square kilometre +3.5%
1976 0.0081 1000 No per square kilometre +3.5%
1977 0.0084 1000 No per square kilometre +3.5%
1978 0.0087 1000 No per square kilometre +3.5%
1979 0.009 1000 No per square kilometre +3.4%
1980 0.0093 1000 No per square kilometre +3.4%
1981 0.0096 1000 No per square kilometre +3.3%
1982 0.0099 1000 No per square kilometre +3.3%
1983 0.0102 1000 No per square kilometre +3.2%
1984 0.0105 1000 No per square kilometre +3.2%
1985 0.0109 1000 No per square kilometre +3.2%
1986 0.0112 1000 No per square kilometre +3.1%
1987 0.0116 1000 No per square kilometre +3.1%
1988 0.0119 1000 No per square kilometre +3.0%
1989 0.0123 1000 No per square kilometre +3.0%
1990 0.0126 1000 No per square kilometre +2.7%
1991 0.0128 1000 No per square kilometre +1.8%
1992 0.0124 1000 No per square kilometre -3.7%
1993 0.0119 1000 No per square kilometre -4.0%
1994 0.0139 1000 No per square kilometre +17.4%
1995 0.0138 1000 No per square kilometre -1.2%
1996 0.0138 1000 No per square kilometre +0.1%
1997 0.014 1000 No per square kilometre +1.8%
1998 0.0143 1000 No per square kilometre +1.9%
1999 0.0146 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
2000 0.015 1000 No per square kilometre +2.5%
2001 0.0153 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
2002 0.0157 1000 No per square kilometre +2.2%
2003 0.016 1000 No per square kilometre +2.1%
2004 0.0171 1000 No per square kilometre +6.5%
2005 0.0174 1000 No per square kilometre +1.7%
2006 0.0176 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
2007 0.0178 1000 No per square kilometre +1.2%
2008 0.018 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
2009 0.0182 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
2010 0.0184 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
2011 0.0186 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
2012 0.0188 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
2013 0.019 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
2014 0.0192 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
2015 0.0194 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
2016 0.0196 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
2017 0.0198 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
2018 0.0199 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
2019 0.0201 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
2020 0.0202 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
2021 0.0203 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
2022 0.0205 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
2023 0.0206 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0056 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0049 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0064 1000 No per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0077 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0066 1000 No per square kilometre 0.009 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0107 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0093 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0123 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0134 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0119 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0146 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0168 1000 No per square kilometre 0.015 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0182 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0193 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0184 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0201 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0204 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0202 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0206 1000 No per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 158 Brazil 0.0253 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  2. 159 Papua New Guinea 0.0229 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 160 Niger 0.0207 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 162 New Zealand 0.0196 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 163 Mali 0.0195 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 164 Algeria 0.0194 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square in Bhutan?
Population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square in Bhutan was 0.0206 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 0.0206 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0049 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Bhutan rank for population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square?
Bhutan ranks 161st out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bhutan data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 10,981 data points, 1961–2023
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Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.