Bhutan: population density 2021

In 2021, the population density in Bhutan remained nearly unchanged at around 20.45 inhabitants per square kilometer. Still, the population density reached its highest value in the observed period in 2021.

Population density refers to the number of people living in a certain country or area, given as an average per square kilometer. It is calculated by dividing the total midyear population by the total land area.
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Population density of Bhutan from 2012 to 2021 (in people per square kilometer)

Characteristic	Population density in people per square kilometer
2021	20.45
2020	20.23
2019	20.01
2018	19.78
2017	19.55
2016	19.31
2015	19.1
2014	18.86
2013	18.63
2012	18.41

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Release date

September 2022

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Region

Bhutan, Asia

Survey time period

2012 to 2021

Supplementary notes

Figures have been rounded.

Population density is the midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers.
Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship - except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin.
Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.

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