Bhutan has a population density of 53.8 people per square mile compared to 706 people in the Gambia. Bhutan has 522,119 sq ft of land per person vs 44,070 sq ft in the Gambia. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Bhutan and the Gambia are ranked 167th and 37th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Bhutan has 0.01% of the world's population and 0.03% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.03% of the population and 0.007% of the land area for the Gambia, hence the population density in Bhutan is 92.4% lower than in the Gambia.
Population density comparison
Bhutan
|
Gambia
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 53.8 ppl/mi² | 706 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 167/197 | 37/197 |
| Population |
801123
|
2871879
|
| Land area | 14,726 sq mi | 3,907 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 518,665 sq ft | 39,468 sq ft |
| Rural population | 55% | 34.9% |
| Urban population | 45% | 65.1% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
Bhutan vs the Gambia:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Bhutan increased by 21.6%, compared to a 70.2% growth in the Gambia.
In 2004, Bhutan ranked 158th for population density and is in 167th place now. The Gambia was 51st in 2004 and ranks 37th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Bhutan
|
Gambia
|
|
| 2024 | 53.8 | 706 |
| 2023 | 53.4 | 690 |
| 2022 | 53 | 675 |
| 2021 | 52.7 | 659 |
| 2020 | 52.3 | 644 |
| 2019 | 51.9 | 629 |
| 2018 | 51.6 | 614 |
| 2017 | 51.2 | 599 |
| 2016 | 50.8 | 584 |
| 2015 | 50.3 | 569 |
| 2014 | 49.8 | 554 |
| 2013 | 49.3 | 538 |
| 2012 | 48.7 | 523 |
| 2011 | 48.2 | 508 |
| 2010 | 47.7 | 493 |
| 2009 | 47.2 | 479 |
| 2008 | 46.6 | 465 |
| 2007 | 46.1 | 452 |
| 2006 | 45.6 | 439 |
| 2005 | 45 | 427 |
| 2004 | 44.2 | 415 |
| 2003 | 41.5 | 404 |
| 2002 | 40.6 | 393 |
| 2001 | 39.7 | 383 |
| 2000 | 38.8 | 372 |
| 1999 | 37.9 | 362 |
| 1998 | 37.1 | 352 |
| 1997 | 36.4 | 343 |
| 1996 | 35.7 | 333 |
| 1995 | 35.7 | 324 |
| 1994 | 36.1 | 314 |
| 1993 | 30.7 | 304 |
| 1992 | 32 | 293.2 |
| 1991 | 33.2 | 281.5 |
| 1990 | 32.7 | 269.9 |
| 1989 | 31.8 | 258.8 |
| 1988 | 30.9 | 248.3 |
| 1987 | 30 | 238.3 |
| 1986 | 29.1 | 228.8 |
| 1985 | 28.2 | 219.8 |
| 1984 | 27.3 | 211.3 |
| 1983 | 26.5 | 203.3 |
| 1982 | 25.6 | 196 |
| 1981 | 24.8 | 189.2 |
| 1980 | 24 | 182.7 |
| 1979 | 23.2 | 176.5 |
| 1978 | 22.5 | 170.7 |
| 1977 | 21.7 | 165.3 |
| 1976 | 21 | 160.1 |
| 1975 | 20.3 | 155.3 |
| 1974 | 19.6 | 150.8 |
| 1973 | 18.9 | 146.4 |
| 1972 | 18.3 | 142.1 |
| 1971 | 17.7 | 138 |
| 1970 | 17.1 | 134.1 |
| 1969 | 16.5 | 130.4 |
| 1968 | 16 | 126.8 |
| 1967 | 15.5 | 123.3 |
| 1966 | 15 | 119.9 |
| 1965 | 14.5 | 116.7 |
| 1964 | 14 | 113.6 |
| 1963 | 13.6 | 110.5 |
| 1962 | 13.2 | 107.5 |
| 1961 | 12.8 | 104.7 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Bhutan
|
Gambia
|
|
| 2024 | 45% | 65.1% |
| 2023 | 44.4% | 64.5% |
| 2022 | 43.7% | 63.9% |
| 2021 | 43% | 63.2% |
| 2020 | 42.3% | 62.6% |
| 2019 | 41.6% | 61.9% |
| 2018 | 40.9% | 61.3% |
| 2017 | 40.2% | 60.6% |
| 2016 | 39.4% | 59.9% |
| 2015 | 38.7% | 59.2% |
| 2014 | 37.9% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | 37.1% | 57.8% |
| 2012 | 36.4% | 57.1% |
| 2011 | 35.6% | 56.4% |
| 2010 | 34.8% | 55.7% |
| 2009 | 34% | 54.9% |
| 2008 | 33.2% | 54.2% |
| 2007 | 32.5% | 53.5% |
| 2006 | 31.7% | 52.8% |
| 2005 | 31% | 52% |
| 2004 | 29.8% | 51.3% |
| 2003 | 28.7% | 50.6% |
| 2002 | 27.6% | 49.7% |
| 2001 | 26.5% | 48.8% |
| 2000 | 25.4% | 47.9% |
| 1999 | 24.4% | 47% |
| 1998 | 23.4% | 46.1% |
| 1997 | 22.4% | 45.2% |
| 1996 | 21.5% | 44.3% |
| 1995 | 20.5% | 43.4% |
| 1994 | 19.6% | 42.5% |
| 1993 | 18.8% | 41.6% |
| 1992 | 18% | 40.5% |
| 1991 | 17.2% | 39.4% |
| 1990 | 16.4% | 38.3% |
| 1989 | 15.6% | 37.2% |
| 1988 | 14.9% | 36.2% |
| 1987 | 14.2% | 35.1% |
| 1986 | 13.6% | 34% |
| 1985 | 12.9% | 33% |
| 1984 | 12.3% | 32% |
| 1983 | 11.7% | 31% |
| 1982 | 11.2% | 30.1% |
| 1981 | 10.6% | 29.3% |
| 1980 | 10.1% | 28.4% |
| 1979 | 9.64% | 27.6% |
| 1978 | 9.17% | 26.8% |
| 1977 | 8.72% | 26% |
| 1976 | 8.29% | 25.2% |
| 1975 | 7.88% | 24.4% |
| 1974 | 7.48% | 23.7% |
| 1973 | 7.11% | 22.9% |
| 1972 | 6.75% | 21.8% |
| 1971 | 6.41% | 20.6% |
| 1970 | 6.09% | 19.5% |
| 1969 | 5.78% | 18.4% |
| 1968 | 5.49% | 17.4% |
| 1967 | 5.21% | 16.4% |
| 1966 | 4.94% | 15.4% |
| 1965 | 4.69% | 14.5% |
| 1964 | 4.45% | 13.7% |
| 1963 | 4.22% | 12.9% |
| 1962 | 4% | 12.5% |
| 1961 | 3.79% | 12.3% |
| 1960 | 3.6% | 12.1% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 29.8% to 45% in Bhutan and from 51.3% to 65.1% in the Gambia.
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