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Population density: Bhutan vs Poland compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population density of 54.5 people per square mile compared to 303 people in Poland. Bhutan has 522,119 sq ft of land per person vs 92,061 sq ft in Poland. Bhutan and Poland rank 168th and 80th by population density, 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 all countries' land area, compared to 0.45% of the population and 0.21% of the land area for Poland, making the population density in Bhutan 82% lower than in Poland.

Population density by year

Bhutan
Poland

people per square mile

1x
Year Population density
Bhutan Poland
2026 54.5 303
2025 54.1 306
2024 53.8 309
2023 53.4 310
2022 53 312
2021 52.7 313
2020 52.3 317
2019 51.9 321
2018 51.6 321
2017 51.2 321
2016 50.8 321
2015 50.3 321
2014 49.8 322
2013 49.3 322
2012 48.7 322
2011 48.2 322
2010 47.7 322
2009 47.2 323
2008 46.6 322
2007 46.1 322
2006 45.6 322
2005 45 323
2004 44.2 323
2003 41.5 323
2002 40.6 323
2001 39.7 323
2000 38.8 324
1999 37.9 327
1998 37.1 327
1997 36.4 327
1996 35.7 327
1995 35.7 326
1994 36.1 326
1993 30.7 325
1992 32 324
1991 33.2 323
1990 32.7 322
1989 31.8 321
1988 30.9 320
1987 30 319
1986 29.1 317
1985 28.2 315
1984 27.3 312
1983 26.5 309
1982 25.6 306
1981 24.8 304
1980 24 301
1979 23.2 298.1
1978 22.5 295.7
1977 21.7 293.3
1976 21 290.5
1975 20.3 287.6
1974 19.6 284.8
1973 18.9 282.1
1972 18.3 279.5
1971 17.7 277.2
1970 17.1 276.2
1969 16.5 275.2
1968 16 273.1
1967 15.5 270.5
1966 15 267.9
1965 14.5 265.9
1964 14 263.3
1963 13.6 259.7
1962 13.2 256.3
1961 12.8 253.4

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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From 2006 to 2026, population density in Bhutan increased by 19.5%, compared to a 6.1% decline in Poland.

In 2006, Bhutan ranked 160th by population density and is 168th now. Poland was 64th in 2006 and ranks 80th out of 197 currently.

Share of urban population by year

Bhutan
Poland
1x
Year Urban population
Bhutan Poland
2024 42.6% 60%
2023 41.7% 59.9%
2022 40.9% 59.8%
2021 40.3% 59.8%
2020 39.7% 59.9%
2019 39.1% 60%
2018 38.5% 60.1%
2017 37.9% 60.1%
2016 37.3% 60.2%
2015 36.7% 60.3%
2014 36.1% 60.4%
2013 35.6% 60.5%
2012 35% 60.6%
2011 34.5% 60.7%
2010 33.9% 60.8%
2009 33.3% 61%
2008 32.8% 61.1%
2007 32.2% 61.3%
2006 31.6% 61.4%
2005 30.9% 61.5%
2004 30.3% 61.7%
2003 29.6% 61.7%
2002 29% 61.8%
2001 28.3% 61.8%
2000 27.6% 61.7%
1999 26.9% 61.7%
1998 26.2% 61.7%
1997 25.5% 61.7%
1996 24.7% 61.6%
1995 24% 61.6%
1994 23.3% 61.5%
1993 22.5% 61.5%
1992 21.7% 61.4%
1991 21% 61.4%
1990 20.2% 61.3%
1989 19.4% 61.2%
1988 18.6% 61.1%
1987 17.9% 61%
1986 17.1% 60.7%
1985 16.3% 60.4%
1984 15.5% 60.1%
1983 14.7% 59.6%
1982 13.9% 59.2%
1981 13% 58.7%
1980 12.2% 58.2%
1979 11.2% 57.7%
1978 10.1% 57.2%
1977 8.99% 56.7%
1976 7.87% 56%
1975 6.78% 55.3%
1974 5.77% 54.6%
1973 4.86% 53.9%
1972 4.09% 53.2%
1971 3.51% 52.6%
1970 3.16% 52.1%
1969 3.01% 51.6%
1968 2.91% 51.2%
1967 2.83% 50.9%
1966 2.77% 50.6%
1965 2.71% 50.2%
1964 2.66% 49.9%
1963 2.61% 49.5%
1962 2.57% 49.1%
1961 2.53% 48.6%
1960 2.48% 48.1%

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2004 to 2024, the share of urban population changed from 30.3% to 42.6% in Bhutan and from 61.7% to 60% in Poland.

Densely populated cities

Poland
City Population
Warsaw 1.86M
Krakow 804K
Wroclaw 674K
Lodz 649K
Poznan 547K
Gdansk 488K
Szczecin 388K
Lublin 335K
Bydgoszcz 325K
Bialystok 290K

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Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2021–2024, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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