Bhutan has a population density of 54.5 people per square mile compared to 179.4 people in Ukraine. Bhutan has 522,119 sq ft of land per person vs 171,593 sq ft in Ukraine. Bhutan and Ukraine rank 168th and 122nd 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 0.47% of the population and 0.39% of the land area for Ukraine, making the population density in Bhutan 69.6% lower than in Ukraine.
Population density by year
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
Bhutan
|
Ukraine
|
|
| 2026 | 54.5 | 179.4 |
| 2025 | 54.1 | 173 |
| 2024 | 53.8 | 169.2 |
| 2023 | 53.4 | 168.7 |
| 2022 | 53 | 183.5 |
| 2021 | 52.7 | 198 |
| 2020 | 52.3 | 199.7 |
| 2019 | 51.9 | 201 |
| 2018 | 51.6 | 202.1 |
| 2017 | 51.2 | 203.1 |
| 2016 | 50.8 | 204 |
| 2015 | 50.3 | 204.7 |
| 2014 | 49.8 | 205.5 |
| 2013 | 49.3 | 206.2 |
| 2012 | 48.7 | 206.6 |
| 2011 | 48.2 | 207 |
| 2010 | 47.7 | 207.7 |
| 2009 | 47.2 | 208.4 |
| 2008 | 46.6 | 209.3 |
| 2007 | 46.1 | 210.4 |
| 2006 | 45.6 | 211.4 |
| 2005 | 45 | 212.7 |
| 2004 | 44.2 | 214.5 |
| 2003 | 41.5 | 216 |
| 2002 | 40.6 | 217.6 |
| 2001 | 39.7 | 219.5 |
| 2000 | 38.8 | 221.5 |
| 1999 | 37.9 | 223.4 |
| 1998 | 37.1 | 225.2 |
| 1997 | 36.4 | 227 |
| 1996 | 35.7 | 229 |
| 1995 | 35.7 | 231 |
| 1994 | 36.1 | 232.8 |
| 1993 | 30.7 | 234 |
| 1992 | 32 | 233.9 |
| 1991 | 33.2 | - |
| 1990 | 32.7 | - |
| 1989 | 31.8 | - |
| 1988 | 30.9 | - |
| 1987 | 30 | - |
| 1986 | 29.1 | - |
| 1985 | 28.2 | - |
| 1984 | 27.3 | - |
| 1983 | 26.5 | - |
| 1982 | 25.6 | - |
| 1981 | 24.8 | - |
| 1980 | 24 | - |
| 1979 | 23.2 | - |
| 1978 | 22.5 | - |
| 1977 | 21.7 | - |
| 1976 | 21 | - |
| 1975 | 20.3 | - |
| 1974 | 19.6 | - |
| 1973 | 18.9 | - |
| 1972 | 18.3 | - |
| 1971 | 17.7 | - |
| 1970 | 17.1 | - |
| 1969 | 16.5 | - |
| 1968 | 16 | - |
| 1967 | 15.5 | - |
| 1966 | 15 | - |
| 1965 | 14.5 | - |
| 1964 | 14 | - |
| 1963 | 13.6 | - |
| 1962 | 13.2 | - |
| 1961 | 12.8 | - |
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 15.1% decline in Ukraine.
In 2006, Bhutan ranked 160th by population density and is 168th now. Ukraine was 91st in 2006 and ranks 122nd out of 197 currently.
Population density comparison
|
Bhutan
|
Ukraine
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 54.5 ppl/mi² | 179.4 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 168/197 | 122/197 |
| Population |
803385
|
40125599
|
| Land area | 14,726 sq mi | 223,708 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 518,665 sq ft | 164,727 sq ft |
| Rural population | 57.4% | 30.5% |
| Urban population | 42.6% | 69.5% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 13.4% |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Bhutan
|
Ukraine
|
|
| 2024 | 42.6% | 69.5% |
| 2023 | 41.7% | 69.5% |
| 2022 | 40.9% | 69.4% |
| 2021 | 40.3% | 69.4% |
| 2020 | 39.7% | 69.4% |
| 2019 | 39.1% | 69.4% |
| 2018 | 38.5% | 69.3% |
| 2017 | 37.9% | 69.3% |
| 2016 | 37.3% | 69.2% |
| 2015 | 36.7% | 69.2% |
| 2014 | 36.1% | 69.1% |
| 2013 | 35.6% | 68.9% |
| 2012 | 35% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | 34.5% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | 33.9% | 68.6% |
| 2009 | 33.3% | 68.5% |
| 2008 | 32.8% | 68.4% |
| 2007 | 32.2% | 68.2% |
| 2006 | 31.6% | 68% |
| 2005 | 30.9% | 67.8% |
| 2004 | 30.3% | 67.6% |
| 2003 | 29.6% | 67.4% |
| 2002 | 29% | 67.3% |
| 2001 | 28.3% | 67.3% |
| 2000 | 27.6% | 67.4% |
| 1999 | 26.9% | 67.5% |
| 1998 | 26.2% | 67.6% |
| 1997 | 25.5% | 67.6% |
| 1996 | 24.7% | 67.7% |
| 1995 | 24% | 67.8% |
| 1994 | 23.3% | 67.9% |
| 1993 | 22.5% | 67.9% |
| 1992 | 21.7% | 67.9% |
| 1991 | 21% | 67.7% |
| 1990 | 20.2% | 67.4% |
| 1989 | 19.4% | 67.1% |
| 1988 | 18.6% | 66.6% |
| 1987 | 17.9% | 66.1% |
| 1986 | 17.1% | 65.5% |
| 1985 | 16.3% | 65% |
| 1984 | 15.5% | 64.4% |
| 1983 | 14.7% | 63.8% |
| 1982 | 13.9% | 63.2% |
| 1981 | 13% | 62.7% |
| 1980 | 12.2% | 62.2% |
| 1979 | 11.2% | 61.6% |
| 1978 | 10.1% | 61% |
| 1977 | 8.99% | 60.2% |
| 1976 | 7.87% | 59.6% |
| 1975 | 6.78% | 58.8% |
| 1974 | 5.77% | 58.1% |
| 1973 | 4.86% | 57.4% |
| 1972 | 4.09% | 56.6% |
| 1971 | 3.51% | 55.7% |
| 1970 | 3.16% | 54.9% |
| 1969 | 3.01% | 54.1% |
| 1968 | 2.91% | 53.3% |
| 1967 | 2.83% | 52.4% |
| 1966 | 2.77% | 51.7% |
| 1965 | 2.71% | 50.9% |
| 1964 | 2.66% | 50.1% |
| 1963 | 2.61% | 49.4% |
| 1962 | 2.57% | 48.8% |
| 1961 | 2.53% | 48.2% |
| 1960 | 2.48% | 47.4% |
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 67.6% to 69.5% in Ukraine.
Densely populated cities
|
Ukraine
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Kyiv | 2.95M |
| Kharkiv | 1.42M |
| Odesa | 1.01M |
| Dnipro | 969K |
| Donetsk | 902K |
| Lviv | 717K |
| Zaporizhia | 710K |
| Kryvyi Rih | 604K |
| Mykolaiv | 470K |
| Luhansk | 418K |
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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:
- 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)
- Wikidata (2015–2024, retrieved 2026-02-08)
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