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Population Density rose 1.69% to 19.5 km per capita in Bhutan in 2015

Population Density (km per capita), 2015
Agriculture | Bhutan | July 15, 2018
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Population density rose 1.69% to 19.5 km per capita in Bhutan in 2015, according to Faostat.

Historically, population density in Bhutan reached an all time high of 19.8 km per capita in 2013 and an all time low of 4.91 km per capita in 1961. When compared to Bhutan's main peers, population density in Bangladesh amounted to 1,189 km per capita, 144 km per capita in China, 416 km per capita in India and 192 km per capita in Nepal in 2015.

Bhutan has been ranked 143rd within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.

Population Density Unit 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Bangladesh km per capita 1,149 1,161 1,174 1,188 1,203
Bhutan km per capita 18.5 18.8 19.1 19.5 19.8
China km per capita 142 142 143 144 145
India km per capita 400 405 411 416 421
Japan km per capita 351 351 351 350 349
Myanmar km per capita 78.9 79.5 80.1 80.8 81.5
Nepal km per capita 185 187 189 192 194
Pakistan km per capita 221 225 229 232 236
Russia km per capita 8.67 8.69 8.73 8.74 8.76
Sri Lanka km per capita 326 329 333 324 327
USA km per capita 33.5 33.8 34.1 34.3 34.6

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