Bhutan vs Israel: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Bhutan
535,215 people
in 2020
Israel
566,527 people
in 2020
Bhutan rank
147th
Israel rank
145th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Bhutan
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 566,527 people against 535,215 people in Bhutan, a difference of 31,312 people.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 147th and Israel ranks 145th of 236 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 161,120 people | 409,790 people | 248,670 people | Israel |
| 1960s | 205,128 people | 462,000 people | 256,872 people | Israel |
| 1970s | 266,652 people | 507,829 people | 241,177 people | Israel |
| 1980s | 355,832 people | 545,766 people | 189,934 people | Israel |
| 1990s | 412,878 people | 557,776 people | 144,898 people | Israel |
| 2000s | 440,606 people | 518,782 people | 78,176 people | Israel |
| 2010s | 488,066 people | 552,235 people | 64,168 people | Israel |
| 2020s | 535,215 people | 566,527 people | 31,312 people | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Bhutan or Israel?
- Israel, at 566,527 people against 535,215 people in Bhutan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Bhutan and Israel?
- 31,312 people, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Israel?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Bhutan and Israel rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Bhutan ranks 147th and Israel ranks 145th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.