Bhutan vs Solomon Islands: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Bhutan
535,215 people
in 2020
Solomon Islands
581,600 people
in 2020
Bhutan rank
147th
Solomon Islands rank
144th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Bhutan
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 581,600 people against 535,215 people in Bhutan, a difference of 46,385 people.
That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 147th and Solomon Islands ranks 144th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 7 and Solomon Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 161,120 people | 108,900 people | 52,220 people | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 205,128 people | 138,536 people | 66,592 people | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 266,652 people | 174,612 people | 92,040 people | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 355,832 people | 231,840 people | 123,992 people | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 412,878 people | 308,990 people | 103,887 people | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 440,606 people | 387,152 people | 53,454 people | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 488,066 people | 478,774 people | 9,292 people | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 535,215 people | 581,600 people | 46,385 people | Solomon Islands |
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 Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 581,600 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 Solomon Islands?
- 46,385 people, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Solomon Islands?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Bhutan and Solomon Islands rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Bhutan ranks 147th and Solomon Islands ranks 144th 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.