Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Bhutan or Cyprus?

Cyprus, at 467,747 people against 432,006 people in Bhutan as of 2050.

What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Bhutan and Cyprus?

35,741 people, with Cyprus ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Cyprus?

133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bhutan vs Cyprus: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Bhutan

432,006 people

in 2050

Cyprus

467,747 people

in 2050

Bhutan rank

148th

Cyprus rank

145th

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

Bhutan
Cyprus

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 467,747 people against 432,006 people in Bhutan, a difference of 35,741 people.

That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Cyprus ahead.

Bhutan ranks 148th and Cyprus ranks 145th of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and Cyprus in 39.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Cyprus	Difference	Ahead
1000s	10,000 people	149,984 people	139,984 people	Cyprus
1100s	10,000 people	149,979 people	139,979 people	Cyprus
1200s	10,000 people	169,968 people	159,968 people	Cyprus
1300s	11,000 people	199,950 people	188,950 people	Cyprus
1400s	11,999 people	149,950 people	137,951 people	Cyprus
1500s	14,997 people	199,911 people	184,914 people	Cyprus
1600s	19,987 people	119,928 people	99,941 people	Cyprus
1700s	24,950 people	109,913 people	84,963 people	Cyprus
1710s	27,557 people	109,883 people	82,326 people	Cyprus
1720s	28,061 people	109,853 people	81,792 people	Cyprus
1730s	28,574 people	109,817 people	81,243 people	Cyprus
1740s	29,096 people	109,771 people	80,675 people	Cyprus
1750s	29,626 people	109,714 people	80,088 people	Cyprus
1760s	30,166 people	109,642 people	79,476 people	Cyprus
1770s	30,714 people	109,553 people	78,839 people	Cyprus
1780s	31,271 people	109,441 people	78,170 people	Cyprus
1790s	31,837 people	109,301 people	77,464 people	Cyprus
1800s	32,412 people	109,126 people	76,714 people	Cyprus
1810s	32,996 people	116,828 people	83,832 people	Cyprus
1820s	35,846 people	124,436 people	88,590 people	Cyprus
1830s	38,940 people	131,921 people	92,981 people	Cyprus
1840s	42,299 people	139,246 people	96,947 people	Cyprus
1850s	45,945 people	146,364 people	100,419 people	Cyprus
1860s	49,902 people	161,839 people	111,937 people	Cyprus
1870s	55,399 people	176,831 people	121,432 people	Cyprus
1880s	61,498 people	191,187 people	129,689 people	Cyprus
1890s	68,261 people	204,708 people	136,447 people	Cyprus
1900s	75,761 people	217,135 people	141,374 people	Cyprus
1910s	84,076 people	245,209 people	161,133 people	Cyprus
1920s	100,756 people	271,565 people	170,809 people	Cyprus
1930s	120,729 people	294,545 people	173,816 people	Cyprus
1940s	144,640 people	313,030 people	168,390 people	Cyprus
1950s	188,466 people	389,875 people	201,409 people	Cyprus
1960s	251,644 people	381,586 people	129,942 people	Cyprus
1970s	336,458 people	339,489 people	3,030 people	Cyprus
1980s	421,243 people	256,879 people	164,365 people	Bhutan
1990s	434,411 people	273,319 people	161,093 people	Bhutan
2000s	451,652 people	324,904 people	126,747 people	Bhutan
2010s	467,035 people	397,953 people	69,082 people	Bhutan
2020s	451,266 people	453,314 people	2,049 people	Cyprus
2030s	432,595 people	478,547 people	45,952 people	Cyprus
2040s	431,305 people	477,545 people	46,240 people	Cyprus
2050s	432,006 people	467,747 people	35,741 people	Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Bhutan or Cyprus?: Cyprus, at 467,747 people against 432,006 people in Bhutan as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Bhutan and Cyprus?: 35,741 people, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Cyprus?: 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Bhutan and Cyprus rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?: Bhutan ranks 148th and Cyprus ranks 145th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.