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

1,495 people, with Bhutan ahead.

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

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 Denmark: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Bhutan

432,006 people

in 2050

Denmark

430,511 people

in 2050

Bhutan rank

148th

Denmark rank

149th

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

Bhutan
Denmark

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 432,006 people against 430,511 people in Denmark, a difference of 1,495 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Denmark ahead.

Bhutan ranks 148th and Denmark ranks 149th of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Denmark in 42.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Denmark	Difference	Ahead
1000s	10,000 people	399,526 people	389,526 people	Denmark
1100s	10,000 people	466,133 people	456,133 people	Denmark
1200s	10,000 people	533,995 people	523,995 people	Denmark
1300s	11,000 people	597,600 people	586,600 people	Denmark
1400s	11,999 people	397,600 people	385,601 people	Denmark
1500s	14,997 people	594,600 people	579,603 people	Denmark
1600s	19,987 people	690,200 people	670,213 people	Denmark
1700s	24,950 people	768,000 people	743,050 people	Denmark
1710s	27,557 people	771,176 people	743,619 people	Denmark
1720s	28,061 people	781,597 people	753,536 people	Denmark
1730s	28,574 people	791,995 people	763,421 people	Denmark
1740s	29,096 people	802,339 people	773,243 people	Denmark
1750s	29,626 people	812,591 people	782,965 people	Denmark
1760s	30,166 people	835,458 people	805,292 people	Denmark
1770s	30,714 people	844,022 people	813,308 people	Denmark
1780s	31,271 people	851,089 people	819,818 people	Denmark
1790s	31,837 people	856,467 people	824,630 people	Denmark
1800s	32,412 people	859,940 people	827,528 people	Denmark
1810s	32,996 people	909,817 people	876,821 people	Denmark
1820s	35,846 people	955,284 people	919,438 people	Denmark
1830s	38,940 people	1.03 million people	989,480 people	Denmark
1840s	42,299 people	1.07 million people	1.03 million people	Denmark
1850s	45,945 people	1.14 million people	1.10 million people	Denmark
1860s	49,902 people	1.25 million people	1.20 million people	Denmark
1870s	55,399 people	1.34 million people	1.28 million people	Denmark
1880s	61,498 people	1.40 million people	1.34 million people	Denmark
1890s	68,261 people	1.46 million people	1.40 million people	Denmark
1900s	75,761 people	1.53 million people	1.46 million people	Denmark
1910s	84,076 people	1.60 million people	1.52 million people	Denmark
1920s	100,756 people	1.70 million people	1.60 million people	Denmark
1930s	120,729 people	1.74 million people	1.62 million people	Denmark
1940s	144,640 people	1.65 million people	1.50 million people	Denmark
1950s	188,466 people	1.28 million people	1.09 million people	Denmark
1960s	251,644 people	1.11 million people	856,983 people	Denmark
1970s	336,458 people	914,162 people	577,703 people	Denmark
1980s	421,243 people	798,264 people	377,021 people	Denmark
1990s	434,411 people	785,257 people	350,846 people	Denmark
2000s	451,652 people	765,343 people	313,692 people	Denmark
2010s	467,035 people	702,050 people	235,014 people	Denmark
2020s	451,266 people	669,192 people	217,927 people	Denmark
2030s	432,595 people	591,900 people	159,305 people	Denmark
2040s	431,305 people	491,480 people	60,175 people	Denmark
2050s	432,006 people	430,511 people	1,495 people	Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Bhutan or Denmark?: Bhutan, at 432,006 people against 430,511 people in Denmark as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Bhutan and Denmark?: 1,495 people, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Denmark?: 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Bhutan and Denmark rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?: Bhutan ranks 148th and Denmark ranks 149th 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.