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

34,286 people, with Bhutan ahead.

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

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 Djibouti: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Bhutan

432,006 people

in 2050

Djibouti

397,720 people

in 2050

Bhutan rank

148th

Djibouti rank

150th

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

Bhutan
Djibouti

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 432,006 people against 397,720 people in Djibouti, a difference of 34,286 people.

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

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

Bhutan ranks 148th and Djibouti ranks 150th of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 36 and Djibouti in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Djibouti	Difference	Ahead
1000s	10,000 people	10,800 people	799.81 people	Djibouti
1100s	10,000 people	12,959 people	2,959 people	Djibouti
1200s	10,000 people	15,118 people	5,118 people	Djibouti
1300s	11,000 people	17,272 people	6,272 people	Djibouti
1400s	11,999 people	19,411 people	7,412 people	Djibouti
1500s	14,997 people	21,504 people	6,508 people	Djibouti
1600s	19,987 people	22,645 people	2,659 people	Djibouti
1700s	24,950 people	23,333 people	1,617 people	Bhutan
1710s	27,557 people	23,678 people	3,878 people	Bhutan
1720s	28,061 people	23,801 people	4,261 people	Bhutan
1730s	28,574 people	23,923 people	4,651 people	Bhutan
1740s	29,096 people	24,045 people	5,051 people	Bhutan
1750s	29,626 people	24,166 people	5,460 people	Bhutan
1760s	30,166 people	24,286 people	5,879 people	Bhutan
1770s	30,714 people	24,406 people	6,308 people	Bhutan
1780s	31,271 people	24,524 people	6,747 people	Bhutan
1790s	31,837 people	24,641 people	7,196 people	Bhutan
1800s	32,412 people	24,757 people	7,655 people	Bhutan
1810s	32,996 people	24,871 people	8,125 people	Bhutan
1820s	35,846 people	24,985 people	10,861 people	Bhutan
1830s	38,940 people	25,098 people	13,842 people	Bhutan
1840s	42,299 people	25,213 people	17,087 people	Bhutan
1850s	45,945 people	25,331 people	20,614 people	Bhutan
1860s	49,902 people	25,456 people	24,446 people	Bhutan
1870s	55,399 people	25,593 people	29,806 people	Bhutan
1880s	61,498 people	25,754 people	35,744 people	Bhutan
1890s	68,261 people	25,952 people	42,309 people	Bhutan
1900s	75,761 people	26,216 people	49,545 people	Bhutan
1910s	84,076 people	26,596 people	57,480 people	Bhutan
1920s	100,756 people	27,190 people	73,566 people	Bhutan
1930s	120,729 people	28,228 people	92,501 people	Bhutan
1940s	144,640 people	30,388 people	114,252 people	Bhutan
1950s	188,466 people	39,366 people	149,101 people	Bhutan
1960s	251,644 people	46,776 people	204,868 people	Bhutan
1970s	336,458 people	65,757 people	270,701 people	Bhutan
1980s	421,243 people	101,835 people	319,409 people	Bhutan
1990s	434,411 people	159,715 people	274,696 people	Bhutan
2000s	451,652 people	236,261 people	215,390 people	Bhutan
2010s	467,035 people	292,438 people	174,597 people	Bhutan
2020s	451,266 people	319,502 people	131,764 people	Bhutan
2030s	432,595 people	351,208 people	81,388 people	Bhutan
2040s	431,305 people	382,236 people	49,069 people	Bhutan
2050s	432,006 people	397,720 people	34,286 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 Djibouti?: Bhutan, at 432,006 people against 397,720 people in Djibouti as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Bhutan and Djibouti?: 34,286 people, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Djibouti?: 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Bhutan and Djibouti rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?: Bhutan ranks 148th and Djibouti ranks 150th 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: 28 August 2026

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