Bhutan vs Israel: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Bhutan
432,006 people
in 2050
Israel
450,328 people
in 2050
Bhutan rank
148th
Israel rank
147th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Bhutan
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 450,328 people against 432,006 people in Bhutan, a difference of 18,322 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Israel ahead.
Bhutan ranks 148th and Israel ranks 147th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Israel in 42.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 10,000 people | 322,705 people | 312,705 people | Israel |
| 1100s | 10,000 people | 327,208 people | 317,208 people | Israel |
| 1200s | 10,000 people | 331,501 people | 321,501 people | Israel |
| 1300s | 11,000 people | 335,522 people | 324,522 people | Israel |
| 1400s | 11,999 people | 265,685 people | 253,686 people | Israel |
| 1500s | 14,997 people | 306,006 people | 291,009 people | Israel |
| 1600s | 19,987 people | 301,879 people | 281,892 people | Israel |
| 1700s | 24,950 people | 254,605 people | 229,655 people | Israel |
| 1710s | 27,557 people | 277,374 people | 249,817 people | Israel |
| 1720s | 28,061 people | 301,179 people | 273,118 people | Israel |
| 1730s | 28,574 people | 325,712 people | 297,138 people | Israel |
| 1740s | 29,096 people | 351,047 people | 321,951 people | Israel |
| 1750s | 29,626 people | 377,266 people | 347,640 people | Israel |
| 1760s | 30,166 people | 404,462 people | 374,296 people | Israel |
| 1770s | 30,714 people | 432,734 people | 402,020 people | Israel |
| 1780s | 31,271 people | 462,194 people | 430,923 people | Israel |
| 1790s | 31,837 people | 492,966 people | 461,129 people | Israel |
| 1800s | 32,412 people | 525,185 people | 492,773 people | Israel |
| 1810s | 32,996 people | 547,753 people | 514,757 people | Israel |
| 1820s | 35,846 people | 573,808 people | 537,962 people | Israel |
| 1830s | 38,940 people | 600,476 people | 561,536 people | Israel |
| 1840s | 42,299 people | 627,650 people | 585,351 people | Israel |
| 1850s | 45,945 people | 655,195 people | 609,250 people | Israel |
| 1860s | 49,902 people | 682,940 people | 633,038 people | Israel |
| 1870s | 55,399 people | 678,964 people | 623,565 people | Israel |
| 1880s | 61,498 people | 673,203 people | 611,705 people | Israel |
| 1890s | 68,261 people | 665,423 people | 597,162 people | Israel |
| 1900s | 75,761 people | 655,365 people | 579,604 people | Israel |
| 1910s | 84,076 people | 642,736 people | 558,660 people | Israel |
| 1920s | 100,756 people | 773,153 people | 672,397 people | Israel |
| 1930s | 120,729 people | 925,004 people | 804,275 people | Israel |
| 1940s | 144,640 people | 1.10 million people | 954,880 people | Israel |
| 1950s | 188,466 people | 435,098 people | 246,632 people | Israel |
| 1960s | 251,644 people | 438,798 people | 187,155 people | Israel |
| 1970s | 336,458 people | 438,553 people | 102,094 people | Israel |
| 1980s | 421,243 people | 416,285 people | 4,958 people | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 434,411 people | 484,216 people | 49,804 people | Israel |
| 2000s | 451,652 people | 561,862 people | 110,211 people | Israel |
| 2010s | 467,035 people | 663,322 people | 196,286 people | Israel |
| 2020s | 451,266 people | 789,995 people | 338,729 people | Israel |
| 2030s | 432,595 people | 784,583 people | 351,988 people | Israel |
| 2040s | 431,305 people | 613,340 people | 182,035 people | Israel |
| 2050s | 432,006 people | 450,328 people | 18,322 people | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Bhutan or Israel?
- Israel, at 450,328 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 Israel?
- 18,322 people, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Israel?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Bhutan and Israel rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Bhutan ranks 148th and Israel ranks 147th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β 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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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.