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Bhutan: area, population and density
Bhutan has 38,140 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 796,682; calculated population density is 21 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Bhutan ranks 132nd of 196 by land area, 163rd by population and 166th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 38,140 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 796,682World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 21 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Bhutan in the country comparison set
Bhutan has 38,140 sq km of land area and a population value of 796,682 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 132nd by land area, 163rd by population, and 166th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Bhutan first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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