Bhutan vs Nepal: Rural population, annual growth rate
Bhutan
-0.8653 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nepal
-0.7937 % change on previous year
in 2025
Bhutan rank
161st
Nepal rank
158th
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Bhutan
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports -0.7937 % change on previous year against -0.8653 % change on previous year in Bhutan, a difference of 0.0716 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 161st and Nepal ranks 158th of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 5 and Nepal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.16 % change on previous year | 2.02 % change on previous year | 1.14 % change on previous year | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 2.56 % change on previous year | 1.18 % change on previous year | 1.38 % change on previous year | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 2.18 % change on previous year | 1.59 % change on previous year | 0.5945 % change on previous year | Bhutan |
| 1990s | -0.7866 % change on previous year | 1 % change on previous year | 1.79 % change on previous year | Nepal |
| 2000s | 0.8309 % change on previous year | -4.32 % change on previous year | 5.15 % change on previous year | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 0.0725 % change on previous year | -1.19 % change on previous year | 1.26 % change on previous year | Bhutan |
| 2020s | -0.5542 % change on previous year | 0.1943 % change on previous year | 0.7485 % change on previous year | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, annual growth rate, Bhutan or Nepal?
- Nepal, at -0.7937 % change on previous year against -0.8653 % change on previous year in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Bhutan and Nepal?
- 0.0716 % change on previous year, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Nepal?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Nepal rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Bhutan ranks 161st and Nepal ranks 158th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.