Bhutan vs Iran: Birth rate
Bhutan
12.66 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Iran
12.95 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Bhutan rank
124th
Iran rank
121st
Birth rate over time
- Bhutan
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 12.95 births per 1,000 people against 12.66 births per 1,000 people in Bhutan, a difference of 0.29 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iran ahead.
Bhutan ranks 124th and Iran ranks 121st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 5 and Iran in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 49.02 births per 1,000 people | 51.53 births per 1,000 people | 2.5 births per 1,000 people | Iran |
| 1960s | 48.47 births per 1,000 people | 47.2 births per 1,000 people | 1.27 births per 1,000 people | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 46.46 births per 1,000 people | 41.89 births per 1,000 people | 4.57 births per 1,000 people | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 41.91 births per 1,000 people | 41.73 births per 1,000 people | 0.1767 births per 1,000 people | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 33.35 births per 1,000 people | 22.69 births per 1,000 people | 10.67 births per 1,000 people | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 21.75 births per 1,000 people | 16.42 births per 1,000 people | 5.32 births per 1,000 people | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 15.78 births per 1,000 people | 17.77 births per 1,000 people | 2 births per 1,000 people | Iran |
| 2020s | 12.83 births per 1,000 people | 13.49 births per 1,000 people | 0.6615 births per 1,000 people | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Bhutan or Iran?
- Iran, at 12.95 births per 1,000 people against 12.66 births per 1,000 people in Bhutan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Bhutan and Iran?
- 0.29 births per 1,000 people, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Iran?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Iran rank globally for birth rate?
- Bhutan ranks 124th and Iran ranks 121st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.