Bhutan vs Netherlands: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Bhutan
1.42 children per women
in 2023
Netherlands
1.42 children per women
in 2023
Bhutan rank
189th
Netherlands rank
187th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Bhutan
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1.42 children per women against 1.42 children per women in Bhutan, a difference of 0 children per women.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 189th and Netherlands ranks 187th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 7 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.91 children per women | 2.96 children per women | 0.9468 children per women | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 4.23 children per women | 2.92 children per women | 1.32 children per women | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 4.76 children per women | 1.84 children per women | 2.91 children per women | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 4.99 children per women | 1.51 children per women | 3.49 children per women | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 4.1 children per women | 1.57 children per women | 2.53 children per women | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 2.61 children per women | 1.71 children per women | 0.8917 children per women | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 1.78 children per women | 1.66 children per women | 0.1187 children per women | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 1.44 children per women | 1.52 children per women | 0.0822 children per women | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Bhutan or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 1.42 children per women against 1.42 children per women in Bhutan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Bhutan and Netherlands?
- 0 children per women, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Netherlands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Netherlands rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Bhutan ranks 189th and Netherlands ranks 187th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).