Bhutan vs Sweden: Fertility rate, total
Bhutan
1.46 births per woman
in 2023
Sweden
1.45 births per woman
in 2023
Bhutan rank
166th
Sweden rank
168th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Bhutan
- Sweden
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 1.46 births per woman against 1.45 births per woman in Sweden, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 166th and Sweden ranks 168th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.62 births per woman | 1.79 births per woman | 4.83 births per woman | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 6.19 births per woman | 1.76 births per woman | 4.43 births per woman | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 4.68 births per woman | 1.81 births per woman | 2.88 births per woman | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 2.8 births per woman | 1.76 births per woman | 1.05 births per woman | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 1.86 births per woman | 1.85 births per woman | 0.0047 births per woman | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 1.48 births per woman | 1.58 births per woman | 0.0975 births per woman | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Bhutan or Sweden?
- Bhutan, at 1.46 births per woman against 1.45 births per woman in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Bhutan and Sweden?
- 0.01 births per woman, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Sweden?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Sweden rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Bhutan ranks 166th and Sweden ranks 168th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release