Bhutan vs Russia: Fertility rate: births per woman

Bhutan
1.46 live births per woman
in 2023
Russia
1.45 live births per woman
in 2023
Bhutan rank
180th
Russia rank
181st

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Bhutan
  • Russia
246195019862023

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 1.46 live births per woman against 1.45 live births per woman in Russia, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 180th and Russia ranks 181st of 236 countries.

Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Russia Difference Ahead
1950s 6.77 live births per woman 2.8 live births per woman 3.97 live births per woman Bhutan
1960s 6.68 live births per woman 2.22 live births per woman 4.46 live births per woman Bhutan
1970s 6.62 live births per woman 2 live births per woman 4.62 live births per woman Bhutan
1980s 6.19 live births per woman 2.09 live births per woman 4.1 live births per woman Bhutan
1990s 4.68 live births per woman 1.43 live births per woman 3.25 live births per woman Bhutan
2000s 2.8 live births per woman 1.35 live births per woman 1.45 live births per woman Bhutan
2010s 1.86 live births per woman 1.67 live births per woman 0.1897 live births per woman Bhutan
2020s 1.48 live births per woman 1.48 live births per woman 0.0048 live births per woman Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Bhutan or Russia?
Bhutan, at 1.46 live births per woman against 1.45 live births per woman in Russia as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Bhutan and Russia?
0.01 live births per woman, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Russia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Russia rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Bhutan ranks 180th and Russia ranks 181st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: 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

Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.