Bhutan vs Cook Islands: Birth rate

Bhutan
12.66 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cook Islands
12.48 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Bhutan rank
124th
Cook Islands rank
126th

Birth rate over time

  • Bhutan
  • Cook Islands
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 12.66 births per 1,000 people against 12.48 births per 1,000 people in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.18 births per 1,000 people.

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

Bhutan ranks 124th and Cook Islands ranks 126th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 6 and Cook Islands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Cook Islands Difference Ahead
1950s 49.02 births per 1,000 people 45.64 births per 1,000 people 3.38 births per 1,000 people Bhutan
1960s 48.47 births per 1,000 people 43.2 births per 1,000 people 5.27 births per 1,000 people Bhutan
1970s 46.46 births per 1,000 people 31.48 births per 1,000 people 14.99 births per 1,000 people Bhutan
1980s 41.91 births per 1,000 people 28.4 births per 1,000 people 13.51 births per 1,000 people Bhutan
1990s 33.35 births per 1,000 people 28.86 births per 1,000 people 4.49 births per 1,000 people Bhutan
2000s 21.75 births per 1,000 people 20.32 births per 1,000 people 1.42 births per 1,000 people Bhutan
2010s 15.78 births per 1,000 people 16.43 births per 1,000 people 0.6482 births per 1,000 people Cook Islands
2020s 12.83 births per 1,000 people 13.65 births per 1,000 people 0.8257 births per 1,000 people Cook Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Bhutan or Cook Islands?
Bhutan, at 12.66 births per 1,000 people against 12.48 births per 1,000 people in Cook Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Bhutan and Cook Islands?
0.18 births per 1,000 people, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Cook Islands?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Cook Islands rank globally for birth rate?
Bhutan ranks 124th and Cook Islands ranks 126th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); 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

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.