Bhutan vs Faroe Islands: Birth rate
Bhutan
12.66 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Faroe Islands
12.61 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Bhutan rank
124th
Faroe Islands rank
125th
Birth rate over time
- Bhutan
- Faroe Islands
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 12.66 births per 1,000 people against 12.61 births per 1,000 people in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.05 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 Faroe Islands ranks 125th of 236 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Faroe Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 49.02 births per 1,000 people | 24.86 births per 1,000 people | 24.16 births per 1,000 people | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 48.47 births per 1,000 people | 23.61 births per 1,000 people | 24.85 births per 1,000 people | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 46.46 births per 1,000 people | 19.56 births per 1,000 people | 26.91 births per 1,000 people | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 41.91 births per 1,000 people | 17.02 births per 1,000 people | 24.89 births per 1,000 people | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 33.35 births per 1,000 people | 16.29 births per 1,000 people | 17.06 births per 1,000 people | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 21.75 births per 1,000 people | 14.31 births per 1,000 people | 7.43 births per 1,000 people | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 15.78 births per 1,000 people | 12.97 births per 1,000 people | 2.81 births per 1,000 people | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 12.83 births per 1,000 people | 12.65 births per 1,000 people | 0.1813 births per 1,000 people | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Bhutan or Faroe Islands?
- Bhutan, at 12.66 births per 1,000 people against 12.61 births per 1,000 people in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Bhutan and Faroe Islands?
- 0.05 births per 1,000 people, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Faroe Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Faroe Islands rank globally for birth rate?
- Bhutan ranks 124th and Faroe Islands ranks 125th 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
The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.