Births by age of mother in Bhutan
Bhutan: Births by age of mother was 3 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
110th
of 229 countries
All-time high
14
in 1988
All-time low
3
in 2015
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Births by age of mother in Bhutan, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for births by age of mother in Bhutan is 3, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births by age of mother in Bhutan peaked at 14 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2015.
That places Bhutan 110th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Births by age of mother in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4 | — |
| 1951 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 1955 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 1964 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 1968 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 1971 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 1975 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 1976 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 1983 | 13 | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 14 | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 11 | -15.4% |
| 1994 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.6 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.3 | 8 | 11 | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.7 | 11 | 14 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.3 | 9 | 14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.4 | 4 | 8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 110 Gabon 3 compare
- 110 Netherlands 3 compare
- 110 Qatar 3 compare
- 110 Switzerland 3 compare
- 110 Western Sahara 3 compare
More population data for Bhutan
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.716 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.0644 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.716 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.7852 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 874.29 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.5776 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5679 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.739 (2100)
- Population density 18.1 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 27,662 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births by age of mother in Bhutan?
- Births by age of mother in Bhutan was 3 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest births by age of mother recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 14 in 1988.
- What is the lowest births by age of mother recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2015.
- How does Bhutan rank for births by age of mother?
- Bhutan ranks 110th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is births by age of mother rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Births by age of mother. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).