What is birth rate by women's age group in Bhutan?

Birth rate by women's age group in Bhutan was 9.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Bhutan?

The highest recorded value was 117.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1950.

What is the lowest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Bhutan?

The lowest recorded value was 8.14 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2019.

How does Bhutan rank for birth rate by women's age group?

Bhutan ranks 172nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate by women's age group rising or falling in Bhutan?

Over the last ten years it is down 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Bhutan data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate by women's age group in Bhutan

Name: Birth rate by women's age group in Bhutan
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Bhutan: Birth rate by women's age group was 9.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

9.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

Change on year

down 0.3%

World rank

172nd

of 236 countries

All-time high

117.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

in 1950

All-time low

8.14 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

in 2019

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate by women's age group in Bhutan, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.

Analysis

Bhutan recorded 9.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 for birth rate by women's age group in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 57.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate by women's age group in Bhutan peaked at 117.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 8.14 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, in 2019.

That places Bhutan 172nd out of 236 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.

Birth rate by women's age group in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for Birth rate by women's age group in Bhutan, 1950 to 2023.
Year	live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	Change
1950	117.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	—
1951	117.39 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.3%
1952	117.01 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.3%
1953	116.7 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.3%
1954	116.6 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.1%
1955	116.6 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.0%
1956	116.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.0%
1957	116.25 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.3%
1958	115.64 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.5%
1959	115.05 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.5%
1960	114.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.3%
1961	114.35 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.3%
1962	114.22 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.1%
1963	115 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.7%
1964	115.9 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.8%
1965	116.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.3%
1966	116.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.1%
1967	115.22 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.7%
1968	114.94 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.2%
1969	114.88 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.0%
1970	114.45 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.4%
1971	114.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.2%
1972	114.17 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.1%
1973	114.05 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.1%
1974	113.77 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.2%
1975	113.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.0%
1976	113.59 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.1%
1977	113.27 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.3%
1978	112.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.4%
1979	112.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.6%
1980	111.21 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.8%
1981	110.2 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.9%
1982	109.11 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.0%
1983	107.93 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.1%
1984	106.65 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.2%
1985	105.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.4%
1986	103.96 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.2%
1987	102.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.7%
1988	100.25 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.9%
1989	98.18 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.1%
1990	95.6 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.6%
1991	92.97 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.7%
1992	89.81 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.4%
1993	86.45 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.7%
1994	82.99 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-4.0%
1995	78.96 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-4.9%
1996	74.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-5.4%
1997	70 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-6.3%
1998	66.08 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-5.6%
1999	61.96 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-6.2%
2000	58.02 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-6.4%
2001	53.94 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-7.0%
2002	49.65 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-8.0%
2003	46.14 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-7.1%
2004	43.96 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-4.7%
2005	42.66 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.0%
2006	41.6 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.5%
2007	40.63 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.3%
2008	38.59 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-5.0%
2009	36.3 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-5.9%
2010	31.86 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-12.2%
2011	27.95 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-12.3%
2012	24.73 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-11.5%
2013	22.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-10.4%
2014	19.31 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-12.9%
2015	16.46 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-14.8%
2016	14.11 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-14.3%
2017	11.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-19.7%
2018	9.37 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-17.3%
2019	8.14 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-13.1%
2020	8.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+7.4%
2021	9.64 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+10.4%
2022	9.39 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.7%
2023	9.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.3%

Bhutan compared with similar countries

Bhutan's 9.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.85 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, 14% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Bhutan's 9.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 is below the median for South Asia, which is 14.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, 64% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	116.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	115.05 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	117.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1960s	115.15 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	114.22 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	116.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1970s	113.62 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	112.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	114.45 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1980s	105.49 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	98.18 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	111.21 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1990s	79.95 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	61.96 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	95.6 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2000s	45.15 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	36.3 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	58.02 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2010s	18.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	8.14 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	31.86 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2020s	9.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	8.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	9.64 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	4

Countries ranked near Bhutan

169 Falkland Islands 10.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
170 Monaco 9.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
171 Montenegro 9.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
173 Martinique 9.29 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
174 Wallis and Futuna 9.15 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
175 Guernsey 8.94 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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)
World population growth -0.7% (2100)
Population density 18.1 people per km² (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 27,662 people (2100)

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Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate by women's age group in Bhutan?: Birth rate by women's age group in Bhutan was 9.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Bhutan?: The highest recorded value was 117.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1950.
What is the lowest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Bhutan?: The lowest recorded value was 8.14 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2019.
How does Bhutan rank for birth rate by women's age group?: Bhutan ranks 172nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate by women's age group rising or falling in Bhutan?: Over the last ten years it is down 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bhutan data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Birth rate by women's age group
Unit: live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
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: 18 September 2026

Age-specific fertility rate for girls aged 15 to 19: the annual number of live births in this age group per 1,000 girls.