Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in Bhutan
Bhutan: Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence was 1.45 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in Bhutan, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 1.45 births per woman for total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in Bhutan peaked at 6.7 births per woman in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.45 births per woman, in 2019.
Bhutan ranks 163rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.68 births per woman | 6.66 births per woman | 6.7 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.62 births per woman | 6.55 births per woman | 6.65 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.19 births per woman | 5.76 births per woman | 6.51 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.68 births per woman | 3.61 births per woman | 5.6 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.8 births per woman | 2.36 births per woman | 3.38 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.86 births per woman | 1.45 births per woman | 2.25 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.48 births per woman | 1.45 births per woman | 1.5 births per woman | 5 |
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More population data for Bhutan
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 27,662 people (2100)
- Population density 18.1 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.45 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.45 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.7% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.46 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 1.46 live births per woman (2023)
- Children per woman vs. Natural population growth 0.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in Bhutan?
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in Bhutan was 1.45 births per woman in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7 births per woman in 1960.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.45 births per woman in 2019.
- How does Bhutan rank for total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence?
- Bhutan ranks 163rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate, in a given year. Contraceptive prevalence is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception.