Birth rate in Bhutan
Bhutan: Birth rate was 12.66 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Birth rate in Bhutan, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for birth rate in Bhutan is 12.66 births per 1,000 people, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate in Bhutan peaked at 49.15 births per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 12.42 births per 1,000 people, in 2019.
Bhutan ranks 124th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 49.02 births per 1,000 people | 48.79 births per 1,000 people | 49.15 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 48.47 births per 1,000 people | 47.98 births per 1,000 people | 48.76 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 46.46 births per 1,000 people | 44.98 births per 1,000 people | 47.74 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.91 births per 1,000 people | 39.03 births per 1,000 people | 44.5 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.35 births per 1,000 people | 26.83 births per 1,000 people | 38.3 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.75 births per 1,000 people | 19.64 births per 1,000 people | 25.18 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.78 births per 1,000 people | 12.42 births per 1,000 people | 18.9 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.83 births per 1,000 people | 12.66 births per 1,000 people | 12.95 births per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 121 Iran 12.95 births per 1,000 people compare
- 122 North Korea 12.95 births per 1,000 people compare
- 123 Northern Mariana Islands 12.92 births per 1,000 people compare
- 125 Faroe Islands 12.61 births per 1,000 people compare
- 126 Cook Islands 12.48 births per 1,000 people compare
- 127 Bahrain 12.46 births per 1,000 people compare
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)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate in Bhutan?
- Birth rate in Bhutan was 12.66 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 49.15 births per 1,000 people in 1950.
- What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.42 births per 1,000 people in 2019.
- How does Bhutan rank for birth rate?
- Bhutan ranks 124th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.