Fertility Rate: Bhutan
Bhutan's fertility rate is currently 1.449 births per woman as of 2024. # Bhutan Fertility Rate Bhutan's fertility rate stands at 1.
Current (2024)
1.449 births per woman
-0.9% y/y
Peak (1960)
6.704 births per woman
Low (2019)
1.448 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Bhutan
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Bhutan
Analysis# Bhutan Fertility Rate
Bhutan's fertility rate stands at 1.449 births per woman in 2024, marking a dramatic demographic shift from its 1960 peak of 6.704 births per woman. This 78.4% decline over six decades reflects one of the most significant fertility transitions in the developing world. The country nearly matched its all-time low of 1.448 births per woman recorded in 2019, indicating sustained stability at replacement-level fertility.
The steepest declines occurred between 1960 and the early 2000s, driven by improved education, healthcare access, and economic development. A minor uptick in 2020 briefly interrupted the downward trend, but fertility has resumed its gradual decline since then. With rates consistently below 1.5 births per woman over the past five years, Bhutan faces demographic challenges typical of developed nations, including an aging population and potential labor force constraints.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.449 births per woman | -0.89% |
| 2023 | 1.462 births per woman | -1.08% |
| 2022 | 1.478 births per woman | -0.67% |
| 2021 | 1.488 births per woman | -0.93% |
| 2020 | 1.502 births per woman | +3.73% |
| 2019 | 1.448 births per woman | -4.55% |
| 2018 | 1.517 births per woman | -6.42% |
| 2017 | 1.621 births per woman | -6.73% |
| 2016 | 1.738 births per woman | -5.29% |
| 2015 | 1.835 births per woman | -4.58% |
| 2014 | 1.923 births per woman | -3.85% |
| 2013 | 2 births per woman | -3.29% |
| 2012 | 2.068 births per woman | -4.04% |
| 2011 | 2.155 births per woman | -4.31% |
| 2010 | 2.252 births per woman | -4.74% |
| 2009 | 2.364 births per woman | -4.72% |
| 2008 | 2.481 births per woman | -4.17% |
| 2007 | 2.589 births per woman | -2.67% |
| 2006 | 2.66 births per woman | -2.42% |
| 2005 | 2.726 births per woman | -1.98% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.781 births per woman | -2.93% |
| 2003 | 2.865 births per woman | -4.88% |
| 2002 | 3.012 births per woman | -5.52% |
| 2001 | 3.188 births per woman | -5.62% |
| 2000 | 3.378 births per woman | -6.35% |
| 1999 | 3.607 births per woman | -6.38% |
| 1998 | 3.853 births per woman | -5.75% |
| 1997 | 4.088 births per woman | -6.43% |
| 1996 | 4.369 births per woman | -5.51% |
| 1995 | 4.624 births per woman | -4.97% |
| 1994 | 4.866 births per woman | -4.06% |
| 1993 | 5.072 births per woman | -3.70% |
| 1992 | 5.267 births per woman | -3.38% |
| 1991 | 5.451 births per woman | -2.73% |
| 1990 | 5.604 births per woman | -2.66% |
| 1989 | 5.757 births per woman | -2.09% |
| 1988 | 5.88 births per woman | -1.98% |
| 1987 | 5.999 births per woman | -1.70% |
| 1986 | 6.103 births per woman | -1.18% |
| 1985 | 6.176 births per woman | -1.37% |
| 1984 | 6.262 births per woman | -1.17% |
| 1983 | 6.336 births per woman | -1.03% |
| 1982 | 6.402 births per woman | -0.90% |
| 1981 | 6.46 births per woman | -0.78% |
| 1980 | 6.511 births per woman | -0.64% |
| 1979 | 6.553 births per woman | -0.47% |
| 1978 | 6.584 births per woman | -0.32% |
| 1977 | 6.605 births per woman | -0.17% |
| 1976 | 6.616 births per woman | -0.06% |
| 1975 | 6.62 births per woman | +0.03% |
| 1974 | 6.618 births per woman | -0.23% |
| 1973 | 6.633 births per woman | -0.09% |
| 1972 | 6.639 births per woman | -0.06% |
| 1971 | 6.643 births per woman | -0.11% |
| 1970 | 6.65 births per woman | -0.12% |
| 1969 | 6.658 births per woman | -0.09% |
| 1968 | 6.664 births per woman | -0.07% |
| 1967 | 6.669 births per woman | -0.07% |
| 1966 | 6.674 births per woman | -0.07% |
| 1965 | 6.679 births per woman | -0.04% |
| 1964 | 6.682 births per woman | -0.07% |
| 1963 | 6.687 births per woman | -0.07% |
| 1962 | 6.692 births per woman | -0.09% |
| 1961 | 6.698 births per woman | -0.09% |
| 1960 | 6.704 births per woman | — |
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