Bhutan birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Bhutan chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Bhutan was 1.46 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 2012. In 1993, the fertility rate was 5.07 — a -71.2% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Bhutan	World
1960	6.7	4.69
1961	6.7	4.56
1962	6.69	5.02
1963	6.69	5.31
1964	6.68	5.13
1965	6.68	5.08
1966	6.67	4.97
1967	6.67	4.87
1968	6.66	4.98
1969	6.66	4.88
1970	6.65	4.84
1971	6.64	4.69
1972	6.64	4.55
1973	6.63	4.42
1974	6.62	4.26
1975	6.62	4.07
1976	6.62	3.97
1977	6.61	3.84
1978	6.58	3.77
1979	6.55	3.76
1980	6.51	3.73
1981	6.46	3.71
1982	6.4	3.72
1983	6.34	3.59
1984	6.26	3.57
1985	6.18	3.53
1986	6.1	3.51
1987	6	3.48
1988	5.88	3.39
1989	5.76	3.35
1990	5.6	3.31
1991	5.45	3.13
1992	5.27	3.04
1993	5.07	2.97
1994	4.87	2.92
1995	4.62	2.87
1996	4.37	2.82
1997	4.09	2.78
1998	3.85	2.75
1999	3.61	2.72
2000	3.38	2.73
2001	3.19	2.69
2002	3.01	2.66
2003	2.87	2.64
2004	2.78	2.63
2005	2.73	2.61
2006	2.66	2.61
2007	2.59	2.6
2008	2.48	2.6
2009	2.36	2.59
2010	2.25	2.57
2011	2.15	2.55
2012	2.07	2.56
2013	2	2.53
2014	1.92	2.52
2015	1.84	2.49
2016	1.74	2.49
2017	1.62	2.46
2018	1.52	2.39
2019	1.45	2.35
2020	1.5	2.28
2021	1.49	2.25
2022	1.48	2.22
2023	1.46	2.2
2024	1.45	2.19
2025	1.44	2.18
2026	1.43	2.18
2027	1.42	2.17
2028	1.42	2.16
2029	1.42	2.15
2030	1.42	2.14
2031	1.42	2.13
2032	1.42	2.12
2033	1.42	2.12
2034	1.42	2.11
2035	1.42	2.1
2036	1.43	2.09
2037	1.43	2.09
2038	1.43	2.08
2039	1.43	2.08
2040	1.43	2.08
2041	1.44	2.07
2042	1.44	2.07
2043	1.44	2.07
2044	1.44	2.07
2045	1.44	2.06
2046	1.45	2.06
2047	1.45	2.06
2048	1.45	2.05
2049	1.46	2.05
2050	1.46	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 2.59% were to women under 20 years old, 49.5% to women ages 20-29, and 47.9% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 12.3%, 59%, and 28.6% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Bhutan by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Bhutan	World
1960	42.3%	37.4%
1961	42.1%	37.5%
1962	41.9%	37.6%
1963	41.8%	37.8%
1964	41.8%	38%
1965	41.7%	38%
1966	41.7%	38%
1967	41.7%	38%
1968	41.8%	37.9%
1969	41.8%	37.8%
1970	41.8%	37.7%
1971	41.9%	37.6%
1972	42%	37.5%
1973	42.1%	37.3%
1974	42.2%	37.2%
1975	42.3%	37.1%
1976	42.4%	36.9%
1977	42.5%	36.7%
1978	42.6%	36.3%
1979	42.7%	35.9%
1980	42.8%	35.5%
1981	42.9%	35.2%
1982	43%	34.9%
1983	43.1%	34.6%
1984	43.1%	34.3%
1985	43.1%	34%
1986	43.1%	33.8%
1987	43.1%	33.6%
1988	43%	33.4%
1989	43%	33.2%
1990	42.9%	33%
1991	42.8%	32.9%
1992	42.6%	32.7%
1993	42.4%	32.5%
1994	42.1%	32.3%
1995	41.7%	32.1%
1996	41.3%	31.8%
1997	40.7%	31.5%
1998	40.1%	31.1%
1999	39.4%	30.8%
2000	38.6%	30.4%
2001	37.7%	30%
2002	36.6%	29.6%
2003	35.5%	29.2%
2004	34.3%	28.8%
2005	33.2%	28.5%
2006	32.4%	28.1%
2007	31.6%	27.9%
2008	30.8%	27.6%
2009	30.1%	27.5%
2010	29.4%	27.3%
2011	28.8%	27.1%
2012	28.3%	27%
2013	27.8%	26.9%
2014	27.4%	26.8%
2015	27%	26.6%
2016	26.5%	26.5%
2017	25.8%	26.4%
2018	25%	26.2%
2019	24.2%	26%
2020	23.4%	25.8%
2021	22.7%	25.6%
2022	22%	25.3%
2023	21.5%	25%
2024	20.9%	24.7%
2025	20.4%	24.4%
2026	19.8%	24.1%
2027	19.3%	23.8%
2028	18.7%	23.4%
2029	18.3%	23.1%
2030	17.9%	22.8%
2031	17.6%	22.6%
2032	17.4%	22.3%
2033	17.2%	22.1%
2034	17.1%	21.9%
2035	17%	21.7%
2036	16.9%	21.6%
2037	16.8%	21.5%
2038	16.6%	21.4%
2039	16.5%	21.3%
2040	16.3%	21.2%
2041	16.2%	21.1%
2042	16%	21%
2043	15.9%	21%
2044	15.7%	20.9%
2045	15.6%	20.8%
2046	15.4%	20.7%
2047	15.2%	20.7%
2048	15%	20.6%
2049	14.8%	20.5%
2050	14.6%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Bhutan was 42.3% in 1960, 42.4% in 1993, and 20.9% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Bhutan.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Bhutan, excluding migration, has been +0.74% annually. On average, 5,579 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Bhutan
1960	4,888
1961	5,081
1962	5,297
1963	5,551
1964	5,818
1965	6,109
1966	6,418
1967	6,744
1968	7,085
1969	7,435
1970	7,791
1971	8,161
1972	8,549
1973	8,939
1974	9,324
1975	9,775
1976	10,228
1977	10,679
1978	11,133
1979	11,583
1980	12,016
1981	12,444
1982	12,872
1983	13,284
1984	13,688
1985	14,061
1986	14,516
1987	14,887
1988	15,212
1989	15,516
1990	15,704
1991	15,801
1992	15,594
1993	13,915
1994	13,536
1995	12,938
1996	12,153
1997	11,668
1998	11,320
1999	10,940
2000	10,142
2001	9,904
2002	9,464
2003	9,132
2004	9,056
2005	9,102
2006	9,197
2007	9,322
2008	9,200
2009	8,913
2010	8,598
2011	8,282
2012	7,967
2013	7,689
2014	7,290
2015	6,762
2016	6,164
2017	5,367
2018	4,909
2019	4,643
2020	5,142
2021	5,162
2022	5,204
2023	5,153

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Bhutan was 47 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.05% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -85.5% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bhutan	World
1985	969	460
1986	911	438
1987	857	429
1988	798	414
1989	747	401
1990	704	391
1991	671	395
1992	656	395
1993	578	389
1994	544	382
1995	498	371
1996	450	366
1997	415	358
1998	378	360
1999	346	340
2000	324	328
2001	286	321
2002	257	311
2003	229	301
2004	207	291
2005	186	283
2006	167	276
2007	149	269
2008	133	264
2009	121	258
2010	107	253
2011	96	247
2012	86	239
2013	79	235
2014	73	231
2015	68	228
2016	63	220
2017	58	215
2018	55	211
2019	52	207
2020	51	211
2021	50	242
2022	49	203
2023	47	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Bhutan was 23.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 2.31% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 78.5 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Bhutan	World
1960	-	18.5%
1961	-	18.1%
1962	-	17.8%
1963	-	17.5%
1964	-	17.7%
1965	-	17.5%
1966	-	17.3%
1967	-	17%
1968	27.4%	16.5%
1969	26.7%	15.5%
1970	26.2%	15.2%
1971	25.5%	15.1%
1972	24.9%	14.4%
1973	24.3%	14.1%
1974	23.6%	13.7%
1975	22.9%	13.4%
1976	22.3%	13%
1977	21.6%	12.5%
1978	20.9%	12.1%
1979	20.2%	11.7%
1980	19.5%	11.4%
1981	18.7%	11%
1982	18%	10.8%
1983	17.3%	10.6%
1984	16.6%	10.4%
1985	15.9%	10.1%
1986	15.3%	9.81%
1987	14.6%	9.47%
1988	14%	9.31%
1989	13.4%	9.02%
1990	12.8%	8.81%
1991	12.3%	8.66%
1992	11.8%	8.46%
1993	11.3%	8.19%
1994	10.8%	7.98%
1995	10.3%	7.76%
1996	9.75%	7.52%
1997	9.26%	7.28%
1998	8.77%	7.05%
1999	8.3%	6.76%
2000	7.85%	6.48%
2001	7.4%	6.21%
2002	6.96%	5.94%
2003	6.54%	5.65%
2004	6.12%	5.43%
2005	5.71%	5.16%
2006	5.32%	4.92%
2007	4.96%	4.7%
2008	4.62%	4.5%
2009	4.31%	4.31%
2010	4.03%	4.11%
2011	3.77%	3.97%
2012	3.56%	3.77%
2013	3.38%	3.61%
2014	3.22%	3.48%
2015	3.08%	3.35%
2016	2.96%	3.23%
2017	2.85%	3.11%
2018	2.74%	2.97%
2019	2.65%	2.86%
2020	2.55%	2.75%
2021	2.47%	2.66%
2022	2.39%	2.59%
2023	2.31%	2.49%