Fertility & birth rates in Bhutan and Saudi Arabia

Fertility rate in Bhutan vs Saudi Arabia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Bhutan was 1.46 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.28 in Saudi Arabia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Bhutan vs Saudi Arabia population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Bhutan	Saudi Arabia
1960	6.7	7.63
1961	6.7	7.63
1962	6.69	7.64
1963	6.69	7.65
1964	6.68	7.67
1965	6.68	7.66
1966	6.67	7.66
1967	6.67	7.66
1968	6.66	7.63
1969	6.66	7.6
1970	6.65	7.58
1971	6.64	7.56
1972	6.64	7.54
1973	6.63	7.48
1974	6.62	7.43
1975	6.62	7.37
1976	6.62	7.33
1977	6.61	7.3
1978	6.58	7.26
1979	6.55	7.23
1980	6.51	7.15
1981	6.46	7.07
1982	6.4	6.98
1983	6.34	6.88
1984	6.26	6.78
1985	6.18	6.65
1986	6.1	6.52
1987	6	6.34
1988	5.88	6.15
1989	5.76	5.98
1990	5.6	5.8
1991	5.45	5.64
1992	5.27	5.49
1993	5.07	5.33
1994	4.87	5.16
1995	4.62	4.99
1996	4.37	4.81
1997	4.09	4.66
1998	3.85	4.52
1999	3.61	4.35
2000	3.38	4.21
2001	3.19	3.96
2002	3.01	3.71
2003	2.87	3.47
2004	2.78	3.26
2005	2.73	3.16
2006	2.66	3.18
2007	2.59	3.19
2008	2.48	3.07
2009	2.36	2.95
2010	2.25	2.81
2011	2.15	2.8
2012	2.07	2.78
2013	2	2.67
2014	1.92	2.68
2015	1.84	2.63
2016	1.74	2.65
2017	1.62	2.67
2018	1.52	2.67
2019	1.45	2.49
2020	1.5	2.27
2021	1.49	2.17
2022	1.48	2.14
2023	1.46	2.28
2024	1.45	2.31
2025	1.44	2.29
2026	1.43	2.27
2027	1.42	2.25
2028	1.42	2.22
2029	1.42	2.2
2030	1.42	2.17
2031	1.42	2.15
2032	1.42	2.13
2033	1.42	2.11
2034	1.42	2.09
2035	1.42	2.07
2036	1.43	2.05
2037	1.43	2.03
2038	1.43	2.01
2039	1.43	1.99
2040	1.43	1.98
2041	1.44	1.97
2042	1.44	1.95
2043	1.44	1.94
2044	1.44	1.93
2045	1.44	1.92
2046	1.45	1.91
2047	1.45	1.9
2048	1.45	1.89
2049	1.46	1.88
2050	1.46	1.87

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bhutan	Saudi Arabia
1960	42.3%	43.4%
1961	42.1%	43.6%
1962	41.9%	43.9%
1963	41.8%	44.3%
1964	41.8%	44.6%
1965	41.7%	44.8%
1966	41.7%	45.1%
1967	41.7%	45.3%
1968	41.8%	45.4%
1969	41.8%	45.5%
1970	41.8%	45.5%
1971	41.9%	45.5%
1972	42%	45.3%
1973	42.1%	45.2%
1974	42.2%	45%
1975	42.3%	44.8%
1976	42.4%	44.6%
1977	42.5%	44.5%
1978	42.6%	44.3%
1979	42.7%	44.2%
1980	42.8%	44.1%
1981	42.9%	43.9%
1982	43%	43.8%
1983	43.1%	43.7%
1984	43.1%	43.6%
1985	43.1%	43.6%
1986	43.1%	43.5%
1987	43.1%	43.4%
1988	43%	43.3%
1989	43%	43.2%
1990	42.9%	43%
1991	42.8%	42.7%
1992	42.6%	42.4%
1993	42.4%	42.1%
1994	42.1%	41.7%
1995	41.7%	41.2%
1996	41.3%	40.7%
1997	40.7%	40.1%
1998	40.1%	39.5%
1999	39.4%	38.9%
2000	38.6%	38.3%
2001	37.7%	37.7%
2002	36.6%	36.8%
2003	35.5%	35.7%
2004	34.3%	34.5%
2005	33.2%	33.2%
2006	32.4%	31.9%
2007	31.6%	30.6%
2008	30.8%	29.5%
2009	30.1%	28.5%
2010	29.4%	27.6%
2011	28.8%	26.9%
2012	28.3%	26.3%
2013	27.8%	25.8%
2014	27.4%	25.4%
2015	27%	25.1%
2016	26.5%	24.9%
2017	25.8%	25.2%
2018	25%	25.7%
2019	24.2%	25.8%
2020	23.4%	25.5%
2021	22.7%	25.2%
2022	22%	24.6%
2023	21.5%	24.1%
2024	20.9%	23.8%
2025	20.4%	23.6%
2026	19.8%	23.4%
2027	19.3%	23.3%
2028	18.7%	23.1%
2029	18.3%	22.9%
2030	17.9%	22.8%
2031	17.6%	22.6%
2032	17.4%	22.5%
2033	17.2%	22.4%
2034	17.1%	22.3%
2035	17%	22.2%
2036	16.9%	22.2%
2037	16.8%	22.1%
2038	16.6%	22%
2039	16.5%	21.9%
2040	16.3%	21.7%
2041	16.2%	21.5%
2042	16%	21.3%
2043	15.9%	21.2%
2044	15.7%	21%
2045	15.6%	20.8%
2046	15.4%	20.7%
2047	15.2%	20.5%
2048	15%	20.4%
2049	14.8%	20.2%
2050	14.6%	20.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 20.9% of the population in Bhutan and 23.8% in Saudi Arabia in 2024, compared to 42.9% and 43% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bhutan and Saudi Arabia compared.

Natural population change in Bhutan vs Saudi Arabia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.74% in Bhutan and +1.57% in Saudi Arabia. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Bhutan	Saudi Arabia
1960	4,888	74,143
1961	5,081	77,743
1962	5,297	81,393
1963	5,551	85,480
1964	5,818	89,776
1965	6,109	93,820
1966	6,418	98,361
1967	6,744	103,343
1968	7,085	108,281
1969	7,435	113,859
1970	7,791	120,440
1971	8,161	127,600
1972	8,549	136,360
1973	8,939	145,450
1974	9,324	155,478
1975	9,775	166,223
1976	10,228	178,024
1977	10,679	191,103
1978	11,133	205,331
1979	11,583	220,186
1980	12,016	234,372
1981	12,444	249,156
1982	12,872	264,831
1983	13,284	280,616
1984	13,688	296,615
1985	14,061	310,558
1986	14,516	322,340
1987	14,887	333,088
1988	15,212	342,865
1989	15,516	349,399
1990	15,704	355,495
1991	15,801	361,329
1992	15,594	366,763
1993	13,915	372,621
1994	13,536	377,351
1995	12,938	380,231
1996	12,153	382,248
1997	11,668	385,033
1998	11,320	389,499
1999	10,940	390,112
2000	10,142	392,407
2001	9,904	382,153
2002	9,464	372,099
2003	9,132	364,520
2004	9,056	362,843
2005	9,102	375,938
2006	9,197	399,333
2007	9,322	425,199
2008	9,200	433,457
2009	8,913	438,557
2010	8,598	418,641
2011	8,282	443,675
2012	7,967	465,649
2013	7,689	475,299
2014	7,290	493,431
2015	6,762	511,023
2016	6,164	537,829
2017	5,367	546,751
2018	4,909	528,767
2019	4,643	474,407
2020	5,142	447,036
2021	5,162	409,032
2022	5,204	406,920
2023	5,153	474,366

Maternal mortality chart: Bhutan vs Saudi Arabia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 47 deaths per 100,000 live births in Bhutan, compared to 7 deaths in Saudi Arabia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bhutan	Saudi Arabia
1985	969	40
1986	911	38
1987	857	36
1988	798	34
1989	747	32
1990	704	30
1991	671	29
1992	656	27
1993	578	26
1994	544	25
1995	498	24
1996	450	23
1997	415	23
1998	378	22
1999	346	21
2000	324	20
2001	286	19
2002	257	18
2003	229	16
2004	207	16
2005	186	15
2006	167	14
2007	149	13
2008	133	12
2009	121	11
2010	107	11
2011	96	10
2012	86	9
2013	79	9
2014	73	8
2015	68	8
2016	63	8
2017	58	8
2018	55	8
2019	52	8
2020	51	11
2021	50	12
2022	49	9
2023	47	7

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.31% in Bhutan and 0.62% in Saudi Arabia. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Bhutan	Saudi Arabia
1968	27.4%	-
1969	26.7%	-
1970	26.2%	-
1971	25.5%	-
1972	24.9%	16%
1973	24.3%	14.9%
1974	23.6%	14%
1975	22.9%	13.1%
1976	22.3%	12.2%
1977	21.6%	11.4%
1978	20.9%	10.7%
1979	20.2%	9.99%
1980	19.5%	9.34%
1981	18.7%	8.71%
1982	18%	8.12%
1983	17.3%	7.56%
1984	16.6%	7.04%
1985	15.9%	6.55%
1986	15.3%	6.07%
1987	14.6%	5.62%
1988	14%	5.19%
1989	13.4%	4.8%
1990	12.8%	4.44%
1991	12.3%	4.11%
1992	11.8%	3.81%
1993	11.3%	3.54%
1994	10.8%	3.29%
1995	10.3%	3.06%
1996	9.75%	2.86%
1997	9.26%	2.67%
1998	8.77%	2.5%
1999	8.3%	2.35%
2000	7.85%	2.21%
2001	7.4%	2.08%
2002	6.96%	1.96%
2003	6.54%	1.85%
2004	6.12%	1.75%
2005	5.71%	1.65%
2006	5.32%	1.56%
2007	4.96%	1.47%
2008	4.62%	1.38%
2009	4.31%	1.3%
2010	4.03%	1.22%
2011	3.77%	1.15%
2012	3.56%	1.08%
2013	3.38%	1.02%
2014	3.22%	0.96%
2015	3.08%	0.9%
2016	2.96%	0.85%
2017	2.85%	0.8%
2018	2.74%	0.76%
2019	2.65%	0.72%
2020	2.55%	0.69%
2021	2.47%	0.66%
2022	2.39%	0.64%
2023	2.31%	0.62%