Bhutan vs China: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 1.46 births per woman in Bhutan and 1 births per woman in China, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Bhutan, by 0.46 births per woman, or 1.46 times that in China.
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Latest figures
births per woman · UN
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2023 | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhutan | 1.46 2023 | 2 | 173 of 229 | 1.53 2100 |
| China | 1 2023 | 1.71 | 221 of 229 | 1.35 2100 |
| World | 2.25 2023 | 2.57 | 1.84 2100 |
What the numbers say
- Bhutan has been higher since 2020, when it overtook China.
- In 2023, Bhutan ranked 173 and China ranked 221 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Bhutan at 1.53 births per woman and China at 1.35 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Bhutan | China | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.46 | 1 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 1.48 | 1.03 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 1.49 | 1.12 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 1.5 | 1.24 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 1.45 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 1.52 | 1.54 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 1.62 | 1.8 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 1.74 | 1.77 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 1.84 | 1.67 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 1.92 | 1.77 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1.71 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 2.07 | 1.8 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 2.16 | 1.67 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 2.25 | 1.69 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 2.36 | 1.71 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 2.48 | 1.7 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 2.59 | 1.67 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 2.66 | 1.64 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 2.73 | 1.62 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 2.78 | 1.61 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 2.87 | 1.57 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 3.01 | 1.57 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 3.19 | 1.56 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 3.38 | 1.63 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 3.61 | 1.53 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 3.85 | 1.52 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 4.09 | 1.53 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 4.37 | 1.55 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 4.62 | 1.59 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 4.87 | 1.63 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 5.07 | 1.69 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 5.27 | 1.78 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 5.45 | 1.93 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 5.6 | 2.51 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 5.76 | 2.52 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 5.88 | 2.54 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 6 | 2.76 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 6.1 | 2.72 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 6.18 | 2.63 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 6.26 | 2.61 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 6.34 | 2.56 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 6.4 | 2.97 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 6.46 | 2.79 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 6.51 | 2.74 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 6.55 | 2.75 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 6.58 | 2.72 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 6.61 | 2.84 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 6.62 | 3.24 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 6.62 | 3.57 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 6.62 | 4.17 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 6.63 | 4.73 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 6.64 | 5.11 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 6.64 | 5.52 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 6.65 | 6.09 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 6.66 | 6.18 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 6.66 | 6.51 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 6.67 | 5.81 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 6.67 | 6.31 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 6.68 | 6.61 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 6.68 | 6.67 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 6.69 | 7.51 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 6.69 | 6.09 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 6.7 | 3.86 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 6.7 | 4.45 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 6.71 | 4.72 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 6.72 | 5.7 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 6.74 | 6.43 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 6.75 | 5.85 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 6.76 | 6.26 | 5 |
| 1954 | 6.78 | 6.28 | 5 |
| 1953 | 6.79 | 6.04 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 6.8 | 6.47 | 5 |
| 1951 | 6.82 | 5.7 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 6.85 | 5.81 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Bhutan | China | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.451.19–1.71 | 1.010.78–1.25 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 1.441.14–1.74 | 1.020.76–1.28 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 1.431.08–1.75 | 1.030.75–1.31 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 1.421.04–1.77 | 1.040.75–1.34 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 1.421–1.8 | 1.050.75–1.36 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 1.420.97–1.8 | 1.050.73–1.37 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 1.420.96–1.81 | 1.060.73–1.4 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 1.420.95–1.82 | 1.070.71–1.43 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 1.420.93–1.83 | 1.080.7–1.45 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 1.420.92–1.85 | 1.080.69–1.47 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 1.420.91–1.85 | 1.090.69–1.48 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 1.420.9–1.86 | 1.10.69–1.49 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 1.430.9–1.87 | 1.10.68–1.5 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 1.430.89–1.88 | 1.110.67–1.53 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 1.430.88–1.89 | 1.120.66–1.53 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 1.430.89–1.91 | 1.130.67–1.55 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 1.430.88–1.91 | 1.130.66–1.56 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 1.440.87–1.91 | 1.140.66–1.58 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 1.440.89–1.92 | 1.140.65–1.59 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 1.440.91–1.93 | 1.150.65–1.6 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 1.440.91–1.94 | 1.150.65–1.62 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 1.450.89–1.94 | 1.160.65–1.63 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 1.450.89–1.96 | 1.160.65–1.63 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 1.450.88–1.97 | 1.170.65–1.65 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 1.450.88–1.97 | 1.170.64–1.67 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 1.460.91–1.99 | 1.180.64–1.67 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 1.460.9–2 | 1.180.64–1.69 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 1.460.89–2.01 | 1.190.63–1.7 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 1.460.88–2 | 1.190.63–1.71 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 1.470.89–2.01 | 1.20.63–1.71 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 1.470.89–2.01 | 1.20.63–1.72 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 1.470.88–2.02 | 1.210.63–1.74 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 1.480.89–2.02 | 1.210.63–1.74 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 1.480.89–2.03 | 1.220.65–1.78 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 1.480.88–2.02 | 1.220.64–1.77 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 1.480.88–2.04 | 1.230.64–1.76 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 1.480.88–2.06 | 1.230.64–1.77 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 1.480.87–2.07 | 1.230.63–1.77 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 1.480.84–2.08 | 1.240.62–1.78 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 1.480.83–2.08 | 1.240.62–1.8 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 1.490.83–2.08 | 1.250.64–1.81 | 2 |
| 2065 | 1.490.82–2.09 | 1.250.62–1.82 | 2 |
| 2066 | 1.490.83–2.07 | 1.250.62–1.82 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 1.490.83–2.08 | 1.260.63–1.83 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 1.490.85–2.08 | 1.260.64–1.85 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 1.490.84–2.08 | 1.270.63–1.84 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 1.490.83–2.07 | 1.270.64–1.86 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 1.490.82–2.07 | 1.270.64–1.88 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 1.490.82–2.07 | 1.270.64–1.86 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 1.490.8–2.09 | 1.280.61–1.87 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 1.50.8–2.11 | 1.280.63–1.87 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 1.50.8–2.1 | 1.280.63–1.89 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 1.50.81–2.12 | 1.290.62–1.89 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 1.50.8–2.11 | 1.290.62–1.89 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 1.50.81–2.11 | 1.290.62–1.9 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 1.510.8–2.13 | 1.290.61–1.9 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 1.510.8–2.13 | 1.30.61–1.9 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 1.510.8–2.13 | 1.30.62–1.9 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 1.510.8–2.13 | 1.30.62–1.92 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.510.8–2.15 | 1.30.63–1.94 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.510.81–2.14 | 1.310.62–1.94 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.510.82–2.16 | 1.310.62–1.94 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.520.83–2.16 | 1.310.62–1.95 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.520.81–2.16 | 1.310.61–1.95 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.520.81–2.16 | 1.320.61–1.96 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.520.82–2.16 | 1.320.61–1.97 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.520.82–2.15 | 1.320.61–1.96 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.520.82–2.18 | 1.330.61–1.97 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.520.81–2.18 | 1.330.62–1.97 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.520.8–2.16 | 1.330.62–1.97 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.530.81–2.18 | 1.330.62–1.97 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.530.81–2.19 | 1.330.61–1.96 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.530.8–2.18 | 1.330.62–1.96 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.530.8–2.19 | 1.340.62–1.97 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.530.81–2.2 | 1.340.62–1.98 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.530.81–2.21 | 1.350.6–2 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.530.81–2.2 | 1.350.6–1.99 | 1.84 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
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