Total Fertility Rate in Bhutan
Bhutan: Total Fertility Rate was 1.4 in 2022. βΌ Falling
Total Fertility Rate in Bhutan, 1960β2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 1.4 for total fertility rate in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate in Bhutan peaked at 6.7 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.4, in 2022.
That places Bhutan 168th out of 197 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.68 | 6.66 | 6.7 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.62 | 6.55 | 6.65 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.19 | 5.76 | 6.51 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.68 | 3.61 | 5.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.85 | 2.38 | 3.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.93 | 1.46 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.41 | 1.4 | 1.43 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 165 Austria 1.41 compare
- 165 Estonia, Republic of 1.41 compare
- 165 Norway 1.41 compare
- 169 Switzerland 1.39 compare
- 170 St. Lucia 1.39 compare
- 171 Bahamas, The 1.38 compare
More gender data for Bhutan
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4,751 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4,967 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4,765 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4,981 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4,779 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 4,996 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 4,784 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 4,999 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 4,773 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 4,986 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate in Bhutan?
- Total fertility rate in Bhutan was 1.4 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7 in 1960.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 in 2022.
- How does Bhutan rank for total fertility rate?
- Bhutan ranks 168th out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total Fertility Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.