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Bhutan – Birth Rate

Name: Bhutan Birth Rate
Creator: World Bank
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Crude birth rate per 1,000 people. Number of live births occurring during the year per 1,000 midyear population. · World Bank

12.7 −0.1 from 2022 G20 rank: 103rd · all-time high: 48.8 (1960)

Bhutan's birth rate was 12.7 in 2023, a decrease of +0.1 from 12.8 in 2022. This ranked 103rd in the G20. The all-time high was 48.8 in 1960.

APA

Bhutan Birth Rate. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 11, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/bhutan/birth-rate

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_bhutan_birth-rate,
  title = {Bhutan Birth Rate},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/bhutan/birth-rate},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Bhutan Birth Rate – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2026* trend	12.9	–	–
2025* trend	12.9	–	–
2023	12.7	−0.1	103rd
2022	12.8	−0.1	101st
2021	12.9	−0.1	97th
2020	13.0	+0.5	95th
2019	12.4	−0.5	84th
2018	12.9	−0.8	87th
2017	13.8	−1.1	89th
2016	14.8	−0.8	95th
2015	15.7	−0.8	96th
2014	16.4	−0.6	98th
2013	17.1	−0.5	103rd
2012	17.6	−0.6	103rd
2011	18.2	−0.7	106th
2010	18.9	−0.7	110th
2009	19.6	−0.7	112th
2008	20.3	−0.5	113th
2007	20.8	−0.2	115th
2006	21.0	−0.1	117th
2005	21.1	−0.1	119th
2004	21.3	−0.4	116th
2003	21.7	−1.0	120th
2002	22.7	−1.2	125th
2001	23.9	−1.3	129th
2000	25.2	−1.7	130th
1999	26.8	−1.5	134th
1998	28.3	−1.4	137th
1997	29.7	−1.6	142nd
1996	31.3	−2.0	149th
1995	33.3	−1.3	153rd
1994	34.6	−0.9	153rd
1993	35.5	−2.8	154th
1992	38.3	+0.7	164th
1991	37.6	−0.6	158th
1990	38.2	−0.8	160th
1989	39.0	−0.7	163rd
1988	39.8	−0.7	164th
1987	40.5	−0.7	165th
1986	41.1	−0.5	167th
1985	41.6	−0.6	166th
1984	42.3	−0.6	167th
1983	42.9	−0.6	168th
1982	43.4	−0.5	167th
1981	44.0	−0.5	169th
1980	44.5	−0.5	170th
1979	45.0	−0.4	177th
1978	45.4	−0.4	179th
1977	45.8	−0.3	179th
1976	46.1	−0.3	180th
1975	46.4	−0.2	181st
1974	46.6	−0.4	182nd
1973	47.0	−0.3	183rd
1972	47.2	−0.3	185th
1971	47.5	−0.3	188th
1970	47.7	−0.2	193rd
1969	48.0	−0.2	193rd
1968	48.2	−0.2	196th
1967	48.3	−0.1	196th
1966	48.4	−0.1	195th
1965	48.5	−0.0	194th
1964	48.6	−0.0	192nd
1963	48.6	−0.0	188th
1962	48.6	−0.1	185th
1961	48.7	−0.1	184th
1960	48.8	–	183rd

Show all years (1960–2023)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +28.2% GDP growth 16.1% C/A balance 6.8%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Bhutan matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2007. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw birth rate improve within 24 months. View full analysis →