Bhutan vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Birth rate, crude

Bhutan
12.53 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
12.86 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Bhutan rank
114th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
112th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Bhutan
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 12.86 per 1,000 people against 12.53 per 1,000 people in Bhutan, a difference of 0.33 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 114th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 112th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 6 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1960s 48.47 per 1,000 people 35.72 per 1,000 people 12.74 per 1,000 people Bhutan
1970s 46.46 per 1,000 people 26.22 per 1,000 people 20.24 per 1,000 people Bhutan
1980s 41.91 per 1,000 people 20.4 per 1,000 people 21.51 per 1,000 people Bhutan
1990s 33.35 per 1,000 people 19.92 per 1,000 people 13.43 per 1,000 people Bhutan
2000s 21.75 per 1,000 people 14.95 per 1,000 people 6.8 per 1,000 people Bhutan
2010s 15.78 per 1,000 people 13.38 per 1,000 people 2.4 per 1,000 people Bhutan
2020s 12.77 per 1,000 people 13.12 per 1,000 people 0.3546 per 1,000 people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Bhutan or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 12.86 per 1,000 people against 12.53 per 1,000 people in Bhutan as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Bhutan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
0.33 per 1,000 people, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Bhutan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Bhutan ranks 114th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 112th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.