Bhutan vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Birth rate vs. death rate
Bhutan
12.66 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
12.95 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Bhutan rank
124th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
122nd
Birth rate vs. death rate over time
- Bhutan
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 12.95 births per 1,000 people against 12.66 births per 1,000 people in Bhutan, a difference of 0.29 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 124th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 122nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 7 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 49.02 births per 1,000 people | 32.97 births per 1,000 people | 16.05 births per 1,000 people | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 48.47 births per 1,000 people | 35.72 births per 1,000 people | 12.74 births per 1,000 people | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 46.46 births per 1,000 people | 26.22 births per 1,000 people | 20.24 births per 1,000 people | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 41.91 births per 1,000 people | 20.4 births per 1,000 people | 21.51 births per 1,000 people | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 33.35 births per 1,000 people | 19.92 births per 1,000 people | 13.43 births per 1,000 people | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 21.75 births per 1,000 people | 14.95 births per 1,000 people | 6.8 births per 1,000 people | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 15.78 births per 1,000 people | 13.38 births per 1,000 people | 2.4 births per 1,000 people | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 12.83 births per 1,000 people | 13.19 births per 1,000 people | 0.36 births 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 vs. death rate, Bhutan or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 12.95 births per 1,000 people against 12.66 births per 1,000 people in Bhutan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate vs. death rate between Bhutan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.29 births 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?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
- Bhutan ranks 124th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 122nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.