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
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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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Indicator
Birth rate vs. death rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.