Number of one year olds in Bhutan

Bhutan: Number of one year olds was 4,795 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4,795
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
168th
of 236 countries
All-time high
9,860
in 1991
All-time low
3,031
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of one year olds in Bhutan, 1950–2023

4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Bhutan recorded 4,795 for number of one year olds in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of one year olds in Bhutan peaked at 9,860 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 3,031, in 1950.

Bhutan ranks 168th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Number of one year olds in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for Number of one year olds in Bhutan, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 3,031 —
1951 3,139 +3.6%
1952 3,189 +1.6%
1953 3,276 +2.7%
1954 3,366 +2.7%
1955 3,462 +2.9%
1956 3,561 +2.9%
1957 3,664 +2.9%
1958 3,770 +2.9%
1959 3,878 +2.9%
1960 3,989 +2.9%
1961 4,108 +3.0%
1962 4,237 +3.1%
1963 4,373 +3.2%
1964 4,523 +3.4%
1965 4,684 +3.6%
1966 4,855 +3.7%
1967 5,034 +3.7%
1968 5,218 +3.7%
1969 5,410 +3.7%
1970 5,606 +3.6%
1971 5,806 +3.6%
1972 6,010 +3.5%
1973 6,220 +3.5%
1974 6,434 +3.4%
1975 6,647 +3.3%
1976 6,870 +3.4%
1977 7,106 +3.4%
1978 7,346 +3.4%
1979 7,585 +3.3%
1980 7,822 +3.1%
1981 8,053 +3.0%
1982 8,275 +2.8%
1983 8,491 +2.6%
1984 8,700 +2.5%
1985 8,903 +2.3%
1986 9,102 +2.2%
1987 9,314 +2.3%
1988 9,518 +2.2%
1989 9,687 +1.8%
1990 9,829 +1.5%
1991 9,860 +0.3%
1992 9,323 -5.4%
1993 8,743 -6.2%
1994 8,533 -2.4%
1995 8,218 -3.7%
1996 7,971 -3.0%
1997 7,824 -1.8%
1998 7,635 -2.4%
1999 7,380 -3.3%
2000 7,128 -3.4%
2001 6,963 -2.3%
2002 6,810 -2.2%
2003 6,615 -2.9%
2004 6,438 -2.7%
2005 6,366 -1.1%
2006 6,440 +1.2%
2007 6,472 +0.5%
2008 6,350 -1.9%
2009 6,199 -2.4%
2010 6,088 -1.8%
2011 6,028 -1.0%
2012 6,009 -0.3%
2013 6,014 +0.1%
2014 5,986 -0.5%
2015 5,845 -2.4%
2016 5,562 -4.8%
2017 5,357 -3.7%
2018 5,144 -4.0%
2019 4,831 -6.1%
2020 4,625 -4.3%
2021 4,662 +0.8%
2022 4,785 +2.6%
2023 4,795 +0.2%

Bhutan compared with similar countries

  • Bhutan's 4,795 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 123,421, 4% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Bhutan's 4,795 is below the median for South Asia, which is 216,885, 2% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 3,434 3,031 3,878 10
1960s 4,643 3,989 5,410 10
1970s 6,563 5,606 7,585 10
1980s 8,786 7,822 9,687 10
1990s 8,532 7,380 9,860 10
2000s 6,578 6,199 7,128 10
2010s 5,686 4,831 6,088 10
2020s 4,717 4,625 4,795 4

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 165 Reunion 5,697 compare
  2. 166 Suriname 5,249 compare
  3. 167 Mayotte 5,122 compare
  4. 169 Western Sahara 4,391 compare
  5. 170 Vanuatu 4,272 compare
  6. 171 Montenegro 3,557 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of one year olds in Bhutan?
Number of one year olds in Bhutan was 4,795 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of one year olds recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 9,860 in 1991.
What is the lowest number of one year olds recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 3,031 in 1950.
How does Bhutan rank for number of one year olds?
Bhutan ranks 168th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of one year olds rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bhutan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of one year olds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of one year olds
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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