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Birth rate in Bangladesh
1960 – 2024 · 65 data points
9 of 42 · Countries
Updated Oct 22, 2026
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
20.0per 1,000
−0.4
since 2023
Countries · 2024
9 of 42
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
−0.3
vs World
+3.7
World: 16.3 · 2024
Birth rate, 1960 – 2024 per 1,000 people · Bangladesh · World
−0.3 since 2014
10
20
30
40
50
1960
1980
1990
2000
2024
Bangladesh
World
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024
Compared with Birth rate · per 1,000 people
Bangladesh
20.0
World
16.3
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Bangladesh · 1960 – 2024
Latest value
20.0 · 2024
First value
49.0 · 1960
Highest
49.1 · 1961
Lowest
20.0 · 2024
Data points
65
By year
All years · 1960 – 2024
| Year | Bangladesh | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20.0 | −0.4 | 16.3 |
| 2023 | 20.4 | −0.2 | 16.3 |
| 2022 | 20.6 | +0.2 | 16.6 |
| 2021 | 20.4 | +0.1 | 16.8 |
| 2020 | 20.3 | +0.2 | 17.1 |
| 2019 | 20.1 | +0.1 | 17.8 |
| 2018 | 20.1 | +0.1 | 18.2 |
| 2017 | 20.0 | −0.2 | 18.8 |
| 2016 | 20.2 | −0.0 | 19.3 |
| 2015 | 20.3 | −0.0 | 19.3 |
| 2014 | 20.3 | −0.3 | 19.8 |
| 2013 | 20.6 | −0.2 | 19.9 |
| 2012 | 20.7 | −0.4 | 20.4 |
| 2011 | 21.1 | −0.8 | 20.3 |
| 2010 | 21.9 | −1.0 | 20.2 |
| 2009 | 22.8 | −0.9 | 20.4 |
| 2008 | 23.7 | −0.8 | 20.5 |
| 2007 | 24.5 | −0.7 | 20.6 |
| 2006 | 25.3 | −0.8 | 20.6 |
| 2005 | 26.1 | −0.9 | 20.8 |
| 2004 | 27.0 | −0.8 | 21.0 |
| 2003 | 27.7 | −0.8 | 21.1 |
| 2002 | 28.5 | −0.6 | 21.4 |
| 2001 | 29.2 | −0.4 | 21.7 |
| 2000 | 29.6 | −0.3 | 22.1 |
| 1999 | 29.9 | −0.3 | 22.3 |
| 1998 | 30.2 | −0.2 | 22.7 |
| 1997 | 30.4 | +0.3 | 23.1 |
| 1996 | 30.0 | −0.3 | 23.5 |
| 1995 | 30.4 | −0.7 | 23.8 |
| 1994 | 31.1 | −0.3 | 24.2 |
| 1993 | 31.4 | −1.0 | 24.6 |
| 1992 | 32.4 | −1.2 | 25.0 |
| 1991 | 33.6 | −1.5 | 25.6 |
| 1990 | 35.1 | −1.1 | 26.3 |
| 1989 | 36.2 | −0.7 | 26.7 |
| 1988 | 36.9 | −1.3 | 27.2 |
| 1987 | 38.2 | −1.1 | 27.6 |
| 1986 | 39.4 | −1.3 | 27.7 |
| 1985 | 40.7 | −1.0 | 27.6 |
| 1984 | 41.7 | −0.9 | 27.6 |
| 1983 | 42.6 | −1.3 | 27.9 |
| 1982 | 44.0 | −0.6 | 28.5 |
| 1981 | 44.6 | −0.6 | 28.2 |
| 1980 | 45.2 | −0.4 | 27.8 |
| 1979 | 45.6 | −0.3 | 27.7 |
| 1978 | 45.9 | −0.5 | 27.8 |
| 1977 | 46.4 | −0.4 | 28.0 |
| 1976 | 46.8 | −0.4 | 28.4 |
| 1975 | 47.2 | −0.6 | 29.2 |
| 1974 | 47.8 | −0.1 | 29.9 |
| 1973 | 47.9 | −0.4 | 30.7 |
| 1972 | 48.2 | +0.6 | 31.4 |
| 1971 | 47.6 | +0.2 | 31.8 |
| 1970 | 47.4 | +0.1 | 32.6 |
| 1969 | 47.3 | −0.0 | 32.8 |
| 1968 | 47.3 | −0.2 | 33.3 |
| 1967 | 47.6 | −0.1 | 33.2 |
| 1966 | 47.7 | −0.3 | 33.5 |
| 1965 | 48.0 | −0.4 | 34.5 |
| 1964 | 48.4 | −0.4 | 35.2 |
| 1963 | 48.7 | −0.4 | 36.3 |
| 1962 | 49.1 | −0.0 | 35.2 |
| 1961 | 49.1 | +0.1 | 31.2 |
| 1960 | 49.0 | 32.0 |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024
Ranking · Countries
2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Birth rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | South Korea | 7.9 | |
| 41 | Italy | 7.9 | |
| 40 | Hong Kong SAR China | 8.3 | |
| 39 | Greece | 8.6 | |
| 38 | Spain | 8.8 | |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 9.4 | |
| 36 | Germany | 9.6 | |
| 35 | Finland | 9.6 | |
| 34 | Netherlands | 10.1 | |
| 33 | Poland | 10.1 | |
| 32 | Lithuania | 10.3 | |
| 31 | Romania | 10.4 | |
| 30 | Canada | 10.6 | |
| 29 | Czechia | 10.7 | |
| 28 | Norway | 11.2 | |
| 27 | France | 11.8 | |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 11.8 | |
| 25 | United States | 12.2 | |
| 24 | Chile | 12.7 | |
| 23 | Russia | 12.9 | |
| 22 | China | 13.6 | |
| 21 | Brazil | 14.1 | |
| 20 | Colombia | 14.3 | |
| 19 | Türkiye | 16.6 | |
| 18 | Argentina | 16.8 | |
| 17 | Ecuador | 17.6 | |
| 16 | Mexico | 17.7 | |
| 15 | Indonesia | 18.1 | |
| 14 | India | 18.8 | |
| 13 | Lebanon | 19.2 | |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 19.6 | |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 20.2 | |
| 10 | Philippines | 21.8 | |
| 9 | Honduras | 23.8 | |
| 8 | Algeria | 25.4 | |
| 7 | Egypt | 26.7 | |
| 6 | Gabon | 31.0 | |
| 5 | Liberia | 33.9 | |
| 4 | Congo - Brazzaville | 34.1 | |
| 3 | Sierra Leone | 34.2 | |
| 2 | Yemen | 36.0 | |
| 1 | Congo - Kinshasa | 42.9 |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2016
What it means
Babies born in a year for every 1,000 residents.
How it is calculated
Live births in the year divided by the average population, times 1,000.
People
Bangladesh in numbers
Population
176M
2025
Population growth
1.22%
2025
Population density
1,333
2024
Median age
25.3
2023
Children under 15
27.6%
2025
Residents 65 and over
6.7%
2025
Life expectancy
74.9
2024
Births per woman
2.14
2024
Infant mortality
24.4
2024
Net migration
-3.2
2023
Born abroad
1.7%
2024
Urban population
33.2%
2025