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Birth rate in Bangladesh

1960 – 2024 · 65 data points 9 of 42 · Countries Updated Oct 22, 2026
People · Bangladesh

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

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Overview 4 figures People 13 figures Economy 9 figures Education 4 figures Climate 1 figure
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
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

YearBangladeshChange 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

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryBirth rate
1 Congo - Kinshasa 43.0
2 Yemen 36.1
3 Sierra Leone 33.8
4 Congo - Brazzaville 33.4
5 Liberia 33.4
6 Gabon 30.8
7 Egypt 26.1
8 Algeria 25.0
9 Honduras 23.5
10 Philippines 20.6
11 Bangladesh 20.0
12 Saudi Arabia 19.8
13 Lebanon 18.6
14 India 18.0
15 Ecuador 17.7
16 Indonesia 17.5
17 Mexico 17.2
18 Türkiye 16.2
19 Argentina 16.2
20 Colombia 14.2
21 Brazil 14.1
22 China 12.6
23 United States 11.8
24 Chile 11.8
25 France 11.5
26 Russia 11.5
27 United Kingdom 11.4
28 Czechia 10.8
29 Romania 10.8
30 Norway 10.7
31 Poland 10.6
32 Canada 10.3
33 Netherlands 9.9
34 Lithuania 9.8
35 Germany 9.5
36 Bulgaria 9.4
37 Finland 9.1
38 Spain 8.4
39 Greece 8.2
40 Hong Kong SAR China 7.6
41 Italy 7.6
42 South Korea 7.0

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2017

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.