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Births per woman in Bangladesh
1960 – 2024 · 65 data points
12 of 42 · Countries
Updated Oct 22, 2026
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
2.14per woman
−0.02
since 2023
Countries · 2024
12 of 42
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
−0.09
vs World
−0.05
World: 2.19 · 2024
Births per woman, 1960 – 2024 children per woman · Bangladesh · World
−0.09 since 2014
2
4
6
8
1960
1980
1990
2000
2024
Bangladesh
World
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024
Compared with Births per woman · children per woman
Bangladesh
2.14
World
2.19
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Bangladesh · 1960 – 2024
Latest value
2.14 · 2024
First value
6.74 · 1960
Highest
6.84 · 1970
Lowest
2.14 · 2024
Data points
65
By year
All years · 1960 – 2024
| Year | Bangladesh | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.14 | −0.02 | 2.19 |
| 2023 | 2.16 | −0.02 | 2.20 |
| 2022 | 2.18 | +0.01 | 2.22 |
| 2021 | 2.17 | −0.00 | 2.25 |
| 2020 | 2.18 | −0.01 | 2.28 |
| 2019 | 2.18 | −0.01 | 2.35 |
| 2018 | 2.19 | −0.01 | 2.39 |
| 2017 | 2.20 | −0.02 | 2.46 |
| 2016 | 2.23 | ±0.00 | 2.49 |
| 2015 | 2.23 | −0.00 | 2.49 |
| 2014 | 2.23 | −0.02 | 2.52 |
| 2013 | 2.25 | −0.02 | 2.52 |
| 2012 | 2.26 | −0.05 | 2.56 |
| 2011 | 2.31 | −0.07 | 2.55 |
| 2010 | 2.38 | −0.10 | 2.57 |
| 2009 | 2.48 | −0.09 | 2.59 |
| 2008 | 2.58 | −0.09 | 2.60 |
| 2007 | 2.67 | −0.09 | 2.60 |
| 2006 | 2.76 | −0.09 | 2.61 |
| 2005 | 2.85 | −0.09 | 2.61 |
| 2004 | 2.94 | −0.09 | 2.63 |
| 2003 | 3.03 | −0.10 | 2.64 |
| 2002 | 3.13 | −0.08 | 2.66 |
| 2001 | 3.20 | −0.08 | 2.69 |
| 2000 | 3.28 | −0.08 | 2.73 |
| 1999 | 3.36 | −0.07 | 2.72 |
| 1998 | 3.43 | −0.07 | 2.75 |
| 1997 | 3.50 | −0.00 | 2.78 |
| 1996 | 3.50 | −0.08 | 2.82 |
| 1995 | 3.59 | −0.15 | 2.87 |
| 1994 | 3.74 | −0.09 | 2.92 |
| 1993 | 3.83 | −0.20 | 2.97 |
| 1992 | 4.03 | −0.23 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 4.26 | −0.25 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 4.51 | −0.19 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 4.70 | −0.15 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 4.85 | −0.23 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 5.08 | −0.23 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 5.30 | −0.24 | 3.51 |
| 1985 | 5.54 | −0.19 | 3.53 |
| 1984 | 5.73 | −0.17 | 3.57 |
| 1983 | 5.91 | −0.21 | 3.59 |
| 1982 | 6.12 | −0.12 | 3.72 |
| 1981 | 6.24 | −0.09 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 6.33 | −0.10 | 3.73 |
| 1979 | 6.42 | −0.09 | 3.76 |
| 1978 | 6.51 | −0.07 | 3.77 |
| 1977 | 6.58 | −0.08 | 3.84 |
| 1976 | 6.66 | −0.07 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 6.73 | −0.05 | 4.07 |
| 1974 | 6.78 | −0.02 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 6.80 | −0.02 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 6.82 | −0.02 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 6.83 | −0.01 | 4.69 |
| 1970 | 6.84 | +0.03 | 4.84 |
| 1969 | 6.81 | +0.01 | 4.88 |
| 1968 | 6.79 | +0.00 | 4.98 |
| 1967 | 6.79 | +0.02 | 4.87 |
| 1966 | 6.77 | −0.00 | 4.97 |
| 1965 | 6.77 | −0.01 | 5.08 |
| 1964 | 6.78 | −0.01 | 5.13 |
| 1963 | 6.80 | −0.01 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 6.81 | +0.03 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 6.78 | +0.04 | 4.56 |
| 1960 | 6.74 | 4.69 |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024
Ranking · Countries
2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Births per woman | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Congo - Kinshasa | 6.35 | |
| 2 | Yemen | 4.61 | |
| 3 | Congo - Brazzaville | 4.50 | |
| 4 | Liberia | 4.40 | |
| 5 | Sierra Leone | 4.39 | |
| 6 | Gabon | 3.91 | |
| 7 | Egypt | 3.31 | |
| 8 | Algeria | 3.09 | |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 2.67 | |
| 10 | Honduras | 2.66 | |
| 11 | Philippines | 2.52 | |
| 12 | Lebanon | 2.37 | |
| 13 | Indonesia | 2.25 | |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 2.20 | |
| 15 | India | 2.19 | |
| 16 | Argentina | 2.17 | |
| 17 | Ecuador | 2.13 | |
| 18 | Türkiye | 2.08 | |
| 19 | Mexico | 2.04 | |
| 20 | France | 1.89 | |
| 21 | China | 1.80 | |
| 22 | Romania | 1.78 | |
| 23 | United States | 1.77 | |
| 24 | Brazil | 1.74 | |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 1.74 | |
| 26 | Colombia | 1.72 | |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 1.71 | |
| 28 | Czechia | 1.69 | |
| 29 | Russia | 1.62 | |
| 30 | Netherlands | 1.62 | |
| 31 | Norway | 1.62 | |
| 32 | Germany | 1.57 | |
| 33 | Lithuania | 1.57 | |
| 34 | Chile | 1.56 | |
| 35 | Canada | 1.55 | |
| 36 | Finland | 1.49 | |
| 37 | Poland | 1.48 | |
| 38 | Greece | 1.35 | |
| 39 | Italy | 1.34 | |
| 40 | Spain | 1.31 | |
| 41 | Hong Kong SAR China | 1.13 | |
| 42 | South Korea | 1.05 |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2017
What it means
How many children a woman would have over her life at today's birth rates.
How it is calculated
Sum of the birth rates of women at each age in the year (total fertility rate).
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
Birth rate
20.0
2024
Infant mortality
24.4
2024
Net migration
-3.2
2023
Born abroad
1.7%
2024
Urban population
33.2%
2025