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People Statistics · Country

Births per woman in Bangladesh

1960 – 2024 · 65 data points 12 of 42 · Countries Updated Oct 22, 2026
People · Bangladesh

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
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

YearBangladeshChange 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

2013 · 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
#TerritoryBirths per woman
9 Algeria 3.00
16 Argentina 2.34
18 Bangladesh 2.25
26 Brazil 1.76
33 Bulgaria 1.54
31 Canada 1.61
24 Chile 1.79
28 China 1.71
21 Colombia 1.86
4 Congo - Brazzaville 4.73
1 Congo - Kinshasa 6.53
34 Czechia 1.46
14 Ecuador 2.36
7 Egypt 3.49
27 Finland 1.75
20 France 1.99
6 Gabon 4.02
36 Germany 1.42
38 Greece 1.29
10 Honduras 2.86
42 Hong Kong SAR China 1.12
13 India 2.40
12 Indonesia 2.44
37 Italy 1.39
15 Lebanon 2.36
3 Liberia 4.75
32 Lithuania 1.59
17 Mexico 2.27
30 Netherlands 1.68
25 Norway 1.78
8 Philippines 3.04
39 Poland 1.29
35 Romania 1.46
29 Russia 1.71
11 Saudi Arabia 2.67
2 Sierra Leone 4.87
41 South Korea 1.19
40 Spain 1.27
19 Türkiye 2.11
23 United Kingdom 1.83
22 United States 1.86
5 Yemen 4.62

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013

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).