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Births per woman in Bangladesh

1960 – 2024 · 65 data points section.rank · Countries section.updated Oct 22, 2026
people · Bangladesh

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 2.14per woman −0.02 section.change_since
Countries · 2024 section.rank Place 1 is the highest value.
section.change_since −0.09
vs section.levels.world −0.05 section.levels.world: 2.19 · 2024
Births per woman, 1960 – 2024 children per woman · Bangladesh · section.levels.world
−0.09 section.change_since
Bangladesh section.levels.world

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

section.compare Births per woman · children per woman
Bangladesh
2.14
section.levels.world
2.19

section.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

section.all_years · 1960 – 2024

YearBangladeshChange section.levels.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

section.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
#TerritoryBirths per woman
42 South Korea 1.05
41 Hong Kong SAR China 1.13
40 Spain 1.31
39 Italy 1.34
38 Greece 1.35
37 Poland 1.48
36 Finland 1.49
35 Canada 1.55
34 Chile 1.56
33 Lithuania 1.57
32 Germany 1.57
31 Norway 1.62
30 Netherlands 1.62
29 Russia 1.62
28 Czechia 1.69
27 Bulgaria 1.71
26 Colombia 1.72
25 United Kingdom 1.74
24 Brazil 1.74
23 United States 1.77
22 Romania 1.78
21 China 1.80
20 France 1.89
19 Mexico 2.04
18 Türkiye 2.08
17 Ecuador 2.13
16 Argentina 2.17
15 India 2.19
14 Bangladesh 2.20
13 Indonesia 2.25
12 Lebanon 2.37
11 Philippines 2.52
10 Honduras 2.66
9 Saudi Arabia 2.67
8 Algeria 3.09
7 Egypt 3.31
6 Gabon 3.91
5 Sierra Leone 4.39
4 Liberia 4.40
3 Congo - Brazzaville 4.50
2 Yemen 4.61
1 Congo - Kinshasa 6.35

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2017

section.what

How many children a woman would have over her life at today's birth rates.

section.how

Sum of the birth rates of women at each age in the year (total fertility rate).