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

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).