Bangladesh vs Indonesia: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Bangladesh
2.16 live births per woman
in 2023
Indonesia
2.13 live births per woman
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
102nd
Indonesia rank
104th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Bangladesh
- Indonesia
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 2.16 live births per woman against 2.13 live births per woman in Indonesia, a difference of 0.03 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 102nd and Indonesia ranks 104th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 7 and Indonesia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.5 live births per woman | 5.31 live births per woman | 1.18 live births per woman | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 6.78 live births per woman | 5.56 live births per woman | 1.23 live births per woman | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 6.7 live births per woman | 5.07 live births per woman | 1.63 live births per woman | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 5.58 live births per woman | 3.84 live births per woman | 1.73 live births per woman | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 3.77 live births per woman | 2.84 live births per woman | 0.9308 live births per woman | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 2.89 live births per woman | 2.45 live births per woman | 0.4408 live births per woman | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 2.25 live births per woman | 2.37 live births per woman | 0.12 live births per woman | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 2.17 live births per woman | 2.16 live births per woman | 0.0147 live births per woman | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, Bangladesh or Indonesia?
- Bangladesh, at 2.16 live births per woman against 2.13 live births per woman in Indonesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Bangladesh and Indonesia?
- 0.03 live births per woman, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Indonesia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Indonesia rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Bangladesh ranks 102nd and Indonesia ranks 104th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.