Bangladesh vs South Africa: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Bangladesh
2.08 children per women
in 2023
South Africa
2.07 children per women
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
102nd
South Africa rank
105th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Bangladesh
- South Africa
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 2.08 children per women against 2.07 children per women in South Africa, a difference of 0.01 children per women.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Africa ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 102nd and South Africa ranks 105th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.99 children per women | 4.59 children per women | 0.6026 children per women | South Africa |
| 1960s | 4.59 children per women | 4.66 children per women | 0.0665 children per women | South Africa |
| 1970s | 4.82 children per women | 4.08 children per women | 0.7405 children per women | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 4.38 children per women | 3.78 children per women | 0.6011 children per women | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 3.24 children per women | 2.78 children per women | 0.4539 children per women | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 2.64 children per women | 2.19 children per women | 0.4494 children per women | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 2.12 children per women | 2.19 children per women | 0.0617 children per women | South Africa |
| 2020s | 2.08 children per women | 2.09 children per women | 0.0045 children per women | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Bangladesh or South Africa?
- Bangladesh, at 2.08 children per women against 2.07 children per women in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Bangladesh and South Africa?
- 0.01 children per women, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and South Africa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and South Africa rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Bangladesh ranks 102nd and South Africa ranks 105th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).