Bangladesh vs Nicaragua: Fertility rate, total
Bangladesh
2.16 births per woman
in 2023
Nicaragua
2.22 births per woman
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
95th
Nicaragua rank
93rd
Fertility rate, total over time
- Bangladesh
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 2.22 births per woman against 2.16 births per woman in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.06 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 95th and Nicaragua ranks 93rd of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.7 births per woman | 6.46 births per woman | 0.2394 births per woman | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 5.58 births per woman | 5.4 births per woman | 0.1802 births per woman | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 3.77 births per woman | 3.88 births per woman | 0.1017 births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 2.89 births per woman | 2.81 births per woman | 0.081 births per woman | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 2.25 births per woman | 2.45 births per woman | 0.2064 births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 2.17 births per woman | 2.26 births per woman | 0.083 births per woman | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Bangladesh or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 2.22 births per woman against 2.16 births per woman in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Bangladesh and Nicaragua?
- 0.06 births per woman, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nicaragua?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Nicaragua rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Bangladesh ranks 95th and Nicaragua ranks 93rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release