Bangladesh vs Panama: Fertility rate, total

Bangladesh
2.16 births per woman
in 2023
Panama
2.12 births per woman
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
95th
Panama rank
97th

Fertility rate, total over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Panama
234567197019962023

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 2.16 births per woman against 2.12 births per woman in Panama, a difference of 0.04 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 95th and Panama ranks 97th of 215 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and Panama in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Panama Difference Ahead
1970s 6.7 births per woman 4.51 births per woman 2.18 births per woman Bangladesh
1980s 5.58 births per woman 3.46 births per woman 2.12 births per woman Bangladesh
1990s 3.77 births per woman 2.89 births per woman 0.8887 births per woman Bangladesh
2000s 2.89 births per woman 2.66 births per woman 0.2308 births per woman Bangladesh
2010s 2.25 births per woman 2.51 births per woman 0.2628 births per woman Panama
2020s 2.17 births per woman 2.15 births per woman 0.024 births per woman Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, Bangladesh or Panama?
Bangladesh, at 2.16 births per woman against 2.12 births per woman in Panama as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Bangladesh and Panama?
0.04 births per woman, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Panama?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Panama rank globally for fertility rate, total?
Bangladesh ranks 95th and Panama ranks 97th 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

Indicator
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Unit
births per woman
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
215 places, 11,590 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release