Bangladesh vs Indonesia: Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence

Bangladesh
2.14 births per woman
in 2024
Indonesia
2.12 births per woman
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
95th
Indonesia rank
96th

Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Indonesia
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 2.14 births per woman against 2.12 births per woman in Indonesia, a difference of 0.02 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 95th and Indonesia ranks 96th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 6 and Indonesia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Indonesia Difference Ahead
1960s 6.78 births per woman 5.56 births per woman 1.23 births per woman Bangladesh
1970s 6.7 births per woman 5.07 births per woman 1.63 births per woman Bangladesh
1980s 5.58 births per woman 3.84 births per woman 1.73 births per woman Bangladesh
1990s 3.77 births per woman 2.84 births per woman 0.9308 births per woman Bangladesh
2000s 2.89 births per woman 2.45 births per woman 0.4408 births per woman Bangladesh
2010s 2.25 births per woman 2.37 births per woman 0.12 births per woman Indonesia
2020s 2.17 births per woman 2.15 births per woman 0.0164 births per woman Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence, Bangladesh or Indonesia?
Bangladesh, at 2.14 births per woman against 2.12 births per woman in Indonesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence between Bangladesh and Indonesia?
0.02 births per woman, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Indonesia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Indonesia rank globally for total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence?
Bangladesh ranks 95th and Indonesia ranks 96th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence
Unit
births per woman
Source
United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 13,943 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

The total fertility rate, in a given year. Contraceptive prevalence is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception.