Bangladesh vs Nicaragua: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Bangladesh
2.14 births per woman
in 2024
Nicaragua
2.21 births per woman
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
95th
Nicaragua rank
93rd
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Bangladesh
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 2.21 births per woman against 2.14 births per woman in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.07 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 95th and Nicaragua ranks 93rd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.78 births per woman | 7.02 births per woman | 0.2354 births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 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 | 2.25 births per woman | 0.08 births per woman | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Bangladesh or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 2.21 births per woman against 2.14 births per woman in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Bangladesh and Nicaragua?
- 0.07 births per woman, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nicaragua?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Nicaragua rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Bangladesh ranks 95th and Nicaragua ranks 93rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate, in a given year. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.