Bangladesh vs Brazil: Number of births
Bangladesh
3.49 million births
in 2023
Brazil
2.60 million births
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
9th
Brazil rank
10th
Number of births over time
- Bangladesh
- Brazil
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 3.49 million births against 2.60 million births in Brazil, a difference of 888,280 births.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brazil ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 9th and Brazil ranks 10th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 6 and Brazil in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.17 million births | 2.80 million births | 631,650 births | Brazil |
| 1960s | 2.85 million births | 3.29 million births | 441,080 births | Brazil |
| 1970s | 3.62 million births | 3.60 million births | 22,137 births | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 4.03 million births | 3.92 million births | 111,770 births | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 3.82 million births | 3.60 million births | 211,209 births | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 3.78 million births | 3.19 million births | 588,044 births | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 3.25 million births | 2.92 million births | 334,261 births | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 3.44 million births | 2.66 million births | 786,702 births | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of births, Bangladesh or Brazil?
- Bangladesh, at 3.49 million births against 2.60 million births in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of births between Bangladesh and Brazil?
- 888,280 births, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Brazil?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Brazil rank globally for number of births?
- Bangladesh ranks 9th and Brazil ranks 10th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.