Bangladesh vs Ethiopia: Number of births
Bangladesh
3.49 million births
in 2023
Ethiopia
4.11 million births
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
9th
Ethiopia rank
7th
Number of births over time
- Bangladesh
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 4.11 million births against 3.49 million births in Bangladesh, a difference of 615,730 births.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 9th and Ethiopia ranks 7th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 6 and Ethiopia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.17 million births | 893,110 births | 1.27 million births | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 2.85 million births | 1.18 million births | 1.67 million births | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 3.62 million births | 1.58 million births | 2.04 million births | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 4.03 million births | 2.03 million births | 2.00 million births | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 3.82 million births | 2.76 million births | 1.05 million births | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 3.78 million births | 3.24 million births | 539,256 births | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 3.25 million births | 3.49 million births | 241,110 births | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 3.44 million births | 4.04 million births | 593,325 births | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of births, Bangladesh or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 4.11 million births against 3.49 million births in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of births between Bangladesh and Ethiopia?
- 615,730 births, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Ethiopia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Ethiopia rank globally for number of births?
- Bangladesh ranks 9th and Ethiopia ranks 7th 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.