Bangladesh vs United States of America: Number of births
Bangladesh
3.49 million births
in 2023
United States of America
3.66 million births
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
9th
United States of America rank
8th
Number of births over time
- Bangladesh
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 3.66 million births against 3.49 million births in Bangladesh, a difference of 167,530 births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States of America ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 9th and United States of America ranks 8th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.17 million births | 4.07 million births | 1.90 million births | United States of America |
| 1960s | 2.85 million births | 4.00 million births | 1.15 million births | United States of America |
| 1970s | 3.62 million births | 3.50 million births | 124,840 births | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 4.03 million births | 3.85 million births | 177,392 births | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 3.82 million births | 3.94 million births | 126,104 births | United States of America |
| 2000s | 3.78 million births | 4.06 million births | 276,469 births | United States of America |
| 2010s | 3.25 million births | 3.92 million births | 664,438 births | United States of America |
| 2020s | 3.44 million births | 3.68 million births | 239,488 births | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of births, Bangladesh or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 3.66 million births against 3.49 million births in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of births between Bangladesh and United States of America?
- 167,530 births, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and United States of America?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and United States of America rank globally for number of births?
- Bangladesh ranks 9th and United States of America ranks 8th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.