Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe: Share of births by age of mother
Bangladesh
18.4%
in 2023
Zimbabwe
18.5%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
20th
Zimbabwe rank
19th
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Bangladesh
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 18.5% against 18.4% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 20th and Zimbabwe ranks 19th of 236 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22.4% | 18.7% | 3.7% | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 22.5% | 18.7% | 3.8% | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 26.1% | 18.9% | 7.1% | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 27.1% | 16.9% | 10.2% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 31.3% | 21.0% | 10.3% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 29.9% | 19.5% | 10.5% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 16.8% | 8.1% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 19.5% | 18.6% | 0.9% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Bangladesh or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 18.5% against 18.4% in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Bangladesh ranks 20th and Zimbabwe ranks 19th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of births by age of mother. 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.