Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 2.08 children per women in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.08 children per women
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
102nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.9 children per women
in 1975
All-time low
2.08 children per women
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Bangladesh, 1950–2023
Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in children per women.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Bangladesh is 2.08 children per women, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Bangladesh peaked at 4.9 children per women in 1975 and was at its lowest, 2.08 children per women, in 2023.
Bangladesh ranks 102nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | children per women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.64 children per women | — |
| 1951 | 3.72 children per women | +2.1% |
| 1952 | 3.79 children per women | +1.9% |
| 1953 | 3.86 children per women | +1.9% |
| 1954 | 3.95 children per women | +2.4% |
| 1955 | 4.03 children per women | +2.0% |
| 1956 | 4.11 children per women | +1.9% |
| 1957 | 4.19 children per women | +2.0% |
| 1958 | 4.27 children per women | +1.7% |
| 1959 | 4.36 children per women | +2.2% |
| 1960 | 4.44 children per women | +1.9% |
| 1961 | 4.52 children per women | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 4.57 children per women | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 4.59 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 4.61 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 4.61 children per women | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 4.64 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 4.66 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 4.66 children per women | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 4.64 children per women | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 4.61 children per women | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 4.63 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 4.89 children per women | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 4.89 children per women | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 4.89 children per women | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 4.9 children per women | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 4.88 children per women | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 4.86 children per women | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 4.84 children per women | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 4.81 children per women | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 4.78 children per women | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 4.75 children per women | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 4.7 children per women | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 4.58 children per women | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 4.49 children per women | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 4.38 children per women | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 4.23 children per women | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 4.08 children per women | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 3.94 children per women | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 3.85 children per women | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 3.72 children per women | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 3.55 children per women | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 3.4 children per women | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 3.26 children per women | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 3.21 children per women | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 3.1 children per women | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 3.05 children per women | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 3.07 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 3.02 children per women | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 2.98 children per women | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 2.93 children per women | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 2.88 children per women | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 2.82 children per women | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 2.75 children per women | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 2.68 children per women | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 2.61 children per women | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 2.53 children per women | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 2.46 children per women | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 2.39 children per women | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 2.31 children per women | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 2.22 children per women | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 2.17 children per women | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 2.13 children per women | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 2.12 children per women | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 2.11 children per women | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 2.11 children per women | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 2.12 children per women | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 2.1 children per women | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 2.09 children per women | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 2.08 children per women | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 2.08 children per women | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 2.08 children per women | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 2.09 children per women | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 2.08 children per women | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.99 children per women | 3.64 children per women | 4.36 children per women | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.59 children per women | 4.44 children per women | 4.66 children per women | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.82 children per women | 4.61 children per women | 4.9 children per women | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.38 children per women | 3.85 children per women | 4.78 children per women | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.24 children per women | 2.98 children per women | 3.72 children per women | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.64 children per women | 2.31 children per women | 2.93 children per women | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.12 children per women | 2.08 children per women | 2.22 children per women | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.08 children per women | 2.08 children per women | 2.09 children per women | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 99 Dominican Republic 2.15 children per women compare
- 100 Monaco 2.1 children per women compare
- 101 Western Sahara 2.08 children per women compare
- 103 Seychelles 2.08 children per women compare
- 104 Panama 2.07 children per women compare
- 105 South Africa 2.07 children per women compare
More population data for Bangladesh
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.4985 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.4985 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6747 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 203,905 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.8247 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.9442 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Population density 1,602 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 9.15 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Bangladesh?
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Bangladesh was 2.08 children per women in 2023, according to Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9 children per women in 1975.
- What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.08 children per women in 2023.
- How does Bangladesh rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Bangladesh ranks 102nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).