Number of births per year in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Number of births per year was 3.49 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3.49 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
9th
of 229 countries
All-time high
4.08 million
in 1984
All-time low
1.91 million
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of births per year in Bangladesh, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 3.49 million for number of births per year in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of births per year in Bangladesh peaked at 4.08 million in 1984 and was at its lowest, 1.91 million, in 1950.

That places Bangladesh 9th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Number of births per year in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Number of births per year in Bangladesh, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 1.91 million
1951 1.96 million +2.8%
1952 2.01 million +2.6%
1953 2.07 million +2.6%
1954 2.13 million +3.0%
1955 2.19 million +2.8%
1956 2.25 million +2.8%
1957 2.32 million +2.9%
1958 2.38 million +2.8%
1959 2.46 million +3.1%
1960 2.54 million +3.4%
1961 2.62 million +3.1%
1962 2.69 million +2.9%
1963 2.75 million +2.2%
1964 2.81 million +2.2%
1965 2.87 million +2.1%
1966 2.94 million +2.3%
1967 3.02 million +2.7%
1968 3.10 million +2.5%
1969 3.18 million +2.9%
1970 3.27 million +2.7%
1971 3.35 million +2.2%
1972 3.45 million +3.3%
1973 3.53 million +2.2%
1974 3.62 million +2.7%
1975 3.68 million +1.5%
1976 3.74 million +1.7%
1977 3.80 million +1.6%
1978 3.85 million +1.4%
1979 3.92 million +1.7%
1980 3.98 million +1.5%
1981 4.03 million +1.3%
1982 4.08 million +1.3%
1983 4.07 million -0.4%
1984 4.08 million +0.4%
1985 4.08 million -0.1%
1986 4.04 million -0.9%
1987 4.01 million -0.7%
1988 3.96 million -1.3%
1989 3.96 million +0.1%
1990 3.92 million -1.0%
1991 3.83 million -2.4%
1992 3.76 million -1.8%
1993 3.71 million -1.3%
1994 3.74 million +0.8%
1995 3.72 million -0.5%
1996 3.75 million +0.8%
1997 3.86 million +3.0%
1998 3.91 million +1.3%
1999 3.95 million +0.8%
2000 3.98 million +0.9%
2001 3.99 million +0.3%
2002 3.96 million -0.7%
2003 3.91 million -1.3%
2004 3.86 million -1.4%
2005 3.77 million -2.3%
2006 3.70 million -2.0%
2007 3.63 million -1.8%
2008 3.54 million -2.5%
2009 3.44 million -2.7%
2010 3.33 million -3.3%
2011 3.24 million -2.6%
2012 3.21 million -1.0%
2013 3.22 million +0.2%
2014 3.21 million -0.3%
2015 3.23 million +0.7%
2016 3.25 million +0.8%
2017 3.24 million -0.3%
2018 3.28 million +1.2%
2019 3.32 million +1.2%
2020 3.37 million +1.6%
2021 3.42 million +1.4%
2022 3.49 million +1.9%
2023 3.49 million +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 2.17 million 1.91 million 2.46 million 10
1960s 2.85 million 2.54 million 3.18 million 10
1970s 3.62 million 3.27 million 3.92 million 10
1980s 4.03 million 3.96 million 4.08 million 10
1990s 3.82 million 3.71 million 3.95 million 10
2000s 3.78 million 3.44 million 3.99 million 10
2010s 3.25 million 3.21 million 3.33 million 10
2020s 3.44 million 3.37 million 3.49 million 4

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 6 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 4.37 million compare
  2. 7 Ethiopia 4.11 million compare
  3. 7 Niue 25 compare
  4. 8 United States of America 3.66 million compare
  5. 10 Brazil 2.60 million compare
  6. 11 Egypt 2.41 million compare
  7. 12 Tanzania, United Republic of 2.35 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of births per year in Bangladesh?
Number of births per year in Bangladesh was 3.49 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of births per year recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 4.08 million in 1984.
What is the lowest number of births per year recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 1.91 million in 1950.
How does Bangladesh rank for number of births per year?
Bangladesh ranks 9th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of births per year rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of births per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of births per year
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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