{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"bd-fertility-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bd-fertility-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bd-fertility-rate/","title":"Bangladesh Fertility Rate (2024)","description":"Bangladesh's Fertility Rate: 2.1 births per woman in 2024, -1.2% YoY. World Bank (SP.DYN.TFRT.IN), 1975–2024.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","World Bank","Bangladesh","2024"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Bangladesh","temporal_coverage":"1975/2024","unit":"births per woman","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Bangladesh Fertility Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.TFRT.IN?locations=BD"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1975–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"50"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Bangladesh"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Bangladesh (2024)","value":"2.1","unit":"births per woman","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-1.2% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-1.2%","unit":"births per woman"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"50","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Bangladesh Fertility Rate"}],"observation_count":50,"observations":[{"period":"1975","value":6.728},{"period":"1976","value":6.66},{"period":"1977","value":6.583},{"period":"1978","value":6.509},{"period":"1979","value":6.421},{"period":"1980","value":6.326},{"period":"1981","value":6.237},{"period":"1982","value":6.118},{"period":"1983","value":5.906},{"period":"1984","value":5.732},{"period":"1985","value":5.539},{"period":"1986","value":5.302},{"period":"1987","value":5.075},{"period":"1988","value":4.849},{"period":"1989","value":4.695},{"period":"1990","value":4.506},{"period":"1991","value":4.261},{"period":"1992","value":4.027},{"period":"1993","value":3.832},{"period":"1994","value":3.737},{"period":"1995","value":3.588},{"period":"1996","value":3.505},{"period":"1997","value":3.502},{"period":"1998","value":3.427},{"period":"1999","value":3.357},{"period":"2000","value":3.279},{"period":"2001","value":3.203},{"period":"2002","value":3.126},{"period":"2003","value":3.029},{"period":"2004","value":2.94},{"period":"2005","value":2.846},{"period":"2006","value":2.755},{"period":"2007","value":2.666},{"period":"2008","value":2.577},{"period":"2009","value":2.484},{"period":"2010","value":2.38},{"period":"2011","value":2.309},{"period":"2012","value":2.263},{"period":"2013","value":2.247},{"period":"2014","value":2.228},{"period":"2015","value":2.227},{"period":"2016","value":2.227},{"period":"2017","value":2.205},{"period":"2018","value":2.193},{"period":"2019","value":2.18},{"period":"2020","value":2.175},{"period":"2021","value":2.173},{"period":"2022","value":2.179},{"period":"2023","value":2.163},{"period":"2024","value":2.138}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"births per woman"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"2.1","yoyChange":"-1.2%"},{"year":"2023","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"-0.7%"},{"year":"2022","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"+0.3%"},{"year":"2021","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"-0.1%"},{"year":"2020","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"-0.2%"},{"year":"2019","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"-0.6%"},{"year":"2018","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"-0.5%"},{"year":"2017","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"-1.0%"},{"year":"2016","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2015","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2014","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"-0.8%"},{"year":"2013","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"-0.7%"},{"year":"2012","value":"2.3","yoyChange":"-2.0%"},{"year":"2011","value":"2.3","yoyChange":"-3.0%"},{"year":"2010","value":"2.4","yoyChange":"-4.2%"},{"year":"2009","value":"2.5","yoyChange":"-3.6%"},{"year":"2008","value":"2.6","yoyChange":"-3.3%"},{"year":"2007","value":"2.7","yoyChange":"-3.2%"},{"year":"2006","value":"2.8","yoyChange":"-3.2%"},{"year":"2005","value":"2.8","yoyChange":"-3.2%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the total fertility rate in Bangladesh (average births per woman) from 1990 to present. Compare to the replacement-level threshold of 2.1. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1975–2024 (50 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 6.7 births per woman in 1975 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2.1 in 2024. The latest reading of 2.1 in 2024 represents a change of -0.1."}]}