Bangladesh (2024)
2.1
births per woman
-1.2% YoY
YoY Change
-1.2%
births per woman
Trend
down
Series length
50
years of data

Data

Bangladesh Fertility Rate (2024) — source data. World Bank.
Year births per woman YoY Change
2024 2.1 -1.2%
2023 2.2 -0.7%
2022 2.2 +0.3%
2021 2.2 -0.1%
2020 2.2 -0.2%
2019 2.2 -0.6%
2018 2.2 -0.5%
2017 2.2 -1.0%
2016 2.2 unchanged
2015 2.2 unchanged
2014 2.2 -0.8%
2013 2.2 -0.7%
2012 2.3 -2.0%
2011 2.3 -3.0%
2010 2.4 -4.2%
2009 2.5 -3.6%
2008 2.6 -3.3%
2007 2.7 -3.2%
2006 2.8 -3.2%
2005 2.8 -3.2%

About this Dataset

Bangladesh recorded 2.1 births per woman in 2024. The latest change was -0.1. Across 1975–2024 the series ranges from 2.1 in 2024 to 6.7 in 1975.

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.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

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.

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).

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.