Fertility & birth rates in Afghanistan and Bangladesh

Fertility rate in Afghanistan vs Bangladesh chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Afghanistan was 4.84 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.16 in Bangladesh in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Afghanistan vs Bangladesh population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Afghanistan	Bangladesh
1960	7.28	6.74
1961	7.28	6.78
1962	7.29	6.81
1963	7.3	6.8
1964	7.3	6.79
1965	7.31	6.77
1966	7.32	6.77
1967	7.34	6.79
1968	7.36	6.79
1969	7.39	6.81
1970	7.4	6.84
1971	7.43	6.83
1972	7.45	6.82
1973	7.49	6.8
1974	7.53	6.78
1975	7.54	6.73
1976	7.56	6.66
1977	7.59	6.58
1978	7.6	6.51
1979	7.61	6.42
1980	7.64	6.33
1981	7.62	6.24
1982	7.6	6.12
1983	7.57	5.91
1984	7.55	5.73
1985	7.55	5.54
1986	7.55	5.3
1987	7.55	5.08
1988	7.55	4.85
1989	7.56	4.7
1990	7.58	4.51
1991	7.63	4.26
1992	7.7	4.03
1993	7.76	3.83
1994	7.77	3.74
1995	7.77	3.59
1996	7.76	3.51
1997	7.73	3.5
1998	7.69	3.43
1999	7.64	3.36
2000	7.57	3.28
2001	7.45	3.2
2002	7.32	3.13
2003	7.17	3.03
2004	7.02	2.94
2005	6.86	2.85
2006	6.69	2.76
2007	6.51	2.67
2008	6.39	2.58
2009	6.3	2.48
2010	6.2	2.38
2011	6.09	2.31
2012	5.99	2.26
2013	5.88	2.25
2014	5.77	2.23
2015	5.65	2.23
2016	5.54	2.23
2017	5.43	2.21
2018	5.33	2.19
2019	5.24	2.18
2020	5.15	2.17
2021	5.04	2.17
2022	4.93	2.18
2023	4.84	2.16
2024	4.76	2.14
2025	4.66	2.11
2026	4.56	2.09
2027	4.48	2.07
2028	4.4	2.05
2029	4.3	2.03
2030	4.22	2.01
2031	4.15	2
2032	4.07	1.98
2033	4	1.96
2034	3.95	1.95
2035	3.89	1.93
2036	3.82	1.92
2037	3.76	1.91
2038	3.68	1.9
2039	3.61	1.88
2040	3.56	1.87
2041	3.49	1.86
2042	3.44	1.86
2043	3.39	1.85
2044	3.34	1.84
2045	3.3	1.83
2046	3.26	1.83
2047	3.22	1.82
2048	3.18	1.82
2049	3.14	1.81
2050	3.09	1.81

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Afghanistan	Bangladesh
1960	41.9%	42.1%
1961	42%	42.3%
1962	42.1%	42.5%
1963	42.2%	42.8%
1964	42.4%	43.2%
1965	42.6%	43.5%
1966	42.9%	43.7%
1967	43.2%	43.9%
1968	43.4%	44.1%
1969	43.7%	44.3%
1970	43.9%	44.4%
1971	44.2%	44.5%
1972	44.4%	44.7%
1973	44.6%	44.8%
1974	44.8%	44.9%
1975	45%	44.9%
1976	45.2%	44.9%
1977	45.4%	44.8%
1978	45.6%	44.8%
1979	45.8%	44.8%
1980	46.1%	44.8%
1981	46.3%	44.8%
1982	46.5%	44.8%
1983	46.6%	44.7%
1984	46.8%	44.6%
1985	47%	44.5%
1986	47.2%	44.2%
1987	47.3%	43.9%
1988	47.4%	43.5%
1989	47.5%	43.1%
1990	47.7%	42.7%
1991	47.8%	42.3%
1992	48%	41.8%
1993	48.2%	41.3%
1994	48.5%	40.8%
1995	48.7%	40.2%
1996	49%	39.6%
1997	49.3%	39%
1998	49.6%	38.4%
1999	49.8%	37.8%
2000	50%	37.3%
2001	50.2%	36.9%
2002	50.2%	36.6%
2003	50.2%	36.4%
2004	50.2%	36.1%
2005	50%	35.7%
2006	49.9%	35.4%
2007	49.6%	35.1%
2008	49.3%	34.8%
2009	48.9%	34.4%
2010	48.5%	34.1%
2011	48%	33.6%
2012	47.6%	33%
2013	47.2%	32.4%
2014	46.7%	31.8%
2015	46.3%	31.2%
2016	45.8%	30.6%
2017	45.4%	30.1%
2018	45%	29.7%
2019	44.6%	29.5%
2020	44.2%	29.3%
2021	43.9%	29.1%
2022	43.6%	28.8%
2023	43.2%	28.4%
2024	42.9%	28%
2025	42.6%	27.6%
2026	42.2%	27.3%
2027	41.9%	27%
2028	41.5%	26.8%
2029	41.1%	26.5%
2030	40.7%	26.3%
2031	40.3%	26%
2032	39.8%	25.8%
2033	39.4%	25.5%
2034	39%	25.2%
2035	38.6%	24.8%
2036	38.2%	24.5%
2037	37.8%	24%
2038	37.4%	23.6%
2039	36.9%	23.2%
2040	36.5%	22.7%
2041	36%	22.3%
2042	35.6%	21.9%
2043	35.2%	21.5%
2044	34.8%	21.2%
2045	34.4%	20.8%
2046	34%	20.5%
2047	33.6%	20.2%
2048	33.3%	19.9%
2049	32.9%	19.6%
2050	32.5%	19.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 42.9% of the population in Afghanistan and 28% in Bangladesh in 2024, compared to 47.7% and 42.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Afghanistan and Bangladesh compared.

Natural population change in Afghanistan vs Bangladesh by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.04% in Afghanistan and +1.47% in Bangladesh. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Afghanistan	Bangladesh
1960	170,257	1,418,810
1961	179,094	1,504,524
1962	188,427	1,584,035
1963	198,035	1,612,749
1964	207,867	1,686,591
1965	217,741	1,688,652
1966	228,786	1,794,530
1967	239,967	1,860,743
1968	251,798	1,918,686
1969	263,823	1,985,984
1970	275,129	1,742,287
1971	288,267	542,747
1972	300,633	2,231,204
1973	315,062	2,276,471
1974	330,232	2,312,418
1975	343,850	2,385,302
1976	357,775	2,431,754
1977	372,567	2,475,502
1978	369,101	2,514,509
1979	361,750	2,570,404
1980	365,396	2,615,497
1981	343,468	2,658,613
1982	263,210	2,705,822
1983	263,778	2,694,172
1984	205,262	2,713,094
1985	228,469	2,698,231
1986	310,066	2,685,152
1987	314,361	2,661,768
1988	358,397	2,614,570
1989	381,158	2,623,347
1990	402,433	2,587,558
1991	409,954	2,354,255
1992	440,132	2,453,664
1993	541,257	2,425,139
1994	609,096	2,475,098
1995	653,280	2,477,509
1996	685,005	2,531,581
1997	709,778	2,667,979
1998	719,860	2,740,993
1999	760,727	2,803,597
2000	782,727	2,867,543
2001	764,090	2,905,755
2002	776,048	2,907,604
2003	826,165	2,881,857
2004	850,940	2,849,626
2005	855,112	2,783,029
2006	875,301	2,725,786
2007	889,848	2,666,175
2008	891,246	2,595,770
2009	920,581	2,511,746
2010	943,473	2,408,597
2011	966,743	2,332,126
2012	1,004,814	2,304,652
2013	1,033,778	2,312,293
2014	1,053,788	2,305,499
2015	1,077,068	2,329,544
2016	1,090,016	2,356,056
2017	1,101,218	2,348,293
2018	1,115,262	2,391,853
2019	1,138,485	2,433,952
2020	1,134,407	2,355,279
2021	1,133,611	2,363,487
2022	1,219,475	2,633,258
2023	1,228,719	2,630,818

Maternal mortality chart: Afghanistan vs Bangladesh

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 521 deaths per 100,000 live births in Afghanistan, compared to 115 deaths in Bangladesh.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Afghanistan	Bangladesh
1985	2,232	926
1986	1,857	891
1987	1,821	884
1988	1,572	881
1989	1,520	877
1990	1,550	870
1991	1,534	890
1992	1,443	827
1993	1,347	791
1994	1,396	749
1995	1,414	707
1996	1,389	664
1997	1,376	626
1998	1,464	589
1999	1,346	554
2000	1,372	523
2001	1,311	495
2002	1,263	465
2003	1,201	436
2004	1,166	406
2005	1,108	378
2006	1,069	352
2007	1,032	334
2008	955	310
2009	925	293
2010	893	275
2011	838	258
2012	810	244
2013	778	230
2014	755	217
2015	741	204
2016	702	191
2017	659	179
2018	629	168
2019	601	157
2020	634	152
2021	660	194
2022	551	131
2023	521	115

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5.55% in Afghanistan and 3.06% in Bangladesh. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Afghanistan	Bangladesh
1960	35.3%	26.2%
1961	34.8%	25.5%
1962	34.2%	24.9%
1963	33.7%	24.3%
1964	33.2%	23.8%
1965	32.7%	23.3%
1966	32.2%	23%
1967	31.7%	22.8%
1968	31.2%	22.7%
1969	30.6%	22.7%
1970	30.2%	27.1%
1971	29.7%	36.7%
1972	29.1%	22.8%
1973	28.6%	22.8%
1974	28.1%	22.7%
1975	27.5%	22.5%
1976	27%	22.3%
1977	26.4%	21.9%
1978	25.8%	21.5%
1979	25.2%	21.1%
1980	24.6%	20.6%
1981	23.9%	20.1%
1982	28%	19.6%
1983	27.4%	19%
1984	30.9%	18.4%
1985	30.1%	17.8%
1986	25.3%	17.2%
1987	24.7%	16.5%
1988	21.8%	15.9%
1989	18.7%	15.2%
1990	18.1%	14.6%
1991	17.4%	14%
1992	16.9%	13.4%
1993	16.3%	12.7%
1994	15.8%	12.1%
1995	15.3%	11.5%
1996	14.8%	10.9%
1997	14.4%	10.3%
1998	14%	9.7%
1999	13.6%	9.1%
2000	13.2%	8.54%
2001	12.7%	8.01%
2002	12.3%	7.53%
2003	11.9%	7.09%
2004	11.4%	6.69%
2005	11%	6.32%
2006	10.5%	5.98%
2007	10.1%	5.67%
2008	9.63%	5.39%
2009	9.22%	5.13%
2010	8.83%	4.89%
2011	8.46%	4.67%
2012	8.12%	4.47%
2013	7.8%	4.27%
2014	7.51%	4.07%
2015	7.24%	3.88%
2016	7%	3.69%
2017	6.76%	3.52%
2018	6.54%	3.37%
2019	6.33%	3.24%
2020	6.13%	3.15%
2021	5.93%	3.1%
2022	5.74%	3.07%
2023	5.55%	3.06%