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Fertility & birth rates in Albania and Bangladesh

Updated on by Georank team

Albania has an annual birth rate of 10.2 births per 1,000 people, compared to 20.4 for Bangladesh. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 1.35 in Albania and 2.16 in Bangladesh — 60.5% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -78.9% in Albania and by -67.9% in Bangladesh — in 1960, it was 6.38 and 6.74, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Albania is ranked 143/196 by birth rate compared to 74/196 for Bangladesh.
  • The mean age for first-time mothers is 26.6 years in Albania, compared to 18.6 years in Bangladesh.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 29.4 in Albania — it's 26.2 in Bangladesh.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 12.8 in Albania vs 73.2 in Bangladesh.
  • In Albania, 23.5% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 28.5% in Bangladesh.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.19% in Albania and +1.53% in Bangladesh.

Birth rate data compared

Albania Bangladesh
Fertility rate 1.35 2.16
Birth rate 10.2 20.4
Birth rate rank 143/196 74/196
Age at first childbirth 26.6 years 18.6 years
Average age at childbearing 29.4 years 26.2 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 11.9 68.5
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 68.4 123.1
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 14.7 19.2
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 23.5% 28.5%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 3.7% 54.7%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 99.8% 59%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.007% 0.12%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 0.69% 1.79%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 0.83% 2.44%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 0.94% 3.06%
Population change due to births and deaths +5,250 +2,630,818
Natural population change rank 126/196 6/196
Natural population change rate +0.19% +1.53%
Population growth -1.14% +1.22%
Population growth rank 193/197 92/197
Life expectancy 80 years 75.2 years

Fertility rate in Albania vs Bangladesh chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Albania was 1.35 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 Albania vs Bangladesh population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Albania
Factual

UN forecast
Bangladesh
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Albania Bangladesh
1960 6.38 6.74
1961 6.27 6.78
1962 6.11 6.81
1963 5.93 6.8
1964 5.71 6.79
1965 5.47 6.77
1966 5.33 6.77
1967 5.31 6.79
1968 5.32 6.79
1969 5.29 6.81
1970 5.16 6.84
1971 5.08 6.83
1972 4.98 6.82
1973 4.83 6.8
1974 4.7 6.78
1975 4.57 6.73
1976 4.37 6.66
1977 4.2 6.58
1978 4 6.51
1979 3.78 6.42
1980 3.59 6.33
1981 3.47 6.24
1982 3.42 6.12
1983 3.32 5.91
1984 3.28 5.73
1985 3.21 5.54
1986 3.14 5.3
1987 3.11 5.08
1988 3.07 4.85
1989 3.03 4.7
1990 3.01 4.51
1991 2.96 4.26
1992 2.89 4.03
1993 2.81 3.83
1994 2.8 3.74
1995 2.76 3.59
1996 2.67 3.51
1997 2.54 3.5
1998 2.42 3.43
1999 2.31 3.36
2000 2.22 3.28
2001 2.14 3.2
2002 2 3.13
2003 2.01 3.03
2004 1.89 2.94
2005 1.79 2.85
2006 1.69 2.76
2007 1.63 2.67
2008 1.62 2.58
2009 1.64 2.48
2010 1.65 2.38
2011 1.68 2.31
2012 1.72 2.26
2013 1.74 2.25
2014 1.72 2.23
2015 1.63 2.23
2016 1.56 2.23
2017 1.49 2.21
2018 1.42 2.19
2019 1.4 2.18
2020 1.37 2.17
2021 1.37 2.17
2022 1.36 2.18
2023 1.35 2.16
2024 1.34 2.14
2025 1.33 2.11
2026 1.32 2.09
2027 1.32 2.07
2028 1.32 2.05
2029 1.32 2.03
2030 1.32 2.01
2031 1.33 2
2032 1.33 1.98
2033 1.34 1.96
2034 1.34 1.95
2035 1.35 1.93
2036 1.35 1.92
2037 1.36 1.91
2038 1.36 1.9
2039 1.36 1.88
2040 1.37 1.87
2041 1.37 1.86
2042 1.38 1.86
2043 1.38 1.85
2044 1.38 1.84
2045 1.38 1.83
2046 1.39 1.83
2047 1.39 1.82
2048 1.39 1.82
2049 1.4 1.81
2050 1.4 1.81

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Albania
Factual

UN forecast
Bangladesh
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Albania Bangladesh
1960 41.2% 42.1%
1961 41.7% 42.3%
1962 42% 42.5%
1963 42.2% 42.8%
1964 42.3% 43.2%
1965 42.3% 43.5%
1966 42.3% 43.7%
1967 42.3% 43.9%
1968 42.3% 44.1%
1969 42.1% 44.3%
1970 41.8% 44.4%
1971 41.5% 44.5%
1972 41.1% 44.7%
1973 40.6% 44.8%
1974 40% 44.9%
1975 39.4% 44.9%
1976 38.7% 44.9%
1977 38% 44.8%
1978 37.3% 44.8%
1979 36.7% 44.8%
1980 36.3% 44.8%
1981 35.8% 44.8%
1982 35.4% 44.8%
1983 35% 44.7%
1984 34.6% 44.6%
1985 34.2% 44.5%
1986 33.8% 44.2%
1987 33.4% 43.9%
1988 33.1% 43.5%
1989 32.9% 43.1%
1990 32.7% 42.7%
1991 32.4% 42.3%
1992 32.2% 41.8%
1993 31.9% 41.3%
1994 31.6% 40.8%
1995 31.4% 40.2%
1996 31.1% 39.6%
1997 30.8% 39%
1998 30.5% 38.4%
1999 30% 37.8%
2000 29.6% 37.3%
2001 29% 36.9%
2002 28.3% 36.6%
2003 27.5% 36.4%
2004 26.7% 36.1%
2005 25.9% 35.7%
2006 25% 35.4%
2007 24.2% 35.1%
2008 23.4% 34.8%
2009 22.5% 34.4%
2010 21.7% 34.1%
2011 20.9% 33.6%
2012 20.3% 33%
2013 19.8% 32.4%
2014 19.4% 31.8%
2015 19% 31.2%
2016 18.6% 30.6%
2017 18.3% 30.1%
2018 18% 29.7%
2019 17.7% 29.5%
2020 17.5% 29.3%
2021 17.4% 29.1%
2022 17.2% 28.8%
2023 17% 28.4%
2024 16.8% 28%
2025 16.6% 27.6%
2026 16.3% 27.3%
2027 16% 27%
2028 15.6% 26.8%
2029 15.2% 26.5%
2030 14.8% 26.3%
2031 14.4% 26%
2032 14.1% 25.8%
2033 13.8% 25.5%
2034 13.6% 25.2%
2035 13.3% 24.8%
2036 13.1% 24.5%
2037 12.8% 24%
2038 12.6% 23.6%
2039 12.3% 23.2%
2040 12.1% 22.7%
2041 11.9% 22.3%
2042 11.7% 21.9%
2043 11.5% 21.5%
2044 11.3% 21.2%
2045 11.2% 20.8%
2046 11.1% 20.5%
2047 11% 20.2%
2048 10.9% 19.9%
2049 10.8% 19.6%
2050 10.7% 19.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.8% of the population in Albania and 28% in Bangladesh in 2024, compared to 32.7% and 42.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Albania and Bangladesh compared.

Natural population change in Albania vs Bangladesh by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.32% in Albania and +1.47% in Bangladesh. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Albania
Bangladesh

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Albania Bangladesh
1960 40,436 1,418,810
1961 41,802 1,504,524
1962 43,124 1,584,035
1963 44,040 1,612,749
1964 44,205 1,686,591
1965 43,953 1,688,652
1966 44,507 1,794,530
1967 46,494 1,860,743
1968 49,258 1,918,686
1969 51,407 1,985,984
1970 52,293 1,742,287
1971 53,797 542,747
1972 54,966 2,231,204
1973 55,439 2,276,471
1974 56,133 2,312,418
1975 56,920 2,385,302
1976 56,428 2,431,754
1977 56,319 2,475,502
1978 55,463 2,514,509
1979 54,139 2,570,404
1980 53,803 2,615,497
1981 54,595 2,658,613
1982 56,443 2,705,822
1983 57,647 2,694,172
1984 59,396 2,713,094
1985 60,798 2,698,231
1986 61,925 2,685,152
1987 63,334 2,661,768
1988 64,616 2,614,570
1989 66,351 2,623,347
1990 67,355 2,587,558
1991 65,639 2,354,255
1992 63,376 2,453,664
1993 60,602 2,425,139
1994 59,086 2,475,098
1995 56,784 2,477,509
1996 52,745 2,531,581
1997 46,979 2,667,979
1998 43,884 2,740,993
1999 40,047 2,803,597
2000 36,741 2,867,543
2001 33,573 2,905,755
2002 30,189 2,907,604
2003 29,907 2,881,857
2004 26,989 2,849,626
2005 24,390 2,783,029
2006 21,732 2,725,786
2007 20,286 2,666,175
2008 19,526 2,595,770
2009 19,336 2,511,746
2010 18,404 2,408,597
2011 17,564 2,332,126
2012 17,809 2,304,652
2013 17,712 2,312,293
2014 16,858 2,305,499
2015 14,940 2,329,544
2016 13,186 2,356,056
2017 11,618 2,348,293
2018 10,098 2,391,853
2019 9,373 2,433,952
2020 4,132 2,355,279
2021 703 2,363,487
2022 4,434 2,633,258
2023 5,250 2,630,818

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Maternal mortality chart: Albania vs Bangladesh

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 7 deaths per 100,000 live births in Albania, compared to 115 deaths in Bangladesh.

Albania
Bangladesh
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Albania Bangladesh
1985 38 926
1986 35 891
1987 33 884
1988 32 881
1989 31 877
1990 30 870
1991 28 890
1992 26 827
1993 24 791
1994 22 749
1995 21 707
1996 20 664
1997 21 626
1998 18 589
1999 17 554
2000 15 523
2001 14 495
2002 14 465
2003 13 436
2004 13 406
2005 12 378
2006 11 352
2007 10 334
2008 10 310
2009 9 293
2010 9 275
2011 9 258
2012 10 244
2013 10 230
2014 10 217
2015 9 204
2016 8 191
2017 8 179
2018 7 168
2019 7 157
2020 7 152
2021 14 194
2022 8 131
2023 7 115

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.94% in Albania and 3.06% in Bangladesh. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Albania
Bangladesh

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Albania Bangladesh
1960 - 26.2%
1961 - 25.5%
1962 - 24.9%
1963 - 24.3%
1964 - 23.8%
1965 - 23.3%
1966 - 23%
1967 - 22.8%
1968 - 22.7%
1969 - 22.7%
1970 - 27.1%
1971 - 36.7%
1972 - 22.8%
1973 - 22.8%
1974 - 22.7%
1975 - 22.5%
1976 - 22.3%
1977 - 21.9%
1978 9.62% 21.5%
1979 8.84% 21.1%
1980 8.12% 20.6%
1981 7.49% 20.1%
1982 6.9% 19.6%
1983 6.37% 19%
1984 5.9% 18.4%
1985 5.48% 17.8%
1986 5.11% 17.2%
1987 4.79% 16.5%
1988 4.51% 15.9%
1989 4.28% 15.2%
1990 4.08% 14.6%
1991 3.9% 14%
1992 3.76% 13.4%
1993 3.62% 12.7%
1994 3.49% 12.1%
1995 3.36% 11.5%
1996 3.24% 10.9%
1997 3.11% 10.3%
1998 2.98% 9.7%
1999 2.84% 9.1%
2000 2.71% 8.54%
2001 2.57% 8.01%
2002 2.43% 7.53%
2003 2.29% 7.09%
2004 2.14% 6.69%
2005 2% 6.32%
2006 1.85% 5.98%
2007 1.71% 5.67%
2008 1.58% 5.39%
2009 1.45% 5.13%
2010 1.33% 4.89%
2011 1.22% 4.67%
2012 1.12% 4.47%
2013 1.05% 4.27%
2014 0.99% 4.07%
2015 0.96% 3.88%
2016 0.94% 3.69%
2017 0.93% 3.52%
2018 0.93% 3.37%
2019 0.94% 3.24%
2020 0.94% 3.15%
2021 0.95% 3.1%
2022 0.94% 3.07%
2023 0.94% 3.06%

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