Bangladesh birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Bangladesh chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Bangladesh is 2.16, which is at the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 3.83 — a -43.6% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Bangladesh	World
1960	6.74	4.69
1961	6.78	4.56
1962	6.81	5.02
1963	6.8	5.31
1964	6.79	5.13
1965	6.77	5.08
1966	6.77	4.97
1967	6.79	4.87
1968	6.79	4.98
1969	6.81	4.88
1970	6.84	4.84
1971	6.83	4.69
1972	6.82	4.55
1973	6.8	4.42
1974	6.78	4.26
1975	6.73	4.07
1976	6.66	3.97
1977	6.58	3.84
1978	6.51	3.77
1979	6.42	3.76
1980	6.33	3.73
1981	6.24	3.71
1982	6.12	3.72
1983	5.91	3.59
1984	5.73	3.57
1985	5.54	3.53
1986	5.3	3.51
1987	5.08	3.48
1988	4.85	3.39
1989	4.7	3.35
1990	4.51	3.31
1991	4.26	3.13
1992	4.03	3.04
1993	3.83	2.97
1994	3.74	2.92
1995	3.59	2.87
1996	3.51	2.82
1997	3.5	2.78
1998	3.43	2.75
1999	3.36	2.72
2000	3.28	2.73
2001	3.2	2.69
2002	3.13	2.66
2003	3.03	2.64
2004	2.94	2.63
2005	2.85	2.61
2006	2.76	2.61
2007	2.67	2.6
2008	2.58	2.6
2009	2.48	2.59
2010	2.38	2.57
2011	2.31	2.55
2012	2.26	2.56
2013	2.25	2.53
2014	2.23	2.52
2015	2.23	2.49
2016	2.23	2.49
2017	2.21	2.46
2018	2.19	2.39
2019	2.18	2.35
2020	2.17	2.28
2021	2.17	2.25
2022	2.18	2.22
2023	2.16	2.2
2024	2.14	2.19
2025	2.11	2.18
2026	2.09	2.18
2027	2.07	2.17
2028	2.05	2.16
2029	2.03	2.15
2030	2.01	2.14
2031	2	2.13
2032	1.98	2.12
2033	1.96	2.12
2034	1.95	2.11
2035	1.93	2.1
2036	1.92	2.09
2037	1.91	2.09
2038	1.9	2.08
2039	1.88	2.08
2040	1.87	2.08
2041	1.86	2.07
2042	1.86	2.07
2043	1.85	2.07
2044	1.84	2.07
2045	1.83	2.06
2046	1.83	2.06
2047	1.82	2.06
2048	1.82	2.05
2049	1.81	2.05
2050	1.81	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 16.5% were to women under 20 years old, 60.8% to women ages 20-29, and 22.6% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 27%, 50%, and 23% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Bangladesh by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Bangladesh	World
1960	42.1%	37.4%
1961	42.3%	37.5%
1962	42.5%	37.6%
1963	42.8%	37.8%
1964	43.2%	38%
1965	43.5%	38%
1966	43.7%	38%
1967	43.9%	38%
1968	44.1%	37.9%
1969	44.3%	37.8%
1970	44.4%	37.7%
1971	44.5%	37.6%
1972	44.7%	37.5%
1973	44.8%	37.3%
1974	44.9%	37.2%
1975	44.9%	37.1%
1976	44.9%	36.9%
1977	44.8%	36.7%
1978	44.8%	36.3%
1979	44.8%	35.9%
1980	44.8%	35.5%
1981	44.8%	35.2%
1982	44.8%	34.9%
1983	44.7%	34.6%
1984	44.6%	34.3%
1985	44.5%	34%
1986	44.2%	33.8%
1987	43.9%	33.6%
1988	43.5%	33.4%
1989	43.1%	33.2%
1990	42.7%	33%
1991	42.3%	32.9%
1992	41.8%	32.7%
1993	41.3%	32.5%
1994	40.8%	32.3%
1995	40.2%	32.1%
1996	39.6%	31.8%
1997	39%	31.5%
1998	38.4%	31.1%
1999	37.8%	30.8%
2000	37.3%	30.4%
2001	36.9%	30%
2002	36.6%	29.6%
2003	36.4%	29.2%
2004	36.1%	28.8%
2005	35.7%	28.5%
2006	35.4%	28.1%
2007	35.1%	27.9%
2008	34.8%	27.6%
2009	34.4%	27.5%
2010	34.1%	27.3%
2011	33.6%	27.1%
2012	33%	27%
2013	32.4%	26.9%
2014	31.8%	26.8%
2015	31.2%	26.6%
2016	30.6%	26.5%
2017	30.1%	26.4%
2018	29.7%	26.2%
2019	29.5%	26%
2020	29.3%	25.8%
2021	29.1%	25.6%
2022	28.8%	25.3%
2023	28.4%	25%
2024	28%	24.7%
2025	27.6%	24.4%
2026	27.3%	24.1%
2027	27%	23.8%
2028	26.8%	23.4%
2029	26.5%	23.1%
2030	26.3%	22.8%
2031	26%	22.6%
2032	25.8%	22.3%
2033	25.5%	22.1%
2034	25.2%	21.9%
2035	24.8%	21.7%
2036	24.5%	21.6%
2037	24%	21.5%
2038	23.6%	21.4%
2039	23.2%	21.3%
2040	22.7%	21.2%
2041	22.3%	21.1%
2042	21.9%	21%
2043	21.5%	21%
2044	21.2%	20.9%
2045	20.8%	20.8%
2046	20.5%	20.7%
2047	20.2%	20.7%
2048	19.9%	20.6%
2049	19.6%	20.5%
2050	19.4%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Bangladesh was 42.1% in 1960, 41.3% in 1993, and 28% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Bangladesh.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Bangladesh, excluding migration, has been +1.47% annually. On average, 2,414,803 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Bangladesh
1960	1,418,810
1961	1,504,524
1962	1,584,035
1963	1,612,749
1964	1,686,591
1965	1,688,652
1966	1,794,530
1967	1,860,743
1968	1,918,686
1969	1,985,984
1970	1,742,287
1971	542,747
1972	2,231,204
1973	2,276,471
1974	2,312,418
1975	2,385,302
1976	2,431,754
1977	2,475,502
1978	2,514,509
1979	2,570,404
1980	2,615,497
1981	2,658,613
1982	2,705,822
1983	2,694,172
1984	2,713,094
1985	2,698,231
1986	2,685,152
1987	2,661,768
1988	2,614,570
1989	2,623,347
1990	2,587,558
1991	2,354,255
1992	2,453,664
1993	2,425,139
1994	2,475,098
1995	2,477,509
1996	2,531,581
1997	2,667,979
1998	2,740,993
1999	2,803,597
2000	2,867,543
2001	2,905,755
2002	2,907,604
2003	2,881,857
2004	2,849,626
2005	2,783,029
2006	2,725,786
2007	2,666,175
2008	2,595,770
2009	2,511,746
2010	2,408,597
2011	2,332,126
2012	2,304,652
2013	2,312,293
2014	2,305,499
2015	2,329,544
2016	2,356,056
2017	2,348,293
2018	2,391,853
2019	2,433,952
2020	2,355,279
2021	2,363,487
2022	2,633,258
2023	2,630,818

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Bangladesh was 115 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.12% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -78% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bangladesh	World
1985	926	460
1986	891	438
1987	884	429
1988	881	414
1989	877	401
1990	870	391
1991	890	395
1992	827	395
1993	791	389
1994	749	382
1995	707	371
1996	664	366
1997	626	358
1998	589	360
1999	554	340
2000	523	328
2001	495	321
2002	465	311
2003	436	301
2004	406	291
2005	378	283
2006	352	276
2007	334	269
2008	310	264
2009	293	258
2010	275	253
2011	258	247
2012	244	239
2013	230	235
2014	217	231
2015	204	228
2016	191	220
2017	179	215
2018	168	211
2019	157	207
2020	152	211
2021	194	242
2022	131	203
2023	115	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Bangladesh was 30.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 3.06% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 85.4 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Bangladesh	World
1960	26.2%	18.5%
1961	25.5%	18.1%
1962	24.9%	17.8%
1963	24.3%	17.5%
1964	23.8%	17.7%
1965	23.3%	17.5%
1966	23%	17.3%
1967	22.8%	17%
1968	22.7%	16.5%
1969	22.7%	15.5%
1970	27.1%	15.2%
1971	36.7%	15.1%
1972	22.8%	14.4%
1973	22.8%	14.1%
1974	22.7%	13.7%
1975	22.5%	13.4%
1976	22.3%	13%
1977	21.9%	12.5%
1978	21.5%	12.1%
1979	21.1%	11.7%
1980	20.6%	11.4%
1981	20.1%	11%
1982	19.6%	10.8%
1983	19%	10.6%
1984	18.4%	10.4%
1985	17.8%	10.1%
1986	17.2%	9.81%
1987	16.5%	9.47%
1988	15.9%	9.31%
1989	15.2%	9.02%
1990	14.6%	8.81%
1991	14%	8.66%
1992	13.4%	8.46%
1993	12.7%	8.19%
1994	12.1%	7.98%
1995	11.5%	7.76%
1996	10.9%	7.52%
1997	10.3%	7.28%
1998	9.7%	7.05%
1999	9.1%	6.76%
2000	8.54%	6.48%
2001	8.01%	6.21%
2002	7.53%	5.94%
2003	7.09%	5.65%
2004	6.69%	5.43%
2005	6.32%	5.16%
2006	5.98%	4.92%
2007	5.67%	4.7%
2008	5.39%	4.5%
2009	5.13%	4.31%
2010	4.89%	4.11%
2011	4.67%	3.97%
2012	4.47%	3.77%
2013	4.27%	3.61%
2014	4.07%	3.48%
2015	3.88%	3.35%
2016	3.69%	3.23%
2017	3.52%	3.11%
2018	3.37%	2.97%
2019	3.24%	2.86%
2020	3.15%	2.75%
2021	3.1%	2.66%
2022	3.07%	2.59%
2023	3.06%	2.49%