Fertility & birth rates in Bangladesh and Curacao

Fertility rate in Bangladesh vs Curacao by year

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Bangladesh

Curacao

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Year	Fertility rate
	Bangladesh	Curacao
2023	2.16	1.2
2022	2.18	1.3
2021	2.17	1.4
2020	2.17	1.4
2019	2.18	1.6
2018	2.19	1.7
2017	2.21	1.5
2016	2.23	1.7
2015	2.23	1.9
2014	2.23	2
2013	2.25	2.1
2012	2.26	2.2
2011	2.31	2.1
2010	2.38	2.2
2009	2.48	2.1
2008	2.58	2.2
2007	2.67	2
2006	2.76	2.1
2005	2.85	2.04
2004	2.94	2.1
2003	3.03	2.19
2002	3.13	2.3
2001	3.2	2.4
2000	3.28	2.34
1999	3.36	2.29
1998	3.43	2.32
1997	3.5	2.37
1996	3.51	2.4
1995	3.59	2.42
1994	3.74	2.43
1993	3.83	2.44
1992	4.03	2.43
1991	4.26	2.37
1990	4.51	2.3
1989	4.7	2.27
1988	4.85	2.25
1987	5.08	2.24
1986	5.3	2.24
1985	5.54	2.24
1984	5.73	2.24
1983	5.91	2.24
1982	6.12	2.24
1981	6.24	2.25
1980	6.33	2.27
1979	6.42	2.31
1978	6.51	2.38
1977	6.58	2.46
1976	6.66	2.55
1975	6.73	2.66
1974	6.78	2.77
1973	6.8	2.87
1972	6.82	2.99
1971	6.83	3.18
1970	6.84	3.4
1969	6.81	3.61
1968	6.79	3.83
1967	6.79	4.06
1966	6.77	4.26
1965	6.77	4.47
1964	6.79	4.64
1963	6.8	4.8
1962	6.81	4.93
1961	6.78	5.04
1960	6.74	5.13

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Bangladesh was 2.16 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.2 in Curacao in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

Natural population change by year

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Bangladesh

Curacao

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Year	Natural population change
	Bangladesh	Curacao
2023	2,630,818	-341
2022	2,633,258	-337
2021	2,363,487	-385
2020	2,355,279	-93
2019	2,433,952	205
2018	2,391,853	271
2017	2,348,293	128
2016	2,356,056	304
2015	2,329,544	489
2014	2,305,499	593
2013	2,312,293	708
2012	2,304,652	790
2011	2,332,126	693
2010	2,408,597	773
2009	2,511,746	749
2008	2,595,770	759
2007	2,666,175	792
2006	2,725,786	791
2005	2,783,029	693
2004	2,849,626	742
2003	2,881,857	827
2002	2,907,604	919
2001	2,905,755	1,066
2000	2,867,543	1,136
1999	2,803,597	1,207
1998	2,740,993	1,358
1997	2,667,979	1,517
1996	2,531,581	1,628
1995	2,477,509	1,715
1994	2,475,098	1,805
1993	2,425,139	1,894
1992	2,453,664	1,980
1991	2,354,255	1,989
1990	2,587,558	1,985
1989	2,623,347	2,013
1988	2,614,570	2,085
1987	2,661,768	2,143
1986	2,685,152	2,186
1985	2,698,231	2,206
1984	2,713,094	2,193
1983	2,694,172	2,175
1982	2,705,822	2,142
1981	2,658,613	2,102
1980	2,615,497	2,079
1979	2,570,404	2,077
1978	2,514,509	2,112
1977	2,475,502	2,171
1976	2,431,754	2,220
1975	2,385,302	2,279
1974	2,312,418	2,331
1973	2,276,471	2,355
1972	2,231,204	2,421
1971	542,747	2,558
1970	1,742,287	2,679
1969	1,985,984	2,792
1968	1,918,686	2,904
1967	1,860,743	3,015
1966	1,794,530	3,109
1965	1,688,652	3,202
1964	1,686,591	3,240
1963	1,612,749	3,271
1962	1,584,035	3,286
1961	1,504,524	3,305
1960	1,418,810	3,336

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +1.53% in Bangladesh and -0.22% in Curacao.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +1.47% in Bangladesh and +0.05% in Curacao.

Birth rate in Bangladesh vs Curacao by year

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Bangladesh

Curacao

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Bangladesh	Curacao
2023	20.4	7.5
2022	20.6	8.2
2021	20.4	8.6
2020	20.3	8.7
2019	20.1	10.1
2018	20.1	10.5
2017	20	9.7
2016	20.2	11.2
2015	20.3	11.9
2014	20.3	12.6
2013	20.6	12.7
2012	20.7	13.4
2011	21.1	13.1
2010	21.9	13.6
2009	22.8	13
2008	23.7	13.8
2007	24.5	13.4
2006	25.3	13.6
2005	26.1	13.4
2004	27	13.8
2003	27.7	14.5
2002	28.5	15.2
2001	29.2	16.4
2000	29.6	16.5
1999	29.9	16.5
1998	30.2	17.1
1997	30.4	17.9
1996	30	18.6
1995	30.4	19.2
1994	31.1	19.7
1993	31.4	20.3
1992	32.4	20.8
1991	33.6	20.7
1990	35.1	20.6
1989	36.2	20.6
1988	36.9	20.7
1987	38.2	20.8
1986	39.4	20.9
1985	40.7	21
1984	41.7	20.9
1983	42.6	20.9
1982	44	20.7
1981	44.6	20.5
1980	45.2	20.4
1979	45.6	20.4
1978	45.9	20.6
1977	46.4	20.9
1976	46.8	21.2
1975	47.2	21.7
1974	47.8	22.1
1973	47.9	22.5
1972	48.2	22.9
1971	47.6	23.9
1970	47.4	25.2
1969	47.3	26.4
1968	47.3	27.6
1967	47.6	28.8
1966	47.7	29.9
1965	48	30.9
1964	48.4	31.7
1963	48.7	32.5
1962	49.1	33.2
1961	49.1	34
1960	49	34.7

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 20.4 in Bangladesh and 7.5 in Curacao, compared with 49 and 34.7, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Bangladesh

Factual

UN forecast

Curacao

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Bangladesh	Curacao
2100	13.8%	10%
2099	13.9%	10%
2098	13.9%	10%
2097	14%	10.1%
2096	14%	10.1%
2095	14.1%	10.1%
2094	14.1%	10.1%
2093	14.2%	10.2%
2092	14.2%	10.2%
2091	14.3%	10.2%
2090	14.3%	10.2%
2089	14.4%	10.2%
2088	14.4%	10.2%
2087	14.5%	10.3%
2086	14.5%	10.3%
2085	14.6%	10.2%
2084	14.6%	10.2%
2083	14.7%	10.2%
2082	14.8%	10.2%
2081	14.9%	10.2%
2080	14.9%	10.2%
2079	15%	10.1%
2078	15.1%	10.1%
2077	15.2%	10.1%
2076	15.4%	10%
2075	15.5%	9.99%
2074	15.6%	9.97%
2073	15.8%	9.94%
2072	15.9%	9.92%
2071	16.1%	9.9%
2070	16.3%	9.9%
2069	16.4%	9.91%
2068	16.6%	9.93%
2067	16.8%	9.97%
2066	16.9%	10%
2065	17.1%	10.1%
2064	17.3%	10.2%
2063	17.4%	10.3%
2062	17.6%	10.4%
2061	17.7%	10.5%
2060	17.9%	10.6%
2059	18%	10.7%
2058	18.2%	10.8%
2057	18.3%	10.9%
2056	18.4%	11%
2055	18.6%	11.1%
2054	18.7%	11.2%
2053	18.9%	11.3%
2052	19.1%	11.3%
2051	19.3%	11.4%
2050	19.5%	11.4%
2049	19.8%	11.5%
2048	20%	11.5%
2047	20.3%	11.5%
2046	20.6%	11.6%
2045	21%	11.6%
2044	21.3%	11.6%
2043	21.7%	11.6%
2042	22.1%	11.6%
2041	22.5%	11.7%
2040	23%	11.7%
2039	23.4%	11.7%
2038	23.8%	11.7%
2037	24.3%	11.7%
2036	24.7%	11.7%
2035	25%	11.7%
2034	25.3%	11.7%
2033	25.6%	11.9%
2032	25.9%	12.1%
2031	26.1%	12.4%
2030	26.4%	12.7%
2029	26.6%	13.1%
2028	26.9%	13.6%
2027	27.2%	14%
2026	27.5%	14.4%
2025	27.8%	14.8%
2024	28%	14.9%
2023	28.4%	15.2%
2022	28.8%	15.6%
2021	29.1%	15.9%
2020	29.3%	16.3%
2019	29.5%	16.5%
2018	29.7%	17.2%
2017	30.1%	18.2%
2016	30.6%	18.5%
2015	31.2%	18.8%
2014	31.8%	19%
2013	32.4%	19.2%
2012	33%	19.4%
2011	33.6%	19.9%
2010	34.1%	20.5%
2009	34.4%	21.1%
2008	34.8%	21.7%
2007	35.1%	22.3%
2006	35.4%	23%
2005	35.7%	23.6%
2004	36.1%	24.3%
2003	36.4%	25%
2002	36.6%	25.7%
2001	36.9%	26.2%
2000	37.3%	26.5%
1999	37.8%	26.9%
1998	38.4%	27.2%
1997	39%	27.4%
1996	39.6%	27.6%
1995	40.2%	27.7%
1994	40.8%	27.8%
1993	41.3%	27.8%
1992	41.8%	27.8%
1991	42.3%	27.8%
1990	42.7%	27.8%
1989	43.1%	27.8%
1988	43.5%	27.9%
1987	43.9%	28.1%
1986	44.2%	28.2%
1985	44.5%	28.5%
1984	44.6%	28.8%
1983	44.7%	29.3%
1982	44.8%	29.9%
1981	44.8%	30.5%
1980	44.8%	31.3%
1979	44.8%	32.1%
1978	44.8%	33%
1977	44.8%	33.9%
1976	44.9%	34.9%
1975	44.9%	35.9%
1974	44.9%	36.9%
1973	44.8%	37.8%
1972	44.7%	38.7%
1971	44.5%	39.4%
1970	44.4%	39.9%
1969	44.3%	40.3%
1968	44.1%	40.5%
1967	43.9%	40.8%
1966	43.7%	40.9%
1965	43.5%	41.1%
1964	43.2%	41.2%
1963	42.8%	41.4%
1962	42.5%	41.6%
1961	42.3%	41.6%
1960	42.1%	41.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 28% of the population in Bangladesh and 14.9% in Curacao in 2024, compared to 42.7% and 27.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bangladesh and Curacao compared.