Fertility & birth rates in Bangladesh and Portugal

Fertility rate in Bangladesh vs Portugal chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Bangladesh was 2.16 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.44 in Portugal in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Bangladesh	Portugal
1960	6.74	3.16
1961	6.78	3.21
1962	6.81	3.23
1963	6.8	3.12
1964	6.79	3.21
1965	6.77	3.15
1966	6.77	3.16
1967	6.79	3.16
1968	6.79	3.12
1969	6.81	3.12
1970	6.84	3.01
1971	6.83	3
1972	6.82	2.86
1973	6.8	2.77
1974	6.78	2.7
1975	6.73	2.75
1976	6.66	2.82
1977	6.58	2.69
1978	6.51	2.45
1979	6.42	2.31
1980	6.33	2.25
1981	6.24	2.13
1982	6.12	2.07
1983	5.91	1.95
1984	5.73	1.9
1985	5.54	1.72
1986	5.3	1.66
1987	5.08	1.62
1988	4.85	1.61
1989	4.7	1.57
1990	4.51	1.56
1991	4.26	1.56
1992	4.03	1.54
1993	3.83	1.52
1994	3.74	1.45
1995	3.59	1.41
1996	3.51	1.44
1997	3.5	1.47
1998	3.43	1.47
1999	3.36	1.5
2000	3.28	1.55
2001	3.2	1.45
2002	3.13	1.46
2003	3.03	1.44
2004	2.94	1.4
2005	2.85	1.41
2006	2.76	1.37
2007	2.67	1.35
2008	2.58	1.39
2009	2.48	1.34
2010	2.38	1.39
2011	2.31	1.35
2012	2.26	1.28
2013	2.25	1.21
2014	2.23	1.24
2015	2.23	1.31
2016	2.23	1.37
2017	2.21	1.38
2018	2.19	1.42
2019	2.18	1.44
2020	2.17	1.42
2021	2.17	1.35
2022	2.18	1.43
2023	2.16	1.44
2024	2.14	1.45
2025	2.11	1.45
2026	2.09	1.45
2027	2.07	1.46
2028	2.05	1.46
2029	2.03	1.46
2030	2.01	1.46
2031	2	1.47
2032	1.98	1.47
2033	1.96	1.47
2034	1.95	1.48
2035	1.93	1.48
2036	1.92	1.48
2037	1.91	1.48
2038	1.9	1.49
2039	1.88	1.49
2040	1.87	1.49
2041	1.86	1.49
2042	1.86	1.49
2043	1.85	1.49
2044	1.84	1.5
2045	1.83	1.5
2046	1.83	1.5
2047	1.82	1.5
2048	1.82	1.5
2049	1.81	1.5
2050	1.81	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bangladesh	Portugal
1960	42.1%	29.3%
1961	42.3%	29.1%
1962	42.5%	29.1%
1963	42.8%	29.1%
1964	43.2%	29.1%
1965	43.5%	29.1%
1966	43.7%	29.2%
1967	43.9%	29.2%
1968	44.1%	29.2%
1969	44.3%	29.1%
1970	44.4%	28.7%
1971	44.5%	28.4%
1972	44.7%	28.2%
1973	44.8%	27.9%
1974	44.9%	27.7%
1975	44.9%	27.4%
1976	44.9%	27.2%
1977	44.8%	27.1%
1978	44.8%	26.8%
1979	44.8%	26.4%
1980	44.8%	25.9%
1981	44.8%	25.4%
1982	44.8%	25%
1983	44.7%	24.5%
1984	44.6%	24.1%
1985	44.5%	23.7%
1986	44.2%	23.1%
1987	43.9%	22.5%
1988	43.5%	21.9%
1989	43.1%	21.2%
1990	42.7%	20.5%
1991	42.3%	19.7%
1992	41.8%	19.1%
1993	41.3%	18.6%
1994	40.8%	18.2%
1995	40.2%	17.8%
1996	39.6%	17.4%
1997	39%	17.1%
1998	38.4%	16.8%
1999	37.8%	16.6%
2000	37.3%	16.4%
2001	36.9%	16.2%
2002	36.6%	16.1%
2003	36.4%	16.1%
2004	36.1%	16%
2005	35.7%	15.9%
2006	35.4%	15.8%
2007	35.1%	15.6%
2008	34.8%	15.5%
2009	34.4%	15.4%
2010	34.1%	15.2%
2011	33.6%	15%
2012	33%	14.9%
2013	32.4%	14.8%
2014	31.8%	14.6%
2015	31.2%	14.3%
2016	30.6%	14.1%
2017	30.1%	13.9%
2018	29.7%	13.7%
2019	29.5%	13.5%
2020	29.3%	13.3%
2021	29.1%	13.1%
2022	28.8%	13%
2023	28.4%	12.9%
2024	28%	12.8%
2025	27.6%	12.7%
2026	27.3%	12.6%
2027	27%	12.6%
2028	26.8%	12.6%
2029	26.5%	12.6%
2030	26.3%	12.7%
2031	26%	12.7%
2032	25.8%	12.7%
2033	25.5%	12.7%
2034	25.2%	12.7%
2035	24.8%	12.8%
2036	24.5%	12.9%
2037	24%	12.9%
2038	23.6%	13%
2039	23.2%	13%
2040	22.7%	13.1%
2041	22.3%	13.1%
2042	21.9%	13.2%
2043	21.5%	13.2%
2044	21.2%	13.3%
2045	20.8%	13.3%
2046	20.5%	13.4%
2047	20.2%	13.4%
2048	19.9%	13.4%
2049	19.6%	13.5%
2050	19.4%	13.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 28% of the population in Bangladesh and 12.8% in Portugal in 2024, compared to 42.7% and 20.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bangladesh and Portugal compared.

Natural population change in Bangladesh vs Portugal by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.47% in Bangladesh and -0.29% in Portugal. 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
	Bangladesh	Portugal
1960	1,418,810	118,693
1961	1,504,524	117,867
1962	1,584,035	123,217
1963	1,612,749	113,783
1964	1,686,591	120,170
1965	1,688,652	115,182
1966	1,794,530	107,171
1967	1,860,743	106,495
1968	1,918,686	100,737
1969	1,985,984	89,329
1970	1,742,287	87,672
1971	542,747	82,980
1972	2,231,204	83,715
1973	2,276,471	76,835
1974	2,312,418	74,412
1975	2,385,302	81,841
1976	2,431,754	85,138
1977	2,475,502	84,156
1978	2,514,509	70,731
1979	2,570,404	67,628
1980	2,615,497	63,481
1981	2,658,613	56,152
1982	2,705,822	58,479
1983	2,694,172	47,798
1984	2,713,094	45,983
1985	2,698,231	33,077
1986	2,685,152	31,102
1987	2,661,768	28,084
1988	2,614,570	24,047
1989	2,623,347	22,011
1990	2,587,558	13,976
1991	2,354,255	12,948
1992	2,453,664	13,933
1993	2,425,139	7,972
1994	2,475,098	9,991
1995	2,477,509	4,011
1996	2,531,581	4,026
1997	2,667,979	8,087
1998	2,740,993	7,112
1999	2,803,597	8,175
2000	2,867,543	15,435
2001	2,905,755	8,290
2002	2,907,604	8,335
2003	2,881,857	4,184
2004	2,849,626	7,339
2005	2,783,029	2,101
2006	2,725,786	3,156
2007	2,666,175	-1,055
2008	2,595,770	0
2009	2,511,746	-5,284
2010	2,408,597	-4,230
2011	2,332,126	-5,279
2012	2,304,652	-17,875
2013	2,312,293	-24,052
2014	2,305,499	-22,882
2015	2,329,544	-23,823
2016	2,356,056	-23,749
2017	2,348,293	-23,691
2018	2,391,853	-25,709
2019	2,433,952	-24,687
2020	2,355,279	-39,129
2021	2,363,487	-45,592
2022	2,633,258	-40,694
2023	2,630,818	-32,792

Maternal mortality chart: Bangladesh vs Portugal

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 115 deaths per 100,000 live births in Bangladesh, compared to 15 deaths in Portugal.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bangladesh	Portugal
1985	926	20
1986	891	19
1987	884	19
1988	881	18
1989	877	18
1990	870	17
1991	890	17
1992	827	16
1993	791	15
1994	749	13
1995	707	12
1996	664	12
1997	626	12
1998	589	11
1999	554	10
2000	523	9
2001	495	9
2002	465	9
2003	436	8
2004	406	8
2005	378	8
2006	352	8
2007	334	8
2008	310	9
2009	293	9
2010	275	10
2011	258	10
2012	244	10
2013	230	10
2014	217	11
2015	204	11
2016	191	12
2017	179	13
2018	168	14
2019	157	15
2020	152	14
2021	194	19
2022	131	16
2023	115	15

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.06% in Bangladesh and 0.32% in Portugal. 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
	Bangladesh	Portugal
1960	26.2%	11.4%
1961	25.5%	11%
1962	24.9%	10.4%
1963	24.3%	9.76%
1964	23.8%	9.1%
1965	23.3%	8.53%
1966	23%	8.09%
1967	22.8%	7.76%
1968	22.7%	7.51%
1969	22.7%	7.22%
1970	27.1%	6.81%
1971	36.7%	6.3%
1972	22.8%	5.78%
1973	22.8%	5.27%
1974	22.7%	4.79%
1975	22.5%	4.35%
1976	22.3%	3.94%
1977	21.9%	3.57%
1978	21.5%	3.24%
1979	21.1%	2.97%
1980	20.6%	2.75%
1981	20.1%	2.58%
1982	19.6%	2.43%
1983	19%	2.29%
1984	18.4%	2.16%
1985	17.8%	2.04%
1986	17.2%	1.93%
1987	16.5%	1.82%
1988	15.9%	1.7%
1989	15.2%	1.59%
1990	14.6%	1.47%
1991	14%	1.36%
1992	13.4%	1.25%
1993	12.7%	1.14%
1994	12.1%	1.05%
1995	11.5%	0.98%
1996	10.9%	0.92%
1997	10.3%	0.86%
1998	9.7%	0.82%
1999	9.1%	0.77%
2000	8.54%	0.72%
2001	8.01%	0.66%
2002	7.53%	0.61%
2003	7.09%	0.55%
2004	6.69%	0.5%
2005	6.32%	0.47%
2006	5.98%	0.44%
2007	5.67%	0.42%
2008	5.39%	0.4%
2009	5.13%	0.39%
2010	4.89%	0.38%
2011	4.67%	0.37%
2012	4.47%	0.37%
2013	4.27%	0.36%
2014	4.07%	0.36%
2015	3.88%	0.36%
2016	3.69%	0.36%
2017	3.52%	0.36%
2018	3.37%	0.35%
2019	3.24%	0.35%
2020	3.15%	0.34%
2021	3.1%	0.33%
2022	3.07%	0.32%
2023	3.06%	0.32%