Fertility & birth rates in Bangladesh and South Sudan

Fertility rate in Bangladesh vs South Sudan 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 3.86 in South Sudan in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Bangladesh vs South Sudan 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	South Sudan
1960	6.74	7.16
1961	6.78	7.18
1962	6.81	7.2
1963	6.8	7.2
1964	6.79	7.22
1965	6.77	7.22
1966	6.77	7.25
1967	6.79	7.26
1968	6.79	7.26
1969	6.81	7.28
1970	6.84	7.29
1971	6.83	7.3
1972	6.82	7.31
1973	6.8	7.31
1974	6.78	7.31
1975	6.73	7.33
1976	6.66	7.33
1977	6.58	7.33
1978	6.51	7.33
1979	6.42	7.32
1980	6.33	7.33
1981	6.24	7.33
1982	6.12	7.34
1983	5.91	7.34
1984	5.73	7.35
1985	5.54	7.36
1986	5.3	7.38
1987	5.08	7.39
1988	4.85	7.38
1989	4.7	7.37
1990	4.51	7.38
1991	4.26	7.38
1992	4.03	7.37
1993	3.83	7.36
1994	3.74	7.35
1995	3.59	7.34
1996	3.51	7.32
1997	3.5	7.2
1998	3.43	7.08
1999	3.36	6.94
2000	3.28	6.8
2001	3.2	6.65
2002	3.13	6.52
2003	3.03	6.35
2004	2.94	6.19
2005	2.85	6.02
2006	2.76	5.85
2007	2.67	5.7
2008	2.58	5.57
2009	2.48	5.45
2010	2.38	5.32
2011	2.31	5.19
2012	2.26	5.06
2013	2.25	4.94
2014	2.23	4.82
2015	2.23	4.7
2016	2.23	4.58
2017	2.21	4.48
2018	2.19	4.37
2019	2.18	4.26
2020	2.17	4.16
2021	2.17	4.05
2022	2.18	3.96
2023	2.16	3.86
2024	2.14	3.79
2025	2.11	3.71
2026	2.09	3.63
2027	2.07	3.56
2028	2.05	3.49
2029	2.03	3.43
2030	2.01	3.37
2031	2	3.31
2032	1.98	3.26
2033	1.96	3.2
2034	1.95	3.15
2035	1.93	3.1
2036	1.92	3.06
2037	1.91	3.01
2038	1.9	2.96
2039	1.88	2.92
2040	1.87	2.88
2041	1.86	2.84
2042	1.86	2.8
2043	1.85	2.76
2044	1.84	2.73
2045	1.83	2.69
2046	1.83	2.66
2047	1.82	2.63
2048	1.82	2.6
2049	1.81	2.58
2050	1.81	2.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bangladesh	South Sudan
1960	42.1%	42.5%
1961	42.3%	42.6%
1962	42.5%	42.6%
1963	42.8%	42.8%
1964	43.2%	43%
1965	43.5%	43.3%
1966	43.7%	43.5%
1967	43.9%	43.8%
1968	44.1%	44%
1969	44.3%	44.3%
1970	44.4%	44.5%
1971	44.5%	44.7%
1972	44.7%	44.8%
1973	44.8%	45%
1974	44.9%	45.1%
1975	44.9%	45.2%
1976	44.9%	45.3%
1977	44.8%	45.4%
1978	44.8%	45.5%
1979	44.8%	45.7%
1980	44.8%	45.8%
1981	44.8%	46%
1982	44.8%	46.2%
1983	44.7%	46.3%
1984	44.6%	46.5%
1985	44.5%	46.6%
1986	44.2%	46.7%
1987	43.9%	46.9%
1988	43.5%	46.2%
1989	43.1%	45.4%
1990	42.7%	45.4%
1991	42.3%	45.5%
1992	41.8%	45.6%
1993	41.3%	45.7%
1994	40.8%	45.8%
1995	40.2%	45.8%
1996	39.6%	46%
1997	39%	46%
1998	38.4%	45.8%
1999	37.8%	45.6%
2000	37.3%	45.5%
2001	36.9%	45.5%
2002	36.6%	45.7%
2003	36.4%	45.9%
2004	36.1%	45.8%
2005	35.7%	45.3%
2006	35.4%	44.8%
2007	35.1%	44.3%
2008	34.8%	43.8%
2009	34.4%	43.4%
2010	34.1%	42.8%
2011	33.6%	42.2%
2012	33%	41.9%
2013	32.4%	41.9%
2014	31.8%	42.5%
2015	31.2%	43.1%
2016	30.6%	43.7%
2017	30.1%	45%
2018	29.7%	44.9%
2019	29.5%	43.6%
2020	29.3%	42.4%
2021	29.1%	41.6%
2022	28.8%	40.9%
2023	28.4%	39.9%
2024	28%	38.9%
2025	27.6%	38%
2026	27.3%	37.1%
2027	27%	36.2%
2028	26.8%	35.5%
2029	26.5%	35%
2030	26.3%	34.7%
2031	26%	34.5%
2032	25.8%	34.4%
2033	25.5%	34.3%
2034	25.2%	34.3%
2035	24.8%	34.2%
2036	24.5%	34.1%
2037	24%	34%
2038	23.6%	33.8%
2039	23.2%	33.7%
2040	22.7%	33.4%
2041	22.3%	33.2%
2042	21.9%	32.9%
2043	21.5%	32.5%
2044	21.2%	32.2%
2045	20.8%	31.8%
2046	20.5%	31.4%
2047	20.2%	31%
2048	19.9%	30.5%
2049	19.6%	30.1%
2050	19.4%	29.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 28% of the population in Bangladesh and 38.9% in South Sudan in 2024, compared to 42.7% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bangladesh and South Sudan compared.

Natural population change in Bangladesh vs South Sudan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.47% in Bangladesh and +1.65% in South Sudan. 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	South Sudan
1960	1,418,810	42,945
1961	1,504,524	45,186
1962	1,584,035	47,406
1963	1,612,749	46,333
1964	1,686,591	64,786
1965	1,688,652	51,682
1966	1,794,530	38,523
1967	1,860,743	41,357
1968	1,918,686	44,213
1969	1,985,984	42,015
1970	1,742,287	44,776
1971	542,747	72,308
1972	2,231,204	74,803
1973	2,276,471	94,765
1974	2,312,418	97,181
1975	2,385,302	99,882
1976	2,431,754	102,346
1977	2,475,502	104,886
1978	2,514,509	107,352
1979	2,570,404	109,540
1980	2,615,497	112,307
1981	2,658,613	115,163
1982	2,705,822	118,641
1983	2,694,172	104,107
1984	2,713,094	90,970
1985	2,698,231	95,342
1986	2,685,152	99,502
1987	2,661,768	5,756
1988	2,614,570	-125,447
1989	2,623,347	83,735
1990	2,587,558	82,900
1991	2,354,255	87,873
1992	2,453,664	28,874
1993	2,425,139	32,779
1994	2,475,098	165,407
1995	2,477,509	110,417
1996	2,531,581	116,728
1997	2,667,979	121,454
1998	2,740,993	-12,157
1999	2,803,597	180,721
2000	2,867,543	196,055
2001	2,905,755	204,108
2002	2,907,604	212,014
2003	2,881,857	225,822
2004	2,849,626	231,877
2005	2,783,029	239,272
2006	2,725,786	246,706
2007	2,666,175	256,546
2008	2,595,770	268,268
2009	2,511,746	278,859
2010	2,408,597	287,409
2011	2,332,126	303,181
2012	2,304,652	312,974
2013	2,312,293	315,983
2014	2,305,499	227,611
2015	2,329,544	148,542
2016	2,356,056	110,553
2017	2,348,293	72,193
2018	2,391,853	168,497
2019	2,433,952	209,708
2020	2,355,279	212,332
2021	2,363,487	213,567
2022	2,633,258	211,166
2023	2,630,818	217,966

Maternal mortality chart: Bangladesh vs South Sudan

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 692 deaths in South Sudan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bangladesh	South Sudan
1985	926	3,845
1986	891	3,720
1987	884	8,045
1988	881	5,535
1989	877	5,103
1990	870	4,877
1991	890	4,764
1992	827	7,597
1993	791	7,537
1994	749	1,666
1995	707	4,430
1996	664	4,357
1997	626	4,172
1998	589	7,514
1999	554	2,048
2000	523	1,658
2001	495	1,580
2002	465	1,521
2003	436	1,199
2004	406	1,150
2005	378	1,074
2006	352	1,005
2007	334	933
2008	310	858
2009	293	823
2010	275	776
2011	258	770
2012	244	755
2013	230	771
2014	217	1,216
2015	204	1,436
2016	191	1,629
2017	179	1,662
2018	168	913
2019	157	745
2020	152	729
2021	194	749
2022	131	704
2023	115	692

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.06% in Bangladesh and 9.87% in South Sudan. 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	South Sudan
1960	26.2%	35.5%
1961	25.5%	35.2%
1962	24.9%	34.9%
1963	24.3%	34.6%
1964	23.8%	34.3%
1965	23.3%	34%
1966	23%	33.6%
1967	22.8%	33.3%
1968	22.7%	32.9%
1969	22.7%	32.6%
1970	27.1%	32.3%
1971	36.7%	31.9%
1972	22.8%	31.6%
1973	22.8%	31.3%
1974	22.7%	30.9%
1975	22.5%	30.6%
1976	22.3%	30.2%
1977	21.9%	29.9%
1978	21.5%	29.5%
1979	21.1%	29.2%
1980	20.6%	28.9%
1981	20.1%	28.5%
1982	19.6%	28.2%
1983	19%	27.8%
1984	18.4%	27.5%
1985	17.8%	27.1%
1986	17.2%	26.7%
1987	16.5%	36%
1988	15.9%	76.7%
1989	15.2%	30.7%
1990	14.6%	30.3%
1991	14%	29.7%
1992	13.4%	33.8%
1993	12.7%	33.1%
1994	12.1%	23%
1995	11.5%	27%
1996	10.9%	26.1%
1997	10.3%	25.2%
1998	9.7%	42.6%
1999	9.1%	19.2%
2000	8.54%	18.3%
2001	8.01%	17.4%
2002	7.53%	16.5%
2003	7.09%	15.7%
2004	6.69%	14.8%
2005	6.32%	14.1%
2006	5.98%	13.4%
2007	5.67%	12.7%
2008	5.39%	12.1%
2009	5.13%	11.5%
2010	4.89%	10.9%
2011	4.67%	10.5%
2012	4.47%	10.1%
2013	4.27%	9.92%
2014	4.07%	18.2%
2015	3.88%	23.7%
2016	3.69%	26.4%
2017	3.52%	27.8%
2018	3.37%	13.2%
2019	3.24%	9.87%
2020	3.15%	9.87%
2021	3.1%	9.87%
2022	3.07%	9.87%
2023	3.06%	9.87%