Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty was 2.16 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.16 live births per woman
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
102nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.84 live births per woman
in 1970
All-time low
2.16 live births per woman
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Bangladesh, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 2.16 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Bangladesh peaked at 6.84 live births per woman in 1970 and was at its lowest, 2.16 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Bangladesh 102nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.37 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 6.39 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 6.41 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 6.42 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 6.47 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 6.5 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 6.54 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 6.58 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 6.61 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 6.68 live births per woman | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 6.74 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 6.78 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 6.81 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 6.8 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 6.79 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 6.77 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 6.77 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 6.79 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 6.79 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 6.81 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 6.84 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 6.83 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 6.82 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 6.8 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 6.78 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 6.73 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 6.66 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 6.58 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 6.51 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 6.42 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 6.33 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 6.24 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 6.12 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 5.91 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 5.73 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 5.54 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 5.3 live births per woman | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 5.08 live births per woman | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 4.85 live births per woman | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 4.7 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 4.51 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 4.26 live births per woman | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 4.03 live births per woman | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 3.83 live births per woman | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 3.74 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 3.59 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 3.5 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 3.5 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 3.43 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 3.36 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 3.28 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 3.2 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 3.13 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 3.03 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 2.94 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 2.85 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 2.75 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 2.67 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 2.58 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 2.48 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 2.38 live births per woman | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 2.31 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 2.26 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 2.25 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.23 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 2.23 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.23 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.21 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 2.19 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 2.18 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 2.17 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 2.17 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 2.18 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 2.16 live births per woman | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.5 live births per woman | 6.37 live births per woman | 6.68 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.78 live births per woman | 6.74 live births per woman | 6.81 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.7 live births per woman | 6.42 live births per woman | 6.84 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.58 live births per woman | 4.7 live births per woman | 6.33 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.77 live births per woman | 3.36 live births per woman | 4.51 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.89 live births per woman | 2.48 live births per woman | 3.28 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.25 live births per woman | 2.18 live births per woman | 2.38 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.17 live births per woman | 2.16 live births per woman | 2.18 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 99 South Africa 2.22 live births per woman compare
- 100 Reunion 2.17 live births per woman compare
- 101 Western Sahara 2.16 live births per woman compare
- 103 Seychelles 2.13 live births per woman compare
- 104 Indonesia 2.13 live births per woman compare
- 105 Panama 2.12 live births per woman compare
More poverty & inequality data for Bangladesh
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,408 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 7.29 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 7.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -6.08 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Bangladesh?
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Bangladesh was 2.16 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 6.84 live births per woman in 1970.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.16 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Bangladesh rank for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Bangladesh ranks 102nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.