Bangladesh vs South Africa: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Bangladesh
2.14 live births per woman
in 2024
South Africa
2.21 live births per woman
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
102nd
South Africa rank
99th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Bangladesh
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 2.21 live births per woman against 2.14 live births per woman in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.07 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 102nd and South Africa ranks 99th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.5 live births per woman | 6.1 live births per woman | 0.3929 live births per woman | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 6.78 live births per woman | 5.94 live births per woman | 0.8485 live births per woman | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 6.7 live births per woman | 5.23 live births per woman | 1.47 live births per woman | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 5.58 live births per woman | 4.48 live births per woman | 1.1 live births per woman | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 3.77 live births per woman | 3.15 live births per woman | 0.6205 live births per woman | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 2.89 live births per woman | 2.47 live births per woman | 0.4216 live births per woman | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 2.25 live births per woman | 2.36 live births per woman | 0.1158 live births per woman | South Africa |
| 2020s | 2.17 live births per woman | 2.23 live births per woman | 0.065 live births per woman | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Bangladesh or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 2.21 live births per woman against 2.14 live births per woman in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Bangladesh and South Africa?
- 0.07 live births per woman, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and South Africa?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and South Africa rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Bangladesh ranks 102nd and South Africa ranks 99th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.