Bangladesh vs Nigeria: Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario
Bangladesh
0.921 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Nigeria
0.925 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Bangladesh rank
109th
Nigeria rank
106th
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario over time
- Bangladesh
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.925 births per woman in last 5 years against 0.921 births per woman in last 5 years in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.004 births per woman in last 5 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Nigeria ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 109th and Nigeria ranks 106th of 200 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.36 births per woman in last 5 years | 6.4 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.043 births per woman in last 5 years | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 6.71 births per woman in last 5 years | 6.38 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.3315 births per woman in last 5 years | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 6.84 births per woman in last 5 years | 6.49 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.35 births per woman in last 5 years | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 6.32 births per woman in last 5 years | 6.82 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.495 births per woman in last 5 years | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 4.58 births per woman in last 5 years | 6.46 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.88 births per woman in last 5 years | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 3.27 births per woman in last 5 years | 6.14 births per woman in last 5 years | 2.87 births per woman in last 5 years | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 2.43 births per woman in last 5 years | 5.95 births per woman in last 5 years | 3.52 births per woman in last 5 years | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.96 births per woman in last 5 years | 5.16 births per woman in last 5 years | 3.21 births per woman in last 5 years | Nigeria |
| 2030s | 1.55 births per woman in last 5 years | 3.91 births per woman in last 5 years | 2.36 births per woman in last 5 years | Nigeria |
| 2040s | 1.28 births per woman in last 5 years | 3.05 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.77 births per woman in last 5 years | Nigeria |
| 2050s | 1.15 births per woman in last 5 years | 2.47 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.32 births per woman in last 5 years | Nigeria |
| 2060s | 1.07 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.93 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.8545 births per woman in last 5 years | Nigeria |
| 2070s | 1.03 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.56 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.5285 births per woman in last 5 years | Nigeria |
| 2080s | 0.9915 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.29 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.298 births per woman in last 5 years | Nigeria |
| 2090s | 0.9405 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.07 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.1315 births per woman in last 5 years | Nigeria |
| 2100s | 0.921 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.925 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.004 births per woman in last 5 years | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher projections of the fertility rate by education scenario, Bangladesh or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.925 births per woman in last 5 years against 0.921 births per woman in last 5 years in Bangladesh as of 2100.
- What is the difference in projections of the fertility rate by education scenario between Bangladesh and Nigeria?
- 0.004 births per woman in last 5 years, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nigeria?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2100.
- How do Bangladesh and Nigeria rank globally for projections of the fertility rate by education scenario?
- Bangladesh ranks 109th and Nigeria ranks 106th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario. 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 children born in the last 5-year period to the women of reproductive age (15-49).