Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 2.14 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.14 live births per woman
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
102nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.84 live births per woman
in 1970
All-time low
2.14 live births per woman
in 2024
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Bangladesh, 1950–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2024, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Bangladesh stood at 2.14 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Bangladesh peaked at 6.84 live births per woman in 1970 and was at its lowest, 2.14 live births per woman, in 2024.
Bangladesh ranks 102nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 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% |
| 2024 | 2.14 live births per woman | -1.2% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 2.14 live births per woman is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.12 live births per woman, 68% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 2.14 live births per woman is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.96 live births per woman, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
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 | 2.14 live births per woman | 2.18 live births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 99 South Africa 2.21 live births per woman compare
- 100 Western Sahara 2.18 live births per woman compare
- 101 Reunion 2.15 live births per woman compare
- 103 Indonesia 2.12 live births per woman compare
- 104 Seychelles 2.11 live births per woman compare
- 105 Panama 2.11 live births per woman compare
More education data for Bangladesh
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 571,690 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 387,056 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.77 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0961 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Bangladesh?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Bangladesh was 2.14 live births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 6.84 live births per woman in 1970.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.14 live births per woman in 2024.
- How does Bangladesh rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Bangladesh ranks 102nd out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.