Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 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 of women with no education in Bangladesh, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Bangladesh stood at 2.16 live births per woman. 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 of women with no education 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 of women with no education 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 Réunion 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 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. share of women with no education in Bangladesh?
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 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 of women with no education recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 6.84 live births per woman in 1970.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 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 of women with no education?
- Bangladesh ranks 102nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 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 of women with no education. 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.