Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Bangladesh, 1958

Bangladesh
1958
Total fertility rate: 6.61
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

Country

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Bangladesh was 6.61 children per woman in 1958 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (311 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 2,381,133 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.61
Births
2,381,133
Births per 1,000 people
48.4
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.03
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
49,184,054
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-1426.52.0%72,062
15-19197.414.9%469,831
20-24311.423.6%639,248
25-29290.021.9%515,285
30-34248.818.8%382,043
35-39162.512.3%212,078
40-4467.75.1%74,486
45-4916.91.3%15,321
50-541.10.1%782