Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Bangladesh, 1981

Bangladesh
1981
Total fertility rate: 6.24
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Bangladesh was 6.24 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (277 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 4,025,799 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.24
Births
4,025,799
Births per 1,000 people
44.6
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
23.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.26
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
90,303,104
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
10-1421.01.7%111,304
15-19212.317.0%939,859
20-24277.022.2%1,066,684
25-29266.221.3%848,267
30-34221.917.8%553,477
35-39159.812.8%347,177
40-4471.15.7%130,690
45-4917.51.4%27,144
50-540.90.1%1,195