Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Bangladesh, 1983

Bangladesh
1983
Total fertility rate: 5.91
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1983  +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 5.91 children per woman in 1983 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (275 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.6 years old. In total, 4,065,452 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.91
Births
4,065,452
Births per 1,000 people
42.6
Mean age of mothers
27.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
22.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.18
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
95,335,155
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
10-1419.41.6%111,476
15-19200.417.0%929,841
20-24275.223.3%1,117,033
25-29251.721.3%867,868
30-34205.717.4%554,030
35-39145.712.3%331,259
40-4464.75.5%125,176
45-4916.91.4%27,505
50-540.90.1%1,261