Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Bangladesh, 1985

Bangladesh
1985
Total fertility rate: 5.54
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1985  +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 5.54 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (266 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.3 years old. In total, 4,078,821 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.54
Births
4,078,821
Births per 1,000 people
40.7
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
23.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.08
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
100,253,825
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
10-1419.81.8%122,445
15-19197.117.8%965,017
20-24266.424.1%1,127,496
25-29233.421.1%860,685
30-34183.816.6%547,600
35-39130.911.8%307,117
40-4458.95.3%120,513
45-4915.61.4%26,708
50-540.90.1%1,241