Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Bangladesh, 1986

Bangladesh
1986
Total fertility rate: 5.30
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1986  +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 5.30 children per woman in 1986 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (260 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.1 years old. In total, 4,041,796 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.30
Births
4,041,796
Births per 1,000 people
39.4
Mean age of mothers
27.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
24.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.01
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
102,635,572
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
10-1420.61.9%131,003
15-19193.218.2%973,562
20-24260.324.6%1,122,633
25-29222.021.0%844,095
30-34172.316.3%536,352
35-39121.611.5%293,364
40-4454.05.1%113,667
45-4914.71.4%25,875
50-540.90.1%1,246