Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Bangladesh, 1991

Bangladesh
1991
Total fertility rate: 4.26
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Bangladesh was 4.26 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (221 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.4 years old. In total, 3,827,174 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.26
Births
3,827,174
Births per 1,000 people
33.6
Mean age of mothers
26.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
26.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.63
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
113,787,109
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
10-1417.12.0%121,016
15-19170.820.1%1,009,589
20-24221.125.9%1,074,236
25-29184.821.7%788,056
30-34131.515.4%487,532
35-3982.39.7%246,839
40-4433.33.9%77,900
45-4910.31.2%20,948
50-540.60.1%1,061