Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Bangladesh, 1997

Bangladesh
1997
Total fertility rate: 3.50
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1997  +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 3.50 children per woman in 1997 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (191 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 25.6 years old. In total, 3,863,856 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.50
Births
3,863,856
Births per 1,000 people
30.4
Mean age of mothers
25.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
28.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.48
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
127,198,069
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
10-1417.12.4%135,702
15-19154.422.0%1,088,428
20-24191.227.3%1,152,802
25-29155.322.2%779,020
30-34103.914.8%440,826
35-3953.57.6%195,797
40-4420.02.9%59,460
45-494.90.7%11,187
50-540.30.0%636