Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Bangladesh, 2004

Bangladesh
2004
Total fertility rate: 2.94
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2004  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Bangladesh was 2.94 children per woman in 2004 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (169 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 25.2 years old. In total, 3,857,568 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.94
Births
3,857,568
Births per 1,000 people
27.0
Mean age of mothers
25.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
27.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.31
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
142,902,856
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
10-1414.42.4%114,109
15-19138.223.4%1,063,663
20-24169.228.7%1,215,983
25-29127.221.6%792,482
30-3483.714.2%438,289
35-3941.57.0%176,848
40-4412.92.2%47,144
45-492.80.5%8,600
50-540.20.0%447