Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Bangladesh, 2012

Bangladesh
2012
Total fertility rate: 2.26
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Bangladesh was 2.26 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (140 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 24.9 years old. In total, 3,211,309 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.26
Births
3,211,309
Births per 1,000 people
20.7
Mean age of mothers
24.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
25.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.04
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
155,070,101
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
10-147.11.6%61,491
15-19104.623.1%823,697
20-24140.030.9%1,038,713
25-29107.423.7%741,388
30-3458.913.0%366,529
35-3925.95.7%140,549
40-447.01.5%31,231
45-492.00.4%7,336
50-540.10.0%376