Bangladesh vs Indonesia: Fertility rate: births per woman
Bangladesh
2.16 live births per woman
in 2023
Indonesia
2.13 live births per woman
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
102nd
Indonesia rank
104th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Bangladesh
- Indonesia
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 2.16 live births per woman against 2.13 live births per woman in Indonesia, a difference of 0.03 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 102nd and Indonesia ranks 104th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 7 and Indonesia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.5 live births per woman | 5.31 live births per woman | 1.18 live births per woman | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 6.78 live births per woman | 5.56 live births per woman | 1.23 live births per woman | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 6.7 live births per woman | 5.07 live births per woman | 1.63 live births per woman | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 5.58 live births per woman | 3.84 live births per woman | 1.73 live births per woman | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 3.77 live births per woman | 2.84 live births per woman | 0.9308 live births per woman | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 2.89 live births per woman | 2.45 live births per woman | 0.4408 live births per woman | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 2.25 live births per woman | 2.37 live births per woman | 0.12 live births per woman | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 2.17 live births per woman | 2.16 live births per woman | 0.0147 live births per woman | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Bangladesh or Indonesia?
- Bangladesh, at 2.16 live births per woman against 2.13 live births per woman in Indonesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Bangladesh and Indonesia?
- 0.03 live births per woman, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Indonesia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Indonesia rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Bangladesh ranks 102nd and Indonesia ranks 104th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.