Bangladesh vs United States
Bangladesh vs United States: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 2.16 births per woman in Bangladesh and 1.62 births per woman in United States, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Bangladesh, by 0.54 births per woman, or 1.33 times that in United States.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Bangladesh has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Bangladesh ranked 98 and United States ranked 142 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Bangladesh at 1.72 births per woman and United States at 1.65 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Bangladesh | United States | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.16 | 1.62 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 2.18 | 1.67 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 2.17 | 1.63 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 2.18 | 1.62 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 2.18 | 1.68 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 2.19 | 1.72 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 2.21 | 1.75 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 2.23 | 1.8 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 2.23 | 1.83 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 2.23 | 1.85 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 2.25 | 1.84 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 2.26 | 1.86 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 2.31 | 1.88 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 2.38 | 1.92 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 2.48 | 1.99 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 2.58 | 2.05 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 2.67 | 2.1 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 2.76 | 2.09 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 2.85 | 2.04 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 2.94 | 2.03 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 3.03 | 2.03 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 3.13 | 2 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 3.2 | 2.01 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 3.28 | 2.03 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 3.36 | 1.99 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 3.43 | 1.98 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 3.5 | 1.96 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 3.51 | 1.96 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 3.59 | 1.97 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 3.74 | 1.99 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 3.83 | 2.01 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 4.03 | 2.04 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 4.26 | 2.06 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 4.51 | 2.07 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 4.7 | 2.01 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 4.85 | 1.94 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 5.08 | 1.89 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 5.3 | 1.85 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 5.54 | 1.86 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 5.73 | 1.83 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 5.91 | 1.83 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 6.12 | 1.86 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 6.24 | 1.85 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 6.33 | 1.86 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 6.42 | 1.84 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 6.51 | 1.8 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 6.58 | 1.83 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 6.66 | 1.79 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 6.73 | 1.82 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 6.78 | 1.87 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 6.8 | 1.92 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 6.82 | 2.06 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 6.83 | 2.32 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 6.84 | 2.52 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 6.81 | 2.5 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 6.79 | 2.51 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 6.79 | 2.61 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 6.77 | 2.77 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 6.77 | 2.98 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 6.79 | 3.26 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 6.8 | 3.39 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 6.81 | 3.53 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 6.78 | 3.69 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 6.74 | 3.73 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 6.68 | 3.75 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 6.61 | 3.75 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 6.58 | 3.7 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 6.54 | 3.62 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 6.51 | 3.52 | 5 |
| 1954 | 6.47 | 3.48 | 5 |
| 1953 | 6.42 | 3.36 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 6.41 | 3.29 | 5 |
| 1951 | 6.39 | 3.2 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 6.37 | 3.09 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Bangladesh | United States | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.141.86–2.43 | 1.621.48–1.77 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 2.111.78–2.46 | 1.621.44–1.79 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 2.091.71–2.49 | 1.631.42–1.83 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 2.071.66–2.52 | 1.621.39–1.85 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 2.051.61–2.54 | 1.631.37–1.87 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 2.031.56–2.57 | 1.631.36–1.88 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 2.011.51–2.53 | 1.631.35–1.91 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 21.47–2.52 | 1.631.33–1.93 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 1.981.44–2.52 | 1.631.32–1.95 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 1.971.44–2.52 | 1.631.31–1.95 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 1.951.41–2.53 | 1.631.3–1.97 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 1.941.4–2.5 | 1.631.28–1.98 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 1.921.37–2.5 | 1.641.27–2 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 1.911.35–2.53 | 1.641.26–2 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 1.91.32–2.51 | 1.641.25–2.02 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 1.881.3–2.49 | 1.641.24–2.02 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 1.881.28–2.5 | 1.641.24–2.02 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 1.871.26–2.48 | 1.641.22–2.05 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 1.861.26–2.49 | 1.641.21–2.05 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 1.851.25–2.47 | 1.641.2–2.04 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 1.841.23–2.48 | 1.641.19–2.06 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 1.831.24–2.48 | 1.651.19–2.07 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 1.831.24–2.47 | 1.641.18–2.08 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 1.821.22–2.48 | 1.641.18–2.08 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 1.821.21–2.45 | 1.641.17–2.1 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 1.811.2–2.44 | 1.641.17–2.1 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 1.811.19–2.43 | 1.641.16–2.1 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 1.81.2–2.43 | 1.641.16–2.1 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 1.81.18–2.43 | 1.641.16–2.09 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 1.81.19–2.44 | 1.641.16–2.11 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 1.81.19–2.44 | 1.641.16–2.12 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 1.791.18–2.43 | 1.641.15–2.14 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 1.791.17–2.46 | 1.641.13–2.16 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 1.791.16–2.46 | 1.641.14–2.15 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 1.781.14–2.46 | 1.641.13–2.15 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 1.781.13–2.45 | 1.641.13–2.15 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 1.781.12–2.45 | 1.641.12–2.17 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 1.771.11–2.44 | 1.641.11–2.15 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 1.771.12–2.46 | 1.641.13–2.17 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 1.771.11–2.45 | 1.641.11–2.17 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 1.771.12–2.46 | 1.641.12–2.19 | 2 |
| 2065 | 1.761.11–2.45 | 1.641.12–2.2 | 2 |
| 2066 | 1.761.12–2.44 | 1.641.11–2.21 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 1.761.13–2.46 | 1.641.1–2.21 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 1.761.11–2.47 | 1.641.1–2.19 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 1.761.1–2.47 | 1.641.09–2.2 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 1.761.12–2.47 | 1.641.1–2.2 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 1.751.09–2.47 | 1.641.08–2.2 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 1.751.11–2.46 | 1.641.09–2.2 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 1.751.12–2.46 | 1.641.1–2.21 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 1.751.1–2.45 | 1.641.1–2.21 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 1.751.1–2.45 | 1.641.09–2.22 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 1.751.07–2.45 | 1.641.09–2.21 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 1.741.07–2.46 | 1.641.08–2.23 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 1.741.07–2.46 | 1.651.09–2.22 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 1.741.07–2.47 | 1.651.09–2.22 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 1.741.06–2.47 | 1.651.07–2.21 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 1.731.07–2.49 | 1.651.08–2.22 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 1.731.09–2.47 | 1.651.08–2.23 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.741.08–2.48 | 1.651.06–2.24 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.741.09–2.49 | 1.651.05–2.26 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.741.08–2.48 | 1.651.04–2.25 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.731.08–2.46 | 1.651.06–2.26 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.741.09–2.49 | 1.651.04–2.28 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.741.09–2.48 | 1.651.03–2.25 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.731.08–2.48 | 1.651.04–2.27 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.731.07–2.51 | 1.651.04–2.27 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.731.06–2.51 | 1.651.04–2.25 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.731.05–2.51 | 1.651.03–2.27 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.731.05–2.53 | 1.651.03–2.3 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.731.05–2.53 | 1.651.03–2.31 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.731.05–2.5 | 1.651.02–2.31 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.731.05–2.51 | 1.651.03–2.3 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.731.06–2.5 | 1.651.04–2.29 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.731.05–2.49 | 1.651.05–2.28 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.721.06–2.47 | 1.651.05–2.29 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.721.05–2.51 | 1.651.03–2.29 | 1.84 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Bangladesh vs United States
Health
- Life expectancyBangladesh: 74.7 years in 2023United States: 79.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBangladesh: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024United States: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBangladesh: 22.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023United States: 5.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBangladesh: 59.1% in 2022United States: 97.5% in 2022
- DepressionBangladesh: 4.11% in 2017United States: 4.84% in 2017
- Suicide rateBangladesh: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017United States: 12.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBangladesh: 172 million people in 2023United States: 344 million people in 2023
- Population growthBangladesh: 1.21% a year in 2023United States: 0.58% a year in 2023
- Urban populationBangladesh: 33.2% in 2025United States: 80.2% in 2025
- Median ageBangladesh: 25.3 years in 2023United States: 38 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBangladesh: 6.3% in 2023United States: 17.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateBangladesh: -3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023United States: 3.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBangladesh: 0.81% of GDP in 2025United States: 3.12% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBangladesh: $3.67B in 2025United States: $929B in 2025
- Military spending per personBangladesh: $22 in 2025United States: $2,755 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBangladesh: 7.1% of government spending in 2025United States: 8.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBangladesh: 227,000 people in 2020United States: 1.4 million people in 2020
- National powerBangladesh: 1.01% of world capability in 2022United States: 12.36% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBangladesh: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020United States: 0.84% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBangladesh: 32 million TIV in 2025United States: 745 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBangladesh: 2 million TIV in 1984United States: 14 billion TIV in 2025