Family planning in Bangladesh

Family planning in Bangladesh is carried out by government agencies and supported by non-government organisations. The Directorate General of Family Planning is the government agency responsible for family planning in Bangladesh. Marie Stopes Bangladesh is an international NGO that provides family planning services in Bangladesh.

In 1975, the population of Bangladesh was 76.3 million, and by 2020 the population had reached 164.7 million. Bangladesh has a fertility rate of 2.01, which, according to United Nations Population Fund, makes it a "low fertility country". Bangladesh has a high population density, with about 1123.85 people per square kilometre. Since independence Bangladesh has reduced its total fertility rate (TFR) to 2.01, which means that women have 2.01 children on average. At this TFR and without migration a country's population is neither growing nor shrinking. Bangladesh family planning programs have been described as being weakened in recent years.

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