Female headed households in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Female headed households was 15.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Female headed households in Bangladesh, 1994–2018
Source: DHS API, Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program. Measured in % of households with a female head.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 15.8% for female headed households in 2018. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female headed households in Bangladesh peaked at 15.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 1994.
Bangladesh ranks 26th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Female headed households in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of households with a female head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 8.7% | — |
| 1997 | 9.3% | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 8.7% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | +16.1% |
| 2007 | 12.8% | +26.7% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | -14.1% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | +13.6% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | +26.4% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 15.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.0%, 61% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.0% | 8.7% | 9.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 8.7% | 12.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 11.0% | 15.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More health data for Bangladesh
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,153 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,062 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 35 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8772 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0468 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7714 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female headed households in Bangladesh?
- Female headed households in Bangladesh was 15.8% in 2018, according to DHS API, Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program.
- What is the highest female headed households recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest female headed households recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 1994.
- How does Bangladesh rank for female headed households?
- Bangladesh ranks 26th out of 34 countries with data for 2018.
- Is female headed households rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from DHS API, Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program, published as part of Female headed households (% of households with a female head). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female headed households refers to the percentage of households that are headed by females.