Demographics of Bangladesh

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date19 Feb 2026

As of 2026, the population of Bangladesh is projected at 177.82 million, compared to 175.69 million in 2025. It is the fifth-most populous country in Asia and the eighth-most populous country in the world. The population growth rate in 2026 is projected at 1.19 percent, the 84th highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.

There are 87.40 million males and 90.42 million females in Bangladesh. The percentage of the male population is 49.15%, compared to 50.85% of the female population. Bangladesh has 3.02 million more females than males, the fifth highest in the world after Russia, Mexico, Brazil, and Japan. The sex ratio in Bangladesh in 2026 will be 96.656 males per 100 females. Bangladesh is in the 79th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.

In 2026, the average life expectancy at birth in Bangladesh is expected to reach 75.47 years, which is 1.7 years higher than the global average. This places the country at 124th worldwide and 27th within Asia, putting it on par with Mexico, Brunei, and Mauritius in terms of overall life expectancy.

Urban areas are home to 60.18 million people, or 33.84% of Bangladesh's total population. Bangladesh ranks 204th in terms of urbanization.

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  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Gender

Bangladesh population

Year Population Growth (%) M per 100 F
MaleFemaleTotal
195021,514,87319,691,98341,206,8561.90109.257
195523,837,94521,929,73945,767,6842.31108.701
196026,950,42024,878,24051,828,6602.76108.329
196531,101,43128,801,08859,902,5192.90107.987
197035,832,99733,225,89769,058,8942.42107.847
197540,092,00037,762,35177,854,3512.56106.169
198045,190,24442,826,18888,016,4322.39105.520
198551,406,26648,847,560100,253,8252.40105.238
199057,142,54254,491,175111,633,7171.96104.866
199562,624,82159,975,549122,600,3701.83104.417
200068,477,11366,067,192134,544,3041.75103.648
200572,902,57671,813,210144,715,7861.21101.517
201075,714,37476,487,608152,201,9810.8598.989
201578,528,05580,855,124159,383,1790.8997.122
202081,878,88084,419,144166,298,0240.8196.991
202182,572,34185,086,514167,658,8540.8297.045
202283,399,39585,985,503169,384,8971.2396.992
202384,357,71187,109,279171,466,9901.2196.841
202485,343,65688,218,708173,562,3641.2296.741
202586,366,72989,320,170175,686,8991.2296.693
202687,397,04890,420,997177,818,0441.1996.656
  • Life expectancy
  • Median age
  • Fertility rate

Demographics Indicators

YearLife expectancy Median ageFertility rate
195037.41118.3266.374
195541.06618.2566.505
196043.98017.9026.742
196546.04617.4586.771
197042.66716.7756.839
197550.62716.3496.728
198052.27816.4946.326
198553.93716.6805.539
199055.82217.3974.506
199558.24418.4503.588
200062.04919.6753.279
200565.50920.6962.846
201068.00921.8782.380
201570.54323.4572.227
202071.42124.5582.175
202171.10324.7332.173
202274.26524.9902.179
202374.67225.3252.163
202474.93025.6532.138
202575.19525.9772.114
202675.46826.3022.090
  • Total
  • Crude

Bangladesh death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
19501,137,4121,910,56327.60346.365
19551,101,0262,189,40824.05747.837
19601,120,7652,539,53721.62448.999
19651,185,0532,873,70919.78347.973
19701,529,6393,271,92122.15047.379
19751,290,6743,675,98816.57847.216
19801,359,7543,975,28915.44945.165
19851,380,6384,078,82113.77140.685
19901,335,3403,922,87411.96235.141
19951,243,9963,721,58210.14730.355
20001,113,4443,980,9728.27629.589
2005987,5753,770,6326.82426.055
2010920,7033,329,2846.04921.874
2015898,6683,228,1085.63820.254
20201,018,7693,374,0906.12620.289
20211,059,0703,422,6426.31720.414
2022853,1893,486,4165.03720.583
2023859,0753,489,9535.01020.353
2024885,9723,469,1245.10519.988
2025899,8803,441,2595.12219.587
2026913,4533,407,8605.13719.165
  • Population
  • Urbanization

Urban and rural population of Bangladesh

Year Population Urban (%)
UrbanRural
19501,768,82839,438,0284.293
19552,128,31543,639,3694.650
19602,649,57349,179,0875.112
19653,633,11756,269,4026.065
19705,098,22063,960,6747.382
19757,500,89070,353,4609.635
198012,916,50575,099,92714.675
198517,685,09882,568,72717.640
199022,174,37389,459,34419.864
199526,556,75096,043,62021.661
200031,368,347103,175,95723.315
200536,869,174107,846,61225.477
201042,198,665110,003,31727.725
201547,081,010112,302,16929.540
202051,746,778114,551,24631.117
202152,643,565115,015,28931.399
202253,650,523115,734,37531.674
202355,140,091116,326,89932.158
202456,717,264116,845,10032.678
202558,397,596117,289,30433.240
202660,175,792117,642,25233.841
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  • Gender ratio

Bangladesh population by Age Group (2026)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 8,632,181 8,252,713 16,884,893 9.50 104.598
05-09 8,173,362 7,758,522 15,931,884 8.96 105.347
10-14 8,196,115 7,580,768 15,776,883 8.87 108.117
15-19 8,662,034 8,101,045 16,763,079 9.43 106.925
20-24 7,916,850 8,589,017 16,505,867 9.28 92.174
25-29 6,792,816 8,369,155 15,161,970 8.53 81.165
30-34 6,407,459 7,660,073 14,067,532 7.91 83.647
35-39 5,745,551 6,529,971 12,275,522 6.90 87.987
40-44 5,919,099 6,449,155 12,368,254 6.96 91.781
45-49 4,870,271 4,745,411 9,615,683 5.41 102.631
50-54 3,954,769 4,078,090 8,032,859 4.52 96.976
55-59 3,349,177 3,403,079 6,752,257 3.80 98.416
60-64 2,814,773 2,703,515 5,518,289 3.10 104.115
65-69 2,298,299 2,119,834 4,418,133 2.48 108.419
70-74 1,703,518 1,698,778 3,402,296 1.91 100.279
75-79 1,032,908 1,169,859 2,202,767 1.24 88.293
80-84 603,047 723,779 1,326,825 0.75 83.319
85-89 247,677 345,373 593,050 0.33 71.713
90-94 67,629 117,981 185,610 0.10 57.322
95-99 9,171 23,012 32,184 0.02 39.853
100+ 340 1,865 2,204 0.00 18.231
Total 87,397,046 90,420,995 177,818,041 96.656