Demographics of Bangladesh

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date23 Aug 2024

As of 2024, the population of Bangladesh is projected at 173.56 million, compared to 171.47 million in 2023. It is the fifth-most populous country in Asia and the eighth-most populous country in the world. The population growth rate in 2024 is projected at 1.22 percent, the 92nd highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.

There are 85.34 million males and 88.22 million females in Bangladesh. The percentage of the male population is 49.17%, compared to 50.83% of the female population. Bangladesh has 2.9 million more females than males, the 5th highest in the world after Russia, Mexico, Brazil, and Japan. The sex ratio in Bangladesh in 2024 will be 96.741 males per 100 females. Bangladesh is in the 79th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Population
  • Urbanization

Urban and rural population of Bangladesh

Year Population Urban (%)
UrbanRural
19501,622,63936,272,0424.282
19551,974,44140,147,0834.687
19602,474,98745,724,7605.135
19653,467,67552,366,3636.211
19704,938,97560,108,7957.593
19757,013,46164,292,4629.836
198012,099,05369,371,80714.851
198516,305,97176,893,89417.496
199021,037,45085,151,19219.811
199525,751,45492,955,41721.693
200031,040,651100,540,59223.590
200538,452,976104,978,12526.809
201046,347,089105,802,01330.462
201555,305,132105,895,75434.308
202064,814,953104,960,35638.177
202166,791,896104,707,73938.946
202268,791,790104,437,41939.711
202370,806,614104,140,79240.473
202472,825,128103,806,00141.230
  • Population pyramid
  • Gender ratio

Bangladesh population by Age Group (2024)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 8,541,497 8,152,507 16,694,004 9.62 104.771
05-09 8,076,803 7,614,096 15,690,899 9.04 106.077
10-14 8,461,118 7,732,228 16,193,345 9.33 109.427
15-19 8,623,217 8,453,378 17,076,594 9.84 102.009
20-24 7,474,350 8,612,415 16,086,765 9.27 86.786
25-29 6,792,813 8,324,723 15,117,536 8.71 81.598
30-34 6,086,852 7,065,776 13,152,628 7.58 86.146
35-39 5,942,271 6,695,547 12,637,818 7.28 88.750
40-44 5,628,775 5,804,486 11,433,262 6.59 96.973
45-49 4,506,556 4,436,413 8,942,969 5.15 101.581
50-54 3,761,180 3,878,919 7,640,098 4.40 96.965
55-59 3,223,227 3,162,632 6,385,859 3.68 101.916
60-64 2,705,937 2,525,761 5,231,698 3.01 107.134
65-69 2,194,434 2,005,304 4,199,738 2.42 109.431
70-74 1,531,018 1,603,893 3,134,912 1.81 95.456
75-79 972,487 1,078,254 2,050,742 1.18 90.191
80-84 537,753 645,909 1,183,661 0.68 83.255
85-89 217,975 304,760 522,734 0.30 71.523
90-94 58,042 101,730 159,772 0.09 57.055
95-99 7,177 18,719 25,896 0.01 38.341
100+ 173 1,258 1,431 0.00 13.752
Total 85,343,655 88,218,708 173,562,361 96.741