Bangladesh Demographics

Population of Bangladesh (2024)

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Bangladesh Population
173,562,364
Yearly Change
+ 1.22%
Global Share
2.13%
Global Rank

Median Age

The median age in Bangladesh is 25.7 years (2024).

Fertility in Bangladesh

A Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 2.1 represents the Replacement-Level Fertility: the average number of children per woman needed for each generation to exactly replace itself without needing international immigration. A value below 2.1 will cause the native population to decline

pregnant_woman Total Fertiliy Rate (TFR)
2.1
(Live Births per Woman, 2024)

Life Expectancy in Bangladesh

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Both Sexes
74.9 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes combined)
Females
76.7 years
(life expectancy at birth, females)
Males
73.3 years
(life expectancy at birth, males)

Infant Mortality Rate and Deaths of Children under 5 Years Old in Bangladesh

Infant Mortality
16.9
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
Deaths under age 5
21.0
(per 1,000 live births)

Bangladesh Urban Population

Currently, 42.0 % of the population of Bangladesh is urban (72,825,128 people in 2024)

Population Density

The 2024 population density in Bangladesh is 1333 people per Km2 (3,453 people per mi2), calculated on a total land area of 130,170 Km2 (50,259 sq. miles).

Largest Cities in Bangladesh

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Dhaka 10,356,500
2 Chattogram 3,920,222
3 Khulna 1,500,689
4 Rangpur 1,031,388
5 Comilla 1,030,000
6 Rajshahi 763,580
7 Rangamati 666,627
8 Pallabi 597,574
9 Mirpur Model Thana 546,503
10 Mohammadpur 527,571
11 Hathazari 498,179
12 Bandarban 495,272
13 Shibganj 378,701
14 Natore 369,138
15 Kafrul 339,734
16 Tungi 337,579
17 Bhatara 324,300
18 Savar 286,008
19 Narsingdi 281,080
20 Nagar Naluakot 273,000
21 Bagerhat 266,388
22 Cox's Bazar 253,788
23 Jessore 243,987
24 Nagarpur 238,422
25 Sylhet 237,000
26 Mymensingh 225,126
27 Narayanganj 223,622
28 Bogra 210,000
29 Dinajpur 206,234
30 Karnaphuli 203,697

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Definitions

Population Pyramid

A Population pyramid (also called "Age-Sex Pyramid") is a graphical representation of the age and sex of a population.

Types:

  • Expansive - pyramid with a wide base (larger percentage of people in younger age groups, indicating high birth rates and high fertility rates) and narrow top (high death rate and lower life expectancies). It suggests a growing population. Example: Nigera Population Pyramid
  • Constrictive - pyramid with a narrow base (lower percentage of younger people, indicating declining birth rates with each succeeding age group getting smaller than the previous one). Example: United States
  • Stationary - with a somewhat equal proportion of the population in each age group. The population is stable, neither increasing nor decreasing.

Stages:

 

Dependency Ratio

There are three types of age dependency ratio: Youth, Elderly, and Total. All three ratios are commonly multiplied by 100.

Youth Dependency Ratio
Definition: population ages 0-15 divided by the population ages 16-64.
Formula: ([Population ages 0-15] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Elderly dependency ratio
Definition: population ages 65-plus divided by the population ages 16-64.
Formula: ([Population ages 65-plus] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Total dependency ratio
Definition: sum of the youth and old-age ratios.
Formula: (([Population ages 0-15] + [Population ages 65-plus]) ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

NOTE: Dependency Ratio does not take into account labor force participation rates by age group. Some portion of the population counted as "working age" may actually be unemployed or not in the labor force whereas some portion of the "dependent" population may be employed and not necessarily economically dependent.