Population in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Population was 173.56 million in 2024. β² Rising
Population in Bangladesh, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 173.56 million for population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in Bangladesh peaked at 173.56 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.83 million, in 1960.
Bangladesh ranks 8th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.25 million | 51.83 million | 67.29 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 76.99 million | 69.06 million | 85.94 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 98.88 million | 88.02 million | 109.43 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 121.62 million | 111.63 million | 132.11 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 143.36 million | 134.54 million | 150.87 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 158.62 million | 152.20 million | 164.91 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 169.67 million | 166.30 million | 173.56 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More gender data for Bangladesh
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.74 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.74 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.73 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.64 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.71 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 1.61 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 1.68 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in Bangladesh?
- Population in Bangladesh was 173.56 million in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest population recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 173.56 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.83 million in 1960.
- How does Bangladesh rank for population?
- Bangladesh ranks 8th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Data on Gender-disaggregated on selected population characteristics.