Share of the population that is female in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of the population that is female was 50.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of the population that is female in Bangladesh, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, share of the population that is female in Bangladesh stood at 50.8%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Bangladesh peaked at 50.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 1960.
Bangladesh ranks 67th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.1% | 48.0% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.5% | 48.1% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.7% | 48.7% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.9% | 48.8% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.6% | 49.1% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 50.3% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 50.7% | 50.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 64 Spain 50.9% compare
- 65 Turkmenistan 50.9% compare
- 66 Eswatini 50.9% compare
- 68 Tajikistan 50.8% compare
- 69 San Marino 50.8% compare
- 70 South Sudan 50.8% compare
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 share of the population that is female in Bangladesh?
- Share of the population that is female in Bangladesh was 50.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 1960.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of the population that is female?
- Bangladesh ranks 67th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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