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Bangladesh

Population

178,474,800

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
8th
Share of world
2.14%
Annual change
+2,131,1451.18%

Population of Bangladesh

50M100M150M200M250M300M350M95% prediction intervalProjected peak2026178.5M2050 projection214.7M↑ 20% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

Current population estimate: 178,474,800. 2050 projection: 214,709,096.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Bangladesh. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
2026177,818,0441.18%8
2025175,686,8991.11%8
2020166,298,0240.84%8
2019164,913,0550.85%8
2018163,523,1030.82%8
2017162,186,1470.86%8
2015159,383,1790.93%8
2010152,201,9811.01%8
2005144,715,7861.47%8
2000134,544,3041.88%8

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Dhaka is home to 11,864,975 people, 6.67% of Bangladesh's population.

City population10M5M2M
Dhaka 11.9MChittagong 3.5MGazipur 2.7MNarayanganj 968.0KRangpur 767.8KKhulna 741.2KRajshahi 597.4KMymensingh 577.0KSylhet 553.5KBarisal 458.6K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Dhaka11.9M6.67%
2Chittagong3.5M1.97%
3Gazipur2.7M1.51%
4Narayanganj968.0K0.54%
5Rangpur767.8K0.43%
6Khulna741.2K0.42%
7Rajshahi597.4K0.34%
8Mymensingh577.0K0.32%
9Sylhet553.5K0.31%
10Barisal458.6K0.26%

Bangladesh by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Bangladesh is home to an estimated 178,474,800 people, the 8th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Bangladesh has a net population change of approximately 5,812 people per day, driven by 9,330 births, 2,501 deaths, and net emigration of 1,017 people.
Share of world
Bangladesh makes up 2.14% of the world's population and 3.55% of Asia's.
Density
1,366.0 people per km² of land (3,538.0 per mi²), ranking 9th among countries and territories.
Urban living
33.24% of people live in urban areas.

Bangladesh Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 340100+ years, female: 1,86595–99 years, male: 9,17295–99 years, female: 23,01390–94 years, male: 67,62790–94 years, female: 117,98185–89 years, male: 247,67885–89 years, female: 345,37380–84 years, male: 603,04780–84 years, female: 723,77775–79 years, male: 1,032,90875–79 years, female: 1,169,85870–74 years, male: 1,703,51870–74 years, female: 1,698,77765–69 years, male: 2,298,29965–69 years, female: 2,119,83560–64 years, male: 2,814,77460–64 years, female: 2,703,51655–59 years, male: 3,349,17755–59 years, female: 3,403,08050–54 years, male: 3,954,76950–54 years, female: 4,078,09145–49 years, male: 4,870,27145–49 years, female: 4,745,41140–44 years, male: 5,919,09740–44 years, female: 6,449,15535–39 years, male: 5,745,55035–39 years, female: 6,529,97230–34 years, male: 6,407,46030–34 years, female: 7,660,07425–29 years, male: 6,792,81625–29 years, female: 8,369,15420–24 years, male: 7,916,85020–24 years, female: 8,589,01715–19 years, male: 8,662,03415–19 years, female: 8,101,04610–14 years, male: 8,196,11510–14 years, female: 7,580,7685–9 years, male: 8,173,3625–9 years, female: 7,758,5230–4 years, male: 8,632,1800–4 years, female: 8,252,713100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–42M2M4M4M6M6M8M8M

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

27.3 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

75.5 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

49.15%

Female

50.85%

Life expectancy 73.8Life expectancy 77.2

Ethnicity

98%

Bengali

  • Bengali98%
  • Other ethnic groups2%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2011 est.

includes tribal groups

Religion

89.1%

Muslim, the largest religion

  • Muslim89.1%
  • Hindu10%
  • Other0.9%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2013 est.

Other: includes Buddhist, Christian

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Bangladesh United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Bangladesh National Portal