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Bangladesh in numbers

Open statistics on Bangladesh: population, economy, housing, education, tourism and climate, year by year.

27 figures 1950–2025 Updated Oct 22, 2026

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Population · 2025 176M +5.6% since 2020 Median age · 2023 25.3years +1.1 since 2018 GDP per person · 2025 $2,597 +15% since 2020 Unemployment rate · 2025 3.8% +0.1 pp since 2024

Sources: World Bank — World Development Indicators · United Nations, World Population Prospects

Overview · Bangladesh

The main numbers at a glance.

Population, 1960 – 2025 people

+10% since 2015

50M

100M

150M

200M 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

Unemployment rate, 1991 – 2025 percent · Bangladesh · World

−0.6 pp since 2015

8% 1991 2000 2005 2010 2015 2025

Bangladesh World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1991 – 2025

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator	Bangladesh	5-year change
Population	176M2025	+5.6%
Median age	25.32023	+1.1
GDP per person	$2,5972025	+15%
Unemployment rate	3.8%2025	−1.8 pp

Sources: World Bank — World Development Indicators · United Nations, World Population Prospects

People · Bangladesh

Population and growth, age, births, migration and households.

Median age, 1950 – 2023 years · Bangladesh · World

+2.5 since 2013

35 1950 1970 1980 1990 2000 2023

Bangladesh World

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 1950 – 2023

Population, 1960 – 2025 people

+10% since 2015

50M

100M

150M

200M 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

Residents 65 and over, 1960 – 2025 percent · Bangladesh · World

+1.8 pp since 2015

10%

15% 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Bangladesh World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

Population growth, 1961 – 2025 percent · Bangladesh · World

+0.32 pp since 2015

3% 1961 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Bangladesh World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1961 – 2025

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator	Bangladesh	5-year change
Population	176M2025	+5.6%
Population growth	1.22%2025	+0.38 pp
Population density	1,3332024	+5.2%
Median age	25.32023	+1.1
Children under 15	27.6%2025	−1.6 pp
Residents 65 and over	6.7%2025	+0.8 pp
Life expectancy	74.92024	+2.3
Births per woman	2.142024	−0.04
Birth rate	20.02024	−0.1
Infant mortality	24.42024	−1.0
Net migration	-3.22023	+3.1
Born abroad	1.7%2024	+0.8 pp
Urban population	33.2%2025	+2.1 pp

Sources: World Bank — World Development Indicators · United Nations, World Population Prospects

Economy & jobs · Bangladesh

Output and incomes, jobs and wages, unemployment and prices.

GDP per person, 1960 – 2025 US Dollar · Bangladesh · World

+112% since 2015

$5,000

$10,000

$15,000 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Bangladesh World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

GDP per person (PPP), 1990 – 2025 international dollars (PPP) · Bangladesh · World

+141% since 2015

$10,000

$20,000

$30,000 1990 2000 2005 2010 2015 2025

Bangladesh World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Unemployment rate, 1991 – 2025 percent · Bangladesh · World

−0.6 pp since 2015

8% 1991 2000 2005 2010 2015 2025

Bangladesh World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1991 – 2025

Gross domestic product, 1960 – 2025 US Dollar

+134% since 2015

$200B

$400B

$600B 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator	Bangladesh	5-year change
GDP per person	$2,5972025	+15%
GDP per person (PPP)	$10,1542025	+53%
Gross domestic product	$456B2025	+22%
Economic growth	3.5%2025
Inflation	8.8%2025
Unemployment rate	3.8%2025	−1.8 pp
Youth unemployment	9.4%2025	−4.1 pp
Labour force participation	58.8%2025	−1.0 pp
Income inequality (Gini)	30.92022	−4.6%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

Education & commute · Bangladesh

Schooling of adults, internet and how people get to work.

Literacy rate, 1981 – 2022 percent · Bangladesh · World

+21.1 pp since 2012

25%

50%

75%

100% 1981 2000 2024

Bangladesh World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1981 – 2022

Internet users, 1990 – 2024 percent · Bangladesh · World

+44.4 pp since 2014

20%

40%

60%

80% 1990 2000 2005 2010 2015 2025

Bangladesh World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

University enrolment, 1970 – 2024 percent · Bangladesh · World

+10.2 pp since 2014

20%

40%

60% 1970 1990 2000 2024

Bangladesh World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1970 – 2024

Access to electricity, 1991 – 2024 percent · Bangladesh · World

+37.1 pp since 2014

25%

50%

75%

100% 1991 2000 2005 2010 2015 2024

Bangladesh World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1991 – 2024

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator	Bangladesh	5-year change
Literacy rate	79.0%2022	+6.1 pp
University enrolment	23.7%2024	+1.0 pp
Internet users	53.4%2024	+23.0 pp
Access to electricity	99.5%2024	+7.3 pp

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

Climate · Bangladesh

Temperatures and rain through the year and over the decades.

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator	Bangladesh	5-year change	Trend
CO₂ emissions per person	0.72024	+0.1

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators