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Population density in Bangladesh

1961 – 2024 · 64 data points 2 of 42 · Countries Updated Oct 22, 2026

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1961 – 2024

Population density, 1961 – 2024 per km² · Bangladesh · World
+9.9% since 2014
Bangladesh World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1961 – 2024

Compared with Population density · per km²
Bangladesh
1,333
World
62.1 · 2023

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Bangladesh · 1961 – 2024
Latest value 1,333 · 2024
First value 410 · 1961
Highest 1,333 · 2024
Lowest 410 · 1961
Average change +1.9% a year on average
Data points 64

By year

All years · 1961 – 2024

YearBangladeshChange World
2024 1,333 +1.2% —
2023 1,317 +1.2% 62.1
2022 1,301 +1.0% 61.6
2021 1,288 +0.8% 61.0
2020 1,278 +0.8% 60.4
2019 1,267 +0.9% 59.8
2018 1,256 +0.8% 59.2
2017 1,246 +0.9% 58.6
2016 1,235 +0.9% 57.9
2015 1,224 +0.9% 57.3
2014 1,214 +0.9% 56.6
2013 1,203 +0.9% 55.9
2012 1,191 +1.0% 55.2
2011 1,180 +0.9% 55.6
2010 1,169 +0.9% 54.9
2009 1,159 +0.9% 54.3
2008 1,148 +1.0% 53.6
2007 1,137 +1.1% 52.9
2006 1,125 +1.2% 52.3
2005 1,112 +1.3% 51.6
2004 1,098 +1.4% 51.0
2003 1,083 +1.5% 50.4
2002 1,067 +1.6% 49.7
2001 1,051 +1.7% 49.1
2000 1,034 +1.8% 48.4
1999 1,015 +1.9% 47.8
1998 996 +1.9% 47.2
1997 977 +1.9% 46.5
1996 959 +1.8% 45.8
1995 942 +1.9% 45.1
1994 925 +1.9% 44.5
1993 908 +1.9% 43.8
1992 891 +1.9% 43.5
1991 874 +1.9% 51.7
1990 858 +2.0% 50.8
1989 841 +2.1% 50.0
1988 824 +2.2% 49.1
1987 806 +2.3% 48.2
1986 788 +2.4% 47.4
1985 770 +2.5% 46.5
1984 751 +2.6% 45.7
1983 732 +2.7% 44.9
1982 713 +2.8% 44.1
1981 694 +2.6% 43.3
1980 676 +2.4% 42.6
1979 660 +2.4% 41.8
1978 644 +2.5% 41.1
1977 629 +2.5% 40.4
1976 613 +2.6% 39.7
1975 598 +2.7% 39.0
1974 583 +2.9% 38.3
1973 566 +2.9% 37.5
1972 550 +1.9% 36.8
1971 540 +1.8% 36.1
1970 531 +2.6% 35.3
1969 517 +2.9% 34.6
1968 502 +3.0% 33.9
1967 488 +3.0% 33.2
1966 474 +3.0% 32.5
1965 460 +3.0% 31.8
1964 447 +3.0% 31.2
1963 434 +3.0% 30.6
1962 422 +2.9% 29.9
1961 410 29.4

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1961 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation density
42 Canada 4.2
41 Gabon 8.8
40 Russia 8.9
39 Saudi Arabia 14.0
38 Norway 14.6
37 Argentina 16.4
36 Congo - Brazzaville 16.4
35 Finland 18.2
34 Algeria 18.2
33 Brazil 24.8
32 Chile 25.8
31 United States 36.1
30 Congo - Kinshasa 41.0
29 Lithuania 44.9
28 Colombia 45.0
27 Liberia 52.4
26 Bulgaria 60.9
25 Mexico 64.7
24 Yemen 66.5
23 Ecuador 69.8
22 Greece 83.2
21 Romania 84.2
20 Honduras 88.9
19 Spain 94.3
18 Sierra Leone 107
17 Türkiye 107
16 Egypt 108
15 Poland 124
14 France 125
13 Czechia 138
12 Indonesia 145
11 China 150
10 Italy 202
9 Germany 238
8 United Kingdom 275
7 Philippines 372
6 India 467
5 Netherlands 515
4 South Korea 530
3 Lebanon 566
2 Bangladesh 1,267
1 Hong Kong SAR China 7,150

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2019

What it means

How crowded a place is: residents per square kilometre.

How it is calculated

Residents divided by land area in square kilometres.