This statistic shows the median age of the population in Bangladesh from 1950 to 2100. The median age is the age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups; that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older. It is a single index that summarizes the age distribution of a population. In 2020, the median age of the Bangladesh population was 24.6 years.

Bangladesh BD: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population data was reported at 53.096 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 53.622 % for 2022. Bangladesh BD: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population data is updated yearly, averaging 82.148 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 93.394 % in 1981 and a record low of 53.096 % in 2023. Bangladesh BD: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bangladesh – Table BD.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.;World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;Weighted average;Relevance to gender indicator: this indicator implies the dependency burden that the working-age population bears in relation to children and the elderly. Many times single or widowed women who are the sole caregiver of a household have a high dependency ratio.

This scatter chart displays population (people) against median age (year) in Bangladesh. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.

Bangladesh BD: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Young data was reported at 43.419 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 44.197 % for 2022. Bangladesh BD: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Young data is updated yearly, averaging 76.443 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 86.737 % in 1981 and a record low of 43.419 % in 2023. Bangladesh BD: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Young data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bangladesh – Table BD.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.;World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;Weighted average;

This dataset is about countries per year in Bangladesh. It has 64 rows. It features 4 columns: country, ISO 3 country code, and median age.

Bangladesh: Population ages 65 and above, percent of total: The latest value from 2024 is 6.5 percent, an increase from 6.32 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 10.43 percent, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Bangladesh from 1960 to 2024 is 3.79 percent. The minimum value, 2.88 percent, was reached in 1963 while the maximum of 6.5 percent was recorded in 2024.

Actual value and historical data chart for Bangladesh Uis Mean Years Of Schooling Of The Population Age 25 Total

This bar chart displays median age (year) by capital city using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Bangladesh. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.

In 1865, the average person born in Bangladesh could expect to live to just over the age of 25 years old. This figure would gradually decline throughout the remainder of the 19th century, falling to just over 20 years by 1900, as the Bengal region of British Raj would see several severe famines in this time period. However, life expectancy would begin to increase gradually in the early 1900s, outside of a small decline in the late 1910s from the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic. Beginning in the 1930s, life expectancy in Bangladesh would begin to grow rapidly, as wartime exports and industrialization would lead to significant improvements in standards of living in the region. This growth would continue steadily throughout the rest of the century, declining only with the Bangladesh War of Independence in 1971. As access to and quality of healthcare in Bangladesh continuously improves, in 2020, the average person born in Bangladesh can expect to live to just over the age of 72 years old, which is higher than most other countries on the Indian subcontinent.

Bangladesh BD: Population: Male: Ages 30-34: % of Male Population data was reported at 8.223 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 8.185 % for 2021. Bangladesh BD: Population: Male: Ages 30-34: % of Male Population data is updated yearly, averaging 6.445 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2022, with 63 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.223 % in 2022 and a record low of 5.715 % in 1981. Bangladesh BD: Population: Male: Ages 30-34: % of Male Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bangladesh – Table BD.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Male population between the ages 30 to 34 as a percentage of the total male population.;United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision.;;

Bangladesh BD: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Old data was reported at 9.187 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 8.891 % for 2022. Bangladesh BD: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Old data is updated yearly, averaging 6.564 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.187 % in 2023 and a record low of 5.497 % in 1961. Bangladesh BD: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Old data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bangladesh – Table BD.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.;World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision.;Weighted average;

Bangladesh BD: Population: Male: Ages 25-29: % of Male Population data was reported at 8.067 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8.127 % for 2022. Bangladesh BD: Population: Male: Ages 25-29: % of Male Population data is updated yearly, averaging 7.522 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.442 % in 2016 and a record low of 6.508 % in 1976. Bangladesh BD: Population: Male: Ages 25-29: % of Male Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bangladesh – Table BD.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Male population between the ages 25 to 29 as a percentage of the total male population.;United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;;

Bangladesh BD: Population: Male: Ages 0-4: % of Male Population data was reported at 10.018 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 10.012 % for 2022. Bangladesh BD: Population: Male: Ages 0-4: % of Male Population data is updated yearly, averaging 14.928 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 18.056 % in 1977 and a record low of 9.934 % in 2017. Bangladesh BD: Population: Male: Ages 0-4: % of Male Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bangladesh – Table BD.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Male population between the ages 0 to 4 as a percentage of the total male population.;United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;;

Bangladesh BD: Population: Male: Ages 40-44: % of Male Population data was reported at 6.302 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 6.186 % for 2021. Bangladesh BD: Population: Male: Ages 40-44: % of Male Population data is updated yearly, averaging 4.750 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2022, with 63 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.302 % in 2022 and a record low of 4.323 % in 1990. Bangladesh BD: Population: Male: Ages 40-44: % of Male Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bangladesh – Table BD.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Male population between the ages 40 to 44 as a percentage of the total male population.;United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision.;;

This horizontal bar chart displays median age (year) by country using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Bangladesh. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.

This horizontal bar chart displays median age (year) by demonym using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Bangladesh. The data is filtered where the date is 2023. The data is about countries per year.

Bangladesh: Population ages 0-14, percent of total: The latest value from 2024 is 27.99 percent, a decline from 28.36 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 25.79 percent, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Bangladesh from 1960 to 2024 is 39.16 percent. The minimum value, 27.99 percent, was reached in 2024 while the maximum of 44.93 percent was recorded in 1975.

Bangladesh BD: Population: Female: Ages 5-9: % of Female Population data was reported at 8.142 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8.254 % for 2022. Bangladesh BD: Population: Female: Ages 5-9: % of Female Population data is updated yearly, averaging 13.925 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.990 % in 1981 and a record low of 8.142 % in 2023. Bangladesh BD: Population: Female: Ages 5-9: % of Female Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bangladesh – Table BD.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 5 to 9 as a percentage of the total female population.;United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision.;;

Bangladesh BD: Population: Male: Ages 60-64: % of Male Population data was reported at 3.142 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.112 % for 2022. Bangladesh BD: Population: Male: Ages 60-64: % of Male Population data is updated yearly, averaging 2.115 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.142 % in 2023 and a record low of 2.007 % in 1990. Bangladesh BD: Population: Male: Ages 60-64: % of Male Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bangladesh – Table BD.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Male population between the ages 60 to 64 as a percentage of the total male population.;United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;;

This bar chart displays median age (year) by ISO 3 country code using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Bangladesh. The data is about countries per year.