The total population in Bangladesh was estimated at 171.6 million people in 2024, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. This dataset provides - Bangladesh Population - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Historical dataset showing total population for Bangladesh by year from 1950 to 2025.

Population growth (annual %) in Bangladesh was reported at 1.2146 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Bangladesh - Population growth (annual %) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on November of 2025.

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This dataset was created by ANTOR MOJUMDAR

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The total population of Bangladesh amounted to 172.02 million people in 2024. Following a continuous upward trend, the total population has risen by 92.38 million people since 1980. Between 2024 and 2030, the total population will rise by 9.75 million people, continuing its consistent upward trajectory.This indicator describes the total population in the country at hand. This total population of the country consists of all persons falling within the scope of the census.

Actual value and historical data chart for Bangladesh Population Total

Actual value and historical data chart for Bangladesh Population Male Percent Of Total

Comprehensive socio-economic dataset for Bangladesh including population demographics, economic indicators, geographic data, and social statistics. This dataset covers key metrics such as GDP, population density, area, capital city, and regional classifications.

Dataset Overview This dataset contains district-wise population data of Bangladesh along with corresponding geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude).

Contents

1. District name
2. Population count (as per available sources)
3. Latitude
4. Longitude

Use Cases 1. Mapping population distribution across Bangladesh 2. Building geospatial visualizations (heatmaps, choropleths) 3. Demographic and geographic research 4. Training machine learning models involving population density and location-based analysis

Sources Data compiled from publicly available internet sources (government and open data portals).

License Released under CC BY-SA 4.0 — free to use with attribution.

Actual value and historical data chart for Bangladesh Population Ages 0 14 Female Percent Of Total

Historical dataset of population level and growth rate for the Dhaka, Bangladesh metro area from 1950 to 2025.

Urban population growth (annual %) in Bangladesh was reported at 3.0677 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Bangladesh - Urban population growth (annual %) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

In 1800, the population of the area of modern-day Bangladesh was estimated to be just over 19 million, a figure which would rise steadily throughout the 19th century, reaching over 26 million by 1900. At the time, Bangladesh was the eastern part of the Bengal region in the British Raj, and had the most-concentrated Muslim population in the subcontinent's east. At the turn of the 20th century, the British colonial administration believed that east Bengal was economically lagging behind the west, and Bengal was partitioned in 1905 as a means of improving the region's development. East Bengal then became the only Muslim-majority state in the eastern Raj, which led to socioeconomic tensions between the Hindu upper classes and the general population. Bengal Famine During the Second World War, over 2.5 million men from across the British Raj enlisted in the British Army and their involvement was fundamental to the war effort. The war, however, had devastating consequences for the Bengal region, as the famine of 1943-1944 resulted in the deaths of up to three million people (with over two thirds thought to have been in the east) due to starvation and malnutrition-related disease. As the population boomed in the 1930s, East Bengal's mismanaged and underdeveloped agricultural sector could not sustain this growth; by 1942, food shortages spread across the region, millions began migrating in search of food and work, and colonial mismanagement exacerbated this further. On the brink of famine in early-1943, authorities in India called for aid and permission to redirect their own resources from the war effort to combat the famine, however these were mostly rejected by authorities in London. While the exact extent of each of these factors on causing the famine remains a topic of debate, the general consensus is that the British War Cabinet's refusal to send food or aid was the most decisive. Food shortages did not dissipate until late 1943, however famine deaths persisted for another year. Partition to independence Following the war, the movement for Indian independence reached its final stages as the process of British decolonization began. Unrest between the Raj's Muslim and Hindu populations led to the creation of two separate states in1947; the Muslim-majority regions became East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) and West Pakistan (now Pakistan), separated by the Hindu-majority India. Although East Pakistan's population was larger, power lay with the military in the west, and authorities grew increasingly suppressive and neglectful of the eastern province in the following years. This reached a tipping point when authorities failed to respond adequately to the Bhola cyclone in 1970, which claimed over half a million lives in the Bengal region, and again when they failed to respect the results of the 1970 election, in which the Bengal party Awami League won the majority of seats. Bangladeshi independence was claimed the following March, leading to a brutal war between East and West Pakistan that claimed between 1.5 and three million deaths in just nine months. The war also saw over half of the country displaced, widespread atrocities, and the systematic rape of hundreds of thousands of women. As the war spilled over into India, their forces joined on the side of Bangladesh, and Pakistan was defeated two weeks later. An additional famine in 1974 claimed the lives of several hundred thousand people, meaning that the early 1970s was one of the most devastating periods in the country's history. Independent Bangladesh In the first decades of independence, Bangladesh's political hierarchy was particularly unstable and two of its presidents were assassinated in military coups. Since transitioning to parliamentary democracy in the 1990s, things have become comparatively stable, although political turmoil, violence, and corruption are persistent challenges. As Bangladesh continues to modernize and industrialize, living standards have increased and individual wealth has risen. Service industries have emerged to facilitate the demands of Bangladesh's developing economy, while manufacturing industries, particularly textiles, remain strong. Declining fertility rates have seen natural population growth fall in recent years, although the influx of Myanmar's Rohingya population due to the displacement crisis has seen upwards of one million refugees arrive in the country since 2017. In 2020, it is estimated that Bangladesh has a population of approximately 165 million people.

Historical dataset of population level and growth rate for the Rangpur, Bangladesh metro area from 1950 to 2025.

Historical dataset of population level and growth rate for the Rupganj, Bangladesh metro area from 1950 to 2025.

Actual value and historical data chart for Bangladesh Rural Population Percent Of Total Population

Actual value and historical data chart for Bangladesh Population Female

Historical dataset of population level and growth rate for the Mymensingh, Bangladesh metro area from 1950 to 2025.

Historical dataset of population level and growth rate for the Khulna, Bangladesh metro area from 1950 to 2025.

Historical dataset of population level and growth rate for the Bogra, Bangladesh metro area from 1950 to 2025.