Bangladesh BD: Sex Ratio at Birth: Male Births per Female Births data was reported at 1.049 Ratio in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.050 Ratio for 2022. Bangladesh BD: Sex Ratio at Birth: Male Births per Female Births data is updated yearly, averaging 1.048 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.053 Ratio in 1988 and a record low of 1.036 Ratio in 2010. Bangladesh BD: Sex Ratio at Birth: Male Births per Female Births 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. Sex ratio at birth refers to male births per female births.;United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;Weighted average;

Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) in Bangladesh was reported at 1.049 in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Bangladesh - Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Bangladesh HIES: Population: Sex Ratio data was reported at 98.420 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 98.210 % for 2010. Bangladesh HIES: Population: Sex Ratio data is updated yearly, averaging 99.845 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2016, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 103.170 % in 2000 and a record low of 98.210 % in 2010. Bangladesh HIES: Population: Sex Ratio data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bangladesh – Table BD.H001: Household Income and Expenditure Survey: Number of Population.

Bangladesh BD: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Tertiary School Enrollment: Gross data was reported at 0.859 Ratio in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.841 Ratio for 2022. Bangladesh BD: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Tertiary School Enrollment: Gross data is updated yearly, averaging 0.474 Ratio from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2023, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.859 Ratio in 2023 and a record low of 0.113 Ratio in 1970. Bangladesh BD: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Tertiary School Enrollment: Gross 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: Social: Education Statistics. Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;Weighted average;

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Bangladesh was reported at 1.0185 % in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Bangladesh - Ratio of female to male primary enrollment - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Bangladesh was reported at 1.2444 % in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Bangladesh - Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

This statistic shows the female-to-male ratio in work environment in Bangladesh in 2016, sorted by type. That year, for every male participant, there were 0.53 female participants in the labor force in Bangladesh.

BD: Population: Male: Ages 55-59: % of Male Population data was reported at 3.748 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.716 % for 2022. BD: Population: Male: Ages 55-59: % of Male Population data is updated yearly, averaging 2.776 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.748 % in 2023 and a record low of 2.509 % in 1985. BD: Population: Male: Ages 55-59: % 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 55 to 59 as a percentage of the total male population.;United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;;

School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Bangladesh was reported at 0.85942 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Bangladesh - Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

BD: Population: Male: Aged 0-14 data was reported at 22,520,079.000 Person in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 22,665,537.000 Person for 2022. BD: Population: Male: Aged 0-14 data is updated yearly, averaging 22,947,191.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 25,280,739.000 Person in 2007 and a record low of 10,825,678.000 Person in 1960. BD: Population: Male: Aged 0-14 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 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.;World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision.;Sum;

The Gender Parity Index (GPI) for gross enrollment in tertiary education in Bangladesh increased by 0.02 (+2.38 percent) in 2023 in comparison to the previous year. With 0.86, the Gender Parity Index (GPI) thereby reached its highest value in the observed period. This indicator depicts the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools. It is also known as the gender parity index.Find more key insights for the Gender Parity Index (GPI) for gross enrollment in tertiary education in countries like Sri Lanka and Nepal.

Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Bangladesh was reported at 1.0581 GPI in 2019, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Bangladesh - Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

BD: Internally Displaced Persons: New Displacement Associated with Disasters data was reported at 1,791,000.000 Case in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,524,000.000 Case for 2022. BD: Internally Displaced Persons: New Displacement Associated with Disasters data is updated yearly, averaging 632,500.000 Case from Jun 2008 (Median) to 2023, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,443,000.000 Case in 2020 and a record low of 61,000.000 Case in 2008. BD: Internally Displaced Persons: New Displacement Associated with Disasters 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. Internally displaced persons are defined according to the 1998 Guiding Principles (http://www.internal-displacement.org/publications/1998/ocha-guiding-principles-on-internal-displacement) as people or groups of people who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of armed conflict, or to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights, or natural or human-made disasters and who have not crossed an international border. 'New Displacement' refers to the number of new cases or incidents of displacement recorded over the specified year, rather than the number of people displaced. This is done because people may have been displaced more than once.;The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (http://www.internal-displacement.org/);Sum;

Bangladesh BD: Population: as % of Total: Female data was reported at 50.802 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 50.763 % for 2022. Bangladesh BD: Population: as % of Total: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 48.830 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 50.844 % in 2017 and a record low of 48.001 % in 1960. Bangladesh BD: Population: as % of Total: Female 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 is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.;World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;Weighted average;

In 2022, Sri Lanka had the highest female to male ratio across the Asia-Pacific region, with on average 1.4 female students for every one male student enrolled in tertiary education. Comparatively, Bangladesh had significantly more male students than female students enrolled in tertiary education.

Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI) in Bangladesh was reported at 1 % in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Bangladesh - Ratio of young literate females to males (% ages 15-24) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Bangladesh HIES: Population: Urban: Sex Ratio data was reported at 96.650 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 100.120 % for 2010. Bangladesh HIES: Population: Urban: Sex Ratio data is updated yearly, averaging 99.555 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2016, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 102.160 % in 2000 and a record low of 96.650 % in 2016. Bangladesh HIES: Population: Urban: Sex Ratio data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bangladesh – Table BD.H001: Household Income and Expenditure Survey: Number of Population.

Bangladesh HIES: Population: Rural: Sex Ratio data was reported at 99.090 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 97.540 % for 2010. Bangladesh HIES: Population: Rural: Sex Ratio data is updated yearly, averaging 100.565 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2016, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 103.430 % in 2000 and a record low of 97.540 % in 2010. Bangladesh HIES: Population: Rural: Sex Ratio data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bangladesh – Table BD.H001: Household Income and Expenditure Survey: Number of Population.

Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Bangladesh was reported at 0.22878 GPI in 2019, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Bangladesh - Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity index - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

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.