Bangladesh Population Pyramid (1950–2100)
Bangladesh in 2026
As of 2026, Bangladesh counts an estimated 177,818,044 inhabitants. That is 10.6% more than in 2016, when the population stood at 160,811,932.
With a median age of 27.3 years, Bangladesh has a youth dependency ratio of 41.5 and an old-age dependency ratio of 10.4 per 100 people of working age. The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Bangladesh had on average 2.16 children, above the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 74.7 years on average (76.4 years for girls, 73.0 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
2,460,253 immigrants live in Bangladesh, 1.4% of the population.
| Myanmar | 1,246,705 |
| Malaysia | 274,253 |
| China | 219,299 |
| Indonesia | 205,947 |
| Laos | 118,769 |
8,706,567 people born in Bangladesh live in other countries.
| Saudi Arabia | 2,362,680 |
| India | 2,293,959 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,024,949 |
| Oman | 737,087 |
| Kuwait | 406,077 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 177,818,045 | 27.3 | |
| Pakistan | 259,299,792 | 21.8 | |
| Iran | 93,168,498 | 35.5 | |
| Afghanistan | 45,047,069 | 18.5 | |
| Nepal | 29,629,410 | 26.7 |





