Bangladesh Population Pyramid 1965
Bangladesh in 1965
As of 1965, Bangladesh counted 59,902,519 inhabitants. That is 30.9% more than in 1955, when the population stood at 45,767,684.
Half of the population was younger than 18.5 years; 43.5% were children under 15 and 2.9% were 65 or older. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
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 | 59,902,519 | 18.5 | |
| Pakistan | 52,209,010 | 18.8 | |
| Iran | 25,036,978 | 17.8 | |
| Nepal | 11,173,411 | 19.6 | |
| Sri Lanka | 10,916,965 | 19.5 |





