Bangladesh Population Pyramid 1999
Bangladesh in 1999
In 1999, Bangladesh had a total population of 132,108,064 people. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 20.7%, up from 109,433,799 in 1989.
Half of the population was younger than 20.4 years; 37.8% were children under 15 and 3.4% were 65 or older. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
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 | 132,108,065 | 20.4 | |
| Pakistan | 150,565,377 | 18.0 | |
| Iran | 65,445,391 | 20.7 | |
| Nepal | 24,125,199 | 19.3 | |
| Afghanistan | 19,887,785 | 15.1 |





