Bangladesh Population Pyramid 2003
Bangladesh in 2003
As of 2003, Bangladesh counted 140,970,352 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 19.3%, up from 118,132,360 in 1993.
Half of the population was younger than 21.4 years; 36.4% were children under 15 and 3.6% 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 | 140,970,352 | 21.4 | |
| Pakistan | 167,110,248 | 18.5 | |
| Iran | 68,769,340 | 23.1 | |
| Nepal | 25,688,759 | 19.7 | |
| Afghanistan | 22,733,049 | 14.9 |





