Bangladesh Population Pyramid 2004
Bangladesh in 2004
The population of Bangladesh in 2004 was 142,902,856. A decade earlier, in 1994, the population was 120,343,179; it has grown by 18.7% since.
With a median age of 21.6 years, Bangladesh had a youth dependency ratio of 59.8 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.1 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 142,902,856 | 21.6 | |
| Pakistan | 171,286,000 | 18.7 | |
| Iran | 70,256,316 | 23.7 | |
| Nepal | 26,016,656 | 19.8 | |
| Afghanistan | 23,560,654 | 14.9 |





