Bangladesh Population Pyramid 2018
Bangladesh in 2018
As of 2018, Bangladesh counted 163,523,104 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 2008, the population was 149,474,264; it has grown by 9.4% since.
The median age was 25.2 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 45.9 children under 15 and 8.4 people aged 65 or over. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
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 | 163,523,104 | 25.2 | |
| Pakistan | 226,928,893 | 20.5 | |
| Iran | 86,117,998 | 31.2 | |
| Afghanistan | 36,743,039 | 17.1 | |
| Nepal | 28,079,689 | 23.2 |





