Population in Bangladesh

Bangladesh

171 674 893

people

As of September 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in Bangladesh is 171 674 893 people, including children under the age of 6 - 17 188 949 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 20 236 178 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 20 622 447 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 73 798 745 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 37 425 127 people, and the centenarians in Bangladesh over 80 years old - 2 403 449 people.

8

place is occupied by Bangladesh in the ranking of countries by population

Population size in Bangladesh by age groups

Children under 6 years old

17 188 949 / 10.01%

Teenagers from 7 to 17

20 236 178 / 11.79%

Young people from 18 to 29

20 622 447 / 12.01%

Adults from 30 to 59

73 798 745 / 42.99%

Elderly over 60

37 425 127 / 21.8%

Centenarians over 80

2 403 449 / 1.4%

Gender composition of the population in Bangladesh

Total in Bangladesh permanent residents 81 288 062 men (47.35%) and 90 386 831 women (52.65%).

Age

Men

Women

Percentage of women

0 – 4

5 244 668 / 6.1%

4 195 735 / 5.6%

47.7%

5 – 9

5 244 668 / 6.1%

4 115 048 / 5.5%

47.5%

10 - 14

4 679 857 / 5.4%

3 711 612 / 5%

47.5%

15 - 19

3 953 672 / 4.5%

3 227 488 / 4.4%

48%

20 - 24

4 679 857 / 5.4%

3 872 986 / 5.2%

49%

25 - 29

6 939 099 / 8.2%

5 809 479 / 7.6%

48.9%

30 - 34

6 777 724 / 8%

5 809 479 / 7.6%

49.4%

35 - 39

6 212 914 / 7.3%

5 648 104 / 7.4%

51.1%

40 - 44

5 728 791 / 6.7%

5 325 356 / 7%

51.5%

45 - 49

5 244 668 / 6.1%

4 921 920 / 6.5%

51.8%

50 - 54

5 970 852 / 7%

5 970 853 / 7.8%

53.6%

55 - 59

6 293 601 / 7.4%

6 858 412 / 8.9%

55.5%

60 - 64

5 244 668 / 6.1%

6 132 228 / 8%

57.3%

65 - 69

3 630 924 / 4.1%

4 841 232 / 6.4%

60.4%

70 - 74

1 533 056 / 1.5%

2 581 991 / 3.6%

65.8%

75 - 79

1 936 492 / 2%

4 034 360 / 5.4%

70%

80+

1 371 682 / 1.3%

3 630 924 / 4.9%

75.2%

Education level

Education level of residents in Bangladesh: have higher education 22.7% (38 970 201 people), incomplete higher education — 2.9% (4 978 572 people), secondary vocational — 35.7% (61 287 937 people), 11 classes — 15.7% (26 952 958 people), 9 classes — 8.7% (14 935 716 people), 5 classes — 8.2% (14 077 341 people), have no education — 0.4% (686 700 people), illiterate — 0.6% (1 030 049 people).

Higher education

38 970 201 / 22.7%

Incomplete higher

4 978 572 / 2.9%

Secondary vocational

61 287 937 / 35.7%

Elementary school

26 952 958 / 15.7%

Middle school

14 935 716 / 8.7%

High school

14 077 341 / 8.2%

Without education

686 700 / 0.4%

Illiterate

1 030 049 / 0.6%

Employment, unemployment and pensioners in Bangladesh

Total in Bangladesh the number of officially employed population is 111 073 656 people (64.7%), pensioners 46 352 221 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 9 098 769 people (5.3%).

Employed population

111 073 656 / 64.7%

Unemployed

9 098 769 / 5.3%

Pensioners

46 352 221 / 27%

Disability

Total in Bangladesh have a disability 16 360 617 people, what constitutes 9.53% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 2 523 621 (1.47.%), disabled of the group II are 6 386 306 (3.72.%), disabled of the group III are 6 128 794 (3.57.%), disabled children 1 321 897 (0.77.%).

Total disabled

16 360 617 / 9.53%

Disabled of the group I

2 523 621 / 1.47%

Disabled of the group II

6 386 306 / 3.72%

Disabled of the group III

6 128 794 / 3.57%

Disabled children

1 321 897 / 0.77%

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