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Population Dhaka (Bangladesh)
8 906 039
people
As of November 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Dhaka is 8 906 039 people, including children under the age of 6 - 891 717 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 1 049 799 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 1 069 838 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 3 828 484 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 1 941 517 people, and the centenarians Dhaka over 80 years old - 124 685 people.
Population size Dhaka by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 891 717 / 10.01% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 1 049 799 / 11.79% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 1 069 838 / 12.01% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 3 828 484 / 42.99% |
| Elderly over 60 | 1 941 517 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 124 685 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population Dhaka
Total Dhaka permanent residents 4 217 009 men (47.35%) and 4 689 030 women (52.65%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 272 079 / 6.1% | 217 664 / 5.6% | 47.7% |
| 5 – 9 | 272 079 / 6.1% | 213 478 / 5.5% | 47.5% |
| 10 - 14 | 242 778 / 5.4% | 192 549 / 5% | 47.5% |
| 15 - 19 | 205 106 / 4.5% | 167 434 / 4.4% | 48% |
| 20 - 24 | 242 778 / 5.4% | 200 921 / 5.2% | 49% |
| 25 - 29 | 359 982 / 8.2% | 301 381 / 7.6% | 48.9% |
| 30 - 34 | 351 610 / 8% | 301 381 / 7.6% | 49.4% |
| 35 - 39 | 322 309 / 7.3% | 293 009 / 7.4% | 51.1% |
| 40 - 44 | 297 194 / 6.7% | 276 266 / 7% | 51.5% |
| 45 - 49 | 272 079 / 6.1% | 255 337 / 6.5% | 51.8% |
| 50 - 54 | 309 752 / 7% | 309 752 / 7.8% | 53.6% |
| 55 - 59 | 326 495 / 7.4% | 355 797 / 8.9% | 55.5% |
| 60 - 64 | 272 079 / 6.1% | 318 124 / 8% | 57.3% |
| 65 - 69 | 188 362 / 4.1% | 251 151 / 6.4% | 60.4% |
| 70 - 74 | 79 531 / 1.5% | 133 947 / 3.6% | 65.8% |
| 75 - 79 | 100 460 / 2% | 209 292 / 5.4% | 70% |
| 80+ | 71 159 / 1.3% | 188 363 / 4.9% | 75.2% |
Education level
Education level of residents Dhaka: have higher education 22.7% (2 021 671 people), incomplete higher education — 2.9% (258 275 people), secondary vocational — 35.7% (3 179 456 people), 11 classes — 15.7% (1 398 248 people), 9 classes — 8.7% (774 825 people), 5 classes — 8.2% (730 295 people), have no education — 0.4% (35 624 people), illiterate — 0.6% (53 436 people).
| Higher education | 2 021 671 / 22.7% |
| Incomplete higher | 258 275 / 2.9% |
| Secondary vocational | 3 179 456 / 35.7% |
| Elementary school | 1 398 248 / 15.7% |
| Middle school | 774 825 / 8.7% |
| High school | 730 295 / 8.2% |
| Without education | 35 624 / 0.4% |
| Illiterate | 53 436 / 0.6% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Dhaka
Total Dhaka the number of officially employed population is 5 762 207 people (64.7%), pensioners 2 404 631 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 472 020 people (5.3%).
| Employed population | 5 762 207 / 64.7% |
| Unemployed | 472 020 / 5.3% |
| Pensioners | 2 404 631 / 27% |
Disability
Total Dhaka have a disability 848 746 people, what constitutes 9.53% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 130 919 (1.47.%), disabled of the group II are 331 305 (3.72.%), disabled of the group III are 317 946 (3.57.%), disabled children 68 577 (0.77.%).
| Total disabled | 848 746 / 9.53% |
| Disabled of the group I | 130 919 / 1.47% |
| Disabled of the group II | 331 305 / 3.72% |
| Disabled of the group III | 317 946 / 3.57% |
| Disabled children | 68 577 / 0.77% |