Age dependency ratio in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Age dependency ratio was 52.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Bangladesh, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio in Bangladesh stood at 52.2%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Bangladesh peaked at 93.4% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 52.2%, in 2025.
That places Bangladesh 133rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 81.9% | — |
| 1961 | 82.4% | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 83.2% | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 84.2% | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 85.4% | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 86.5% | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 87.4% | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 88.3% | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 89.0% | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 89.8% | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 90.3% | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 90.6% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 91.1% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 91.7% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 92.2% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 92.5% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 92.5% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 92.6% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 92.7% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 92.9% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 93.2% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 93.4% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 93.4% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 93.1% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 92.7% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 92.1% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 91.4% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 90.2% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 88.9% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 87.4% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 85.9% | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 84.3% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 82.7% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 81.0% | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 79.2% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 77.3% | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 75.4% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 73.5% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 71.9% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 70.3% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 68.9% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 67.8% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 67.1% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 66.5% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 65.9% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 65.2% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 64.5% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 63.9% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 63.3% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 62.7% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 62.0% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 61.1% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 60.0% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 58.9% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 57.6% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 56.5% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 55.4% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 54.6% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 54.3% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 54.2% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 54.1% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 54.0% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 53.6% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 53.1% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 52.6% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 52.2% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85.8% | 81.9% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 91.9% | 90.3% | 92.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 91.6% | 87.4% | 93.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.2% | 70.3% | 85.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.6% | 62.7% | 68.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.5% | 54.2% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.3% | 52.2% | 54.1% | 6 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,153 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,062 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0128 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0095 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Bangladesh?
- Age dependency ratio in Bangladesh was 52.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 93.4% in 1981.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.2% in 2025.
- How does Bangladesh rank for age dependency ratio?
- Bangladesh ranks 133rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.