Population ages 15-64, total in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Population ages 15-64, total was 115.40 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, total in Bangladesh, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-64, total in Bangladesh is 115.40 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, total in Bangladesh peaked at 115.40 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 28.50 million, in 1960.
Bangladesh ranks 8th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.86 million | 28.50 million | 35.45 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 40.11 million | 36.28 million | 44.55 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.65 million | 45.56 million | 58.39 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.43 million | 60.04 million | 77.57 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.62 million | 79.67 million | 92.73 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.81 million | 93.97 million | 106.97 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 111.37 million | 107.94 million | 115.40 million | 6 |
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More health data for Bangladesh
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 1 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 1.37 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 1.69 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 1.42 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 1.70 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 1.47 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 1.71 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, total in Bangladesh?
- Population ages 15-64, total in Bangladesh was 115.40 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, total recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 115.40 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, total recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.50 million in 1960.
- How does Bangladesh rank for population ages 15-64, total?
- Bangladesh ranks 8th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, total rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Population ages 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.