Population, female in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Population, female was 89.32 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, female in Bangladesh, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 89.32 million for population, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Bangladesh peaked at 89.32 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 24.88 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 | 28.48 million | 24.88 million | 32.39 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 37.33 million | 33.23 million | 41.79 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.18 million | 42.83 million | 53.40 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.50 million | 54.49 million | 64.82 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.10 million | 66.07 million | 75.63 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.31 million | 76.49 million | 83.75 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.69 million | 84.42 million | 89.32 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More health data for Bangladesh
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,153 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,062 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 1 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1 (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, female in Bangladesh?
- Population, female in Bangladesh was 89.32 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 89.32 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.88 million in 1960.
- How does Bangladesh rank for population, female?
- Bangladesh ranks 8th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. 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, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.