Bangladesh Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Bangladesh vs World

Table

Year	Median age
	Bangladesh	World
1960	19	22.5
1961	18.9	22.5
1962	18.8	22.4
1963	18.7	22.2
1964	18.6	22
1965	18.5	21.8
1966	18.4	21.7
1967	18.3	21.6
1968	18.2	21.5
1969	18	21.5
1970	17.9	21.4
1971	17.8	21.4
1972	17.7	21.5
1973	17.6	21.5
1974	17.5	21.6
1975	17.5	21.7
1976	17.5	21.9
1977	17.5	22
1978	17.6	22.2
1979	17.6	22.3
1980	17.6	22.5
1981	17.6	22.6
1982	17.6	22.7
1983	17.7	22.9
1984	17.7	23
1985	17.8	23.2
1986	17.9	23.3
1987	18	23.4
1988	18.2	23.6
1989	18.4	23.8
1990	18.5	23.9
1991	18.7	24.1
1992	18.9	24.3
1993	19.1	24.5
1994	19.3	24.7
1995	19.5	25
1996	19.7	25.2
1997	19.9	25.4
1998	20.2	25.7
1999	20.4	25.9
2000	20.7	26.1
2001	21	26.3
2002	21.2	26.5
2003	21.4	26.7
2004	21.6	27
2005	21.8	27.2
2006	22	27.4
2007	22.2	27.6
2008	22.4	27.8
2009	22.7	28
2010	22.9	28.2
2011	23.2	28.4
2012	23.5	28.6
2013	23.8	28.9
2014	24.2	29.1
2015	24.5	29.3
2016	24.8	29.5
2017	25	29.8
2018	25.2	30
2019	25.4	30.3
2020	25.6	30.6
2021	25.8	30.8
2022	26	31
2023	26.4	31.3
2024	26.7	31.6
2025	27	31.9
2026	27.3	32.1
2027	27.6	32.3
2028	28	32.6
2029	28.3	32.8
2030	28.7	33
2031	29	33.2
2032	29.4	33.4
2033	29.8	33.6
2034	30.2	33.8
2035	30.6	34
2036	31	34.2
2037	31.4	34.4
2038	31.9	34.6
2039	32.3	34.8
2040	32.7	35
2041	33.1	35.2
2042	33.5	35.4
2043	33.9	35.6
2044	34.3	35.8
2045	34.7	36
2046	35.1	36.2
2047	35.5	36.4
2048	35.9	36.6
2049	36.2	36.8
2050	36.5	37.1

In 1960, the median age in Bangladesh was 19 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 26.7 years compared to the world's average of 31.6 years. Ranked 116th for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Bangladesh ranks 124th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Bangladesh is expected to increase to around 36.5 years by 2050. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Bangladesh demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Bangladesh
	Male	Female
0-4	4.92%	4.7%
5-9	4.65%	4.39%
10-14	4.87%	4.46%
15-19	4.97%	4.87%
20-24	4.31%	4.96%
25-29	3.91%	4.8%
30-34	3.51%	4.07%
35-39	3.42%	3.86%
40-44	3.24%	3.34%
45-49	2.6%	2.56%
50-54	2.17%	2.23%
55-59	1.86%	1.82%
60-64	1.56%	1.46%
65-69	1.26%	1.16%
70-74	0.88%	0.92%
75-79	0.56%	0.62%
80+	0.47%	0.62%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Bangladesh has average demographic potential with 63.4% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 75/196).

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Bangladesh			World
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	81.9%	76.5%	5.3%	73.5%	64.9%	8.62%
1961	82.4%	77.2%	5.29%	73.8%	65.1%	8.67%
1962	83.2%	77.9%	5.29%	74.1%	65.4%	8.73%
1963	84.2%	78.9%	5.31%	74.9%	66.1%	8.79%
1964	85.4%	80.1%	5.35%	75.5%	66.6%	8.85%
1965	86.5%	81.1%	5.41%	75.8%	66.8%	8.93%
1966	87.4%	81.9%	5.47%	75.9%	66.9%	9%
1967	88.3%	82.7%	5.54%	75.9%	66.8%	9.07%
1968	89%	83.4%	5.61%	75.8%	66.6%	9.14%
1969	89.8%	84.1%	5.69%	75.7%	66.5%	9.2%
1970	90.3%	84.6%	5.77%	75.5%	66.2%	9.26%
1971	90.6%	84.9%	5.7%	75.2%	65.9%	9.33%
1972	91.1%	85.4%	5.65%	74.9%	65.6%	9.39%
1973	91.7%	85.9%	5.76%	74.6%	65.1%	9.46%
1974	92.2%	86.3%	5.86%	74.4%	64.9%	9.54%
1975	92.5%	86.5%	5.98%	74.2%	64.6%	9.64%
1976	92.5%	86.4%	6.11%	74%	64.3%	9.72%
1977	92.6%	86.4%	6.24%	73.5%	63.7%	9.79%
1978	92.7%	86.4%	6.36%	72.4%	62.5%	9.84%
1979	92.9%	86.4%	6.48%	71.3%	61.4%	9.88%
1980	93.2%	86.6%	6.58%	70.4%	60.5%	9.89%
1981	93.4%	86.7%	6.66%	69.5%	59.6%	9.85%
1982	93.4%	86.7%	6.7%	68.7%	58.9%	9.79%
1983	93.1%	86.4%	6.72%	67.9%	58.1%	9.72%
1984	92.7%	86%	6.73%	67%	57.3%	9.68%
1985	92.1%	85.4%	6.73%	66.3%	56.6%	9.68%
1986	91.4%	84.7%	6.71%	65.7%	55.9%	9.71%
1987	90.2%	83.6%	6.68%	65.2%	55.4%	9.75%
1988	88.9%	82.2%	6.64%	64.8%	54.9%	9.81%
1989	87.4%	80.8%	6.58%	64.4%	54.5%	9.89%
1990	85.9%	79.4%	6.51%	64.2%	54.3%	9.97%
1991	84.3%	77.9%	6.42%	64%	53.9%	10.1%
1992	82.7%	76.3%	6.33%	63.7%	53.6%	10.2%
1993	81%	74.7%	6.24%	63.5%	53.2%	10.3%
1994	79.2%	73%	6.15%	63.1%	52.7%	10.4%
1995	77.3%	71.3%	6.06%	62.7%	52.2%	10.5%
1996	75.4%	69.4%	5.99%	62.1%	51.5%	10.6%
1997	73.5%	67.6%	5.92%	61.5%	50.8%	10.7%
1998	71.9%	66%	5.88%	60.7%	50%	10.7%
1999	70.3%	64.5%	5.85%	60%	49.2%	10.8%
2000	68.9%	63%	5.85%	59.3%	48.4%	10.9%
2001	67.8%	62%	5.87%	58.5%	47.6%	11%
2002	67.1%	61.2%	5.92%	57.8%	46.7%	11.1%
2003	66.5%	60.5%	5.98%	57%	45.9%	11.1%
2004	65.9%	59.8%	6.06%	56.3%	45.1%	11.2%
2005	65.2%	59%	6.15%	55.6%	44.3%	11.3%
2006	64.5%	58.3%	6.25%	55%	43.6%	11.4%
2007	63.9%	57.5%	6.37%	54.5%	43.1%	11.4%
2008	63.3%	56.8%	6.51%	54.1%	42.6%	11.5%
2009	62.7%	56%	6.66%	53.8%	42.2%	11.6%
2010	62%	55.2%	6.82%	53.5%	41.9%	11.6%
2011	61.1%	54.1%	7%	53.4%	41.6%	11.8%
2012	60%	52.9%	7.18%	53.3%	41.4%	11.9%
2013	58.9%	51.5%	7.35%	53.4%	41.2%	12.1%
2014	57.6%	50.1%	7.5%	53.5%	41.1%	12.4%
2015	56.5%	48.8%	7.67%	53.6%	40.9%	12.7%
2016	55.4%	47.5%	7.88%	53.7%	40.7%	13%
2017	54.6%	46.5%	8.13%	53.9%	40.6%	13.3%
2018	54.3%	45.9%	8.42%	54.1%	40.4%	13.7%
2019	54.2%	45.4%	8.73%	54.2%	40.1%	14%
2020	54.1%	45.1%	8.99%	54.2%	39.8%	14.4%
2021	54%	44.8%	9.2%	54.2%	39.5%	14.7%
2022	53.6%	44.2%	9.42%	54%	39%	15%
2023	53.1%	43.4%	9.68%	53.9%	38.5%	15.4%
2024	52.6%	42.7%	9.92%	53.7%	38%	15.7%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Bangladesh decreased from 65.9% to 52.6% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Bangladesh working age demographic chart

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Bangladesh	World
1960	55%	57.6%
1961	54.8%	57.5%
1962	54.6%	57.4%
1963	54.3%	57.2%
1964	53.9%	57%
1965	53.6%	56.9%
1966	53.4%	56.8%
1967	53.1%	56.9%
1968	52.9%	56.9%
1969	52.7%	56.9%
1970	52.5%	57%
1971	52.5%	57.1%
1972	52.3%	57.2%
1973	52.2%	57.3%
1974	52%	57.3%
1975	52%	57.4%
1976	51.9%	57.5%
1977	51.9%	57.7%
1978	51.9%	58%
1979	51.8%	58.4%
1980	51.8%	58.7%
1981	51.7%	59%
1982	51.7%	59.3%
1983	51.8%	59.6%
1984	51.9%	59.9%
1985	52%	60.1%
1986	52.3%	60.4%
1987	52.6%	60.5%
1988	52.9%	60.7%
1989	53.4%	60.8%
1990	53.8%	60.9%
1991	54.3%	61%
1992	54.7%	61.1%
1993	55.3%	61.2%
1994	55.8%	61.3%
1995	56.4%	61.5%
1996	57%	61.7%
1997	57.6%	61.9%
1998	58.2%	62.2%
1999	58.7%	62.5%
2000	59.2%	62.8%
2001	59.6%	63.1%
2002	59.8%	63.4%
2003	60.1%	63.7%
2004	60.3%	64%
2005	60.5%	64.3%
2006	60.8%	64.5%
2007	61%	64.7%
2008	61.2%	64.9%
2009	61.5%	65%
2010	61.7%	65.1%
2011	62.1%	65.2%
2012	62.5%	65.2%
2013	62.9%	65.2%
2014	63.4%	65.2%
2015	63.9%	65.1%
2016	64.4%	65.1%
2017	64.7%	65%
2018	64.8%	64.9%
2019	64.9%	64.9%
2020	64.9%	64.8%
2021	65%	64.9%
2022	65.1%	64.9%
2023	65.3%	65%
2024	65.5%	65.1%
2025	65.7%	65.2%
2026	65.8%	65.3%
2027	65.9%	65.4%
2028	66%	65.4%
2029	66.1%	65.4%
2030	66.2%	65.4%
2031	66.2%	65.4%
2032	66.3%	65.4%
2033	66.4%	65.4%
2034	66.5%	65.3%
2035	66.6%	65.2%
2036	66.7%	65%
2037	66.9%	64.9%
2038	67.1%	64.7%
2039	67.3%	64.6%
2040	67.4%	64.5%
2041	67.6%	64.4%
2042	67.7%	64.3%
2043	67.8%	64.2%
2044	67.9%	64.1%
2045	67.9%	63.9%
2046	67.8%	63.8%
2047	67.7%	63.7%
2048	67.5%	63.6%
2049	67.3%	63.4%
2050	67%	63.3%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Bangladesh changed from 60.3% to 65.5% between 2004 and 2024.

Share of young population (0-14 years)

Table

Year	Share of population 0-14 years old
	Bangladesh	World
1960	42.1%	37.4%
1961	42.3%	37.5%
1962	42.5%	37.6%
1963	42.8%	37.8%
1964	43.2%	38%
1965	43.5%	38%
1966	43.7%	38%
1967	43.9%	38%
1968	44.1%	37.9%
1969	44.3%	37.8%
1970	44.4%	37.7%
1971	44.5%	37.6%
1972	44.7%	37.5%
1973	44.8%	37.3%
1974	44.9%	37.2%
1975	44.9%	37.1%
1976	44.9%	36.9%
1977	44.8%	36.7%
1978	44.8%	36.3%
1979	44.8%	35.9%
1980	44.8%	35.5%
1981	44.8%	35.2%
1982	44.8%	34.9%
1983	44.7%	34.6%
1984	44.6%	34.3%
1985	44.5%	34%
1986	44.2%	33.8%
1987	43.9%	33.6%
1988	43.5%	33.4%
1989	43.1%	33.2%
1990	42.7%	33%
1991	42.3%	32.9%
1992	41.8%	32.7%
1993	41.3%	32.5%
1994	40.8%	32.3%
1995	40.2%	32.1%
1996	39.6%	31.8%
1997	39%	31.5%
1998	38.4%	31.1%
1999	37.8%	30.8%
2000	37.3%	30.4%
2001	36.9%	30%
2002	36.6%	29.6%
2003	36.4%	29.2%
2004	36.1%	28.8%
2005	35.7%	28.5%
2006	35.4%	28.1%
2007	35.1%	27.9%
2008	34.8%	27.6%
2009	34.4%	27.5%
2010	34.1%	27.3%
2011	33.6%	27.1%
2012	33%	27%
2013	32.4%	26.9%
2014	31.8%	26.8%
2015	31.2%	26.6%
2016	30.6%	26.5%
2017	30.1%	26.4%
2018	29.7%	26.2%
2019	29.5%	26%
2020	29.3%	25.8%
2021	29.1%	25.6%
2022	28.8%	25.3%
2023	28.4%	25%
2024	28%	24.7%
2025	27.6%	24.4%
2026	27.3%	24.1%
2027	27%	23.8%
2028	26.8%	23.4%
2029	26.5%	23.1%
2030	26.3%	22.8%
2031	26%	22.6%
2032	25.8%	22.3%
2033	25.5%	22.1%
2034	25.2%	21.9%
2035	24.8%	21.7%
2036	24.5%	21.6%
2037	24%	21.5%
2038	23.6%	21.4%
2039	23.2%	21.3%
2040	22.7%	21.2%
2041	22.3%	21.1%
2042	21.9%	21%
2043	21.5%	21%
2044	21.2%	20.9%
2045	20.8%	20.8%
2046	20.5%	20.7%
2047	20.2%	20.7%
2048	19.9%	20.6%
2049	19.6%	20.5%
2050	19.4%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Bangladesh decreased from 36.1% to 28% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Bangladesh	World
1960	2.92%	4.97%
1961	2.9%	4.99%
1962	2.89%	5.01%
1963	2.88%	5.02%
1964	2.89%	5.04%
1965	2.9%	5.08%
1966	2.92%	5.12%
1967	2.94%	5.16%
1968	2.97%	5.2%
1969	3%	5.24%
1970	3.03%	5.28%
1971	2.99%	5.32%
1972	2.96%	5.37%
1973	3%	5.42%
1974	3.05%	5.47%
1975	3.11%	5.53%
1976	3.18%	5.59%
1977	3.24%	5.65%
1978	3.3%	5.71%
1979	3.36%	5.77%
1980	3.41%	5.81%
1981	3.44%	5.81%
1982	3.46%	5.8%
1983	3.48%	5.79%
1984	3.49%	5.8%
1985	3.5%	5.82%
1986	3.51%	5.86%
1987	3.51%	5.91%
1988	3.51%	5.95%
1989	3.51%	6.01%
1990	3.5%	6.07%
1991	3.48%	6.14%
1992	3.46%	6.21%
1993	3.45%	6.29%
1994	3.43%	6.37%
1995	3.42%	6.45%
1996	3.41%	6.53%
1997	3.41%	6.61%
1998	3.42%	6.68%
1999	3.44%	6.76%
2000	3.46%	6.84%
2001	3.5%	6.92%
2002	3.54%	7.01%
2003	3.59%	7.1%
2004	3.66%	7.18%
2005	3.72%	7.26%
2006	3.8%	7.34%
2007	3.89%	7.41%
2008	3.98%	7.47%
2009	4.09%	7.52%
2010	4.21%	7.58%
2011	4.34%	7.66%
2012	4.49%	7.78%
2013	4.63%	7.92%
2014	4.76%	8.08%
2015	4.9%	8.26%
2016	5.07%	8.45%
2017	5.26%	8.65%
2018	5.46%	8.88%
2019	5.66%	9.1%
2020	5.84%	9.33%
2021	5.97%	9.53%
2022	6.14%	9.74%
2023	6.32%	9.98%
2024	6.5%	10.2%
2025	6.67%	10.4%
2026	6.84%	10.6%
2027	7.01%	10.8%
2028	7.19%	11.1%
2029	7.37%	11.5%
2030	7.56%	11.7%
2031	7.75%	12%
2032	7.95%	12.3%
2033	8.16%	12.6%
2034	8.37%	12.8%
2035	8.59%	13.1%
2036	8.83%	13.4%
2037	9.07%	13.7%
2038	9.32%	13.9%
2039	9.57%	14.1%
2040	9.84%	14.3%
2041	10.1%	14.5%
2042	10.4%	14.7%
2043	10.7%	14.9%
2044	11%	15%
2045	11.3%	15.2%
2046	11.7%	15.4%
2047	12.1%	15.7%
2048	12.6%	15.9%
2049	13.1%	16.1%
2050	13.6%	16.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Bangladesh increased from 3.66% to 6.5% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in life expectancy.