Population
173.6M
Unitary parliamentary republic
GDP per capita, PPP
$15,559
in 2031
Passport power
#193
16 visa-free destinations
Top-rated city
Dhaka
of 12 cities rated
Country overview
- Official name
- People's Republic of Bangladesh
- Capital
- Dhaka
- Continent
- Asia / Southern Asia
- Area
- 148,460 km²
- Population
- 173.6M
- Density
- 1,165.0/km²
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Driving side
- Left
- TLD
- .bd
- Calling code
- +880
- Timezone
- UTC+06:00
Visa and travel
- Passport power rank
- #193 of 199
- Visa-free destinations
- 16
- Total accessible
- 33
Culture and society
- Languages
- Bengali (বাংলা)
- Religions
- Islam 91.0%, Hinduism 7.9%, Buddhism 0.6%, Christianity 0.3%
- Currencies
- ৳ BDT — Bangladeshi taka
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.685
- GDP per capita (2031)
- $15,559
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 74.9 yrs
- Internet users (2024)
- 53.4%
- Gini index (2025)
- 33.4
- Inflation (2031)
- 5.5%
- Unemployment (2025)
- 3.8%
- Urban population (2025)
- 33.2%
- Life satisfaction (2025)
- 4.3/10
- PM2.5 (2024)
- 65.0 µg/m³
- Political stability (2023)
- 16th pct
- Homicide rate (2018)
- 2.3/100k
- Human capital (2020)
- 0.46