🇧🇩 Bangladesh Demographics - Population, Culture & Society
🇧🇩 Bangladesh
BD / BGD #92
Nomad Score
47.0
Cities
12
Region
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation,
Asia,
Asia,
Southern Asia,
Next Eleven,
Least Developed Countries,
Developing Countries
Currency
BDT
📊 KEY DEMOGRAPHICS
Population
173.6M
Density
1,165.0/km²
HDI
0.685
(Medium)
GDP per capita
$2,730
Gini Index (2025)
33.4
Life Expectancy (2023)
74.7 yrs
Fertility Rate (2023)
2.16
Urban Population (2024)
32.7%
Literacy Rate (2022)
79.0%
Labor Force (2025)
61.3%
Gender Wage Gap (2024)
14.5%
🗣 LANGUAGES & CULTURE
Languages
| Language | Native Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | বাংলা |
Religions
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Islam | 91.0% |
| Hinduism | 7.9% |
| Buddhism | 0.6% |
| Christianity | 0.3% |
| Other | 0.1% |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Bengali | 99.0% |
| Other | 1.0% |
Demonym (male)
Bangladeshi
Demonym (female)
Bangladeshi
National Anthem
Amar Sonar Bangla
📈 POPULATION STRUCTURE
| Age Group | Distribution | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 0-14 Youth | 28.0% | |
| 15-64 Working | 65.5% | |
| 65+ Elderly | 6.5% |
Dependency Ratio
52.6%
Profile
Young
Urban Pop. (2024)
32.7%
Birth Rate (2023)
20.4 /1000
Death Rate (2023)
5.0 /1000
Largest City (2025)
42.2%
Fertility Rate (2023)
2.16
Infant Mortality (2023)
24.4 /1000
Slum Pop. (2022)
51.5%
Tourism (2019)
323.0K
🏥 HEALTHCARE
Life Expectancy (2023)
74.7 yrs
HALE (2021)
63.1 yrs
Health Spending (2023)
2.2% of GDP
Infant Mortality (2023)
24.4/1000
UHC Index (2021)
52/100
Hospital Beds (2023)
0.9/1000
Physicians (2023)
0.72/1000
Nurses (2023)
0.66/1000
Health Spending/cap (2023)
$53
Out-of-Pocket (2023)
79.3%
🎓 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY
Literacy Rate (2022)
79.0%
Education Spending (2024)
2.0% of GDP
Learning Outcomes (2020)
368
Internet Users (2023)
44.5%
Mobile Subscriptions (2023)
114.4/100
Broadband (2023)
7.9/100
Secure Servers (2024)
527/1M
🌐 BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY
Broadband per 100 (2023)
7.9
🌍 GEOGRAPHY & PRACTICAL
Area
148,460 km²
Capital
Dhaka
📍
Continent
Asia
Region
Asia
Subregion
Southern Asia
Landlocked
No
Driving Side
Left
Timezones
UTC+06:00
Calling Codes
+880
Postal Code
####
TLD
.bd
Maps
Google Maps
| OpenStreetMap
Borders
🇲🇲 Myanmar,
🇮🇳 India
🏅 NATIONAL SYMBOLS
Flag
The flag of Bangladesh has a dark green field bearing a large red circle that is offset slightly towards the hoist side of center.
National Anthem
Amar Sonar Bangla
National Holiday
1971-03-26