Bangladesh vs Pakistan: Population, age 16, total

Bangladesh
3.48 million
in 2015
Pakistan
3.89 million
in 2015
Bangladesh rank
8th
Pakistan rank
6th

Population, age 16, total over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 3.89 million against 3.48 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 408,290.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 8th and Pakistan ranks 6th of 191 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Pakistan Difference Ahead
1990s 2.71 million 2.64 million 76,671 Bangladesh
2000s 3.30 million 3.84 million 539,685 Pakistan
2010s 3.49 million 3.93 million 444,152 Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, age 16, total, Bangladesh or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 3.89 million against 3.48 million in Bangladesh as of 2015.
What is the difference in population, age 16, total between Bangladesh and Pakistan?
408,290, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Pakistan?
25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Bangladesh and Pakistan rank globally for population, age 16, total?
Bangladesh ranks 8th and Pakistan ranks 6th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population, age 16, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, age 16, total
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.