Population, ages 15-24, female in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Population, ages 15-24, female was 16.81 million in 2015. β² Rising
Population, ages 15-24, female in Bangladesh, 1990β2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, ages 15-24, female in Bangladesh is 16.81 million, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 15-24, female in Bangladesh peaked at 16.81 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11.09 million, in 1990.
That places Bangladesh 7th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.10 million | 11.09 million | 13.31 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.95 million | 13.63 million | 16.09 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.56 million | 16.26 million | 16.81 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 383,624 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 106.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0022 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, ages 15-24, female in Bangladesh?
- Population, ages 15-24, female in Bangladesh was 16.81 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 15-24, female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 16.81 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, ages 15-24, female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.09 million in 1990.
- How does Bangladesh rank for population, ages 15-24, female?
- Bangladesh ranks 7th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 15-24, female rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 15-24, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population, ages 15-24, female is the total number of females age 15-24.