Population ages 15-64 in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Population ages 15-64 was 65.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 in Bangladesh, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-64 in Bangladesh is 65.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Bangladesh peaked at 65.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 51.7%, in 1981.
That places Bangladesh 86th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64 in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 55.0% | — |
| 1961 | 54.8% | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 54.6% | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 54.3% | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 53.9% | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 53.6% | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 53.4% | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 53.1% | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 52.9% | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 52.7% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 52.5% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 52.5% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 52.3% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 52.2% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 52.0% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 52.0% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 51.9% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 51.9% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 51.9% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 51.8% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 51.8% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 51.7% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 51.7% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 51.8% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 51.9% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 52.0% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 52.3% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 52.6% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 52.9% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 53.4% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 53.8% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 54.3% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 54.7% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 55.3% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 55.8% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 56.4% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 57.0% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 57.6% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 58.2% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 58.7% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 59.2% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 59.6% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 59.8% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 60.1% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 60.3% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 60.5% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 60.8% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 61.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 61.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 61.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 61.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 62.1% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 62.5% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 62.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 63.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 63.9% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 64.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 64.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 64.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 64.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 64.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 65.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 65.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 65.3% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 65.5% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 65.7% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.8% | 52.7% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 52.1% | 51.8% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.2% | 51.7% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.2% | 53.8% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.4% | 59.2% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 61.7% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.2% | 64.9% | 65.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 387,056 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.77 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0961 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64 in Bangladesh?
- Population ages 15-64 in Bangladesh was 65.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 65.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.7% in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for population ages 15-64?
- Bangladesh ranks 86th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.