The population of Bangladesh is expected to grow by 1,709,000 in 2020 and reach 171,500,000 in 2021. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 300,000 people yearly. On average there are 2,988,380 births and 890,640 deaths in Bangladesh per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 1.24 percent per year. The population density of Bangladesh has changed from 625.9 in 1980 to 1,278.1 in 2018.
| Current population | 170,205,068 people at present (Tuesday 31st of March 2020) | |
| Median Age | 29.9 years |
| Life expectancy | 73.8 years | |
| Population density | 1,304.3 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 169,775,000 | 1,709,000 (1.0%) | -300,000 | 29.9 | 2.00 | 1,304 | 64,559,000 (38.0%) |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -470,000 | 29.6 | 2.03 | 1,291 | 62,665,000 (37.3%) |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -470,000 | 29.3 | 2.05 | 1,278 | 60,793,000 (36.5%) |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -470,000 | 29.0 | 2.08 | 1,265 | 58,935,000 (35.8%) |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -470,000 | 28.7 | 2.11 | 1,252 | 57,090,079 (35.0%) |
| 2015 | 161,200,886 | 1,795,607 (1.1%) | -470,000 | 28.4 | 2.13 | 1,238 | 55,254,828 (34.3%) |
| 2010 | 152,149,102 | 1,694,394 (1.1%) | -505,297 | 27.0 | 2.33 | 1,169 | 46,347,659 (30.5%) |
| 2005 | 143,431,101 | 2,123,612 (1.5%) | -714,191 | 25.8 | 2.69 | 1,102 | 38,452,444 (26.8%) |
| 2000 | 131,581,243 | 2,551,552 (1.9%) | -308,291 | 24.8 | 3.17 | 1,011 | 31,040,015 (23.6%) |
| 1995 | 118,706,871 | 2,524,604 (2.1%) | -151,224 | 23.7 | 3.71 | 912 | 25,751,082 (21.7%) |
| 1990 | 106,188,642 | 2,589,410 (2.4%) | -159,632 | 23.0 | 4.49 | 816 | 21,037,032 (19.8%) |
| 1985 | 93,199,865 | 2,467,503 (2.7%) | -43,873 | 22.5 | 5.50 | 716 | 16,306,248 (17.5%) |
| 1980 | 81,470,860 | 2,234,084 (2.7%) | -157,493 | 22.7 | 6.36 | 626 | 12,099,237 (14.9%) |
| 1975 | 71,305,923 | 1,421,503 (2.0%) | -215,346 | 23.0 | 6.82 | 548 | 7,013,651 (9.8%) |
| 1970 | 65,047,770 | 1,630,376 (2.5%) | -595,571 | 22.6 | 6.95 | 500 | 4,939,077 (7.6%) |
| 1965 | 55,834,038 | 1,704,938 (3.1%) | -32,364 | 22.9 | 6.88 | 429 | 3,467,852 (6.2%) |
| 1960 | 48,199,747 | 1,393,055 (2.8%) | -28,476 | 23.2 | 6.73 | 370 | 2,475,057 (5.1%) |
In 2019 the population of Bangladesh was 168,066,000 and the average age increased from 23.2 in 1960 to 29.6. Urban population has increased from 31,040,015 (23.6%) in 2000 to 64,559,000 (38.0%) in the current year. The population density of Bangladesh has changed from 625.9 in 1980 to 1,278.1 in 2018.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 169,775,000 | 1,709,000 (1.0%) | -300,000 | 29.9 | 2.00 | 1,304 | 64,559,000 (38.0%) |
| 2025 | 178,263,000 | 1,632,000 (0.9%) | -300,000 | 31.5 | 1.88 | 1,370 | 74,177,000 (41.6%) |
| 2030 | 185,585,000 | 1,361,000 (0.7%) | -300,000 | 33.2 | 1.79 | 1,426 | 83,394,000 (44.9%) |
| 2035 | 191,601,000 | 1,097,000 (0.6%) | -300,000 | 34.9 | 1.73 | 1,472 | 91,779,000 (47.9%) |
| 2040 | 196,294,000 | 837,000 (0.4%) | -300,000 | 36.7 | 1.68 | 1,508 | 99,154,000 (50.5%) |
| 2045 | 199,744,000 | 589,000 (0.3%) | -300,000 | 38.4 | 1.66 | 1,535 | 106,074,000 (53.1%) |
| 2050 | 201,927,000 | 338,000 (0.2%) | -300,000 | 40.1 | 1.66 | 1,551 | 112,431,000 (55.7%) |
Total Bangladesh population should reach 169,775,000 by 2020 and should increase to 201,927,000 people by year 2050. The life expectancy at birth should reach 80.4 (78.8 years for male and 82.0 years for females). Population density will go up to 1,551.3 people per square kilometer.
The population growth rate is 1.02% (1,698,000 residents, including 877,159 deaths). The demographics of Bangladesh constitutes of 84,259,000 women and 85,516,000 men, which means there are 1,015 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 36.4% of population (61,781,123) is 19 or younger, 58.4% of population (99,165,578) is between age 20 and 64 and 5.2% of population (8,828,300) is over 65.