BGD / South Asia

Bangladesh

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Capital
Dhaka
Currency
Bangladeshi taka
Continent
Asia
Area
147,570 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q902 ↗ · Official languages: Bangla
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
175.69M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
456.32B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
2,597.34 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
8.77 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
3.78 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
2.14 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
74.93 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
Population growth ↗
1.22 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
3.49 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
10.15K · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
6.67 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
33.24 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
58.8 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
9.39 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
53.42 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
27.95 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
0.4 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 2006–2025
2025Bangladesh: 175.69M
Bangladesh · Population143.48M152.26M161.05M169.83M178.61M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Bangladesh · Population · people
YearBangladesh
2025175,686,899
2024173,562,364
2023171,466,990
2022169,384,897
2021167,658,854
2020166,298,024
2019164,913,055
2018163,523,103
2017162,186,147
2016160,811,932
2015159,383,179
2014157,964,929
2013156,532,141
2012155,070,101
2011153,591,076
2010152,201,981
2009150,873,714
2008149,474,264
2007147,989,278
2006146,405,973
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Bangladesh: 456.32B
Bangladesh · GDP32.96B149.46B265.96B382.46B498.97B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Bangladesh · GDP · current US$
YearBangladesh
2025456,319,229,255.58
2024450,119,432,068.85
2023437,415,333,018.29
2022460,131,689,083.08
2021416,271,647,911.01
2020373,979,442,362.19
2019351,231,654,603.69
2018321,362,752,441.78
2017293,732,446,624.6
2016265,224,515,675.03
2015195,146,608,978.13
2014172,886,611,653.79
2013149,998,957,434.19
2012133,310,747,603.48
2011128,607,482,310.36
2010115,275,540,051.26
2009102,475,158,191
200891,636,997,370.98
200779,611,644,974.56
200671,795,736,172.16

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Bangladesh: 2,597.34
Bangladesh · GDP per capita267.78935.611,603.442,271.272,939.12006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Bangladesh · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearBangladesh
20252,597.34
20242,593.42
20232,551.02
20222,716.49
20212,482.85
20202,248.85
20192,129.8
20181,965.24
20171,811.08
20161,649.28
20151,224.39
20141,094.46
2013958.26
2012859.68
2011837.34
2010757.39
2009679.21
2008613.06
2007537.96
2006490.39
% · 2006–2025
2025Bangladesh: 8.77
Bangladesh · Inflation4.836.628.4110.211.992006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Bangladesh · Inflation · %
YearBangladesh
20258.77
202410.47
20239.88
20227.7
20215.55
20205.69
20195.59
20185.54
20175.7
20165.51
20156.19
20146.99
20137.53
20126.22
201111.4
20108.13
20095.42
20088.9
20079.11
20066.77

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Bangladesh: 3.78
Bangladesh · Unemployment3.133.794.455.15.762006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Bangladesh · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearBangladesh
20253.78
20243.64
20233.35
20224.59
20215.46
20205.54
20194.5
20184.44
20174.37
20164.35
20154.4
20144.42
20134.43
20124.07
20113.74
20103.38
20095
20084.49
20074.02
20063.59

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Bangladesh: —
Bangladesh · Fertility rate2.082.262.452.632.822006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Bangladesh · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearBangladesh
2025No data available
20242.14
20232.16
20222.18
20212.17
20202.18
20192.18
20182.19
20172.21
20162.23
20152.23
20142.23
20132.25
20122.26
20112.31
20102.38
20092.48
20082.58
20072.67
20062.76

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Bangladesh: —
Bangladesh · Life expectancy65.1667.8270.4973.1575.822006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Bangladesh · Life expectancy · years
YearBangladesh
2025No data available
202474.93
202374.67
202274.27
202171.1
202071.42
201972.63
201872.12
201771.61
201671.08
201570.54
201470.02
201369.49
201268.99
201168.5
201068.01
200967.53
200867.05
200766.46
200666.05
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Bangladesh

17 World Bank indicators each use their latest available observation, so reference years can differ. Open any indicator card to explore its historical series. Missing observations are preserved. Country information comes from Wikidata.