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
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
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$ · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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
% · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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 21, 2026Methodology