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Children under 15 in Bangladesh

1960 – 2025 · 66 data points section.rank · Countries section.updated Oct 22, 2026
people · Bangladesh

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

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Latest value · 2025 27.6% −0.3 pp section.change_since
Countries · 2025 section.rank Place 1 is the highest value.
section.change_since −3.5 pp
vs section.levels.world +3.2 pp section.levels.world: 24.4% · 2025
Children under 15, 1960 – 2025 percent · Bangladesh · section.levels.world
−3.5 pp section.change_since
Bangladesh section.levels.world

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

section.compare Children under 15 · percent
Bangladesh
27.6%
section.levels.world
24.4%

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Bangladesh · 1960 – 2025
Latest value 27.6% · 2025
First value 42.1% · 1960
Highest 44.9% · 1975
Lowest 27.6% · 2025
Data points 66

By year

section.all_years · 1960 – 2025

YearBangladeshChange section.levels.world
2025 27.6% −0.3 pp 24.4%
2024 28.0% −0.4 pp 24.7%
2023 28.4% −0.4 pp 25.0%
2022 28.8% −0.3 pp 25.3%
2021 29.1% −0.2 pp 25.6%
2020 29.3% −0.2 pp 25.8%
2019 29.5% −0.3 pp 26.0%
2018 29.7% −0.3 pp 26.2%
2017 30.1% −0.5 pp 26.4%
2016 30.6% −0.6 pp 26.5%
2015 31.2% −0.6 pp 26.6%
2014 31.8% −0.6 pp 26.8%
2013 32.4% −0.6 pp 26.9%
2012 33.0% −0.6 pp 27.0%
2011 33.6% −0.5 pp 27.1%
2010 34.1% −0.4 pp 27.3%
2009 34.4% −0.3 pp 27.5%
2008 34.8% −0.3 pp 27.6%
2007 35.1% −0.3 pp 27.9%
2006 35.4% −0.3 pp 28.1%
2005 35.7% −0.3 pp 28.5%
2004 36.1% −0.3 pp 28.8%
2003 36.4% −0.3 pp 29.2%
2002 36.6% −0.3 pp 29.6%
2001 36.9% −0.4 pp 30.0%
2000 37.3% −0.5 pp 30.4%
1999 37.8% −0.5 pp 30.8%
1998 38.4% −0.6 pp 31.1%
1997 39.0% −0.6 pp 31.5%
1996 39.6% −0.6 pp 31.8%
1995 40.2% −0.6 pp 32.1%
1994 40.8% −0.5 pp 32.3%
1993 41.3% −0.5 pp 32.5%
1992 41.8% −0.5 pp 32.7%
1991 42.3% −0.5 pp 32.9%
1990 42.7% −0.4 pp 33.0%
1989 43.1% −0.4 pp 33.2%
1988 43.5% −0.4 pp 33.3%
1987 43.9% −0.3 pp 33.6%
1986 44.2% −0.2 pp 33.8%
1985 44.5% −0.2 pp 34.0%
1984 44.6% −0.1 pp 34.3%
1983 44.7% −0.1 pp 34.6%
1982 44.8% −0.0 pp 34.9%
1981 44.8% +0.0 pp 35.2%
1980 44.8% +0.0 pp 35.5%
1979 44.8% −0.0 pp 35.8%
1978 44.8% −0.0 pp 36.3%
1977 44.8% −0.0 pp 36.7%
1976 44.9% −0.0 pp 36.9%
1975 44.9% +0.0 pp 37.1%
1974 44.9% +0.1 pp 37.2%
1973 44.8% +0.1 pp 37.3%
1972 44.7% +0.2 pp 37.5%
1971 44.5% +0.1 pp 37.6%
1970 44.4% +0.1 pp 37.7%
1969 44.3% +0.2 pp 37.8%
1968 44.1% +0.2 pp 37.9%
1967 43.9% +0.2 pp 38.0%
1966 43.7% +0.2 pp 38.0%
1965 43.5% +0.3 pp 38.0%
1964 43.2% +0.4 pp 38.0%
1963 42.8% +0.3 pp 37.8%
1962 42.5% +0.2 pp 37.6%
1961 42.3% +0.2 pp 37.5%
1960 42.1% 37.4%

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

Ranking · Countries

2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryChildren under 15
12 Algeria 29.0%
18 Argentina 24.9%
10 Bangladesh 31.2%
21 Brazil 22.4%
38 Bulgaria 13.9%
31 Canada 16.2%
22 Chile 19.9%
24 China 18.3%
19 Colombia 24.5%
3 Congo - Brazzaville 41.9%
1 Congo - Kinshasa 46.0%
33 Czechia 15.3%
11 Ecuador 29.0%
8 Egypt 34.1%
30 Finland 16.4%
25 France 18.2%
6 Gabon 36.6%
41 Germany 13.2%
37 Greece 14.5%
7 Honduras 34.9%
42 Hong Kong SAR China 11.5%
13 India 28.9%
15 Indonesia 27.0%
40 Italy 13.7%
16 Lebanon 25.8%
2 Liberia 42.4%
36 Lithuania 14.6%
14 Mexico 28.0%
29 Netherlands 16.6%
26 Norway 18.0%
9 Philippines 33.5%
34 Poland 15.1%
32 Romania 15.7%
28 Russia 16.9%
17 Saudi Arabia 25.1%
5 Sierra Leone 41.8%
39 South Korea 13.8%
35 Spain 15.0%
20 Türkiye 23.9%
27 United Kingdom 17.9%
23 United States 19.2%
4 Yemen 41.8%

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2015

section.what

The share of residents who are children.

section.how

Residents aged 0–14 divided by the total population.