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Life expectancy in Bangladesh
1960 – 2024 · 65 data points
30 of 42 · Countries
Updated Oct 22, 2026
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
74.9years
+0.3
since 2023
Countries · 2024
30 of 42
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+4.9
vs World
+1.4
World: 73.5 · 2024
Life expectancy, 1960 – 2024 years · Bangladesh · World
+4.9 since 2014
20
40
60
80
1960
1980
1990
2000
2024
Bangladesh
World
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024
Compared with Life expectancy · years
Bangladesh
74.9
World
73.5
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Bangladesh · 1960 – 2024
Latest value
74.9 · 2024
First value
44.0 · 1960
Highest
74.9 · 2024
Lowest
26.5 · 1971
Data points
65
By year
All years · 1960 – 2024
| Year | Bangladesh | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 74.9 | +0.3 | 73.5 |
| 2023 | 74.7 | +0.4 | 73.3 |
| 2022 | 74.3 | +3.2 | 73.0 |
| 2021 | 71.1 | −0.3 | 71.2 |
| 2020 | 71.4 | −1.2 | 72.2 |
| 2019 | 72.6 | +0.5 | 72.9 |
| 2018 | 72.1 | +0.5 | 72.6 |
| 2017 | 71.6 | +0.5 | 72.4 |
| 2016 | 71.1 | +0.5 | 72.2 |
| 2015 | 70.5 | +0.5 | 72.0 |
| 2014 | 70.0 | +0.5 | 71.8 |
| 2013 | 69.5 | +0.5 | 71.5 |
| 2012 | 69.0 | +0.5 | 71.3 |
| 2011 | 68.5 | +0.5 | 71.0 |
| 2010 | 68.0 | +0.5 | 70.7 |
| 2009 | 67.5 | +0.5 | 70.4 |
| 2008 | 67.0 | +0.6 | 70.0 |
| 2007 | 66.5 | +0.4 | 69.8 |
| 2006 | 66.0 | +0.5 | 69.5 |
| 2005 | 65.5 | +0.6 | 69.1 |
| 2004 | 64.9 | +0.6 | 68.8 |
| 2003 | 64.3 | +0.7 | 68.5 |
| 2002 | 63.6 | +0.8 | 68.2 |
| 2001 | 62.8 | +0.8 | 67.9 |
| 2000 | 62.0 | +0.8 | 67.7 |
| 1999 | 61.2 | +0.8 | 67.3 |
| 1998 | 60.4 | +0.8 | 67.1 |
| 1997 | 59.7 | +0.7 | 66.8 |
| 1996 | 58.9 | +0.7 | 66.5 |
| 1995 | 58.2 | +0.6 | 66.2 |
| 1994 | 57.6 | +0.6 | 66.0 |
| 1993 | 57.1 | +0.5 | 65.7 |
| 1992 | 56.6 | +2.8 | 65.5 |
| 1991 | 53.8 | −2.0 | 65.3 |
| 1990 | 55.8 | +0.3 | 65.1 |
| 1989 | 55.5 | +0.3 | 65.0 |
| 1988 | 55.2 | +0.3 | 64.7 |
| 1987 | 54.9 | +0.3 | 64.5 |
| 1986 | 54.6 | +0.7 | 64.1 |
| 1985 | 53.9 | +0.1 | 63.7 |
| 1984 | 53.8 | +0.4 | 63.4 |
| 1983 | 53.4 | +0.4 | 63.1 |
| 1982 | 53.0 | +0.4 | 62.9 |
| 1981 | 52.6 | +0.4 | 62.5 |
| 1980 | 52.3 | +0.3 | 62.2 |
| 1979 | 52.0 | +0.4 | 61.8 |
| 1978 | 51.6 | +0.3 | 61.4 |
| 1977 | 51.3 | +0.3 | 61.0 |
| 1976 | 51.0 | +0.3 | 60.5 |
| 1975 | 50.6 | +1.0 | 60.1 |
| 1974 | 49.6 | −0.3 | 59.7 |
| 1973 | 49.9 | +0.3 | 59.3 |
| 1972 | 49.6 | +23.1 | 58.8 |
| 1971 | 26.5 | −16.1 | 58.0 |
| 1970 | 42.7 | −6.0 | 57.9 |
| 1969 | 48.7 | +0.3 | 57.7 |
| 1968 | 48.4 | +0.3 | 57.3 |
| 1967 | 48.1 | +0.4 | 56.9 |
| 1966 | 47.6 | +1.6 | 56.4 |
| 1965 | 46.0 | −0.7 | 55.9 |
| 1964 | 46.8 | +1.0 | 56.1 |
| 1963 | 45.7 | −0.0 | 55.7 |
| 1962 | 45.8 | +0.9 | 55.3 |
| 1961 | 44.9 | +0.9 | 52.8 |
| 1960 | 44.0 | 50.9 |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024
Ranking · Countries
2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Life expectancy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Algeria | 75.0 | |
| 21 | Argentina | 76.3 | |
| 32 | Bangladesh | 70.0 | |
| 26 | Brazil | 74.8 | |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 74.5 | |
| 6 | Canada | 81.8 | |
| 13 | Chile | 79.7 | |
| 19 | China | 76.7 | |
| 23 | Colombia | 76.0 | |
| 39 | Congo - Brazzaville | 63.3 | |
| 41 | Congo - Kinshasa | 58.2 | |
| 15 | Czechia | 78.8 | |
| 22 | Ecuador | 76.1 | |
| 33 | Egypt | 69.9 | |
| 11 | Finland | 81.2 | |
| 4 | France | 82.7 | |
| 38 | Gabon | 66.1 | |
| 12 | Germany | 81.1 | |
| 9 | Greece | 81.4 | |
| 30 | Honduras | 71.0 | |
| 1 | Hong Kong SAR China | 83.9 | |
| 36 | India | 68.9 | |
| 35 | Indonesia | 69.3 | |
| 3 | Italy | 83.1 | |
| 16 | Lebanon | 78.1 | |
| 40 | Liberia | 59.2 | |
| 27 | Lithuania | 74.5 | |
| 29 | Mexico | 74.4 | |
| 8 | Netherlands | 81.7 | |
| 5 | Norway | 82.1 | |
| 34 | Philippines | 69.3 | |
| 17 | Poland | 77.6 | |
| 25 | Romania | 74.9 | |
| 31 | Russia | 70.7 | |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 77.1 | |
| 42 | Sierra Leone | 54.3 | |
| 7 | South Korea | 81.7 | |
| 2 | Spain | 83.2 | |
| 20 | Türkiye | 76.5 | |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 81.3 | |
| 14 | United States | 78.8 | |
| 37 | Yemen | 68.0 |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2014
What it means
How long a newborn would live on average if today's death rates stayed the same.
How it is calculated
Calculated from deaths by age in the year and the population of each age (a life table).
People
Bangladesh in numbers
Population
176M
2025
Population growth
1.22%
2025
Population density
1,333
2024
Median age
25.3
2023
Children under 15
27.6%
2025
Residents 65 and over
6.7%
2025
Births per woman
2.14
2024
Birth rate
20.0
2024
Infant mortality
24.4
2024
Net migration
-3.2
2023
Born abroad
1.7%
2024
Urban population
33.2%
2025