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Residents 65 and over in Bangladesh
1960 – 2025 · 66 data points
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section.updated Oct 22, 2026
section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025
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Latest value · 2025
6.7%
+0.2 pp
section.change_since
Countries · 2025
section.rank
Place 1 is the highest value.
section.change_since
+1.8 pp
vs section.levels.world
−3.7 pp
section.levels.world: 10.4% · 2025
Residents 65 and over, 1960 – 2025 percent · Bangladesh · section.levels.world
+1.8 pp section.change_since
0%
5%
10%
15%
1960
1980
1990
2000
2010
2025
Bangladesh
section.levels.world
section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025
section.compare Residents 65 and over · percent
Bangladesh
6.7%
section.levels.world
10.4%
section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Bangladesh · 1960 – 2025
Latest value
6.7% · 2025
First value
2.9% · 1960
Highest
6.7% · 2025
Lowest
2.9% · 1963
Data points
66
By year
section.all_years · 1960 – 2025
| Year | Bangladesh | Change | section.levels.world |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.7% | +0.2 pp | 10.4% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | +0.2 pp | 10.2% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +0.2 pp | 10.0% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | +0.2 pp | 9.7% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +0.1 pp | 9.5% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | +0.2 pp | 9.3% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +0.2 pp | 9.1% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | +0.2 pp | 8.9% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | +0.2 pp | 8.7% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | +0.2 pp | 8.4% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | +0.1 pp | 8.3% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | +0.1 pp | 8.1% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | +0.1 pp | 7.9% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | +0.1 pp | 7.8% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | +0.1 pp | 7.7% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | +0.1 pp | 7.6% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | +0.1 pp | 7.5% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +0.1 pp | 7.5% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | +0.1 pp | 7.4% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | +0.1 pp | 7.3% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | +0.1 pp | 7.3% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | +0.1 pp | 7.2% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | +0.1 pp | 7.1% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +0.0 pp | 7.0% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | +0.0 pp | 6.9% |
| 2000 | 3.5% | +0.0 pp | 6.8% |
| 1999 | 3.4% | +0.0 pp | 6.8% |
| 1998 | 3.4% | +0.0 pp | 6.7% |
| 1997 | 3.4% | +0.0 pp | 6.6% |
| 1996 | 3.4% | −0.0 pp | 6.5% |
| 1995 | 3.4% | −0.0 pp | 6.5% |
| 1994 | 3.4% | −0.0 pp | 6.4% |
| 1993 | 3.4% | −0.0 pp | 6.3% |
| 1992 | 3.5% | −0.0 pp | 6.2% |
| 1991 | 3.5% | −0.0 pp | 6.1% |
| 1990 | 3.5% | −0.0 pp | 6.1% |
| 1989 | 3.5% | −0.0 pp | 6.0% |
| 1988 | 3.5% | +0.0 pp | 6.0% |
| 1987 | 3.5% | +0.0 pp | 5.9% |
| 1986 | 3.5% | +0.0 pp | 5.9% |
| 1985 | 3.5% | +0.0 pp | 5.8% |
| 1984 | 3.5% | +0.0 pp | 5.8% |
| 1983 | 3.5% | +0.0 pp | 5.8% |
| 1982 | 3.5% | +0.0 pp | 5.8% |
| 1981 | 3.4% | +0.0 pp | 5.8% |
| 1980 | 3.4% | +0.0 pp | 5.8% |
| 1979 | 3.4% | +0.1 pp | 5.8% |
| 1978 | 3.3% | +0.1 pp | 5.7% |
| 1977 | 3.2% | +0.1 pp | 5.6% |
| 1976 | 3.2% | +0.1 pp | 5.6% |
| 1975 | 3.1% | +0.1 pp | 5.5% |
| 1974 | 3.1% | +0.0 pp | 5.5% |
| 1973 | 3.0% | +0.0 pp | 5.4% |
| 1972 | 3.0% | −0.0 pp | 5.4% |
| 1971 | 3.0% | −0.0 pp | 5.3% |
| 1970 | 3.0% | +0.0 pp | 5.3% |
| 1969 | 3.0% | +0.0 pp | 5.2% |
| 1968 | 3.0% | +0.0 pp | 5.2% |
| 1967 | 2.9% | +0.0 pp | 5.2% |
| 1966 | 2.9% | +0.0 pp | 5.1% |
| 1965 | 2.9% | +0.0 pp | 5.1% |
| 1964 | 2.9% | +0.0 pp | 5.0% |
| 1963 | 2.9% | −0.0 pp | 5.0% |
| 1962 | 2.9% | −0.0 pp | 5.0% |
| 1961 | 2.9% | −0.0 pp | 5.0% |
| 1960 | 2.9% | 5.0% |
section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025
Ranking · Countries
2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Residents 65 and over | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Saudi Arabia | 2.5% | |
| 41 | Yemen | 2.5% | |
| 40 | Congo - Brazzaville | 2.8% | |
| 39 | Congo - Kinshasa | 3.1% | |
| 38 | Sierra Leone | 3.1% | |
| 37 | Liberia | 3.2% | |
| 36 | Gabon | 4.0% | |
| 35 | Honduras | 4.0% | |
| 34 | Egypt | 4.7% | |
| 33 | Philippines | 4.7% | |
| 32 | Bangladesh | 5.8% | |
| 31 | Algeria | 5.9% | |
| 30 | India | 6.4% | |
| 29 | Indonesia | 6.6% | |
| 28 | Mexico | 7.5% | |
| 27 | Ecuador | 7.6% | |
| 26 | Colombia | 8.5% | |
| 25 | Türkiye | 9.0% | |
| 24 | Lebanon | 9.1% | |
| 23 | Brazil | 9.6% | |
| 22 | Argentina | 11.8% | |
| 21 | Chile | 12.6% | |
| 20 | China | 12.6% | |
| 19 | Russia | 15.5% | |
| 18 | South Korea | 15.8% | |
| 17 | United States | 16.1% | |
| 16 | Norway | 17.7% | |
| 15 | Canada | 18.0% | |
| 14 | Poland | 18.1% | |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 18.6% | |
| 12 | Hong Kong SAR China | 18.8% | |
| 11 | Romania | 19.0% | |
| 10 | Netherlands | 19.4% | |
| 9 | Spain | 19.6% | |
| 8 | Lithuania | 19.9% | |
| 7 | Czechia | 20.3% | |
| 6 | France | 20.7% | |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 21.7% | |
| 4 | Germany | 21.8% | |
| 3 | Greece | 22.4% | |
| 2 | Finland | 22.5% | |
| 1 | Italy | 23.4% |
section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2020
section.what
The share of residents aged 65 and over — retirees and seniors.
section.how
Residents aged 65 and older divided by the total population.
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
Life expectancy
74.9
2024
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