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Median age in Bangladesh

1950 – 2023 · 74 data points section.rank · Countries section.updated Oct 22, 2026

section.source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 1950 – 2023

Median age, 1950 – 2023 years · Bangladesh · section.levels.world
+2.5 section.change_since
Bangladesh section.levels.world

section.source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 1950 – 2023

section.compare Median age · years
Bangladesh
25.3
section.levels.world
30.4

section.source: United Nations, World Population Prospects

The series at a glance Bangladesh · 1950 – 2023
Latest value 25.3 · 2023
First value 18.3 · 1950
Highest 25.3 · 2023
Lowest 16.3 · 1975
Data points 74

By year

section.all_years · 1950 – 2023

YearBangladeshChange section.levels.world
2023 25.3 +0.3 30.4
2022 25.0 +0.3 30.1
2021 24.7 +0.2 29.8
2020 24.6 +0.2 29.6
2019 24.4 +0.2 29.3
2018 24.2 +0.2 29.0
2017 24.0 +0.2 28.8
2016 23.8 +0.3 28.5
2015 23.5 +0.3 28.3
2014 23.1 +0.3 28.1
2013 22.8 +0.3 27.8
2012 22.5 +0.3 27.6
2011 22.2 +0.3 27.4
2010 21.9 +0.3 27.2
2009 21.6 +0.2 27.0
2008 21.4 +0.2 26.7
2007 21.1 +0.2 26.5
2006 20.9 +0.2 26.3
2005 20.7 +0.2 26.1
2004 20.5 +0.2 25.9
2003 20.3 +0.2 25.7
2002 20.1 +0.2 25.5
2001 19.9 +0.2 25.3
2000 19.7 +0.3 25.1
1999 19.4 +0.2 24.9
1998 19.2 +0.2 24.7
1997 18.9 +0.2 24.4
1996 18.7 +0.2 24.2
1995 18.4 +0.2 24.0
1994 18.2 +0.2 23.7
1993 18.0 +0.2 23.5
1992 17.8 +0.2 23.3
1991 17.6 +0.2 23.1
1990 17.4 +0.2 22.9
1989 17.2 +0.2 22.8
1988 17.1 +0.1 22.6
1987 16.9 +0.1 22.4
1986 16.8 +0.1 22.2
1985 16.7 +0.1 22.0
1984 16.6 +0.1 21.9
1983 16.5 +0.0 21.8
1982 16.5 +0.0 21.7
1981 16.5 +0.0 21.6
1980 16.5 +0.0 21.5
1979 16.5 +0.0 21.3
1978 16.4 +0.0 21.1
1977 16.4 +0.0 21.0
1976 16.4 +0.0 20.8
1975 16.3 −0.0 20.7
1974 16.4 −0.1 20.5
1973 16.4 −0.1 20.4
1972 16.5 −0.1 20.4
1971 16.7 −0.1 20.3
1970 16.8 −0.1 20.3
1969 16.9 −0.1 20.3
1968 17.0 −0.2 20.4
1967 17.2 −0.2 20.5
1966 17.3 −0.1 20.6
1965 17.5 −0.1 20.8
1964 17.5 −0.1 21.0
1963 17.6 −0.1 21.2
1962 17.7 −0.1 21.4
1961 17.8 −0.1 21.4
1960 17.9 −0.1 21.5
1959 18.0 −0.1 21.5
1958 18.1 −0.1 21.5
1957 18.2 −0.1 21.6
1956 18.2 −0.0 21.7
1955 18.3 −0.0 21.8
1954 18.3 −0.0 21.9
1953 18.3 −0.0 22.0
1952 18.3 +0.0 22.1
1951 18.3 +0.0 22.1
1950 18.3 22.2

section.source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 1950 – 2023

Ranking · Countries

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryMedian age
1 Italy 45.2
2 Germany 44.9
3 Greece 43.4
4 Bulgaria 43.0
5 Lithuania 42.7
6 Hong Kong SAR China 42.7
7 Spain 42.4
8 Finland 41.6
9 Netherlands 41.4
10 Czechia 41.2
11 South Korea 41.1
12 Romania 41.0
13 France 40.7
14 Taiwan 40.0
15 Canada 39.8
16 Poland 39.0
17 United Kingdom 38.9
18 Norway 38.4
19 Russia 38.0
20 United States 36.6
21 China 36.3
22 Chile 33.9
23 Brazil 31.4
24 Argentina 30.3
25 Türkiye 30.2
26 Colombia 29.4
27 Lebanon 28.4
28 Indonesia 28.4
29 Saudi Arabia 28.1
30 Algeria 27.0
31 Mexico 26.9
32 Ecuador 26.1
33 India 26.0
34 Bangladesh 24.0
35 Egypt 23.0
36 Philippines 23.0
37 Honduras 21.6
38 Gabon 21.4
39 Congo - Brazzaville 18.1
40 Sierra Leone 18.0
41 Yemen 17.9
42 Liberia 17.6
43 Congo - Kinshasa 15.9

section.source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 2017

section.what

The age that splits residents into two equal halves — a quick read on whether a place is young or ageing.

section.how

Half the residents are younger and half are older than this age, from census or population estimates by age.