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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
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Latest value · 2023
25.3years
+0.3
section.change_since
Countries · 2023
section.rank
Place 1 is the highest value.
section.change_since
+2.5
vs section.levels.world
−5.0
section.levels.world: 30.4 · 2023
Median age, 1950 – 2023 years · Bangladesh · section.levels.world
+2.5 section.change_since
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25
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35
1950
1970
1980
1990
2000
2023
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
| Year | Bangladesh | Change | 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
2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Median age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 46.0 | |
| 2 | Germany | 44.9 | |
| 3 | Greece | 44.0 | |
| 4 | Hong Kong SAR China | 43.8 | |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 43.6 | |
| 6 | Lithuania | 43.1 | |
| 7 | Spain | 43.1 | |
| 8 | South Korea | 42.2 | |
| 9 | Finland | 42.0 | |
| 10 | Czechia | 42.0 | |
| 11 | Romania | 41.6 | |
| 12 | Netherlands | 41.5 | |
| 13 | Taiwan | 41.1 | |
| 14 | France | 41.1 | |
| 15 | Canada | 39.8 | |
| 16 | Poland | 39.7 | |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 39.1 | |
| 18 | Norway | 38.8 | |
| 19 | Russia | 38.4 | |
| 20 | China | 37.0 | |
| 21 | United States | 37.0 | |
| 22 | Chile | 34.3 | |
| 23 | Brazil | 32.3 | |
| 24 | Türkiye | 30.8 | |
| 25 | Argentina | 30.8 | |
| 26 | Colombia | 30.1 | |
| 27 | Indonesia | 28.9 | |
| 28 | Saudi Arabia | 28.4 | |
| 29 | Lebanon | 27.9 | |
| 30 | Mexico | 27.6 | |
| 31 | Algeria | 27.4 | |
| 32 | Ecuador | 26.9 | |
| 33 | India | 26.7 | |
| 34 | Bangladesh | 24.4 | |
| 35 | Philippines | 23.7 | |
| 36 | Egypt | 23.3 | |
| 37 | Honduras | 22.2 | |
| 38 | Gabon | 21.5 | |
| 39 | Sierra Leone | 18.4 | |
| 40 | Congo - Brazzaville | 18.1 | |
| 41 | Yemen | 18.0 | |
| 42 | Liberia | 17.8 | |
| 43 | Congo - Kinshasa | 15.8 |
section.source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 2019
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.
people
Bangladesh in numbers
Population
176M
2025
Population growth
1.22%
2025
Population density
1,333
2024
Children under 15
27.6%
2025
Residents 65 and over
6.7%
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