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Population density in Bangladesh

1961 – 2024 · 64 data points section.rank · Countries section.updated Oct 22, 2026
people · Bangladesh

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1961 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 1,333per km² +1.2% section.change_since
Countries · 2024 section.rank Place 1 is the highest value.
section.change_since +9.9% +1.9% a year on average
vs section.levels.world +2,046% section.levels.world: 62.1 · 2023
Population density, 1961 – 2024 per km² · Bangladesh · section.levels.world
+9.9% section.change_since
Bangladesh section.levels.world

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1961 – 2024

section.compare Population density · per km²
Bangladesh
1,333
section.levels.world
62.1 · 2023

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Bangladesh · 1961 – 2024
Latest value 1,333 · 2024
First value 410 · 1961
Highest 1,333 · 2024
Lowest 410 · 1961
Average change +1.9% a year on average
Data points 64

By year

section.all_years · 1961 – 2024

YearBangladeshChange section.levels.world
2024 1,333 +1.2% —
2023 1,317 +1.2% 62.1
2022 1,301 +1.0% 61.6
2021 1,288 +0.8% 61.0
2020 1,278 +0.8% 60.4
2019 1,267 +0.9% 59.8
2018 1,256 +0.8% 59.2
2017 1,246 +0.9% 58.6
2016 1,235 +0.9% 57.9
2015 1,224 +0.9% 57.3
2014 1,214 +0.9% 56.6
2013 1,203 +0.9% 55.9
2012 1,191 +1.0% 55.2
2011 1,180 +0.9% 55.6
2010 1,169 +0.9% 54.9
2009 1,159 +0.9% 54.3
2008 1,148 +1.0% 53.6
2007 1,137 +1.1% 52.9
2006 1,125 +1.2% 52.3
2005 1,112 +1.3% 51.6
2004 1,098 +1.4% 51.0
2003 1,083 +1.5% 50.4
2002 1,067 +1.6% 49.7
2001 1,051 +1.7% 49.1
2000 1,034 +1.8% 48.4
1999 1,015 +1.9% 47.8
1998 996 +1.9% 47.2
1997 977 +1.9% 46.5
1996 959 +1.8% 45.8
1995 942 +1.9% 45.1
1994 925 +1.9% 44.5
1993 908 +1.9% 43.8
1992 891 +1.9% 43.5
1991 874 +1.9% 51.7
1990 858 +2.0% 50.8
1989 841 +2.1% 50.0
1988 824 +2.2% 49.1
1987 806 +2.3% 48.2
1986 788 +2.4% 47.4
1985 770 +2.5% 46.5
1984 751 +2.6% 45.7
1983 732 +2.7% 44.9
1982 713 +2.8% 44.1
1981 694 +2.6% 43.3
1980 676 +2.4% 42.6
1979 660 +2.4% 41.8
1978 644 +2.5% 41.1
1977 629 +2.5% 40.4
1976 613 +2.6% 39.7
1975 598 +2.7% 39.0
1974 583 +2.9% 38.3
1973 566 +2.9% 37.5
1972 550 +1.9% 36.8
1971 540 +1.8% 36.1
1970 531 +2.6% 35.3
1969 517 +2.9% 34.6
1968 502 +3.0% 33.9
1967 488 +3.0% 33.2
1966 474 +3.0% 32.5
1965 460 +3.0% 31.8
1964 447 +3.0% 31.2
1963 434 +3.0% 30.6
1962 422 +2.9% 29.9
1961 410 29.4

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1961 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryPopulation density
1 Hong Kong SAR China 6,987
2 Bangladesh 1,235
3 Lebanon 618
4 South Korea 525
5 Netherlands 506
6 India 452
7 Philippines 358
8 United Kingdom 271
9 Germany 236
10 Italy 203
11 China 148
12 Indonesia 141
13 Czechia 137
14 Poland 124
15 France 124
16 Türkiye 103
17 Egypt 102
18 Sierra Leone 99.8
19 Spain 93.0
20 Romania 85.6
21 Honduras 84.1
22 Greece 83.6
23 Ecuador 66.5
24 Bulgaria 63.5
25 Mexico 62.9
26 Yemen 60.8
27 Liberia 49.4
28 Lithuania 45.9
29 Colombia 42.8
30 Congo - Kinshasa 37.0
31 United States 35.5
32 Chile 24.6
33 Brazil 24.3
34 Finland 18.1
35 Algeria 17.2
36 Argentina 16.0
37 Congo - Brazzaville 15.3
38 Saudi Arabia 14.4
39 Norway 14.3
40 Russia 8.9
41 Gabon 8.2
42 Canada 4.0

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2016

section.what

How crowded a place is: residents per square kilometre.

section.how

Residents divided by land area in square kilometres.