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Population density in Bangladesh

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

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

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

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation density
35 Algeria 17.8
36 Argentina 16.3
2 Bangladesh 1,256
33 Brazil 24.7
26 Bulgaria 61.8
42 Canada 4.1
32 Chile 25.5
11 China 149
29 Colombia 44.2
37 Congo - Brazzaville 16.1
30 Congo - Kinshasa 39.7
13 Czechia 138
23 Ecuador 68.6
16 Egypt 106
34 Finland 18.1
14 France 125
41 Gabon 8.6
9 Germany 237
22 Greece 83.3
20 Honduras 87.3
1 Hong Kong SAR China 7,098
6 India 462
12 Indonesia 144
10 Italy 202
3 Lebanon 585
27 Liberia 51.3
28 Lithuania 45.0
25 Mexico 64.1
5 Netherlands 512
38 Norway 14.5
7 Philippines 367
15 Poland 124
21 Romania 84.6
40 Russia 8.9
39 Saudi Arabia 14.0
18 Sierra Leone 105
4 South Korea 529
19 Spain 93.6
17 Türkiye 106
8 United Kingdom 274
31 United States 35.9
24 Yemen 64.6

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2018

section.what

How crowded a place is: residents per square kilometre.

section.how

Residents divided by land area in square kilometres.