Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Bangladesh

Population aged 65 and over in Bangladesh in 2025 — 11,715,546 people. Ranked 12 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 675%.

2025 11.72M people +3.87% vs 2024
World rank 12of 217
Period maximum 11.72M people2025
Period minimum 1.51M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Bangladesh, 1960–202505M10M15M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1,511,678 people1962: 1,584,486 people1964: 1,679,856 people1966: 1,798,491 people1968: 1,942,011 people1970: 2,091,929 people1972: 2,119,754 people1974: 2,314,702 people1976: 2,535,765 people1978: 2,770,291 people1980: 2,999,412 people1982: 3,214,264 people1984: 3,415,070 people1986: 3,600,391 people1988: 3,767,512 people1990: 3,908,176 people1992: 4,016,859 people1994: 4,129,270 people1996: 4,261,304 people1998: 4,433,162 people2000: 4,657,119 people2002: 4,917,277 people2004: 5,224,282 people2006: 5,566,024 people2008: 5,953,733 people2010: 6,406,569 people2012: 6,961,183 people2014: 7,513,709 people2016: 8,156,764 people2018: 8,925,326 people2020: 9,703,716 people2022: 10,392,030 people2024: 11,278,886 people2025: 11,715,546 people
Change over the period: +10.2M (+675%) Average annual rate: 3.2 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bangladesh

Bangladesh 11.72M people
World 855M people
South Asia 124M people
Southern Asia computed 145M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 210M people
Population aged 65 and over — Bangladesh, by year Bangladesh All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 11.72M +436,660 +3.87%
2024 11.28M +441,233 +4.07%
2023 10.84M +445,623 +4.29%
2022 10.39M +376,403 +3.76%
2021 10.02M +311,911 +3.21%
2020 9.7M +365,418 +3.91%
2019 9.34M +412,972 +4.63%
2018 8.93M +396,136 +4.64%
2017 8.53M +372,426 +4.57%
2016 8.16M +342,842 +4.39%
2015 7.81M +300,213 +4%
2014 7.51M +271,212 +3.74%
2013 7.24M +281,314 +4.04%
2012 6.96M +289,534 +4.34%
2011 6.67M +265,080 +4.14%
2010 6.41M +235,375 +3.81%
2009 6.17M +217,461 +3.65%
2008 5.95M +200,818 +3.49%
2007 5.75M +186,891 +3.36%
2006 5.57M +175,474 +3.26%
2005 5.39M +166,268 +3.18%
2004 5.22M +158,506 +3.13%
2003 5.07M +148,499 +3.02%
2002 4.92M +134,087 +2.8%
2001 4.78M +126,071 +2.71%
2000 4.66M +119,042 +2.62%
1999 4.54M +104,915 +2.37%
1998 4.43M +91,840 +2.12%
1997 4.34M +80,018 +1.88%
1996 4.26M +69,823 +1.67%
1995 4.19M +62,211 +1.51%
1994 4.13M +57,251 +1.41%
1993 4.07M +55,160 +1.37%
1992 4.02M +52,160 +1.32%
1991 3.96M +56,523 +1.45%
1990 3.91M +66,960 +1.74%
1989 3.84M +73,704 +1.96%
1988 3.77M +80,614 +2.19%
1987 3.69M +86,507 +2.4%
1986 3.6M +90,634 +2.58%
1985 3.51M +94,687 +2.77%
1984 3.42M +98,800 +2.98%
1983 3.32M +102,006 +3.17%
1982 3.21M +105,490 +3.39%
1981 3.11M +109,362 +3.65%
1980 3M +113,105 +3.92%
1979 2.89M +116,016 +4.19%
1978 2.77M +117,459 +4.43%
1977 2.65M +117,067 +4.62%
1976 2.54M +114,731 +4.74%
1975 2.42M +106,332 +4.59%
1974 2.31M +99,912 +4.51%
1973 2.21M +95,036 +4.48%
1972 2.12M +19,269 +0.92%
1971 2.1M +8,556 +0.41%
1970 2.09M +72,949 +3.61%
1969 2.02M +76,969 +3.96%
1968 1.94M +74,404 +3.98%
1967 1.87M +69,116 +3.84%
1966 1.8M +62,156 +3.58%
1965 1.74M +56,479 +3.36%
1964 1.68M +50,734 +3.11%
1963 1.63M +44,636 +2.82%
1962 1.58M +39,452 +2.55%
1961 1.55M +33,356 +2.21%
1960 1.51M

Southern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The population aged 65 and over. In absolute numbers this group is growing faster than any other: it expands both from the rise in life expectancy and from the entry of the large cohorts born in the middle of the 20th century. Japan and Italy lead by share of population, China and India by absolute number, and the divergence of the two rankings shows where the load on health care and pensions is larger in scale and where it is sharper.

Important: The threshold of 65 years is an international convention and is not tied to the retirement age of any particular country.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.