Population density — all countries

Population density — Bangladesh

Population density in Bangladesh in 2023 — 1,319.2 per km². Ranked 9 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 222.1%.

2023 1,319.2 per km² +1.45% vs 2022
World rank 9of 215
Period maximum 1,319.2 per km²2023
Period minimum 409.5 per km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · people per km²

Population density — Bangladesh, 1961–202305001,0001,50019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 409.5 per km²1963: 434.1 per km²1965: 460.2 per km²1967: 487.9 per km²1969: 517 per km²1971: 539.9 per km²1973: 566.4 per km²1975: 598.1 per km²1977: 628.9 per km²1979: 660.2 per km²1981: 693.7 per km²1983: 732.4 per km²1985: 770.2 per km²1987: 806.3 per km²1989: 840.7 per km²1991: 874.1 per km²1993: 907.5 per km²1995: 941.8 per km²1997: 977.2 per km²1999: 1,014.9 per km²2001: 1,051 per km²2003: 1,083 per km²2005: 1,111.7 per km²2007: 1,136.9 per km²2009: 1,159.1 per km²2011: 1,179.9 per km²2013: 1,202.5 per km²2015: 1,224.4 per km²2017: 1,246 per km²2019: 1,266.9 per km²2021: 1,288 per km²2023: 1,319.2 per km²
Change over the period: +909.6 (+222.11%) Average annual rate: 1.9 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Bangladesh 1,319.2 per km²
World 62.1 per km²
South Asia 496.8 per km²
Southern Asia computed 319.5 per km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 148.1 per km²
Population density — Bangladesh, by year Bangladesh All countries CSV XLSX
Year per km² Change Change, %
2023 1,319.2 +18.8 +1.45%
2022 1,300.4 +12.4 +0.96%
2021 1,288 +10.5 +0.82%
2020 1,277.5 +10.6 +0.84%
2019 1,266.9 +10.7 +0.85%
2018 1,256.2 +10.3 +0.82%
2017 1,246 +10.6 +0.85%
2016 1,235.4 +11 +0.9%
2015 1,224.4 +10.9 +0.9%
2014 1,213.5 +11 +0.92%
2013 1,202.5 +11.2 +0.94%
2012 1,191.3 +11.4 +0.96%
2011 1,179.9 +10.7 +0.91%
2010 1,169.3 +10.2 +0.88%
2009 1,159.1 +10.8 +0.94%
2008 1,148.3 +11.4 +1%
2007 1,136.9 +12.2 +1.08%
2006 1,124.7 +13 +1.17%
2005 1,111.7 +13.9 +1.27%
2004 1,097.8 +14.8 +1.37%
2003 1,083 +15.6 +1.47%
2002 1,067.3 +16.3 +1.56%
2001 1,051 +17.4 +1.68%
2000 1,033.6 +18.7 +1.84%
1999 1,014.9 +19.1 +1.92%
1998 995.8 +18.6 +1.91%
1997 977.2 +17.9 +1.87%
1996 959.2 +17.4 +1.84%
1995 941.8 +17.3 +1.88%
1994 924.5 +17 +1.87%
1993 907.5 +16.7 +1.88%
1992 890.8 +16.6 +1.9%
1991 874.1 +16.5 +1.93%
1990 857.6 +16.9 +2.01%
1989 840.7 +17 +2.07%
1988 823.7 +17.3 +2.15%
1987 806.3 +17.9 +2.26%
1986 788.5 +18.3 +2.38%
1985 770.2 +18.7 +2.49%
1984 751.4 +19.1 +2.6%
1983 732.4 +19.4 +2.72%
1982 713 +19.3 +2.78%
1981 693.7 +17.6 +2.6%
1980 676.2 +16 +2.42%
1979 660.2 +15.7 +2.44%
1978 644.5 +15.5 +2.47%
1977 628.9 +15.5 +2.52%
1976 613.5 +15.4 +2.57%
1975 598.1 +15.5 +2.66%
1974 582.6 +16.3 +2.87%
1973 566.4 +16 +2.9%
1972 550.4 +10.5 +1.94%
1971 539.9 +9.4 +1.76%
1970 530.5 +13.6 +2.62%
1969 517 +14.5 +2.88%
1968 502.5 +14.6 +2.99%
1967 487.9 +14.1 +2.99%
1966 473.8 +13.6 +2.95%
1965 460.2 +13.2 +2.96%
1964 446.9 +12.9 +2.96%
1963 434.1 +12.5 +2.96%
1962 421.6 +12.1 +2.95%
1961 409.5

Southern Asia, 2023

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

About the indicator

Population divided by the land area of the country (excluding inland water bodies). Average density says little about actual settlement: in countries with vast deserts or tundra almost the whole population lives on a small part of the territory, so the average figure comes out an order of magnitude below the actual density of the settled areas.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by land area: it is the whole population of the group over its whole area. It cannot be an average of country densities — otherwise Monaco would weigh as much as Russia.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.