Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Bangladesh

Share of population under 15 in Bangladesh in 2025 — 27.6%. Ranked 82 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 14.4 pp.

2025 27.6% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 82of 217
Period maximum 44.9%1975
Period minimum 27.6%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Bangladesh, 1960–2025253035404519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 42.1%1962: 42.5%1964: 43.2%1966: 43.7%1968: 44.1%1970: 44.4%1972: 44.7%1974: 44.9%1976: 44.9%1978: 44.8%1980: 44.8%1982: 44.8%1984: 44.6%1986: 44.2%1988: 43.5%1990: 42.7%1992: 41.8%1994: 40.8%1996: 39.6%1998: 38.4%2000: 37.3%2002: 36.6%2004: 36.1%2006: 35.4%2008: 34.8%2010: 34.1%2012: 33%2014: 31.8%2016: 30.6%2018: 29.7%2020: 29.3%2022: 28.8%2024: 28%2025: 27.6%
Change over the period: −14.4 pp Annual average: -0.22 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Bangladesh 27.6%
World 24.4%
South Asia 24.6%
Southern Asia computed 26.3%
Share of population under 15 — Bangladesh, by year Bangladesh All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 27.6 −0.3 pp
2024 28 −0.4 pp
2023 28.4 −0.4 pp
2022 28.8 −0.3 pp
2021 29.1 −0.2 pp
2020 29.3 −0.2 pp
2019 29.5 −0.3 pp
2018 29.7 −0.3 pp
2017 30.1 −0.5 pp
2016 30.6 −0.6 pp
2015 31.2 −0.6 pp
2014 31.8 −0.6 pp
2013 32.4 −0.6 pp
2012 33 −0.6 pp
2011 33.6 −0.5 pp
2010 34.1 −0.4 pp
2009 34.4 −0.3 pp
2008 34.8 −0.3 pp
2007 35.1 −0.3 pp
2006 35.4 −0.3 pp
2005 35.7 −0.3 pp
2004 36.1 −0.3 pp
2003 36.4 −0.3 pp
2002 36.6 −0.3 pp
2001 36.9 −0.4 pp
2000 37.3 −0.5 pp
1999 37.8 −0.5 pp
1998 38.4 −0.6 pp
1997 39 −0.6 pp
1996 39.6 −0.6 pp
1995 40.2 −0.6 pp
1994 40.8 −0.5 pp
1993 41.3 −0.5 pp
1992 41.8 −0.5 pp
1991 42.3 −0.5 pp
1990 42.7 −0.4 pp
1989 43.1 −0.4 pp
1988 43.5 −0.4 pp
1987 43.9 −0.3 pp
1986 44.2 −0.2 pp
1985 44.5 −0.2 pp
1984 44.6 −0.1 pp
1983 44.7 −0.1 pp
1982 44.8 −0 pp
1981 44.8 +0 pp
1980 44.8 +0 pp
1979 44.8 −0 pp
1978 44.8 −0 pp
1977 44.8 −0 pp
1976 44.9 −0 pp
1975 44.9 +0 pp
1974 44.9 +0.1 pp
1973 44.8 +0.1 pp
1972 44.7 +0.2 pp
1971 44.5 +0.1 pp
1970 44.4 +0.1 pp
1969 44.3 +0.2 pp
1968 44.1 +0.2 pp
1967 43.9 +0.2 pp
1966 43.7 +0.2 pp
1965 43.5 +0.3 pp
1964 43.2 +0.4 pp
1963 42.8 +0.3 pp
1962 42.5 +0.2 pp
1961 42.3 +0.2 pp
1960 42.1

Southern Asia, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of population aged 0 to 14. In sub-Saharan Africa this share exceeds 40%, while in East Asia and Europe it drops below 15%. A high share of children means fast growth of the labor force in the future, but also a heavy current load on the education system.

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