Population aged 0 to 14 in Bangladesh
27.6% of the population of Bangladesh was aged 14 or under in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Bangladesh, 2025
27.6%
Change from 2024
−0.3percentage points
World, 2025
24.4%
Position in 2025
82nd of 217
Population aged 0 to 14 in Bangladesh over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bangladesh | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27.6% | 24.4% |
| 2024 | 28.0% | 24.7% |
| 2023 | 28.4% | 25.0% |
| 2022 | 28.8% | 25.3% |
| 2021 | 29.1% | 25.6% |
| 2020 | 29.3% | 25.8% |
| 2019 | 29.5% | 26.0% |
| 2018 | 29.7% | 26.2% |
| 2017 | 30.1% | 26.4% |
| 2016 | 30.6% | 26.5% |
| 2015 | 31.2% | 26.6% |
| 2014 | 31.8% | 26.8% |
| 2013 | 32.4% | 26.9% |
| 2012 | 33.0% | 27.0% |
| 2011 | 33.6% | 27.1% |
| 2010 | 34.1% | 27.3% |
| 2009 | 34.4% | 27.5% |
| 2008 | 34.8% | 27.6% |
| 2007 | 35.1% | 27.9% |
| 2006 | 35.4% | 28.1% |
| 2005 | 35.7% | 28.5% |
| 2004 | 36.1% | 28.8% |
| 2003 | 36.4% | 29.2% |
| 2002 | 36.6% | 29.6% |
| 2001 | 36.9% | 30.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 28.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 31.2%, the figure has changed by −3.5 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Bangladesh has the 82nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 24.4%.
More for Bangladesh
All statistics for Bangladesh
Population aged 65 and over
6.7%
2025 · World Bank
Fertility rate
2.14 births per woman
2024 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
171,466,990 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
25.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
2.16 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.21%
2023 · UN Population Division