Gender in Bangladesh 237 indicators covering gender for Bangladesh. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Child population (UN estimates and projections) 48,868 2030 up 0.4% 9th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.1434 % change on previous year 2030 up 50.9% 66th Population 137,205 2030 up 16.6% 8th Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 137,205 2030 up 16.6% 8th Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year 2030 up 24.4% 85th Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.66 million 2025 up 8.9% 9th Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.74 million 2025 up 9.2% 9th Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.66 million 2025 up 10.2% 9th Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.74 million 2025 up 10.6% 9th Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.66 million 2025 up 10.2% 9th Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.73 million 2025 up 10.9% 9th Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.64 million 2025 up 8.9% 9th Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.71 million 2025 up 10.2% 9th Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 1.61 million 2025 up 5.3% 9th Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 1.68 million 2025 up 7.1% 9th Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 1.57 million 2025 up 0.6% 9th Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 1.65 million 2025 up 2.6% 9th Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 41.36 2027 down 0.7% 77th Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.537 2025 down 22.6% 145th Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.725 2025 up 14.9% 79th Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.436 2025 down 26.2% 146th Women's Political Participation Index 0.445 2025 down 48.7% 163rd Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.537 2025 down 22.6% 145th Key features of women's political empowerment 0.537 2025 down 22.6% 145th Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate -11.97 % change on previous year 2025 down 327.2% 174th Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.537 2025 down 22.6% 145th Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 0 2025 down 100.0% 20th Prevalence of obesity, female 8.6% 2024 up 103.3% 185th Prevalence of obesity, male 2.7% 2024 up 63.9% 191st Life expectancy at age 60, female 22.22 years 2024 up 10.9% 106th Life expectancy at age 60, male 17.14 years 2024 up 0.6% 136th Share of women who are obese 8.6% 2024 up 103.2% 188th Share of women who are overweight or obese 36.9% 2024 up 71.9% 171st Share of overweight men vs. women 22.2% 2024 up 58.6% 174th Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 83.0% 2024 up 8.1% 125th Share of women who are married or in a union 37.2% 2022 up 1.3% 4th Population, per capita 1 units per person 2024 unchanged 27th Population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 57.8% 51st Population, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year 2024 up 33.5% 88th Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 66.9% 149th Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 73.44 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 up 66.2% 152nd Women, Business and the Law Index 49.38 index (0–100) 2023 unchanged 175th Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 144th Women have the same rights to remarry as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 122nd Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Equal access to financial services for women and men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 94th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0003 units per person 2025 down 11.3% 77th Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Population, per square kilometre 1,319 units per square kilometre 2023 up 9.7% 5th Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0007 units per person 2025 up 5.1% 107th Labor force, female 25.43 million 2025 up 34.4% 10th Labor force, female, per capita 0.1447 units per person 2025 up 21.9% 144th Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.12 index 2025 down 1.6% 22nd Page 1 of 4 Next →