What is median age in Bangladesh?

Median age in Bangladesh was 25.32 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Bangladesh?

The highest recorded value was 25.32 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Bangladesh?

The lowest recorded value was 16.35 years in 1975.

How does Bangladesh rank for median age?

Bangladesh ranks 160th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Bangladesh?

Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Bangladesh data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Median age in Bangladesh

Name: Median age in Bangladesh
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Bangladesh: Median age was 25.32 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

25.32 years

Change on year

up 1.3%

World rank

160th

of 236 countries

All-time high

25.32 years

in 2023

All-time low

16.35 years

in 1975

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Bangladesh, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 25.32 years for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Bangladesh peaked at 25.32 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.35 years, in 1975.

Bangladesh ranks 160th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	18.23 years	17.99 years	18.34 years	10
1960s	17.45 years	16.88 years	17.9 years	10
1970s	16.48 years	16.35 years	16.77 years	10
1980s	16.73 years	16.49 years	17.21 years	10
1990s	18.37 years	17.4 years	19.41 years	10
2000s	20.62 years	19.68 years	21.61 years	10
2010s	23.23 years	21.88 years	24.38 years	10
2020s	24.9 years	24.56 years	25.32 years	4

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

157 Belize 25.95 years compare
158 Cambodia 25.84 years compare
159 Guyana 25.61 years compare
161 Philippines 25.29 years compare
162 Nicaragua 25.27 years compare
163 French Guiana 25.22 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Bangladesh

Number of child deaths per woman 0.0579 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 2.16 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 2.16 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 2.16 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.685 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance score 40.44 0-100 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.9601 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 36.53 0-100 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance score 40.9 0-100 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Bangladesh?: Median age in Bangladesh was 25.32 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Bangladesh?: The highest recorded value was 25.32 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Bangladesh?: The lowest recorded value was 16.35 years in 1975.
How does Bangladesh rank for median age?: Bangladesh ranks 160th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Bangladesh?: Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Median age
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.