Population, female in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Population, female was 89.32 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
89.32 million
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
8th
of 215 countries
All-time high
89.32 million
in 2025
All-time low
24.88 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population, female in Bangladesh, 1960–2025

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 89.32 million for population, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, female in Bangladesh peaked at 89.32 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 24.88 million, in 1960.

Bangladesh ranks 8th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 28.48 million 24.88 million 32.39 million 10
1970s 37.33 million 33.23 million 41.79 million 10
1980s 48.18 million 42.83 million 53.40 million 10
1990s 59.50 million 54.49 million 64.82 million 10
2000s 71.10 million 66.07 million 75.63 million 10
2010s 80.31 million 76.49 million 83.75 million 10
2020s 86.69 million 84.42 million 89.32 million 6

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 5 Pakistan 125.91 million compare
  2. 6 Nigeria 117.35 million compare
  3. 7 Brazil 108.16 million compare
  4. 9 Russia 76.96 million compare
  5. 10 Mexico 67.96 million compare
  6. 11 Ethiopia 67.60 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, female in Bangladesh?
Population, female in Bangladesh was 89.32 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest population, female recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 89.32 million in 2025.
What is the lowest population, female recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 24.88 million in 1960.
How does Bangladesh rank for population, female?
Bangladesh ranks 8th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population, female rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, female
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.