Land covered by forest
14.5%% of land area
#144 of 2132023
46% of world average
SERIAL · 050Asia
Bangladesh
CapitalDhaka
CurrencyBDT · Bangladeshi taka
LanguageBangla
Area147,570 km²
Since1971
ISOBGD · BD
Population
175.7Mas of 2025
Watermark portrait: Muhammad Yunus
— THE COUNTRY —
Country in South Asia
Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world and among the most densely populated with a population of almost 176 million within an area of 148,461 square kilometres (57,321 sq mi). Bangladesh shares land borders with India to the north, west, and east, and Myanmar to the southeast. It has a coastline along the Bay of Bengal to its south and is separated from Bhutan and Nepal by the Siliguri Corridor, and from China by the Indian state of Sikkim to its north. Dhaka, the capital and largest city, is the nation's political, financial, and cultural centre. Chittagong is the second-largest city and the busiest port of the country.
Text: Wikipedia — BangladeshCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-24
— FACTS —
- Capital
- Dhaka
- Currency
- Bangladeshi taka (BDT)
- Official language
- Bangla
- Drives on the
- Left
- Calling code
- +880
- Licence plate code
- BD
- Top-level domain
- .bd
- Independence / founding
- 26 Mar 1971
- Highest point
- Mowdok tiang (1,054 m)
- Lowest point
- Bay of Bengal
- Anthem
- Amar Sonar Bangla
— LAND —
Forest area
18,834km²
#113 of 2132023
10% of world average
Agricultural land
72.3%% of land area
#15 of 2092023
195% of world average
Farmable (arable) land
60.6%% of land area
#1 of 2062023
435% of world average
Land area
147,570km²
#93 of 2152023
23% of world average
— PEOPLE —
Population
175.7Mpeople
#8 of 2162025
463% of world average
Population growth
1.2%% per year
#86 of 2162025
123% of world average
Population density
1,319people per km²
#9 of 2152023
291% of world average
People living in cities
33.2%% of population
#187 of 2162025
53% of world average
Urban population growth
2.9%% per year
#49 of 2162025
191% of world average
People living rurally
66.8%% of population
#30 of 2162025
182% of world average
Population aged 0-14
27.6%% of population
#82 of 2162025
110% of world average
Population aged 15-64
65.7%% of population
#85 of 2162025
103% of world average
Population aged 65+
6.7%% of population
#129 of 2162025
62% of world average
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Age dependency ratio
52.2%% of working-age population
#132 of 2162025
91% of world average
Female population
50.8%% of population
#67 of 2162025
102% of world average
Births per woman
2births per woman
#95 of 2162024
91% of world average
Birth rate
20.0 /1,000per 1,000 people
#74 of 2162024
116% of world average
Death rate
5.1 /1,000per 1,000 people
#188 of 2162024
66% of world average
Net migration
-402,100people (5-year total)
#214 of 2162025
-365177% of world average
Migrants living in the country
1.7%% of population
#158 of 2152024
13% of world average
— MONEY —
GDP
$456.32Bcurrent US$
#37 of 2112025
82% of world average
GDP, purchasing power parity
$1.78Tcurrent int'l $
#25 of 1992025
171% of world average
GDP per person
$2,597current US$
#168 of 2112025
11% of world average
GDP per person, purchasing power parity
$10,154current int'l $
#140 of 1992025
30% of world average
GDP growth
3.5%% per year
#96 of 2102025
103% of world average
GDP per person growth
2.2%% per year
#109 of 2102025
94% of world average
Gross national income
$481.37Bcurrent US$
#34 of 2042025
84% of world average
Gross national income per person
$2,840current US$
#154 of 2032025
14% of world average
Gross national income per person, PPP
$10,710current int'l $
#137 of 1972025
34% of world average
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Inflation
8.8%% per year
#163 of 1902025
102% of world average
Inflation (GDP deflator)
6.5%% per year
#165 of 2092025
92% of world average
Real interest rate
2.0%%
#99 of 1342025
48% of world average
Lending interest rate
8.6%%
#66 of 1342025
76% of world average
Government debt
31.2%% of GDP
not enough data to rank2003
52% of world average
Government revenue
9.5%% of GDP
#142 of 1492021
36% of world average
Government spending
8.3%% of GDP
#145 of 1492021
30% of world average
Government consumption
5.8%% of GDP
#174 of 1812025
33% of world average
Household consumption
72.2%% of GDP
#50 of 1812025
112% of world average
Investment (gross capital formation)
28.5%% of GDP
#42 of 1782025
122% of world average
Fixed investment
28.5%% of GDP
#32 of 1732025
128% of world average
Gross savings
34.8%% of GDP
#23 of 1682025
159% of world average
Foreign investment inflows
$1.85Bcurrent US$
#75 of 2012025
22% of world average
Foreign investment inflows
0.4%% of GDP
#164 of 1982025
no comparison
Foreign investment outflows
0.0%% of GDP
#147 of 1792025
0% of world average
Current account balance
-0.1%% of GDP
#74 of 1912025
no comparison
Foreign reserves
$28.56Bcurrent US$
#60 of 1772025
28% of world average
External debt
$104.49Bcurrent US$
#103 of 1212024
135% of world average
Income inequality (Gini)
310-100
#39 of 1472022
87% of world average
People below the poverty line
5.9%% of population
#99 of 1472022
46% of world average
Income share held by richest 10%
25.5%%
#57 of 1472022
92% of world average
Income share held by poorest 10%
3.7%%
#17 of 1472022
132% of world average
Stock market value
5.7%% of GDP
#84 of 882025
8% of world average
Money sent home by workers abroad
$33.88Bcurrent US$
#7 of 1862025
657% of world average
Foreign aid received
1.2%% of GNI
#86 of 1372023
21% of world average
Exchange rate
122local currency per US$
#62 of 2112025
8% of world average
Agriculture's share of the economy
11.4%% of GDP
#66 of 1992025
115% of world average
Industry's share of the economy
34.0%% of GDP
#38 of 2022025
139% of world average
Manufacturing's share of the economy
22.4%% of GDP
#12 of 1952025
204% of world average
Services' share of the economy
52.1%% of GDP
#137 of 2022025
90% of world average
— TRADE —
Exports
11.1%% of GDP
#175 of 1872025
26% of world average
Imports
16.8%% of GDP
#178 of 1872025
34% of world average
Trade balance
-5.7%% of GDP
#113 of 1872025
no comparison
Total trade (openness)
25.8%% of GDP
#187 of 2052025
40% of world average
Goods exported
$48.17Bcurrent US$
#59 of 2072025
39% of world average
Goods imported
$69.37Bcurrent US$
#52 of 2072025
55% of world average
Services exported
$8.42Bcurrent US$
#79 of 1912025
17% of world average
Services imported
$14.69Bcurrent US$
#59 of 1912025
33% of world average
Goods and services exported
$52.25Bcurrent US$
#64 of 1912025
30% of world average
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Goods and services imported
$80.73Bcurrent US$
#52 of 1912025
48% of world average
High-tech share of exports
0.5%% of manufactured exports
#165 of 1792018
4% of world average
Terms of trade
84index
#189 of 2062024
79% of world average
— HEALTH —
Life expectancy
74.9 yrsyears
#106 of 2162024
101% of world average
Life expectancy, women
76.7 yrsyears
#120 of 2162024
100% of world average
Life expectancy, men
73.3 yrsyears
#94 of 2162024
103% of world average
Infant deaths
24.4 /1,000per 1,000 live births
#140 of 1962024
132% of world average
Deaths under age 5
30.5 /1,000per 1,000 live births
#139 of 1962024
126% of world average
Maternal deaths
115per 100,000 live births
#132 of 1942023
99% of world average
Health spending
2.2%% of GDP
#192 of 1932023
32% of world average
Health spending per person
$53current US$
#171 of 1932023
4% of world average
Physicians
0.7 /1,000per 1,000 people
#127 of 1872023
34% of world average
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Nurses and midwives
0.7 /1,000per 1,000 people
#179 of 1962023
14% of world average
Hospital beds
0.9 /1,000per 1,000 people
#132 of 1572023
31% of world average
Access to clean drinking water
98.8%% of population
#87 of 2142024
109% of world average
Access to basic sanitation
67.6%% of population
#161 of 2132024
84% of world average
Suicide rate
3per 100,000 people
#27 of 1852021
33% of world average
Adults who smoke
32.0%% of adults
#144 of 1662024
162% of world average
HIV prevalence
0.1%% aged 15-49
#7 of 1532024
7% of world average
Tuberculosis cases
221per 100,000 people
#180 of 2082024
223% of world average
Undernourishment
10.4%% of population
#112 of 1682023
103% of world average
Children vaccinated against measles
96.0%% of children 12-23 months
#47 of 1932024
112% of world average
— LEARNING —
Education spending
2.0%% of GDP
#171 of 1902024
47% of world average
Education spending
11.9%% of government spending
#116 of 1892025
88% of world average
Adult literacy
79.0%% aged 15+
#80 of 1192022
94% of world average
Youth literacy
93.4%% aged 15-24
#80 of 1262022
102% of world average
Primary school enrolment
106.5%% gross
#47 of 2002024
106% of world average
Secondary school enrolment
64.3%% gross
#150 of 1882024
74% of world average
University enrolment
23.7%% gross
#120 of 1672024
48% of world average
Primary school completion
94.3%% of relevant age group
#91 of 1802024
105% of world average
Pupils per teacher, primary school
30pupils per teacher
#128 of 1602018
135% of world average
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Years of compulsory education
5.0 yrsyears
#193 of 1972025
50% of world average
— WORK —
Unemployment
3.8%% of labour force
#65 of 1862025
55% of world average
Youth unemployment
9.4%% of labour force aged 15-24
#64 of 1862025
60% of world average
Labour force participation
58.8%% aged 15+
#113 of 1862025
97% of world average
Women in the labour force
38.6%% of women aged 15+
#153 of 1862025
76% of world average
Men in the labour force
80.4%% of men aged 15+
#26 of 1862025
115% of world average
Labour force
74.7Mpeople
#8 of 1862025
369% of world average
Working in agriculture
44.3%% of employment
#33 of 1862025
201% of world average
Working in industry
18.0%% of employment
#110 of 1862025
92% of world average
Working in services
37.7%% of employment
#160 of 1862025
65% of world average
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Self-employed
61.0%% of employment
#45 of 1862025
158% of world average
Labour force with advanced education
74.9%% of labour force
#112 of 1712024
98% of world average
Employed
56.6%% aged 15+
#102 of 1862025
100% of world average
— CONNECTED —
People online
53.4%% of population
#159 of 2072024
75% of world average
Mobile phone subscriptions
108per 100 people
#126 of 2102024
93% of world average
Fixed broadband subscriptions
8per 100 people
#126 of 2082024
45% of world average
Fixed telephone lines
0per 100 people
#191 of 2132024
1% of world average
Access to electricity
99.5%% of population
#130 of 2142024
112% of world average
Access to clean cooking fuel
28.4%% of population
#150 of 1892023
41% of world average
Electricity used per person
603kWh per person
#120 of 1492023
14% of world average
Energy used per person
288kg oil equivalent per person
#145 of 1492023
13% of world average
Air passengers carried
6.6Mpassengers
#55 of 1652023
26% of world average
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Air freight
99million tonne-km
#62 of 1632023
8% of world average
Rail network
2,877route-km
#44 of 842019
28% of world average
Rail passengers
10,040million passenger-km
#21 of 782016
36% of world average
Container port traffic
3.4MTEU
#40 of 1672024
61% of world average
Patent applications by residents
74count
#77 of 1422021
0% of world average
Scientific journal articles published
8,259count
#50 of 1972023
50% of world average
Tourists arriving
323,000count
#142 of 1942019
6% of world average
Money earned from tourism
$217.9Mcurrent US$
#122 of 1752020
6% of world average
1 of 18 figures unavailable for Bangladesh.
— NATURE —
Carbon emissions per person
1tonnes per person
#52 of 2032024
16% of world average
Carbon emissions
124Mt CO2
#168 of 2032024
66% of world average
Greenhouse gas emissions
221Mt CO2-equivalent
#169 of 2032024
87% of world average
Protected land
4.2%% of land area
#186 of 2132025
22% of world average
Protected coastal waters
8.6%% of territorial waters
#55 of 1742025
83% of world average
Freshwater withdrawn
34.2%% of internal resources
#133 of 1772022
27% of world average
Renewable water available per person
620m³ per person
#150 of 1832022
4% of world average
Renewable energy use
25.0%% of final energy consumption
#92 of 2122021
86% of world average
Electricity from renewables
1.5%% of total
#187 of 2062021
4% of world average
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Electricity from fossil fuels
98.4%% of total
#190 of 2092022
166% of world average
Electricity from nuclear power
0.0%% of total
#46 of 2082021
0% of world average
Energy imported (net)
44.3%% of energy use
#53 of 1432022
no comparison
— STATE —
Military spending
0.9%% of GDP
#120 of 1562024
42% of world average
Military spending
$4.03Bcurrent US$
#52 of 1602024
24% of world average
Military spending
6.9%% of government spending
#53 of 1532024
93% of world average
Armed forces personnel
227,000people
#29 of 1702020
142% of world average
Armed forces
0.3%% of labour force
#143 of 1682020
26% of world average
Tax revenue
7.6%% of GDP
#134 of 1492021
46% of world average
Homicides
2per 100,000 people
#79 of 1582018
30% of world average
— TRADE PARTNERS —
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— TRADE —
No trade data available for Bangladesh.
— EXTRAS —
Anthem
Amar Sonar BanglaAudio: Wikimedia Commons
Capital time
--:--:--Dhaka · approx. UTC+6
Landmarks
Q305044Image: Wikimedia Commons 
Sundarbans Reserved ForestImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Mosque City of BagerhatImage: Wikimedia Commons
People
Muhammad YunusBangladeshi banker, Nobel Peace Prize recipient and the former Chief Adviser of Bangladesh
Sheikh HasinaPrime Minister of Bangladesh (1996–2001, 2009–2024)
Sheikh Mujibur RahmanPresident of the Provisional Government of Bangladesh and the 2nd Prime Minister and first President of Bangladesh
Abdul Hamidpresident of Bangladesh in 2013-2023
Taslima Nasrinauthor, secular humanist, and feminist
Khaleda ZiaPrime Minister of Bangladesh (1991–1996, 2001–2006)
Kazi Nazrul IslamNational poet of Bangladesh (1899-1976)
Zillur Rahman19th President of Bangladesh (1929-2013)
Zillur Rahman19th President of Bangladesh (1929-2013)
Ziaur RahmanChief of Army Staff and President of Bangladesh (1936-1981)
Iajuddin Ahmedformer president of Bangladesh (1931-2012)
Mohammad ShahabuddinFormer President of Bangladesh
History
26 Mar 1971Bangladesh — founding / independence (Wikidata)
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1960 → now
2026
Population175.7M2025
GDP$456.32B2025
GDP per person$2,5972025