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Median age in Bangladesh

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
74
1950–2023

Median age in Bangladesh, 1950–2023

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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.

Median age in Bangladesh, year by year

Year years Change
1950 18.33 years —
1951 18.34 years +0.1%
1952 18.34 years +0.0%
1953 18.33 years -0.1%
1954 18.3 years -0.2%
1955 18.26 years -0.2%
1956 18.21 years -0.2%
1957 18.16 years -0.3%
1958 18.08 years -0.4%
1959 17.99 years -0.5%
1960 17.9 years -0.5%
1961 17.82 years -0.5%
1962 17.72 years -0.5%
1963 17.63 years -0.5%
1964 17.54 years -0.5%
1965 17.46 years -0.5%
1966 17.35 years -0.6%
1967 17.18 years -1.0%
1968 17.02 years -0.9%
1969 16.88 years -0.8%
1970 16.77 years -0.6%
1971 16.66 years -0.7%
1972 16.53 years -0.8%
1973 16.44 years -0.5%
1974 16.38 years -0.4%
1975 16.35 years -0.2%
1976 16.37 years +0.1%
1977 16.4 years +0.2%
1978 16.43 years +0.2%
1979 16.47 years +0.2%
1980 16.49 years +0.2%
1981 16.5 years +0.0%
1982 16.51 years +0.0%
1983 16.54 years +0.2%
1984 16.6 years +0.4%
1985 16.68 years +0.5%
1986 16.79 years +0.6%
1987 16.91 years +0.7%
1988 17.05 years +0.8%
1989 17.21 years +0.9%
1990 17.4 years +1.1%
1991 17.6 years +1.2%
1992 17.81 years +1.2%
1993 18.01 years +1.2%
1994 18.23 years +1.2%
1995 18.45 years +1.2%
1996 18.68 years +1.3%
1997 18.92 years +1.3%
1998 19.16 years +1.3%
1999 19.41 years +1.3%
2000 19.68 years +1.4%
2001 19.91 years +1.2%
2002 20.09 years +0.9%
2003 20.29 years +1.0%
2004 20.49 years +1.0%
2005 20.7 years +1.0%
2006 20.91 years +1.0%
2007 21.14 years +1.1%
2008 21.37 years +1.1%
2009 21.61 years +1.2%
2010 21.88 years +1.2%
2011 22.17 years +1.3%
2012 22.48 years +1.4%
2013 22.81 years +1.4%
2014 23.13 years +1.4%
2015 23.46 years +1.4%
2016 23.77 years +1.4%
2017 24.02 years +1.0%
2018 24.2 years +0.7%
2019 24.38 years +0.7%
2020 24.56 years +0.7%
2021 24.73 years +0.7%
2022 24.99 years +1.0%
2023 25.32 years +1.3%

Bangladesh compared with similar countries

  • Bangladesh's 25.32 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.43 years, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Bangladesh's 25.32 years is below the median for South Asia, which is 28.72 years, 88% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 157 Belize 25.95 years compare
  2. 158 Cambodia 25.84 years compare
  3. 159 Guyana 25.61 years compare
  4. 161 Philippines 25.29 years compare
  5. 162 Nicaragua 25.27 years compare
  6. 163 French Guiana 25.22 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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