Bangladesh - Population, total

The value for Population, total in Bangladesh was 164,689,400 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 164,689,400 in 2020 and a minimum value of 48,013,500 in 1960.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1960 48,013,500
1961 49,362,830
1962 50,752,150
1963 52,202,010
1964 53,741,720
1965 55,385,110
1966 57,157,650
1967 59,034,250
1968 60,918,450
1969 62,679,760
1970 64,232,490
1971 65,531,640
1972 66,625,700
1973 67,637,540
1974 68,742,220
1975 70,066,310
1976 71,652,380
1977 73,463,590
1978 75,450,030
1979 77,529,040
1980 79,639,500
1981 81,767,520
1982 83,932,130
1983 86,142,490
1984 88,416,530
1985 90,764,180
1986 93,187,590
1987 95,671,160
1988 98,186,350
1989 100,695,500
1990 103,172,000
1991 105,599,100
1992 107,983,700
1993 110,350,600
1994 112,737,700
1995 115,169,900
1996 117,649,900
1997 120,160,600
1998 122,682,800
1999 125,189,700
2000 127,657,900
2001 130,088,700
2002 132,478,100
2003 134,791,600
2004 136,986,400
2005 139,035,500
2006 140,921,200
2007 142,660,400
2008 144,304,200
2009 145,924,800
2010 147,575,400
2011 149,273,100
2012 151,005,700
2013 152,761,400
2014 154,517,400
2015 156,256,300
2016 157,977,200
2017 159,685,400
2018 161,376,700
2019 163,046,200
2020 164,689,400

Development Relevance: Increases in human population, whether as a result of immigration or more births than deaths, can impact natural resources and social infrastructure. This can place pressure on a country's sustainability. A significant growth in population will negatively impact the availability of land for agricultural production, and will aggravate demand for food, energy, water, social services, and infrastructure. On the other hand, decreasing population size - a result of fewer births than deaths, and people moving out of a country - can impact a government's commitment to maintain services and infrastructure.

Limitations and Exceptions: Current population estimates for developing countries that lack (i) reliable recent census data, and (ii) pre- and post-census estimates for countries with census data, are provided by the United Nations Population Division and other agencies. The cohort component method - a standard method for estimating and projecting population - requires fertility, mortality, and net migration data, often collected from sample surveys, which can be small or limited in coverage. Population estimates are from demographic modeling and so are susceptible to biases and errors from shortcomings in both the model and the data. In the UN estimates the five-year age group is the cohort unit and five-year period data are used; therefore interpolations to obtain annual data or single age structure may not reflect actual events or age composition. Because future trends cannot be known with certainty, population projections have a wide range of uncertainty.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Population estimates are usually based on national population censuses. Estimates for the years before and after the census are interpolations or extrapolations based on demographic models. Errors and undercounting occur even in high-income countries. In developing countries errors may be substantial because of limits in the transport, communications, and other resources required to conduct and analyze a full census. The quality and reliability of official demographic data are also affected by public trust in the government, government commitment to full and accurate enumeration, confidentiality and protection against misuse of census data, and census agencies' independence from political influence. Moreover, comparability of population indicators is limited by differences in the concepts, definitions, collection procedures, and estimation methods used by national statistical agencies and other organizations that collect the data. The currentness of a census and the availability of complementary data from surveys or registration systems are objective ways to judge demographic data quality. Some European countries' registration systems offer complete information on population in the absence of a census. The United Nations Statistics Division monitors the completeness of vital registration systems. Some developing countries have made progress over the last 60 years, but others still have deficiencies in civil registration systems. International migration is the only other factor besides birth and death rates that directly determines a country's population growth. Estimating migration is difficult. At any time many people are located outside their home country as tourists, workers, or refugees or for other reasons. Standards for the duration and purpose of international moves that qualify as migration vary, and estimates require information on flows into and out of countries that is difficult to collect. Population projections, starting from a base year are projected forward using assumptions of mortality, fertility, and migration by age and sex through 2050, based on the UN Population Division's World Population Prospects database medium variant.

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Relevance to gender indicator: disaggregating the population composition by gender will help a country in projecting its demand for social services on a gender basis.

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population