Bangladesh vs Early-demographic dividend: Rural population

Bangladesh
117.29 million
in 2025
Early-demographic dividend
1.88 billion
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
4th
Early-demographic dividend rank
6th

Rural population over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Early-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Early-demographic dividend currently reports 1.88 billion against 117.29 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 1.76 billion.

That makes Early-demographic dividend's figure about 16.0 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Early-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 4th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th of 217 countries.

Early-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Early-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1960s 55.66 million 826.93 million 771.27 million Early-demographic dividend
1970s 69.27 million 1.00 billion 934.09 million Early-demographic dividend
1980s 81.71 million 1.21 billion 1.13 billion Early-demographic dividend
1990s 95.46 million 1.44 billion 1.34 billion Early-demographic dividend
2000s 107.06 million 1.63 billion 1.52 billion Early-demographic dividend
2010s 112.05 million 1.77 billion 1.66 billion Early-demographic dividend
2020s 115.96 million 1.86 billion 1.74 billion Early-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Bangladesh or Early-demographic dividend?
Early-demographic dividend, at 1.88 billion against 117.29 million in Bangladesh as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Bangladesh and Early-demographic dividend?
1.76 billion, with Early-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Early-demographic dividend?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and Early-demographic dividend rank globally for rural population?
Bangladesh ranks 4th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.