Bangladesh vs Early-demographic dividend: Rural population
Rural population over time
- Bangladesh
- Early-demographic dividend
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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About this data
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.