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Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)

Bangladesh · 1990–2015 · Source: Low Elevation Coastal Zone (LECZ) Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates, Version 3, Center For International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) - Columbia University

Latest (2015)8.38% of total population
Earliest (1990)10.27
Change since 1990−1.89
Source: Low Elevation Coastal Zone (LECZ) Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates, Version 3, Center For International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) - Columbia University, via World Bank WDI (EN.POP.EL5M.ZS)
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Population below 5m is the percentage of the total population living in areas where the elevation is 5 meters or less.

Source
Low Elevation Coastal Zone (LECZ) Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates, Version 3, Center For International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) - Columbia University, via World Bank WDI (EN.POP.EL5M.ZS)
Data updated
October 19, 2026 · refreshed monthly
Date range
1990–2015 (3 data points)
Unit
% of total population
World Bank code
EN.POP.EL5M.ZS
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Low Elevation Coastal Zone (LECZ) Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates, Version 3, Center For International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) - Columbia University, via World Bank WDI (EN.POP.EL5M.ZS). Processed by DEEPLAB, https://de3plab.org/data-low-lying-population (data updated October 19, 2026).

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Year% of total population
20158.38
20009.42
199010.27