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Population ages 65 and above (% of total population)

Bangladesh · 1960–2025 · Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division

Latest (2025)6.67% of total population
Earliest (1960)2.92
Change since 1960+3.75
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, via World Bank WDI (SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS)
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Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, via World Bank WDI (SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS)
Data updated
October 29, 2026 · refreshed monthly
Date range
1960–2025 (66 data points)
Unit
% of total population
World Bank code
SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Licence
CC BY 4.0

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World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, via World Bank WDI (SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS). Processed by DEEPLAB, https://de3plab.org/data-population-65-plus (data updated October 29, 2026).

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Year% of total population
20256.67
20246.5
20236.32
20226.14
20215.97
20205.84
20195.66
20185.46
20175.26
20165.07
20154.9
20144.76
20134.63
20124.49
20114.34
20104.21
20094.09
20083.98
20073.89
20063.8
20053.72
20043.66
20033.59
20023.54
20013.5
20003.46
19993.44
19983.42
19973.41
19963.41
19953.42
19943.43
19933.45
19923.46
19913.48
19903.5
19893.51
19883.51
19873.51
19863.51
19853.5
19843.49
19833.48
19823.46
19813.44
19803.41
19793.36
19783.3
19773.24
19763.18
19753.11
19743.05
19733
19722.96
19712.99
19703.03
19693
19682.97
19672.94
19662.92
19652.9
19642.89
19632.88
19622.89
19612.9
19602.92