Bangladesh vs Mexico: Population by age group

Bangladesh
10.84 million people
in 2023
Mexico
10.36 million people
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
12th
Mexico rank
15th

Population by age group over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Mexico
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M195019862023

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 10.84 million people against 10.36 million people in Mexico, a difference of 479,300 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 12th and Mexico ranks 15th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 6 and Mexico in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Mexico Difference Ahead
1950s 1.49 million people 910,934 people 581,459 people Bangladesh
1960s 1.73 million people 1.15 million people 582,188 people Bangladesh
1970s 2.41 million people 1.63 million people 781,402 people Bangladesh
1980s 3.45 million people 2.57 million people 879,689 people Bangladesh
1990s 4.19 million people 4.01 million people 176,970 people Bangladesh
2000s 5.35 million people 5.86 million people 516,257 people Mexico
2010s 7.76 million people 7.98 million people 222,331 people Mexico
2020s 10.24 million people 9.87 million people 366,648 people Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by age group, Bangladesh or Mexico?
Bangladesh, at 10.84 million people against 10.36 million people in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in population by age group between Bangladesh and Mexico?
479,300 people, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Mexico?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Mexico rank globally for population by age group?
Bangladesh ranks 12th and Mexico ranks 15th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by age group
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.