Bangladesh vs France: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Bangladesh
10.84 million people
in 2023
France
14.42 million people
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
12th
France rank
9th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Bangladesh
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 14.42 million people against 10.84 million people in Bangladesh, a difference of 3.58 million people.
That makes France's figure about 1.3 times Bangladesh's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 12th and France ranks 9th of 236 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.49 million people | 5.01 million people | 3.52 million people | France |
| 1960s | 1.73 million people | 5.86 million people | 4.13 million people | France |
| 1970s | 2.41 million people | 7.03 million people | 4.62 million people | France |
| 1980s | 3.45 million people | 7.38 million people | 3.94 million people | France |
| 1990s | 4.19 million people | 8.69 million people | 4.50 million people | France |
| 2000s | 5.35 million people | 10.03 million people | 4.68 million people | France |
| 2010s | 7.76 million people | 12.01 million people | 4.26 million people | France |
| 2020s | 10.24 million people | 14.03 million people | 3.79 million people | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Bangladesh or France?
- France, at 14.42 million people against 10.84 million people in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Bangladesh and France?
- 3.58 million people, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and France?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and France rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Bangladesh ranks 12th and France ranks 9th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.