Bangladesh vs Italy: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people

Bangladesh
10.84 million people
in 2023
Italy
14.39 million people
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
12th
Italy rank
10th

Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 14.39 million people against 10.84 million people in Bangladesh, a difference of 3.55 million people.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 12th and Italy ranks 10th of 236 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Italy Difference Ahead
1950s 1.49 million people 4.17 million people 2.68 million people Italy
1960s 1.73 million people 5.20 million people 3.46 million people Italy
1970s 2.41 million people 6.62 million people 4.21 million people Italy
1980s 3.45 million people 7.67 million people 4.22 million people Italy
1990s 4.19 million people 9.48 million people 5.29 million people Italy
2000s 5.35 million people 11.33 million people 5.98 million people Italy
2010s 7.76 million people 13.16 million people 5.40 million people Italy
2020s 10.24 million people 14.19 million people 3.95 million people Italy

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 Italy?
Italy, at 14.39 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 Italy?
3.55 million people, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Italy?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Italy rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Bangladesh ranks 12th and Italy ranks 10th 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

Indicator
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
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+.