Bangladesh vs Pakistan: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Bangladesh
10.84 million people
in 2023
Pakistan
10.39 million people
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
12th
Pakistan rank
14th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Bangladesh
- Pakistan
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 10.84 million people against 10.39 million people in Pakistan, a difference of 450,700 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 12th and Pakistan ranks 14th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and Pakistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.49 million people | 857,654 people | 634,739 people | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 1.73 million people | 1.34 million people | 394,562 people | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 2.41 million people | 2.12 million people | 293,535 people | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 3.45 million people | 3.24 million people | 204,382 people | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 4.19 million people | 4.57 million people | 388,724 people | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 5.35 million people | 6.20 million people | 851,960 people | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 7.76 million people | 8.25 million people | 492,758 people | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 10.24 million people | 9.89 million people | 345,760 people | Bangladesh |
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 Pakistan?
- Bangladesh, at 10.84 million people against 10.39 million people in Pakistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Bangladesh and Pakistan?
- 450,700 people, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Pakistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Pakistan rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Bangladesh ranks 12th and Pakistan ranks 14th 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
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.