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

Bangladesh
10.84 million people
in 2023
United Kingdom
13.20 million people
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
12th
United Kingdom rank
11th

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

  • Bangladesh
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 13.20 million people against 10.84 million people in Bangladesh, a difference of 2.36 million people.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 12th and United Kingdom ranks 11th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1950s 1.49 million people 5.75 million people 4.25 million people United Kingdom
1960s 1.73 million people 6.60 million people 4.87 million people United Kingdom
1970s 2.41 million people 7.85 million people 5.44 million people United Kingdom
1980s 3.45 million people 8.63 million people 5.18 million people United Kingdom
1990s 4.19 million people 9.26 million people 5.08 million people United Kingdom
2000s 5.35 million people 9.66 million people 4.31 million people United Kingdom
2010s 7.76 million people 11.41 million people 3.65 million people United Kingdom
2020s 10.24 million people 12.81 million people 2.58 million people United Kingdom

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 United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 13.20 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 United Kingdom?
2.36 million people, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and United Kingdom?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and United Kingdom rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Bangladesh ranks 12th and United Kingdom ranks 11th 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+.