# Population density in Bangladesh

Population density in Bangladesh was 1,333.4 inhabitants per km² in 2024. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `population_density`
- Place id: `bd`
- Unit: inhabitants per km²
- Definition: Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.
- Note: United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July divided by land area (water excluded) from the latest Census Gazetteer files. US tables often give people per square mile; multiply persons per km² by 2.59 to compare.
- Source: World Bank, Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/population-density/bangladesh
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/population-density/bangladesh.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=population_density&place=bd

| Period | inhabitants per km² |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 1,333.4 |
| 2023 | 1,317.3 |
| 2022 | 1,301.3 |
| 2021 | 1,288 |
| 2020 | 1,277.5 |
| 2019 | 1,266.9 |
| 2018 | 1,256.2 |
| 2017 | 1,246 |
| 2016 | 1,235.4 |
| 2015 | 1,224.4 |
| 2014 | 1,213.5 |
| 2013 | 1,202.5 |
| 2012 | 1,191.3 |
| 2011 | 1,179.9 |
| 2010 | 1,169.3 |
| 2009 | 1,159.1 |
| 2008 | 1,148.3 |
| 2007 | 1,136.9 |
| 2006 | 1,124.7 |
| 2005 | 1,111.7 |
| 2004 | 1,097.8 |
| 2003 | 1,083 |
| 2002 | 1,067.3 |
| 2001 | 1,051 |
| 2000 | 1,033.6 |
| 1999 | 1,014.9 |
| 1998 | 995.8 |
| 1997 | 977.2 |
| 1996 | 959.2 |
| 1995 | 941.8 |
| 1994 | 924.5 |
| 1993 | 907.5 |
| 1992 | 890.8 |
| 1991 | 874.1 |
| 1990 | 857.6 |
| 1989 | 840.7 |
| 1988 | 823.7 |
| 1987 | 806.3 |
| 1986 | 788.5 |
| 1985 | 770.2 |
| 1984 | 751.4 |
| 1983 | 732.4 |
| 1982 | 713 |
| 1981 | 693.7 |
| 1980 | 676.2 |
| 1979 | 660.2 |
| 1978 | 644.5 |
| 1977 | 628.9 |
| 1976 | 613.5 |
| 1975 | 598.1 |
| 1974 | 582.6 |
| 1973 | 566.4 |
| 1972 | 550.4 |
| 1971 | 539.9 |
| 1970 | 530.5 |
| 1969 | 517 |
| 1968 | 502.5 |
| 1967 | 487.9 |
| 1966 | 473.8 |
| 1965 | 460.2 |
| 1964 | 446.9 |
| 1963 | 434.1 |
| 1962 | 421.6 |
| 1961 | 409.5 |