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Pakistan vs Bangladesh: population pyramids compared

Pakistan is about 1.5 times as large as Bangladesh, but size is only part of the story. Compare the two age structures on one percentage scale for 2026 and 2050, with every indicator side by side.

Estimate or projection?

UN estimates run through 2023; figures from 2024 onward are medium-scenario projections.

Pakistan and Bangladesh in 2026

Pakistan population pyramid

2026 · Share of total by five-year age group and sex

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Pakistan population pyramid for 2026: males on the left and females on the right Male share Female share 100+ males: 78 (0.0%) 100+ females: 272 (0.0%) 100+ 95–99 males: 2,882 (0.0%) 95–99 females: 5,795 (0.0%) 95–99 90–94 males: 30,774 (0.0%) 90–94 females: 49,218 (0.0%) 90–94 85–89 males: 154,812 (0.1%) 85–89 females: 211,234 (0.1%) 85–89 80–84 males: 454,234 (0.2%) 80–84 females: 585,327 (0.2%) 80–84 75–79 males: 842,542 (0.3%) 75–79 females: 1,058,918 (0.4%) 75–79 70–74 males: 1,485,133 (0.6%) 70–74 females: 1,749,910 (0.7%) 70–74 65–69 males: 2,321,595 (0.9%) 65–69 females: 2,570,145 (1.0%) 65–69 60–64 males: 3,079,323 (1.2%) 60–64 females: 3,257,358 (1.3%) 60–64 55–59 males: 3,730,300 (1.4%) 55–59 females: 3,823,345 (1.5%) 55–59 50–54 males: 4,506,199 (1.7%) 50–54 females: 4,530,074 (1.7%) 50–54 45–49 males: 5,522,608 (2.1%) 45–49 females: 5,467,725 (2.1%) 45–49 40–44 males: 6,884,276 (2.7%) 40–44 females: 6,761,252 (2.6%) 40–44 35–39 males: 8,155,151 (3.1%) 35–39 females: 7,856,983 (3.0%) 35–39 30–34 males: 9,358,205 (3.6%) 30–34 females: 8,946,808 (3.5%) 30–34 25–29 males: 10,780,912 (4.2%) 25–29 females: 10,339,988 (4.0%) 25–29 20–24 males: 12,191,582 (4.7%) 20–24 females: 11,681,967 (4.5%) 20–24 15–19 males: 14,384,799 (5.5%) 15–19 females: 13,719,270 (5.3%) 15–19 10–14 males: 15,277,513 (5.9%) 10–14 females: 14,647,924 (5.6%) 10–14 5–9 males: 15,616,826 (6.0%) 5–9 females: 14,981,315 (5.8%) 5–9 0–4 males: 16,488,846 (6.4%) 0–4 females: 15,786,376 (6.1%) 0–4 10%5% Age 5%10%

Bangladesh population pyramid

2026 · Share of total by five-year age group and sex

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Bangladesh population pyramid for 2026: males on the left and females on the right Male share Female share 100+ males: 340 (0.0%) 100+ females: 1,865 (0.0%) 100+ 95–99 males: 9,172 (0.0%) 95–99 females: 23,012 (0.0%) 95–99 90–94 males: 67,629 (0.0%) 90–94 females: 117,981 (0.1%) 90–94 85–89 males: 247,677 (0.1%) 85–89 females: 345,373 (0.2%) 85–89 80–84 males: 603,047 (0.3%) 80–84 females: 723,779 (0.4%) 80–84 75–79 males: 1,032,908 (0.6%) 75–79 females: 1,169,859 (0.7%) 75–79 70–74 males: 1,703,518 (1.0%) 70–74 females: 1,698,778 (1.0%) 70–74 65–69 males: 2,298,299 (1.3%) 65–69 females: 2,119,834 (1.2%) 65–69 60–64 males: 2,814,773 (1.6%) 60–64 females: 2,703,515 (1.5%) 60–64 55–59 males: 3,349,177 (1.9%) 55–59 females: 3,403,079 (1.9%) 55–59 50–54 males: 3,954,769 (2.2%) 50–54 females: 4,078,090 (2.3%) 50–54 45–49 males: 4,870,271 (2.7%) 45–49 females: 4,745,411 (2.7%) 45–49 40–44 males: 5,919,099 (3.3%) 40–44 females: 6,449,155 (3.6%) 40–44 35–39 males: 5,745,551 (3.2%) 35–39 females: 6,529,971 (3.7%) 35–39 30–34 males: 6,407,459 (3.6%) 30–34 females: 7,660,073 (4.3%) 30–34 25–29 males: 6,792,816 (3.8%) 25–29 females: 8,369,155 (4.7%) 25–29 20–24 males: 7,916,850 (4.5%) 20–24 females: 8,589,017 (4.8%) 20–24 15–19 males: 8,662,034 (4.9%) 15–19 females: 8,101,045 (4.6%) 15–19 10–14 males: 8,196,115 (4.6%) 10–14 females: 7,580,768 (4.3%) 10–14 5–9 males: 8,173,362 (4.6%) 5–9 females: 7,758,522 (4.4%) 5–9 0–4 males: 8,632,181 (4.9%) 0–4 females: 8,252,713 (4.6%) 0–4 10%5% Age 5%10%

Key differences between Pakistan and Bangladesh

Age. Bangladesh is the older population, with a median age of 26.3 years against 20.8 in Pakistan — a gap of 5.5 years. Pakistan has the larger share of children (35.8% under 15 versus 27.3%), while Bangladesh has the larger share aged 65 and over (6.8% versus 4.4%).

Births and survival. Pakistan’s fertility rate of 3.44 is above the replacement level, and Bangladesh’s 2.09 is close to it. Life expectancy at birth is 75.5 years in Bangladesh and 68.1 in Pakistan.

Dependency. The total age dependency ratio is 67.3 in Pakistan (59.9 children and 7.4 older people per 100 aged 15–64) and 51.9 in Bangladesh (41.5 and 10.4). Similar totals can hide very different mixes of young and old.

Outlook. Between 2026 and 2050, the UN medium scenario has Pakistan’s population grows by 43% and Bangladesh’s grows by 21%. These are scenario results, not forecasts; how projections work explains the assumptions.

Pakistan vs Bangladesh: indicators side by side

IndicatorPakistanBangladesh
Population, 2026259,299,792177,818,044
Median age20.8 years26.3 years
Under age 1535.8%27.3%
Aged 15–6459.8%65.8%
Aged 65+4.4%6.8%
Age dependency ratio67.351.9
Fertility rate3.442.09
Life expectancy at birth68.1 years75.5 years
Annual growth+1.6%+1.2%
Males per 100 females102.596.7
Population, 2050371,863,793214,709,097
Change, 2026–2050+43.4%+20.7%
Population, 2100511,000,618208,596,516
Peak yearStill rising in 21002071
Global population rank#5#8

2026, 2050, and 2100 values are UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium-scenario projections.

How the two pyramids could look in 2050

The same scale is kept for the projected charts, so a narrowing base or widening top can be compared directly with the 2026 shapes above.

Pakistan population pyramid

2050 · Share of total by five-year age group and sex

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Pakistan population pyramid for 2050: males on the left and females on the right Male share Female share 100+ males: 346 (0.0%) 100+ females: 1,246 (0.0%) 100+ 95–99 males: 7,123 (0.0%) 95–99 females: 20,049 (0.0%) 95–99 90–94 males: 71,277 (0.0%) 90–94 females: 151,369 (0.0%) 90–94 85–89 males: 333,617 (0.1%) 85–89 females: 568,667 (0.2%) 85–89 80–84 males: 896,385 (0.2%) 80–84 females: 1,337,311 (0.4%) 80–84 75–79 males: 1,778,564 (0.5%) 75–79 females: 2,381,144 (0.6%) 75–79 70–74 males: 2,974,773 (0.8%) 70–74 females: 3,617,807 (1.0%) 70–74 65–69 males: 4,556,364 (1.2%) 65–69 females: 5,162,189 (1.4%) 65–69 60–64 males: 6,123,684 (1.6%) 60–64 females: 6,510,984 (1.8%) 60–64 55–59 males: 7,589,562 (2.0%) 55–59 females: 7,731,060 (2.1%) 55–59 50–54 males: 8,981,749 (2.4%) 50–54 females: 9,024,759 (2.4%) 50–54 45–49 males: 10,344,714 (2.8%) 45–49 females: 10,350,266 (2.8%) 45–49 40–44 males: 12,200,315 (3.3%) 40–44 females: 12,103,371 (3.3%) 40–44 35–39 males: 13,637,538 (3.7%) 35–39 females: 13,529,983 (3.6%) 35–39 30–34 males: 14,018,360 (3.8%) 30–34 females: 13,877,745 (3.7%) 30–34 25–29 males: 14,898,213 (4.0%) 25–29 females: 14,674,909 (3.9%) 25–29 20–24 males: 15,857,363 (4.3%) 20–24 females: 15,493,869 (4.2%) 20–24 15–19 males: 17,099,490 (4.6%) 15–19 females: 16,575,036 (4.5%) 15–19 10–14 males: 17,908,822 (4.8%) 10–14 females: 17,305,107 (4.7%) 10–14 5–9 males: 18,267,309 (4.9%) 5–9 females: 17,608,514 (4.7%) 5–9 0–4 males: 18,517,947 (5.0%) 0–4 females: 17,774,893 (4.8%) 0–4 10%5% Age 5%10%

Bangladesh population pyramid

2050 · Share of total by five-year age group and sex

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Bangladesh population pyramid for 2050: males on the left and females on the right Male share Female share 100+ males: 4,848 (0.0%) 100+ females: 17,980 (0.0%) 100+ 95–99 males: 63,480 (0.0%) 95–99 females: 135,137 (0.1%) 95–99 90–94 males: 323,872 (0.2%) 90–94 females: 473,264 (0.2%) 90–94 85–89 males: 862,010 (0.4%) 85–89 females: 1,096,024 (0.5%) 85–89 80–84 males: 1,600,380 (0.7%) 80–84 females: 1,952,074 (0.9%) 80–84 75–79 males: 2,432,546 (1.1%) 75–79 females: 2,888,565 (1.3%) 75–79 70–74 males: 3,473,874 (1.6%) 70–74 females: 3,710,049 (1.7%) 70–74 65–69 males: 4,752,682 (2.2%) 65–69 females: 5,389,669 (2.5%) 65–69 60–64 males: 5,045,404 (2.3%) 60–64 females: 5,993,606 (2.8%) 60–64 55–59 males: 5,613,104 (2.6%) 55–59 females: 6,840,020 (3.2%) 55–59 50–54 males: 6,163,109 (2.9%) 50–54 females: 7,839,716 (3.7%) 50–54 45–49 males: 6,979,543 (3.3%) 45–49 females: 8,054,192 (3.8%) 45–49 40–44 males: 7,833,410 (3.6%) 40–44 females: 7,663,956 (3.6%) 40–44 35–39 males: 7,525,241 (3.5%) 35–39 females: 7,060,689 (3.3%) 35–39 30–34 males: 7,389,758 (3.4%) 30–34 females: 7,144,395 (3.3%) 30–34 25–29 males: 7,985,148 (3.7%) 25–29 females: 7,756,923 (3.6%) 25–29 20–24 males: 8,031,463 (3.7%) 20–24 females: 7,752,243 (3.6%) 20–24 15–19 males: 7,751,797 (3.6%) 15–19 females: 7,434,068 (3.5%) 15–19 10–14 males: 7,296,667 (3.4%) 10–14 females: 6,987,200 (3.3%) 10–14 5–9 males: 7,036,245 (3.3%) 5–9 females: 6,731,717 (3.1%) 5–9 0–4 males: 6,965,965 (3.2%) 0–4 females: 6,657,067 (3.1%) 0–4 10%5% Age 5%10%

What shapes Pakistan’s pyramid

Pakistan still has a classic expansive pyramid, with each age band wider than the one above and children under 5 forming the largest group of all. Read the full Pakistan analysis.

What shapes Bangladesh’s pyramid

Bangladesh’s pyramid shows a marked shortage of men aged 20–39, as large numbers of young men work abroad, above a base that has largely stopped widening. Read the full Bangladesh analysis.

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Questions about Pakistan and Bangladesh

Which population is older, Pakistan or Bangladesh?

Bangladesh is older: its projected 2026 median age is 26.3 years, compared with 20.8 in Pakistan.

Which has a higher fertility rate, Pakistan or Bangladesh?

Pakistan has the higher total fertility rate in 2026: 3.44 births per woman, against 2.09 in Bangladesh.

Will Pakistan or Bangladesh have more people in 2050?

Under the UN medium scenario, Pakistan is projected to be larger in 2050, with 371.9M people against 214.7M.