India vs Bangladesh: population pyramids in 1973
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Each bar is the share of the total population at that single year of age (men left, women right), so countries of different sizes can be compared.
India and Bangladesh compared
In 1973, India has a population of 577 million and Bangladesh 72.6 million; India is about 7.9 times the size of Bangladesh.
The share aged 65 and over is 3.8% in India and 3.0% in Bangladesh, 0.8 points higher in India. The median age is 19.2 years in India and 17.5 years in Bangladesh.
The total fertility rate is 5.40 in India and 6.80 in Bangladesh, both above the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 49.6 years in India and 49.9 years in Bangladesh.
By 2050, the population of India is projected to grow by 190.7% and that of Bangladesh to grow by 194.9% compared with 1973.
GDP per person is $2,702 in India (2025) and $2,597 in Bangladesh (2025).
Key figures (1973)
| India | Bangladesh | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 577 million | 72.6 million |
| Aged 0–14 | 41.0% | 44.8% |
| Aged 15–64 | 55.2% | 52.2% |
| Aged 65+ | 3.8% | 3.0% |
| Median age | 19.2 yrs | 17.5 yrs |
| Old-age dependency | 6.8 | 5.7 |
| Total fertility rate | 5.40 | 6.80 |
| Life expectancy | 49.6 yrs | 49.9 yrs |
| Population growth | +2.23% | +2.98% |
| Net migration (per year) | -404,743 | -77,324 |
| GDP | $3.96T (2025) | $456B (2025) |
| GDP per person | $2,702 (2025) | $2,597 (2025) |
| Unemployment | 4.2% (2025) | 3.8% (2025) |
Economic figures are the latest year published for each country.