Bangladesh

Country Overview
✔Area: 147,570 square kilometres, according to Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics and World Bank figures. Some international sources give a total area of about 148,460 square kilometres, reflecting differences in how water area is counted.2025 Bangladesh Statistical Yearbook
✔Population: The World Bank’s 2025 estimate is 175,686,899, or about 175.7 million. This is an estimate, not a newly conducted population census.Population, total - Bangladesh | Data
✔Population density: Approximately 1,350 people per square kilometre of land area, calculated from the population and land-area figures.Population, total - Bangladesh | Data
✔Capital: Dhaka.
✔Location: South Asia. Bangladesh borders India and Myanmar, and lies along the Bay of Bengal.
✔Main language: Bengali.
✔Currency: Bangladeshi taka(BDT)

✔Economy and GDP per capita
The World Bank’s 2025 figures put Bangladesh’s total GDP at about US$456.32 billion and GDP per capita at US$2,597.34.Bangladesh | Data

GDP per capita is not the same as an individual’s salary or take-home income. It is the country’s total economic output divided by its population. The World Bank reported Bangladesh’s economic growth at 3.5% and inflation at 8.8% in 2025.Bangladesh | Data

Services, industry and agriculture are important parts of Bangladesh’s economy. The services sector accounts for more than half of GDP; industry accounts for 34.9% and agriculture 11.7%. Garment exports and remittances from Bangladeshis working abroad are also notable parts of the economy.Bangladesh | World Bank