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NameStatusTranscriptionNativePopulation
Census
1991-03-13
Population
Census
2001-01-22
Population
Census
2011-03-15
Population
Census
2022-06-14
DhakaDivisionḌhākāঢাকা বিভাগ24,931,00030,806,66737,893,92445,644,586
DhakaDistrictḌhākāঢাকা জেলা6,164,0009,151,34312,517,36015,210,851
FaridpurDistrictPharidapuraফরিদপুর জেলা1,559,0001,837,6311,988,6952,232,772
GazipurDistrictGājīpuraগাজীপুর জেলা1,683,0002,142,1793,548,1155,433,538
GopalganjDistrictGōpālagañjaগোপালগঞ্জ জেলা1,097,0001,218,7891,218,3191,336,907
KishoreganjDistrictKiśōragañjaকিশোরগঞ্জ জেলা2,388,0002,714,7213,028,7063,373,219
MadaripurDistrictMādārīpuraমাদারীপুর জেলা1,106,0001,199,3741,212,1991,334,811
ManikganjDistrictMānikagañjaমানিকগঞ্জ জেলা1,216,0001,343,4681,447,3011,608,372
MunshiganjDistrictMunsigañjaমুন্সিগঞ্জ জেলা1,229,0001,353,6151,502,4491,677,941
NarayanganjDistrictNārāẏaṇagañjaনারায়ণগঞ্জ জেলা1,819,0002,289,7973,074,0784,035,461
NarsingdiDistrictNarasiṁdīনরসিংদী জেলা1,710,0001,983,5712,314,8892,667,968
RajbariDistrictRājabāṛīরাজবাড়ী জেলা866,000996,1471,091,2631,228,267
ShariatpurDistrictŚariẏatapuraশরিয়তপুর জেলা986,0001,132,5351,201,4641,336,396
TangailDistrictṬāṅgāilaটাঙ্গাইল জেলা3,108,0003,443,4973,749,0864,168,083
BangladeshPeople's RepublicBā̃lādēśaবাংলাদেশ111,456,000130,522,598149,772,364169,828,911

Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

Explanation: The totals are adjusted for underenumeration; the population structure presents unadjusted figures. The 2022 population of districts is adjusted by using the official adjustment factor of the corresponding division.


Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2022)
Males22,482,503
Females21,730,775
Hijra2,481
Urbanization (C 2022)
Rural20,760,101
Urban23,455,658
Ethnic Group (C 2022)
Bengalis44,130,954
Ethnic Minorities82,324
Religion (C 2022)
Muslim41,295,740
Hindu2,766,723
Buddhist124,349
Christian20,341
Other Religion6,125

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