Dhaka

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Dhaka

Area of Dhaka	20,706.6 km²
Population	42.2 million
Male Population	21,659,951 (51.3%)
Female Population	20,555,634 (48.7%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+188.7%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+37.4%
Median Age	24 years old
Male Median Age	24.5 years old
Female Median Age	23.4 years old
Timezone	Bangladesh Standard Time

Dhaka Division is an administrative division within Bangladesh. The capital and largest city is Dhaka. Source: Wikipedia

Dhaka Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	14,620,249	23,336,653	30,724,973	42,215,543
Population Density	706.1 / km²	1,127 / km²	1,483 / km²	2,038 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Dhaka Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 37.4% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Dhaka	+188.7%	+80.9%	+37.4%
Bangladesh	+125.9%	+51.9%	+22.6%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Dhaka Median Age

Median Age: 24 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
Dhaka	24 years	24.5 years	23.4 years
Bangladesh	23.2 years	23.1 years	23.3 years

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Dhaka Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	2,098,746	2,036,393	4,135,140
5-9	2,528,162	2,395,859	4,924,021
10-14	2,386,445	2,241,350	4,627,795
15-19	1,977,672	1,941,873	3,919,545
20-24	2,065,311	2,411,014	4,476,326
25-29	2,213,108	2,248,104	4,461,212
30-34	1,723,238	1,612,169	3,335,408
35-39	1,520,773	1,408,986	2,929,759
40-44	1,331,267	1,146,490	2,477,757
45-49	1,013,764	847,984	1,861,748
50-54	882,600	726,909	1,609,510
55-59	555,303	421,944	977,248
60-64	595,788	499,199	1,094,987
65-69	316,617	251,182	567,800
70-74	322,738	266,253	588,992
75-79	128,420	99,924	228,344
80-84	0	0	0
85 Plus	0	0	0

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Dhaka Population Density

Population Density: 2,038 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Dhaka	42.2 million	20,706.6 km²	2,038 / km²
Bangladesh	161.0 million	144,082.5 km²	1,117 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Dhaka Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 400 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
400	863,800	n/a	n/a
500	921,387	0.6%	5,758
600	978,973	0.6%	5,758
700	1,084,549	1%	10,557
800	1,190,124	0.9%	10,557
900	1,334,091	1.1%	14,396
1000	1,478,058	1%	14,396
1100	1,535,644	0.4%	5,758
1200	1,593,231	0.4%	5,758
1300	1,593,231	0%	0
1400	1,804,382	1.3%	21,115
1500	1,919,555	0.6%	11,517
1600	2,495,422	2.7%	57,586
1700	3,071,288	2.1%	57,586
1800	3,761,874	2%	69,058
1900	5,782,863	4.4%	202,098
1910	6,205,080	7.3%	422,217
1920	6,627,377	6.8%	422,297
1930	7,297,955	10.1%	670,578
1940	7,968,737	9.2%	670,782
1950	8,639,854	8.4%	671,117
1960	10,729,908	24.2%	2,090,054
1970	13,256,841	23.6%	2,526,933
1990	23,336,653	32.7%	5,039,906
2000	30,724,973	31.7%	7,388,320
2020	44,500,663	20.3%	6,887,845
2030	48,592,293	9.2%	4,091,630
2040	51,607,136	6.2%	3,014,843
2050	53,406,393	3.5%	1,799,257
2060	53,904,413	0.9%	498,020
2070	53,386,579	-1%	-517,834
2080	52,203,616	-2.2%	-1,182,963
2090	50,582,687	-3.1%	-1,620,929
2100	48,781,974	-3.6%	-1,800,713

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Dhaka CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Dhaka	23,948,244 t	0.57 t	1,156 t/km²
Bangladesh	85,681,867 t	0.53 t	594.7 t/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Dhaka Annual Weather Averages

May Historical Weather Data (1985 to 2020)

Average High

33.5°C

92.3°F

Record High Temperature

36.9°C

98.4°F

Average Precipitation

190.9 mm

7.5 in

Average Precipitation Days (≥ 0.254 mm)

12.5 days

Sources:
1. NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
2. Lawrimore, Jay H.; Ray, Ron; Applequist, Scott; Korzeniewski, Bryant; Menne, Matthew J. (2016): Global Summary of the Month (GSOM), Version 1. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5QV3JJ5. Accessed Fri, 17 Apr 2020 13:07:33 GMT.

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Drought	Medium (6)
Flood	High (10)
Earthquake	Medium (4.6)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Top places in Dhaka

Places in Dhaka

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Dhaka	1,465 km²	14.3 million	9,766 / km²
Faridpur	2,054.9 km²	2.1 million	1,002 / km²
Gazipur	1,750.9 km²	4.8 million	2,744 / km²
Gopalganj	1,490.5 km²	1.2 million	809.5 / km²
Kishoreganj	2,687.9 km²	3.4 million	1,275 / km²
Madaripur	1,283.5 km²	1.4 million	1,122 / km²
Manikganj	1,408.9 km²	1.5 million	1,093 / km²
Munshiganj	970.4 km²	1.6 million	1,668 / km²
Narayanganj	746.8 km²	3.3 million	4,415 / km²
Narsingdi	1,074 km²	2.3 million	2,133 / km²
Rajbari	1,180.1 km²	1.1 million	973.5 / km²
Shariatpur	1,249.6 km²	1.2 million	976.2 / km²
Tangail	3,344.2 km²	3.9 million	1,152 / km²

Other places in Bangladesh

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Barisal	11,805 km²	8.6 million	725.8 / km²
Chittagong	32,107.2 km²	31.7 million	988.5 / km²
Khulna	22,008.3 km²	17.1 million	777.2 / km²
Mymensingh	10,294 km²	11.7 million	1,141 / km²
Rajshahi	18,040.3 km²	20.4 million	1,130 / km²
Rajshahi	16,709.5 km²	17.9 million	1,071 / km²
Sylhet	12,413.3 km²	11.4 million	916.3 / km²

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