Dhaka Division

Administrative Division of Bangladesh

Dhaka Division is an administrative division within Bangladesh. The capital and largest city is Dhaka. The Division as constituted prior to 2015 covered an area of 31,051 km2, and had a population of 47,424,418 at the 2011 Census. However, following the separation of the new Mymensingh Division in 2015, the area has been reduced to 20,508. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Dhaka Division	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
Male Median Age	24.5 years
Female Median Age	23.4 years
Timezone	Bangladesh Standard Time

Map of Dhaka Division

Population Over Time

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

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 Division	+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

Median Age

Median Age: 24 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
Dhaka Division	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)

Population By Age and Gender

Dhaka Division Population Tree

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)

Population Density

Population Density: 2,038 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Dhaka Division	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

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

Top Districts in Dhaka Division

Districts in Dhaka Division

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Dhaka District	1,465 km²	14.3 million	25,293 / mi²
Faridpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh	2,054.9 km²	2.1 million	2,595 / mi²
Gazipur, Dhaka, Bangladesh	1,750.9 km²	4.8 million	7,108 / mi²
Gopalganj District	1,490.5 km²	1.2 million	2,096 / mi²
Kishoreganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh	2,687.9 km²	3.4 million	3,302 / mi²
Madaripur, Dhaka, Bangladesh	1,283.5 km²	1.4 million	2,907 / mi²
Manikganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh	1,408.9 km²	1.5 million	2,831 / mi²
Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh	970.4 km²	1.6 million	4,320 / mi²
Narayanganj District	746.8 km²	3.3 million	11,436 / mi²
Narsingdi, Dhaka, Bangladesh	1,074 km²	2.3 million	5,524 / mi²
Rajbari District	1,180.1 km²	1.1 million	2,521 / mi²
Shariatpur District	1,249.6 km²	1.2 million	2,528 / mi²
Tangail District	3,344.2 km²	3.9 million	2,983 / mi²

Other Divisions in Bangladesh

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Barisal Division	11,805 km²	8.6 million	1,879 / mi²
Chattogram Division	32,107.2 km²	31.7 million	2,560 / mi²
Khulna Division	22,008.3 km²	17.1 million	2,012 / mi²
Mymensingh, Bangladesh	10,294 km²	11.7 million	2,955 / mi²
Rajshahi Division	18,040.3 km²	20.4 million	2,928 / mi²
Rangpur Division	16,709.5 km²	17.9 million	2,774 / mi²
Sylhet Division	12,413.3 km²	11.4 million	2,373 / mi²

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