Barishal Division: population, poverty, income, jobs, health and schooling
Barishal Division is a division of Bangladesh, number 8 of 8 by population. Barishal division had 9,325,820 people at the Population and Housing Census 2022, after the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics adjusted the head count of 9,100,104 for people missed (Post Enumeration Check). That is 5.49% of Bangladesh's 169.83 million, the smallest of Bangladesh's 8 divisions.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Barishal Division: The average household in Barishal division had a monthly income of Tk 25,892 in 2022, 4th lowest of Bangladesh's 8 divisions (Bangladesh: Tk 32,422), and spent Tk 23,940 a month on consumption (Bangladesh: Tk 30,603).
- Health in Barishal Division: 26.2 babies in every 1,000 born alive in Barishal division died before their first birthday in 2023, 4th lowest of Bangladesh's 8 divisions (Bangladesh: 26.9), and 33.5 before age five (Bangladesh: 32.7).
- Education in Barishal Division: 77.74% of people aged 7 and over in Barishal division could read and write at the 2022 census, 2nd highest of Bangladesh's 8 divisions (Bangladesh: 74.80%); 78.68% of males and 76.87% of females.
- Poverty and living standards in Barishal Division: 26.9% of people in Barishal division lived below the upper poverty line in 2022, up from 26.5% in 2016; the highest of Bangladesh's 8 divisions (Bangladesh: 18.7%, down from 24.3%). The rate was 28.4% in rural areas and 21.3% in towns and cities.
How fast is the population of Barishal division growing?
The counted population of Barishal division grew by an average of 0.79% a year between the 2011 and 2022 censuses (Bangladesh: 1.22%), against 0.18% a year in the decade to 2011; the slowest of Bangladesh's 8 divisions.
Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow many households are there in Barishal division?
The 2022 census counted 2,196,912 ordinary households in Barishal division, with 4.05 people each on average (Bangladesh: 3.98), and 24.6% of household members living in urban areas (Bangladesh: 30.6%); the urban share is 3rd highest of Bangladesh's 8 divisions.
Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow many children do women in Barishal division have?
Women in Barishal division were having 2.28 children each on average in 2023, according to the Sample Vital Statistics, 3rd highest of Bangladesh's 8 divisions (Bangladesh: 2.17).
Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics · saved copyAre births registered in Barishal division?
In 2023, 36.4% of children under five in Barishal division had a registered birth (60.2% of people of all ages), 2nd lowest of Bangladesh's 8 divisions (Bangladesh: 39.7% of under-fives).
Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics · saved copyMore figures
- There were 95.3 men for every 100 women in Barishal division in 2022 (Bangladesh: 98.1). Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics · saved copy
How divisions are governed in Bangladesh
Divisions (8). Divisional commissioner, a civil servant appointed by the national government. Coordinates districts; no elected body.
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Other divisions of Bangladesh
- Dhaka Division 45,644,586
- Chattogram Division 34,178,612
- Rajshahi Division 20,794,019
- Rangpur Division 18,020,071
- Khulna Division 17,813,218
- Mymensingh Division 12,637,472
- Sylhet Division 11,415,113
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Sources
- National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (with ICF): Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2022, Final Report: Tables 2.4, 3.2, 9.1, 9.7, 9.8, 11.1, 14.3 and 14.6 by division, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fcb1b5f6f950…)
- Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics: Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2022, Final Report: Tables 4.5 (income and consumption), 6.4 (poverty), 7.6 (school enrolment), 13.2-13.3 (food insecurity) by division, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 4df200a6bfb1…)
- Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics: Labour Force Survey 2024, final report tables: Tables 6.8.1 (employed), 7.3.2 (informal employment) and 8.7.1 (unemployed) by division, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 072c18ebf9f3…)
- Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics: Population and Housing Census 2022, National Report (Volume I), Tables 3.2.17-3.2.40 and 3.3.9-3.3.15: disability, literacy, students, NEET, phones, internet, accounts, migration, water, toilets, electricity, cooking fuel, remittances, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1c315d497629…)
- Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics: Bangladesh Sample Vital Statistics 2023: Tables 3.4 (fertility), 3.14 (birth registration), 4.1 (death rate), 4.5 (infant mortality), 4.9 (under-5 mortality) by division, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0a315f77d448…)
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