Chattogram Division: population, poverty, income, jobs, health and schooling
Chattogram Division is a division of Bangladesh, number 2 of 8 by population. Chattogram division had 34,178,612 people at the Population and Housing Census 2022, after the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics adjusted the head count of 33,202,357 for people missed (Post Enumeration Check). That is 20.13% of Bangladesh's 169.83 million, 2nd largest of Bangladesh's 8 divisions.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Chattogram Division: The average household in Chattogram division had a monthly income of Tk 34,054 in 2022, 2nd highest of Bangladesh's 8 divisions (Bangladesh: Tk 32,422), and spent Tk 34,843 a month on consumption (Bangladesh: Tk 30,603).
- Health in Chattogram Division: 27.9 babies in every 1,000 born alive in Chattogram division died before their first birthday in 2023, 4th highest of Bangladesh's 8 divisions (Bangladesh: 26.9), and 35.1 before age five (Bangladesh: 32.7).
- Education in Chattogram Division: 76.70% of people aged 7 and over in Chattogram division could read and write at the 2022 census, 3rd highest of Bangladesh's 8 divisions (Bangladesh: 74.80%); 77.91% of males and 75.59% of females.
- Poverty and living standards in Chattogram Division: 15.8% of people in Chattogram division lived below the upper poverty line in 2022, down from 18.4% in 2016; 2nd lowest of Bangladesh's 8 divisions (Bangladesh: 18.7%, down from 24.3%). The rate was 17.9% in rural areas and 11.3% in towns and cities.
How fast is the population of Chattogram division growing?
The counted population of Chattogram division grew by an average of 1.38% a year between the 2011 and 2022 censuses (Bangladesh: 1.22%), against 1.57% a year in the decade to 2011; 2nd fastest of Bangladesh's 8 divisions.
Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow many households are there in Chattogram division?
The 2022 census counted 7,393,636 ordinary households in Chattogram division, with 4.35 people each on average (Bangladesh: 3.98), and 33.0% of household members living in urban areas (Bangladesh: 30.6%); the urban share is 2nd highest of Bangladesh's 8 divisions.
Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow many children do women in Chattogram division have?
Women in Chattogram division were having 2.48 children each on average in 2023, according to the Sample Vital Statistics, the highest of Bangladesh's 8 divisions (Bangladesh: 2.17).
Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics · saved copyAre births registered in Chattogram division?
In 2023, 46.7% of children under five in Chattogram division had a registered birth (78.6% of people of all ages), the highest of Bangladesh's 8 divisions (Bangladesh: 39.7% of under-fives).
Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics · saved copyMore figures
- There were 93.4 men for every 100 women in Chattogram 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
- 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
- Barishal Division 9,325,820
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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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