Dhaka Division: population, poverty, income, jobs, health and schooling
Dhaka Division is a division of Bangladesh, the largest of 8 by population. Dhaka division had 45,644,586 people at the Population and Housing Census 2022, after the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics adjusted the head count of 44,215,759 for people missed (Post Enumeration Check). That is 26.88% of Bangladesh's 169.83 million, the largest of Bangladesh's 8 divisions.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Dhaka Division: The average household in Dhaka division had a monthly income of Tk 42,696 in 2022, the highest of Bangladesh's 8 divisions (Bangladesh: Tk 32,422), and spent Tk 37,935 a month on consumption (Bangladesh: Tk 30,603).
- Health in Dhaka Division: 23.8 babies in every 1,000 born alive in Dhaka division died before their first birthday in 2023, the lowest of Bangladesh's 8 divisions (Bangladesh: 26.9), and 28.6 before age five (Bangladesh: 32.7).
- Education in Dhaka Division: 78.24% of people aged 7 and over in Dhaka division could read and write at the 2022 census, the highest of Bangladesh's 8 divisions (Bangladesh: 74.80%); 80.25% of males and 76.17% of females.
- Poverty and living standards in Dhaka Division: 17.9% of people in Dhaka division lived below the upper poverty line in 2022, up from 16.0% in 2016; 4th highest of Bangladesh's 8 divisions (Bangladesh: 18.7%, down from 24.3%). The rate was 21.7% in rural areas and 14.3% in towns and cities.
How fast is the population of Dhaka division growing?
The counted population of Dhaka division grew by an average of 1.72% a year between the 2011 and 2022 censuses (Bangladesh: 1.22%), against 1.94% a year in the decade to 2011 (when the division still included the Mymensingh districts); the fastest of Bangladesh's 8 divisions.
Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow many households are there in Dhaka division?
The 2022 census counted 11,180,030 ordinary households in Dhaka division, with 3.76 people each on average (Bangladesh: 3.98), and 45.7% of household members living in urban areas (Bangladesh: 30.6%); the urban share is the highest of Bangladesh's 8 divisions.
Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow many children do women in Dhaka division have?
Women in Dhaka division were having 1.94 children each on average in 2023, according to the Sample Vital Statistics, the lowest of Bangladesh's 8 divisions (Bangladesh: 2.17).
Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics · saved copyAre births registered in Dhaka division?
In 2023, 31.0% of children under five in Dhaka division had a registered birth (56.2% of people of all ages), the lowest of Bangladesh's 8 divisions (Bangladesh: 39.7% of under-fives).
Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics · saved copyMore figures
- Dhaka division no longer includes the Jamalpur, Mymensingh, Netrokona and Sherpur districts, which were split off after the 2011 census to form Mymensingh division; older "Dhaka division" figures that include them are not comparable. Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics · saved copy
- There were 103.5 men for every 100 women in Dhaka 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
- 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
- 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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