Mymensingh Division: population, poverty, income, jobs, health and schooling
Mymensingh Division is a division of Bangladesh, number 6 of 8 by population. Mymensingh division had 12,637,472 people at the Population and Housing Census 2022, after the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics adjusted the head count of 12,225,449 for people missed (Post Enumeration Check). That is 7.44% of Bangladesh's 169.83 million, 3rd smallest of Bangladesh's 8 divisions.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Mymensingh Division: The average household in Mymensingh division had a monthly income of Tk 24,183 in 2022, 3rd lowest of Bangladesh's 8 divisions (Bangladesh: Tk 32,422), and spent Tk 24,554 a month on consumption (Bangladesh: Tk 30,603).
- Health in Mymensingh Division: 26.1 babies in every 1,000 born alive in Mymensingh division died before their first birthday in 2023, 3rd lowest of Bangladesh's 8 divisions (Bangladesh: 26.9), and 33.6 before age five (Bangladesh: 32.7).
- Education in Mymensingh Division: 67.23% of people aged 7 and over in Mymensingh division could read and write at the 2022 census, the lowest of Bangladesh's 8 divisions (Bangladesh: 74.80%); 68.94% of males and 65.62% of females.
- Poverty and living standards in Mymensingh Division: 24.2% of people in Mymensingh division lived below the upper poverty line in 2022, down from 32.8% in 2016; 3rd highest of Bangladesh's 8 divisions (Bangladesh: 18.7%, down from 24.3%). The rate was 26.2% in rural areas and 16.0% in towns and cities.
When did Mymensingh become a division?
Mymensingh division (the Jamalpur, Mymensingh, Netrokona and Sherpur districts) was split from Dhaka division after the 2011 census, so 2022 was its first census as a division and the census report gives no growth figure for it for the decade to 2011.
Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow fast is the population of Mymensingh division growing?
The counted population of Mymensingh division grew by an average of 0.95% a year between 2011 and 2022 (Bangladesh: 1.22%), 4th slowest of Bangladesh's 8 divisions.
Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow many households are there in Mymensingh division?
The 2022 census counted 3,031,941 ordinary households in Mymensingh division, with 3.95 people each on average (Bangladesh: 3.98), and 21.7% of household members living in urban areas (Bangladesh: 30.6%); the urban share is 3rd lowest of Bangladesh's 8 divisions.
Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow many children do women in Mymensingh division have?
Women in Mymensingh division were having 2.40 children each on average in 2023, according to the Sample Vital Statistics, 2nd highest of Bangladesh's 8 divisions (Bangladesh: 2.17).
Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics · saved copyAre births registered in Mymensingh division?
In 2023, 36.9% of children under five in Mymensingh division had a registered birth (57.8% of people of all ages), 3rd lowest of Bangladesh's 8 divisions (Bangladesh: 39.7% of under-fives).
Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics · saved copyMore figures
- There were 96.0 men for every 100 women in Mymensingh 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
- 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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