List of regions of Bangladesh by Human Development Index

This is a list of regions of Bangladesh by Human Development Index as of 2023. ^[1]

Historic Trends

Bangladesh has shown remarkable progress in human development since 1990. The country's HDI was 0.397 in 1990, increasing to 0.477 in 2000 (20.2% increase), 0.561 in 2010 (17.6% increase), 0.663 in 2020 (18.2% increase), and reached 0.685 as of 2023. ^[2]

Between 1990 and 2023, Bangladesh's HDI value changed from 0.397 to 0.685, representing a 72.5 percent increase. During this period:

• Life expectancy at birth increased by 18.85 years
• Expected years of schooling increased by 6.77 years
• Mean years of schooling increased by 3.49 years
• Gross National Income (GNI) per capita grew by approximately 390.4 percent

List

Districts of Bangladesh by HDI in 2018

0.651 to 0.700   0.601 to 0.650   0.551 to 0.600   0.501 to 0.550

Rank	Regions (Districts)	HDI (2023)
High human development
1	Dhaka	0.772
2	Jessore, Magura, Narail	0.717
3	Chittagong	0.711
4	Bagerhat, Khulna, Satkhira	0.703
Medium human development
5	Chuadanga, Jhenaidah, Kushtia, Meherpur	0.697
6	Rajshahi, Naogaon, Nawabganj	0.697
7	Brahmanbaria, Chandpur, Cumilla	0.693
	Gazipur, Narayanganj, Narsingdi
8	Barishal, Jhalokati, Pirojpur	0.692
–	Bangladesh (average)	0.685
9	Gopalganj, Madaripur, Munshiganj, Shariatpur	0.685
	Maulvibazar, Sylhet
10	Dinajpur, Nilphamari, Panchagarh,Thakurgaon	0.683
11	Feni, Lakshmipur, Noakhali	0.681
12	Bogra, Gaibandha, Joypurhat	0.680
13	Faridpur, Manikganj, Rajbari	0.679
14	Jamalpur, Sherpur, Tangail	0.664
	Natore, Pabna, Sirajganj
15	Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Rangpur	0.656
16	Barguna, Bhola, Patuakhali	0.655
17	Kishoreganj, Mymensingh, Netrokona	0.644
18	Khagrachhari, Rangamati	0.642
19	Habiganj, Sunamganj	0.622
20	Bandarban, Cox's Bazar	0.620

References

1. "Subnational HDI (v8.0)".
2. "Bangladesh Human Development Indicators". UNDP.