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Population in Australia compared to Bangladesh: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Australia was 27,196,812 in 2024 vs 173,562,364 people in Bangladesh in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Australia's population is 27,799,169 people compared to 178,415,186 in Bangladesh.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 6.42 times bigger than Australia's.
  • Australia is ranked the 55th most populous country in the world, while Bangladesh is the 8th.
  • The countries together account for 2.49% of the world: 0.34% for Australia vs 2.15% for Bangladesh.
  • For the last 10 years, Australia has had an average growth rate of +1.49% per year vs +0.94% in Bangladesh.
  • Since 2006, the population of Australia has increased from 20.5M people to 27.8M (35.9% growth), while Bangladesh has grown from 146M to 178M (21.9% growth).

Australia vs Bangladesh: population by year and forecast

Australia
Factual

Projection
Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Australia Bangladesh
2100 44,031,396 210,399,059
2099 43,809,392 211,449,688
2098 43,581,416 212,479,977
2097 43,339,542 213,484,035
2096 43,103,046 214,463,720
2095 42,875,281 215,424,649
2094 42,654,231 216,368,088
2093 42,420,140 217,273,531
2092 42,183,554 218,151,426
2091 41,942,760 218,980,379
2090 41,703,255 219,782,575
2089 41,471,675 220,538,090
2088 41,232,214 221,257,201
2087 41,005,392 221,935,839
2086 40,785,916 222,585,679
2085 40,573,592 223,183,658
2084 40,363,192 223,742,603
2083 40,140,606 224,273,365
2082 39,925,452 224,763,738
2081 39,703,018 225,237,793
2080 39,490,533 225,665,152
2079 39,277,415 226,059,226
2078 39,063,163 226,389,150
2077 38,847,269 226,696,749
2076 38,637,253 226,954,762
2075 38,425,571 227,159,233
2074 38,212,169 227,315,415
2073 38,002,408 227,436,221
2072 37,795,438 227,503,342
2071 37,589,598 227,522,038
2070 37,376,868 227,495,122
2069 37,159,014 227,426,186
2068 36,939,616 227,302,632
2067 36,721,604 227,118,726
2066 36,504,952 226,878,385
2065 36,297,175 226,581,697
2064 36,095,981 226,235,839
2063 35,883,588 225,822,167
2062 35,673,924 225,349,674
2061 35,465,080 224,811,052
2060 35,260,552 224,216,813
2059 35,055,719 223,569,585
2058 34,839,385 222,855,839
2057 34,630,577 222,083,110
2056 34,422,531 221,273,932
2055 34,208,970 220,405,468
2054 33,996,776 219,511,997
2053 33,788,097 218,567,668
2052 33,580,016 217,585,554
2051 33,366,925 216,554,217
2050 33,152,099 215,489,899
2049 32,937,633 214,400,010
2048 32,711,001 213,275,216
2047 32,496,856 212,114,603
2046 32,269,549 210,918,933
2045 32,047,969 209,696,717
2044 31,829,535 208,446,830
2043 31,610,306 207,170,217
2042 31,387,780 205,859,107
2041 31,168,179 204,513,256
2040 30,952,283 203,143,300
2039 30,740,454 201,735,060
2038 30,521,772 200,262,138
2037 30,307,856 198,739,346
2036 30,085,861 197,147,970
2035 29,862,898 195,499,247
2034 29,641,453 193,789,143
2033 29,418,053 191,989,956
2032 29,191,922 190,141,739
2031 28,959,421 188,208,233
2030 28,722,798 186,212,272
2029 28,484,745 184,168,103
2028 28,236,324 182,087,511
2027 27,984,287 179,973,411
2026 27,730,530 177,837,418
2025 27,466,430 175,685,057
2024 27,196,812 173,562,364
2023 26,659,922 171,466,990
2022 26,018,721 169,384,897
2021 25,685,412 167,658,854
2020 25,649,248 166,298,024
2019 25,334,826 164,913,055
2018 24,963,258 163,523,103
2017 24,592,588 162,186,147
2016 24,190,907 160,811,932
2015 23,815,995 159,383,179
2014 23,475,686 157,964,929
2013 23,128,129 156,532,141
2012 22,733,465 155,070,101
2011 22,340,024 153,591,076
2010 22,031,750 152,201,981
2009 21,691,653 150,873,714
2008 21,249,199 149,474,264
2007 20,827,622 147,989,278
2006 20,450,966 146,405,973
2005 20,176,844 144,715,786
2004 19,932,722 142,902,856
2003 19,720,737 140,970,351
2002 19,495,210 138,933,658
2001 19,274,701 136,805,810
2000 19,028,802 134,544,304
1999 18,812,264 132,108,065
1998 18,607,584 129,622,332
1997 18,423,037 127,198,069
1996 18,224,767 124,862,179
1995 18,004,882 122,600,370
1994 17,805,468 120,343,179
1993 17,634,808 118,132,360
1992 17,478,635 115,952,192
1991 17,284,036 113,787,109
1990 17,065,128 111,633,717
1989 16,814,416 109,433,799
1988 16,532,164 107,216,008
1987 16,263,874 104,959,291
1986 16,018,350 102,635,572
1985 15,788,312 100,253,825
1984 15,579,391 97,814,966
1983 15,393,472 95,335,155
1982 15,184,247 92,814,507
1981 14,923,260 90,303,105
1980 14,692,000 88,016,432
1979 14,514,000 85,935,072
1978 14,358,000 83,889,655
1977 14,192,000 81,867,264
1976 14,033,000 79,855,318
1975 13,893,000 77,854,351
1974 13,723,000 75,839,348
1973 13,380,000 73,722,294
1972 13,177,000 71,641,519
1971 12,937,000 70,276,758
1970 12,507,000 69,058,894
1969 12,263,000 67,294,133
1968 12,009,000 65,408,276
1967 11,799,000 63,510,929
1966 11,651,000 61,669,806
1965 11,388,000 59,902,519
1964 11,167,000 58,178,374
1963 10,950,000 56,504,402
1962 10,742,000 54,881,146
1961 10,483,000 53,310,348
1960 10,276,477 51,828,660

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Australia increased by 3,739,941 people (a 18.3% growth), while Bangladesh gained 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Australia gained 3,608,262 people (a 14.9% growth), while Bangladesh's population increased by 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth).

Australia was ranked 54th most populous country in 2006 and is 55th in 2026. Bangladesh was ranked 8th in 2006 and still ranked 8th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Australia's population will grow by 19.3% to 33,152,099 people with a rank change from 55th to 59th. The population of Bangladesh will increase by 20.8% to 215,489,899 people and rank change from 8th to 10th.

Australia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 44M people compared to the peak of 228M people in 2071 for Bangladesh.

Population growth rate by year

Australia
Factual

Projection
Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Australia Bangladesh
2100 0.51% -0.5%
2099 0.52% -0.48%
2098 0.56% -0.47%
2097 0.55% -0.46%
2096 0.53% -0.45%
2095 0.52% -0.44%
2094 0.55% -0.42%
2093 0.56% -0.4%
2092 0.57% -0.38%
2091 0.57% -0.36%
2090 0.56% -0.34%
2089 0.58% -0.33%
2088 0.55% -0.31%
2087 0.54% -0.29%
2086 0.52% -0.27%
2085 0.52% -0.25%
2084 0.55% -0.24%
2083 0.54% -0.22%
2082 0.56% -0.21%
2081 0.54% -0.19%
2080 0.54% -0.17%
2079 0.55% -0.15%
2078 0.56% -0.14%
2077 0.54% -0.11%
2076 0.55% -0.09%
2075 0.56% -0.07%
2074 0.55% -0.05%
2073 0.55% -0.03%
2072 0.55% -0.008%
2071 0.57% 0.01%
2070 0.59% 0.03%
2069 0.59% 0.05%
2068 0.59% 0.08%
2067 0.59% 0.11%
2066 0.57% 0.13%
2065 0.56% 0.15%
2064 0.59% 0.18%
2063 0.59% 0.21%
2062 0.59% 0.24%
2061 0.58% 0.27%
2060 0.58% 0.29%
2059 0.62% 0.32%
2058 0.6% 0.35%
2057 0.6% 0.37%
2056 0.62% 0.39%
2055 0.62% 0.41%
2054 0.62% 0.43%
2053 0.62% 0.45%
2052 0.64% 0.48%
2051 0.65% 0.49%
2050 0.65% 0.51%
2049 0.69% 0.53%
2048 0.66% 0.55%
2047 0.7% 0.57%
2046 0.69% 0.58%
2045 0.69% 0.6%
2044 0.69% 0.62%
2043 0.71% 0.64%
2042 0.7% 0.66%
2041 0.7% 0.67%
2040 0.69% 0.7%
2039 0.72% 0.74%
2038 0.71% 0.77%
2037 0.74% 0.81%
2036 0.75% 0.84%
2035 0.75% 0.88%
2034 0.76% 0.94%
2033 0.77% 0.97%
2032 0.8% 1.03%
2031 0.82% 1.07%
2030 0.84% 1.11%
2029 0.88% 1.14%
2028 0.9% 1.17%
2027 0.92% 1.2%
2026 0.96% 1.23%
2025 0.99% 1.22%
2024 2.01% 1.22%
2023 2.46% 1.23%
2022 1.3% 1.03%
2021 0.14% 0.82%
2020 1.24% 0.84%
2019 1.49% 0.85%
2018 1.51% 0.82%
2017 1.66% 0.85%
2016 1.57% 0.9%
2015 1.45% 0.9%
2014 1.5% 0.92%
2013 1.74% 0.94%
2012 1.76% 0.96%
2011 1.4% 0.91%
2010 1.57% 0.88%
2009 2.08% 0.94%
2008 2.02% 1%
2007 1.84% 1.08%
2006 1.36% 1.17%
2005 1.22% 1.27%
2004 1.07% 1.37%
2003 1.16% 1.47%
2002 1.14% 1.56%
2001 1.29% 1.68%
2000 1.15% 1.84%
1999 1.1% 1.92%
1998 1% 1.91%
1997 1.09% 1.87%
1996 1.22% 1.84%
1995 1.12% 1.88%
1994 0.97% 1.87%
1993 0.89% 1.88%
1992 1.13% 1.9%
1991 1.28% 1.93%
1990 1.49% 2.01%
1989 1.71% 2.07%
1988 1.65% 2.15%
1987 1.53% 2.26%
1986 1.46% 2.38%
1985 1.34% 2.49%
1984 1.21% 2.6%
1983 1.38% 2.72%
1982 1.75% 2.78%
1981 1.57% 2.6%
1980 1.23% 2.42%
1979 1.09% 2.44%
1978 1.17% 2.47%
1977 1.13% 2.52%
1976 1.01% 2.57%
1975 1.24% 2.66%
1974 2.56% 2.87%
1973 1.54% 2.9%
1972 1.86% 1.94%
1971 3.44% 1.76%
1970 1.99% 2.62%
1969 2.12% 2.88%
1968 1.78% 2.99%
1967 1.27% 2.99%
1966 2.31% 2.95%
1965 1.98% 2.96%
1964 1.98% 2.96%
1963 1.94% 2.96%
1962 2.47% 2.95%
1961 2.01% 2.86%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Australia grew by 2.01%, while Bangladesh's population grew by 1.22%.

Live population counters

Australia Bangladesh
Current population
27799169
178415186
Population rank 55/197 8/197
Percent of world population 0.34% 2.15%
One net population change
58.7 seconds
15.1 seconds
One birth every
1.83 minutes
9.04 seconds
One death every
2.86 minutes
36.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,471 +5,741
Annual growth/decline +536,890 +2,095,374
Annual growth/decline rate +2.01% +1.22%
Population growth rate rank 51/197 90/197
One migration net change every
3.84 minutes
1.31 minutes
Annual migration change +137,109 -402,100
Net migration rank 11/196 194/196
Foreign-born residents 8,111,404 2,906,338
Foreign-born residents rank 9/195 24/195
Foreign-born share of population 30.4% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 18/195 139/195

Natural population change vs migration

Australia
Natural

Migration
Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Australia Bangladesh
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 137,109 - -402,100
2024 - 138,510 - -473,362
2023 103,974 140,232 2,630,818 -549,918
2022 111,881 140,972 2,633,258 -549,990
2021 138,701 116,768 2,363,487 -994,722
2020 133,376 44,447 2,355,279 -1,002,522
2019 136,808 207,142 2,433,952 -1,016,796
2018 157,269 226,412 2,391,853 -1,029,069
2017 150,015 255,023 2,348,293 -1,037,176
2016 152,403 254,648 2,356,056 -918,770
2015 150,041 212,350 2,329,544 -909,223
2014 154,940 200,177 2,305,499 -889,222
2013 159,584 215,823 2,312,293 -862,944
2012 161,408 235,776 2,304,652 -829,875
2011 156,380 197,657 2,332,126 -848,910
2010 158,628 166,752 2,408,597 -1,113,727
2009 160,518 235,628 2,511,746 -1,150,194
2008 155,119 275,773 2,595,770 -1,158,420
2007 154,124 249,873 2,666,175 -1,133,553
2006 132,931 191,985 2,725,786 -1,091,865
2005 129,132 131,371 2,783,029 -1,036,635
2004 115,610 110,072 2,849,626 -970,264
2003 118,325 104,437 2,881,857 -896,335
2002 116,971 108,852 2,907,604 -819,909
2001 117,575 117,552 2,905,755 -737,740
2000 119,882 111,186 2,867,543 -512,422
1999 118,517 92,900 2,803,597 -286,256
1998 120,949 81,310 2,740,993 -286,966
1997 121,592 67,661 2,667,979 -273,442
1996 125,751 82,965 2,531,581 -254,239
1995 131,436 80,456 2,477,509 -231,304
1994 131,761 51,941 2,475,098 -206,958
1993 137,551 23,833 2,425,139 -271,677
1992 139,829 40,767 2,453,664 -246,914
1991 138,273 68,847 2,354,255 -230,852
1990 143,347 100,093 2,587,558 -404,105
1989 127,789 144,042 2,623,347 -406,910
1988 127,298 153,330 2,614,570 -395,408
1987 128,484 136,421 2,661,768 -367,475
1986 123,342 113,061 2,685,152 -331,992
1985 143,674 98,327 2,698,231 -287,872
1984 123,077 79,617 2,713,094 -245,693
1983 130,844 73,251 2,694,172 -201,909
1982 126,030 111,722 2,705,822 -156,729
1981 125,356 121,921 2,658,613 -184,884
1980 117,536 89,189 2,615,497 -515,918
1979 116,112 52,137 2,570,404 -507,354
1978 116,299 45,832 2,514,509 -486,721
1977 117,793 44,946 2,475,502 -458,491
1976 115,070 32,792 2,431,754 -424,970
1975 123,648 25,336 2,385,302 -390,212
1974 128,996 56,167 2,312,418 -277,545
1973 136,476 62,928 2,276,471 -77,324
1972 155,488 54,895 2,231,204 -269,033
1971 165,593 223,991 542,747 224,369
1970 145,081 256,295 1,742,287 -73,719
1969 143,477 108,770 1,985,984 -125,010
1968 132,099 100,963 1,918,686 -7,970
1967 126,249 80,904 1,860,743 23,164
1966 126,996 110,864 1,794,530 3,758
1965 122,990 118,891 1,688,652 47,610
1964 128,420 91,588 1,686,591 25,426
1963 140,161 73,237 1,612,749 23,215
1962 143,943 58,315 1,584,035 26,533
1961 150,955 64,495 1,504,524 26,503
1960 141,816 85,707 1,418,810 13,580

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 43.6% of the population change in Australia is from natural causes (a gain of 1,389,408 people) and 56.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,798,171 people). In Bangladesh 73.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 24,148,039 people) and 26.9% is from migration (a loss of 8,897,408 people).

As of 2024, 8,111,404 residents or 30.4% of the population were not native-born in Australia, compared to 2,906,338 people or 1.7% in Bangladesh.

Biggest cities by population

Australia
City Population
Sydney 5.45M
Melbourne 5.35M
Brisbane 2.71M
Perth 2.14M
Adelaide 1.39M
Gold Coast 608K
Canberra 381K
Sunshine Coast 284K
Wollongong 262K
Ipswich 233K
Bangladesh
City Population
Dhaka 16.8M
Chittagong 2.58M
Narayanganj 968K
Khulna 929K
Sylhet 480K
Rajshahi 448K
Bogra 401K
Barisal 328K
Rangpur 294K
Brahmanbaria 268K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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