The current population of Bangladesh is 178,415,186 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 173,562,364 in 2024.
- Bangladesh is ranked 8/197 by population and was ranked 8th in 2006.
- Since 2006, population has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth in 20 years).
- Bangladesh is projected to reach 228M people in 2071.
- For the last 20 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of 1.09% per year.
- Bangladesh accounts for 2.15% of the world's population.
Bangladesh population and growth rate by year
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2100 | 210,399,059 | -0.5% |
| 2099 | 211,449,688 | -0.48% |
| 2098 | 212,479,977 | -0.47% |
| 2097 | 213,484,035 | -0.46% |
| 2096 | 214,463,720 | -0.45% |
| 2095 | 215,424,649 | -0.44% |
| 2094 | 216,368,088 | -0.42% |
| 2093 | 217,273,531 | -0.4% |
| 2092 | 218,151,426 | -0.38% |
| 2091 | 218,980,379 | -0.36% |
| 2090 | 219,782,575 | -0.34% |
| 2089 | 220,538,090 | -0.33% |
| 2088 | 221,257,201 | -0.31% |
| 2087 | 221,935,839 | -0.29% |
| 2086 | 222,585,679 | -0.27% |
| 2085 | 223,183,658 | -0.25% |
| 2084 | 223,742,603 | -0.24% |
| 2083 | 224,273,365 | -0.22% |
| 2082 | 224,763,738 | -0.21% |
| 2081 | 225,237,793 | -0.19% |
| 2080 | 225,665,152 | -0.17% |
| 2079 | 226,059,226 | -0.15% |
| 2078 | 226,389,150 | -0.14% |
| 2077 | 226,696,749 | -0.11% |
| 2076 | 226,954,762 | -0.09% |
| 2075 | 227,159,233 | -0.07% |
| 2074 | 227,315,415 | -0.05% |
| 2073 | 227,436,221 | -0.03% |
| 2072 | 227,503,342 | -0.008% |
| 2071 | 227,522,038 | 0.01% |
| 2070 | 227,495,122 | 0.03% |
| 2069 | 227,426,186 | 0.05% |
| 2068 | 227,302,632 | 0.08% |
| 2067 | 227,118,726 | 0.11% |
| 2066 | 226,878,385 | 0.13% |
| 2065 | 226,581,697 | 0.15% |
| 2064 | 226,235,839 | 0.18% |
| 2063 | 225,822,167 | 0.21% |
| 2062 | 225,349,674 | 0.24% |
| 2061 | 224,811,052 | 0.27% |
| 2060 | 224,216,813 | 0.29% |
| 2059 | 223,569,585 | 0.32% |
| 2058 | 222,855,839 | 0.35% |
| 2057 | 222,083,110 | 0.37% |
| 2056 | 221,273,932 | 0.39% |
| 2055 | 220,405,468 | 0.41% |
| 2054 | 219,511,997 | 0.43% |
| 2053 | 218,567,668 | 0.45% |
| 2052 | 217,585,554 | 0.48% |
| 2051 | 216,554,217 | 0.49% |
| 2050 | 215,489,899 | 0.51% |
| 2049 | 214,400,010 | 0.53% |
| 2048 | 213,275,216 | 0.55% |
| 2047 | 212,114,603 | 0.57% |
| 2046 | 210,918,933 | 0.58% |
| 2045 | 209,696,717 | 0.6% |
| 2044 | 208,446,830 | 0.62% |
| 2043 | 207,170,217 | 0.64% |
| 2042 | 205,859,107 | 0.66% |
| 2041 | 204,513,256 | 0.67% |
| 2040 | 203,143,300 | 0.7% |
| 2039 | 201,735,060 | 0.74% |
| 2038 | 200,262,138 | 0.77% |
| 2037 | 198,739,346 | 0.81% |
| 2036 | 197,147,970 | 0.84% |
| 2035 | 195,499,247 | 0.88% |
| 2034 | 193,789,143 | 0.94% |
| 2033 | 191,989,956 | 0.97% |
| 2032 | 190,141,739 | 1.03% |
| 2031 | 188,208,233 | 1.07% |
| 2030 | 186,212,272 | 1.11% |
| 2029 | 184,168,103 | 1.14% |
| 2028 | 182,087,511 | 1.17% |
| 2027 | 179,973,411 | 1.2% |
| 2026 | 177,837,418 | 1.23% |
| 2025 | 175,685,057 | 1.22% |
| 2024 | 173,562,364 | 1.22% |
| 2023 | 171,466,990 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | 169,384,897 | 1.03% |
| 2021 | 167,658,854 | 0.82% |
| 2020 | 166,298,024 | 0.84% |
| 2019 | 164,913,055 | 0.85% |
| 2018 | 163,523,103 | 0.82% |
| 2017 | 162,186,147 | 0.85% |
| 2016 | 160,811,932 | 0.9% |
| 2015 | 159,383,179 | 0.9% |
| 2014 | 157,964,929 | 0.92% |
| 2013 | 156,532,141 | 0.94% |
| 2012 | 155,070,101 | 0.96% |
| 2011 | 153,591,076 | 0.91% |
| 2010 | 152,201,981 | 0.88% |
| 2009 | 150,873,714 | 0.94% |
| 2008 | 149,474,264 | 1% |
| 2007 | 147,989,278 | 1.08% |
| 2006 | 146,405,973 | 1.17% |
| 2005 | 144,715,786 | 1.27% |
| 2004 | 142,902,856 | 1.37% |
| 2003 | 140,970,351 | 1.47% |
| 2002 | 138,933,658 | 1.56% |
| 2001 | 136,805,810 | 1.68% |
| 2000 | 134,544,304 | 1.84% |
| 1999 | 132,108,065 | 1.92% |
| 1998 | 129,622,332 | 1.91% |
| 1997 | 127,198,069 | 1.87% |
| 1996 | 124,862,179 | 1.84% |
| 1995 | 122,600,370 | 1.88% |
| 1994 | 120,343,179 | 1.87% |
| 1993 | 118,132,360 | 1.88% |
| 1992 | 115,952,192 | 1.9% |
| 1991 | 113,787,109 | 1.93% |
| 1990 | 111,633,717 | 2.01% |
| 1989 | 109,433,799 | 2.07% |
| 1988 | 107,216,008 | 2.15% |
| 1987 | 104,959,291 | 2.26% |
| 1986 | 102,635,572 | 2.38% |
| 1985 | 100,253,825 | 2.49% |
| 1984 | 97,814,966 | 2.6% |
| 1983 | 95,335,155 | 2.72% |
| 1982 | 92,814,507 | 2.78% |
| 1981 | 90,303,105 | 2.6% |
| 1980 | 88,016,432 | 2.42% |
| 1979 | 85,935,072 | 2.44% |
| 1978 | 83,889,655 | 2.47% |
| 1977 | 81,867,264 | 2.52% |
| 1976 | 79,855,318 | 2.57% |
| 1975 | 77,854,351 | 2.66% |
| 1974 | 75,839,348 | 2.87% |
| 1973 | 73,722,294 | 2.9% |
| 1972 | 71,641,519 | 1.94% |
| 1971 | 70,276,758 | 1.76% |
| 1970 | 69,058,894 | 2.62% |
| 1969 | 67,294,133 | 2.88% |
| 1968 | 65,408,276 | 2.99% |
| 1967 | 63,510,929 | 2.99% |
| 1966 | 61,669,806 | 2.95% |
| 1965 | 59,902,519 | 2.96% |
| 1964 | 58,178,374 | 2.96% |
| 1963 | 56,504,402 | 2.96% |
| 1962 | 54,881,146 | 2.95% |
| 1961 | 53,310,348 | 2.86% |
| 1960 | 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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Bangladesh has a population of 178M as of 2026, compared to 161M in 2016, 146M in 2006, and 125M in 1996.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 1.09% per year. Bangladesh is ranked 112th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Bangladesh will have 210,918,933 people (18.2% growth) with a rank change from 8th to 9th.
By the year 2100, Bangladesh's population is projected to grow by 17.9% from its current level to 210M people.
Natural change and net migration by year
| Year | Population change | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Natural | Net migration | |
| 2025 | - | - | -402,100 |
| 2024 | - | - | -473,362 |
| 2023 | 2,080,900 | 2,630,818 | -549,918 |
| 2022 | 2,083,268 | 2,633,258 | -549,990 |
| 2021 | 1,368,765 | 2,363,487 | -994,722 |
| 2020 | 1,352,757 | 2,355,279 | -1,002,522 |
| 2019 | 1,417,156 | 2,433,952 | -1,016,796 |
| 2018 | 1,362,784 | 2,391,853 | -1,029,069 |
| 2017 | 1,311,117 | 2,348,293 | -1,037,176 |
| 2016 | 1,437,286 | 2,356,056 | -918,770 |
| 2015 | 1,420,321 | 2,329,544 | -909,223 |
| 2014 | 1,416,277 | 2,305,499 | -889,222 |
| 2013 | 1,449,349 | 2,312,293 | -862,944 |
| 2012 | 1,474,777 | 2,304,652 | -829,875 |
| 2011 | 1,483,216 | 2,332,126 | -848,910 |
| 2010 | 1,294,870 | 2,408,597 | -1,113,727 |
| 2009 | 1,361,552 | 2,511,746 | -1,150,194 |
| 2008 | 1,437,350 | 2,595,770 | -1,158,420 |
| 2007 | 1,532,622 | 2,666,175 | -1,133,553 |
| 2006 | 1,633,921 | 2,725,786 | -1,091,865 |
| 2005 | 1,746,394 | 2,783,029 | -1,036,635 |
| 2004 | 1,879,362 | 2,849,626 | -970,264 |
| 2003 | 1,985,522 | 2,881,857 | -896,335 |
| 2002 | 2,087,695 | 2,907,604 | -819,909 |
| 2001 | 2,168,015 | 2,905,755 | -737,740 |
| 2000 | 2,355,121 | 2,867,543 | -512,422 |
| 1999 | 2,517,341 | 2,803,597 | -286,256 |
| 1998 | 2,454,027 | 2,740,993 | -286,966 |
| 1997 | 2,394,537 | 2,667,979 | -273,442 |
| 1996 | 2,277,342 | 2,531,581 | -254,239 |
| 1995 | 2,246,205 | 2,477,509 | -231,304 |
| 1994 | 2,268,140 | 2,475,098 | -206,958 |
| 1993 | 2,153,462 | 2,425,139 | -271,677 |
| 1992 | 2,206,750 | 2,453,664 | -246,914 |
| 1991 | 2,123,403 | 2,354,255 | -230,852 |
| 1990 | 2,183,453 | 2,587,558 | -404,105 |
| 1989 | 2,216,437 | 2,623,347 | -406,910 |
| 1988 | 2,219,162 | 2,614,570 | -395,408 |
| 1987 | 2,294,293 | 2,661,768 | -367,475 |
| 1986 | 2,353,160 | 2,685,152 | -331,992 |
| 1985 | 2,410,359 | 2,698,231 | -287,872 |
| 1984 | 2,467,401 | 2,713,094 | -245,693 |
| 1983 | 2,492,263 | 2,694,172 | -201,909 |
| 1982 | 2,549,093 | 2,705,822 | -156,729 |
| 1981 | 2,473,729 | 2,658,613 | -184,884 |
| 1980 | 2,099,579 | 2,615,497 | -515,918 |
| 1979 | 2,063,050 | 2,570,404 | -507,354 |
| 1978 | 2,027,788 | 2,514,509 | -486,721 |
| 1977 | 2,017,011 | 2,475,502 | -458,491 |
| 1976 | 2,006,784 | 2,431,754 | -424,970 |
| 1975 | 1,995,090 | 2,385,302 | -390,212 |
| 1974 | 2,034,873 | 2,312,418 | -277,545 |
| 1973 | 2,199,147 | 2,276,471 | -77,324 |
| 1972 | 1,962,171 | 2,231,204 | -269,033 |
| 1971 | 767,116 | 542,747 | 224,369 |
| 1970 | 1,668,568 | 1,742,287 | -73,719 |
| 1969 | 1,860,974 | 1,985,984 | -125,010 |
| 1968 | 1,910,716 | 1,918,686 | -7,970 |
| 1967 | 1,883,907 | 1,860,743 | 23,164 |
| 1966 | 1,798,288 | 1,794,530 | 3,758 |
| 1965 | 1,736,262 | 1,688,652 | 47,610 |
| 1964 | 1,712,017 | 1,686,591 | 25,426 |
| 1963 | 1,635,964 | 1,612,749 | 23,215 |
| 1962 | 1,610,568 | 1,584,035 | 26,533 |
| 1961 | 1,531,027 | 1,504,524 | 26,503 |
| 1960 | 1,432,390 | 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, 73.1% of the population change in Bangladesh 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, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 1,345,546 and 0.9% in 2010.
Bangladesh population clock
Bangladesh
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
178415186
|
8/197 |
| Percent of world population | 2.15% | 8/197 |
| One net population change |
15.1 seconds
|
7/197 |
| One birth every |
9.04 seconds
|
9/196 |
| One death every |
36.7 seconds
|
12/196 |
| Daily growth/decline | +5,741 | 7/197 |
| Annual growth/decline | +2,095,374 | 7/197 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.22% | 90/197 |
| One migration net change every |
1.31 minutes
|
194/196 |
| Annual migration change | -402,100 | 194/196 |
| Foreign-born residents | 2,906,338 | 24/195 |
| Foreign-born share of population | 1.7% | 139/195 |
Largest cities by population
|
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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Bangladesh population statistics
|
Bangladesh
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 75.5 years | 73.8 years |
| Average age | 29.8 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 26.7 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.2:50.8 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 2.16 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 3,544 ppl/mi² | 144 ppl/mi² |
Population map with other countries
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:
- World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
- U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
- Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
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