The current population of Bangladesh is 177,398,795 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 173,562,364 in 2024.
Population facts:
- Since 2005, population has increased from 145M people to 177M (22.6% growth in 20 years).
- For the last 20 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of 1.13% per year.
- Bangladesh is projected to reach 226M people in 2071.
- Bangladesh is ranked 8/197 by population and was ranked 8th in 2005.
- Bangladesh accounts for 2.15% of the world's population.
Bangladesh population clock
Bangladesh
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
177398795
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 8/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 2.15% | N/A |
| One net population change |
15.1 seconds
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
9.04 seconds
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
36.7 seconds
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +5,741 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +2,095,374 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.22% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 92/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
1.11 minutes
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | -473,362 | N/A |
Bangladesh population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 51,828,660 | - |
| 1961 | 53,310,348 | 2.86% |
| 1962 | 54,881,146 | 2.95% |
| 1963 | 56,504,402 | 2.96% |
| 1964 | 58,178,374 | 2.96% |
| 1965 | 59,902,519 | 2.96% |
| 1966 | 61,669,806 | 2.95% |
| 1967 | 63,510,929 | 2.99% |
| 1968 | 65,408,276 | 2.99% |
| 1969 | 67,294,133 | 2.88% |
| 1970 | 69,058,894 | 2.62% |
| 1971 | 70,276,758 | 1.76% |
| 1972 | 71,641,519 | 1.94% |
| 1973 | 73,722,294 | 2.9% |
| 1974 | 75,839,348 | 2.87% |
| 1975 | 77,854,351 | 2.66% |
| 1976 | 79,855,318 | 2.57% |
| 1977 | 81,867,264 | 2.52% |
| 1978 | 83,889,655 | 2.47% |
| 1979 | 85,935,072 | 2.44% |
| 1980 | 88,016,432 | 2.42% |
| 1981 | 90,303,105 | 2.6% |
| 1982 | 92,814,507 | 2.78% |
| 1983 | 95,335,155 | 2.72% |
| 1984 | 97,814,966 | 2.6% |
| 1985 | 100,253,825 | 2.49% |
| 1986 | 102,635,572 | 2.38% |
| 1987 | 104,959,291 | 2.26% |
| 1988 | 107,216,008 | 2.15% |
| 1989 | 109,433,799 | 2.07% |
| 1990 | 111,633,717 | 2.01% |
| 1991 | 113,787,109 | 1.93% |
| 1992 | 115,952,192 | 1.9% |
| 1993 | 118,132,360 | 1.88% |
| 1994 | 120,343,179 | 1.87% |
| 1995 | 122,600,370 | 1.88% |
| 1996 | 124,862,179 | 1.84% |
| 1997 | 127,198,069 | 1.87% |
| 1998 | 129,622,332 | 1.91% |
| 1999 | 132,108,065 | 1.92% |
| 2000 | 134,544,304 | 1.84% |
| 2001 | 136,805,810 | 1.68% |
| 2002 | 138,933,658 | 1.56% |
| 2003 | 140,970,351 | 1.47% |
| 2004 | 142,902,856 | 1.37% |
| 2005 | 144,715,786 | 1.27% |
| 2006 | 146,405,973 | 1.17% |
| 2007 | 147,989,278 | 1.08% |
| 2008 | 149,474,264 | 1% |
| 2009 | 150,873,714 | 0.94% |
| 2010 | 152,201,981 | 0.88% |
| 2011 | 153,591,076 | 0.91% |
| 2012 | 155,070,101 | 0.96% |
| 2013 | 156,532,141 | 0.94% |
| 2014 | 157,964,929 | 0.92% |
| 2015 | 159,383,179 | 0.9% |
| 2016 | 160,811,932 | 0.9% |
| 2017 | 162,186,147 | 0.85% |
| 2018 | 163,523,103 | 0.82% |
| 2019 | 164,913,055 | 0.85% |
| 2020 | 166,298,024 | 0.84% |
| 2021 | 167,658,854 | 0.82% |
| 2022 | 169,384,897 | 1.03% |
| 2023 | 171,466,990 | 1.23% |
| 2024 | 173,562,364 | 1.22% |
| 2025 | 175,686,900 | 1.22% |
| 2026 | 177,818,035 | 1.21% |
| 2027 | 179,930,171 | 1.19% |
| 2028 | 182,014,767 | 1.16% |
| 2029 | 184,064,616 | 1.13% |
| 2030 | 186,072,398 | 1.09% |
| 2031 | 188,025,193 | 1.05% |
| 2032 | 189,904,568 | 1% |
| 2033 | 191,717,183 | 0.95% |
| 2034 | 193,461,162 | 0.91% |
| 2035 | 195,130,366 | 0.86% |
| 2036 | 196,740,575 | 0.83% |
| 2037 | 198,288,195 | 0.79% |
| 2038 | 199,776,950 | 0.75% |
| 2039 | 201,208,770 | 0.72% |
| 2040 | 202,589,424 | 0.69% |
| 2041 | 203,939,081 | 0.67% |
| 2042 | 205,259,485 | 0.65% |
| 2043 | 206,545,478 | 0.63% |
| 2044 | 207,801,049 | 0.61% |
| 2045 | 209,029,592 | 0.59% |
| 2046 | 210,231,183 | 0.57% |
| 2047 | 211,402,167 | 0.56% |
| 2048 | 212,537,925 | 0.54% |
| 2049 | 213,638,535 | 0.52% |
| 2050 | 214,709,094 | 0.5% |
Bangladesh has a population of 177M as of 2025, compared to 159M in 2015, 145M in 2005, and 123M in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 1.13% per year. Bangladesh is ranked 113th 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 2045) Bangladesh will have 209,029,592 people (17.8% growth) and still will be ranked 8th.
By the year 2100, Bangladesh's population is projected to grow by 17.6% to 209M people.
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 | 75.2 years | 73.5 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 | 3,458 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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