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

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The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 175,686,899 in 2025 vs 282,623 people in Barbados in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,936,470 people compared to 282,789 in Barbados.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 633 times bigger than Barbados'.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Barbados is the 175th.
  • The countries together account for 2.16% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.003% for Barbados.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.97% per year vs +0.14% in Barbados.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 179M (22.2% growth), while Barbados has grown from 270K to 283K (4.74% growth).

Bangladesh vs Barbados: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Barbados
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Barbados
2100 210,401,264 195,432
2099 211,451,904 196,828
2098 212,482,204 198,227
2097 213,486,272 199,634
2096 214,465,968 201,046
2095 215,426,907 202,476
2094 216,370,356 203,924
2093 217,275,808 205,370
2092 218,153,712 206,839
2091 218,982,674 208,314
2090 219,784,878 209,763
2089 220,540,401 211,207
2088 221,259,520 212,621
2087 221,938,165 214,063
2086 222,588,012 215,520
2085 223,185,997 216,972
2084 223,744,949 218,420
2083 224,275,716 219,854
2082 224,766,094 221,294
2081 225,240,154 222,725
2080 225,667,518 224,160
2079 226,061,595 225,589
2078 226,391,523 227,001
2077 226,699,126 228,425
2076 226,957,140 229,855
2075 227,161,614 231,223
2074 227,317,797 232,629
2073 227,438,605 233,977
2072 227,505,726 235,330
2071 227,524,423 236,639
2070 227,497,506 238,032
2069 227,428,570 239,377
2068 227,305,014 240,757
2067 227,121,107 242,130
2066 226,880,763 243,471
2065 226,584,072 244,821
2064 226,238,210 246,164
2063 225,824,534 247,531
2062 225,352,036 248,895
2061 224,813,409 250,241
2060 224,219,163 251,611
2059 223,571,928 252,947
2058 222,858,175 254,258
2057 222,085,438 255,565
2056 221,276,251 256,906
2055 220,407,778 258,263
2054 219,514,298 259,577
2053 218,569,959 260,907
2052 217,587,835 262,244
2051 216,556,487 263,608
2050 215,492,158 264,941
2049 214,402,257 266,289
2048 213,277,451 267,612
2047 212,116,827 268,955
2046 210,921,144 270,238
2045 209,698,915 271,431
2044 208,449,015 272,613
2043 207,172,388 273,796
2042 205,861,265 274,912
2041 204,515,400 275,913
2040 203,145,429 276,903
2039 201,737,174 277,777
2038 200,264,237 278,650
2037 198,741,429 279,410
2036 197,150,036 280,101
2035 195,501,296 280,710
2034 193,791,174 281,219
2033 191,991,968 281,707
2032 190,143,732 282,107
2031 188,210,205 282,428
2030 186,214,224 282,680
2029 184,170,034 282,837
2028 182,089,419 282,876
2027 179,975,298 282,825
2026 177,839,282 282,752
2025 175,686,899 282,623
2024 173,562,364 282,467
2023 171,466,990 282,336
2022 169,384,897 282,318
2021 167,658,854 282,147
2020 166,298,024 281,698
2019 164,913,055 281,207
2018 163,523,103 280,711
2017 162,186,147 280,171
2016 160,811,932 279,598
2015 159,383,179 278,990
2014 157,964,929 278,348
2013 156,532,141 277,665
2012 155,070,101 276,938
2011 153,591,076 276,139
2010 152,201,981 275,243
2009 150,873,714 274,123
2008 149,474,264 272,714
2007 147,989,278 271,288
2006 146,405,973 270,002
2005 144,715,786 268,706
2004 142,902,856 267,298
2003 140,970,351 265,776
2002 138,933,658 264,148
2001 136,805,810 262,425
2000 134,544,304 262,063
1999 132,108,065 262,517
1998 129,622,332 262,436
1997 127,198,069 262,392
1996 124,862,179 262,284
1995 122,600,370 262,039
1994 120,343,179 261,620
1993 118,132,360 261,027
1992 115,952,192 260,267
1991 113,787,109 259,373
1990 111,633,717 258,582
1989 109,433,799 258,109
1988 107,216,008 257,763
1987 104,959,291 257,279
1986 102,635,572 256,618
1985 100,253,825 255,820
1984 97,814,966 254,920
1983 95,335,155 253,992
1982 92,814,507 253,095
1981 90,303,105 252,270
1980 88,016,432 251,524
1979 85,935,072 251,269
1978 83,889,655 251,551
1977 81,867,264 251,626
1976 79,855,318 251,442
1975 77,854,351 251,175
1974 75,839,348 250,777
1973 73,722,294 250,322
1972 71,641,519 249,658
1971 70,276,758 249,168
1970 69,058,894 249,387
1969 67,294,133 249,444
1968 65,408,276 248,540
1967 63,510,929 247,091
1966 61,669,806 244,996
1965 59,902,519 242,417
1964 58,178,374 239,958
1963 56,504,402 237,557
1962 54,881,146 235,224
1961 53,310,348 233,148
1960 51,828,660 230,893

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Barbados gained 9,596 people (a 3.55% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% growth), while Barbados' population increased by 3,191 people (a 1.14% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Barbados was ranked 174th in 2006 and ranked 175th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Bangladesh's population will grow by 20.4% to 215,492,158 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of Barbados will decrease by 6.31% to 264,941 people and rank change from 175th to 177th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 283K people in 2028 for Barbados.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Barbados
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Barbados
2100 -0.5% -0.71%
2099 -0.48% -0.71%
2098 -0.47% -0.7%
2097 -0.46% -0.7%
2096 -0.45% -0.71%
2095 -0.44% -0.71%
2094 -0.42% -0.7%
2093 -0.4% -0.71%
2092 -0.38% -0.71%
2091 -0.36% -0.69%
2090 -0.34% -0.68%
2089 -0.33% -0.66%
2088 -0.31% -0.67%
2087 -0.29% -0.68%
2086 -0.27% -0.67%
2085 -0.25% -0.66%
2084 -0.24% -0.65%
2083 -0.22% -0.65%
2082 -0.21% -0.64%
2081 -0.19% -0.64%
2080 -0.17% -0.63%
2079 -0.15% -0.62%
2078 -0.14% -0.62%
2077 -0.11% -0.62%
2076 -0.09% -0.59%
2075 -0.07% -0.6%
2074 -0.05% -0.58%
2073 -0.03% -0.57%
2072 -0.008% -0.55%
2071 0.01% -0.59%
2070 0.03% -0.56%
2069 0.05% -0.57%
2068 0.08% -0.57%
2067 0.11% -0.55%
2066 0.13% -0.55%
2065 0.15% -0.55%
2064 0.18% -0.55%
2063 0.21% -0.55%
2062 0.24% -0.54%
2061 0.27% -0.54%
2060 0.29% -0.53%
2059 0.32% -0.52%
2058 0.35% -0.51%
2057 0.37% -0.52%
2056 0.39% -0.53%
2055 0.41% -0.51%
2054 0.43% -0.51%
2053 0.45% -0.51%
2052 0.48% -0.52%
2051 0.49% -0.5%
2050 0.51% -0.51%
2049 0.53% -0.49%
2048 0.55% -0.5%
2047 0.57% -0.47%
2046 0.58% -0.44%
2045 0.6% -0.43%
2044 0.62% -0.43%
2043 0.64% -0.41%
2042 0.66% -0.36%
2041 0.67% -0.36%
2040 0.7% -0.31%
2039 0.74% -0.31%
2038 0.77% -0.27%
2037 0.81% -0.25%
2036 0.84% -0.22%
2035 0.88% -0.18%
2034 0.94% -0.17%
2033 0.97% -0.14%
2032 1.03% -0.11%
2031 1.07% -0.09%
2030 1.11% -0.06%
2029 1.14% -0.01%
2028 1.17% 0.02%
2027 1.2% 0.03%
2026 1.23% 0.05%
2025 1.22% 0.06%
2024 1.22% 0.05%
2023 1.23% 0.006%
2022 1.03% 0.06%
2021 0.82% 0.16%
2020 0.84% 0.17%
2019 0.85% 0.18%
2018 0.82% 0.19%
2017 0.85% 0.2%
2016 0.9% 0.22%
2015 0.9% 0.23%
2014 0.92% 0.25%
2013 0.94% 0.26%
2012 0.96% 0.29%
2011 0.91% 0.33%
2010 0.88% 0.41%
2009 0.94% 0.52%
2008 1% 0.53%
2007 1.08% 0.48%
2006 1.17% 0.48%
2005 1.27% 0.53%
2004 1.37% 0.57%
2003 1.47% 0.62%
2002 1.56% 0.66%
2001 1.68% 0.14%
2000 1.84% -0.17%
1999 1.92% 0.03%
1998 1.91% 0.02%
1997 1.87% 0.04%
1996 1.84% 0.09%
1995 1.88% 0.16%
1994 1.87% 0.23%
1993 1.88% 0.29%
1992 1.9% 0.34%
1991 1.93% 0.31%
1990 2.01% 0.18%
1989 2.07% 0.13%
1988 2.15% 0.19%
1987 2.26% 0.26%
1986 2.38% 0.31%
1985 2.49% 0.35%
1984 2.6% 0.37%
1983 2.72% 0.35%
1982 2.78% 0.33%
1981 2.6% 0.3%
1980 2.42% 0.1%
1979 2.44% -0.11%
1978 2.47% -0.03%
1977 2.52% 0.07%
1976 2.57% 0.11%
1975 2.66% 0.16%
1974 2.87% 0.18%
1973 2.9% 0.27%
1972 1.94% 0.2%
1971 1.76% -0.09%
1970 2.62% -0.02%
1969 2.88% 0.36%
1968 2.99% 0.59%
1967 2.99% 0.86%
1966 2.95% 1.06%
1965 2.96% 1.02%
1964 2.96% 1.01%
1963 2.96% 0.99%
1962 2.95% 0.89%
1961 2.86% 0.98%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Barbados' population grew by 0.06%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Barbados
Current population
178936470
282789
Population rank 8/197 175/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.003%
One net population change
14.9 seconds
2.35 days
One birth every
9.09 seconds
2.79 hours
One death every
35.6 seconds
3.03 hours
Daily growth/decline +5,821 +0
Annual growth/decline +2,124,535 +156
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.06%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 156/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
4.21 days
Annual migration change -402,100 -87
Net migration rank 194/196 81/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 35,187
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 159/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 12.5%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 54/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Barbados
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Barbados
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -87
2024 2,583,129 -473,362 251 -70
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 158 -80
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 43 -80
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 415 -28
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 503 0
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 542 -65
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 584 -65
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 616 -65
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 655 -65
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 690 -65
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 730 -65
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 772 -65
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 815 -64
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 897 -54
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 981 -36
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 1,000 296
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 989 526
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 1,028 308
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 927 317
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 1,018 330
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 1,204 273
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 1,321 248
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 1,369 308
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 1,578 199
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 1,577 -2,628
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 1,351 -1,215
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 1,093 -1,068
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 1,172 -1,122
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 1,334 -1,164
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 1,467 -1,141
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 1,607 -1,096
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 1,765 -1,080
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 1,912 -1,076
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 2,055 -1,108
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 2,101 -1,474
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 1,719 -1,400
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 1,684 -1,301
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 1,841 -1,262
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 2,111 -1,377
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 2,356 -1,487
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 2,388 -1,447
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 2,656 -1,733
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 2,660 -1,794
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 2,605 -1,821
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 2,393 -1,687
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 2,485 -2,691
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 2,367 -2,725
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 2,988 -2,778
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 2,988 -2,836
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 3,321 -2,939
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 3,644 -3,222
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 3,996 -3,508
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 4,505 -3,665
1971 542,747 224,369 4,530 -4,396
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 4,271 -4,852
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 4,710 -4,236
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 5,035 -3,693
1967 1,860,743 23,164 4,984 -3,436
1966 1,794,530 3,758 5,842 -3,201
1965 1,688,652 47,610 5,762 -3,251
1964 1,686,591 25,426 5,688 -3,277
1963 1,612,749 23,215 5,706 -3,303
1962 1,584,035 26,533 5,589 -3,327
1961 1,504,524 26,503 5,208 -3,323
1960 1,418,810 13,580 5,949 -3,315

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 74.2% of the population change in Bangladesh is from natural causes (a gain of 24,425,669 people) and 25.8% is from migration (a loss of 8,481,548 people). In Barbados 88.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,457 people) and 11.6% is from migration (a loss of 583 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 35,187 people or 12.5% in Barbados.

Biggest cities by population

Bangladesh
City Population
Dhaka 16.8M
Chittagong 3.23M
Narayanganj 968K
Khulna 929K
Sylhet 480K
Rajshahi 448K
Bogra 401K
Barisal 328K
Rangpur 294K
Brahmanbaria 268K
Barbados
City Population
Bridgetown 98.5K
Holetown 1.6K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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