The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 9,133,712 people in Belarus in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 177,398,795 people compared to 9,074,112 in Belarus.
Population statistics:
- Bangladesh's population is 19.5 times bigger than Belarus'.
- Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Belarus is the 101st.
- The countries together account for 2.26% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.11% for Belarus.
- For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs -0.3% in Belarus.
- Since 2005, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 145M people to 177M (22.6% growth), while Belarus has declined from 9.66M to 9.07M (6.1% decline).
- Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 226M people, while Belarus' population already peaked in 1993 at 10.2M people and is projected to decrease to 4.39M people by 2100.
Bangladesh vs Belarus: live population counter
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| Current population |
177398795
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9074112
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| Population rank | 8/197 | 101/197 |
| Percent of world population | 2.15% | 0.11% |
| One net population change |
15.1 seconds
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11.8 minutes
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| One birth every |
9.04 seconds
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8.02 minutes
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| One death every |
36.7 seconds
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4.29 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.11 minutes
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2.81 hours
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| Annual migration change | -473,362 | -3,119 |
| Daily growth/decline | +5,741 | -122 |
| Annual growth/decline | +2,095,374 | -44,586 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.22% | -0.49% |
| Population growth rate rank | 92/197 | 185/197 |
Bangladesh and Belarus: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 51,828,660 | 8,198,000 | - | - |
| 1961 | 53,310,348 | 8,271,216 | 2.86% | 0.89% |
| 1962 | 54,881,146 | 8,351,928 | 2.95% | 0.98% |
| 1963 | 56,504,402 | 8,437,232 | 2.96% | 1.02% |
| 1964 | 58,178,374 | 8,524,224 | 2.96% | 1.03% |
| 1965 | 59,902,519 | 8,610,000 | 2.96% | 1.01% |
| 1966 | 61,669,806 | 8,696,496 | 2.95% | 1% |
| 1967 | 63,510,929 | 8,785,648 | 2.99% | 1.03% |
| 1968 | 65,408,276 | 8,874,552 | 2.99% | 1.01% |
| 1969 | 67,294,133 | 8,960,304 | 2.88% | 0.97% |
| 1970 | 69,058,894 | 9,040,000 | 2.62% | 0.89% |
| 1971 | 70,276,758 | 9,115,576 | 1.76% | 0.84% |
| 1972 | 71,641,519 | 9,188,968 | 1.94% | 0.81% |
| 1973 | 73,722,294 | 9,257,272 | 2.9% | 0.74% |
| 1974 | 75,839,348 | 9,317,584 | 2.87% | 0.65% |
| 1975 | 77,854,351 | 9,367,000 | 2.66% | 0.53% |
| 1976 | 79,855,318 | 9,411,000 | 2.57% | 0.47% |
| 1977 | 81,867,264 | 9,463,000 | 2.52% | 0.55% |
| 1978 | 83,889,655 | 9,525,000 | 2.47% | 0.66% |
| 1979 | 85,935,072 | 9,584,000 | 2.44% | 0.62% |
| 1980 | 88,016,432 | 9,643,000 | 2.42% | 0.62% |
| 1981 | 90,303,105 | 9,710,000 | 2.6% | 0.69% |
| 1982 | 92,814,507 | 9,776,000 | 2.78% | 0.68% |
| 1983 | 95,335,155 | 9,843,000 | 2.72% | 0.69% |
| 1984 | 97,814,966 | 9,910,000 | 2.6% | 0.68% |
| 1985 | 100,253,825 | 9,975,000 | 2.49% | 0.66% |
| 1986 | 102,635,572 | 10,043,000 | 2.38% | 0.68% |
| 1987 | 104,959,291 | 10,111,000 | 2.26% | 0.68% |
| 1988 | 107,216,008 | 10,140,000 | 2.15% | 0.29% |
| 1989 | 109,433,799 | 10,170,000 | 2.07% | 0.3% |
| 1990 | 111,633,717 | 10,189,348 | 2.01% | 0.19% |
| 1991 | 113,787,109 | 10,194,050 | 1.93% | 0.05% |
| 1992 | 115,952,192 | 10,216,470 | 1.9% | 0.22% |
| 1993 | 118,132,360 | 10,239,050 | 1.88% | 0.22% |
| 1994 | 120,343,179 | 10,226,955 | 1.87% | -0.12% |
| 1995 | 122,600,370 | 10,193,831 | 1.88% | -0.32% |
| 1996 | 124,862,179 | 10,159,569 | 1.84% | -0.34% |
| 1997 | 127,198,069 | 10,117,433 | 1.87% | -0.41% |
| 1998 | 129,622,332 | 10,071,963 | 1.91% | -0.45% |
| 1999 | 132,108,065 | 10,026,738 | 1.92% | -0.45% |
| 2000 | 134,544,304 | 9,979,610 | 1.84% | -0.47% |
| 2001 | 136,805,810 | 9,928,549 | 1.68% | -0.51% |
| 2002 | 138,933,658 | 9,865,548 | 1.56% | -0.63% |
| 2003 | 140,970,351 | 9,796,749 | 1.47% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 142,902,856 | 9,730,146 | 1.37% | -0.68% |
| 2005 | 144,715,786 | 9,663,915 | 1.27% | -0.68% |
| 2006 | 146,405,973 | 9,604,924 | 1.17% | -0.61% |
| 2007 | 147,989,278 | 9,560,953 | 1.08% | -0.46% |
| 2008 | 149,474,264 | 9,527,985 | 1% | -0.34% |
| 2009 | 150,873,714 | 9,504,583 | 0.94% | -0.25% |
| 2010 | 152,201,981 | 9,483,836 | 0.88% | -0.22% |
| 2011 | 153,591,076 | 9,461,643 | 0.91% | -0.23% |
| 2012 | 155,070,101 | 9,446,836 | 0.96% | -0.16% |
| 2013 | 156,532,141 | 9,443,211 | 0.94% | -0.04% |
| 2014 | 157,964,929 | 9,448,515 | 0.92% | 0.06% |
| 2015 | 159,383,179 | 9,461,076 | 0.9% | 0.13% |
| 2016 | 160,811,932 | 9,469,379 | 0.9% | 0.09% |
| 2017 | 162,186,147 | 9,458,989 | 0.85% | -0.11% |
| 2018 | 163,523,103 | 9,438,785 | 0.82% | -0.21% |
| 2019 | 164,913,055 | 9,419,758 | 0.85% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 166,298,024 | 9,379,952 | 0.84% | -0.42% |
| 2021 | 167,658,854 | 9,302,585 | 0.82% | -0.82% |
| 2022 | 169,384,897 | 9,228,071 | 1.03% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 171,466,990 | 9,178,298 | 1.23% | -0.54% |
| 2024 | 173,562,364 | 9,133,712 | 1.22% | -0.49% |
| 2025 | 175,686,900 | 9,074,112 | 1.22% | -0.65% |
| 2026 | 177,818,035 | 9,013,013 | 1.21% | -0.67% |
| 2027 | 179,930,171 | 8,951,103 | 1.19% | -0.69% |
| 2028 | 182,014,767 | 8,888,816 | 1.16% | -0.7% |
| 2029 | 184,064,616 | 8,825,470 | 1.13% | -0.71% |
| 2030 | 186,072,398 | 8,761,505 | 1.09% | -0.72% |
| 2031 | 188,025,193 | 8,697,799 | 1.05% | -0.73% |
| 2032 | 189,904,568 | 8,634,092 | 1% | -0.73% |
| 2033 | 191,717,183 | 8,570,188 | 0.95% | -0.74% |
| 2034 | 193,461,162 | 8,506,564 | 0.91% | -0.74% |
| 2035 | 195,130,366 | 8,443,463 | 0.86% | -0.74% |
| 2036 | 196,740,575 | 8,380,891 | 0.83% | -0.74% |
| 2037 | 198,288,195 | 8,318,818 | 0.79% | -0.74% |
| 2038 | 199,776,950 | 8,256,896 | 0.75% | -0.74% |
| 2039 | 201,208,770 | 8,194,864 | 0.72% | -0.75% |
| 2040 | 202,589,424 | 8,133,047 | 0.69% | -0.75% |
| 2041 | 203,939,081 | 8,071,502 | 0.67% | -0.76% |
| 2042 | 205,259,485 | 8,010,552 | 0.65% | -0.76% |
| 2043 | 206,545,478 | 7,950,255 | 0.63% | -0.75% |
| 2044 | 207,801,049 | 7,889,949 | 0.61% | -0.76% |
| 2045 | 209,029,592 | 7,829,484 | 0.59% | -0.77% |
| 2046 | 210,231,183 | 7,768,823 | 0.57% | -0.77% |
| 2047 | 211,402,167 | 7,707,590 | 0.56% | -0.79% |
| 2048 | 212,537,925 | 7,645,086 | 0.54% | -0.81% |
| 2049 | 213,638,535 | 7,581,407 | 0.52% | -0.83% |
| 2050 | 214,709,094 | 7,516,925 | 0.5% | -0.85% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,667,393 people (a 10.1% growth), while Belarus lost 202,839 people (a 2.1% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bangladesh gained 18,015,616 (a 11.3% growth), while Belarus' population decreased by -386,964 (a 4.09% decline).
Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2005 and is still 8th in 2025. Belarus was ranked 82nd in 2005 and ranked 101st now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Bangladesh's population will grow by 21% to 214,709,094 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of Belarus will decrease by 17.2% to 7,516,925 people and rank change from 101st to 114th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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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Population differences between Bangladesh and Belarus
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| Life expectancy | 75.2 years | 74.8 years |
| Average age | 29.8 years | 41.7 years |
| Median age | 26.7 years | 42 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.2:50.8 | 46.6:53.4 |
| Fertility rate | 2.16 births per woman | 1.21 births per woman |
| Population density | 3,458 ppl/mi² | 116.5 ppl/mi² |
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