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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 9,132,629 people in Belarus in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 9,013,835 in Belarus.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 19.8 times bigger than Belarus'.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Belarus is the 102nd.
  • 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 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Belarus has declined from 9.6M to 9.01M (6.15% decline).

Bangladesh vs Belarus: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Belarus
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Belarus
2100 210,399,059 4,398,633
2099 211,449,688 4,449,573
2098 212,479,977 4,500,269
2097 213,484,035 4,550,935
2096 214,463,720 4,601,487
2095 215,424,649 4,652,286
2094 216,368,088 4,703,117
2093 217,273,531 4,754,252
2092 218,151,426 4,805,369
2091 218,980,379 4,856,664
2090 219,782,575 4,908,430
2089 220,538,090 4,960,656
2088 221,257,201 5,013,287
2087 221,935,839 5,066,741
2086 222,585,679 5,120,920
2085 223,183,658 5,176,048
2084 223,742,603 5,232,002
2083 224,273,365 5,288,854
2082 224,763,738 5,346,728
2081 225,237,793 5,405,543
2080 225,665,152 5,465,448
2079 226,059,226 5,526,121
2078 226,389,150 5,587,557
2077 226,696,749 5,650,096
2076 226,954,762 5,713,205
2075 227,159,233 5,777,144
2074 227,315,415 5,841,895
2073 227,436,221 5,907,671
2072 227,503,342 5,974,027
2071 227,522,038 6,041,554
2070 227,495,122 6,109,593
2069 227,426,186 6,178,463
2068 227,302,632 6,247,964
2067 227,118,726 6,318,511
2066 226,878,385 6,389,815
2065 226,581,697 6,461,651
2064 226,235,839 6,533,883
2063 225,822,167 6,606,470
2062 225,349,674 6,679,180
2061 224,811,052 6,751,939
2060 224,216,813 6,825,105
2059 223,569,585 6,898,206
2058 222,855,839 6,970,893
2057 222,083,110 7,043,508
2056 221,273,932 7,115,638
2055 220,405,468 7,187,104
2054 219,511,997 7,257,138
2053 218,567,668 7,326,052
2052 217,585,554 7,393,630
2051 216,554,217 7,459,522
2050 215,489,899 7,524,239
2049 214,400,010 7,588,059
2048 213,275,216 7,651,163
2047 212,114,603 7,712,657
2046 210,918,933 7,773,226
2045 209,696,717 7,833,564
2044 208,446,830 7,893,753
2043 207,170,217 7,953,762
2042 205,859,107 8,013,962
2041 204,513,256 8,075,253
2040 203,143,300 8,136,633
2039 201,735,060 8,198,487
2038 200,262,138 8,260,287
2037 198,739,346 8,321,922
2036 197,147,970 8,384,012
2035 195,499,247 8,446,649
2034 193,789,143 8,509,786
2033 191,989,956 8,573,478
2032 190,141,739 8,637,170
2031 188,208,233 8,700,460
2030 186,212,272 8,764,169
2029 184,168,103 8,827,965
2028 182,087,511 8,890,419
2027 179,973,411 8,952,131
2026 177,837,418 9,013,835
2025 175,685,057 9,073,924
2024 173,562,364 9,132,629
2023 171,466,990 9,178,298
2022 169,384,897 9,228,071
2021 167,658,854 9,302,585
2020 166,298,024 9,379,952
2019 164,913,055 9,419,758
2018 163,523,103 9,438,785
2017 162,186,147 9,458,989
2016 160,811,932 9,469,379
2015 159,383,179 9,461,076
2014 157,964,929 9,448,515
2013 156,532,141 9,443,211
2012 155,070,101 9,446,836
2011 153,591,076 9,461,643
2010 152,201,981 9,483,836
2009 150,873,714 9,504,583
2008 149,474,264 9,527,985
2007 147,989,278 9,560,953
2006 146,405,973 9,604,924
2005 144,715,786 9,663,915
2004 142,902,856 9,730,146
2003 140,970,351 9,796,749
2002 138,933,658 9,865,548
2001 136,805,810 9,928,549
2000 134,544,304 9,979,610
1999 132,108,065 10,026,738
1998 129,622,332 10,071,963
1997 127,198,069 10,117,433
1996 124,862,179 10,159,569
1995 122,600,370 10,193,831
1994 120,343,179 10,226,955
1993 118,132,360 10,239,050
1992 115,952,192 10,216,470
1991 113,787,109 10,194,050
1990 111,633,717 10,189,348
1989 109,433,799 10,170,000
1988 107,216,008 10,140,000
1987 104,959,291 10,111,000
1986 102,635,572 10,043,000
1985 100,253,825 9,975,000
1984 97,814,966 9,910,000
1983 95,335,155 9,843,000
1982 92,814,507 9,776,000
1981 90,303,105 9,710,000
1980 88,016,432 9,643,000
1979 85,935,072 9,584,000
1978 83,889,655 9,525,000
1977 81,867,264 9,463,000
1976 79,855,318 9,411,000
1975 77,854,351 9,367,000
1974 75,839,348 9,317,584
1973 73,722,294 9,257,272
1972 71,641,519 9,188,968
1971 70,276,758 9,115,576
1970 69,058,894 9,040,000
1969 67,294,133 8,960,304
1968 65,408,276 8,874,552
1967 63,510,929 8,785,648
1966 61,669,806 8,696,496
1965 59,902,519 8,610,000
1964 58,178,374 8,524,224
1963 56,504,402 8,437,232
1962 54,881,146 8,351,928
1961 53,310,348 8,271,216
1960 51,828,660 8,198,000

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

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/belarus | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Belarus lost 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Belarus' population decreased by 455,544 people (a 4.81% decline).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Belarus was ranked 82nd in 2006 and ranked 102nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Bangladesh's population will grow by 20.8% to 215,489,899 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of Belarus will decrease by 16.5% to 7,524,239 people and rank change from 102nd to 114th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people, while Belarus' population already peaked in 1993 at 10.2M people and is projected to decrease to 4.4M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Belarus
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Belarus
2100 -0.5% -1.14%
2099 -0.48% -1.13%
2098 -0.47% -1.11%
2097 -0.46% -1.1%
2096 -0.45% -1.09%
2095 -0.44% -1.08%
2094 -0.42% -1.08%
2093 -0.4% -1.06%
2092 -0.38% -1.06%
2091 -0.36% -1.05%
2090 -0.34% -1.05%
2089 -0.33% -1.05%
2088 -0.31% -1.05%
2087 -0.29% -1.06%
2086 -0.27% -1.07%
2085 -0.25% -1.07%
2084 -0.24% -1.07%
2083 -0.22% -1.08%
2082 -0.21% -1.09%
2081 -0.19% -1.1%
2080 -0.17% -1.1%
2079 -0.15% -1.1%
2078 -0.14% -1.11%
2077 -0.11% -1.1%
2076 -0.09% -1.11%
2075 -0.07% -1.11%
2074 -0.05% -1.11%
2073 -0.03% -1.11%
2072 -0.008% -1.12%
2071 0.01% -1.11%
2070 0.03% -1.11%
2069 0.05% -1.11%
2068 0.08% -1.12%
2067 0.11% -1.12%
2066 0.13% -1.11%
2065 0.15% -1.11%
2064 0.18% -1.1%
2063 0.21% -1.09%
2062 0.24% -1.08%
2061 0.27% -1.07%
2060 0.29% -1.06%
2059 0.32% -1.04%
2058 0.35% -1.03%
2057 0.37% -1.01%
2056 0.39% -0.99%
2055 0.41% -0.97%
2054 0.43% -0.94%
2053 0.45% -0.91%
2052 0.48% -0.88%
2051 0.49% -0.86%
2050 0.51% -0.84%
2049 0.53% -0.82%
2048 0.55% -0.8%
2047 0.57% -0.78%
2046 0.58% -0.77%
2045 0.6% -0.76%
2044 0.62% -0.75%
2043 0.64% -0.75%
2042 0.66% -0.76%
2041 0.67% -0.75%
2040 0.7% -0.75%
2039 0.74% -0.75%
2038 0.77% -0.74%
2037 0.81% -0.74%
2036 0.84% -0.74%
2035 0.88% -0.74%
2034 0.94% -0.74%
2033 0.97% -0.74%
2032 1.03% -0.73%
2031 1.07% -0.73%
2030 1.11% -0.72%
2029 1.14% -0.7%
2028 1.17% -0.69%
2027 1.2% -0.68%
2026 1.23% -0.66%
2025 1.22% -0.64%
2024 1.22% -0.5%
2023 1.23% -0.54%
2022 1.03% -0.8%
2021 0.82% -0.82%
2020 0.84% -0.42%
2019 0.85% -0.2%
2018 0.82% -0.21%
2017 0.85% -0.11%
2016 0.9% 0.09%
2015 0.9% 0.13%
2014 0.92% 0.06%
2013 0.94% -0.04%
2012 0.96% -0.16%
2011 0.91% -0.23%
2010 0.88% -0.22%
2009 0.94% -0.25%
2008 1% -0.34%
2007 1.08% -0.46%
2006 1.17% -0.61%
2005 1.27% -0.68%
2004 1.37% -0.68%
2003 1.47% -0.7%
2002 1.56% -0.63%
2001 1.68% -0.51%
2000 1.84% -0.47%
1999 1.92% -0.45%
1998 1.91% -0.45%
1997 1.87% -0.41%
1996 1.84% -0.34%
1995 1.88% -0.32%
1994 1.87% -0.12%
1993 1.88% 0.22%
1992 1.9% 0.22%
1991 1.93% 0.05%
1990 2.01% 0.19%
1989 2.07% 0.3%
1988 2.15% 0.29%
1987 2.26% 0.68%
1986 2.38% 0.68%
1985 2.49% 0.66%
1984 2.6% 0.68%
1983 2.72% 0.69%
1982 2.78% 0.68%
1981 2.6% 0.69%
1980 2.42% 0.62%
1979 2.44% 0.62%
1978 2.47% 0.66%
1977 2.52% 0.55%
1976 2.57% 0.47%
1975 2.66% 0.53%
1974 2.87% 0.65%
1973 2.9% 0.74%
1972 1.94% 0.81%
1971 1.76% 0.84%
1970 2.62% 0.89%
1969 2.88% 0.97%
1968 2.99% 1.01%
1967 2.99% 1.03%
1966 2.95% 1%
1965 2.96% 1.01%
1964 2.96% 1.03%
1963 2.96% 1.02%
1962 2.95% 0.98%
1961 2.86% 0.89%

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

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/belarus | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Belarus' population declined by 0.5%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Belarus
Current population
178415186
9013835
Population rank 8/197 102/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.11%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
11.5 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
8.02 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
4.29 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 -125
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 -45,669
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% -0.5%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 187/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
2.91 hours
Annual migration change -402,100 -3,020
Net migration rank 194/196 109/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 1,054,604
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 58/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 11.6%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 58/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Belarus
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Belarus
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -3,020
2024 - -473,362 - -3,119
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 -56,924 -3,034
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 -47,839 -8,000
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 -67,118 -33,954
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 -64,703 -33,954
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 -32,969 -33,954
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 -26,429 8,615
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 -17,026 3,337
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 -1,894 8,272
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 -946 18,088
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 -2,834 14,979
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 -6,610 10,550
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 -11,336 10,903
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 -26,493 5,686
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 -29,400 10,300
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 -25,662 13,610
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 -25,726 -495
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 -28,683 -4,013
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 -41,301 -8,303
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 -50,252 -15,451
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 -50,597 -10,424
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 -53,882 -10,795
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 -58,207 -11,945
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 -48,650 -4,469
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 -40,916 1,812
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 -49,131 2,028
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 -44,316 13,192
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 -46,540 -235
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 -37,591 5,205
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 -32,621 481
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 -19,431 -12,570
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 -11,263 19,652
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 11,238 29,477
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 18,349 -5,876
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 32,606 -26,497
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 49,833 5,639
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 60,840 -5,424
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 62,689 -12,462
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 74,318 -11,499
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 58,852 -784
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 64,415 -3,051
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 75,791 -2,938
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 65,499 3,339
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 65,057 14,998
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 62,101 16,616
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 64,481 395
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 67,342 -11,143
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 67,434 -4,925
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 66,677 -5,350
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 65,494 -6,302
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 71,158 -5,157
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 70,911 -7,357
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 74,036 -7,966
1971 542,747 224,369 77,464 -5,818
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 75,520 -8,643
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 74,567 -12,833
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 76,782 -7,511
1967 1,860,743 23,164 81,136 -13,409
1966 1,794,530 3,758 84,191 -14,544
1965 1,688,652 47,610 90,611 -17,979
1964 1,686,591 25,426 101,618 -17,837
1963 1,612,749 23,215 113,160 -28,653
1962 1,584,035 26,533 124,945 -32,996
1961 1,504,524 26,503 134,490 -26,780
1960 1,418,810 13,580 136,399 -27,382

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

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/belarus | CC BY

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). In Belarus 84.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 318,682 people) and 15.8% is from migration (a loss of 59,605 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 1,054,604 people or 11.6% in Belarus.

Biggest 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
Belarus
City Population
Minsk 2M
Gomel 501K
Grodno 364K
Vitebsk 359K
Mogilev 353K
Brest 346K
Babruysk 206K
Baranavichy 171K
Barysaw 135K
Pinsk 124K

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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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