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

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The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 175,686,899 in 2025 vs 9,085,991 people in Belarus in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,936,470 people compared to 9,025,821 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 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 +0.97% per year vs -0.35% in Belarus.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 179M (22.2% growth), while Belarus has declined from 9.6M to 9.03M (6.03% decline).

Bangladesh vs Belarus: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Belarus
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Belarus
2100 210,401,264 4,404,482
2099 211,451,904 4,455,490
2098 212,482,204 4,506,253
2097 213,486,272 4,556,987
2096 214,465,968 4,607,606
2095 215,426,907 4,658,472
2094 216,370,356 4,709,371
2093 217,275,808 4,760,574
2092 218,153,712 4,811,759
2091 218,982,674 4,863,122
2090 219,784,878 4,914,957
2089 220,540,401 4,967,252
2088 221,259,520 5,019,954
2087 221,938,165 5,073,478
2086 222,588,012 5,127,730
2085 223,185,997 5,182,931
2084 223,744,949 5,238,960
2083 224,275,716 5,295,887
2082 224,766,094 5,353,838
2081 225,240,154 5,412,731
2080 225,667,518 5,472,716
2079 226,061,595 5,533,470
2078 226,391,523 5,594,987
2077 226,699,126 5,657,609
2076 226,957,140 5,720,802
2075 227,161,614 5,784,826
2074 227,317,797 5,849,664
2073 227,438,605 5,915,527
2072 227,505,726 5,981,971
2071 227,524,423 6,049,588
2070 227,497,506 6,117,717
2069 227,428,570 6,186,679
2068 227,305,014 6,256,272
2067 227,121,107 6,326,913
2066 226,880,763 6,398,312
2065 226,584,072 6,470,244
2064 226,238,210 6,542,572
2063 225,824,534 6,615,256
2062 225,352,036 6,688,062
2061 224,813,409 6,760,917
2060 224,219,163 6,834,181
2059 223,571,928 6,907,379
2058 222,858,175 6,980,163
2057 222,085,438 7,052,874
2056 221,276,251 7,125,100
2055 220,407,778 7,196,662
2054 219,514,298 7,266,788
2053 218,569,959 7,335,794
2052 217,587,835 7,403,462
2051 216,556,487 7,469,442
2050 215,492,158 7,534,245
2049 214,402,257 7,598,150
2048 213,277,451 7,661,337
2047 212,116,827 7,722,913
2046 210,921,144 7,783,562
2045 209,698,915 7,843,981
2044 208,449,015 7,904,250
2043 207,172,388 7,964,339
2042 205,861,265 8,024,619
2041 204,515,400 8,085,991
2040 203,145,429 8,147,453
2039 201,737,174 8,209,389
2038 200,264,237 8,271,271
2037 198,741,429 8,332,989
2036 197,150,036 8,395,161
2035 195,501,296 8,457,882
2034 193,791,174 8,521,103
2033 191,991,968 8,584,879
2032 190,143,732 8,648,656
2031 188,210,205 8,712,030
2030 186,214,224 8,775,824
2029 184,170,034 8,839,704
2028 182,089,419 8,902,241
2027 179,975,298 8,964,035
2026 177,839,282 9,025,821
2025 175,686,899 9,085,991
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% growth), while Belarus' population decreased by 443,558 people (a 4.68% decline).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Belarus was ranked 82nd in 2006 and ranked 101st 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 Belarus will decrease by 16.5% to 7,534,245 people and rank change from 101st 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% -0.51%
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 (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 Belarus' population declined by 0.51%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Belarus
Current population
178936470
9025821
Population rank 8/197 101/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.11%
One net population change
14.9 seconds
11.3 minutes
One birth every
9.09 seconds
8.19 minutes
One death every
35.6 seconds
4.38 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,821 -128
Annual growth/decline +2,124,535 -46,638
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% -0.51%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 186/197
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 2,583,129 -473,362 -55,755 -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 2026-07-08).

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

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 Belarus 82.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 371,603 people) and 17.3% is from migration (a loss of 77,703 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 3.23M
Narayanganj 968K
Khulna 929K
Sylhet 480K
Rajshahi 448K
Bogra 401K
Barisal 328K
Rangpur 294K
Brahmanbaria 268K
Belarus
City Population
Minsk 2M
Gomel 500K
Grodno 365K
Vitebsk 358K
Mogilev 353K
Brest 347K
Babruysk 204K
Baranavichy 170K
Barysaw 134K
Pinsk 123K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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