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

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The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 175,686,899 in 2025 vs 11,941,781 people in Belgium in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,936,470 people compared to 11,967,185 in Belgium.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 15 times bigger than Belgium's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Belgium is the 83rd.
  • The countries together account for 2.3% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.14% for Belgium.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.97% per year vs +0.58% in Belgium.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 179M (22.2% growth), while Belgium has grown from 10.5M to 12M (13.5% growth).

Bangladesh vs Belgium: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Belgium
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Belgium
2100 210,401,264 11,250,862
2099 211,451,904 11,269,247
2098 212,482,204 11,287,433
2097 213,486,272 11,303,694
2096 214,465,968 11,319,229
2095 215,426,907 11,335,187
2094 216,370,356 11,351,692
2093 217,275,808 11,367,258
2092 218,153,712 11,383,419
2091 218,982,674 11,397,881
2090 219,784,878 11,412,370
2089 220,540,401 11,426,889
2088 221,259,520 11,442,238
2087 221,938,165 11,457,739
2086 222,588,012 11,472,102
2085 223,185,997 11,485,745
2084 223,744,949 11,499,703
2083 224,275,716 11,513,055
2082 224,766,094 11,527,480
2081 225,240,154 11,539,632
2080 225,667,518 11,553,646
2079 226,061,595 11,566,656
2078 226,391,523 11,580,982
2077 226,699,126 11,593,809
2076 226,957,140 11,605,311
2075 227,161,614 11,617,264
2074 227,317,797 11,630,340
2073 227,438,605 11,643,635
2072 227,505,726 11,656,916
2071 227,524,423 11,670,459
2070 227,497,506 11,686,541
2069 227,428,570 11,702,841
2068 227,305,014 11,720,297
2067 227,121,107 11,737,631
2066 226,880,763 11,756,233
2065 226,584,072 11,776,031
2064 226,238,210 11,796,981
2063 225,824,534 11,818,873
2062 225,352,036 11,841,060
2061 224,813,409 11,864,790
2060 224,219,163 11,886,277
2059 223,571,928 11,907,924
2058 222,858,175 11,928,140
2057 222,085,438 11,951,275
2056 221,276,251 11,972,819
2055 220,407,778 11,992,614
2054 219,514,298 12,011,260
2053 218,569,959 12,029,602
2052 217,587,835 12,045,984
2051 216,556,487 12,059,458
2050 215,492,158 12,070,180
2049 214,402,257 12,079,277
2048 213,277,451 12,086,376
2047 212,116,827 12,091,336
2046 210,921,144 12,094,512
2045 209,698,915 12,096,264
2044 208,449,015 12,095,660
2043 207,172,388 12,094,445
2042 205,861,265 12,092,240
2041 204,515,400 12,088,320
2040 203,145,429 12,084,611
2039 201,737,174 12,080,011
2038 200,264,237 12,074,019
2037 198,741,429 12,067,048
2036 197,150,036 12,060,663
2035 195,501,296 12,054,093
2034 193,791,174 12,047,026
2033 191,991,968 12,038,587
2032 190,143,732 12,030,514
2031 188,210,205 12,022,079
2030 186,214,224 12,012,501
2029 184,170,034 12,000,773
2028 182,089,419 11,988,034
2027 179,975,298 11,974,384
2026 177,839,282 11,959,583
2025 175,686,899 11,941,781
2024 173,562,364 11,858,610
2023 171,466,990 11,779,946
2022 169,384,897 11,680,210
2021 167,658,854 11,586,195
2020 166,298,024 11,538,604
2019 164,913,055 11,488,980
2018 163,523,103 11,427,054
2017 162,186,147 11,375,158
2016 160,811,932 11,331,422
2015 159,383,179 11,274,196
2014 157,964,929 11,209,057
2013 156,532,141 11,159,407
2012 155,070,101 11,106,932
2011 153,591,076 11,038,264
2010 152,201,981 10,895,586
2009 150,873,714 10,796,493
2008 149,474,264 10,709,973
2007 147,989,278 10,625,700
2006 146,405,973 10,547,958
2005 144,715,786 10,478,617
2004 142,902,856 10,421,137
2003 140,970,351 10,376,133
2002 138,933,658 10,332,785
2001 136,805,810 10,286,570
2000 134,544,304 10,251,250
1999 132,108,065 10,226,419
1998 129,622,332 10,203,008
1997 127,198,069 10,181,245
1996 124,862,179 10,156,637
1995 122,600,370 10,136,811
1994 120,343,179 10,115,603
1993 118,132,360 10,084,475
1992 115,952,192 10,045,158
1991 113,787,109 10,004,486
1990 111,633,717 9,967,379
1989 109,433,799 9,937,697
1988 107,216,008 9,901,664
1987 104,959,291 9,870,234
1986 102,635,572 9,861,823
1985 100,253,825 9,858,308
1984 97,814,966 9,855,372
1983 95,335,155 9,855,520
1982 92,814,507 9,856,303
1981 90,303,105 9,858,982
1980 88,016,432 9,859,242
1979 85,935,072 9,848,382
1978 83,889,655 9,839,534
1977 81,867,264 9,830,358
1976 79,855,318 9,818,227
1975 77,854,351 9,800,700
1974 75,839,348 9,772,419
1973 73,722,294 9,741,720
1972 71,641,519 9,711,115
1971 70,276,758 9,673,162
1970 69,058,894 9,655,549
1969 67,294,133 9,646,032
1968 65,408,276 9,618,756
1967 63,510,929 9,580,991
1966 61,669,806 9,527,807
1965 59,902,519 9,463,667
1964 58,178,374 9,378,113
1963 56,504,402 9,289,770
1962 54,881,146 9,220,578
1961 53,310,348 9,183,948
1960 51,828,660 9,153,489

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 Belgium gained 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% growth), while Belgium's population increased by 635,763 people (a 5.61% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Belgium was ranked 77th in 2006 and ranked 83rd 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 Belgium will increase by 0.86% to 12,070,180 people and rank change from 83rd to 92nd.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 12.1M people in 2045 for Belgium.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Belgium
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Belgium
2100 -0.5% -0.16%
2099 -0.48% -0.16%
2098 -0.47% -0.14%
2097 -0.46% -0.14%
2096 -0.45% -0.14%
2095 -0.44% -0.15%
2094 -0.42% -0.14%
2093 -0.4% -0.14%
2092 -0.38% -0.13%
2091 -0.36% -0.13%
2090 -0.34% -0.13%
2089 -0.33% -0.13%
2088 -0.31% -0.14%
2087 -0.29% -0.13%
2086 -0.27% -0.12%
2085 -0.25% -0.12%
2084 -0.24% -0.12%
2083 -0.22% -0.13%
2082 -0.21% -0.11%
2081 -0.19% -0.12%
2080 -0.17% -0.11%
2079 -0.15% -0.12%
2078 -0.14% -0.11%
2077 -0.11% -0.1%
2076 -0.09% -0.1%
2075 -0.07% -0.11%
2074 -0.05% -0.11%
2073 -0.03% -0.11%
2072 -0.008% -0.12%
2071 0.01% -0.14%
2070 0.03% -0.14%
2069 0.05% -0.15%
2068 0.08% -0.15%
2067 0.11% -0.16%
2066 0.13% -0.17%
2065 0.15% -0.18%
2064 0.18% -0.19%
2063 0.21% -0.19%
2062 0.24% -0.2%
2061 0.27% -0.18%
2060 0.29% -0.18%
2059 0.32% -0.17%
2058 0.35% -0.19%
2057 0.37% -0.18%
2056 0.39% -0.17%
2055 0.41% -0.16%
2054 0.43% -0.15%
2053 0.45% -0.14%
2052 0.48% -0.11%
2051 0.49% -0.09%
2050 0.51% -0.08%
2049 0.53% -0.06%
2048 0.55% -0.04%
2047 0.57% -0.03%
2046 0.58% -0.01%
2045 0.6% 0.005%
2044 0.62% 0.01%
2043 0.64% 0.02%
2042 0.66% 0.03%
2041 0.67% 0.03%
2040 0.7% 0.04%
2039 0.74% 0.05%
2038 0.77% 0.06%
2037 0.81% 0.05%
2036 0.84% 0.05%
2035 0.88% 0.06%
2034 0.94% 0.07%
2033 0.97% 0.07%
2032 1.03% 0.07%
2031 1.07% 0.08%
2030 1.11% 0.1%
2029 1.14% 0.11%
2028 1.17% 0.11%
2027 1.2% 0.12%
2026 1.23% 0.15%
2025 1.22% 0.7%
2024 1.22% 0.67%
2023 1.23% 0.85%
2022 1.03% 0.81%
2021 0.82% 0.41%
2020 0.84% 0.43%
2019 0.85% 0.54%
2018 0.82% 0.46%
2017 0.85% 0.39%
2016 0.9% 0.51%
2015 0.9% 0.58%
2014 0.92% 0.44%
2013 0.94% 0.47%
2012 0.96% 0.62%
2011 0.91% 1.31%
2010 0.88% 0.92%
2009 0.94% 0.81%
2008 1% 0.79%
2007 1.08% 0.74%
2006 1.17% 0.66%
2005 1.27% 0.55%
2004 1.37% 0.43%
2003 1.47% 0.42%
2002 1.56% 0.45%
2001 1.68% 0.34%
2000 1.84% 0.24%
1999 1.92% 0.23%
1998 1.91% 0.21%
1997 1.87% 0.24%
1996 1.84% 0.2%
1995 1.88% 0.21%
1994 1.87% 0.31%
1993 1.88% 0.39%
1992 1.9% 0.41%
1991 1.93% 0.37%
1990 2.01% 0.3%
1989 2.07% 0.36%
1988 2.15% 0.32%
1987 2.26% 0.09%
1986 2.38% 0.04%
1985 2.49% 0.03%
1984 2.6% -0.002%
1983 2.72% -0.008%
1982 2.78% -0.03%
1981 2.6% -0.003%
1980 2.42% 0.11%
1979 2.44% 0.09%
1978 2.47% 0.09%
1977 2.52% 0.12%
1976 2.57% 0.18%
1975 2.66% 0.29%
1974 2.87% 0.32%
1973 2.9% 0.32%
1972 1.94% 0.39%
1971 1.76% 0.18%
1970 2.62% 0.1%
1969 2.88% 0.28%
1968 2.99% 0.39%
1967 2.99% 0.56%
1966 2.95% 0.68%
1965 2.96% 0.91%
1964 2.96% 0.95%
1963 2.96% 0.75%
1962 2.95% 0.4%
1961 2.86% 0.33%

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 Belgium's population grew by 0.7%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Belgium
Current population
178936470
11967185
Population rank 8/197 83/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.14%
One net population change
14.9 seconds
6.34 minutes
One birth every
9.09 seconds
4.82 minutes
One death every
35.6 seconds
4.67 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,821 +228
Annual growth/decline +2,124,535 +83,171
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.7%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 116/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
16.5 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 +31,989
Net migration rank 194/196 28/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 2,349,032
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 30/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 20%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 30/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Belgium
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Belgium
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 31,989
2024 2,583,129 -473,362 -3,557 36,243
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 0 41,679
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 -2,336 118,615
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 5,793 24,017
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 -12,692 43,777
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 8,042 58,469
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 7,999 50,604
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 10,238 37,981
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 14,731 28,090
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 11,274 63,536
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 21,297 37,472
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 16,739 28,066
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 18,882 45,001
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 25,388 52,464
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 23,970 105,232
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 23,752 97,175
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 22,491 66,470
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 23,376 59,911
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 21,096 53,574
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 15,718 50,576
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 16,673 35,143
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 7,263 34,472
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 7,233 39,404
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 11,315 34,924
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 12,302 13,952
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 9,203 16,849
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 9,183 12,517
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 12,218 10,262
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 12,188 15,684
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 11,150 1,937
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 12,139 17,636
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 14,118 18,542
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 20,090 25,941
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 22,010 27,038
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 19,935 8,299
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 13,912 7,301
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 14,853 3,929
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 11,844 3,525
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 5,917 2,964
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 2,958 2,165
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 4,927 1,697
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 2,956 1,252
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 7,885 1,100
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 11,831 2,826
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 10,845 11,482
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 11,818 11,277
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 7,872 10,828
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 8,847 10,460
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 1,964 10,360
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 0 9,652
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 7,818 8,924
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 11,690 8,684
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 18,451 8,384
1971 542,747 224,369 21,281 7,992
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 23,173 19,393
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 21,221 20,072
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 20,199 19,809
1967 1,860,743 23,164 31,618 19,492
1966 1,794,530 3,758 36,206 18,985
1965 1,688,652 47,610 39,748 18,243
1964 1,686,591 25,426 51,580 17,687
1963 1,612,749 23,215 41,804 16,355
1962 1,584,035 26,533 42,414 14,829
1961 1,504,524 26,503 52,349 10,566
1960 1,418,810 13,580 40,275 9,893

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 Belgium 7.28% is from natural causes (a gain of 39,492 people) and 92.7% is from migration (a gain of 503,011 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 2,349,032 people or 20% in Belgium.

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
Belgium
City Population
Brussels 1.25M
Antwerp 529K
Ghent 273K
Charleroi 204K
Liege 195K
Schaerbeek 133K
Anderlecht 121K
Bruges 119K
Namur 115K
Leuven 101K

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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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