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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 417,072 people in Belize in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 430,409 in Belize.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 415 times bigger than Belize's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Belize is the 171st.
  • The countries together account for 2.16% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.005% for Belize.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +1.83% in Belize.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Belize has grown from 288K to 430K (49.5% growth).

Bangladesh vs Belize: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Belize
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Belize
2100 210,399,059 452,193
2099 211,449,688 455,386
2098 212,479,977 458,545
2097 213,484,035 461,667
2096 214,463,720 464,835
2095 215,424,649 468,010
2094 216,368,088 471,159
2093 217,273,531 474,248
2092 218,151,426 477,297
2091 218,980,379 480,357
2090 219,782,575 483,364
2089 220,538,090 486,295
2088 221,257,201 489,255
2087 221,935,839 492,271
2086 222,585,679 495,067
2085 223,183,658 497,821
2084 223,742,603 500,554
2083 224,273,365 503,263
2082 224,763,738 505,867
2081 225,237,793 508,333
2080 225,665,152 510,731
2079 226,059,226 513,038
2078 226,389,150 515,297
2077 226,696,749 517,538
2076 226,954,762 519,487
2075 227,159,233 521,258
2074 227,315,415 522,982
2073 227,436,221 524,587
2072 227,503,342 525,983
2071 227,522,038 527,306
2070 227,495,122 528,361
2069 227,426,186 529,355
2068 227,302,632 530,287
2067 227,118,726 530,874
2066 226,878,385 531,343
2065 226,581,697 531,638
2064 226,235,839 531,805
2063 225,822,167 531,822
2062 225,349,674 531,684
2061 224,811,052 531,544
2060 224,216,813 531,201
2059 223,569,585 530,658
2058 222,855,839 529,976
2057 222,083,110 529,131
2056 221,273,932 528,208
2055 220,405,468 527,113
2054 219,511,997 525,867
2053 218,567,668 524,534
2052 217,585,554 522,933
2051 216,554,217 521,287
2050 215,489,899 519,389
2049 214,400,010 517,443
2048 213,275,216 515,220
2047 212,114,603 512,970
2046 210,918,933 510,558
2045 209,696,717 508,106
2044 208,446,830 505,478
2043 207,170,217 502,728
2042 205,859,107 499,813
2041 204,513,256 496,743
2040 203,143,300 493,510
2039 201,735,060 490,170
2038 200,262,138 486,552
2037 198,739,346 482,671
2036 197,147,970 478,647
2035 195,499,247 474,416
2034 193,789,143 469,878
2033 191,989,956 465,204
2032 190,141,739 460,433
2031 188,208,233 455,555
2030 186,212,272 450,586
2029 184,168,103 445,395
2028 182,087,511 440,078
2027 179,973,411 434,586
2026 177,837,418 428,861
2025 175,685,057 423,063
2024 173,562,364 417,072
2023 171,466,990 411,106
2022 169,384,897 402,733
2021 167,658,854 395,346
2020 166,298,024 390,812
2019 164,913,055 385,829
2018 163,523,103 380,226
2017 162,186,147 373,202
2016 160,811,932 364,705
2015 159,383,179 356,333
2014 157,964,929 348,923
2013 156,532,141 341,627
2012 155,070,101 334,414
2011 153,591,076 327,298
2010 152,201,981 320,245
2009 150,873,714 312,614
2008 149,474,264 304,361
2007 147,989,278 296,100
2006 146,405,973 287,878
2005 144,715,786 279,731
2004 142,902,856 271,688
2003 140,970,351 263,780
2002 138,933,658 256,009
2001 136,805,810 248,379
2000 134,544,304 240,799
1999 132,108,065 233,059
1998 129,622,332 225,173
1997 127,198,069 217,446
1996 124,862,179 210,310
1995 122,600,370 204,146
1994 120,343,179 199,097
1993 118,132,360 194,902
1992 115,952,192 190,983
1991 113,787,109 187,040
1990 111,633,717 183,076
1989 109,433,799 179,107
1988 107,216,008 175,180
1987 104,959,291 171,338
1986 102,635,572 167,554
1985 100,253,825 163,796
1984 97,814,966 160,044
1983 95,335,155 156,297
1982 92,814,507 152,548
1981 90,303,105 148,786
1980 88,016,432 145,062
1979 85,935,072 141,678
1978 83,889,655 138,713
1977 81,867,264 135,887
1976 79,855,318 133,099
1975 77,854,351 130,387
1974 75,839,348 128,185
1973 73,722,294 126,445
1972 71,641,519 124,676
1971 70,276,758 122,805
1970 69,058,894 120,736
1969 67,294,133 118,040
1968 65,408,276 114,713
1967 63,510,929 111,272
1966 61,669,806 107,906
1965 59,902,519 104,675
1964 58,178,374 101,603
1963 56,504,402 98,704
1962 54,881,146 96,042
1961 53,310,348 93,632
1960 51,828,660 91,318

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/belize | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Belize gained 76,827 people (a 26.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Belize's population increased by 65,704 people (a 18% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Belize was ranked 173rd in 2006 and ranked 171st 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 Belize will increase by 20.7% to 519,389 people and rank change from 171st to 172nd.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 532K people in 2063 for Belize.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Belize
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Belize
2100 -0.5% -0.7%
2099 -0.48% -0.69%
2098 -0.47% -0.68%
2097 -0.46% -0.68%
2096 -0.45% -0.68%
2095 -0.44% -0.67%
2094 -0.42% -0.65%
2093 -0.4% -0.64%
2092 -0.38% -0.64%
2091 -0.36% -0.62%
2090 -0.34% -0.6%
2089 -0.33% -0.61%
2088 -0.31% -0.61%
2087 -0.29% -0.56%
2086 -0.27% -0.55%
2085 -0.25% -0.55%
2084 -0.24% -0.54%
2083 -0.22% -0.51%
2082 -0.21% -0.49%
2081 -0.19% -0.47%
2080 -0.17% -0.45%
2079 -0.15% -0.44%
2078 -0.14% -0.43%
2077 -0.11% -0.38%
2076 -0.09% -0.34%
2075 -0.07% -0.33%
2074 -0.05% -0.31%
2073 -0.03% -0.27%
2072 -0.008% -0.25%
2071 0.01% -0.2%
2070 0.03% -0.19%
2069 0.05% -0.18%
2068 0.08% -0.11%
2067 0.11% -0.09%
2066 0.13% -0.06%
2065 0.15% -0.03%
2064 0.18% -0.003%
2063 0.21% 0.03%
2062 0.24% 0.03%
2061 0.27% 0.06%
2060 0.29% 0.1%
2059 0.32% 0.13%
2058 0.35% 0.16%
2057 0.37% 0.17%
2056 0.39% 0.21%
2055 0.41% 0.24%
2054 0.43% 0.25%
2053 0.45% 0.31%
2052 0.48% 0.32%
2051 0.49% 0.37%
2050 0.51% 0.38%
2049 0.53% 0.43%
2048 0.55% 0.44%
2047 0.57% 0.47%
2046 0.58% 0.48%
2045 0.6% 0.52%
2044 0.62% 0.55%
2043 0.64% 0.58%
2042 0.66% 0.62%
2041 0.67% 0.66%
2040 0.7% 0.68%
2039 0.74% 0.74%
2038 0.77% 0.8%
2037 0.81% 0.84%
2036 0.84% 0.89%
2035 0.88% 0.97%
2034 0.94% 1%
2033 0.97% 1.04%
2032 1.03% 1.07%
2031 1.07% 1.1%
2030 1.11% 1.17%
2029 1.14% 1.21%
2028 1.17% 1.26%
2027 1.2% 1.34%
2026 1.23% 1.37%
2025 1.22% 1.44%
2024 1.22% 1.45%
2023 1.23% 2.08%
2022 1.03% 1.87%
2021 0.82% 1.16%
2020 0.84% 1.29%
2019 0.85% 1.47%
2018 0.82% 1.88%
2017 0.85% 2.33%
2016 0.9% 2.35%
2015 0.9% 2.12%
2014 0.92% 2.14%
2013 0.94% 2.16%
2012 0.96% 2.17%
2011 0.91% 2.2%
2010 0.88% 2.44%
2009 0.94% 2.71%
2008 1% 2.79%
2007 1.08% 2.86%
2006 1.17% 2.91%
2005 1.27% 2.96%
2004 1.37% 3%
2003 1.47% 3.04%
2002 1.56% 3.07%
2001 1.68% 3.15%
2000 1.84% 3.32%
1999 1.92% 3.5%
1998 1.91% 3.55%
1997 1.87% 3.39%
1996 1.84% 3.02%
1995 1.88% 2.54%
1994 1.87% 2.15%
1993 1.88% 2.05%
1992 1.9% 2.11%
1991 1.93% 2.17%
1990 2.01% 2.22%
1989 2.07% 2.24%
1988 2.15% 2.24%
1987 2.26% 2.26%
1986 2.38% 2.29%
1985 2.49% 2.34%
1984 2.6% 2.4%
1983 2.72% 2.46%
1982 2.78% 2.53%
1981 2.6% 2.57%
1980 2.42% 2.39%
1979 2.44% 2.14%
1978 2.47% 2.08%
1977 2.52% 2.09%
1976 2.57% 2.08%
1975 2.66% 1.72%
1974 2.87% 1.38%
1973 2.9% 1.42%
1972 1.94% 1.52%
1971 1.76% 1.71%
1970 2.62% 2.28%
1969 2.88% 2.9%
1968 2.99% 3.09%
1967 2.99% 3.12%
1966 2.95% 3.09%
1965 2.96% 3.02%
1964 2.96% 2.94%
1963 2.96% 2.77%
1962 2.95% 2.57%
1961 2.86% 2.53%

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

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In 2024, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Belize's population grew by 1.45%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Belize
Current population
178415186
430409
Population rank 8/197 171/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.005%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
1.47 hours
One birth every
9.04 seconds
1.18 hours
One death every
36.7 seconds
4.33 hours
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +16
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +5,966
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +1.45%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 73/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
1.02 days
Annual migration change -402,100 +360
Net migration rank 194/196 70/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 68,706
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 143/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 16.5%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 39/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Belize
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Belize
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 360
2024 - -473,362 - 490
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 5,386 595
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 4,825 5,936
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 4,186 -173
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 4,993 64
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 5,516 -606
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 6,112 187
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 6,042 1,705
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 5,931 3,313
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 5,899 1,596
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 5,864 1,456
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 5,767 1,505
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 5,628 1,524
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 5,509 1,582
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 5,381 1,639
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 5,506 2,728
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 5,643 2,627
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 5,728 2,521
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 5,874 2,321
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 6,030 2,073
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 5,997 1,980
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 5,968 1,870
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 5,967 1,739
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 5,915 1,640
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 5,934 1,675
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 5,914 1,968
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 5,733 2,153
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 5,494 2,072
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 5,339 1,365
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 5,339 273
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 5,283 -798
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 5,436 -1,521
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 5,562 -1,634
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 5,656 -1,699
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 5,728 -1,763
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 5,629 -1,654
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 5,465 -1,579
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 5,328 -1,527
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 5,238 -1,475
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 5,155 -1,402
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 5,128 -1,381
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 5,161 -1,414
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 5,155 -1,410
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 5,132 -1,354
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 5,029 -1,350
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 4,929 -1,844
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 4,804 -1,960
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 4,659 -1,843
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 4,484 -1,731
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 4,294 -1,624
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 4,136 -2,399
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 3,974 -2,227
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 3,814 -2,029
1971 542,747 224,369 3,651 -1,693
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 3,486 -1,297
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 3,346 -148
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 3,240 214
1967 1,860,743 23,164 3,158 265
1966 1,794,530 3,758 3,092 214
1965 1,688,652 47,610 3,045 112
1964 1,686,591 25,426 3,010 -25
1963 1,612,749 23,215 2,983 -170
1962 1,584,035 26,533 2,961 -450
1961 1,504,524 26,503 2,657 -347
1960 1,418,810 13,580 2,903 -577

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

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/belize | 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 Belize 79.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 54,754 people) and 20.4% is from migration (a gain of 14,073 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 68,706 people or 16.5% in Belize.

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
Belize
City Population
Belize 64K
San Ignacio 26.2K
Belmopan 20.8K
San Pedro Town 15.5K
Caye Caulker 2K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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