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

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The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 175,686,899 in 2025 vs 14,814,460 people in Benin in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,936,470 people compared to 15,358,725 in Benin.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 11.7 times bigger than Benin's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Benin is the 76th.
  • The countries together account for 2.34% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.18% for Benin.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.97% per year vs +2.72% in Benin.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 179M (22.2% growth), while Benin has grown from 8.69M to 15.4M (76.7% growth).

Bangladesh vs Benin: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Benin
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Benin
2100 210,401,264 39,983,872
2099 211,451,904 39,812,782
2098 212,482,204 39,635,737
2097 213,486,272 39,458,425
2096 214,465,968 39,267,189
2095 215,426,907 39,069,668
2094 216,370,356 38,861,643
2093 217,275,808 38,654,312
2092 218,153,712 38,438,555
2091 218,982,674 38,219,341
2090 219,784,878 37,994,758
2089 220,540,401 37,758,164
2088 221,259,520 37,514,605
2087 221,938,165 37,263,867
2086 222,588,012 37,010,840
2085 223,185,997 36,747,949
2084 223,744,949 36,482,666
2083 224,275,716 36,206,559
2082 224,766,094 35,919,464
2081 225,240,154 35,632,837
2080 225,667,518 35,340,781
2079 226,061,595 35,042,368
2078 226,391,523 34,737,536
2077 226,699,126 34,426,961
2076 226,957,140 34,112,205
2075 227,161,614 33,795,633
2074 227,317,797 33,465,867
2073 227,438,605 33,130,654
2072 227,505,726 32,785,976
2071 227,524,423 32,441,087
2070 227,497,506 32,088,089
2069 227,428,570 31,731,457
2068 227,305,014 31,377,153
2067 227,121,107 31,019,975
2066 226,880,763 30,659,408
2065 226,584,072 30,291,447
2064 226,238,210 29,919,749
2063 225,824,534 29,549,126
2062 225,352,036 29,175,986
2061 224,813,409 28,802,803
2060 224,219,163 28,426,146
2059 223,571,928 28,046,395
2058 222,858,175 27,667,117
2057 222,085,438 27,283,017
2056 221,276,251 26,900,755
2055 220,407,778 26,509,320
2054 219,514,298 26,115,455
2053 218,569,959 25,724,306
2052 217,587,835 25,327,058
2051 216,556,487 24,928,787
2050 215,492,158 24,529,464
2049 214,402,257 24,128,830
2048 213,277,451 23,727,047
2047 212,116,827 23,325,128
2046 210,921,144 22,919,519
2045 209,698,915 22,510,298
2044 208,449,015 22,107,673
2043 207,172,388 21,702,786
2042 205,861,265 21,296,676
2041 204,515,400 20,893,690
2040 203,145,429 20,492,059
2039 201,737,174 20,092,542
2038 200,264,237 19,693,130
2037 198,741,429 19,301,544
2036 197,150,036 18,910,879
2035 195,501,296 18,521,401
2034 193,791,174 18,136,190
2033 191,991,968 17,755,302
2032 190,143,732 17,378,392
2031 188,210,205 17,004,065
2030 186,214,224 16,635,301
2029 184,170,034 16,265,440
2028 182,089,419 15,899,231
2027 179,975,298 15,534,984
2026 177,839,282 15,172,565
2025 175,686,899 14,814,460
2024 173,562,364 14,462,724
2023 171,466,990 14,111,034
2022 169,384,897 13,759,501
2021 167,658,854 13,413,417
2020 166,298,024 13,070,169
2019 164,913,055 12,726,755
2018 163,523,103 12,383,347
2017 162,186,147 12,039,780
2016 160,811,932 11,697,842
2015 159,383,179 11,360,681
2014 157,964,929 11,030,004
2013 156,532,141 10,708,834
2012 155,070,101 10,397,657
2011 153,591,076 10,093,623
2010 152,201,981 9,797,484
2009 150,873,714 9,509,423
2008 149,474,264 9,228,466
2007 147,989,278 8,953,969
2006 146,405,973 8,693,242
2005 144,715,786 8,426,144
2004 142,902,856 8,159,094
2003 140,970,351 7,913,070
2002 138,933,658 7,675,426
2001 136,805,810 7,445,596
2000 134,544,304 7,221,619
1999 132,108,065 7,002,818
1998 129,622,332 6,789,489
1997 127,198,069 6,583,365
1996 124,862,179 6,391,858
1995 122,600,370 6,226,773
1994 120,343,179 6,096,506
1993 118,132,360 5,872,706
1992 115,952,192 5,617,844
1991 113,787,109 5,446,932
1990 111,633,717 5,281,479
1989 109,433,799 5,121,657
1988 107,216,008 4,967,341
1987 104,959,291 4,818,486
1986 102,635,572 4,675,420
1985 100,253,825 4,538,012
1984 97,814,966 4,405,895
1983 95,335,155 4,278,978
1982 92,814,507 4,156,596
1981 90,303,105 4,038,307
1980 88,016,432 3,925,251
1979 85,935,072 3,818,528
1978 83,889,655 3,718,305
1977 81,867,264 3,623,202
1976 79,855,318 3,532,196
1975 77,854,351 3,445,407
1974 75,839,348 3,362,633
1973 73,722,294 3,283,496
1972 71,641,519 3,207,543
1971 70,276,758 3,134,767
1970 69,058,894 3,065,057
1969 67,294,133 2,998,222
1968 65,408,276 2,934,257
1967 63,510,929 2,872,997
1966 61,669,806 2,814,317
1965 59,902,519 2,757,936
1964 58,178,374 2,704,003
1963 56,504,402 2,652,908
1962 54,881,146 2,604,659
1961 53,310,348 2,559,223
1960 51,828,660 2,517,286

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/benin | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Benin gained 3,004,600 people (a 34.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% growth), while Benin's population increased by 3,660,883 people (a 31.3% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Benin was ranked 89th in 2006 and ranked 76th 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 Benin will increase by 59.7% to 24,529,464 people and rank change from 76th to 68th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 40M people in 2100 for Benin.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Benin
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Benin
2100 -0.5% 0.43%
2099 -0.48% 0.45%
2098 -0.47% 0.45%
2097 -0.46% 0.49%
2096 -0.45% 0.51%
2095 -0.44% 0.54%
2094 -0.42% 0.54%
2093 -0.4% 0.56%
2092 -0.38% 0.57%
2091 -0.36% 0.59%
2090 -0.34% 0.63%
2089 -0.33% 0.65%
2088 -0.31% 0.67%
2087 -0.29% 0.68%
2086 -0.27% 0.72%
2085 -0.25% 0.73%
2084 -0.24% 0.76%
2083 -0.22% 0.8%
2082 -0.21% 0.8%
2081 -0.19% 0.83%
2080 -0.17% 0.85%
2079 -0.15% 0.88%
2078 -0.14% 0.9%
2077 -0.11% 0.92%
2076 -0.09% 0.94%
2075 -0.07% 0.99%
2074 -0.05% 1.01%
2073 -0.03% 1.05%
2072 -0.008% 1.06%
2071 0.01% 1.1%
2070 0.03% 1.12%
2069 0.05% 1.13%
2068 0.08% 1.15%
2067 0.11% 1.18%
2066 0.13% 1.21%
2065 0.15% 1.24%
2064 0.18% 1.25%
2063 0.21% 1.28%
2062 0.24% 1.3%
2061 0.27% 1.33%
2060 0.29% 1.35%
2059 0.32% 1.37%
2058 0.35% 1.41%
2057 0.37% 1.42%
2056 0.39% 1.48%
2055 0.41% 1.51%
2054 0.43% 1.52%
2053 0.45% 1.57%
2052 0.48% 1.6%
2051 0.49% 1.63%
2050 0.51% 1.66%
2049 0.53% 1.69%
2048 0.55% 1.72%
2047 0.57% 1.77%
2046 0.58% 1.82%
2045 0.6% 1.82%
2044 0.62% 1.87%
2043 0.64% 1.91%
2042 0.66% 1.93%
2041 0.67% 1.96%
2040 0.7% 1.99%
2039 0.74% 2.03%
2038 0.77% 2.03%
2037 0.81% 2.07%
2036 0.84% 2.1%
2035 0.88% 2.12%
2034 0.94% 2.15%
2033 0.97% 2.17%
2032 1.03% 2.2%
2031 1.07% 2.22%
2030 1.11% 2.27%
2029 1.14% 2.3%
2028 1.17% 2.34%
2027 1.2% 2.39%
2026 1.23% 2.42%
2025 1.22% 2.43%
2024 1.22% 2.49%
2023 1.23% 2.55%
2022 1.03% 2.58%
2021 0.82% 2.63%
2020 0.84% 2.7%
2019 0.85% 2.77%
2018 0.82% 2.85%
2017 0.85% 2.92%
2016 0.9% 2.97%
2015 0.9% 3%
2014 0.92% 3%
2013 0.94% 2.99%
2012 0.96% 3.01%
2011 0.91% 3.02%
2010 0.88% 3.03%
2009 0.94% 3.04%
2008 1% 3.07%
2007 1.08% 3%
2006 1.17% 3.17%
2005 1.27% 3.27%
2004 1.37% 3.11%
2003 1.47% 3.1%
2002 1.56% 3.09%
2001 1.68% 3.1%
2000 1.84% 3.12%
1999 1.92% 3.14%
1998 1.91% 3.13%
1997 1.87% 3%
1996 1.84% 2.65%
1995 1.88% 2.14%
1994 1.87% 3.81%
1993 1.88% 4.54%
1992 1.9% 3.14%
1991 1.93% 3.13%
1990 2.01% 3.12%
1989 2.07% 3.11%
1988 2.15% 3.09%
1987 2.26% 3.06%
1986 2.38% 3.03%
1985 2.49% 3%
1984 2.6% 2.97%
1983 2.72% 2.94%
1982 2.78% 2.93%
1981 2.6% 2.88%
1980 2.42% 2.79%
1979 2.44% 2.7%
1978 2.47% 2.62%
1977 2.52% 2.58%
1976 2.57% 2.52%
1975 2.66% 2.46%
1974 2.87% 2.41%
1973 2.9% 2.37%
1972 1.94% 2.32%
1971 1.76% 2.27%
1970 2.62% 2.23%
1969 2.88% 2.18%
1968 2.99% 2.13%
1967 2.99% 2.09%
1966 2.95% 2.04%
1965 2.96% 1.99%
1964 2.96% 1.93%
1963 2.96% 1.85%
1962 2.95% 1.78%
1961 2.86% 1.67%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Benin's population grew by 2.43%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Benin
Current population
178936470
15358725
Population rank 8/197 76/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.18%
One net population change
14.9 seconds
1.5 minutes
One birth every
9.09 seconds
1.09 minutes
One death every
35.6 seconds
4.17 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,821 +964
Annual growth/decline +2,124,535 +351,736
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +2.43%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 27/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
1.12 hours
Annual migration change -402,100 -7,847
Net migration rank 194/196 127/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 418,202
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 88/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 2.9%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 118/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Benin
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Benin
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -7,847
2024 2,583,129 -473,362 357,359 -7,725
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 353,933 -192
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 349,518 -192
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 341,103 1,729
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 341,929 1,729
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 339,817 3,366
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 340,270 3,372
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 339,763 3,716
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 336,559 3,837
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 330,573 3,369
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 323,753 3,667
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 315,804 -887
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 306,180 1,260
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 296,348 4,283
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 287,703 3,947
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 280,204 4,279
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 274,242 3,198
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 271,305 241
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 265,040 -15,135
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 253,795 30,495
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 245,630 4,173
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 237,962 4,283
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 229,472 3,572
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 222,877 3,732
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 218,013 3,335
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 213,074 3,177
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 208,342 2,051
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 203,182 -1,322
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 197,643 -16,490
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 194,481 -45,469
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 196,637 -85,128
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 179,858 156,223
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 173,794 -138
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 168,174 0
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 163,055 -333
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 157,235 -315
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 153,580 -1,867
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 147,783 -1,792
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 142,039 -1,899
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 136,621 -1,953
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 131,590 -2,018
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 126,349 -2,090
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 122,748 -2,253
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 118,634 -2,543
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 112,969 -2,946
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 106,782 -3,365
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 100,762 -3,731
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 97,200 -4,022
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 93,141 -4,308
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 89,350 -4,607
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 85,623 -4,814
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 82,422 -4,960
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 79,415 -4,970
1971 542,747 224,369 76,034 -4,921
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 73,156 -4,851
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 70,155 -4,792
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 67,327 -4,756
1967 1,860,743 23,164 64,709 -4,756
1966 1,794,530 3,758 62,169 -4,764
1965 1,688,652 47,610 60,154 -4,793
1964 1,686,591 25,426 57,352 -4,839
1963 1,612,749 23,215 54,514 -4,847
1962 1,584,035 26,533 51,664 -4,844
1961 1,504,524 26,503 48,838 -4,791
1960 1,418,810 13,580 44,564 -4,722

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/benin | 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 Benin 99.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,430,824 people) and 0.38% is from migration (a gain of 13,009 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 418,202 people or 2.9% in Benin.

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
Benin
City Population
Cotonou 780K
Porto-Novo 234K
Abomey 90.2K
Save 31.4K

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

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