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Population in Bangladesh compared to Bosnia and Herzegovina: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 3,164,253 people in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 3,116,111 in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 57.3 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Bosnia and Herzegovina is the 135th.
  • The countries together account for 2.19% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs -1.19% in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Bosnia and Herzegovina has declined from 4.06M to 3.12M (23.3% decline).

Bangladesh vs Bosnia and Herzegovina: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Bosnia
2100 210,399,059 1,368,666
2099 211,449,688 1,382,821
2098 212,479,977 1,397,565
2097 213,484,035 1,413,532
2096 214,463,720 1,429,204
2095 215,424,649 1,444,480
2094 216,368,088 1,459,743
2093 217,273,531 1,475,492
2092 218,151,426 1,490,946
2091 218,980,379 1,506,239
2090 219,782,575 1,521,837
2089 220,538,090 1,538,128
2088 221,257,201 1,554,688
2087 221,935,839 1,571,208
2086 222,585,679 1,588,504
2085 223,183,658 1,605,957
2084 223,742,603 1,624,320
2083 224,273,365 1,643,261
2082 224,763,738 1,662,175
2081 225,237,793 1,681,314
2080 225,665,152 1,701,168
2079 226,059,226 1,721,318
2078 226,389,150 1,741,916
2077 226,696,749 1,762,807
2076 226,954,762 1,784,335
2075 227,159,233 1,806,786
2074 227,315,415 1,829,227
2073 227,436,221 1,851,366
2072 227,503,342 1,874,026
2071 227,522,038 1,897,167
2070 227,495,122 1,921,183
2069 227,426,186 1,944,841
2068 227,302,632 1,968,581
2067 227,118,726 1,994,208
2066 226,878,385 2,019,687
2065 226,581,697 2,045,997
2064 226,235,839 2,071,940
2063 225,822,167 2,097,727
2062 225,349,674 2,123,391
2061 224,811,052 2,149,881
2060 224,216,813 2,177,114
2059 223,569,585 2,204,104
2058 222,855,839 2,231,438
2057 222,083,110 2,259,550
2056 221,273,932 2,289,280
2055 220,405,468 2,319,090
2054 219,511,997 2,346,686
2053 218,567,668 2,375,139
2052 217,585,554 2,402,864
2051 216,554,217 2,432,239
2050 215,489,899 2,460,425
2049 214,400,010 2,489,784
2048 213,275,216 2,517,716
2047 212,114,603 2,547,032
2046 210,918,933 2,576,313
2045 209,696,717 2,604,829
2044 208,446,830 2,633,079
2043 207,170,217 2,661,800
2042 205,859,107 2,690,344
2041 204,513,256 2,720,561
2040 203,143,300 2,749,705
2039 201,735,060 2,777,922
2038 200,262,138 2,804,291
2037 198,739,346 2,830,793
2036 197,147,970 2,857,546
2035 195,499,247 2,884,800
2034 193,789,143 2,913,808
2033 191,989,956 2,940,732
2032 190,141,739 2,967,485
2031 188,208,233 2,991,207
2030 186,212,272 3,015,049
2029 184,168,103 3,038,829
2028 182,087,511 3,064,003
2027 179,973,411 3,089,959
2026 177,837,418 3,116,111
2025 175,685,057 3,141,481
2024 173,562,364 3,164,253
2023 171,466,990 3,185,073
2022 169,384,897 3,204,802
2021 167,658,854 3,244,907
2020 166,298,024 3,299,349
2019 164,913,055 3,345,533
2018 163,523,103 3,387,000
2017 162,186,147 3,428,682
2016 160,811,932 3,473,003
2015 159,383,179 3,518,541
2014 157,964,929 3,564,829
2013 156,532,141 3,610,859
2012 155,070,101 3,670,113
2011 153,591,076 3,741,798
2010 152,201,981 3,811,472
2009 150,873,714 3,879,794
2008 149,474,264 3,947,544
2007 147,989,278 4,013,424
2006 146,405,973 4,063,272
2005 144,715,786 4,096,493
2004 142,902,856 4,140,987
2003 140,970,351 4,178,523
2002 138,933,658 4,188,002
2001 136,805,810 4,179,438
2000 134,544,304 4,159,771
1999 132,108,065 4,130,305
1998 129,622,332 4,089,356
1997 127,198,069 4,018,227
1996 124,862,179 3,875,246
1995 122,600,370 3,715,564
1994 120,343,179 3,725,412
1993 118,132,360 3,904,482
1992 115,952,192 4,234,616
1991 113,787,109 4,458,343
1990 111,633,717 4,448,652
1989 109,433,799 4,433,983
1988 107,216,008 4,414,404
1987 104,959,291 4,390,246
1986 102,635,572 4,362,115
1985 100,253,825 4,330,364
1984 97,814,966 4,295,536
1983 95,335,155 4,258,728
1982 92,814,507 4,221,100
1981 90,303,105 4,184,217
1980 88,016,432 4,148,426
1979 85,935,072 4,113,300
1978 83,889,655 4,078,240
1977 81,867,264 4,042,124
1976 79,855,318 4,004,552
1975 77,854,351 3,965,743
1974 75,839,348 3,926,472
1973 73,722,294 3,887,376
1972 71,641,519 3,848,271
1971 70,276,758 3,809,376
1970 69,058,894 3,773,247
1969 67,294,133 3,737,765
1968 65,408,276 3,698,794
1967 63,510,929 3,656,223
1966 61,669,806 3,610,562
1965 59,902,519 3,562,834
1964 58,178,374 3,513,441
1963 56,504,402 3,461,942
1962 54,881,146 3,407,532
1961 53,310,348 3,348,035
1960 51,828,660 3,281,381

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/bosnia-and-herzegovina | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Bosnia and Herzegovina's population decreased by 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd in 2006 and ranked 135th 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina will decrease by 21% to 2,460,425 people and rank change from 135th to 144th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people, while Bosnia and Herzegovina's population already peaked in 1991 at 4.46M people and is projected to decrease to 1.37M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Bosnia
2100 -0.5% -1.02%
2099 -0.48% -1.06%
2098 -0.47% -1.13%
2097 -0.46% -1.1%
2096 -0.45% -1.06%
2095 -0.44% -1.05%
2094 -0.42% -1.07%
2093 -0.4% -1.04%
2092 -0.38% -1.02%
2091 -0.36% -1.02%
2090 -0.34% -1.06%
2089 -0.33% -1.07%
2088 -0.31% -1.05%
2087 -0.29% -1.09%
2086 -0.27% -1.09%
2085 -0.25% -1.13%
2084 -0.24% -1.15%
2083 -0.22% -1.14%
2082 -0.21% -1.14%
2081 -0.19% -1.17%
2080 -0.17% -1.17%
2079 -0.15% -1.18%
2078 -0.14% -1.19%
2077 -0.11% -1.21%
2076 -0.09% -1.24%
2075 -0.07% -1.23%
2074 -0.05% -1.2%
2073 -0.03% -1.21%
2072 -0.008% -1.22%
2071 0.01% -1.25%
2070 0.03% -1.22%
2069 0.05% -1.21%
2068 0.08% -1.29%
2067 0.11% -1.26%
2066 0.13% -1.29%
2065 0.15% -1.25%
2064 0.18% -1.23%
2063 0.21% -1.21%
2062 0.24% -1.23%
2061 0.27% -1.25%
2060 0.29% -1.22%
2059 0.32% -1.22%
2058 0.35% -1.24%
2057 0.37% -1.3%
2056 0.39% -1.29%
2055 0.41% -1.18%
2054 0.43% -1.2%
2053 0.45% -1.15%
2052 0.48% -1.21%
2051 0.49% -1.15%
2050 0.51% -1.18%
2049 0.53% -1.11%
2048 0.55% -1.15%
2047 0.57% -1.14%
2046 0.58% -1.09%
2045 0.6% -1.07%
2044 0.62% -1.08%
2043 0.64% -1.06%
2042 0.66% -1.11%
2041 0.67% -1.06%
2040 0.7% -1.02%
2039 0.74% -0.94%
2038 0.77% -0.94%
2037 0.81% -0.94%
2036 0.84% -0.94%
2035 0.88% -1%
2034 0.94% -0.92%
2033 0.97% -0.9%
2032 1.03% -0.79%
2031 1.07% -0.79%
2030 1.11% -0.78%
2029 1.14% -0.82%
2028 1.17% -0.84%
2027 1.2% -0.84%
2026 1.23% -0.81%
2025 1.22% -0.72%
2024 1.22% -0.65%
2023 1.23% -0.62%
2022 1.03% -1.24%
2021 0.82% -1.65%
2020 0.84% -1.38%
2019 0.85% -1.22%
2018 0.82% -1.22%
2017 0.85% -1.28%
2016 0.9% -1.29%
2015 0.9% -1.3%
2014 0.92% -1.27%
2013 0.94% -1.61%
2012 0.96% -1.92%
2011 0.91% -1.83%
2010 0.88% -1.76%
2009 0.94% -1.72%
2008 1% -1.64%
2007 1.08% -1.23%
2006 1.17% -0.81%
2005 1.27% -1.07%
2004 1.37% -0.9%
2003 1.47% -0.23%
2002 1.56% 0.2%
2001 1.68% 0.47%
2000 1.84% 0.71%
1999 1.92% 1%
1998 1.91% 1.77%
1997 1.87% 3.69%
1996 1.84% 4.3%
1995 1.88% -0.26%
1994 1.87% -4.59%
1993 1.88% -7.8%
1992 1.9% -5.02%
1991 1.93% 0.22%
1990 2.01% 0.33%
1989 2.07% 0.44%
1988 2.15% 0.55%
1987 2.26% 0.64%
1986 2.38% 0.73%
1985 2.49% 0.81%
1984 2.6% 0.86%
1983 2.72% 0.89%
1982 2.78% 0.88%
1981 2.6% 0.86%
1980 2.42% 0.85%
1979 2.44% 0.86%
1978 2.47% 0.89%
1977 2.52% 0.94%
1976 2.57% 0.98%
1975 2.66% 1%
1974 2.87% 1.01%
1973 2.9% 1.02%
1972 1.94% 1.02%
1971 1.76% 0.96%
1970 2.62% 0.95%
1969 2.88% 1.05%
1968 2.99% 1.16%
1967 2.99% 1.26%
1966 2.95% 1.34%
1965 2.96% 1.41%
1964 2.96% 1.49%
1963 2.96% 1.6%
1962 2.95% 1.78%
1961 2.86% 2.03%

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/bosnia-and-herzegovina | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Bosnia and Herzegovina's population declined by 0.65%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Bosnia
Current population
178415186
3116111
Population rank 8/197 135/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.04%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
25.2 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
21.4 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 -57
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 -20,820
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% -0.65%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 190/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
1.26 hours
Annual migration change -402,100 -6,994
Net migration rank 194/196 124/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 34,120
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 160/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 1.1%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 151/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Bosnia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -6,994
2024 - -473,362 - -4,497
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 -18,292 -485
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 -20,197 -485
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 -33,670 -25,865
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 -22,502 -26,840
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 -15,192 -27,841
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 -10,761 -29,147
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 -12,810 -30,650
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 -13,009 -32,173
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 -11,942 -33,948
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 -11,009 -35,683
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 -8,367 -37,002
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 -6,761 -66,378
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 -5,354 -64,875
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 -1,895 -67,228
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 652 -68,182
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 161 -68,140
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 1,557 -65,335
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 2,714 -38,622
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 6,546 -37,086
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 9,549 -68,008
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 10,781 -27,396
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 10,972 -13,312
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 10,424 9,055
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 11,722 8,138
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 13,568 25,495
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 18,492 24,335
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 19,311 80,133
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 13,327 173,193
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 5,926 126,914
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 4,895 -157,427
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 -27,199 -178,416
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 -17,883 -436,814
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 33,692 -26,483
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 34,993 -22,829
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 36,802 -19,634
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 39,058 -17,058
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 41,172 -14,853
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 42,884 -12,941
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 44,983 -11,429
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 46,413 -10,321
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 47,135 -9,599
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 47,023 -9,298
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 45,423 -9,384
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 42,911 -7,368
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 42,157 -7,454
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 44,800 -9,382
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 48,643 -11,834
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 52,107 -13,778
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 53,629 -14,348
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 53,600 -14,345
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 52,989 -14,043
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 54,072 -14,807
1971 542,747 224,369 54,352 -15,829
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 54,455 -20,714
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 58,454 -21,229
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 61,422 -20,704
1967 1,860,743 23,164 65,618 -21,195
1966 1,794,530 3,758 70,085 -23,196
1965 1,688,652 47,610 72,896 -24,330
1964 1,686,591 25,426 74,151 -23,922
1963 1,612,749 23,215 75,380 -22,611
1962 1,584,035 26,533 77,582 -21,531
1961 1,504,524 26,503 77,601 -14,655
1960 1,418,810 13,580 76,840 -6,481

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

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/bosnia-and-herzegovina | 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina 41.1% is from natural causes (a loss of 169,384 people) and 58.9% is from migration (a loss of 243,117 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 34,120 people or 1.1% in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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
Bosnia
City Population
Sarajevo 276K
Banja Luka 185K
Tuzla 111K
Zenica 111K
Mostar 105K
Prijedor 89.4K
Doboj 68.5K
Bihac 56.3K
Bijeljina 42.3K
Sanski Most 16.9K

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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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