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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 2,521,139 people in Botswana in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 2,615,162 in Botswana.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 68.2 times bigger than Botswana's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Botswana is the 142nd.
  • The countries together account for 2.18% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.03% for Botswana.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +1.5% in Botswana.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Botswana has grown from 1.87M to 2.62M (39.5% growth).

Bangladesh vs Botswana: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Botswana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Botswana
2100 210,399,059 3,871,504
2099 211,449,688 3,876,625
2098 212,479,977 3,882,670
2097 213,484,035 3,887,985
2096 214,463,720 3,892,886
2095 215,424,649 3,897,211
2094 216,368,088 3,901,478
2093 217,273,531 3,905,541
2092 218,151,426 3,909,490
2091 218,980,379 3,913,899
2090 219,782,575 3,916,706
2089 220,538,090 3,917,351
2088 221,257,201 3,917,510
2087 221,935,839 3,916,826
2086 222,585,679 3,916,303
2085 223,183,658 3,915,785
2084 223,742,603 3,914,364
2083 224,273,365 3,912,929
2082 224,763,738 3,910,994
2081 225,237,793 3,910,013
2080 225,665,152 3,908,255
2079 226,059,226 3,905,358
2078 226,389,150 3,900,828
2077 226,696,749 3,896,126
2076 226,954,762 3,890,528
2075 227,159,233 3,884,696
2074 227,315,415 3,879,057
2073 227,436,221 3,873,259
2072 227,503,342 3,865,665
2071 227,522,038 3,858,720
2070 227,495,122 3,851,234
2069 227,426,186 3,841,316
2068 227,302,632 3,830,826
2067 227,118,726 3,818,341
2066 226,878,385 3,805,705
2065 226,581,697 3,791,211
2064 226,235,839 3,775,938
2063 225,822,167 3,760,179
2062 225,349,674 3,742,710
2061 224,811,052 3,723,346
2060 224,216,813 3,703,231
2059 223,569,585 3,682,816
2058 222,855,839 3,659,567
2057 222,083,110 3,635,514
2056 221,273,932 3,611,843
2055 220,405,468 3,587,056
2054 219,511,997 3,562,182
2053 218,567,668 3,535,732
2052 217,585,554 3,507,938
2051 216,554,217 3,479,939
2050 215,489,899 3,451,521
2049 214,400,010 3,422,143
2048 213,275,216 3,391,720
2047 212,114,603 3,360,414
2046 210,918,933 3,328,208
2045 209,696,717 3,296,489
2044 208,446,830 3,265,120
2043 207,170,217 3,233,076
2042 205,859,107 3,201,405
2041 204,513,256 3,168,873
2040 203,143,300 3,135,889
2039 201,735,060 3,101,794
2038 200,262,138 3,067,648
2037 198,739,346 3,032,620
2036 197,147,970 2,996,884
2035 195,499,247 2,960,590
2034 193,789,143 2,923,411
2033 191,989,956 2,885,991
2032 190,141,739 2,847,292
2031 188,208,233 2,808,872
2030 186,212,272 2,768,505
2029 184,168,103 2,728,467
2028 182,087,511 2,686,968
2027 179,973,411 2,645,863
2026 177,837,418 2,603,779
2025 175,685,057 2,562,651
2024 173,562,364 2,521,139
2023 171,466,990 2,480,244
2022 169,384,897 2,439,892
2021 167,658,854 2,401,441
2020 166,298,024 2,365,894
2019 164,913,055 2,332,083
2018 163,523,103 2,299,141
2017 162,186,147 2,266,747
2016 160,811,932 2,234,776
2015 159,383,179 2,203,273
2014 157,964,929 2,172,044
2013 156,532,141 2,140,682
2012 155,070,101 2,108,617
2011 153,591,076 2,073,535
2010 152,201,981 2,033,111
2009 150,873,714 1,990,673
2008 149,474,264 1,949,970
2007 147,989,278 1,911,201
2006 146,405,973 1,874,516
2005 144,715,786 1,839,877
2004 142,902,856 1,807,146
2003 140,970,351 1,775,736
2002 138,933,658 1,744,763
2001 136,805,810 1,712,254
2000 134,544,304 1,677,382
1999 132,108,065 1,641,997
1998 129,622,332 1,606,899
1997 127,198,069 1,571,691
1996 124,862,179 1,535,914
1995 122,600,370 1,498,836
1994 120,343,179 1,460,023
1993 118,132,360 1,420,115
1992 115,952,192 1,380,033
1991 113,787,109 1,341,756
1990 111,633,717 1,305,696
1989 109,433,799 1,270,274
1988 107,216,008 1,235,476
1987 104,959,291 1,199,167
1986 102,635,572 1,160,650
1985 100,253,825 1,121,945
1984 97,814,966 1,083,660
1983 95,335,155 1,046,137
1982 92,814,507 1,009,269
1981 90,303,105 969,996
1980 88,016,432 937,485
1979 85,935,072 901,742
1978 83,889,655 849,239
1977 81,867,264 799,574
1976 79,855,318 758,508
1975 77,854,351 720,380
1974 75,839,348 685,448
1973 73,722,294 652,408
1972 71,641,519 622,407
1971 70,276,758 600,481
1970 69,058,894 590,334
1969 67,294,133 587,066
1968 65,408,276 583,966
1967 63,510,929 580,933
1966 61,669,806 577,866
1965 59,902,519 574,664
1964 58,178,374 566,266
1963 56,504,402 552,966
1962 54,881,146 540,186
1961 53,310,348 527,942
1960 51,828,660 516,165

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/botswana | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Botswana gained 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Botswana's population increased by 380,386 people (a 17% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Botswana was ranked 145th in 2006 and ranked 142nd 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 Botswana will increase by 32% to 3,451,521 people and rank change from 142nd to 137th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 3.92M people in 2088 for Botswana.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Botswana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Botswana
2100 -0.5% -0.13%
2099 -0.48% -0.16%
2098 -0.47% -0.14%
2097 -0.46% -0.13%
2096 -0.45% -0.11%
2095 -0.44% -0.11%
2094 -0.42% -0.1%
2093 -0.4% -0.1%
2092 -0.38% -0.11%
2091 -0.36% -0.07%
2090 -0.34% -0.02%
2089 -0.33% -0.004%
2088 -0.31% 0.02%
2087 -0.29% 0.01%
2086 -0.27% 0.01%
2085 -0.25% 0.04%
2084 -0.24% 0.04%
2083 -0.22% 0.05%
2082 -0.21% 0.03%
2081 -0.19% 0.04%
2080 -0.17% 0.07%
2079 -0.15% 0.12%
2078 -0.14% 0.12%
2077 -0.11% 0.14%
2076 -0.09% 0.15%
2075 -0.07% 0.15%
2074 -0.05% 0.15%
2073 -0.03% 0.2%
2072 -0.008% 0.18%
2071 0.01% 0.19%
2070 0.03% 0.26%
2069 0.05% 0.27%
2068 0.08% 0.33%
2067 0.11% 0.33%
2066 0.13% 0.38%
2065 0.15% 0.4%
2064 0.18% 0.42%
2063 0.21% 0.47%
2062 0.24% 0.52%
2061 0.27% 0.54%
2060 0.29% 0.55%
2059 0.32% 0.64%
2058 0.35% 0.66%
2057 0.37% 0.66%
2056 0.39% 0.69%
2055 0.41% 0.7%
2054 0.43% 0.75%
2053 0.45% 0.79%
2052 0.48% 0.8%
2051 0.49% 0.82%
2050 0.51% 0.86%
2049 0.53% 0.9%
2048 0.55% 0.93%
2047 0.57% 0.97%
2046 0.58% 0.96%
2045 0.6% 0.96%
2044 0.62% 0.99%
2043 0.64% 0.99%
2042 0.66% 1.03%
2041 0.67% 1.05%
2040 0.7% 1.1%
2039 0.74% 1.11%
2038 0.77% 1.16%
2037 0.81% 1.19%
2036 0.84% 1.23%
2035 0.88% 1.27%
2034 0.94% 1.3%
2033 0.97% 1.36%
2032 1.03% 1.37%
2031 1.07% 1.46%
2030 1.11% 1.47%
2029 1.14% 1.54%
2028 1.17% 1.55%
2027 1.2% 1.62%
2026 1.23% 1.6%
2025 1.22% 1.65%
2024 1.22% 1.65%
2023 1.23% 1.65%
2022 1.03% 1.6%
2021 0.82% 1.5%
2020 0.84% 1.45%
2019 0.85% 1.43%
2018 0.82% 1.43%
2017 0.85% 1.43%
2016 0.9% 1.43%
2015 0.9% 1.44%
2014 0.92% 1.47%
2013 0.94% 1.52%
2012 0.96% 1.69%
2011 0.91% 1.99%
2010 0.88% 2.13%
2009 0.94% 2.09%
2008 1% 2.03%
2007 1.08% 1.96%
2006 1.17% 1.88%
2005 1.27% 1.81%
2004 1.37% 1.77%
2003 1.47% 1.78%
2002 1.56% 1.9%
2001 1.68% 2.08%
2000 1.84% 2.15%
1999 1.92% 2.18%
1998 1.91% 2.24%
1997 1.87% 2.33%
1996 1.84% 2.47%
1995 1.88% 2.66%
1994 1.87% 2.81%
1993 1.88% 2.9%
1992 1.9% 2.85%
1991 1.93% 2.76%
1990 2.01% 2.79%
1989 2.07% 2.82%
1988 2.15% 3.03%
1987 2.26% 3.32%
1986 2.38% 3.45%
1985 2.49% 3.53%
1984 2.6% 3.59%
1983 2.72% 3.65%
1982 2.78% 4.05%
1981 2.6% 3.47%
1980 2.42% 3.96%
1979 2.44% 6.18%
1978 2.47% 6.21%
1977 2.52% 5.41%
1976 2.57% 5.29%
1975 2.66% 5.1%
1974 2.87% 5.06%
1973 2.9% 4.82%
1972 1.94% 3.65%
1971 1.76% 1.72%
1970 2.62% 0.56%
1969 2.88% 0.53%
1968 2.99% 0.52%
1967 2.99% 0.53%
1966 2.95% 0.56%
1965 2.96% 1.48%
1964 2.96% 2.41%
1963 2.96% 2.37%
1962 2.95% 2.32%
1961 2.86% 2.28%

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/botswana | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Botswana's population grew by 1.65%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Botswana
Current population
178415186
2615162
Population rank 8/197 142/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.03%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
12.9 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
8.58 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
37 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +112
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +40,895
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +1.65%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 66/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
1.55 hours
Annual migration change -402,100 -5,665
Net migration rank 194/196 120/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 116,402
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 126/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 4.6%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 96/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Botswana
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Botswana
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -5,665
2024 - -473,362 - -5,778
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 47,098 -6,487
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 47,400 -7,306
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 40,894 -4,083
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 45,610 -11,330
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 45,110 -11,770
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 44,171 -11,623
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 43,154 -10,916
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 41,993 -10,286
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 40,897 -9,599
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 40,046 -8,893
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 39,404 -7,836
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 39,202 -6,636
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 38,613 -1,019
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 38,101 5,151
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 36,671 4,960
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 35,433 4,343
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 33,832 3,926
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 31,340 4,270
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 29,385 4,283
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 27,481 4,314
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 26,545 4,488
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 26,163 4,747
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 26,112 7,991
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 25,850 9,798
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 25,358 9,762
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 25,397 9,685
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 25,738 9,597
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 26,847 9,368
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 28,478 9,464
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 30,664 9,023
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 31,691 8,441
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 31,995 8,026
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 32,219 4,311
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 33,015 2,580
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 33,756 1,495
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 34,564 -215
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 35,647 2,624
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 36,203 2,558
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 35,966 2,683
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 35,530 2,393
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 35,142 1,980
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 34,859 1,751
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 34,327 7,610
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 33,934 -10,849
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 32,486 15,918
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 30,596 26,015
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 29,009 13,708
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 27,497 11,914
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 25,762 11,086
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 24,160 8,854
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 22,449 10,615
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 21,004 5,937
1971 542,747 224,369 19,926 -3,016
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 19,438 -16,054
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 19,024 -15,870
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 18,725 -15,681
1967 1,860,743 23,164 18,463 -15,438
1966 1,794,530 3,758 18,250 -15,140
1965 1,688,652 47,610 18,045 -14,753
1964 1,686,591 25,426 17,634 -4,126
1963 1,612,749 23,215 17,084 -4,000
1962 1,584,035 26,533 16,507 -4,028
1961 1,504,524 26,503 16,185 -4,168
1960 1,418,810 13,580 15,861 -4,331

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

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/botswana | 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 Botswana 82.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 436,373 people) and 17.5% is from migration (a loss of 92,293 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 116,402 people or 4.6% in Botswana.

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
Botswana
City Population
Gaborone 236K
Francistown 103K
Molepolole 67.6K
Kanye 48K
Serowe 47.4K
Mahalapye 41.3K
Palapye 36.2K
Lobatse 26.9K

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

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