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 177,841,118 people compared to 2,603,835 in Botswana.
Population statistics:
- Bangladesh's population is 68.3 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 (21.5% growth), while Botswana has grown from 1.87M to 2.6M (38.9% growth).
- Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 226M people compared to the peak of 3.89M people in 2088 for Botswana.
Bangladesh vs Botswana: live population counter
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| Current population |
177841118
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2603835
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| Population rank | 8/197 | 142/197 |
| Percent of world population | 2.15% | 0.03% |
| One net population change |
15.1 seconds
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12.9 minutes
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| One birth every |
9.04 seconds
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8.58 minutes
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| One death every |
36.7 seconds
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37 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.11 minutes
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1.52 hours
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| Annual migration change | -473,362 | -5,778 |
| 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 | 91/197 | 66/197 |
Bangladesh and Botswana: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 51,828,660 | 516,165 | - | - |
| 1961 | 53,310,348 | 527,942 | 2.86% | 2.28% |
| 1962 | 54,881,146 | 540,186 | 2.95% | 2.32% |
| 1963 | 56,504,402 | 552,966 | 2.96% | 2.37% |
| 1964 | 58,178,374 | 566,266 | 2.96% | 2.41% |
| 1965 | 59,902,519 | 574,664 | 2.96% | 1.48% |
| 1966 | 61,669,806 | 577,866 | 2.95% | 0.56% |
| 1967 | 63,510,929 | 580,933 | 2.99% | 0.53% |
| 1968 | 65,408,276 | 583,966 | 2.99% | 0.52% |
| 1969 | 67,294,133 | 587,066 | 2.88% | 0.53% |
| 1970 | 69,058,894 | 590,334 | 2.62% | 0.56% |
| 1971 | 70,276,758 | 600,481 | 1.76% | 1.72% |
| 1972 | 71,641,519 | 622,407 | 1.94% | 3.65% |
| 1973 | 73,722,294 | 652,408 | 2.9% | 4.82% |
| 1974 | 75,839,348 | 685,448 | 2.87% | 5.06% |
| 1975 | 77,854,351 | 720,380 | 2.66% | 5.1% |
| 1976 | 79,855,318 | 758,508 | 2.57% | 5.29% |
| 1977 | 81,867,264 | 799,574 | 2.52% | 5.41% |
| 1978 | 83,889,655 | 849,239 | 2.47% | 6.21% |
| 1979 | 85,935,072 | 901,742 | 2.44% | 6.18% |
| 1980 | 88,016,432 | 937,485 | 2.42% | 3.96% |
| 1981 | 90,303,105 | 969,996 | 2.6% | 3.47% |
| 1982 | 92,814,507 | 1,009,269 | 2.78% | 4.05% |
| 1983 | 95,335,155 | 1,046,137 | 2.72% | 3.65% |
| 1984 | 97,814,966 | 1,083,660 | 2.6% | 3.59% |
| 1985 | 100,253,825 | 1,121,945 | 2.49% | 3.53% |
| 1986 | 102,635,572 | 1,160,650 | 2.38% | 3.45% |
| 1987 | 104,959,291 | 1,199,167 | 2.26% | 3.32% |
| 1988 | 107,216,008 | 1,235,476 | 2.15% | 3.03% |
| 1989 | 109,433,799 | 1,270,274 | 2.07% | 2.82% |
| 1990 | 111,633,717 | 1,305,696 | 2.01% | 2.79% |
| 1991 | 113,787,109 | 1,341,756 | 1.93% | 2.76% |
| 1992 | 115,952,192 | 1,380,033 | 1.9% | 2.85% |
| 1993 | 118,132,360 | 1,420,115 | 1.88% | 2.9% |
| 1994 | 120,343,179 | 1,460,023 | 1.87% | 2.81% |
| 1995 | 122,600,370 | 1,498,836 | 1.88% | 2.66% |
| 1996 | 124,862,179 | 1,535,914 | 1.84% | 2.47% |
| 1997 | 127,198,069 | 1,571,691 | 1.87% | 2.33% |
| 1998 | 129,622,332 | 1,606,899 | 1.91% | 2.24% |
| 1999 | 132,108,065 | 1,641,997 | 1.92% | 2.18% |
| 2000 | 134,544,304 | 1,677,382 | 1.84% | 2.15% |
| 2001 | 136,805,810 | 1,712,254 | 1.68% | 2.08% |
| 2002 | 138,933,658 | 1,744,763 | 1.56% | 1.9% |
| 2003 | 140,970,351 | 1,775,736 | 1.47% | 1.78% |
| 2004 | 142,902,856 | 1,807,146 | 1.37% | 1.77% |
| 2005 | 144,715,786 | 1,839,877 | 1.27% | 1.81% |
| 2006 | 146,405,973 | 1,874,516 | 1.17% | 1.88% |
| 2007 | 147,989,278 | 1,911,201 | 1.08% | 1.96% |
| 2008 | 149,474,264 | 1,949,970 | 1% | 2.03% |
| 2009 | 150,873,714 | 1,990,673 | 0.94% | 2.09% |
| 2010 | 152,201,981 | 2,033,111 | 0.88% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 153,591,076 | 2,073,535 | 0.91% | 1.99% |
| 2012 | 155,070,101 | 2,108,617 | 0.96% | 1.69% |
| 2013 | 156,532,141 | 2,140,682 | 0.94% | 1.52% |
| 2014 | 157,964,929 | 2,172,044 | 0.92% | 1.47% |
| 2015 | 159,383,179 | 2,203,273 | 0.9% | 1.44% |
| 2016 | 160,811,932 | 2,234,776 | 0.9% | 1.43% |
| 2017 | 162,186,147 | 2,266,747 | 0.85% | 1.43% |
| 2018 | 163,523,103 | 2,299,141 | 0.82% | 1.43% |
| 2019 | 164,913,055 | 2,332,083 | 0.85% | 1.43% |
| 2020 | 166,298,024 | 2,365,894 | 0.84% | 1.45% |
| 2021 | 167,658,854 | 2,401,441 | 0.82% | 1.5% |
| 2022 | 169,384,897 | 2,439,892 | 1.03% | 1.6% |
| 2023 | 171,466,990 | 2,480,244 | 1.23% | 1.65% |
| 2024 | 173,562,364 | 2,521,139 | 1.22% | 1.65% |
| 2025 | 175,686,900 | 2,562,118 | 1.22% | 1.63% |
| 2026 | 177,818,035 | 2,603,385 | 1.21% | 1.61% |
| 2027 | 179,930,171 | 2,644,640 | 1.19% | 1.58% |
| 2028 | 182,014,767 | 2,685,602 | 1.16% | 1.55% |
| 2029 | 184,064,616 | 2,726,042 | 1.13% | 1.51% |
| 2030 | 186,072,398 | 2,765,913 | 1.09% | 1.46% |
| 2031 | 188,025,193 | 2,804,987 | 1.05% | 1.41% |
| 2032 | 189,904,568 | 2,843,228 | 1% | 1.36% |
| 2033 | 191,717,183 | 2,880,982 | 0.95% | 1.33% |
| 2034 | 193,461,162 | 2,917,972 | 0.91% | 1.28% |
| 2035 | 195,130,366 | 2,954,411 | 0.86% | 1.25% |
| 2036 | 196,740,575 | 2,990,130 | 0.83% | 1.21% |
| 2037 | 198,288,195 | 3,025,222 | 0.79% | 1.17% |
| 2038 | 199,776,950 | 3,059,525 | 0.75% | 1.13% |
| 2039 | 201,208,770 | 3,093,371 | 0.72% | 1.11% |
| 2040 | 202,589,424 | 3,126,637 | 0.69% | 1.08% |
| 2041 | 203,939,081 | 3,159,130 | 0.67% | 1.04% |
| 2042 | 205,259,485 | 3,190,968 | 0.65% | 1.01% |
| 2043 | 206,545,478 | 3,222,560 | 0.63% | 0.99% |
| 2044 | 207,801,049 | 3,254,012 | 0.61% | 0.98% |
| 2045 | 209,029,592 | 3,285,297 | 0.59% | 0.96% |
| 2046 | 210,231,183 | 3,316,997 | 0.57% | 0.96% |
| 2047 | 211,402,167 | 3,348,491 | 0.56% | 0.95% |
| 2048 | 212,537,925 | 3,379,103 | 0.54% | 0.91% |
| 2049 | 213,638,535 | 3,408,763 | 0.52% | 0.88% |
| 2050 | 214,709,094 | 3,437,424 | 0.5% | 0.84% |
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 17,029,186 (a 10.6% growth), while Botswana's population increased by 369,059 (a 16.5% 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 with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Bangladesh's population will grow by 20.7% to 214,709,094 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of Botswana will increase by 32% to 3,437,424 people and rank change from 142nd to 137th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Dhaka | 16.8M |
| Chittagong | 2.58M |
| Narayanganj | 968K |
| Khulna | 929K |
| Sylhet | 480K |
| Rajshahi | 448K |
| Bogra | 401K |
| Barisal | 328K |
| Rangpur | 294K |
| Brahmanbaria | 268K |
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| 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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Population differences between Bangladesh and Botswana
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| Life expectancy | 75.5 years | 69.6 years |
| Average age | 29.8 years | 26.7 years |
| Median age | 26.7 years | 24.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.2:50.8 | 49.8:50.2 |
| Fertility rate | 2.16 births per woman | 2.73 births per woman |
| Population density | 3,458 ppl/mi² | 11.5 ppl/mi² |
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