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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 211,998,573 people in Brazil in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 213,824,938 in Brazil.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 1.2 times bigger than Bangladesh's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Brazil is the 7th.
  • The countries together account for 4.73% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 2.58% for Brazil.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +0.6% in Brazil.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Brazil has grown from 187M to 214M (14.6% growth).

Bangladesh vs Brazil: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Brazil
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Brazil
2100 210,399,059 164,294,719
2099 211,449,688 165,504,324
2098 212,479,977 166,724,540
2097 213,484,035 167,957,900
2096 214,463,720 169,198,878
2095 215,424,649 170,447,187
2094 216,368,088 171,702,406
2093 217,273,531 172,959,201
2092 218,151,426 174,226,209
2091 218,980,379 175,495,014
2090 219,782,575 176,771,657
2089 220,538,090 178,046,664
2088 221,257,201 179,329,069
2087 221,935,839 180,613,269
2086 222,585,679 181,900,405
2085 223,183,658 183,185,504
2084 223,742,603 184,470,859
2083 224,273,365 185,757,734
2082 224,763,738 187,047,504
2081 225,237,793 188,336,189
2080 225,665,152 189,617,504
2079 226,059,226 190,892,825
2078 226,389,150 192,160,856
2077 226,696,749 193,420,209
2076 226,954,762 194,668,253
2075 227,159,233 195,904,930
2074 227,315,415 197,131,520
2073 227,436,221 198,346,178
2072 227,503,342 199,541,890
2071 227,522,038 200,718,990
2070 227,495,122 201,872,528
2069 227,426,186 203,003,940
2068 227,302,632 204,112,753
2067 227,118,726 205,191,144
2066 226,878,385 206,245,316
2065 226,581,697 207,268,823
2064 226,235,839 208,258,342
2063 225,822,167 209,219,808
2062 225,349,674 210,147,571
2061 224,811,052 211,035,957
2060 224,216,813 211,887,727
2059 223,569,585 212,703,223
2058 222,855,839 213,475,371
2057 222,083,110 214,208,817
2056 221,273,932 214,897,416
2055 220,405,468 215,547,622
2054 219,511,997 216,155,836
2053 218,567,668 216,720,807
2052 217,585,554 217,240,244
2051 216,554,217 217,710,548
2050 215,489,899 218,139,994
2049 214,400,010 218,529,238
2048 213,275,216 218,862,226
2047 212,114,603 219,144,767
2046 210,918,933 219,374,582
2045 209,696,717 219,555,915
2044 208,446,830 219,680,790
2043 207,170,217 219,751,357
2042 205,859,107 219,767,446
2041 204,513,256 219,726,082
2040 203,143,300 219,627,035
2039 201,735,060 219,488,186
2038 200,262,138 219,300,758
2037 198,739,346 219,070,710
2036 197,147,970 218,795,673
2035 195,499,247 218,478,532
2034 193,789,143 218,116,666
2033 191,989,956 217,714,006
2032 190,141,739 217,266,965
2031 188,208,233 216,776,060
2030 186,212,272 216,239,032
2029 184,168,103 215,655,337
2028 182,087,511 215,029,016
2027 179,973,411 214,352,035
2026 177,837,418 213,629,498
2025 175,685,057 212,848,504
2024 173,562,364 211,998,573
2023 171,466,990 211,140,729
2022 169,384,897 210,306,415
2021 167,658,854 209,550,294
2020 166,298,024 208,660,842
2019 164,913,055 207,455,459
2018 163,523,103 206,107,261
2017 162,186,147 204,703,445
2016 160,811,932 203,218,114
2015 159,383,179 201,675,532
2014 157,964,929 200,085,127
2013 156,532,141 198,478,299
2012 155,070,101 196,876,111
2011 153,591,076 195,284,734
2010 152,201,981 193,701,929
2009 150,873,714 192,079,951
2008 149,474,264 190,367,302
2007 147,989,278 188,552,320
2006 146,405,973 186,653,106
2005 144,715,786 184,688,101
2004 142,902,856 182,675,143
2003 140,970,351 180,622,688
2002 138,933,658 178,503,484
2001 136,805,810 176,301,203
2000 134,544,304 174,018,282
1999 132,108,065 171,641,543
1998 129,622,332 169,159,655
1997 127,198,069 166,661,659
1996 124,862,179 164,202,549
1995 122,600,370 161,735,073
1994 120,343,179 159,265,006
1993 118,132,360 156,794,577
1992 115,952,192 154,275,079
1991 113,787,109 151,724,256
1990 111,633,717 149,143,223
1989 109,433,799 146,502,972
1988 107,216,008 143,826,357
1987 104,959,291 141,104,944
1986 102,635,572 138,336,370
1985 100,253,825 135,515,595
1984 97,814,966 132,658,864
1983 95,335,155 129,790,077
1982 92,814,507 126,923,155
1981 90,303,105 124,063,109
1980 88,016,432 121,207,461
1979 85,935,072 118,380,821
1978 83,889,655 115,600,942
1977 81,867,264 112,875,292
1976 79,855,318 110,213,349
1975 77,854,351 107,619,565
1974 75,839,348 105,089,675
1973 73,722,294 102,600,976
1972 71,641,519 100,146,797
1971 70,276,758 97,739,273
1970 69,058,894 95,375,651
1969 67,294,133 93,045,777
1968 65,408,276 90,741,240
1967 63,510,929 88,446,124
1966 61,669,806 86,139,359
1965 59,902,519 83,817,583
1964 58,178,374 81,488,595
1963 56,504,402 79,164,235
1962 54,881,146 76,865,323
1961 53,310,348 74,605,447
1960 51,828,660 72,388,126

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/brazil | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Brazil gained 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Brazil's population increased by 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Brazil was ranked 5th in 2006 and ranked 7th 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 Brazil will increase by 2.02% to 218,139,994 people and rank change from 7th to 9th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 220M people in 2042 for Brazil.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Brazil
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Brazil
2100 -0.5% -0.73%
2099 -0.48% -0.73%
2098 -0.47% -0.73%
2097 -0.46% -0.73%
2096 -0.45% -0.73%
2095 -0.44% -0.73%
2094 -0.42% -0.73%
2093 -0.4% -0.73%
2092 -0.38% -0.72%
2091 -0.36% -0.72%
2090 -0.34% -0.72%
2089 -0.33% -0.72%
2088 -0.31% -0.71%
2087 -0.29% -0.71%
2086 -0.27% -0.7%
2085 -0.25% -0.7%
2084 -0.24% -0.69%
2083 -0.22% -0.69%
2082 -0.21% -0.68%
2081 -0.19% -0.68%
2080 -0.17% -0.67%
2079 -0.15% -0.66%
2078 -0.14% -0.65%
2077 -0.11% -0.64%
2076 -0.09% -0.63%
2075 -0.07% -0.62%
2074 -0.05% -0.61%
2073 -0.03% -0.6%
2072 -0.008% -0.59%
2071 0.01% -0.57%
2070 0.03% -0.56%
2069 0.05% -0.54%
2068 0.08% -0.53%
2067 0.11% -0.51%
2066 0.13% -0.49%
2065 0.15% -0.48%
2064 0.18% -0.46%
2063 0.21% -0.44%
2062 0.24% -0.42%
2061 0.27% -0.4%
2060 0.29% -0.38%
2059 0.32% -0.36%
2058 0.35% -0.34%
2057 0.37% -0.32%
2056 0.39% -0.3%
2055 0.41% -0.28%
2054 0.43% -0.26%
2053 0.45% -0.24%
2052 0.48% -0.22%
2051 0.49% -0.2%
2050 0.51% -0.18%
2049 0.53% -0.15%
2048 0.55% -0.13%
2047 0.57% -0.1%
2046 0.58% -0.08%
2045 0.6% -0.06%
2044 0.62% -0.03%
2043 0.64% -0.007%
2042 0.66% 0.02%
2041 0.67% 0.05%
2040 0.7% 0.06%
2039 0.74% 0.09%
2038 0.77% 0.11%
2037 0.81% 0.13%
2036 0.84% 0.15%
2035 0.88% 0.17%
2034 0.94% 0.18%
2033 0.97% 0.21%
2032 1.03% 0.23%
2031 1.07% 0.25%
2030 1.11% 0.27%
2029 1.14% 0.29%
2028 1.17% 0.32%
2027 1.2% 0.34%
2026 1.23% 0.37%
2025 1.22% 0.4%
2024 1.22% 0.41%
2023 1.23% 0.4%
2022 1.03% 0.36%
2021 0.82% 0.43%
2020 0.84% 0.58%
2019 0.85% 0.65%
2018 0.82% 0.69%
2017 0.85% 0.73%
2016 0.9% 0.76%
2015 0.9% 0.79%
2014 0.92% 0.81%
2013 0.94% 0.81%
2012 0.96% 0.81%
2011 0.91% 0.82%
2010 0.88% 0.84%
2009 0.94% 0.9%
2008 1% 0.96%
2007 1.08% 1.02%
2006 1.17% 1.06%
2005 1.27% 1.1%
2004 1.37% 1.14%
2003 1.47% 1.19%
2002 1.56% 1.25%
2001 1.68% 1.31%
2000 1.84% 1.38%
1999 1.92% 1.47%
1998 1.91% 1.5%
1997 1.87% 1.5%
1996 1.84% 1.53%
1995 1.88% 1.55%
1994 1.87% 1.58%
1993 1.88% 1.63%
1992 1.9% 1.68%
1991 1.93% 1.73%
1990 2.01% 1.8%
1989 2.07% 1.86%
1988 2.15% 1.93%
1987 2.26% 2%
1986 2.38% 2.08%
1985 2.49% 2.15%
1984 2.6% 2.21%
1983 2.72% 2.26%
1982 2.78% 2.31%
1981 2.6% 2.36%
1980 2.42% 2.39%
1979 2.44% 2.4%
1978 2.47% 2.41%
1977 2.52% 2.42%
1976 2.57% 2.41%
1975 2.66% 2.41%
1974 2.87% 2.43%
1973 2.9% 2.45%
1972 1.94% 2.46%
1971 1.76% 2.48%
1970 2.62% 2.5%
1969 2.88% 2.54%
1968 2.99% 2.59%
1967 2.99% 2.68%
1966 2.95% 2.77%
1965 2.96% 2.86%
1964 2.96% 2.94%
1963 2.96% 2.99%
1962 2.95% 3.03%
1961 2.86% 3.06%

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 Brazil's population grew by 0.41%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Brazil
Current population
178415186
213824938
Population rank 8/197 7/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 2.58%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
36.8 seconds
One birth every
9.04 seconds
12.1 seconds
One death every
36.7 seconds
21.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +2,350
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +857,844
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.41%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 141/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
2.43 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -217,283
Net migration rank 194/196 186/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 1,406,299
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 48/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 163/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Brazil
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Brazil
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -217,283
2024 - -473,362 - -225,510
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 1,107,434 -240,059
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 1,054,897 -253,639
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 919,507 -208,581
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 1,146,174 -78,437
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 1,472,104 -129,216
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 1,583,935 -230,334
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 1,610,402 -156,296
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 1,609,488 -92,989
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 1,742,275 -173,611
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 1,757,948 -145,732
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 1,758,716 -157,228
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 1,782,516 -179,707
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 1,815,758 -235,860
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 1,847,336 -261,539
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 1,878,542 -220,207
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 1,908,051 -141,056
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 1,970,372 -107,481
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 2,026,119 -90,634
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 2,083,281 -88,868
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 2,108,072 -76,661
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 2,128,819 -55,350
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 2,207,017 -42,008
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 2,291,210 -51,600
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 2,372,043 -45,800
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 2,450,869 -23,497
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 2,514,728 21,666
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 2,531,758 -72,392
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 2,530,690 -71,943
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 2,546,195 -69,963
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 2,532,951 -68,961
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 2,545,874 -69,070
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 2,547,698 14,394
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 2,606,167 -66,600
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 2,652,959 -30,555
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 2,717,923 -60,023
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 2,768,082 -72,825
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 2,825,485 -77,800
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 2,880,440 -90,973
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 2,912,908 -60,879
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 2,931,496 -70,035
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 2,952,335 -76,322
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 2,948,552 -90,766
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 2,928,262 -65,971
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 2,887,768 -38,918
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 2,836,759 -32,503
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 2,778,815 -23,416
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 2,715,328 -19,478
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 2,648,647 -20,612
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 2,585,130 -25,499
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 2,524,254 -24,093
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 2,501,309 -24,071
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 2,454,698 -23,584
1971 542,747 224,369 2,407,319 -23,421
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 2,362,073 -18,779
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 2,324,190 -7,763
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 2,301,561 -8,856
1967 1,860,743 23,164 2,307,560 -10,033
1966 1,794,530 3,758 2,325,332 -9,317
1965 1,688,652 47,610 2,336,415 -8,824
1964 1,686,591 25,426 2,338,478 -8,146
1963 1,612,749 23,215 2,326,400 -8,136
1962 1,584,035 26,533 2,286,666 -7,171
1961 1,504,524 26,503 2,240,178 75
1960 1,418,810 13,580 2,190,392 4,066

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

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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 Brazil 89.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 14,004,164 people) and 10.9% is from migration (a loss of 1,708,894 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 1,406,299 people or 0.7% in Brazil.

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
Brazil
City Population
Sao Paulo 11.5M
Rio de Janeiro 6.21M
Brasilia 3M
Fortaleza 2.58M
Salvador 2.42M
Belo Horizonte 2.32M
Manaus 2.3M
Curitiba 1.77M
Recife 1.49M
Goiania 1.44M

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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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