The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 462,721 people in Brunei in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 177,398,795 people compared to 469,088 in Brunei.
Population statistics:
- Bangladesh's population is 378 times bigger than Brunei's.
- Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Brunei is the 170th.
- The countries together account for 2.15% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.006% for Brunei.
- For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +1.08% in Brunei.
- Since 2005, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 145M people to 177M (22.6% growth), while Brunei has grown from 359K to 469K (30.7% growth).
- Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 226M people compared to the peak of 521K people in 2055 for Brunei.
Bangladesh vs Brunei: live population counter
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| Current population |
177398795
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469088
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| Population rank | 8/197 | 170/197 |
| Percent of world population | 2.15% | 0.006% |
| One net population change |
15.1 seconds
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2.32 hours
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| One birth every |
9.04 seconds
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1.4 hours
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| One death every |
36.7 seconds
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3.65 hours
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| One migration net change every |
1.11 minutes
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1.07 years
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| Annual migration change | -473,362 | +0 |
| Daily growth/decline | +5,741 | +10 |
| Annual growth/decline | +2,095,374 | +3,772 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.22% | +0.82% |
| Population growth rate rank | 92/197 | 116/197 |
Bangladesh and Brunei: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 51,828,660 | 88,347 | - | - |
| 1961 | 53,310,348 | 92,517 | 2.86% | 4.72% |
| 1962 | 54,881,146 | 96,719 | 2.95% | 4.54% |
| 1963 | 56,504,402 | 101,159 | 2.96% | 4.59% |
| 1964 | 58,178,374 | 105,922 | 2.96% | 4.71% |
| 1965 | 59,902,519 | 110,838 | 2.96% | 4.64% |
| 1966 | 61,669,806 | 115,874 | 2.95% | 4.54% |
| 1967 | 63,510,929 | 121,017 | 2.99% | 4.44% |
| 1968 | 65,408,276 | 126,222 | 2.99% | 4.3% |
| 1969 | 67,294,133 | 131,446 | 2.88% | 4.14% |
| 1970 | 69,058,894 | 135,138 | 2.62% | 2.81% |
| 1971 | 70,276,758 | 137,921 | 1.76% | 2.06% |
| 1972 | 71,641,519 | 142,189 | 1.94% | 3.09% |
| 1973 | 73,722,294 | 147,369 | 2.9% | 3.64% |
| 1974 | 75,839,348 | 152,656 | 2.87% | 3.59% |
| 1975 | 77,854,351 | 158,070 | 2.66% | 3.55% |
| 1976 | 79,855,318 | 163,607 | 2.57% | 3.5% |
| 1977 | 81,867,264 | 169,277 | 2.52% | 3.47% |
| 1978 | 83,889,655 | 174,884 | 2.47% | 3.31% |
| 1979 | 85,935,072 | 180,422 | 2.44% | 3.17% |
| 1980 | 88,016,432 | 186,111 | 2.42% | 3.15% |
| 1981 | 90,303,105 | 191,977 | 2.6% | 3.15% |
| 1982 | 92,814,507 | 198,165 | 2.78% | 3.22% |
| 1983 | 95,335,155 | 204,741 | 2.72% | 3.32% |
| 1984 | 97,814,966 | 211,661 | 2.6% | 3.38% |
| 1985 | 100,253,825 | 218,919 | 2.49% | 3.43% |
| 1986 | 102,635,572 | 226,495 | 2.38% | 3.46% |
| 1987 | 104,959,291 | 233,860 | 2.26% | 3.25% |
| 1988 | 107,216,008 | 240,913 | 2.15% | 3.02% |
| 1989 | 109,433,799 | 248,064 | 2.07% | 2.97% |
| 1990 | 111,633,717 | 255,292 | 2.01% | 2.91% |
| 1991 | 113,787,109 | 262,596 | 1.93% | 2.86% |
| 1992 | 115,952,192 | 269,839 | 1.9% | 2.76% |
| 1993 | 118,132,360 | 276,971 | 1.88% | 2.64% |
| 1994 | 120,343,179 | 284,091 | 1.87% | 2.57% |
| 1995 | 122,600,370 | 291,195 | 1.88% | 2.5% |
| 1996 | 124,862,179 | 298,276 | 1.84% | 2.43% |
| 1997 | 127,198,069 | 305,341 | 1.87% | 2.37% |
| 1998 | 129,622,332 | 312,385 | 1.91% | 2.31% |
| 1999 | 132,108,065 | 319,411 | 1.92% | 2.25% |
| 2000 | 134,544,304 | 326,424 | 1.84% | 2.2% |
| 2001 | 136,805,810 | 333,345 | 1.68% | 2.12% |
| 2002 | 138,933,658 | 340,099 | 1.56% | 2.03% |
| 2003 | 140,970,351 | 346,637 | 1.47% | 1.92% |
| 2004 | 142,902,856 | 352,911 | 1.37% | 1.81% |
| 2005 | 144,715,786 | 358,916 | 1.27% | 1.7% |
| 2006 | 146,405,973 | 364,663 | 1.17% | 1.6% |
| 2007 | 147,989,278 | 370,873 | 1.08% | 1.7% |
| 2008 | 149,474,264 | 377,793 | 1% | 1.87% |
| 2009 | 150,873,714 | 384,952 | 0.94% | 1.89% |
| 2010 | 152,201,981 | 392,332 | 0.88% | 1.92% |
| 2011 | 153,591,076 | 399,389 | 0.91% | 1.8% |
| 2012 | 155,070,101 | 405,557 | 0.96% | 1.54% |
| 2013 | 156,532,141 | 411,202 | 0.94% | 1.39% |
| 2014 | 157,964,929 | 416,750 | 0.92% | 1.35% |
| 2015 | 159,383,179 | 422,212 | 0.9% | 1.31% |
| 2016 | 160,811,932 | 427,564 | 0.9% | 1.27% |
| 2017 | 162,186,147 | 432,772 | 0.85% | 1.22% |
| 2018 | 163,523,103 | 437,810 | 0.82% | 1.16% |
| 2019 | 164,913,055 | 442,680 | 0.85% | 1.11% |
| 2020 | 166,298,024 | 447,404 | 0.84% | 1.07% |
| 2021 | 167,658,854 | 451,721 | 0.82% | 0.96% |
| 2022 | 169,384,897 | 455,370 | 1.03% | 0.81% |
| 2023 | 171,466,990 | 458,949 | 1.23% | 0.79% |
| 2024 | 173,562,364 | 462,721 | 1.22% | 0.82% |
| 2025 | 175,686,900 | 466,324 | 1.22% | 0.78% |
| 2026 | 177,818,035 | 469,766 | 1.21% | 0.74% |
| 2027 | 179,930,171 | 473,148 | 1.19% | 0.72% |
| 2028 | 182,014,767 | 476,428 | 1.16% | 0.69% |
| 2029 | 184,064,616 | 479,491 | 1.13% | 0.64% |
| 2030 | 186,072,398 | 482,438 | 1.09% | 0.61% |
| 2031 | 188,025,193 | 485,308 | 1.05% | 0.59% |
| 2032 | 189,904,568 | 487,943 | 1% | 0.54% |
| 2033 | 191,717,183 | 490,424 | 0.95% | 0.51% |
| 2034 | 193,461,162 | 492,887 | 0.91% | 0.5% |
| 2035 | 195,130,366 | 495,286 | 0.86% | 0.49% |
| 2036 | 196,740,575 | 497,544 | 0.83% | 0.46% |
| 2037 | 198,288,195 | 499,693 | 0.79% | 0.43% |
| 2038 | 199,776,950 | 501,910 | 0.75% | 0.44% |
| 2039 | 201,208,770 | 504,061 | 0.72% | 0.43% |
| 2040 | 202,589,424 | 505,968 | 0.69% | 0.38% |
| 2041 | 203,939,081 | 507,800 | 0.67% | 0.36% |
| 2042 | 205,259,485 | 509,531 | 0.65% | 0.34% |
| 2043 | 206,545,478 | 511,124 | 0.63% | 0.31% |
| 2044 | 207,801,049 | 512,586 | 0.61% | 0.29% |
| 2045 | 209,029,592 | 514,047 | 0.59% | 0.29% |
| 2046 | 210,231,183 | 515,409 | 0.57% | 0.26% |
| 2047 | 211,402,167 | 516,596 | 0.56% | 0.23% |
| 2048 | 212,537,925 | 517,693 | 0.54% | 0.21% |
| 2049 | 213,638,535 | 518,684 | 0.52% | 0.19% |
| 2050 | 214,709,094 | 519,542 | 0.5% | 0.17% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,667,393 people (a 10.1% growth), while Brunei gained 63,296 people (a 17.6% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bangladesh gained 18,015,616 (a 11.3% growth), while Brunei's population increased by 46,876 (a 11.1% growth).
Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2005 and is still 8th in 2025. Brunei was ranked 169th in 2005 and ranked 170th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Bangladesh's population will grow by 21% to 214,709,094 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of Brunei will increase by 10.8% to 519,542 people and rank change from 170th to 171st.
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 |
| Kuala Belait | 70K |
| Bandar Seri Begawan | 50K |
| Seria | 13.1K |
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Population differences between Bangladesh and Brunei
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| Life expectancy | 75.2 years | 75.7 years |
| Average age | 29.8 years | 33.9 years |
| Median age | 26.7 years | 33.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.2:50.8 | 53.1:46.9 |
| Fertility rate | 2.16 births per woman | 1.75 births per woman |
| Population density | 3,458 ppl/mi² | 227.4 ppl/mi² |
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