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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 462,721 people in Brunei in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 470,884 in Brunei.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 379 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 2.16% 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 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Brunei has grown from 365K to 471K (29.1% growth).

Bangladesh vs Brunei: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Brunei
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Brunei
2100 210,399,059 467,416
2099 211,449,688 468,955
2098 212,479,977 470,474
2097 213,484,035 471,886
2096 214,463,720 473,386
2095 215,424,649 474,822
2094 216,368,088 476,324
2093 217,273,531 477,804
2092 218,151,426 479,320
2091 218,980,379 480,794
2090 219,782,575 482,320
2089 220,538,090 483,944
2088 221,257,201 485,580
2087 221,935,839 487,128
2086 222,585,679 488,625
2085 223,183,658 490,259
2084 223,742,603 491,848
2083 224,273,365 493,523
2082 224,763,738 495,200
2081 225,237,793 496,840
2080 225,665,152 498,434
2079 226,059,226 500,007
2078 226,389,150 501,497
2077 226,696,749 503,086
2076 226,954,762 504,597
2075 227,159,233 506,394
2074 227,315,415 508,080
2073 227,436,221 509,613
2072 227,503,342 511,047
2071 227,522,038 512,261
2070 227,495,122 513,446
2069 227,426,186 514,716
2068 227,302,632 516,037
2067 227,118,726 517,358
2066 226,878,385 518,464
2065 226,581,697 519,443
2064 226,235,839 520,281
2063 225,822,167 520,990
2062 225,349,674 521,488
2061 224,811,052 522,004
2060 224,216,813 522,425
2059 223,569,585 522,802
2058 222,855,839 523,135
2057 222,083,110 523,377
2056 221,273,932 523,422
2055 220,405,468 523,432
2054 219,511,997 523,252
2053 218,567,668 523,048
2052 217,585,554 522,679
2051 216,554,217 522,034
2050 215,489,899 521,243
2049 214,400,010 520,307
2048 213,275,216 519,256
2047 212,114,603 518,107
2046 210,918,933 516,871
2045 209,696,717 515,363
2044 208,446,830 513,945
2043 207,170,217 512,420
2042 205,859,107 510,764
2041 204,513,256 508,923
2040 203,143,300 507,093
2039 201,735,060 505,089
2038 200,262,138 502,784
2037 198,739,346 500,639
2036 197,147,970 498,469
2035 195,499,247 496,091
2034 193,789,143 493,656
2033 191,989,956 491,157
2032 190,141,739 488,666
2031 188,208,233 485,865
2030 186,212,272 482,904
2029 184,168,103 479,937
2028 182,087,511 476,756
2027 179,973,411 473,357
2026 177,837,418 469,968
2025 175,685,057 466,440
2024 173,562,364 462,721
2023 171,466,990 458,949
2022 169,384,897 455,370
2021 167,658,854 451,721
2020 166,298,024 447,404
2019 164,913,055 442,680
2018 163,523,103 437,810
2017 162,186,147 432,772
2016 160,811,932 427,564
2015 159,383,179 422,212
2014 157,964,929 416,750
2013 156,532,141 411,202
2012 155,070,101 405,557
2011 153,591,076 399,389
2010 152,201,981 392,332
2009 150,873,714 384,952
2008 149,474,264 377,793
2007 147,989,278 370,873
2006 146,405,973 364,663
2005 144,715,786 358,916
2004 142,902,856 352,911
2003 140,970,351 346,637
2002 138,933,658 340,099
2001 136,805,810 333,345
2000 134,544,304 326,424
1999 132,108,065 319,411
1998 129,622,332 312,385
1997 127,198,069 305,341
1996 124,862,179 298,276
1995 122,600,370 291,195
1994 120,343,179 284,091
1993 118,132,360 276,971
1992 115,952,192 269,839
1991 113,787,109 262,596
1990 111,633,717 255,292
1989 109,433,799 248,064
1988 107,216,008 240,913
1987 104,959,291 233,860
1986 102,635,572 226,495
1985 100,253,825 218,919
1984 97,814,966 211,661
1983 95,335,155 204,741
1982 92,814,507 198,165
1981 90,303,105 191,977
1980 88,016,432 186,111
1979 85,935,072 180,422
1978 83,889,655 174,884
1977 81,867,264 169,277
1976 79,855,318 163,607
1975 77,854,351 158,070
1974 75,839,348 152,656
1973 73,722,294 147,369
1972 71,641,519 142,189
1971 70,276,758 137,921
1970 69,058,894 135,138
1969 67,294,133 131,446
1968 65,408,276 126,222
1967 63,510,929 121,017
1966 61,669,806 115,874
1965 59,902,519 110,838
1964 58,178,374 105,922
1963 56,504,402 101,159
1962 54,881,146 96,719
1961 53,310,348 92,517
1960 51,828,660 88,347

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/brunei | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Brunei gained 62,901 people (a 17.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Brunei's population increased by 43,320 people (a 10.1% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Brunei was ranked 169th in 2006 and ranked 170th 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 Brunei will increase by 10.7% to 521,243 people and rank change from 170th to 171st.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 523K people in 2055 for Brunei.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Brunei
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Brunei
2100 -0.5% -0.33%
2099 -0.48% -0.32%
2098 -0.47% -0.3%
2097 -0.46% -0.32%
2096 -0.45% -0.3%
2095 -0.44% -0.32%
2094 -0.42% -0.31%
2093 -0.4% -0.32%
2092 -0.38% -0.31%
2091 -0.36% -0.32%
2090 -0.34% -0.34%
2089 -0.33% -0.34%
2088 -0.31% -0.32%
2087 -0.29% -0.31%
2086 -0.27% -0.33%
2085 -0.25% -0.32%
2084 -0.24% -0.34%
2083 -0.22% -0.34%
2082 -0.21% -0.33%
2081 -0.19% -0.32%
2080 -0.17% -0.31%
2079 -0.15% -0.3%
2078 -0.14% -0.32%
2077 -0.11% -0.3%
2076 -0.09% -0.35%
2075 -0.07% -0.33%
2074 -0.05% -0.3%
2073 -0.03% -0.28%
2072 -0.008% -0.24%
2071 0.01% -0.23%
2070 0.03% -0.25%
2069 0.05% -0.26%
2068 0.08% -0.26%
2067 0.11% -0.21%
2066 0.13% -0.19%
2065 0.15% -0.16%
2064 0.18% -0.14%
2063 0.21% -0.1%
2062 0.24% -0.1%
2061 0.27% -0.08%
2060 0.29% -0.07%
2059 0.32% -0.06%
2058 0.35% -0.05%
2057 0.37% -0.009%
2056 0.39% -0.002%
2055 0.41% 0.03%
2054 0.43% 0.04%
2053 0.45% 0.07%
2052 0.48% 0.12%
2051 0.49% 0.15%
2050 0.51% 0.18%
2049 0.53% 0.2%
2048 0.55% 0.22%
2047 0.57% 0.24%
2046 0.58% 0.29%
2045 0.6% 0.28%
2044 0.62% 0.3%
2043 0.64% 0.32%
2042 0.66% 0.36%
2041 0.67% 0.36%
2040 0.7% 0.4%
2039 0.74% 0.46%
2038 0.77% 0.43%
2037 0.81% 0.44%
2036 0.84% 0.48%
2035 0.88% 0.49%
2034 0.94% 0.51%
2033 0.97% 0.51%
2032 1.03% 0.58%
2031 1.07% 0.61%
2030 1.11% 0.62%
2029 1.14% 0.67%
2028 1.17% 0.72%
2027 1.2% 0.72%
2026 1.23% 0.76%
2025 1.22% 0.8%
2024 1.22% 0.82%
2023 1.23% 0.79%
2022 1.03% 0.81%
2021 0.82% 0.96%
2020 0.84% 1.07%
2019 0.85% 1.11%
2018 0.82% 1.16%
2017 0.85% 1.22%
2016 0.9% 1.27%
2015 0.9% 1.31%
2014 0.92% 1.35%
2013 0.94% 1.39%
2012 0.96% 1.54%
2011 0.91% 1.8%
2010 0.88% 1.92%
2009 0.94% 1.89%
2008 1% 1.87%
2007 1.08% 1.7%
2006 1.17% 1.6%
2005 1.27% 1.7%
2004 1.37% 1.81%
2003 1.47% 1.92%
2002 1.56% 2.03%
2001 1.68% 2.12%
2000 1.84% 2.2%
1999 1.92% 2.25%
1998 1.91% 2.31%
1997 1.87% 2.37%
1996 1.84% 2.43%
1995 1.88% 2.5%
1994 1.87% 2.57%
1993 1.88% 2.64%
1992 1.9% 2.76%
1991 1.93% 2.86%
1990 2.01% 2.91%
1989 2.07% 2.97%
1988 2.15% 3.02%
1987 2.26% 3.25%
1986 2.38% 3.46%
1985 2.49% 3.43%
1984 2.6% 3.38%
1983 2.72% 3.32%
1982 2.78% 3.22%
1981 2.6% 3.15%
1980 2.42% 3.15%
1979 2.44% 3.17%
1978 2.47% 3.31%
1977 2.52% 3.47%
1976 2.57% 3.5%
1975 2.66% 3.55%
1974 2.87% 3.59%
1973 2.9% 3.64%
1972 1.94% 3.09%
1971 1.76% 2.06%
1970 2.62% 2.81%
1969 2.88% 4.14%
1968 2.99% 4.3%
1967 2.99% 4.44%
1966 2.95% 4.54%
1965 2.96% 4.64%
1964 2.96% 4.71%
1963 2.96% 4.59%
1962 2.95% 4.54%
1961 2.86% 4.72%

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 Brunei's population grew by 0.82%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Brunei
Current population
178415186
470884
Population rank 8/197 170/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.006%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
2.32 hours
One birth every
9.04 seconds
1.4 hours
One death every
36.7 seconds
3.65 hours
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 90/197 114/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
1.08 years
Annual migration change -402,100 +0
Net migration rank 194/196 77/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 119,933
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 124/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 25.9%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 21/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Brunei
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Brunei
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 0
2024 - -473,362 - 0
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 3,837 0
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 3,319 0
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 3,985 0
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 4,188 462
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 4,335 456
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 4,502 450
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 4,685 440
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 4,876 415
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 5,060 356
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 5,206 303
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 5,302 285
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 5,349 346
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 5,242 1,399
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 5,003 2,479
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 4,789 2,489
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 4,624 2,409
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 4,521 2,291
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 4,590 1,030
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 4,703 1,163
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 4,874 1,261
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 5,034 1,383
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 5,169 1,499
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 5,275 1,569
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 5,331 1,660
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 5,388 1,639
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 5,466 1,566
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 5,518 1,533
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 5,606 1,464
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 5,750 1,348
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 5,907 1,206
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 6,045 1,082
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 6,169 969
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 6,259 1,087
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 6,265 992
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 6,202 1,002
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 6,135 962
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 6,017 994
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 5,826 1,897
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 5,620 1,808
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 5,373 1,722
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 5,138 1,602
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 4,931 1,475
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 4,839 1,124
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 4,775 995
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 4,717 899
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 4,668 791
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 4,594 1,157
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 4,518 1,080
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 4,431 1,047
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 4,334 1,011
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 4,216 1,007
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 4,085 1,053
1971 542,747 224,369 3,880 -476
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 3,694 -1,538
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 3,618 1,608
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 3,551 1,677
1967 1,860,743 23,164 3,477 1,703
1966 1,794,530 3,758 3,403 1,697
1965 1,688,652 47,610 3,326 1,655
1964 1,686,591 25,426 3,264 1,595
1963 1,612,749 23,215 3,195 1,469
1962 1,584,035 26,533 3,128 1,088
1961 1,504,524 26,503 3,175 1,014
1960 1,418,810 13,580 3,168 982

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

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/brunei | 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 Brunei 93.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 43,993 people) and 6.15% is from migration (a gain of 2,882 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 119,933 people or 25.9% in Brunei.

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
Brunei
City Population
Kuala Belait 70K
Bandar Seri Begawan 50K
Seria 13.1K

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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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