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

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The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 175,686,899 in 2025 vs 6,433,302 people in Bulgaria in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,936,470 people compared to 6,390,149 in Bulgaria.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 28 times bigger than Bulgaria's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Bulgaria is the 112th.
  • The countries together account for 2.23% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.08% for Bulgaria.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.97% per year vs -0.86% in Bulgaria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 179M (22.2% growth), while Bulgaria has declined from 7.6M to 6.39M (15.9% decline).

Bangladesh vs Bulgaria: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Bulgaria
2100 210,401,264 3,384,288
2099 211,451,904 3,408,821
2098 212,482,204 3,433,149
2097 213,486,272 3,457,549
2096 214,465,968 3,482,057
2095 215,426,907 3,506,060
2094 216,370,356 3,530,278
2093 217,275,808 3,554,432
2092 218,153,712 3,578,667
2091 218,982,674 3,602,907
2090 219,784,878 3,627,300
2089 220,540,401 3,652,188
2088 221,259,520 3,677,416
2087 221,938,165 3,703,460
2086 222,588,012 3,730,284
2085 223,185,997 3,757,953
2084 223,744,949 3,786,496
2083 224,275,716 3,815,548
2082 224,766,094 3,845,662
2081 225,240,154 3,876,344
2080 225,667,518 3,908,874
2079 226,061,595 3,942,344
2078 226,391,523 3,976,345
2077 226,699,126 4,011,440
2076 226,957,140 4,047,182
2075 227,161,614 4,083,977
2074 227,317,797 4,122,447
2073 227,438,605 4,161,511
2072 227,505,726 4,201,158
2071 227,524,423 4,241,639
2070 227,497,506 4,283,145
2069 227,428,570 4,325,083
2068 227,305,014 4,367,606
2067 227,121,107 4,411,116
2066 226,880,763 4,455,358
2065 226,584,072 4,500,141
2064 226,238,210 4,545,243
2063 225,824,534 4,590,439
2062 225,352,036 4,635,634
2061 224,813,409 4,681,315
2060 224,219,163 4,727,089
2059 223,571,928 4,772,667
2058 222,858,175 4,817,532
2057 222,085,438 4,862,597
2056 221,276,251 4,907,646
2055 220,407,778 4,953,105
2054 219,514,298 4,998,650
2053 218,569,959 5,044,397
2052 217,587,835 5,089,817
2051 216,556,487 5,135,505
2050 215,492,158 5,181,635
2049 214,402,257 5,228,058
2048 213,277,451 5,274,692
2047 212,116,827 5,322,212
2046 210,921,144 5,369,645
2045 209,698,915 5,417,381
2044 208,449,015 5,465,818
2043 207,172,388 5,514,902
2042 205,861,265 5,564,573
2041 204,515,400 5,615,489
2040 203,145,429 5,667,076
2039 201,737,174 5,719,506
2038 200,264,237 5,771,452
2037 198,741,429 5,824,628
2036 197,150,036 5,877,980
2035 195,501,296 5,930,517
2034 193,791,174 5,983,205
2033 191,991,968 6,036,049
2032 190,143,732 6,088,107
2031 188,210,205 6,140,619
2030 186,214,224 6,193,318
2029 184,170,034 6,244,785
2028 182,089,419 6,294,981
2027 179,975,298 6,343,732
2026 177,839,282 6,390,149
2025 175,686,899 6,433,302
2024 173,562,364 6,441,421
2023 171,466,990 6,446,596
2022 169,384,897 6,465,097
2021 167,658,854 6,507,301
2020 166,298,024 6,550,696
2019 164,913,055 6,616,726
2018 163,523,103 6,710,798
2017 162,186,147 6,803,468
2016 160,811,932 6,894,139
2015 159,383,179 6,984,225
2014 157,964,929 7,073,572
2013 156,532,141 7,160,005
2012 155,070,101 7,305,888
2011 153,591,076 7,348,328
2010 152,201,981 7,395,599
2009 150,873,714 7,444,443
2008 149,474,264 7,492,561
2007 147,989,278 7,545,338
2006 146,405,973 7,601,022
2005 144,715,786 7,658,972
2004 142,902,856 7,716,860
2003 140,970,351 7,775,327
2002 138,933,658 7,837,161
2001 136,805,810 8,009,142
2000 134,544,304 8,170,172
1999 132,108,065 8,210,624
1998 129,622,332 8,256,786
1997 127,198,069 8,312,068
1996 124,862,179 8,362,826
1995 122,600,370 8,406,067
1994 120,343,179 8,443,591
1993 118,132,360 8,472,313
1992 115,952,192 8,540,164
1991 113,787,109 8,632,367
1990 111,633,717 8,718,289
1989 109,433,799 8,876,972
1988 107,216,008 8,981,446
1987 104,959,291 8,971,359
1986 102,635,572 8,958,171
1985 100,253,825 8,960,547
1984 97,814,966 8,960,679
1983 95,335,155 8,939,738
1982 92,814,507 8,917,457
1981 90,303,105 8,891,117
1980 88,016,432 8,861,535
1979 85,935,072 8,825,940
1978 83,889,655 8,814,032
1977 81,867,264 8,804,183
1976 79,855,318 8,758,599
1975 77,854,351 8,720,742
1974 75,839,348 8,678,745
1973 73,722,294 8,620,967
1972 71,641,519 8,576,200
1971 70,276,758 8,536,395
1970 69,058,894 8,489,574
1969 67,294,133 8,434,172
1968 65,408,276 8,369,603
1967 63,510,929 8,310,226
1966 61,669,806 8,258,057
1965 59,902,519 8,204,168
1964 58,178,374 8,144,340
1963 56,504,402 8,078,145
1962 54,881,146 8,012,946
1961 53,310,348 7,943,118
1960 51,828,660 7,867,374

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Bulgaria lost 706,883 people (a 9.3% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% growth), while Bulgaria's population decreased by 503,990 people (a 7.31% decline).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Bulgaria was ranked 95th in 2006 and ranked 112th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Bangladesh's population will grow by 20.4% to 215,492,158 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of Bulgaria will decrease by 18.9% to 5,181,635 people and rank change from 112th to 128th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people, while Bulgaria's population already peaked in 1988 at 8.98M people and is projected to decrease to 3.38M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Bulgaria
2100 -0.5% -0.72%
2099 -0.48% -0.71%
2098 -0.47% -0.71%
2097 -0.46% -0.7%
2096 -0.45% -0.68%
2095 -0.44% -0.69%
2094 -0.42% -0.68%
2093 -0.4% -0.68%
2092 -0.38% -0.67%
2091 -0.36% -0.67%
2090 -0.34% -0.68%
2089 -0.33% -0.69%
2088 -0.31% -0.7%
2087 -0.29% -0.72%
2086 -0.27% -0.74%
2085 -0.25% -0.75%
2084 -0.24% -0.76%
2083 -0.22% -0.78%
2082 -0.21% -0.79%
2081 -0.19% -0.83%
2080 -0.17% -0.85%
2079 -0.15% -0.86%
2078 -0.14% -0.87%
2077 -0.11% -0.88%
2076 -0.09% -0.9%
2075 -0.07% -0.93%
2074 -0.05% -0.94%
2073 -0.03% -0.94%
2072 -0.008% -0.95%
2071 0.01% -0.97%
2070 0.03% -0.97%
2069 0.05% -0.97%
2068 0.08% -0.99%
2067 0.11% -0.99%
2066 0.13% -1%
2065 0.15% -0.99%
2064 0.18% -0.98%
2063 0.21% -0.97%
2062 0.24% -0.98%
2061 0.27% -0.97%
2060 0.29% -0.95%
2059 0.32% -0.93%
2058 0.35% -0.93%
2057 0.37% -0.92%
2056 0.39% -0.92%
2055 0.41% -0.91%
2054 0.43% -0.91%
2053 0.45% -0.89%
2052 0.48% -0.89%
2051 0.49% -0.89%
2050 0.51% -0.89%
2049 0.53% -0.88%
2048 0.55% -0.89%
2047 0.57% -0.88%
2046 0.58% -0.88%
2045 0.6% -0.89%
2044 0.62% -0.89%
2043 0.64% -0.89%
2042 0.66% -0.91%
2041 0.67% -0.91%
2040 0.7% -0.92%
2039 0.74% -0.9%
2038 0.77% -0.91%
2037 0.81% -0.91%
2036 0.84% -0.89%
2035 0.88% -0.88%
2034 0.94% -0.88%
2033 0.97% -0.86%
2032 1.03% -0.86%
2031 1.07% -0.85%
2030 1.11% -0.82%
2029 1.14% -0.8%
2028 1.17% -0.77%
2027 1.2% -0.73%
2026 1.23% -0.67%
2025 1.22% -0.13%
2024 1.22% -0.08%
2023 1.23% -0.29%
2022 1.03% -0.65%
2021 0.82% -0.66%
2020 0.84% -1%
2019 0.85% -1.4%
2018 0.82% -1.36%
2017 0.85% -1.32%
2016 0.9% -1.29%
2015 0.9% -1.26%
2014 0.92% -1.21%
2013 0.94% -2%
2012 0.96% -0.58%
2011 0.91% -0.64%
2010 0.88% -0.66%
2009 0.94% -0.64%
2008 1% -0.7%
2007 1.08% -0.73%
2006 1.17% -0.76%
2005 1.27% -0.75%
2004 1.37% -0.75%
2003 1.47% -0.79%
2002 1.56% -2.15%
2001 1.68% -1.97%
2000 1.84% -0.49%
1999 1.92% -0.56%
1998 1.91% -0.67%
1997 1.87% -0.61%
1996 1.84% -0.51%
1995 1.88% -0.44%
1994 1.87% -0.34%
1993 1.88% -0.79%
1992 1.9% -1.07%
1991 1.93% -0.99%
1990 2.01% -1.79%
1989 2.07% -1.16%
1988 2.15% 0.11%
1987 2.26% 0.15%
1986 2.38% -0.03%
1985 2.49% -0.001%
1984 2.6% 0.23%
1983 2.72% 0.25%
1982 2.78% 0.3%
1981 2.6% 0.33%
1980 2.42% 0.4%
1979 2.44% 0.14%
1978 2.47% 0.11%
1977 2.52% 0.52%
1976 2.57% 0.43%
1975 2.66% 0.48%
1974 2.87% 0.67%
1973 2.9% 0.52%
1972 1.94% 0.47%
1971 1.76% 0.55%
1970 2.62% 0.66%
1969 2.88% 0.77%
1968 2.99% 0.71%
1967 2.99% 0.63%
1966 2.95% 0.66%
1965 2.96% 0.73%
1964 2.96% 0.82%
1963 2.96% 0.81%
1962 2.95% 0.88%
1961 2.86% 0.96%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Bulgaria's population declined by 0.13%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Bulgaria
Current population
178936470
6390149
Population rank 8/197 112/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.08%
One net population change
14.9 seconds
1.08 hours
One birth every
9.09 seconds
9.83 minutes
One death every
35.6 seconds
5.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,821 -22
Annual growth/decline +2,124,535 -8,119
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% -0.13%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 168/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
2.97 hours
Annual migration change -402,100 -2,961
Net migration rank 194/196 106/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 299,100
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 98/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 99/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Bulgaria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Bulgaria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -2,961
2024 2,583,129 -473,362 -47,023 524
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 -43,837 5,173
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 -62,065 26,498
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 -90,452 11,756
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 -65,507 30,167
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 -46,317 -2,156
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 -46,304 -3,873
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 -45,583 -6,109
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 -42,744 -9,482
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 -44,699 -4,227
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 -41,027 -2,180
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 -37,948 -1,324
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 -40,183 -26,334
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 -37,477 -23,360
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 -34,759 -21,668
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 -26,800 -19,060
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 -32,967 -17,595
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 -37,727 -16,366
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 -39,526 -15,184
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 -42,124 -14,435
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 -40,128 -13,604
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 -44,319 -13,183
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 -46,240 -12,735
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 -44,050 -30,726
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 -41,668 -26,211
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 -39,411 -23,846
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 -52,844 -23,262
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 -58,185 -22,963
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 -45,159 -21,520
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 -42,030 -22,020
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 -32,086 -20,984
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 -24,569 -19,973
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 -18,789 -120,552
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 -14,675 -119,356
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 -3,487 -116,817
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 5,326 -114,705
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 9,879 215
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 8,971 357
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 16,125 1,104
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 11,649 -19,230
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 20,610 -1,032
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 21,455 -1,872
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 24,077 -1,860
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 29,341 -1,830
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 30,129 -2,045
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 40,599 -872
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 44,070 -62,769
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 47,543 -11,955
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 56,055 -2,522
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 54,941 -38,071
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 64,223 -1,402
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 57,760 -5,409
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 47,169 -11,296
1971 542,747 224,369 52,925 -7,654
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 61,125 -11,315
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 63,256 -3,204
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 69,468 -132
1967 1,860,743 23,164 49,861 -420
1966 1,794,530 3,758 54,504 -144
1965 1,688,652 47,610 58,249 -1,406
1964 1,686,591 25,426 66,783 505
1963 1,612,749 23,215 66,241 500
1962 1,584,035 26,533 64,104 499
1961 1,504,524 26,503 75,460 378
1960 1,418,810 13,580 76,314 -1,112

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 74.2% of the population change in Bangladesh is from natural causes (a gain of 24,425,669 people) and 25.8% is from migration (a loss of 8,481,548 people). In Bulgaria 91.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 534,531 people) and 8.28% is from migration (a gain of 48,271 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 299,100 people or 4.4% in Bulgaria.

Biggest cities by population

Bangladesh
City Population
Dhaka 16.8M
Chittagong 3.23M
Narayanganj 968K
Khulna 929K
Sylhet 480K
Rajshahi 448K
Bogra 401K
Barisal 328K
Rangpur 294K
Brahmanbaria 268K
Bulgaria
City Population
Sofia 1.21M
Plovdiv 334K
Varna 323K
Burgas 189K
Stara Zagora 121K
Ruse 120K
Pleven 88.1K
Sliven 77.8K
Dobrich 68.6K
Shumen 66.4K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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