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Population in Bangladesh compared to Burkina Faso: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 23,548,781 people in Burkina Faso in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 24,756,783 in Burkina Faso.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 7.21 times bigger than Burkina Faso's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Burkina Faso is the 59th.
  • The countries together account for 2.45% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.3% for Burkina Faso.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +2.63% in Burkina Faso.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Burkina Faso has grown from 14.4M to 24.8M (72.2% growth).

Bangladesh vs Burkina Faso: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Burkina Faso
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Burkina Faso
2100 210,399,059 50,408,328
2099 211,449,688 50,383,919
2098 212,479,977 50,352,973
2097 213,484,035 50,313,705
2096 214,463,720 50,266,628
2095 215,424,649 50,218,948
2094 216,368,088 50,162,122
2093 217,273,531 50,097,256
2092 218,151,426 50,020,865
2091 218,980,379 49,941,829
2090 219,782,575 49,849,369
2089 220,538,090 49,746,842
2088 221,257,201 49,633,009
2087 221,935,839 49,506,797
2086 222,585,679 49,374,214
2085 223,183,658 49,231,459
2084 223,742,603 49,078,733
2083 224,273,365 48,912,839
2082 224,763,738 48,738,088
2081 225,237,793 48,550,361
2080 225,665,152 48,350,756
2079 226,059,226 48,139,621
2078 226,389,150 47,915,623
2077 226,696,749 47,674,670
2076 226,954,762 47,421,548
2075 227,159,233 47,161,253
2074 227,315,415 46,887,164
2073 227,436,221 46,596,755
2072 227,503,342 46,296,320
2071 227,522,038 45,987,906
2070 227,495,122 45,669,374
2069 227,426,186 45,339,502
2068 227,302,632 45,000,338
2067 227,118,726 44,651,960
2066 226,878,385 44,295,017
2065 226,581,697 43,931,890
2064 226,235,839 43,554,812
2063 225,822,167 43,171,791
2062 225,349,674 42,781,734
2061 224,811,052 42,378,127
2060 224,216,813 41,969,941
2059 223,569,585 41,556,223
2058 222,855,839 41,132,214
2057 222,083,110 40,699,958
2056 221,273,932 40,263,674
2055 220,405,468 39,819,396
2054 219,511,997 39,368,928
2053 218,567,668 38,908,013
2052 217,585,554 38,440,539
2051 216,554,217 37,966,813
2050 215,489,899 37,484,179
2049 214,400,010 36,994,052
2048 213,275,216 36,499,739
2047 212,114,603 35,993,831
2046 210,918,933 35,483,039
2045 209,696,717 34,962,697
2044 208,446,830 34,435,436
2043 207,170,217 33,904,610
2042 205,859,107 33,368,223
2041 204,513,256 32,828,377
2040 203,143,300 32,285,754
2039 201,735,060 31,738,667
2038 200,262,138 31,188,815
2037 198,739,346 30,636,433
2036 197,147,970 30,081,085
2035 195,499,247 29,523,750
2034 193,789,143 28,963,008
2033 191,989,956 28,405,067
2032 190,141,739 27,853,260
2031 188,208,233 27,304,165
2030 186,212,272 26,759,978
2029 184,168,103 26,220,635
2028 182,087,511 25,682,620
2027 179,973,411 25,146,586
2026 177,837,418 24,612,250
2025 175,685,057 24,080,445
2024 173,562,364 23,548,781
2023 171,466,990 23,025,776
2022 169,384,897 22,509,038
2021 167,658,854 21,995,243
2020 166,298,024 21,478,690
2019 164,913,055 20,961,952
2018 163,523,103 20,438,288
2017 162,186,147 19,894,407
2016 160,811,932 19,334,856
2015 159,383,179 18,777,487
2014 157,964,929 18,229,461
2013 156,532,141 17,695,409
2012 155,070,101 17,172,287
2011 153,591,076 16,661,908
2010 152,201,981 16,176,498
2009 150,873,714 15,710,066
2008 149,474,264 15,258,093
2007 147,989,278 14,816,307
2006 146,405,973 14,373,707
2005 144,715,786 13,932,123
2004 142,902,856 13,500,533
2003 140,970,351 13,082,532
2002 138,933,658 12,680,897
2001 136,805,810 12,295,001
2000 134,544,304 11,925,546
1999 132,108,065 11,574,928
1998 129,622,332 11,240,664
1997 127,198,069 10,934,223
1996 124,862,179 10,655,942
1995 122,600,370 10,386,722
1994 120,343,179 10,123,798
1993 118,132,360 9,871,713
1992 115,952,192 9,629,275
1991 113,787,109 9,394,632
1990 111,633,717 9,159,356
1989 109,433,799 8,921,175
1988 107,216,008 8,687,435
1987 104,959,291 8,457,109
1986 102,635,572 8,228,847
1985 100,253,825 7,999,935
1984 97,814,966 7,772,256
1983 95,335,155 7,551,129
1982 92,814,507 7,340,197
1981 90,303,105 7,140,271
1980 88,016,432 6,947,900
1979 85,935,072 6,763,903
1978 83,889,655 6,590,984
1977 81,867,264 6,428,734
1976 79,855,318 6,280,635
1975 77,854,351 6,147,569
1974 75,839,348 6,024,904
1973 73,722,294 5,911,927
1972 71,641,519 5,807,234
1971 70,276,758 5,707,999
1970 69,058,894 5,610,304
1969 67,294,133 5,513,177
1968 65,408,276 5,418,644
1967 63,510,929 5,326,348
1966 61,669,806 5,237,933
1965 59,902,519 5,152,833
1964 58,178,374 5,071,034
1963 56,504,402 4,993,623
1962 54,881,146 4,919,672
1961 53,310,348 4,848,224
1960 51,828,660 4,778,621

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/burkina-faso | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Burkina Faso gained 4,961,149 people (a 34.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Burkina Faso's population increased by 5,421,927 people (a 28% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Burkina Faso was ranked 63rd in 2006 and ranked 59th 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 Burkina Faso will increase by 51.4% to 37,484,179 people and rank change from 59th to 56th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 50.4M people in 2100 for Burkina Faso.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Burkina Faso
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Burkina Faso
2100 -0.5% 0.05%
2099 -0.48% 0.06%
2098 -0.47% 0.08%
2097 -0.46% 0.09%
2096 -0.45% 0.09%
2095 -0.44% 0.11%
2094 -0.42% 0.13%
2093 -0.4% 0.15%
2092 -0.38% 0.16%
2091 -0.36% 0.19%
2090 -0.34% 0.21%
2089 -0.33% 0.23%
2088 -0.31% 0.25%
2087 -0.29% 0.27%
2086 -0.27% 0.29%
2085 -0.25% 0.31%
2084 -0.24% 0.34%
2083 -0.22% 0.36%
2082 -0.21% 0.39%
2081 -0.19% 0.41%
2080 -0.17% 0.44%
2079 -0.15% 0.47%
2078 -0.14% 0.51%
2077 -0.11% 0.53%
2076 -0.09% 0.55%
2075 -0.07% 0.58%
2074 -0.05% 0.62%
2073 -0.03% 0.65%
2072 -0.008% 0.67%
2071 0.01% 0.7%
2070 0.03% 0.73%
2069 0.05% 0.75%
2068 0.08% 0.78%
2067 0.11% 0.81%
2066 0.13% 0.83%
2065 0.15% 0.87%
2064 0.18% 0.89%
2063 0.21% 0.91%
2062 0.24% 0.95%
2061 0.27% 0.97%
2060 0.29% 1%
2059 0.32% 1.03%
2058 0.35% 1.06%
2057 0.37% 1.08%
2056 0.39% 1.12%
2055 0.41% 1.14%
2054 0.43% 1.18%
2053 0.45% 1.22%
2052 0.48% 1.25%
2051 0.49% 1.29%
2050 0.51% 1.32%
2049 0.53% 1.35%
2048 0.55% 1.41%
2047 0.57% 1.44%
2046 0.58% 1.49%
2045 0.6% 1.53%
2044 0.62% 1.57%
2043 0.64% 1.61%
2042 0.66% 1.64%
2041 0.67% 1.68%
2040 0.7% 1.72%
2039 0.74% 1.76%
2038 0.77% 1.8%
2037 0.81% 1.85%
2036 0.84% 1.89%
2035 0.88% 1.94%
2034 0.94% 1.96%
2033 0.97% 1.98%
2032 1.03% 2.01%
2031 1.07% 2.03%
2030 1.11% 2.06%
2029 1.14% 2.09%
2028 1.17% 2.13%
2027 1.2% 2.17%
2026 1.23% 2.21%
2025 1.22% 2.26%
2024 1.22% 2.27%
2023 1.23% 2.3%
2022 1.03% 2.34%
2021 0.82% 2.4%
2020 0.84% 2.47%
2019 0.85% 2.56%
2018 0.82% 2.73%
2017 0.85% 2.89%
2016 0.9% 2.97%
2015 0.9% 3.01%
2014 0.92% 3.02%
2013 0.94% 3.05%
2012 0.96% 3.06%
2011 0.91% 3%
2010 0.88% 2.97%
2009 0.94% 2.96%
2008 1% 2.98%
2007 1.08% 3.08%
2006 1.17% 3.17%
2005 1.27% 3.2%
2004 1.37% 3.2%
2003 1.47% 3.17%
2002 1.56% 3.14%
2001 1.68% 3.1%
2000 1.84% 3.03%
1999 1.92% 2.97%
1998 1.91% 2.8%
1997 1.87% 2.61%
1996 1.84% 2.59%
1995 1.88% 2.6%
1994 1.87% 2.55%
1993 1.88% 2.52%
1992 1.9% 2.5%
1991 1.93% 2.57%
1990 2.01% 2.67%
1989 2.07% 2.69%
1988 2.15% 2.72%
1987 2.26% 2.77%
1986 2.38% 2.86%
1985 2.49% 2.93%
1984 2.6% 2.93%
1983 2.72% 2.87%
1982 2.78% 2.8%
1981 2.6% 2.77%
1980 2.42% 2.72%
1979 2.44% 2.62%
1978 2.47% 2.52%
1977 2.52% 2.36%
1976 2.57% 2.16%
1975 2.66% 2.04%
1974 2.87% 1.91%
1973 2.9% 1.8%
1972 1.94% 1.74%
1971 1.76% 1.74%
1970 2.62% 1.76%
1969 2.88% 1.74%
1968 2.99% 1.73%
1967 2.99% 1.69%
1966 2.95% 1.65%
1965 2.96% 1.61%
1964 2.96% 1.55%
1963 2.96% 1.5%
1962 2.95% 1.47%
1961 2.86% 1.46%

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 Burkina Faso's population grew by 2.27%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Burkina Faso
Current population
178415186
24756783
Population rank 8/197 59/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.3%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
1 minute
One birth every
9.04 seconds
43.3 seconds
One death every
36.7 seconds
2.87 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +1,433
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +523,005
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +2.27%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 39/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
19.4 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -27,130
Net migration rank 194/196 158/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 739,820
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 68/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 3.1%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 115/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Burkina Faso
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Burkina Faso
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -27,130
2024 - -473,362 - -25,807
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 545,227 -24,957
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 538,146 -24,960
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 527,468 -13,079
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 524,359 -5,661
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 540,001 -25,240
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 556,493 -23,938
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 569,975 -14,780
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 571,519 -7,598
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 570,554 -19,726
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 563,218 -17,984
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 556,096 -33,212
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 544,293 -20,930
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 530,765 -33,391
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 515,480 -42,055
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 499,596 -40,148
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 485,223 -40,725
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 467,277 -28,202
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 450,357 -4,218
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 427,243 9,795
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 408,567 17,570
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 394,516 15,359
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 377,333 16,076
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 367,731 10,654
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 356,657 3,877
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 342,630 -1,922
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 333,196 -5,367
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 322,253 -37,200
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 315,820 -44,314
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 305,878 -38,943
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 296,465 -37,554
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 289,044 -43,784
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 284,622 -45,003
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 280,111 -50,451
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 273,846 -32,970
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 267,314 -31,843
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 262,065 -30,068
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 257,730 -29,081
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 252,922 -25,051
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 246,574 -16,623
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 237,838 -12,445
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 228,467 -11,618
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 220,896 -15,879
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 212,623 -17,797
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 205,248 -15,345
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 196,647 -18,559
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 187,019 -19,274
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 175,672 -18,914
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 165,224 -25,786
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 157,174 -30,484
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 149,231 -30,599
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 141,751 -34,452
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 135,756 -33,679
1971 542,747 224,369 130,924 -34,524
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 127,814 -28,832
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 123,666 -28,406
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 121,264 -27,461
1967 1,860,743 23,164 117,223 -26,444
1966 1,794,530 3,758 113,344 -27,301
1965 1,688,652 47,610 109,544 -25,398
1964 1,686,591 25,426 105,741 -26,307
1963 1,612,749 23,215 101,760 -26,382
1962 1,584,035 26,533 98,561 -26,040
1961 1,504,524 26,503 95,059 -24,687
1960 1,418,810 13,580 92,055 -23,220

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 Burkina Faso 96.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,506,960 people) and 3.13% is from migration (a loss of 177,923 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 739,820 people or 3.1% in Burkina Faso.

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
Burkina Faso
City Population
Ouagadougou 2.45M
Bobo-Dioulasso 904K
Koudougou 160K
Ouahigouya 125K
Fada N'gourma 73.2K
Dedougou 63.6K
Leo 51.7K
Dori 46.5K
Nouna 32.4K
Manga 28.6K

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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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