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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 14,047,786 people in Burundi in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 14,833,763 in Burundi.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 12 times bigger than Burundi's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Burundi is the 78th.
  • The countries together account for 2.33% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.18% for Burundi.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +2.74% in Burundi.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Burundi has grown from 7.87M to 14.8M (88.6% growth).

Bangladesh vs Burundi: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Burundi
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Burundi
2100 210,399,059 38,293,853
2099 211,449,688 38,174,358
2098 212,479,977 38,032,126
2097 213,484,035 37,893,681
2096 214,463,720 37,756,449
2095 215,424,649 37,614,540
2094 216,368,088 37,436,871
2093 217,273,531 37,274,132
2092 218,151,426 37,108,508
2091 218,980,379 36,942,857
2090 219,782,575 36,771,082
2089 220,538,090 36,563,987
2088 221,257,201 36,355,008
2087 221,935,839 36,164,606
2086 222,585,679 35,954,669
2085 223,183,658 35,713,632
2084 223,742,603 35,484,958
2083 224,273,365 35,263,538
2082 224,763,738 35,009,446
2081 225,237,793 34,736,107
2080 225,665,152 34,490,976
2079 226,059,226 34,213,139
2078 226,389,150 33,926,177
2077 226,696,749 33,614,120
2076 226,954,762 33,328,275
2075 227,159,233 33,008,877
2074 227,315,415 32,701,037
2073 227,436,221 32,376,989
2072 227,503,342 32,052,692
2071 227,522,038 31,745,266
2070 227,495,122 31,397,738
2069 227,426,186 31,057,284
2068 227,302,632 30,714,517
2067 227,118,726 30,354,696
2066 226,878,385 30,003,347
2065 226,581,697 29,629,671
2064 226,235,839 29,285,762
2063 225,822,167 28,949,355
2062 225,349,674 28,601,048
2061 224,811,052 28,250,749
2060 224,216,813 27,902,252
2059 223,569,585 27,548,599
2058 222,855,839 27,202,405
2057 222,083,110 26,854,783
2056 221,273,932 26,488,466
2055 220,405,468 26,128,941
2054 219,511,997 25,749,289
2053 218,567,668 25,370,938
2052 217,585,554 24,991,164
2051 216,554,217 24,616,398
2050 215,489,899 24,248,417
2049 214,400,010 23,841,324
2048 213,275,216 23,457,774
2047 212,114,603 23,054,780
2046 210,918,933 22,680,495
2045 209,696,717 22,268,462
2044 208,446,830 21,845,832
2043 207,170,217 21,428,437
2042 205,859,107 20,996,812
2041 204,513,256 20,590,106
2040 203,143,300 20,174,211
2039 201,735,060 19,754,227
2038 200,262,138 19,337,942
2037 198,739,346 18,919,404
2036 197,147,970 18,507,313
2035 195,499,247 18,115,077
2034 193,789,143 17,727,651
2033 191,989,956 17,339,180
2032 190,141,739 16,953,330
2031 188,208,233 16,569,289
2030 186,212,272 16,198,007
2029 184,168,103 15,827,843
2028 182,087,511 15,445,059
2027 179,973,411 15,084,625
2026 177,837,418 14,740,747
2025 175,685,057 14,397,864
2024 173,562,364 14,047,786
2023 171,466,990 13,689,450
2022 169,384,897 13,321,097
2021 167,658,854 12,965,481
2020 166,298,024 12,617,036
2019 164,913,055 12,255,336
2018 163,523,103 11,859,446
2017 162,186,147 11,506,762
2016 160,811,932 11,239,451
2015 159,383,179 11,047,580
2014 157,964,929 10,799,785
2013 156,532,141 10,439,341
2012 155,070,101 10,071,028
2011 153,591,076 9,717,978
2010 152,201,981 9,376,444
2009 150,873,714 8,947,646
2008 149,474,264 8,505,637
2007 147,989,278 8,161,874
2006 146,405,973 7,865,547
2005 144,715,786 7,587,299
2004 142,902,856 7,310,656
2003 140,970,351 7,043,154
2002 138,933,658 6,824,132
2001 136,805,810 6,634,365
2000 134,544,304 6,470,194
1999 132,108,065 6,337,155
1998 129,622,332 6,187,108
1997 127,198,069 6,070,042
1996 124,862,179 6,070,506
1995 122,600,370 6,066,316
1994 120,343,179 5,713,854
1993 118,132,360 5,676,843
1992 115,952,192 5,858,407
1991 113,787,109 5,703,857
1990 111,633,717 5,587,052
1989 109,433,799 5,471,706
1988 107,216,008 5,365,327
1987 104,959,291 5,247,787
1986 102,635,572 5,129,414
1985 100,253,825 5,034,042
1984 97,814,966 4,926,465
1983 95,335,155 4,808,528
1982 92,814,507 4,681,390
1981 90,303,105 4,566,014
1980 88,016,432 4,383,706
1979 85,935,072 4,203,530
1978 83,889,655 4,100,338
1977 81,867,264 3,983,582
1976 79,855,318 3,882,626
1975 77,854,351 3,796,612
1974 75,839,348 3,703,590
1973 73,722,294 3,611,991
1972 71,641,519 3,617,128
1971 70,276,758 3,617,289
1970 69,058,894 3,530,432
1969 67,294,133 3,454,590
1968 65,408,276 3,380,387
1967 63,510,929 3,300,690
1966 61,669,806 3,217,960
1965 59,902,519 3,141,367
1964 58,178,374 3,055,650
1963 56,504,402 2,969,841
1962 54,881,146 2,907,943
1961 53,310,348 2,835,119
1960 51,828,660 2,764,258

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/burundi | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Burundi gained 3,373,904 people (a 42.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Burundi's population increased by 3,594,312 people (a 32% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Burundi was ranked 93rd in 2006 and ranked 78th 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 Burundi will increase by 63.5% to 24,248,417 people and rank change from 78th to 69th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 38.3M people in 2100 for Burundi.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Burundi
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Burundi
2100 -0.5% 0.31%
2099 -0.48% 0.37%
2098 -0.47% 0.37%
2097 -0.46% 0.36%
2096 -0.45% 0.38%
2095 -0.44% 0.47%
2094 -0.42% 0.44%
2093 -0.4% 0.45%
2092 -0.38% 0.45%
2091 -0.36% 0.47%
2090 -0.34% 0.57%
2089 -0.33% 0.57%
2088 -0.31% 0.53%
2087 -0.29% 0.58%
2086 -0.27% 0.67%
2085 -0.25% 0.64%
2084 -0.24% 0.63%
2083 -0.22% 0.73%
2082 -0.21% 0.79%
2081 -0.19% 0.71%
2080 -0.17% 0.81%
2079 -0.15% 0.85%
2078 -0.14% 0.93%
2077 -0.11% 0.86%
2076 -0.09% 0.97%
2075 -0.07% 0.94%
2074 -0.05% 1%
2073 -0.03% 1.01%
2072 -0.008% 0.97%
2071 0.01% 1.11%
2070 0.03% 1.1%
2069 0.05% 1.12%
2068 0.08% 1.19%
2067 0.11% 1.17%
2066 0.13% 1.26%
2065 0.15% 1.17%
2064 0.18% 1.16%
2063 0.21% 1.22%
2062 0.24% 1.24%
2061 0.27% 1.25%
2060 0.29% 1.28%
2059 0.32% 1.27%
2058 0.35% 1.29%
2057 0.37% 1.38%
2056 0.39% 1.38%
2055 0.41% 1.47%
2054 0.43% 1.49%
2053 0.45% 1.52%
2052 0.48% 1.52%
2051 0.49% 1.52%
2050 0.51% 1.71%
2049 0.53% 1.64%
2048 0.55% 1.75%
2047 0.57% 1.65%
2046 0.58% 1.85%
2045 0.6% 1.93%
2044 0.62% 1.95%
2043 0.64% 2.06%
2042 0.66% 1.98%
2041 0.67% 2.06%
2040 0.7% 2.13%
2039 0.74% 2.15%
2038 0.77% 2.21%
2037 0.81% 2.23%
2036 0.84% 2.17%
2035 0.88% 2.19%
2034 0.94% 2.24%
2033 0.97% 2.28%
2032 1.03% 2.32%
2031 1.07% 2.29%
2030 1.11% 2.34%
2029 1.14% 2.48%
2028 1.17% 2.39%
2027 1.2% 2.33%
2026 1.23% 2.38%
2025 1.22% 2.49%
2024 1.22% 2.62%
2023 1.23% 2.77%
2022 1.03% 2.74%
2021 0.82% 2.76%
2020 0.84% 2.95%
2019 0.85% 3.34%
2018 0.82% 3.07%
2017 0.85% 2.38%
2016 0.9% 1.74%
2015 0.9% 2.29%
2014 0.92% 3.45%
2013 0.94% 3.66%
2012 0.96% 3.63%
2011 0.91% 3.64%
2010 0.88% 4.79%
2009 0.94% 5.2%
2008 1% 4.21%
2007 1.08% 3.77%
2006 1.17% 3.67%
2005 1.27% 3.78%
2004 1.37% 3.8%
2003 1.47% 3.21%
2002 1.56% 2.86%
2001 1.68% 2.54%
2000 1.84% 2.1%
1999 1.92% 2.43%
1998 1.91% 1.93%
1997 1.87% -0.008%
1996 1.84% 0.07%
1995 1.88% 6.17%
1994 1.87% 0.65%
1993 1.88% -3.1%
1992 1.9% 2.71%
1991 1.93% 2.09%
1990 2.01% 2.11%
1989 2.07% 1.98%
1988 2.15% 2.24%
1987 2.26% 2.31%
1986 2.38% 1.89%
1985 2.49% 2.18%
1984 2.6% 2.45%
1983 2.72% 2.72%
1982 2.78% 2.53%
1981 2.6% 4.16%
1980 2.42% 4.29%
1979 2.44% 2.52%
1978 2.47% 2.93%
1977 2.52% 2.6%
1976 2.57% 2.27%
1975 2.66% 2.51%
1974 2.87% 2.54%
1973 2.9% -0.14%
1972 1.94% -0.004%
1971 1.76% 2.46%
1970 2.62% 2.2%
1969 2.88% 2.2%
1968 2.99% 2.41%
1967 2.99% 2.57%
1966 2.95% 2.44%
1965 2.96% 2.81%
1964 2.96% 2.89%
1963 2.96% 2.13%
1962 2.95% 2.57%
1961 2.86% 2.56%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/burundi | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Burundi's population grew by 2.62%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Burundi
Current population
178415186
14833763
Population rank 8/197 78/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.18%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
1.47 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
1.14 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
5.72 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +982
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +358,336
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +2.62%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 24/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
15.2 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -34,727
Net migration rank 194/196 169/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 387,101
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 90/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 2.8%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 119/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Burundi
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Burundi
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -34,727
2024 - -473,362 - -27,074
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 368,917 1,995
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 363,786 1,995
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 359,844 -14,415
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 361,654 -10,189
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 357,672 14,253
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 351,704 68,141
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 353,879 -68,349
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 358,393 -109,296
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 370,856 -236,207
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 367,797 -6,856
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 362,224 -2,285
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 354,068 22,617
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 348,934 -19,513
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 341,808 11,845
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 319,583 184,359
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 300,750 79,319
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 285,323 22,129
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 269,874 15,322
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 253,401 17,905
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 234,891 47,091
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 216,295 36,719
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 201,892 -16,871
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 184,541 9,967
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 173,867 -40,032
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 166,699 -34,465
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 154,010 13,840
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 150,404 -84,126
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 158,920 -226,317
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 160,284 -84,697
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 112,968 516,373
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 128,898 -684,261
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 156,420 35,769
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 156,148 -39,236
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 156,617 -39,926
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 157,547 -43,561
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 145,234 -46,464
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 157,481 -21,179
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 156,170 -55,742
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 156,896 -66,574
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 154,366 -29,534
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 152,801 -41,756
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 147,090 -3,844
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 146,231 -58,723
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 127,746 149,361
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 123,377 -40,126
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 114,884 8,247
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 108,488 1,884
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 104,396 -12,848
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 101,172 -20,693
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 95,486 10,065
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 74,805 2,843
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 30,532 -118,457
1971 542,747 224,369 95,153 -7,569
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 92,476 -6,346
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 90,852 -25,292
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 88,765 -5,917
1967 1,860,743 23,164 86,373 -9,821
1966 1,794,530 3,758 83,651 5,262
1965 1,688,652 47,610 78,208 -13,947
1964 1,686,591 25,426 77,528 29,639
1963 1,612,749 23,215 75,962 -11,502
1962 1,584,035 26,533 74,710 -15,378
1961 1,504,524 26,503 71,216 15,094
1960 1,418,810 13,580 70,032 -14,620

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

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/burundi | 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 Burundi 91% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,614,502 people) and 9.03% is from migration (a loss of 358,928 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 387,101 people or 2.8% in Burundi.

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
Burundi
City Population
Bujumbura 659K
Gitega 136K
Ngozi 39.9K
Bubanza 20K
Muyinga 9.61K
Makamba 9.4K
Ruyigi 7.14K
Rutana 5.86K

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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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