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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 29,123,744 people in Cameroon in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 30,864,115 in Cameroon.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 5.78 times bigger than Cameroon's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Cameroon is the 51st.
  • The countries together account for 2.53% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.37% for Cameroon.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +2.84% in Cameroon.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Cameroon has grown from 17.6M to 30.9M (75.9% growth).

Bangladesh vs Cameroon: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Cameroon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Cameroon
2100 210,399,059 89,781,496
2099 211,449,688 89,255,966
2098 212,479,977 88,720,337
2097 213,484,035 88,168,066
2096 214,463,720 87,604,050
2095 215,424,649 87,032,145
2094 216,368,088 86,441,720
2093 217,273,531 85,842,389
2092 218,151,426 85,235,505
2091 218,980,379 84,610,360
2090 219,782,575 83,973,967
2089 220,538,090 83,322,813
2088 221,257,201 82,662,944
2087 221,935,839 81,989,354
2086 222,585,679 81,310,407
2085 223,183,658 80,614,775
2084 223,742,603 79,910,947
2083 224,273,365 79,192,092
2082 224,763,738 78,464,535
2081 225,237,793 77,723,079
2080 225,665,152 76,963,821
2079 226,059,226 76,202,603
2078 226,389,150 75,431,803
2077 226,696,749 74,649,057
2076 226,954,762 73,862,841
2075 227,159,233 73,062,202
2074 227,315,415 72,248,179
2073 227,436,221 71,432,221
2072 227,503,342 70,603,305
2071 227,522,038 69,771,981
2070 227,495,122 68,936,208
2069 227,426,186 68,095,292
2068 227,302,632 67,251,348
2067 227,118,726 66,399,507
2066 226,878,385 65,539,313
2065 226,581,697 64,675,474
2064 226,235,839 63,807,579
2063 225,822,167 62,939,156
2062 225,349,674 62,065,714
2061 224,811,052 61,188,220
2060 224,216,813 60,302,920
2059 223,569,585 59,413,352
2058 222,855,839 58,519,385
2057 222,083,110 57,622,572
2056 221,273,932 56,730,793
2055 220,405,468 55,837,458
2054 219,511,997 54,935,159
2053 218,567,668 54,032,780
2052 217,585,554 53,122,812
2051 216,554,217 52,215,921
2050 215,489,899 51,314,050
2049 214,400,010 50,406,453
2048 213,275,216 49,501,629
2047 212,114,603 48,593,064
2046 210,918,933 47,688,721
2045 209,696,717 46,789,773
2044 208,446,830 45,890,362
2043 207,170,217 44,999,297
2042 205,859,107 44,103,714
2041 204,513,256 43,204,033
2040 203,143,300 42,316,677
2039 201,735,060 41,430,803
2038 200,262,138 40,554,253
2037 198,739,346 39,682,947
2036 197,147,970 38,815,989
2035 195,499,247 37,963,436
2034 193,789,143 37,116,013
2033 191,989,956 36,279,025
2032 190,141,739 35,446,827
2031 188,208,233 34,626,572
2030 186,212,272 33,811,853
2029 184,168,103 33,009,874
2028 182,087,511 32,213,983
2027 179,973,411 31,428,884
2026 177,837,418 30,654,707
2025 175,685,057 29,885,995
2024 173,562,364 29,123,744
2023 171,466,990 28,372,687
2022 169,384,897 27,632,771
2021 167,658,854 26,915,758
2020 166,298,024 26,210,558
2019 164,913,055 25,506,095
2018 163,523,103 24,806,383
2017 162,186,147 24,128,601
2016 160,811,932 23,454,161
2015 159,383,179 22,763,414
2014 157,964,929 22,059,893
2013 156,532,141 21,402,376
2012 155,070,101 20,809,529
2011 153,591,076 20,232,304
2010 152,201,981 19,668,066
2009 150,873,714 19,113,974
2008 149,474,264 18,574,056
2007 147,989,278 18,049,896
2006 146,405,973 17,550,407
2005 144,715,786 17,074,594
2004 142,902,856 16,610,487
2003 140,970,351 16,160,340
2002 138,933,658 15,725,528
2001 136,805,810 15,309,490
2000 134,544,304 14,912,631
1999 132,108,065 14,525,140
1998 129,622,332 14,144,860
1997 127,198,069 13,775,214
1996 124,862,179 13,414,757
1995 122,600,370 13,058,516
1994 120,343,179 12,704,903
1993 118,132,360 12,353,131
1992 115,952,192 12,006,353
1991 113,787,109 11,667,180
1990 111,633,717 11,331,821
1989 109,433,799 11,002,745
1988 107,216,008 10,684,968
1987 104,959,291 10,370,749
1986 102,635,572 10,060,342
1985 100,253,825 9,761,730
1984 97,814,966 9,475,078
1983 95,335,155 9,215,397
1982 92,814,507 9,028,678
1981 90,303,105 8,816,377
1980 88,016,432 8,512,219
1979 85,935,072 8,239,641
1978 83,889,655 8,011,921
1977 81,867,264 7,796,501
1976 79,855,318 7,597,962
1975 77,854,351 7,397,120
1974 75,839,348 7,193,583
1973 73,722,294 6,996,660
1972 71,641,519 6,806,872
1971 70,276,758 6,624,408
1970 69,058,894 6,449,793
1969 67,294,133 6,283,462
1968 65,408,276 6,125,863
1967 63,510,929 5,977,318
1966 61,669,806 5,837,295
1965 59,902,519 5,704,686
1964 58,178,374 5,578,257
1963 56,504,402 5,456,623
1962 54,881,146 5,338,620
1961 53,310,348 5,239,273
1960 51,828,660 5,159,057

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/cameroon | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Cameroon gained 5,903,754 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Cameroon's population increased by 7,409,954 people (a 31.6% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Cameroon was ranked 59th in 2006 and ranked 51st 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 Cameroon will increase by 66.3% to 51,314,050 people and rank change from 51st to 41st.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 89.8M people in 2100 for Cameroon.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Cameroon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Cameroon
2100 -0.5% 0.59%
2099 -0.48% 0.6%
2098 -0.47% 0.63%
2097 -0.46% 0.64%
2096 -0.45% 0.66%
2095 -0.44% 0.68%
2094 -0.42% 0.7%
2093 -0.4% 0.71%
2092 -0.38% 0.74%
2091 -0.36% 0.76%
2090 -0.34% 0.78%
2089 -0.33% 0.8%
2088 -0.31% 0.82%
2087 -0.29% 0.84%
2086 -0.27% 0.86%
2085 -0.25% 0.88%
2084 -0.24% 0.91%
2083 -0.22% 0.93%
2082 -0.21% 0.95%
2081 -0.19% 0.99%
2080 -0.17% 1%
2079 -0.15% 1.02%
2078 -0.14% 1.05%
2077 -0.11% 1.06%
2076 -0.09% 1.1%
2075 -0.07% 1.13%
2074 -0.05% 1.14%
2073 -0.03% 1.17%
2072 -0.008% 1.19%
2071 0.01% 1.21%
2070 0.03% 1.23%
2069 0.05% 1.25%
2068 0.08% 1.28%
2067 0.11% 1.31%
2066 0.13% 1.34%
2065 0.15% 1.36%
2064 0.18% 1.38%
2063 0.21% 1.41%
2062 0.24% 1.43%
2061 0.27% 1.47%
2060 0.29% 1.5%
2059 0.32% 1.53%
2058 0.35% 1.56%
2057 0.37% 1.57%
2056 0.39% 1.6%
2055 0.41% 1.64%
2054 0.43% 1.67%
2053 0.45% 1.71%
2052 0.48% 1.74%
2051 0.49% 1.76%
2050 0.51% 1.8%
2049 0.53% 1.83%
2048 0.55% 1.87%
2047 0.57% 1.9%
2046 0.58% 1.92%
2045 0.6% 1.96%
2044 0.62% 1.98%
2043 0.64% 2.03%
2042 0.66% 2.08%
2041 0.67% 2.1%
2040 0.7% 2.14%
2039 0.74% 2.16%
2038 0.77% 2.2%
2037 0.81% 2.23%
2036 0.84% 2.25%
2035 0.88% 2.28%
2034 0.94% 2.31%
2033 0.97% 2.35%
2032 1.03% 2.37%
2031 1.07% 2.41%
2030 1.11% 2.43%
2029 1.14% 2.47%
2028 1.17% 2.5%
2027 1.2% 2.53%
2026 1.23% 2.57%
2025 1.22% 2.62%
2024 1.22% 2.65%
2023 1.23% 2.68%
2022 1.03% 2.66%
2021 0.82% 2.69%
2020 0.84% 2.76%
2019 0.85% 2.82%
2018 0.82% 2.81%
2017 0.85% 2.88%
2016 0.9% 3.03%
2015 0.9% 3.19%
2014 0.92% 3.07%
2013 0.94% 2.85%
2012 0.96% 2.85%
2011 0.91% 2.87%
2010 0.88% 2.9%
2009 0.94% 2.91%
2008 1% 2.9%
2007 1.08% 2.85%
2006 1.17% 2.79%
2005 1.27% 2.79%
2004 1.37% 2.79%
2003 1.47% 2.77%
2002 1.56% 2.72%
2001 1.68% 2.66%
2000 1.84% 2.67%
1999 1.92% 2.69%
1998 1.91% 2.68%
1997 1.87% 2.69%
1996 1.84% 2.73%
1995 1.88% 2.78%
1994 1.87% 2.85%
1993 1.88% 2.89%
1992 1.9% 2.91%
1991 1.93% 2.96%
1990 2.01% 2.99%
1989 2.07% 2.97%
1988 2.15% 3.03%
1987 2.26% 3.09%
1986 2.38% 3.06%
1985 2.49% 3.03%
1984 2.6% 2.82%
1983 2.72% 2.07%
1982 2.78% 2.41%
1981 2.6% 3.57%
1980 2.42% 3.31%
1979 2.44% 2.84%
1978 2.47% 2.76%
1977 2.52% 2.61%
1976 2.57% 2.72%
1975 2.66% 2.83%
1974 2.87% 2.81%
1973 2.9% 2.79%
1972 1.94% 2.75%
1971 1.76% 2.71%
1970 2.62% 2.65%
1969 2.88% 2.57%
1968 2.99% 2.49%
1967 2.99% 2.4%
1966 2.95% 2.32%
1965 2.96% 2.27%
1964 2.96% 2.23%
1963 2.96% 2.21%
1962 2.95% 1.9%
1961 2.86% 1.55%

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 Cameroon's population grew by 2.65%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Cameroon
Current population
178415186
30864115
Population rank 8/197 51/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.37%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
42 seconds
One birth every
9.04 seconds
32.9 seconds
One death every
36.7 seconds
2.59 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +2,058
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +751,057
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +2.65%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 23/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
34.3 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -15,379
Net migration rank 194/196 146/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 642,948
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 74/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 2.2%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 130/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Cameroon
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Cameroon
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -15,379
2024 - -473,362 - -13,892
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 754,486 -4,798
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 734,893 -4,798
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 713,806 -9,888
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 716,361 -9,888
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 714,681 -12,255
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 706,188 -9,184
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 696,496 -37,912
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 677,051 13,255
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 649,190 42,008
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 619,243 96,599
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 606,072 -6,900
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 594,029 -7,523
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 580,607 -12,669
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 569,921 -9,366
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 557,841 -10,203
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 542,919 -10,720
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 526,949 -10,807
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 511,366 -28,528
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 496,547 -27,775
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 478,880 -19,444
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 459,422 -18,568
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 439,544 -10,766
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 422,511 -19,203
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 411,633 -21,221
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 401,969 -17,398
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 388,432 -12,446
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 377,138 -13,842
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 370,355 -12,738
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 367,532 -12,661
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 364,390 -12,028
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 360,785 -9,601
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 356,072 -13,702
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 350,493 -14,520
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 342,901 -8,163
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 334,649 -11,244
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 328,168 -16,016
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 320,134 -3,829
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 308,188 -3,671
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 296,317 -3,604
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 284,110 -3,512
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 276,112 -37,346
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 274,652 -139,974
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 262,076 27,845
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 247,808 70,589
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 238,875 -12,108
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 229,958 -1,282
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 222,785 -20,622
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 214,916 -19,994
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 206,986 -237
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 200,693 -377
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 193,997 -466
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 186,521 -473
1971 542,747 224,369 179,317 -439
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 170,713 -367
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 162,603 -286
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 153,080 -204
1967 1,860,743 23,164 144,370 -148
1966 1,794,530 3,758 135,927 -96
1965 1,688,652 47,610 129,428 -39
1964 1,686,591 25,426 123,469 0
1963 1,612,749 23,215 119,784 0
1962 1,584,035 26,533 116,232 0
1961 1,504,524 26,503 82,471 0
1960 1,418,810 13,580 77,948 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/cameroon | 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 Cameroon 99.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,982,395 people) and 0.9% is from migration (a gain of 63,139 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 642,948 people or 2.2% in Cameroon.

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
Cameroon
City Population
Douala 2.77M
Yaounde 2.44M
Garoua 1.75M
Bafoussam 480K
Bamenda 349K
Maroua 201K
Ngaoundere 190K
Kumba 144K
Buea 131K
Limbe 84.2K

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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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