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

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The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 175,686,899 in 2025 vs 29,879,337 people in Cameroon in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,936,470 people compared to 31,045,453 in Cameroon.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 5.76 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 +0.97% per year vs +2.8% in Cameroon.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 179M (22.2% growth), while Cameroon has grown from 17.6M to 31M (76.9% growth).

Bangladesh vs Cameroon: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Cameroon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Cameroon
2100 210,401,264 89,761,493
2099 211,451,904 89,236,081
2098 212,482,204 88,700,571
2097 213,486,272 88,148,423
2096 214,465,968 87,584,533
2095 215,426,907 87,012,755
2094 216,370,356 86,422,461
2093 217,275,808 85,823,264
2092 218,153,712 85,216,516
2091 218,982,674 84,591,510
2090 219,784,878 83,955,258
2089 220,540,401 83,304,250
2088 221,259,520 82,644,527
2087 221,938,165 81,971,087
2086 222,588,012 81,292,292
2085 223,185,997 80,596,814
2084 223,744,949 79,893,144
2083 224,275,716 79,174,449
2082 224,766,094 78,447,054
2081 225,240,154 77,705,764
2080 225,667,518 76,946,674
2079 226,061,595 76,185,626
2078 226,391,523 75,414,998
2077 226,699,126 74,632,426
2076 226,957,140 73,846,385
2075 227,161,614 73,045,925
2074 227,317,797 72,232,083
2073 227,438,605 71,416,307
2072 227,505,726 70,587,575
2071 227,524,423 69,756,436
2070 227,497,506 68,920,850
2069 227,428,570 68,080,121
2068 227,305,014 67,236,365
2067 227,121,107 66,384,714
2066 226,880,763 65,524,711
2065 226,584,072 64,661,065
2064 226,238,210 63,793,364
2063 225,824,534 62,925,133
2062 225,352,036 62,051,886
2061 224,813,409 61,174,588
2060 224,219,163 60,289,485
2059 223,571,928 59,400,116
2058 222,858,175 58,506,347
2057 222,085,438 57,609,734
2056 221,276,251 56,718,154
2055 220,407,778 55,825,018
2054 219,514,298 54,922,920
2053 218,569,959 54,020,742
2052 217,587,835 53,110,977
2051 216,556,487 52,204,288
2050 215,492,158 51,302,617
2049 214,402,257 50,395,223
2048 213,277,451 49,490,600
2047 212,116,827 48,582,238
2046 210,921,144 47,678,096
2045 209,698,915 46,779,348
2044 208,449,015 45,880,138
2043 207,172,388 44,989,272
2042 205,861,265 44,093,888
2041 204,515,400 43,194,408
2040 203,145,429 42,307,249
2039 201,737,174 41,421,572
2038 200,264,237 40,545,218
2037 198,741,429 39,674,106
2036 197,150,036 38,807,341
2035 195,501,296 37,954,978
2034 193,791,174 37,107,744
2033 191,991,968 36,270,943
2032 190,143,732 35,438,930
2031 188,210,205 34,618,857
2030 186,214,224 33,804,320
2029 184,170,034 33,002,520
2028 182,089,419 32,206,806
2027 179,975,298 31,421,882
2026 177,839,282 30,647,877
2025 175,686,899 29,879,337
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% growth), while Cameroon's population increased by 7,591,292 people (a 32.4% 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 20.4% to 215,492,158 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of Cameroon will increase by 65.3% to 51,302,617 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% 2.59%
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 (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 Cameroon's population grew by 2.59%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Cameroon
Current population
178936470
31045453
Population rank 8/197 51/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.37%
One net population change
14.9 seconds
41.9 seconds
One birth every
9.09 seconds
32.5 seconds
One death every
35.6 seconds
2.57 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,821 +2,070
Annual growth/decline +2,124,535 +755,593
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +2.59%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 22/197
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 2,583,129 -473,362 766,304 -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 2026-07-08).

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

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 Cameroon 99.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,129,456 people) and 0.66% is from migration (a loss of 47,352 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 3.23M
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 (1960–2025, 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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