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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 41,288,599 people in Canada in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 42,181,965 in Canada.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 4.23 times bigger than Canada's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Canada is the 38th.
  • The countries together account for 2.66% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.51% for Canada.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +1.5% in Canada.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Canada has grown from 32.6M to 42.2M (29.5% growth).

Bangladesh vs Canada: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Canada
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Canada
2100 210,399,059 55,893,812
2099 211,449,688 55,710,628
2098 212,479,977 55,520,878
2097 213,484,035 55,326,351
2096 214,463,720 55,153,117
2095 215,424,649 54,983,479
2094 216,368,088 54,818,119
2093 217,273,531 54,651,641
2092 218,151,426 54,494,148
2091 218,980,379 54,329,082
2090 219,782,575 54,183,996
2089 220,538,090 54,034,513
2088 221,257,201 53,855,760
2087 221,935,839 53,708,023
2086 222,585,679 53,553,781
2085 223,183,658 53,403,315
2084 223,742,603 53,246,675
2083 224,273,365 53,081,827
2082 224,763,738 52,930,998
2081 225,237,793 52,761,672
2080 225,665,152 52,602,997
2079 226,059,226 52,444,008
2078 226,389,150 52,275,214
2077 226,696,749 52,118,254
2076 226,954,762 51,944,937
2075 227,159,233 51,774,515
2074 227,315,415 51,611,349
2073 227,436,221 51,449,506
2072 227,503,342 51,279,503
2071 227,522,038 51,106,234
2070 227,495,122 50,934,622
2069 227,426,186 50,760,591
2068 227,302,632 50,585,692
2067 227,118,726 50,396,558
2066 226,878,385 50,216,488
2065 226,581,697 50,037,049
2064 226,235,839 49,857,150
2063 225,822,167 49,675,417
2062 225,349,674 49,491,872
2061 224,811,052 49,316,172
2060 224,216,813 49,148,043
2059 223,569,585 48,975,435
2058 222,855,839 48,801,460
2057 222,083,110 48,640,413
2056 221,273,932 48,484,751
2055 220,405,468 48,333,252
2054 219,511,997 48,184,303
2053 218,567,668 48,036,252
2052 217,585,554 47,875,085
2051 216,554,217 47,719,858
2050 215,489,899 47,562,681
2049 214,400,010 47,417,162
2048 213,275,216 47,254,138
2047 212,114,603 47,091,915
2046 210,918,933 46,926,799
2045 209,696,717 46,743,844
2044 208,446,830 46,562,785
2043 207,170,217 46,379,045
2042 205,859,107 46,188,550
2041 204,513,256 45,994,664
2040 203,143,300 45,799,063
2039 201,735,060 45,593,547
2038 200,262,138 45,374,241
2037 198,739,346 45,148,803
2036 197,147,970 44,917,782
2035 195,499,247 44,691,033
2034 193,789,143 44,439,937
2033 191,989,956 44,193,040
2032 190,141,739 43,925,613
2031 188,208,233 43,643,438
2030 186,212,272 43,355,390
2029 184,168,103 43,060,128
2028 182,087,511 42,748,060
2027 179,973,411 42,426,742
2026 177,837,418 42,091,205
2025 175,685,057 41,714,545
2024 173,562,364 41,288,599
2023 171,466,990 40,083,484
2022 169,384,897 38,935,934
2021 167,658,854 38,239,864
2020 166,298,024 38,028,638
2019 164,913,055 37,618,495
2018 163,523,103 37,072,620
2017 162,186,147 36,545,075
2016 160,811,932 36,110,803
2015 159,383,179 35,704,498
2014 157,964,929 35,434,066
2013 156,532,141 35,080,992
2012 155,070,101 34,713,395
2011 153,591,076 34,339,221
2010 152,201,981 34,005,902
2009 150,873,714 33,630,069
2008 149,474,264 33,247,298
2007 147,989,278 32,888,886
2006 146,405,973 32,571,193
2005 144,715,786 32,242,732
2004 142,902,856 31,938,807
2003 140,970,351 31,642,461
2002 138,933,658 31,359,199
2001 136,805,810 31,020,855
2000 134,544,304 30,685,730
1999 132,108,065 30,401,286
1998 129,622,332 30,155,173
1997 127,198,069 29,905,948
1996 124,862,179 29,610,218
1995 122,600,370 29,302,311
1994 120,343,179 29,000,663
1993 118,132,360 28,684,764
1992 115,952,192 28,371,264
1991 113,787,109 28,037,420
1990 111,633,717 27,691,138
1989 109,433,799 27,276,781
1988 107,216,008 26,791,747
1987 104,959,291 26,446,601
1986 102,635,572 26,100,278
1985 100,253,825 25,842,116
1984 97,814,966 25,607,053
1983 95,335,155 25,366,451
1982 92,814,507 25,116,942
1981 90,303,105 24,819,915
1980 88,016,432 24,515,667
1979 85,935,072 24,201,544
1978 83,889,655 23,963,203
1977 81,867,264 23,725,843
1976 79,855,318 23,449,808
1975 77,854,351 23,143,275
1974 75,839,348 22,807,969
1973 73,722,294 22,491,777
1972 71,641,519 22,218,463
1971 70,276,758 21,962,032
1970 69,058,894 21,324,000
1969 67,294,133 21,028,000
1968 65,408,276 20,744,000
1967 63,510,929 20,412,000
1966 61,669,806 20,048,000
1965 59,902,519 19,678,000
1964 58,178,374 19,325,000
1963 56,504,402 18,964,000
1962 54,881,146 18,614,000
1961 53,310,348 18,271,000
1960 51,828,660 17,909,356

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Canada gained 3,539,610 people (a 10.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Canada's population increased by 6,071,162 people (a 16.8% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Canada was ranked 35th in 2006 and ranked 38th 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 Canada will increase by 12.8% to 47,562,681 people and rank change from 38th to 45th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 55.9M people in 2100 for Canada.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Canada
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Canada
2100 -0.5% 0.33%
2099 -0.48% 0.34%
2098 -0.47% 0.35%
2097 -0.46% 0.31%
2096 -0.45% 0.31%
2095 -0.44% 0.3%
2094 -0.42% 0.3%
2093 -0.4% 0.29%
2092 -0.38% 0.3%
2091 -0.36% 0.27%
2090 -0.34% 0.28%
2089 -0.33% 0.33%
2088 -0.31% 0.28%
2087 -0.29% 0.29%
2086 -0.27% 0.28%
2085 -0.25% 0.29%
2084 -0.24% 0.31%
2083 -0.22% 0.28%
2082 -0.21% 0.32%
2081 -0.19% 0.3%
2080 -0.17% 0.3%
2079 -0.15% 0.32%
2078 -0.14% 0.3%
2077 -0.11% 0.33%
2076 -0.09% 0.33%
2075 -0.07% 0.32%
2074 -0.05% 0.31%
2073 -0.03% 0.33%
2072 -0.008% 0.34%
2071 0.01% 0.34%
2070 0.03% 0.34%
2069 0.05% 0.35%
2068 0.08% 0.38%
2067 0.11% 0.36%
2066 0.13% 0.36%
2065 0.15% 0.36%
2064 0.18% 0.37%
2063 0.21% 0.37%
2062 0.24% 0.36%
2061 0.27% 0.34%
2060 0.29% 0.35%
2059 0.32% 0.36%
2058 0.35% 0.33%
2057 0.37% 0.32%
2056 0.39% 0.31%
2055 0.41% 0.31%
2054 0.43% 0.31%
2053 0.45% 0.34%
2052 0.48% 0.33%
2051 0.49% 0.33%
2050 0.51% 0.31%
2049 0.53% 0.34%
2048 0.55% 0.34%
2047 0.57% 0.35%
2046 0.58% 0.39%
2045 0.6% 0.39%
2044 0.62% 0.4%
2043 0.64% 0.41%
2042 0.66% 0.42%
2041 0.67% 0.43%
2040 0.7% 0.45%
2039 0.74% 0.48%
2038 0.77% 0.5%
2037 0.81% 0.51%
2036 0.84% 0.51%
2035 0.88% 0.57%
2034 0.94% 0.56%
2033 0.97% 0.61%
2032 1.03% 0.65%
2031 1.07% 0.66%
2030 1.11% 0.69%
2029 1.14% 0.73%
2028 1.17% 0.76%
2027 1.2% 0.8%
2026 1.23% 0.9%
2025 1.22% 1.03%
2024 1.22% 3.01%
2023 1.23% 2.95%
2022 1.03% 1.82%
2021 0.82% 0.56%
2020 0.84% 1.09%
2019 0.85% 1.47%
2018 0.82% 1.44%
2017 0.85% 1.2%
2016 0.9% 1.14%
2015 0.9% 0.76%
2014 0.92% 1.01%
2013 0.94% 1.06%
2012 0.96% 1.09%
2011 0.91% 0.98%
2010 0.88% 1.12%
2009 0.94% 1.15%
2008 1% 1.09%
2007 1.08% 0.98%
2006 1.17% 1.02%
2005 1.27% 0.95%
2004 1.37% 0.94%
2003 1.47% 0.9%
2002 1.56% 1.09%
2001 1.68% 1.09%
2000 1.84% 0.94%
1999 1.92% 0.82%
1998 1.91% 0.83%
1997 1.87% 1%
1996 1.84% 1.05%
1995 1.88% 1.04%
1994 1.87% 1.1%
1993 1.88% 1.1%
1992 1.9% 1.19%
1991 1.93% 1.25%
1990 2.01% 1.52%
1989 2.07% 1.81%
1988 2.15% 1.31%
1987 2.26% 1.33%
1986 2.38% 1%
1985 2.49% 0.92%
1984 2.6% 0.95%
1983 2.72% 0.99%
1982 2.78% 1.2%
1981 2.6% 1.24%
1980 2.42% 1.3%
1979 2.44% 0.99%
1978 2.47% 1%
1977 2.52% 1.18%
1976 2.57% 1.32%
1975 2.66% 1.47%
1974 2.87% 1.41%
1973 2.9% 1.23%
1972 1.94% 1.17%
1971 1.76% 2.99%
1970 2.62% 1.41%
1969 2.88% 1.37%
1968 2.99% 1.63%
1967 2.99% 1.82%
1966 2.95% 1.88%
1965 2.96% 1.83%
1964 2.96% 1.9%
1963 2.96% 1.88%
1962 2.95% 1.88%
1961 2.86% 2.02%

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 Canada's population grew by 3.01%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Canada
Current population
178415186
42181965
Population rank 8/197 38/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.51%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
26.2 seconds
One birth every
9.04 seconds
1.49 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
1.62 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +3,302
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +1,205,115
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +3.01%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 14/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
1.62 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 +326,204
Net migration rank 194/196 5/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 8,805,839
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 7/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 22.2%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 27/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Canada
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Canada
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 326,204
2024 - -473,362 - 368,599
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 28,058 433,842
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 15,574 459,988
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 57,360 198,867
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 53,241 256,592
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 86,523 387,685
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 88,974 420,224
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 98,672 372,685
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 115,555 329,455
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 117,825 224,332
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 127,563 192,884
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 129,799 239,813
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 135,382 243,748
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 133,923 227,075
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 139,425 225,369
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 144,609 244,463
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 142,963 238,083
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 134,845 213,801
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 130,285 202,175
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 116,074 204,526
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 111,786 194,611
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 110,749 185,643
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 106,621 208,060
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 114,777 222,100
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 110,469 201,727
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 118,565 158,342
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 126,651 142,346
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 134,577 144,678
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 153,973 154,553
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 167,023 141,818
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 179,804 134,863
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 186,451 133,426
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 204,273 138,121
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 207,477 134,463
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 213,222 181,461
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 207,304 258,094
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 192,901 238,003
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 190,416 171,308
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 190,532 121,928
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 204,153 69,776
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 204,856 55,982
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 202,931 66,172
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 200,935 89,544
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 206,005 113,461
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 203,480 122,743
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 203,293 86,719
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 194,102 52,781
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 199,297 70,339
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 196,979 106,894
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 196,718 139,797
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 182,464 155,596
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 184,432 125,401
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 188,857 89,880
1971 542,747 224,369 208,640 210,244
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 215,372 304,627
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 216,588 93,600
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 211,589 108,864
1967 1,860,743 23,164 220,450 132,856
1966 1,794,530 3,758 236,566 144,641
1965 1,688,652 47,610 269,589 112,401
1964 1,686,591 25,426 307,268 68,003
1963 1,612,749 23,215 318,595 51,831
1962 1,584,035 26,533 325,745 35,373
1961 1,504,524 26,503 334,360 34,721
1960 1,418,810 13,580 338,487 49,694

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 Canada 19.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 789,345 people) and 80.6% is from migration (a gain of 3,276,554 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 8,805,839 people or 22.2% in Canada.

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
Canada
City Population
Toronto 2.79M
Montreal 1.8M
Calgary 1.31M
Ottawa 1.02M
Edmonton 1.01M
Winnipeg 750K
Mississauga 718K
Vancouver 662K
Brampton 656K
Hamilton 569K

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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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