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Population in Bangladesh compared to Cape Verde: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 524,877 people in Cape Verde in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 530,391 in Cape Verde.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 336 times bigger than Cape Verde's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Cape Verde is the 169th.
  • The countries together account for 2.16% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.006% for Cape Verde.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +0.22% in Cape Verde.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Cape Verde has grown from 491K to 530K (8.08% growth).

Bangladesh vs Cape Verde: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Cape Verde
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Cape Verde
2100 210,399,059 420,063
2099 211,449,688 424,339
2098 212,479,977 428,547
2097 213,484,035 432,823
2096 214,463,720 437,079
2095 215,424,649 441,399
2094 216,368,088 445,733
2093 217,273,531 450,100
2092 218,151,426 454,396
2091 218,980,379 458,688
2090 219,782,575 462,998
2089 220,538,090 467,377
2088 221,257,201 471,624
2087 221,935,839 475,845
2086 222,585,679 480,024
2085 223,183,658 484,207
2084 223,742,603 488,361
2083 224,273,365 492,342
2082 224,763,738 496,365
2081 225,237,793 500,326
2080 225,665,152 504,194
2079 226,059,226 507,990
2078 226,389,150 511,571
2077 226,696,749 515,063
2076 226,954,762 518,529
2075 227,159,233 521,923
2074 227,315,415 525,175
2073 227,436,221 528,314
2072 227,503,342 531,359
2071 227,522,038 534,222
2070 227,495,122 537,167
2069 227,426,186 540,078
2068 227,302,632 542,854
2067 227,118,726 545,645
2066 226,878,385 548,241
2065 226,581,697 550,631
2064 226,235,839 552,831
2063 225,822,167 554,976
2062 225,349,674 557,061
2061 224,811,052 558,943
2060 224,216,813 560,606
2059 223,569,585 562,202
2058 222,855,839 563,524
2057 222,083,110 564,676
2056 221,273,932 565,611
2055 220,405,468 566,437
2054 219,511,997 567,099
2053 218,567,668 567,452
2052 217,585,554 567,567
2051 216,554,217 567,565
2050 215,489,899 567,433
2049 214,400,010 567,091
2048 213,275,216 566,651
2047 212,114,603 566,116
2046 210,918,933 565,314
2045 209,696,717 564,356
2044 208,446,830 563,283
2043 207,170,217 562,118
2042 205,859,107 560,857
2041 204,513,256 559,474
2040 203,143,300 557,962
2039 201,735,060 556,312
2038 200,262,138 554,523
2037 198,739,346 552,714
2036 197,147,970 550,888
2035 195,499,247 548,939
2034 193,789,143 547,001
2033 191,989,956 545,142
2032 190,141,739 543,065
2031 188,208,233 541,069
2030 186,212,272 538,756
2029 184,168,103 536,526
2028 182,087,511 534,280
2027 179,973,411 532,028
2026 177,837,418 529,785
2025 175,685,057 527,409
2024 173,562,364 524,877
2023 171,466,990 522,331
2022 169,384,897 519,741
2021 167,658,854 516,649
2020 166,298,024 514,679
2019 164,913,055 514,104
2018 163,523,103 513,415
2017 162,186,147 512,893
2016 160,811,932 512,554
2015 159,383,179 512,394
2014 157,964,929 512,326
2013 156,532,141 512,225
2012 155,070,101 511,955
2011 153,591,076 511,447
2010 152,201,981 509,784
2009 150,873,714 506,141
2008 149,474,264 501,355
2007 147,989,278 496,190
2006 146,405,973 490,728
2005 144,715,786 485,115
2004 142,902,856 479,370
2003 140,970,351 473,383
2002 138,933,658 467,046
2001 136,805,810 460,293
2000 134,544,304 453,317
1999 132,108,065 446,519
1998 129,622,332 439,784
1997 127,198,069 432,798
1996 124,862,179 425,581
1995 122,600,370 418,104
1994 120,343,179 410,228
1993 118,132,360 401,965
1992 115,952,192 393,415
1991 113,787,109 384,586
1990 111,633,717 375,428
1989 109,433,799 367,803
1988 107,216,008 362,329
1987 104,959,291 357,302
1986 102,635,572 352,312
1985 100,253,825 347,365
1984 97,814,966 342,505
1983 95,335,155 337,654
1982 92,814,507 332,724
1981 90,303,105 327,846
1980 88,016,432 323,301
1979 85,935,072 319,480
1978 83,889,655 316,147
1977 81,867,264 312,834
1976 79,855,318 309,455
1975 77,854,351 305,847
1974 75,839,348 302,570
1973 73,722,294 299,881
1972 71,641,519 297,386
1971 70,276,758 294,046
1970 69,058,894 287,885
1969 67,294,133 279,248
1968 65,408,276 270,164
1967 63,510,929 261,404
1966 61,669,806 252,976
1965 59,902,519 244,856
1964 58,178,374 237,006
1963 56,504,402 229,373
1962 54,881,146 221,919
1961 53,310,348 215,087
1960 51,828,660 210,024

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/cape-verde | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Cape Verde gained 21,826 people (a 4.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Cape Verde's population increased by 17,837 people (a 3.48% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Cape Verde was ranked 166th in 2006 and ranked 169th 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 Cape Verde will increase by 6.98% to 567,433 people and rank change from 169th to 168th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 568K people in 2052 for Cape Verde.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Cape Verde
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Cape Verde
2100 -0.5% -1.01%
2099 -0.48% -0.98%
2098 -0.47% -0.99%
2097 -0.46% -0.97%
2096 -0.45% -0.98%
2095 -0.44% -0.97%
2094 -0.42% -0.97%
2093 -0.4% -0.95%
2092 -0.38% -0.94%
2091 -0.36% -0.93%
2090 -0.34% -0.94%
2089 -0.33% -0.9%
2088 -0.31% -0.89%
2087 -0.29% -0.87%
2086 -0.27% -0.86%
2085 -0.25% -0.85%
2084 -0.24% -0.81%
2083 -0.22% -0.81%
2082 -0.21% -0.79%
2081 -0.19% -0.77%
2080 -0.17% -0.75%
2079 -0.15% -0.7%
2078 -0.14% -0.68%
2077 -0.11% -0.67%
2076 -0.09% -0.65%
2075 -0.07% -0.62%
2074 -0.05% -0.59%
2073 -0.03% -0.57%
2072 -0.008% -0.54%
2071 0.01% -0.55%
2070 0.03% -0.54%
2069 0.05% -0.51%
2068 0.08% -0.51%
2067 0.11% -0.47%
2066 0.13% -0.43%
2065 0.15% -0.4%
2064 0.18% -0.39%
2063 0.21% -0.37%
2062 0.24% -0.34%
2061 0.27% -0.3%
2060 0.29% -0.28%
2059 0.32% -0.23%
2058 0.35% -0.2%
2057 0.37% -0.17%
2056 0.39% -0.15%
2055 0.41% -0.12%
2054 0.43% -0.06%
2053 0.45% -0.02%
2052 0.48% 0%
2051 0.49% 0.02%
2050 0.51% 0.06%
2049 0.53% 0.08%
2048 0.55% 0.09%
2047 0.57% 0.14%
2046 0.58% 0.17%
2045 0.6% 0.19%
2044 0.62% 0.21%
2043 0.64% 0.22%
2042 0.66% 0.25%
2041 0.67% 0.27%
2040 0.7% 0.3%
2039 0.74% 0.32%
2038 0.77% 0.33%
2037 0.81% 0.33%
2036 0.84% 0.35%
2035 0.88% 0.35%
2034 0.94% 0.34%
2033 0.97% 0.38%
2032 1.03% 0.37%
2031 1.07% 0.43%
2030 1.11% 0.42%
2029 1.14% 0.42%
2028 1.17% 0.42%
2027 1.2% 0.42%
2026 1.23% 0.45%
2025 1.22% 0.48%
2024 1.22% 0.49%
2023 1.23% 0.5%
2022 1.03% 0.6%
2021 0.82% 0.38%
2020 0.84% 0.11%
2019 0.85% 0.13%
2018 0.82% 0.1%
2017 0.85% 0.07%
2016 0.9% 0.03%
2015 0.9% 0.01%
2014 0.92% 0.02%
2013 0.94% 0.05%
2012 0.96% 0.1%
2011 0.91% 0.33%
2010 0.88% 0.72%
2009 0.94% 0.95%
2008 1% 1.04%
2007 1.08% 1.11%
2006 1.17% 1.16%
2005 1.27% 1.2%
2004 1.37% 1.26%
2003 1.47% 1.36%
2002 1.56% 1.47%
2001 1.68% 1.54%
2000 1.84% 1.52%
1999 1.92% 1.53%
1998 1.91% 1.61%
1997 1.87% 1.7%
1996 1.84% 1.79%
1995 1.88% 1.92%
1994 1.87% 2.06%
1993 1.88% 2.17%
1992 1.9% 2.3%
1991 1.93% 2.44%
1990 2.01% 2.07%
1989 2.07% 1.51%
1988 2.15% 1.41%
1987 2.26% 1.42%
1986 2.38% 1.42%
1985 2.49% 1.42%
1984 2.6% 1.44%
1983 2.72% 1.48%
1982 2.78% 1.49%
1981 2.6% 1.41%
1980 2.42% 1.2%
1979 2.44% 1.05%
1978 2.47% 1.06%
1977 2.52% 1.09%
1976 2.57% 1.18%
1975 2.66% 1.08%
1974 2.87% 0.9%
1973 2.9% 0.84%
1972 1.94% 1.14%
1971 1.76% 2.14%
1970 2.62% 3.09%
1969 2.88% 3.36%
1968 2.99% 3.35%
1967 2.99% 3.33%
1966 2.95% 3.32%
1965 2.96% 3.31%
1964 2.96% 3.33%
1963 2.96% 3.36%
1962 2.95% 3.18%
1961 2.86% 2.41%

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/cape-verde | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Cape Verde's population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Cape Verde
Current population
178415186
530391
Population rank 8/197 169/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.006%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
3.44 hours
One birth every
9.04 seconds
1.36 hours
One death every
36.7 seconds
3.32 hours
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +7
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +2,546
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 136/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
6.84 hours
Annual migration change -402,100 -1,284
Net migration rank 194/196 94/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 16,515
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 171/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 3.1%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 116/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Cape Verde
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Cape Verde
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -1,284
2024 - -473,362 - -1,209
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 3,798 -1,226
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 3,864 -1,253
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 3,575 0
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 3,734 -3,362
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 4,773 -4,001
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 5,282 -4,679
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 5,993 -5,550
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 6,238 -6,004
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 6,314 -6,226
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 6,622 -6,578
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 6,780 -6,622
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 7,157 -6,779
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 7,874 -7,226
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 7,746 -5,069
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 7,216 -2,618
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 7,313 -2,340
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 7,559 -2,200
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 7,980 -2,408
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 8,428 -2,768
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 8,825 -2,993
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 9,037 -2,898
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 9,278 -2,751
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 9,510 -2,528
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 9,752 -2,772
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 9,989 -3,371
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 10,187 -3,332
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 10,323 -3,211
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 10,613 -3,297
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 10,764 -3,125
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 11,410 -3,299
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 11,805 -3,393
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 11,915 -3,231
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 11,899 -2,924
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 11,738 -2,398
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 11,608 -5,704
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 11,523 -6,474
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 11,426 -6,418
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 11,295 -6,314
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 11,105 -6,192
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 10,835 -6,035
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 10,736 -5,834
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 10,597 -5,629
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 10,470 -5,684
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 10,276 -5,980
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 10,223 -6,875
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 10,152 -6,833
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 10,036 -6,730
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 9,833 -6,389
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 9,601 -5,829
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 9,295 -6,512
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 9,003 -6,410
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 8,716 -6,316
1971 542,747 224,369 8,359 -4,085
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 7,878 172
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 7,625 1,608
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 7,408 1,521
1967 1,860,743 23,164 7,214 1,376
1966 1,794,530 3,758 7,039 1,230
1965 1,688,652 47,610 6,877 1,093
1964 1,686,591 25,426 6,725 1,006
1963 1,612,749 23,215 6,589 945
1962 1,584,035 26,533 6,468 904
1961 1,504,524 26,503 6,247 49
1960 1,418,810 13,580 6,098 -2,267

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

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/cape-verde | 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 Cape Verde 56.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 50,193 people) and 43.6% is from migration (a loss of 38,879 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 16,515 people or 3.1% in Cape Verde.

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
Cape Verde
City Population
Praia 159K
Mindelo 70.5K
Assomada 12K

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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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