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 177,841,118 people compared to 529,665 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 2.15% 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 (21.5% growth), while Cape Verde has grown from 491K to 530K (7.93% growth).
- Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 226M people compared to the peak of 566K people in 2051 for Cape Verde.
Bangladesh vs Cape Verde: live population counter
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| Current population |
177841118
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529665
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| Population rank | 8/197 | 169/197 |
| Percent of world population | 2.15% | 0.006% |
| One net population change |
15.1 seconds
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3.44 hours
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| One birth every |
9.04 seconds
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1.36 hours
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| One death every |
36.7 seconds
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3.32 hours
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| One migration net change every |
1.11 minutes
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7.25 hours
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| Annual migration change | -473,362 | -1,209 |
| 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 | 91/197 | 136/197 |
Bangladesh and Cape Verde: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 51,828,660 | 210,024 | - | - |
| 1961 | 53,310,348 | 215,087 | 2.86% | 2.41% |
| 1962 | 54,881,146 | 221,919 | 2.95% | 3.18% |
| 1963 | 56,504,402 | 229,373 | 2.96% | 3.36% |
| 1964 | 58,178,374 | 237,006 | 2.96% | 3.33% |
| 1965 | 59,902,519 | 244,856 | 2.96% | 3.31% |
| 1966 | 61,669,806 | 252,976 | 2.95% | 3.32% |
| 1967 | 63,510,929 | 261,404 | 2.99% | 3.33% |
| 1968 | 65,408,276 | 270,164 | 2.99% | 3.35% |
| 1969 | 67,294,133 | 279,248 | 2.88% | 3.36% |
| 1970 | 69,058,894 | 287,885 | 2.62% | 3.09% |
| 1971 | 70,276,758 | 294,046 | 1.76% | 2.14% |
| 1972 | 71,641,519 | 297,386 | 1.94% | 1.14% |
| 1973 | 73,722,294 | 299,881 | 2.9% | 0.84% |
| 1974 | 75,839,348 | 302,570 | 2.87% | 0.9% |
| 1975 | 77,854,351 | 305,847 | 2.66% | 1.08% |
| 1976 | 79,855,318 | 309,455 | 2.57% | 1.18% |
| 1977 | 81,867,264 | 312,834 | 2.52% | 1.09% |
| 1978 | 83,889,655 | 316,147 | 2.47% | 1.06% |
| 1979 | 85,935,072 | 319,480 | 2.44% | 1.05% |
| 1980 | 88,016,432 | 323,301 | 2.42% | 1.2% |
| 1981 | 90,303,105 | 327,846 | 2.6% | 1.41% |
| 1982 | 92,814,507 | 332,724 | 2.78% | 1.49% |
| 1983 | 95,335,155 | 337,654 | 2.72% | 1.48% |
| 1984 | 97,814,966 | 342,505 | 2.6% | 1.44% |
| 1985 | 100,253,825 | 347,365 | 2.49% | 1.42% |
| 1986 | 102,635,572 | 352,312 | 2.38% | 1.42% |
| 1987 | 104,959,291 | 357,302 | 2.26% | 1.42% |
| 1988 | 107,216,008 | 362,329 | 2.15% | 1.41% |
| 1989 | 109,433,799 | 367,803 | 2.07% | 1.51% |
| 1990 | 111,633,717 | 375,428 | 2.01% | 2.07% |
| 1991 | 113,787,109 | 384,586 | 1.93% | 2.44% |
| 1992 | 115,952,192 | 393,415 | 1.9% | 2.3% |
| 1993 | 118,132,360 | 401,965 | 1.88% | 2.17% |
| 1994 | 120,343,179 | 410,228 | 1.87% | 2.06% |
| 1995 | 122,600,370 | 418,104 | 1.88% | 1.92% |
| 1996 | 124,862,179 | 425,581 | 1.84% | 1.79% |
| 1997 | 127,198,069 | 432,798 | 1.87% | 1.7% |
| 1998 | 129,622,332 | 439,784 | 1.91% | 1.61% |
| 1999 | 132,108,065 | 446,519 | 1.92% | 1.53% |
| 2000 | 134,544,304 | 453,317 | 1.84% | 1.52% |
| 2001 | 136,805,810 | 460,293 | 1.68% | 1.54% |
| 2002 | 138,933,658 | 467,046 | 1.56% | 1.47% |
| 2003 | 140,970,351 | 473,383 | 1.47% | 1.36% |
| 2004 | 142,902,856 | 479,370 | 1.37% | 1.26% |
| 2005 | 144,715,786 | 485,115 | 1.27% | 1.2% |
| 2006 | 146,405,973 | 490,728 | 1.17% | 1.16% |
| 2007 | 147,989,278 | 496,190 | 1.08% | 1.11% |
| 2008 | 149,474,264 | 501,355 | 1% | 1.04% |
| 2009 | 150,873,714 | 506,141 | 0.94% | 0.95% |
| 2010 | 152,201,981 | 509,784 | 0.88% | 0.72% |
| 2011 | 153,591,076 | 511,447 | 0.91% | 0.33% |
| 2012 | 155,070,101 | 511,955 | 0.96% | 0.1% |
| 2013 | 156,532,141 | 512,225 | 0.94% | 0.05% |
| 2014 | 157,964,929 | 512,326 | 0.92% | 0.02% |
| 2015 | 159,383,179 | 512,394 | 0.9% | 0.01% |
| 2016 | 160,811,932 | 512,554 | 0.9% | 0.03% |
| 2017 | 162,186,147 | 512,893 | 0.85% | 0.07% |
| 2018 | 163,523,103 | 513,415 | 0.82% | 0.1% |
| 2019 | 164,913,055 | 514,104 | 0.85% | 0.13% |
| 2020 | 166,298,024 | 514,679 | 0.84% | 0.11% |
| 2021 | 167,658,854 | 516,649 | 0.82% | 0.38% |
| 2022 | 169,384,897 | 519,741 | 1.03% | 0.6% |
| 2023 | 171,466,990 | 522,331 | 1.23% | 0.5% |
| 2024 | 173,562,364 | 524,877 | 1.22% | 0.49% |
| 2025 | 175,686,900 | 527,331 | 1.22% | 0.47% |
| 2026 | 177,818,035 | 529,641 | 1.21% | 0.44% |
| 2027 | 179,930,171 | 531,874 | 1.19% | 0.42% |
| 2028 | 182,014,767 | 534,119 | 1.16% | 0.42% |
| 2029 | 184,064,616 | 536,345 | 1.13% | 0.42% |
| 2030 | 186,072,398 | 538,617 | 1.09% | 0.42% |
| 2031 | 188,025,193 | 540,769 | 1.05% | 0.4% |
| 2032 | 189,904,568 | 542,801 | 1% | 0.38% |
| 2033 | 191,717,183 | 544,769 | 0.95% | 0.36% |
| 2034 | 193,461,162 | 546,653 | 0.91% | 0.35% |
| 2035 | 195,130,366 | 548,594 | 0.86% | 0.36% |
| 2036 | 196,740,575 | 550,481 | 0.83% | 0.34% |
| 2037 | 198,288,195 | 552,294 | 0.79% | 0.33% |
| 2038 | 199,776,950 | 554,085 | 0.75% | 0.32% |
| 2039 | 201,208,770 | 555,802 | 0.72% | 0.31% |
| 2040 | 202,589,424 | 557,378 | 0.69% | 0.28% |
| 2041 | 203,939,081 | 558,819 | 0.67% | 0.26% |
| 2042 | 205,259,485 | 560,139 | 0.65% | 0.24% |
| 2043 | 206,545,478 | 561,350 | 0.63% | 0.22% |
| 2044 | 207,801,049 | 562,468 | 0.61% | 0.2% |
| 2045 | 209,029,592 | 563,484 | 0.59% | 0.18% |
| 2046 | 210,231,183 | 564,357 | 0.57% | 0.15% |
| 2047 | 211,402,167 | 565,018 | 0.56% | 0.12% |
| 2048 | 212,537,925 | 565,511 | 0.54% | 0.09% |
| 2049 | 213,638,535 | 565,896 | 0.52% | 0.07% |
| 2050 | 214,709,094 | 566,140 | 0.5% | 0.04% |
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 17,029,186 (a 10.6% growth), while Cape Verde's population increased by 17,111 (a 3.34% 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 with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Bangladesh's population will grow by 20.7% to 214,709,094 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of Cape Verde will increase by 6.89% to 566,140 people and rank change from 169th to 167th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Dhaka | 16.8M |
| Chittagong | 2.58M |
| Narayanganj | 968K |
| Khulna | 929K |
| Sylhet | 480K |
| Rajshahi | 448K |
| Bogra | 401K |
| Barisal | 328K |
| Rangpur | 294K |
| Brahmanbaria | 268K |
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| City | Population |
| Praia | 159K |
| Mindelo | 70.5K |
| Assomada | 12K |
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Population differences between Bangladesh and Cape Verde
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| Life expectancy | 75.5 years | 76.6 years |
| Average age | 29.8 years | 31.4 years |
| Median age | 26.7 years | 29.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.2:50.8 | 50.9:49.1 |
| Fertility rate | 2.16 births per woman | 1.52 births per woman |
| Population density | 3,458 ppl/mi² | 337 ppl/mi² |
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