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Population in Bangladesh compared to the Cayman Islands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 74,457 people in the Cayman Islands in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 77,619 in the Cayman Islands.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 2,299 times bigger than the Cayman Islands'.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while the Cayman Islands is the 187th.
  • The countries together account for 2.15% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.0009% for the Cayman Islands.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +2.19% in the Cayman Islands.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while the Cayman Islands has grown from 48.2K to 77.6K (60.9% growth).

Bangladesh vs Cayman Islands: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Cayman Islands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Cayman Islands
2100 210,399,059 119,196
2099 211,449,688 119,224
2098 212,479,977 119,264
2097 213,484,035 119,234
2096 214,463,720 119,198
2095 215,424,649 119,140
2094 216,368,088 119,058
2093 217,273,531 118,975
2092 218,151,426 118,865
2091 218,980,379 118,691
2090 219,782,575 118,534
2089 220,538,090 118,436
2088 221,257,201 118,344
2087 221,935,839 118,213
2086 222,585,679 118,090
2085 223,183,658 117,945
2084 223,742,603 117,785
2083 224,273,365 117,632
2082 224,763,738 117,476
2081 225,237,793 117,333
2080 225,665,152 117,205
2079 226,059,226 117,045
2078 226,389,150 116,922
2077 226,696,749 116,701
2076 226,954,762 116,525
2075 227,159,233 116,353
2074 227,315,415 116,124
2073 227,436,221 115,941
2072 227,503,342 115,650
2071 227,522,038 115,401
2070 227,495,122 115,097
2069 227,426,186 114,802
2068 227,302,632 114,464
2067 227,118,726 114,149
2066 226,878,385 113,854
2065 226,581,697 113,563
2064 226,235,839 113,231
2063 225,822,167 112,858
2062 225,349,674 112,446
2061 224,811,052 112,029
2060 224,216,813 111,556
2059 223,569,585 111,031
2058 222,855,839 110,457
2057 222,083,110 109,895
2056 221,273,932 109,181
2055 220,405,468 108,478
2054 219,511,997 107,769
2053 218,567,668 107,027
2052 217,585,554 106,277
2051 216,554,217 105,401
2050 215,489,899 104,491
2049 214,400,010 103,646
2048 213,275,216 102,692
2047 212,114,603 101,771
2046 210,918,933 100,823
2045 209,696,717 99,829
2044 208,446,830 98,826
2043 207,170,217 97,759
2042 205,859,107 96,675
2041 204,513,256 95,579
2040 203,143,300 94,441
2039 201,735,060 93,319
2038 200,262,138 92,184
2037 198,739,346 91,038
2036 197,147,970 89,880
2035 195,499,247 88,740
2034 193,789,143 87,573
2033 191,989,956 86,339
2032 190,141,739 85,116
2031 188,208,233 83,837
2030 186,212,272 82,558
2029 184,168,103 81,274
2028 182,087,511 79,953
2027 179,973,411 78,604
2026 177,837,418 77,255
2025 175,685,057 75,873
2024 173,562,364 74,457
2023 171,466,990 73,038
2022 169,384,897 71,591
2021 167,658,854 70,108
2020 166,298,024 68,684
2019 164,913,055 67,327
2018 163,523,103 65,941
2017 162,186,147 64,535
2016 160,811,932 63,100
2015 159,383,179 61,642
2014 157,964,929 60,160
2013 156,532,141 58,655
2012 155,070,101 57,136
2011 153,591,076 55,606
2010 152,201,981 54,099
2009 150,873,714 52,618
2008 149,474,264 51,151
2007 147,989,278 49,687
2006 146,405,973 48,232
2005 144,715,786 46,788
2004 142,902,856 45,352
2003 140,970,351 43,934
2002 138,933,658 42,514
2001 136,805,810 41,089
2000 134,544,304 39,674
1999 132,108,065 38,284
1998 129,622,332 36,922
1997 127,198,069 35,543
1996 124,862,179 34,143
1995 122,600,370 32,743
1994 120,343,179 31,352
1993 118,132,360 29,976
1992 115,952,192 28,621
1991 113,787,109 27,294
1990 111,633,717 25,999
1989 109,433,799 24,874
1988 107,216,008 23,951
1987 104,959,291 23,073
1986 102,635,572 22,197
1985 100,253,825 21,324
1984 97,814,966 20,454
1983 95,335,155 19,598
1982 92,814,507 18,750
1981 90,303,105 17,905
1980 88,016,432 17,079
1979 85,935,072 16,351
1978 83,889,655 15,727
1977 81,867,264 15,105
1976 79,855,318 14,454
1975 77,854,351 13,788
1974 75,839,348 13,114
1973 73,722,294 12,438
1972 71,641,519 11,764
1971 70,276,758 11,098
1970 69,058,894 10,517
1969 67,294,133 10,165
1968 65,408,276 9,971
1967 63,510,929 9,769
1966 61,669,806 9,560
1965 59,902,519 9,361
1964 58,178,374 9,166
1963 56,504,402 8,970
1962 54,881,146 8,781
1961 53,310,348 8,601
1960 51,828,660 8,428

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 the Cayman Islands gained 14,868 people (a 30.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while the Cayman Islands' population increased by 14,519 people (a 23% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. The Cayman Islands was ranked 189th in 2006 and ranked 187th 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 the Cayman Islands will increase by 34.6% to 104,491 people and rank change from 187th to 184th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 119K people in 2098 for the Cayman Islands.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Cayman Islands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Cayman Islands
2100 -0.5% -0.02%
2099 -0.48% -0.03%
2098 -0.47% 0.03%
2097 -0.46% 0.03%
2096 -0.45% 0.05%
2095 -0.44% 0.07%
2094 -0.42% 0.07%
2093 -0.4% 0.09%
2092 -0.38% 0.15%
2091 -0.36% 0.13%
2090 -0.34% 0.08%
2089 -0.33% 0.08%
2088 -0.31% 0.11%
2087 -0.29% 0.1%
2086 -0.27% 0.12%
2085 -0.25% 0.14%
2084 -0.24% 0.13%
2083 -0.22% 0.13%
2082 -0.21% 0.12%
2081 -0.19% 0.11%
2080 -0.17% 0.14%
2079 -0.15% 0.11%
2078 -0.14% 0.19%
2077 -0.11% 0.15%
2076 -0.09% 0.15%
2075 -0.07% 0.2%
2074 -0.05% 0.16%
2073 -0.03% 0.25%
2072 -0.008% 0.22%
2071 0.01% 0.26%
2070 0.03% 0.26%
2069 0.05% 0.3%
2068 0.08% 0.28%
2067 0.11% 0.26%
2066 0.13% 0.26%
2065 0.15% 0.29%
2064 0.18% 0.33%
2063 0.21% 0.37%
2062 0.24% 0.37%
2061 0.27% 0.42%
2060 0.29% 0.47%
2059 0.32% 0.52%
2058 0.35% 0.51%
2057 0.37% 0.65%
2056 0.39% 0.65%
2055 0.41% 0.66%
2054 0.43% 0.69%
2053 0.45% 0.71%
2052 0.48% 0.83%
2051 0.49% 0.87%
2050 0.51% 0.82%
2049 0.53% 0.93%
2048 0.55% 0.91%
2047 0.57% 0.94%
2046 0.58% 1%
2045 0.6% 1.02%
2044 0.62% 1.09%
2043 0.64% 1.12%
2042 0.66% 1.15%
2041 0.67% 1.21%
2040 0.7% 1.2%
2039 0.74% 1.23%
2038 0.77% 1.26%
2037 0.81% 1.29%
2036 0.84% 1.28%
2035 0.88% 1.33%
2034 0.94% 1.43%
2033 0.97% 1.44%
2032 1.03% 1.53%
2031 1.07% 1.55%
2030 1.11% 1.58%
2029 1.14% 1.65%
2028 1.17% 1.72%
2027 1.2% 1.75%
2026 1.23% 1.82%
2025 1.22% 1.9%
2024 1.22% 1.94%
2023 1.23% 2.02%
2022 1.03% 2.12%
2021 0.82% 2.07%
2020 0.84% 2.02%
2019 0.85% 2.1%
2018 0.82% 2.18%
2017 0.85% 2.27%
2016 0.9% 2.37%
2015 0.9% 2.46%
2014 0.92% 2.57%
2013 0.94% 2.66%
2012 0.96% 2.75%
2011 0.91% 2.79%
2010 0.88% 2.81%
2009 0.94% 2.87%
2008 1% 2.95%
2007 1.08% 3.02%
2006 1.17% 3.09%
2005 1.27% 3.17%
2004 1.37% 3.23%
2003 1.47% 3.34%
2002 1.56% 3.47%
2001 1.68% 3.57%
2000 1.84% 3.63%
1999 1.92% 3.69%
1998 1.91% 3.88%
1997 1.87% 4.1%
1996 1.84% 4.28%
1995 1.88% 4.44%
1994 1.87% 4.59%
1993 1.88% 4.73%
1992 1.9% 4.86%
1991 1.93% 4.98%
1990 2.01% 4.52%
1989 2.07% 3.85%
1988 2.15% 3.81%
1987 2.26% 3.95%
1986 2.38% 4.09%
1985 2.49% 4.25%
1984 2.6% 4.37%
1983 2.72% 4.52%
1982 2.78% 4.72%
1981 2.6% 4.84%
1980 2.42% 4.45%
1979 2.44% 3.97%
1978 2.47% 4.12%
1977 2.52% 4.5%
1976 2.57% 4.83%
1975 2.66% 5.14%
1974 2.87% 5.43%
1973 2.9% 5.73%
1972 1.94% 6%
1971 1.76% 5.52%
1970 2.62% 3.46%
1969 2.88% 1.95%
1968 2.99% 2.07%
1967 2.99% 2.19%
1966 2.95% 2.13%
1965 2.96% 2.13%
1964 2.96% 2.19%
1963 2.96% 2.15%
1962 2.95% 2.09%
1961 2.86% 2.05%

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 the Cayman Islands' population grew by 1.94%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Cayman Islands
Current population
178415186
77619
Population rank 8/197 187/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.0009%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
6.17 hours
One birth every
9.04 seconds
10.1 hours
One death every
36.7 seconds
1.04 days
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +4
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +1,419
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +1.94%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 54/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
9.89 hours
Annual migration change -402,100 +888
Net migration rank 194/196 65/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 31,935
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 162/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 42.9%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 13/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Cayman Islands
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Cayman Islands
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 888
2024 - -473,362 - 896
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 514 921
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 527 942
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 533 965
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 539 810
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 514 859
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 383 1,011
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 351 1,065
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 351 1,094
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 364 1,107
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 392 1,105
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 439 1,077
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 468 1,060
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 503 1,024
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 515 978
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 513 951
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 490 975
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 468 990
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 451 997
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 439 1,002
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 426 1,004
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 416 1,003
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 407 1,019
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 400 1,026
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 392 1,021
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 394 960
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 392 974
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 387 1,004
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 377 1,026
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 362 1,039
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 343 1,042
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 325 1,040
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 320 1,020
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 327 982
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 284 998
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 269 700
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 233 646
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 214 663
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 227 649
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 225 646
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 216 649
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 206 648
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 217 629
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 255 578
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 232 588
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 210 425
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 195 413
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 184 456
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 180 484
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 181 492
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 184 493
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 216 460
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 292 375
1971 542,747 224,369 158 500
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 219 294
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 139 43
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 167 39
1967 1,860,743 23,164 168 41
1966 1,794,530 3,758 167 37
1965 1,688,652 47,610 168 28
1964 1,686,591 25,426 179 16
1963 1,612,749 23,215 191 1
1962 1,584,035 26,533 192 -6
1961 1,504,524 26,503 188 -7
1960 1,418,810 13,580 180 -24

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

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/cayman-islands | 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 the Cayman Islands 31.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,468 people) and 68.9% is from migration (a gain of 9,879 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 31,935 people or 42.9% in the Cayman Islands.

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
Cayman Islands
City Population
George Town 40.2K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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