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Population in Bangladesh compared to the Central African Republic: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 5,330,690 people in the Central African Republic in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 5,753,659 in the Central African Republic.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 31 times bigger than the Central African Republic's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while the Central African Republic is the 118th.
  • The countries together account for 2.22% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.07% for the Central African Republic.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +1.27% in the Central African Republic.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while the Central African Republic has grown from 4.38M to 5.75M (31.4% growth).

Bangladesh vs Central African Republic: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Central African Republic
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh CAR
2100 210,399,059 19,066,004
2099 211,449,688 18,985,867
2098 212,479,977 18,901,154
2097 213,484,035 18,815,607
2096 214,463,720 18,724,783
2095 215,424,649 18,626,431
2094 216,368,088 18,526,390
2093 217,273,531 18,425,013
2092 218,151,426 18,316,437
2091 218,980,379 18,205,237
2090 219,782,575 18,087,725
2089 220,538,090 17,972,896
2088 221,257,201 17,848,943
2087 221,935,839 17,721,681
2086 222,585,679 17,585,946
2085 223,183,658 17,451,621
2084 223,742,603 17,310,863
2083 224,273,365 17,164,209
2082 224,763,738 17,014,388
2081 225,237,793 16,864,906
2080 225,665,152 16,708,761
2079 226,059,226 16,556,341
2078 226,389,150 16,396,395
2077 226,696,749 16,228,166
2076 226,954,762 16,055,590
2075 227,159,233 15,881,626
2074 227,315,415 15,710,778
2073 227,436,221 15,530,355
2072 227,503,342 15,350,553
2071 227,522,038 15,162,785
2070 227,495,122 14,968,105
2069 227,426,186 14,772,746
2068 227,302,632 14,575,859
2067 227,118,726 14,373,538
2066 226,878,385 14,170,754
2065 226,581,697 13,967,146
2064 226,235,839 13,761,777
2063 225,822,167 13,548,616
2062 225,349,674 13,336,037
2061 224,811,052 13,123,628
2060 224,216,813 12,906,496
2059 223,569,585 12,688,037
2058 222,855,839 12,467,461
2057 222,083,110 12,245,441
2056 221,273,932 12,023,522
2055 220,405,468 11,801,006
2054 219,511,997 11,578,020
2053 218,567,668 11,354,432
2052 217,585,554 11,131,786
2051 216,554,217 10,910,913
2050 215,489,899 10,689,058
2049 214,400,010 10,471,199
2048 213,275,216 10,252,433
2047 212,114,603 10,037,332
2046 210,918,933 9,822,499
2045 209,696,717 9,608,962
2044 208,446,830 9,397,018
2043 207,170,217 9,188,292
2042 205,859,107 8,982,316
2041 204,513,256 8,777,138
2040 203,143,300 8,570,085
2039 201,735,060 8,360,267
2038 200,262,138 8,151,599
2037 198,739,346 7,944,754
2036 197,147,970 7,736,415
2035 195,499,247 7,527,731
2034 193,789,143 7,316,613
2033 191,989,956 7,106,984
2032 190,141,739 6,898,917
2031 188,208,233 6,691,778
2030 186,212,272 6,488,327
2029 184,168,103 6,287,899
2028 182,087,511 6,086,983
2027 179,973,411 5,892,506
2026 177,837,418 5,702,177
2025 175,685,057 5,514,692
2024 173,562,364 5,330,690
2023 171,466,990 5,152,421
2022 169,384,897 5,098,039
2021 167,658,854 5,112,100
2020 166,298,024 5,026,628
2019 164,913,055 4,944,703
2018 163,523,103 4,878,657
2017 162,186,147 4,793,511
2016 160,811,932 4,713,663
2015 159,383,179 4,629,320
2014 157,964,929 4,623,182
2013 156,532,141 4,642,419
2012 155,070,101 4,610,848
2011 153,591,076 4,565,021
2010 152,201,981 4,492,995
2009 150,873,714 4,529,047
2008 149,474,264 4,558,984
2007 147,989,278 4,462,770
2006 146,405,973 4,377,579
2005 144,715,786 4,288,810
2004 142,902,856 4,192,826
2003 140,970,351 4,103,086
2002 138,933,658 4,006,077
2001 136,805,810 3,919,487
2000 134,544,304 3,833,416
1999 132,108,065 3,729,450
1998 129,622,332 3,628,827
1997 127,198,069 3,531,700
1996 124,862,179 3,435,965
1995 122,600,370 3,348,052
1994 120,343,179 3,257,954
1993 118,132,360 3,157,839
1992 115,952,192 3,058,831
1991 113,787,109 2,963,191
1990 111,633,717 2,871,910
1989 109,433,799 2,783,970
1988 107,216,008 2,713,965
1987 104,959,291 2,669,155
1986 102,635,572 2,634,258
1985 100,253,825 2,600,932
1984 97,814,966 2,568,610
1983 95,335,155 2,537,399
1982 92,814,507 2,507,375
1981 90,303,105 2,478,402
1980 88,016,432 2,450,535
1979 85,935,072 2,423,794
1978 83,889,655 2,397,961
1977 81,867,264 2,372,930
1976 79,855,318 2,348,566
1975 77,854,351 2,313,916
1974 75,839,348 2,269,338
1973 73,722,294 2,226,008
1972 71,641,519 2,183,769
1971 70,276,758 2,141,450
1970 69,058,894 2,097,505
1969 67,294,133 2,051,515
1968 65,408,276 2,005,100
1967 63,510,929 1,960,444
1966 61,669,806 1,918,082
1965 59,902,519 1,877,854
1964 58,178,374 1,839,583
1963 56,504,402 1,803,063
1962 54,881,146 1,768,115
1961 53,310,348 1,734,580
1960 51,828,660 1,702,346

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/central-african-republic | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while the Central African Republic gained 336,084 people (a 7.68% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while the Central African Republic's population increased by 1,039,996 people (a 22.1% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. The Central African Republic was ranked 118th in 2006 and still ranked 118th 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 Central African Republic will increase by 85.8% to 10,689,058 people and rank change from 118th to 96th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 19.1M people in 2100 for the Central African Republic.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Central African Republic
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh CAR
2100 -0.5% 0.42%
2099 -0.48% 0.45%
2098 -0.47% 0.45%
2097 -0.46% 0.49%
2096 -0.45% 0.53%
2095 -0.44% 0.54%
2094 -0.42% 0.55%
2093 -0.4% 0.59%
2092 -0.38% 0.61%
2091 -0.36% 0.65%
2090 -0.34% 0.64%
2089 -0.33% 0.69%
2088 -0.31% 0.72%
2087 -0.29% 0.77%
2086 -0.27% 0.77%
2085 -0.25% 0.81%
2084 -0.24% 0.85%
2083 -0.22% 0.88%
2082 -0.21% 0.89%
2081 -0.19% 0.93%
2080 -0.17% 0.92%
2079 -0.15% 0.98%
2078 -0.14% 1.04%
2077 -0.11% 1.07%
2076 -0.09% 1.1%
2075 -0.07% 1.09%
2074 -0.05% 1.16%
2073 -0.03% 1.17%
2072 -0.008% 1.24%
2071 0.01% 1.3%
2070 0.03% 1.32%
2069 0.05% 1.35%
2068 0.08% 1.41%
2067 0.11% 1.43%
2066 0.13% 1.46%
2065 0.15% 1.49%
2064 0.18% 1.57%
2063 0.21% 1.59%
2062 0.24% 1.62%
2061 0.27% 1.68%
2060 0.29% 1.72%
2059 0.32% 1.77%
2058 0.35% 1.81%
2057 0.37% 1.85%
2056 0.39% 1.89%
2055 0.41% 1.93%
2054 0.43% 1.97%
2053 0.45% 2%
2052 0.48% 2.02%
2051 0.49% 2.08%
2050 0.51% 2.08%
2049 0.53% 2.13%
2048 0.55% 2.14%
2047 0.57% 2.19%
2046 0.58% 2.22%
2045 0.6% 2.26%
2044 0.62% 2.27%
2043 0.64% 2.29%
2042 0.66% 2.34%
2041 0.67% 2.42%
2040 0.7% 2.51%
2039 0.74% 2.56%
2038 0.77% 2.6%
2037 0.81% 2.69%
2036 0.84% 2.77%
2035 0.88% 2.89%
2034 0.94% 2.95%
2033 0.97% 3.02%
2032 1.03% 3.1%
2031 1.07% 3.14%
2030 1.11% 3.19%
2029 1.14% 3.3%
2028 1.17% 3.3%
2027 1.2% 3.34%
2026 1.23% 3.4%
2025 1.22% 3.45%
2024 1.22% 3.46%
2023 1.23% 1.07%
2022 1.03% -0.28%
2021 0.82% 1.7%
2020 0.84% 1.66%
2019 0.85% 1.35%
2018 0.82% 1.78%
2017 0.85% 1.69%
2016 0.9% 1.82%
2015 0.9% 0.13%
2014 0.92% -0.41%
2013 0.94% 0.68%
2012 0.96% 1%
2011 0.91% 1.6%
2010 0.88% -0.8%
2009 0.94% -0.66%
2008 1% 2.16%
2007 1.08% 1.95%
2006 1.17% 2.07%
2005 1.27% 2.29%
2004 1.37% 2.19%
2003 1.47% 2.42%
2002 1.56% 2.21%
2001 1.68% 2.25%
2000 1.84% 2.79%
1999 1.92% 2.77%
1998 1.91% 2.75%
1997 1.87% 2.79%
1996 1.84% 2.63%
1995 1.88% 2.77%
1994 1.87% 3.17%
1993 1.88% 3.24%
1992 1.9% 3.23%
1991 1.93% 3.18%
1990 2.01% 3.16%
1989 2.07% 2.58%
1988 2.15% 1.68%
1987 2.26% 1.32%
1986 2.38% 1.28%
1985 2.49% 1.26%
1984 2.6% 1.23%
1983 2.72% 1.2%
1982 2.78% 1.17%
1981 2.6% 1.14%
1980 2.42% 1.1%
1979 2.44% 1.08%
1978 2.47% 1.05%
1977 2.52% 1.04%
1976 2.57% 1.5%
1975 2.66% 1.96%
1974 2.87% 1.95%
1973 2.9% 1.93%
1972 1.94% 1.98%
1971 1.76% 2.1%
1970 2.62% 2.24%
1969 2.88% 2.31%
1968 2.99% 2.28%
1967 2.99% 2.21%
1966 2.95% 2.14%
1965 2.96% 2.08%
1964 2.96% 2.03%
1963 2.96% 1.98%
1962 2.95% 1.93%
1961 2.86% 1.89%

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 Central African Republic's population grew by 3.46%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh CAR
Current population
178415186
5753659
Population rank 8/197 118/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.07%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
2.95 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
2.2 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
10.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +488
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +178,269
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +3.46%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 9/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
35.9 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -14,693
Net migration rank 194/196 143/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 94,556
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 132/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 135/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Central African Republic
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh CAR
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -14,693
2024 - -473,362 - -15,357
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 190,325 -14,682
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 -49,456 -17,430
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 124,408 -85,646
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 156,911 -24,745
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 68,523 -36,849
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 153,361 -52,954
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 128,461 -58,584
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 142,419 -52,607
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 141,912 -63,045
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 107,448 -174,051
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 140,489 -112,382
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 146,791 -111,764
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 142,913 -86,281
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 130,539 -43,126
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 -130,613 -28,899
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 128,627 -28,983
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 123,137 -30,352
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 118,882 -41,282
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 113,534 -13,604
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 108,548 -16,510
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 105,540 -18,097
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 100,588 5,992
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 99,598 -33,006
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 97,468 8,079
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 96,108 6,284
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 94,361 4,479
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 93,378 2,034
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 93,369 2,697
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 92,748 -12,986
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 90,943 9,496
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 89,873 9,930
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 88,939 9,269
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 88,688 4,381
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 87,507 1,995
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 85,969 409
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 84,654 -31,016
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 83,408 -47,428
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 81,149 -47,332
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 79,266 -46,427
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 77,395 -45,591
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 75,399 -44,780
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 73,330 -43,908
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 71,391 -42,872
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 68,759 -41,539
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 66,104 -39,850
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 63,285 -37,874
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 60,436 -35,782
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 57,725 -33,645
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 55,106 -9,895
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 53,777 -9,838
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 52,525 -9,800
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 51,390 -9,634
1971 542,747 224,369 50,142 -7,259
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 48,690 -3,693
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 47,066 -80
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 45,377 474
1967 1,860,743 23,164 42,979 474
1966 1,794,530 3,758 40,804 474
1965 1,688,652 47,610 38,710 474
1964 1,686,591 25,426 36,878 474
1963 1,612,749 23,215 35,218 474
1962 1,584,035 26,533 33,731 474
1961 1,504,524 26,503 32,383 474
1960 1,418,810 13,580 31,131 474

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 the Central African Republic 66.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,164,312 people) and 33.3% is from migration (a loss of 580,593 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 94,556 people or 1.8% in the Central African Republic.

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
CAR
City Population
Bangui 889K
Berberati 76.9K
Bria 35.2K

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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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