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

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The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 175,686,899 in 2025 vs 21,003,705 people in Chad in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,936,470 people compared to 21,855,137 in Chad.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 8.19 times bigger than Chad's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Chad is the 64th.
  • The countries together account for 2.42% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.26% for Chad.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.97% per year vs +3.63% in Chad.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 179M (22.2% growth), while Chad has grown from 10.7M to 21.9M (104.1% growth).

Bangladesh vs Chad: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Chad
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Chad
2100 210,401,264 70,311,013
2099 211,451,904 69,986,866
2098 212,482,204 69,662,155
2097 213,486,272 69,277,239
2096 214,465,968 68,889,445
2095 215,426,907 68,502,128
2094 216,370,356 68,110,775
2093 217,275,808 67,684,792
2092 218,153,712 67,233,921
2091 218,982,674 66,781,244
2090 219,784,878 66,290,702
2089 220,540,401 65,798,812
2088 221,259,520 65,317,154
2087 221,938,165 64,800,745
2086 222,588,012 64,278,192
2085 223,185,997 63,727,856
2084 223,744,949 63,168,104
2083 224,275,716 62,596,574
2082 224,766,094 62,040,380
2081 225,240,154 61,434,119
2080 225,667,518 60,826,765
2079 226,061,595 60,198,617
2078 226,391,523 59,555,772
2077 226,699,126 58,918,103
2076 226,957,140 58,275,388
2075 227,161,614 57,618,555
2074 227,317,797 56,965,122
2073 227,438,605 56,292,259
2072 227,505,726 55,597,279
2071 227,524,423 54,903,565
2070 227,497,506 54,214,047
2069 227,428,570 53,520,311
2068 227,305,014 52,818,046
2067 227,121,107 52,125,908
2066 226,880,763 51,388,975
2065 226,584,072 50,658,129
2064 226,238,210 49,900,784
2063 225,824,534 49,155,513
2062 225,352,036 48,403,186
2061 224,813,409 47,648,039
2060 224,219,163 46,859,349
2059 223,571,928 46,066,772
2058 222,858,175 45,285,757
2057 222,085,438 44,507,961
2056 221,276,251 43,722,007
2055 220,407,778 42,925,488
2054 219,514,298 42,142,940
2053 218,569,959 41,351,412
2052 217,587,835 40,559,038
2051 216,556,487 39,768,198
2050 215,492,158 38,981,624
2049 214,402,257 38,210,212
2048 213,277,451 37,418,176
2047 212,116,827 36,648,598
2046 210,921,144 35,880,269
2045 209,698,915 35,104,973
2044 208,449,015 34,352,050
2043 207,172,388 33,590,931
2042 205,861,265 32,837,006
2041 204,515,400 32,086,067
2040 203,145,429 31,362,066
2039 201,737,174 30,621,558
2038 200,264,237 29,886,177
2037 198,741,429 29,155,330
2036 197,150,036 28,422,010
2035 195,501,296 27,709,891
2034 193,791,174 27,003,635
2033 191,991,968 26,292,134
2032 190,143,732 25,581,739
2031 188,210,205 24,875,542
2030 186,214,224 24,183,856
2029 184,170,034 23,494,522
2028 182,089,419 22,809,219
2027 179,975,298 22,131,874
2026 177,839,282 21,562,855
2025 175,686,899 21,003,705
2024 173,562,364 20,299,123
2023 171,466,990 19,319,064
2022 169,384,897 18,455,316
2021 167,658,854 17,828,273
2020 166,298,024 17,224,679
2019 164,913,055 16,685,223
2018 163,523,103 16,156,531
2017 162,186,147 15,622,759
2016 160,811,932 15,114,655
2015 159,383,179 14,647,621
2014 157,964,929 14,188,678
2013 156,532,141 13,691,079
2012 155,070,101 13,210,998
2011 153,591,076 12,754,997
2010 152,201,981 12,312,575
2009 150,873,714 11,893,754
2008 149,474,264 11,476,296
2007 147,989,278 11,081,660
2006 146,405,973 10,706,424
2005 144,715,786 10,328,092
2004 142,902,856 9,920,036
2003 140,970,351 9,487,833
2002 138,933,658 9,116,192
2001 136,805,810 8,804,124
2000 134,544,304 8,512,093
1999 132,108,065 8,222,705
1998 129,622,332 7,938,840
1997 127,198,069 7,670,366
1996 124,862,179 7,410,108
1995 122,600,370 7,089,064
1994 120,343,179 6,783,450
1993 118,132,360 6,629,146
1992 115,952,192 6,474,656
1991 113,787,109 6,205,676
1990 111,633,717 5,982,833
1989 109,433,799 5,819,586
1988 107,216,008 5,625,602
1987 104,959,291 5,438,309
1986 102,635,572 5,251,069
1985 100,253,825 5,096,269
1984 97,814,966 5,045,145
1983 95,335,155 4,979,130
1982 92,814,507 4,738,483
1981 90,303,105 4,520,959
1980 88,016,432 4,515,453
1979 85,935,072 4,505,384
1978 83,889,655 4,411,366
1977 81,867,264 4,331,667
1976 79,855,318 4,251,297
1975 77,854,351 4,167,234
1974 75,839,348 4,078,356
1973 73,722,294 3,985,909
1972 71,641,519 3,893,252
1971 70,276,758 3,807,316
1970 69,058,894 3,727,828
1969 67,294,133 3,651,113
1968 65,408,276 3,578,231
1967 63,510,929 3,508,512
1966 61,669,806 3,440,903
1965 59,902,519 3,374,220
1964 58,178,374 3,307,479
1963 56,504,402 3,240,905
1962 54,881,146 3,175,598
1961 53,310,348 3,111,947
1960 51,828,660 3,049,838

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Chad gained 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% growth), while Chad's population increased by 6,740,482 people (a 44.6% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Chad was ranked 76th in 2006 and ranked 64th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Bangladesh's population will grow by 20.4% to 215,492,158 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of Chad will increase by 78.4% to 38,981,624 people and rank change from 64th to 52nd.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 70.3M people in 2100 for Chad.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Chad
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Chad
2100 -0.5% 0.46%
2099 -0.48% 0.47%
2098 -0.47% 0.56%
2097 -0.46% 0.56%
2096 -0.45% 0.57%
2095 -0.44% 0.57%
2094 -0.42% 0.63%
2093 -0.4% 0.67%
2092 -0.38% 0.68%
2091 -0.36% 0.74%
2090 -0.34% 0.75%
2089 -0.33% 0.74%
2088 -0.31% 0.8%
2087 -0.29% 0.81%
2086 -0.27% 0.86%
2085 -0.25% 0.89%
2084 -0.24% 0.91%
2083 -0.22% 0.9%
2082 -0.21% 0.99%
2081 -0.19% 1%
2080 -0.17% 1.04%
2079 -0.15% 1.08%
2078 -0.14% 1.08%
2077 -0.11% 1.1%
2076 -0.09% 1.14%
2075 -0.07% 1.15%
2074 -0.05% 1.2%
2073 -0.03% 1.25%
2072 -0.008% 1.26%
2071 0.01% 1.27%
2070 0.03% 1.3%
2069 0.05% 1.33%
2068 0.08% 1.33%
2067 0.11% 1.43%
2066 0.13% 1.44%
2065 0.15% 1.52%
2064 0.18% 1.52%
2063 0.21% 1.55%
2062 0.24% 1.58%
2061 0.27% 1.68%
2060 0.29% 1.72%
2059 0.32% 1.72%
2058 0.35% 1.75%
2057 0.37% 1.8%
2056 0.39% 1.86%
2055 0.41% 1.86%
2054 0.43% 1.91%
2053 0.45% 1.95%
2052 0.48% 1.99%
2051 0.49% 2.02%
2050 0.51% 2.02%
2049 0.53% 2.12%
2048 0.55% 2.1%
2047 0.57% 2.14%
2046 0.58% 2.21%
2045 0.6% 2.19%
2044 0.62% 2.27%
2043 0.64% 2.3%
2042 0.66% 2.34%
2041 0.67% 2.31%
2040 0.7% 2.42%
2039 0.74% 2.46%
2038 0.77% 2.51%
2037 0.81% 2.58%
2036 0.84% 2.57%
2035 0.88% 2.62%
2034 0.94% 2.71%
2033 0.97% 2.78%
2032 1.03% 2.84%
2031 1.07% 2.86%
2030 1.11% 2.93%
2029 1.14% 3%
2028 1.17% 3.06%
2027 1.2% 2.64%
2026 1.23% 2.66%
2025 1.22% 3.47%
2024 1.22% 5.07%
2023 1.23% 4.68%
2022 1.03% 3.52%
2021 0.82% 3.5%
2020 0.84% 3.23%
2019 0.85% 3.27%
2018 0.82% 3.42%
2017 0.85% 3.36%
2016 0.9% 3.19%
2015 0.9% 3.23%
2014 0.92% 3.63%
2013 0.94% 3.63%
2012 0.96% 3.58%
2011 0.91% 3.59%
2010 0.88% 3.52%
2009 0.94% 3.64%
2008 1% 3.56%
2007 1.08% 3.5%
2006 1.17% 3.66%
2005 1.27% 4.11%
2004 1.37% 4.56%
2003 1.47% 4.08%
2002 1.56% 3.54%
2001 1.68% 3.43%
2000 1.84% 3.52%
1999 1.92% 3.58%
1998 1.91% 3.5%
1997 1.87% 3.51%
1996 1.84% 4.53%
1995 1.88% 4.51%
1994 1.87% 2.33%
1993 1.88% 2.39%
1992 1.9% 4.33%
1991 1.93% 3.72%
1990 2.01% 2.81%
1989 2.07% 3.45%
1988 2.15% 3.44%
1987 2.26% 3.57%
1986 2.38% 3.04%
1985 2.49% 1.01%
1984 2.6% 1.33%
1983 2.72% 5.08%
1982 2.78% 4.81%
1981 2.6% 0.12%
1980 2.42% 0.22%
1979 2.44% 2.13%
1978 2.47% 1.84%
1977 2.52% 1.89%
1976 2.57% 2.02%
1975 2.66% 2.18%
1974 2.87% 2.32%
1973 2.9% 2.38%
1972 1.94% 2.26%
1971 1.76% 2.13%
1970 2.62% 2.1%
1969 2.88% 2.04%
1968 2.99% 1.99%
1967 2.99% 1.96%
1966 2.95% 1.98%
1965 2.96% 2.02%
1964 2.96% 2.05%
1963 2.96% 2.06%
1962 2.95% 2.05%
1961 2.86% 2.04%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Chad's population grew by 3.47%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Chad
Current population
178936470
21855137
Population rank 8/197 64/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.26%
One net population change
14.9 seconds
44.9 seconds
One birth every
9.09 seconds
35.9 seconds
One death every
35.6 seconds
2.34 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,821 +1,930
Annual growth/decline +2,124,535 +704,582
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +3.47%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 6/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
4.28 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -123,104
Net migration rank 194/196 184/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 1,269,673
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 50/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 6.3%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 83/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Chad
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Chad
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -123,104
2024 2,583,129 -473,362 653,307 204,040
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 605,924 496,830
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 588,060 36,670
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 554,851 74,509
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 541,234 36,605
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 530,540 -29,451
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 509,642 46,661
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 494,304 16,916
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 483,442 21,540
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 478,010 -48,918
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 467,957 20,842
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 454,517 51,887
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 444,246 9,514
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 428,989 29,256
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 416,177 10,427
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 401,937 9,108
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 387,439 36,446
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 376,732 -11,339
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 362,027 23,052
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 352,302 19,281
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 334,136 110,387
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 314,740 105,140
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 302,995 20,400
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 297,254 3,484
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 287,173 -3,845
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 278,264 17,175
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 270,055 2,232
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 261,030 3,631
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 254,589 1,259
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 234,010 152,232
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 223,996 986
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 229,984 -146,386
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 219,348 6,013
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 200,102 112,492
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 191,959 -58,884
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 188,485 4,924
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 178,489 16,085
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 156,797 23,220
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 152,360 42,093
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 145,845 -30,686
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 151,511 -164,489
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 144,684 247
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 119,121 217,242
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 111,907 -13,232
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 122,468 -210,126
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 117,780 -9,974
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 115,084 -34,856
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 113,498 -34,318
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 111,324 -29,755
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 109,315 -22,768
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 106,898 -15,686
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 104,418 -10,737
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 101,142 -9,526
1971 542,747 224,369 89,404 -9,153
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 87,660 -8,931
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 83,413 -8,714
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 79,465 -8,396
1967 1,860,743 23,164 76,142 -7,771
1966 1,794,530 3,758 73,123 -6,283
1965 1,688,652 47,610 70,913 -4,384
1964 1,686,591 25,426 69,483 -2,518
1963 1,612,749 23,215 67,414 -1,228
1962 1,584,035 26,533 65,312 -890
1961 1,504,524 26,503 63,639 -760
1960 1,418,810 13,580 62,003 -672

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 74.2% of the population change in Bangladesh is from natural causes (a gain of 24,425,669 people) and 25.8% is from migration (a loss of 8,481,548 people). In Chad 86.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,439,314 people) and 13.6% is from migration (a gain of 855,402 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 1,269,673 people or 6.3% in Chad.

Biggest cities by population

Bangladesh
City Population
Dhaka 16.8M
Chittagong 3.23M
Narayanganj 968K
Khulna 929K
Sylhet 480K
Rajshahi 448K
Bogra 401K
Barisal 328K
Rangpur 294K
Brahmanbaria 268K
Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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