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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 20,299,123 people in Chad in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 21,893,857 in Chad.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 8.15 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 +0.94% per year vs +3.65% in Chad.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Chad has grown from 10.7M to 21.9M (104.5% growth).

Bangladesh vs Chad: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Chad
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Chad
2100 210,399,059 70,884,357
2099 211,449,688 70,557,567
2098 212,479,977 70,230,207
2097 213,484,035 69,842,152
2096 214,463,720 69,451,196
2095 215,424,649 69,060,721
2094 216,368,088 68,666,177
2093 217,273,531 68,236,720
2092 218,151,426 67,782,173
2091 218,980,379 67,325,804
2090 219,782,575 66,831,262
2089 220,538,090 66,335,362
2088 221,257,201 65,849,776
2087 221,935,839 65,329,155
2086 222,585,679 64,802,341
2085 223,183,658 64,247,517
2084 223,742,603 63,683,201
2083 224,273,365 63,107,011
2082 224,763,738 62,546,281
2081 225,237,793 61,935,077
2080 225,665,152 61,322,770
2079 226,059,226 60,689,500
2078 226,389,150 60,041,413
2077 226,696,749 59,398,544
2076 226,954,762 58,750,589
2075 227,159,233 58,088,399
2074 227,315,415 57,429,638
2073 227,436,221 56,751,288
2072 227,503,342 56,050,641
2071 227,522,038 55,351,270
2070 227,495,122 54,656,129
2069 227,426,186 53,956,737
2068 227,302,632 53,248,745
2067 227,118,726 52,550,963
2066 226,878,385 51,808,021
2065 226,581,697 51,071,215
2064 226,235,839 50,307,695
2063 225,822,167 49,556,347
2062 225,349,674 48,797,884
2061 224,811,052 48,036,580
2060 224,216,813 47,241,459
2059 223,569,585 46,442,418
2058 222,855,839 45,655,034
2057 222,083,110 44,870,896
2056 221,273,932 44,078,534
2055 220,405,468 43,275,519
2054 219,511,997 42,486,590
2053 218,567,668 41,688,608
2052 217,585,554 40,889,772
2051 216,554,217 40,092,484
2050 215,489,899 39,299,495
2049 214,400,010 38,521,793
2048 213,275,216 37,723,298
2047 212,114,603 36,947,445
2046 210,918,933 36,172,851
2045 209,696,717 35,391,232
2044 208,446,830 34,632,170
2043 207,170,217 33,864,845
2042 205,859,107 33,104,772
2041 204,513,256 32,347,709
2040 203,143,300 31,617,805
2039 201,735,060 30,871,258
2038 200,262,138 30,129,880
2037 198,739,346 29,393,074
2036 197,147,970 28,653,774
2035 195,499,247 27,935,849
2034 193,789,143 27,223,833
2033 191,989,956 26,506,530
2032 190,141,739 25,790,343
2031 188,208,233 25,078,386
2030 186,212,272 24,381,060
2029 184,168,103 23,686,105
2028 182,087,511 22,995,214
2027 179,973,411 22,312,346
2026 177,837,418 21,738,687
2025 175,685,057 21,174,977
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 (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 Chad gained 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Chad's population increased by 6,779,202 people (a 44.9% 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 20.8% to 215,489,899 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of Chad will increase by 79.5% to 39,299,495 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 70.9M 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% 4.31%
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 (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 Chad's population grew by 5.07%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Chad
Current population
178415186
21893857
Population rank 8/197 64/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.26%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
32.2 seconds
One birth every
9.04 seconds
38.5 seconds
One death every
36.7 seconds
2.47 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +2,685
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +980,059
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +5.07%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 2/197
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 - -473,362 - 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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/chad | 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 Chad 88.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,253,964 people) and 11.3% is from migration (a gain of 672,204 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 2.58M
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 (1960–2024, 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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