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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 19,764,771 people in Chile in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 19,977,856 in Chile.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 8.93 times bigger than Chile's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Chile is the 67th.
  • The countries together account for 2.39% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.24% for Chile.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +1.02% in Chile.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Chile has grown from 16.5M to 20M (21% growth).

Bangladesh vs Chile: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Chile
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Chile
2100 210,399,059 13,542,179
2099 211,449,688 13,698,571
2098 212,479,977 13,856,954
2097 213,484,035 14,016,220
2096 214,463,720 14,178,222
2095 215,424,649 14,343,015
2094 216,368,088 14,508,995
2093 217,273,531 14,677,272
2092 218,151,426 14,845,602
2091 218,980,379 15,016,981
2090 219,782,575 15,189,722
2089 220,538,090 15,363,962
2088 221,257,201 15,538,750
2087 221,935,839 15,711,977
2086 222,585,679 15,883,706
2085 223,183,658 16,055,280
2084 223,742,603 16,223,786
2083 224,273,365 16,391,067
2082 224,763,738 16,554,768
2081 225,237,793 16,719,751
2080 225,665,152 16,883,588
2079 226,059,226 17,045,148
2078 226,389,150 17,205,047
2077 226,696,749 17,362,651
2076 226,954,762 17,517,633
2075 227,159,233 17,670,800
2074 227,315,415 17,820,437
2073 227,436,221 17,966,186
2072 227,503,342 18,109,831
2071 227,522,038 18,253,369
2070 227,495,122 18,393,628
2069 227,426,186 18,531,389
2068 227,302,632 18,668,022
2067 227,118,726 18,802,510
2066 226,878,385 18,935,536
2065 226,581,697 19,063,468
2064 226,235,839 19,189,521
2063 225,822,167 19,310,719
2062 225,349,674 19,424,785
2061 224,811,052 19,534,495
2060 224,216,813 19,638,454
2059 223,569,585 19,739,346
2058 222,855,839 19,832,760
2057 222,083,110 19,923,762
2056 221,273,932 20,008,988
2055 220,405,468 20,089,664
2054 219,511,997 20,163,300
2053 218,567,668 20,232,377
2052 217,585,554 20,293,672
2051 216,554,217 20,348,246
2050 215,489,899 20,396,141
2049 214,400,010 20,440,751
2048 213,275,216 20,480,143
2047 212,114,603 20,511,707
2046 210,918,933 20,539,410
2045 209,696,717 20,563,551
2044 208,446,830 20,580,609
2043 207,170,217 20,590,097
2042 205,859,107 20,594,631
2041 204,513,256 20,596,851
2040 203,143,300 20,592,260
2039 201,735,060 20,584,025
2038 200,262,138 20,569,754
2037 198,739,346 20,550,877
2036 197,147,970 20,523,910
2035 195,499,247 20,492,436
2034 193,789,143 20,456,957
2033 191,989,956 20,417,291
2032 190,141,739 20,370,206
2031 188,208,233 20,315,389
2030 186,212,272 20,254,305
2029 184,168,103 20,187,945
2028 182,087,511 20,116,575
2027 179,973,411 20,038,004
2026 177,837,418 19,955,555
2025 175,685,057 19,865,709
2024 173,562,364 19,764,771
2023 171,466,990 19,658,835
2022 169,384,897 19,553,036
2021 167,658,854 19,456,334
2020 166,298,024 19,370,624
2019 164,913,055 19,197,744
2018 163,523,103 18,893,191
2017 162,186,147 18,558,868
2016 160,811,932 18,267,221
2015 159,383,179 18,047,625
2014 157,964,929 17,864,195
2013 156,532,141 17,687,006
2012 155,070,101 17,519,119
2011 153,591,076 17,351,816
2010 152,201,981 17,181,464
2009 150,873,714 17,009,731
2008 149,474,264 16,838,988
2007 147,989,278 16,671,581
2006 146,405,973 16,509,195
2005 144,715,786 16,348,778
2004 142,902,856 16,187,322
2003 140,970,351 16,024,752
2002 138,933,658 15,857,925
2001 136,805,810 15,683,849
2000 134,544,304 15,503,635
1999 132,108,065 15,319,313
1998 129,622,332 15,127,799
1997 127,198,069 14,932,434
1996 124,862,179 14,734,046
1995 122,600,370 14,527,381
1994 120,343,179 14,316,256
1993 118,132,360 14,102,276
1992 115,952,192 13,884,577
1991 113,787,109 13,662,491
1990 111,633,717 13,437,176
1989 109,433,799 13,215,005
1988 107,216,008 12,999,424
1987 104,959,291 12,790,150
1986 102,635,572 12,588,914
1985 100,253,825 12,395,274
1984 97,814,966 12,207,733
1983 95,335,155 12,026,138
1982 92,814,507 11,850,214
1981 90,303,105 11,678,717
1980 88,016,432 11,508,550
1979 85,935,072 11,339,779
1978 83,889,655 11,172,695
1977 81,867,264 11,005,519
1976 79,855,318 10,838,251
1975 77,854,351 10,671,559
1974 75,839,348 10,505,817
1973 73,722,294 10,340,362
1972 71,641,519 10,174,678
1971 70,276,758 10,009,701
1970 69,058,894 9,845,344
1969 67,294,133 9,680,282
1968 65,408,276 9,514,716
1967 63,510,929 9,348,939
1966 61,669,806 9,181,722
1965 59,902,519 9,012,938
1964 58,178,374 8,842,525
1963 56,504,402 8,670,144
1962 54,881,146 8,497,059
1961 53,310,348 8,324,802
1960 51,828,660 8,153,350

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/chile | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Chile gained 1,758,026 people (a 10.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Chile's population increased by 1,710,635 people (a 9.36% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Chile was ranked 60th in 2006 and ranked 67th 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 Chile will increase by 2.09% to 20,396,141 people and rank change from 67th to 75th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 20.6M people in 2041 for Chile.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Chile
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Chile
2100 -0.5% -1.14%
2099 -0.48% -1.14%
2098 -0.47% -1.14%
2097 -0.46% -1.14%
2096 -0.45% -1.15%
2095 -0.44% -1.14%
2094 -0.42% -1.15%
2093 -0.4% -1.13%
2092 -0.38% -1.14%
2091 -0.36% -1.14%
2090 -0.34% -1.13%
2089 -0.33% -1.12%
2088 -0.31% -1.1%
2087 -0.29% -1.08%
2086 -0.27% -1.07%
2085 -0.25% -1.04%
2084 -0.24% -1.02%
2083 -0.22% -0.99%
2082 -0.21% -0.99%
2081 -0.19% -0.97%
2080 -0.17% -0.95%
2079 -0.15% -0.93%
2078 -0.14% -0.91%
2077 -0.11% -0.88%
2076 -0.09% -0.87%
2075 -0.07% -0.84%
2074 -0.05% -0.81%
2073 -0.03% -0.79%
2072 -0.008% -0.79%
2071 0.01% -0.76%
2070 0.03% -0.74%
2069 0.05% -0.73%
2068 0.08% -0.72%
2067 0.11% -0.7%
2066 0.13% -0.67%
2065 0.15% -0.66%
2064 0.18% -0.63%
2063 0.21% -0.59%
2062 0.24% -0.56%
2061 0.27% -0.53%
2060 0.29% -0.51%
2059 0.32% -0.47%
2058 0.35% -0.46%
2057 0.37% -0.43%
2056 0.39% -0.4%
2055 0.41% -0.37%
2054 0.43% -0.34%
2053 0.45% -0.3%
2052 0.48% -0.27%
2051 0.49% -0.23%
2050 0.51% -0.22%
2049 0.53% -0.19%
2048 0.55% -0.15%
2047 0.57% -0.13%
2046 0.58% -0.12%
2045 0.6% -0.08%
2044 0.62% -0.05%
2043 0.64% -0.02%
2042 0.66% -0.01%
2041 0.67% 0.02%
2040 0.7% 0.04%
2039 0.74% 0.07%
2038 0.77% 0.09%
2037 0.81% 0.13%
2036 0.84% 0.15%
2035 0.88% 0.17%
2034 0.94% 0.19%
2033 0.97% 0.23%
2032 1.03% 0.27%
2031 1.07% 0.3%
2030 1.11% 0.33%
2029 1.14% 0.35%
2028 1.17% 0.39%
2027 1.2% 0.41%
2026 1.23% 0.45%
2025 1.22% 0.51%
2024 1.22% 0.54%
2023 1.23% 0.54%
2022 1.03% 0.5%
2021 0.82% 0.44%
2020 0.84% 0.9%
2019 0.85% 1.61%
2018 0.82% 1.8%
2017 0.85% 1.6%
2016 0.9% 1.22%
2015 0.9% 1.03%
2014 0.92% 1%
2013 0.94% 0.96%
2012 0.96% 0.96%
2011 0.91% 0.99%
2010 0.88% 1.01%
2009 0.94% 1.01%
2008 1% 1%
2007 1.08% 0.98%
2006 1.17% 0.98%
2005 1.27% 1%
2004 1.37% 1.01%
2003 1.47% 1.05%
2002 1.56% 1.11%
2001 1.68% 1.16%
2000 1.84% 1.2%
1999 1.92% 1.27%
1998 1.91% 1.31%
1997 1.87% 1.35%
1996 1.84% 1.42%
1995 1.88% 1.47%
1994 1.87% 1.52%
1993 1.88% 1.57%
1992 1.9% 1.63%
1991 1.93% 1.68%
1990 2.01% 1.68%
1989 2.07% 1.66%
1988 2.15% 1.64%
1987 2.26% 1.6%
1986 2.38% 1.56%
1985 2.49% 1.54%
1984 2.6% 1.51%
1983 2.72% 1.48%
1982 2.78% 1.47%
1981 2.6% 1.48%
1980 2.42% 1.49%
1979 2.44% 1.5%
1978 2.47% 1.52%
1977 2.52% 1.54%
1976 2.57% 1.56%
1975 2.66% 1.58%
1974 2.87% 1.6%
1973 2.9% 1.63%
1972 1.94% 1.65%
1971 1.76% 1.67%
1970 2.62% 1.71%
1969 2.88% 1.74%
1968 2.99% 1.77%
1967 2.99% 1.82%
1966 2.95% 1.87%
1965 2.96% 1.93%
1964 2.96% 1.99%
1963 2.96% 2.04%
1962 2.95% 2.07%
1961 2.86% 2.1%

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 Chile's population grew by 0.54%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Chile
Current population
178415186
19977856
Population rank 8/197 67/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.24%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
4.96 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
2.98 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
4.12 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +290
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +105,936
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.54%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 130/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
10.2 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 +51,712
Net migration rank 194/196 21/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 1,538,324
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 44/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 7.8%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 76/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Chile
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Chile
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 51,712
2024 - -473,362 - 58,316
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 48,518 62,679
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 41,041 59,374
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 27,530 65,480
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 52,378 26,042
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 86,006 181,339
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 103,950 237,807
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 106,268 220,621
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 120,545 135,864
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 127,074 55,689
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 131,373 52,702
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 133,785 36,529
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 134,617 30,870
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 141,053 28,086
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 145,527 26,048
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 147,576 24,324
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 147,105 22,488
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 145,043 20,170
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 142,277 17,285
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 147,009 14,289
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 150,138 11,495
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 154,287 9,225
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 162,322 7,824
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 171,659 6,346
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 175,362 7,067
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 177,995 8,226
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 185,815 10,984
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 190,433 3,504
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 199,897 2,942
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 208,017 2,454
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 209,834 1,930
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 215,003 1,164
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 219,224 0
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 227,180 -2,207
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 226,941 -1,274
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 224,854 -6,186
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 221,602 -9,131
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 218,034 -11,958
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 213,571 -17,148
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 208,910 -18,047
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 205,407 -21,188
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 202,352 -23,386
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 199,522 -26,646
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 198,211 -28,096
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 198,281 -28,060
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 197,198 -29,873
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 196,483 -29,644
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 197,163 -29,651
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 196,986 -29,967
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 196,890 -30,524
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 196,322 -31,211
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 197,666 -31,878
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 198,162 -32,584
1971 542,747 224,369 198,523 -34,147
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 200,402 -36,079
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 202,764 -36,976
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 203,577 -38,224
1967 1,860,743 23,164 204,377 -38,159
1966 1,794,530 3,758 204,661 -36,446
1965 1,688,652 47,610 203,341 -33,988
1964 1,686,591 25,426 202,741 -31,261
1963 1,612,749 23,215 202,370 -29,082
1962 1,584,035 26,533 200,905 -28,023
1961 1,504,524 26,503 198,788 -27,159
1960 1,418,810 13,580 198,461 -27,184

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 Chile 43.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 844,683 people) and 56.5% is from migration (a gain of 1,097,597 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 1,538,324 people or 7.8% in Chile.

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
Chile
City Population
Santiago 6.26M
Puente Alto 574K
Antofagasta 349K
Vina del Mar 333K
San Bernardo 301K
Valparaiso 297K
Temuco 282K
Talcahuano 270K
Talca 232K
Rancagua 231K

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

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