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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 1,408,975,000 people in China in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 1,402,578,808 in China.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 7.86 times bigger than Bangladesh's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while China is the 2nd.
  • The countries together account for 19.1% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 16.9% for China.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +0.3% in China.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while China has grown from 1.31B to 1.4B (6.98% growth).

Bangladesh vs China: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
China
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh China
2100 210,399,059 633,320,628
2099 211,449,688 643,959,697
2098 212,479,977 654,691,595
2097 213,484,035 665,517,335
2096 214,463,720 676,438,150
2095 215,424,649 687,457,915
2094 216,368,088 698,589,897
2093 217,273,531 709,852,629
2092 218,151,426 721,251,520
2091 218,980,379 732,791,748
2090 219,782,575 744,501,355
2089 220,538,090 756,404,299
2088 221,257,201 768,478,316
2087 221,935,839 780,707,622
2086 222,585,679 793,081,006
2085 223,183,658 805,608,315
2084 223,742,603 818,268,277
2083 224,273,365 830,972,107
2082 224,763,738 843,721,746
2081 225,237,793 856,534,631
2080 225,665,152 869,351,919
2079 226,059,226 882,146,959
2078 226,389,150 894,889,246
2077 226,696,749 907,592,919
2076 226,954,762 920,280,380
2075 227,159,233 932,956,157
2074 227,315,415 945,631,173
2073 227,436,221 958,352,980
2072 227,503,342 971,115,895
2071 227,522,038 983,938,054
2070 227,495,122 996,853,418
2069 227,426,186 1,009,905,851
2068 227,302,632 1,023,081,790
2067 227,118,726 1,036,420,010
2066 226,878,385 1,049,887,382
2065 226,581,697 1,063,477,623
2064 226,235,839 1,077,206,695
2063 225,822,167 1,090,982,303
2062 225,349,674 1,104,833,556
2061 224,811,052 1,118,682,849
2060 224,216,813 1,132,504,136
2059 223,569,585 1,146,199,736
2058 222,855,839 1,159,714,746
2057 222,083,110 1,172,963,523
2056 221,273,932 1,185,938,083
2055 220,405,468 1,198,550,408
2054 219,511,997 1,210,749,681
2053 218,567,668 1,222,500,569
2052 217,585,554 1,233,808,926
2051 216,554,217 1,244,584,333
2050 215,489,899 1,254,824,040
2049 214,400,010 1,264,598,914
2048 213,275,216 1,273,885,471
2047 212,114,603 1,282,701,271
2046 210,918,933 1,291,133,690
2045 209,696,717 1,299,154,327
2044 208,446,830 1,306,805,350
2043 207,170,217 1,314,176,710
2042 205,859,107 1,321,319,298
2041 204,513,256 1,328,219,755
2040 203,143,300 1,334,857,481
2039 201,735,060 1,341,265,381
2038 200,262,138 1,347,407,165
2037 198,739,346 1,353,377,505
2036 197,147,970 1,359,133,287
2035 195,499,247 1,364,651,508
2034 193,789,143 1,369,940,557
2033 191,989,956 1,375,003,005
2032 190,141,739 1,379,784,204
2031 188,208,233 1,384,301,522
2030 186,212,272 1,388,520,533
2029 184,168,103 1,392,490,007
2028 182,087,511 1,396,163,778
2027 179,973,411 1,399,515,824
2026 177,837,418 1,402,578,808
2025 175,685,057 1,405,826,385
2024 173,562,364 1,408,975,000
2023 171,466,990 1,410,710,000
2022 169,384,897 1,412,175,000
2021 167,658,854 1,412,360,000
2020 166,298,024 1,411,100,000
2019 164,913,055 1,407,745,000
2018 163,523,103 1,402,760,000
2017 162,186,147 1,396,215,000
2016 160,811,932 1,387,790,000
2015 159,383,179 1,379,860,000
2014 157,964,929 1,371,860,000
2013 156,532,141 1,363,240,000
2012 155,070,101 1,354,190,000
2011 153,591,076 1,345,035,000
2010 152,201,981 1,337,705,000
2009 150,873,714 1,331,260,000
2008 149,474,264 1,324,655,000
2007 147,989,278 1,317,885,000
2006 146,405,973 1,311,020,000
2005 144,715,786 1,303,720,000
2004 142,902,856 1,296,075,000
2003 140,970,351 1,288,400,000
2002 138,933,658 1,280,400,000
2001 136,805,810 1,271,850,000
2000 134,544,304 1,262,645,000
1999 132,108,065 1,252,735,000
1998 129,622,332 1,241,935,000
1997 127,198,069 1,230,075,000
1996 124,862,179 1,217,550,000
1995 122,600,370 1,204,855,000
1994 120,343,179 1,191,835,000
1993 118,132,360 1,178,440,000
1992 115,952,192 1,164,970,000
1991 113,787,109 1,150,780,000
1990 111,633,717 1,135,185,000
1989 109,433,799 1,118,650,000
1988 107,216,008 1,101,630,000
1987 104,959,291 1,084,035,000
1986 102,635,572 1,066,790,000
1985 100,253,825 1,051,040,000
1984 97,814,966 1,036,825,000
1983 95,335,155 1,023,310,000
1982 92,814,507 1,008,630,000
1981 90,303,105 993,885,000
1980 88,016,432 981,235,000
1979 85,935,072 969,005,000
1978 83,889,655 956,165,000
1977 81,867,264 943,455,000
1976 79,855,318 930,685,000
1975 77,854,351 916,395,000
1974 75,839,348 900,350,000
1973 73,722,294 881,940,000
1972 71,641,519 862,030,000
1971 70,276,758 841,105,000
1970 69,058,894 818,315,000
1969 67,294,133 796,025,000
1968 65,408,276 774,510,000
1967 63,510,929 754,550,000
1966 61,669,806 735,400,000
1965 59,902,519 715,185,000
1964 58,178,374 698,355,000
1963 56,504,402 682,335,000
1962 54,881,146 665,770,000
1961 53,310,348 660,330,000
1960 51,828,660 667,070,000

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 China gained 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while China's population increased by 14,788,808 people (a 1.07% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. China was ranked 1st in 2006 and ranked 2nd 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 China will decrease by 10.5% to 1,254,824,040 people and will still be ranked 2nd.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people, while China's population already peaked in 2021 at 1.41B people and is projected to decrease to 633M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
China
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh China
2100 -0.5% -1.65%
2099 -0.48% -1.64%
2098 -0.47% -1.63%
2097 -0.46% -1.61%
2096 -0.45% -1.6%
2095 -0.44% -1.59%
2094 -0.42% -1.59%
2093 -0.4% -1.58%
2092 -0.38% -1.57%
2091 -0.36% -1.57%
2090 -0.34% -1.57%
2089 -0.33% -1.57%
2088 -0.31% -1.57%
2087 -0.29% -1.56%
2086 -0.27% -1.56%
2085 -0.25% -1.55%
2084 -0.24% -1.53%
2083 -0.22% -1.51%
2082 -0.21% -1.5%
2081 -0.19% -1.47%
2080 -0.17% -1.45%
2079 -0.15% -1.42%
2078 -0.14% -1.4%
2077 -0.11% -1.38%
2076 -0.09% -1.36%
2075 -0.07% -1.34%
2074 -0.05% -1.33%
2073 -0.03% -1.31%
2072 -0.008% -1.3%
2071 0.01% -1.3%
2070 0.03% -1.29%
2069 0.05% -1.29%
2068 0.08% -1.29%
2067 0.11% -1.28%
2066 0.13% -1.28%
2065 0.15% -1.27%
2064 0.18% -1.26%
2063 0.21% -1.25%
2062 0.24% -1.24%
2061 0.27% -1.22%
2060 0.29% -1.19%
2059 0.32% -1.17%
2058 0.35% -1.13%
2057 0.37% -1.09%
2056 0.39% -1.05%
2055 0.41% -1.01%
2054 0.43% -0.96%
2053 0.45% -0.92%
2052 0.48% -0.87%
2051 0.49% -0.82%
2050 0.51% -0.77%
2049 0.53% -0.73%
2048 0.55% -0.69%
2047 0.57% -0.65%
2046 0.58% -0.62%
2045 0.6% -0.59%
2044 0.62% -0.56%
2043 0.64% -0.54%
2042 0.66% -0.52%
2041 0.67% -0.5%
2040 0.7% -0.48%
2039 0.74% -0.46%
2038 0.77% -0.44%
2037 0.81% -0.42%
2036 0.84% -0.4%
2035 0.88% -0.39%
2034 0.94% -0.37%
2033 0.97% -0.35%
2032 1.03% -0.33%
2031 1.07% -0.3%
2030 1.11% -0.29%
2029 1.14% -0.26%
2028 1.17% -0.24%
2027 1.2% -0.22%
2026 1.23% -0.23%
2025 1.22% -0.22%
2024 1.22% -0.12%
2023 1.23% -0.1%
2022 1.03% -0.01%
2021 0.82% 0.09%
2020 0.84% 0.24%
2019 0.85% 0.36%
2018 0.82% 0.47%
2017 0.85% 0.61%
2016 0.9% 0.57%
2015 0.9% 0.58%
2014 0.92% 0.63%
2013 0.94% 0.67%
2012 0.96% 0.68%
2011 0.91% 0.55%
2010 0.88% 0.48%
2009 0.94% 0.5%
2008 1% 0.51%
2007 1.08% 0.52%
2006 1.17% 0.56%
2005 1.27% 0.59%
2004 1.37% 0.6%
2003 1.47% 0.62%
2002 1.56% 0.67%
2001 1.68% 0.73%
2000 1.84% 0.79%
1999 1.92% 0.87%
1998 1.91% 0.96%
1997 1.87% 1.03%
1996 1.84% 1.05%
1995 1.88% 1.09%
1994 1.87% 1.14%
1993 1.88% 1.16%
1992 1.9% 1.23%
1991 1.93% 1.37%
1990 2.01% 1.48%
1989 2.07% 1.54%
1988 2.15% 1.62%
1987 2.26% 1.62%
1986 2.38% 1.5%
1985 2.49% 1.37%
1984 2.6% 1.32%
1983 2.72% 1.46%
1982 2.78% 1.48%
1981 2.6% 1.29%
1980 2.42% 1.26%
1979 2.44% 1.34%
1978 2.47% 1.35%
1977 2.52% 1.37%
1976 2.57% 1.56%
1975 2.66% 1.78%
1974 2.87% 2.09%
1973 2.9% 2.31%
1972 1.94% 2.49%
1971 1.76% 2.78%
1970 2.62% 2.8%
1969 2.88% 2.78%
1968 2.99% 2.65%
1967 2.99% 2.6%
1966 2.95% 2.83%
1965 2.96% 2.41%
1964 2.96% 2.35%
1963 2.96% 2.49%
1962 2.95% 0.82%
1961 2.86% -1.01%

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 China's population declined by 0.12%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh China
Current population
178415186
1402578808
Population rank 8/197 2/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 16.9%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
18.2 seconds
One birth every
9.04 seconds
3.5 seconds
One death every
36.7 seconds
2.84 seconds
Daily growth/decline +5,741 -4,753
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 -1,735,000
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% -0.12%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 173/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
1.97 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -268,126
Net migration rank 194/196 189/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 1,638,718
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 43/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 192/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
China
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh China
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -268,126
2024 - -473,362 - -318,992
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 -2,087,851 -567,724
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 -847,305 -293,846
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 480,203 -379,749
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 2,046,095 -91,577
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 4,673,713 -656,091
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 5,302,433 -198,206
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 7,790,880 -94,625
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 9,062,269 -153,056
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 6,788,911 -646,941
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 9,205,180 -371,108
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 8,043,116 -188,951
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 10,075,174 -58,864
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 8,245,065 -416,189
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 6,407,607 -184,144
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 6,483,236 -177,135
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 6,729,247 -764,370
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 6,813,465 -1,042,019
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 6,922,185 -759,559
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 7,678,911 -103,701
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 7,607,960 -770,977
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 7,743,284 -613,223
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 8,258,580 -761,291
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 8,839,358 -176,419
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 9,570,849 -62,622
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 10,247,372 -96,102
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 11,351,286 -40,472
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 12,374,554 -279,251
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 12,686,872 -250,750
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 12,711,220 -365,986
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 13,360,470 -723,641
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 13,493,138 -373,316
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 13,548,601 -142,985
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 14,937,124 -544,650
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 16,335,313 -11,187
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 16,824,495 -313,476
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 17,328,640 -282,194
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 18,005,821 -169,170
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 16,609,920 -79,190
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 14,987,830 -60,929
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 13,561,671 -51,961
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 13,599,789 -43,756
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 15,815,318 -36,181
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 14,461,027 -28,016
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 11,647,260 -20,129
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 11,250,148 -13,704
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 11,473,980 -9,916
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 11,378,068 -15,323
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 11,782,472 -55,109
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 14,378,237 -115,173
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 15,738,118 -175,239
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 18,423,727 -214,997
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 19,102,585 -215,650
1971 542,747 224,369 19,622,980 -180,153
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 21,137,076 -126,510
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 20,760,332 -72,836
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 21,206,083 -37,290
1967 1,860,743 23,164 19,263,662 1,246,654
1966 1,794,530 3,758 19,282,187 4,165
1965 1,688,652 47,610 20,296,950 -130,900
1964 1,686,591 25,426 19,302,532 -1,250,441
1963 1,612,749 23,215 22,742,225 -31,383
1962 1,584,035 26,533 17,969,132 -31,305
1961 1,504,524 26,503 2,496,047 -25,578
1960 1,418,810 13,580 -3,048,510 -16,927

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 China 92.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 42,414,528 people) and 7.53% is from migration (a loss of 3,452,923 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 1,638,718 people or 0.1% in China.

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
China
City Population
Chongqing 32.1M
Shanghai 24.9M
Beijing 21.9M
Chengdu 20.9M
Guangzhou 18.7M
Shenzhen 17.5M
Tianjin 13.9M
Xi'an 13M
Suzhou 12.7M
Zhengzhou 12.6M

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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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