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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 52,886,363 people in Colombia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 54,105,437 in Colombia.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 3.3 times bigger than Colombia's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Colombia is the 28th.
  • The countries together account for 2.81% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.65% for Colombia.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +1.25% in Colombia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Colombia has grown from 42.7M to 54.1M (26.7% growth).

Bangladesh vs Colombia: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Colombia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Colombia
2100 210,399,059 47,499,215
2099 211,449,688 47,845,841
2098 212,479,977 48,197,117
2097 213,484,035 48,551,975
2096 214,463,720 48,909,832
2095 215,424,649 49,272,722
2094 216,368,088 49,640,091
2093 217,273,531 50,009,863
2092 218,151,426 50,381,320
2091 218,980,379 50,754,115
2090 219,782,575 51,127,855
2089 220,538,090 51,502,015
2088 221,257,201 51,875,918
2087 221,935,839 52,247,171
2086 222,585,679 52,614,991
2085 223,183,658 52,979,265
2084 223,742,603 53,339,176
2083 224,273,365 53,693,979
2082 224,763,738 54,043,369
2081 225,237,793 54,385,627
2080 225,665,152 54,721,064
2079 226,059,226 55,048,030
2078 226,389,150 55,367,481
2077 226,696,749 55,677,284
2076 226,954,762 55,976,943
2075 227,159,233 56,266,206
2074 227,315,415 56,544,981
2073 227,436,221 56,812,141
2072 227,503,342 57,068,255
2071 227,522,038 57,312,673
2070 227,495,122 57,545,138
2069 227,426,186 57,764,682
2068 227,302,632 57,972,674
2067 227,118,726 58,168,272
2066 226,878,385 58,351,633
2065 226,581,697 58,521,871
2064 226,235,839 58,680,744
2063 225,822,167 58,827,326
2062 225,349,674 58,962,991
2061 224,811,052 59,086,555
2060 224,216,813 59,199,108
2059 223,569,585 59,300,144
2058 222,855,839 59,390,214
2057 222,083,110 59,468,904
2056 221,273,932 59,536,324
2055 220,405,468 59,592,582
2054 219,511,997 59,637,127
2053 218,567,668 59,670,001
2052 217,585,554 59,690,977
2051 216,554,217 59,699,504
2050 215,489,899 59,695,795
2049 214,400,010 59,678,701
2048 213,275,216 59,648,033
2047 212,114,603 59,602,061
2046 210,918,933 59,540,723
2045 209,696,717 59,463,463
2044 208,446,830 59,367,350
2043 207,170,217 59,253,902
2042 205,859,107 59,121,606
2041 204,513,256 58,969,930
2040 203,143,300 58,799,039
2039 201,735,060 58,603,737
2038 200,262,138 58,388,433
2037 198,739,346 58,151,809
2036 197,147,970 57,888,958
2035 195,499,247 57,606,734
2034 193,789,143 57,297,583
2033 191,989,956 56,964,672
2032 190,141,739 56,610,464
2031 188,208,233 56,231,768
2030 186,212,272 55,827,391
2029 184,168,103 55,399,717
2028 182,087,511 54,947,769
2027 179,973,411 54,469,148
2026 177,837,418 53,970,578
2025 175,685,057 53,442,597
2024 173,562,364 52,886,363
2023 171,466,990 52,321,152
2022 169,384,897 51,737,944
2021 167,658,854 51,188,173
2020 166,298,024 50,629,997
2019 164,913,055 49,907,985
2018 163,523,103 49,024,465
2017 162,186,147 48,131,078
2016 160,811,932 47,437,512
2015 159,383,179 46,969,940
2014 157,964,929 46,565,429
2013 156,532,141 46,151,584
2012 155,070,101 45,715,810
2011 153,591,076 45,259,614
2010 152,201,981 44,777,319
2009 150,873,714 44,271,541
2008 149,474,264 43,758,808
2007 147,989,278 43,235,374
2006 146,405,973 42,691,084
2005 144,715,786 42,128,977
2004 142,902,856 41,543,171
2003 140,970,351 40,937,429
2002 138,933,658 40,324,680
2001 136,805,810 39,709,262
2000 134,544,304 39,089,934
1999 132,108,065 38,454,863
1998 129,622,332 37,792,165
1997 127,198,069 37,121,149
1996 124,862,179 36,462,745
1995 122,600,370 35,804,662
1994 120,343,179 35,127,410
1993 118,132,360 34,441,473
1992 115,952,192 33,760,571
1991 113,787,109 33,098,372
1990 111,633,717 32,440,069
1989 109,433,799 31,776,279
1988 107,216,008 31,130,524
1987 104,959,291 30,499,467
1986 102,635,572 29,879,112
1985 100,253,825 29,268,470
1984 97,814,966 28,642,690
1983 95,335,155 27,988,173
1982 92,814,507 27,338,331
1981 90,303,105 26,713,267
1980 88,016,432 26,104,498
1979 85,935,072 25,515,626
1978 83,889,655 24,950,337
1977 81,867,264 24,393,494
1976 79,855,318 23,858,810
1975 77,854,351 23,344,644
1974 75,839,348 22,833,469
1973 73,722,294 22,325,374
1972 71,641,519 21,819,563
1971 70,276,758 21,319,096
1970 69,058,894 20,811,782
1969 67,294,133 20,291,942
1968 65,408,276 19,766,796
1967 63,510,929 19,235,618
1966 61,669,806 18,702,688
1965 59,902,519 18,169,050
1964 58,178,374 17,637,411
1963 56,504,402 17,113,823
1962 54,881,146 16,599,029
1961 53,310,348 16,095,203
1960 51,828,660 15,606,209

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/colombia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Colombia gained 4,746,428 people (a 11.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Colombia's population increased by 6,667,925 people (a 14.1% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Colombia was ranked 29th in 2006 and ranked 28th 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 Colombia will increase by 10.3% to 59,695,795 people and rank change from 28th to 34th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 59.7M people in 2051 for Colombia.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Colombia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Colombia
2100 -0.5% -0.72%
2099 -0.48% -0.73%
2098 -0.47% -0.73%
2097 -0.46% -0.73%
2096 -0.45% -0.74%
2095 -0.44% -0.74%
2094 -0.42% -0.74%
2093 -0.4% -0.74%
2092 -0.38% -0.73%
2091 -0.36% -0.73%
2090 -0.34% -0.73%
2089 -0.33% -0.72%
2088 -0.31% -0.71%
2087 -0.29% -0.7%
2086 -0.27% -0.69%
2085 -0.25% -0.67%
2084 -0.24% -0.66%
2083 -0.22% -0.65%
2082 -0.21% -0.63%
2081 -0.19% -0.61%
2080 -0.17% -0.59%
2079 -0.15% -0.58%
2078 -0.14% -0.56%
2077 -0.11% -0.54%
2076 -0.09% -0.51%
2075 -0.07% -0.49%
2074 -0.05% -0.47%
2073 -0.03% -0.45%
2072 -0.008% -0.43%
2071 0.01% -0.4%
2070 0.03% -0.38%
2069 0.05% -0.36%
2068 0.08% -0.34%
2067 0.11% -0.31%
2066 0.13% -0.29%
2065 0.15% -0.27%
2064 0.18% -0.25%
2063 0.21% -0.23%
2062 0.24% -0.21%
2061 0.27% -0.19%
2060 0.29% -0.17%
2059 0.32% -0.15%
2058 0.35% -0.13%
2057 0.37% -0.11%
2056 0.39% -0.09%
2055 0.41% -0.07%
2054 0.43% -0.06%
2053 0.45% -0.04%
2052 0.48% -0.01%
2051 0.49% 0.006%
2050 0.51% 0.03%
2049 0.53% 0.05%
2048 0.55% 0.08%
2047 0.57% 0.1%
2046 0.58% 0.13%
2045 0.6% 0.16%
2044 0.62% 0.19%
2043 0.64% 0.22%
2042 0.66% 0.26%
2041 0.67% 0.29%
2040 0.7% 0.33%
2039 0.74% 0.37%
2038 0.77% 0.41%
2037 0.81% 0.45%
2036 0.84% 0.49%
2035 0.88% 0.54%
2034 0.94% 0.58%
2033 0.97% 0.63%
2032 1.03% 0.67%
2031 1.07% 0.72%
2030 1.11% 0.77%
2029 1.14% 0.82%
2028 1.17% 0.88%
2027 1.2% 0.92%
2026 1.23% 0.99%
2025 1.22% 1.05%
2024 1.22% 1.08%
2023 1.23% 1.13%
2022 1.03% 1.07%
2021 0.82% 1.1%
2020 0.84% 1.45%
2019 0.85% 1.8%
2018 0.82% 1.86%
2017 0.85% 1.46%
2016 0.9% 1%
2015 0.9% 0.87%
2014 0.92% 0.9%
2013 0.94% 0.95%
2012 0.96% 1.01%
2011 0.91% 1.08%
2010 0.88% 1.14%
2009 0.94% 1.17%
2008 1% 1.21%
2007 1.08% 1.27%
2006 1.17% 1.33%
2005 1.27% 1.41%
2004 1.37% 1.48%
2003 1.47% 1.52%
2002 1.56% 1.55%
2001 1.68% 1.58%
2000 1.84% 1.65%
1999 1.92% 1.75%
1998 1.91% 1.81%
1997 1.87% 1.81%
1996 1.84% 1.84%
1995 1.88% 1.93%
1994 1.87% 1.99%
1993 1.88% 2.02%
1992 1.9% 2%
1991 1.93% 2.03%
1990 2.01% 2.09%
1989 2.07% 2.07%
1988 2.15% 2.07%
1987 2.26% 2.08%
1986 2.38% 2.09%
1985 2.49% 2.18%
1984 2.6% 2.34%
1983 2.72% 2.38%
1982 2.78% 2.34%
1981 2.6% 2.33%
1980 2.42% 2.31%
1979 2.44% 2.27%
1978 2.47% 2.28%
1977 2.52% 2.24%
1976 2.57% 2.2%
1975 2.66% 2.24%
1974 2.87% 2.28%
1973 2.9% 2.32%
1972 1.94% 2.35%
1971 1.76% 2.44%
1970 2.62% 2.56%
1969 2.88% 2.66%
1968 2.99% 2.76%
1967 2.99% 2.85%
1966 2.95% 2.94%
1965 2.96% 3.01%
1964 2.96% 3.06%
1963 2.96% 3.1%
1962 2.95% 3.13%
1961 2.86% 3.13%

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 Colombia's population grew by 1.08%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Colombia
Current population
178415186
54105437
Population rank 8/197 28/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.65%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
55.8 seconds
One birth every
9.04 seconds
44.7 seconds
One death every
36.7 seconds
1.86 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +1,549
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +565,211
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +1.08%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 96/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
4.08 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 +129,139
Net migration rank 194/196 12/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 3,063,518
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 22/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 5.8%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 89/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Colombia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Colombia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 129,139
2024 - -473,362 - 141,643
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 422,598 154,521
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 406,143 183,180
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 311,122 199,070
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 378,965 227,130
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 441,087 396,826
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 433,622 495,524
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 426,538 431,072
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 425,087 104,373
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 446,778 -41,123
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 470,916 -67,522
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 489,069 -64,789
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 503,285 -56,070
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 511,524 -46,385
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 533,657 -34,220
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 559,017 -46,901
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 576,654 -63,313
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 583,115 -49,634
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 594,388 -39,303
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 610,618 -41,465
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 628,424 -25,949
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 642,144 -33,114
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 640,840 -24,387
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 642,933 -28,582
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 652,176 -27,878
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 668,576 -22,698
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 687,704 -8,186
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 686,073 -23,600
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 682,547 -28,251
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 694,968 -33,097
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 708,660 -16,023
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 709,287 -30,103
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 697,763 -15,147
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 690,266 -48,458
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 682,409 -7,590
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 674,102 -21,329
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 663,796 -25,064
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 659,429 -36,040
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 659,701 -42,368
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 625,379 -21,408
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 666,315 -18,692
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 674,767 -13,329
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 675,339 -37,090
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 662,195 -50,351
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 649,872 -44,203
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 635,747 -63,657
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 626,378 -67,870
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 622,814 -67,638
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 612,265 -98,057
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 598,580 -84,462
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 589,035 -80,816
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 583,608 -75,630
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 581,361 -77,708
1971 542,747 224,369 582,011 -84,712
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 583,396 -66,065
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 586,559 -64,238
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 589,407 -61,442
1967 1,860,743 23,164 591,649 -57,256
1966 1,794,530 3,758 590,855 -59,395
1965 1,688,652 47,610 587,677 -51,855
1964 1,686,591 25,426 581,435 -53,972
1963 1,612,749 23,215 572,355 -52,631
1962 1,584,035 26,533 559,985 -50,108
1961 1,504,524 26,503 545,627 -47,849
1960 1,418,810 13,580 529,316 -49,115

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 Colombia 66.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,162,856 people) and 33.4% is from migration (a gain of 2,083,051 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 3,063,518 people or 5.8% in Colombia.

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
Colombia
City Population
Bogota 8.03M
Medellin 2.53M
Cali 2.47M
Barranquilla 1.33M
Cartagena 915K
Cucuta 806K
Soacha 783K
Soledad 676K
Villavicencio 664K
Bucaramanga 615K

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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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