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Population in Bangladesh compared to the Congo: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 6,332,961 people in the Congo in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 6,681,829 in the Congo.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 26.7 times bigger than the Congo's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while the Congo is the 109th.
  • The countries together account for 2.23% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.08% for the Congo.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +2.44% in the Congo.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while the Congo has grown from 3.84M to 6.68M (74.1% growth).

Bangladesh vs Congo: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Congo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Congo
2100 210,399,059 20,197,393
2099 211,449,688 20,056,338
2098 212,479,977 19,909,990
2097 213,484,035 19,763,169
2096 214,463,720 19,613,556
2095 215,424,649 19,462,505
2094 216,368,088 19,309,823
2093 217,273,531 19,154,254
2092 218,151,426 18,993,517
2091 218,980,379 18,831,137
2090 219,782,575 18,666,035
2089 220,538,090 18,500,705
2088 221,257,201 18,328,408
2087 221,935,839 18,156,542
2086 222,585,679 17,982,556
2085 223,183,658 17,810,599
2084 223,742,603 17,634,115
2083 224,273,365 17,455,922
2082 224,763,738 17,273,447
2081 225,237,793 17,095,916
2080 225,665,152 16,913,187
2079 226,059,226 16,731,545
2078 226,389,150 16,545,390
2077 226,696,749 16,360,458
2076 226,954,762 16,175,508
2075 227,159,233 15,984,378
2074 227,315,415 15,794,071
2073 227,436,221 15,599,735
2072 227,503,342 15,404,494
2071 227,522,038 15,207,921
2070 227,495,122 15,011,471
2069 227,426,186 14,810,543
2068 227,302,632 14,612,051
2067 227,118,726 14,415,033
2066 226,878,385 14,213,222
2065 226,581,697 14,012,829
2064 226,235,839 13,813,071
2063 225,822,167 13,611,733
2062 225,349,674 13,407,155
2061 224,811,052 13,206,406
2060 224,216,813 13,006,970
2059 223,569,585 12,808,144
2058 222,855,839 12,611,185
2057 222,083,110 12,415,316
2056 221,273,932 12,219,298
2055 220,405,468 12,024,601
2054 219,511,997 11,826,644
2053 218,567,668 11,629,783
2052 217,585,554 11,433,645
2051 216,554,217 11,236,927
2050 215,489,899 11,041,020
2049 214,400,010 10,846,652
2048 213,275,216 10,651,879
2047 212,114,603 10,455,019
2046 210,918,933 10,260,138
2045 209,696,717 10,065,444
2044 208,446,830 9,872,742
2043 207,170,217 9,677,498
2042 205,859,107 9,483,953
2041 204,513,256 9,288,673
2040 203,143,300 9,097,986
2039 201,735,060 8,908,556
2038 200,262,138 8,720,599
2037 198,739,346 8,534,256
2036 197,147,970 8,350,011
2035 195,499,247 8,167,940
2034 193,789,143 7,986,915
2033 191,989,956 7,806,956
2032 190,141,739 7,629,621
2031 188,208,233 7,454,630
2030 186,212,272 7,285,238
2029 184,168,103 7,119,031
2028 182,087,511 6,956,345
2027 179,973,411 6,795,830
2026 177,837,418 6,639,560
2025 175,685,057 6,485,440
2024 173,562,364 6,332,961
2023 171,466,990 6,182,885
2022 169,384,897 6,035,104
2021 167,658,854 5,892,183
2020 166,298,024 5,752,791
2019 164,913,055 5,616,661
2018 163,523,103 5,483,118
2017 162,186,147 5,351,011
2016 160,811,932 5,222,536
2015 159,383,179 5,097,581
2014 157,964,929 4,975,880
2013 156,532,141 4,857,099
2012 155,070,101 4,740,450
2011 153,591,076 4,609,724
2010 152,201,981 4,462,290
2009 150,873,714 4,281,219
2008 149,474,264 4,113,517
2007 147,989,278 3,980,430
2006 146,405,973 3,837,409
2005 144,715,786 3,696,393
2004 142,902,856 3,565,554
2003 140,970,351 3,445,753
2002 138,933,658 3,350,771
2001 136,805,810 3,272,537
2000 134,544,304 3,151,345
1999 132,108,065 3,032,874
1998 129,622,332 2,952,061
1997 127,198,069 2,887,862
1996 124,862,179 2,826,785
1995 122,600,370 2,749,461
1994 120,343,179 2,673,144
1993 118,132,360 2,595,124
1992 115,952,192 2,519,465
1991 113,787,109 2,449,229
1990 111,633,717 2,380,560
1989 109,433,799 2,313,558
1988 107,216,008 2,247,653
1987 104,959,291 2,183,473
1986 102,635,572 2,120,602
1985 100,253,825 2,059,311
1984 97,814,966 1,999,528
1983 95,335,155 1,950,321
1982 92,814,507 1,910,430
1981 90,303,105 1,869,759
1980 88,016,432 1,828,985
1979 85,935,072 1,788,524
1978 83,889,655 1,748,089
1977 81,867,264 1,707,568
1976 79,855,318 1,667,225
1975 77,854,351 1,627,032
1974 75,839,348 1,582,301
1973 73,722,294 1,533,680
1972 71,641,519 1,486,468
1971 70,276,758 1,441,039
1970 69,058,894 1,397,638
1969 67,294,133 1,356,182
1968 65,408,276 1,316,519
1967 63,510,929 1,278,691
1966 61,669,806 1,242,534
1965 59,902,519 1,207,880
1964 58,178,374 1,174,816
1963 56,504,402 1,143,263
1962 54,881,146 1,113,175
1961 53,310,348 1,084,389
1960 51,828,660 1,056,732

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/congo | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while the Congo gained 1,385,127 people (a 36.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while the Congo's population increased by 1,459,293 people (a 27.9% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. The Congo was ranked 125th in 2006 and ranked 109th 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 the Congo will increase by 65.2% to 11,041,020 people and rank change from 109th to 95th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 20.2M people in 2100 for the Congo.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Congo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Congo
2100 -0.5% 0.7%
2099 -0.48% 0.74%
2098 -0.47% 0.74%
2097 -0.46% 0.76%
2096 -0.45% 0.78%
2095 -0.44% 0.79%
2094 -0.42% 0.81%
2093 -0.4% 0.85%
2092 -0.38% 0.86%
2091 -0.36% 0.88%
2090 -0.34% 0.89%
2089 -0.33% 0.94%
2088 -0.31% 0.95%
2087 -0.29% 0.97%
2086 -0.27% 0.97%
2085 -0.25% 1%
2084 -0.24% 1.02%
2083 -0.22% 1.06%
2082 -0.21% 1.04%
2081 -0.19% 1.08%
2080 -0.17% 1.09%
2079 -0.15% 1.13%
2078 -0.14% 1.13%
2077 -0.11% 1.14%
2076 -0.09% 1.2%
2075 -0.07% 1.2%
2074 -0.05% 1.25%
2073 -0.03% 1.27%
2072 -0.008% 1.29%
2071 0.01% 1.31%
2070 0.03% 1.36%
2069 0.05% 1.36%
2068 0.08% 1.37%
2067 0.11% 1.42%
2066 0.13% 1.43%
2065 0.15% 1.45%
2064 0.18% 1.48%
2063 0.21% 1.53%
2062 0.24% 1.52%
2061 0.27% 1.53%
2060 0.29% 1.55%
2059 0.32% 1.56%
2058 0.35% 1.58%
2057 0.37% 1.6%
2056 0.39% 1.62%
2055 0.41% 1.67%
2054 0.43% 1.69%
2053 0.45% 1.72%
2052 0.48% 1.75%
2051 0.49% 1.77%
2050 0.51% 1.79%
2049 0.53% 1.83%
2048 0.55% 1.88%
2047 0.57% 1.9%
2046 0.58% 1.93%
2045 0.6% 1.95%
2044 0.62% 2.02%
2043 0.64% 2.04%
2042 0.66% 2.1%
2041 0.67% 2.1%
2040 0.7% 2.13%
2039 0.74% 2.16%
2038 0.77% 2.18%
2037 0.81% 2.21%
2036 0.84% 2.23%
2035 0.88% 2.27%
2034 0.94% 2.31%
2033 0.97% 2.32%
2032 1.03% 2.35%
2031 1.07% 2.33%
2030 1.11% 2.33%
2029 1.14% 2.34%
2028 1.17% 2.36%
2027 1.2% 2.35%
2026 1.23% 2.38%
2025 1.22% 2.41%
2024 1.22% 2.43%
2023 1.23% 2.45%
2022 1.03% 2.43%
2021 0.82% 2.42%
2020 0.84% 2.42%
2019 0.85% 2.44%
2018 0.82% 2.47%
2017 0.85% 2.46%
2016 0.9% 2.45%
2015 0.9% 2.45%
2014 0.92% 2.45%
2013 0.94% 2.46%
2012 0.96% 2.84%
2011 0.91% 3.3%
2010 0.88% 4.23%
2009 0.94% 4.08%
2008 1% 3.34%
2007 1.08% 3.73%
2006 1.17% 3.81%
2005 1.27% 3.67%
2004 1.37% 3.48%
2003 1.47% 2.83%
2002 1.56% 2.39%
2001 1.68% 3.85%
2000 1.84% 3.91%
1999 1.92% 2.74%
1998 1.91% 2.22%
1997 1.87% 2.16%
1996 1.84% 2.81%
1995 1.88% 2.85%
1994 1.87% 3.01%
1993 1.88% 3%
1992 1.9% 2.87%
1991 1.93% 2.88%
1990 2.01% 2.9%
1989 2.07% 2.93%
1988 2.15% 2.94%
1987 2.26% 2.96%
1986 2.38% 2.98%
1985 2.49% 2.99%
1984 2.6% 2.52%
1983 2.72% 2.09%
1982 2.78% 2.18%
1981 2.6% 2.23%
1980 2.42% 2.26%
1979 2.44% 2.31%
1978 2.47% 2.37%
1977 2.52% 2.42%
1976 2.57% 2.47%
1975 2.66% 2.83%
1974 2.87% 3.17%
1973 2.9% 3.18%
1972 1.94% 3.15%
1971 1.76% 3.11%
1970 2.62% 3.06%
1969 2.88% 3.01%
1968 2.99% 2.96%
1967 2.99% 2.91%
1966 2.95% 2.87%
1965 2.96% 2.81%
1964 2.96% 2.76%
1963 2.96% 2.7%
1962 2.95% 2.65%
1961 2.86% 2.62%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/congo | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while the Congo's population grew by 2.43%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Congo
Current population
178415186
6681829
Population rank 8/197 109/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.08%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
3.5 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
2.78 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
13.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +411
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +150,076
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +2.43%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 31/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
2.93 hours
Annual migration change -402,100 -2,999
Net migration rank 194/196 108/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 385,589
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 91/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 6.1%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 86/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Congo
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Congo
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -2,999
2024 - -473,362 - -2,491
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 150,486 -995
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 147,076 -995
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 144,241 -4,476
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 143,492 -4,472
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 139,513 -6,268
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 142,704 -8,856
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 141,973 -11,601
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 141,358 -14,783
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 141,539 -18,207
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 141,674 -21,598
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 142,080 -24,605
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 142,464 -26,643
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 140,371 5,262
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 136,908 12,318
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 126,904 86,014
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 120,711 1,774
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 112,459 31,239
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 106,876 35,475
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 101,344 38,337
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 96,577 25,412
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 91,326 26,280
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 88,497 -16,140
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 84,876 -764
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 78,491 79,780
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 76,204 2,470
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 72,450 10,500
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 66,149 -20,704
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 75,628 1,085
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 74,189 3,747
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 72,857 1,850
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 71,119 10,218
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 69,973 0
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 68,534 1,966
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 67,241 -395
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 65,944 1,214
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 64,629 22
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 63,183 525
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 61,669 367
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 60,359 182
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 59,028 0
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 58,120 -18,720
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 57,036 -16,664
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 56,603 -15,630
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 55,550 -14,972
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 54,723 -14,378
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 53,885 -13,356
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 53,179 -12,673
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 52,148 -11,971
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 51,155 -10,944
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 49,563 -312
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 48,017 -22
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 46,427 0
1971 542,747 224,369 44,431 0
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 42,374 0
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 40,532 0
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 38,786 0
1967 1,860,743 23,164 36,866 0
1966 1,794,530 3,758 35,452 0
1965 1,688,652 47,610 33,865 0
1964 1,686,591 25,426 32,270 0
1963 1,612,749 23,215 30,832 0
1962 1,584,035 26,533 29,342 0
1961 1,504,524 26,503 28,220 0
1960 1,418,810 13,580 27,094 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/congo | 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 the Congo 94% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,434,056 people) and 6.04% is from migration (a loss of 92,251 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 385,589 people or 6.1% in the Congo.

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
Congo
City Population
Brazzaville 2.15M
Pointe-Noire 1.42M
Kayes 71.6K
Madingou 36.2K
Gamboma 26.1K
Kinkala 12.1K

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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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