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

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The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 175,686,899 in 2025 vs 3,876,200 people in Croatia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,936,470 people compared to 3,849,788 in Croatia.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 46.5 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Croatia is the 130th.
  • The countries together account for 2.2% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.05% for Croatia.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.97% per year vs -0.73% in Croatia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 179M (22.2% growth), while Croatia has declined from 4.31M to 3.85M (10.7% decline).

Bangladesh vs Croatia: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Croatia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Croatia
2100 210,401,264 2,158,545
2099 211,451,904 2,176,440
2098 212,482,204 2,194,539
2097 213,486,272 2,212,602
2096 214,465,968 2,231,114
2095 215,426,907 2,249,667
2094 216,370,356 2,268,376
2093 217,275,808 2,286,882
2092 218,153,712 2,305,583
2091 218,982,674 2,324,254
2090 219,784,878 2,342,729
2089 220,540,401 2,361,668
2088 221,259,520 2,380,831
2087 221,938,165 2,399,709
2086 222,588,012 2,418,760
2085 223,185,997 2,438,113
2084 223,744,949 2,457,815
2083 224,275,716 2,477,556
2082 224,766,094 2,497,595
2081 225,240,154 2,517,715
2080 225,667,518 2,538,164
2079 226,061,595 2,559,092
2078 226,391,523 2,580,179
2077 226,699,126 2,601,778
2076 226,957,140 2,623,507
2075 227,161,614 2,645,523
2074 227,317,797 2,667,391
2073 227,438,605 2,689,518
2072 227,505,726 2,712,201
2071 227,524,423 2,734,759
2070 227,497,506 2,757,112
2069 227,428,570 2,780,455
2068 227,305,014 2,804,383
2067 227,121,107 2,828,363
2066 226,880,763 2,852,669
2065 226,584,072 2,877,009
2064 226,238,210 2,901,213
2063 225,824,534 2,926,228
2062 225,352,036 2,951,475
2061 224,813,409 2,976,903
2060 224,219,163 3,002,483
2059 223,571,928 3,027,959
2058 222,858,175 3,053,643
2057 222,085,438 3,079,155
2056 221,276,251 3,105,119
2055 220,407,778 3,130,769
2054 219,514,298 3,156,282
2053 218,569,959 3,182,091
2052 217,587,835 3,207,640
2051 216,556,487 3,233,551
2050 215,492,158 3,259,702
2049 214,402,257 3,285,684
2048 213,277,451 3,311,657
2047 212,116,827 3,337,645
2046 210,921,144 3,363,102
2045 209,698,915 3,388,731
2044 208,449,015 3,414,541
2043 207,172,388 3,439,695
2042 205,861,265 3,464,688
2041 204,515,400 3,489,565
2040 203,145,429 3,513,946
2039 201,737,174 3,538,129
2038 200,264,237 3,562,371
2037 198,741,429 3,586,606
2036 197,150,036 3,609,771
2035 195,501,296 3,632,470
2034 193,791,174 3,656,066
2033 191,991,968 3,679,626
2032 190,143,732 3,703,646
2031 188,210,205 3,728,250
2030 186,214,224 3,752,014
2029 184,170,034 3,776,079
2028 182,089,419 3,799,610
2027 179,975,298 3,824,370
2026 177,839,282 3,849,788
2025 175,686,899 3,876,200
2024 173,562,364 3,866,200
2023 171,466,990 3,859,686
2022 169,384,897 3,855,641
2021 167,658,854 3,878,981
2020 166,298,024 3,914,206
2019 164,913,055 3,949,390
2018 163,523,103 3,988,775
2017 162,186,147 4,041,407
2016 160,811,932 4,106,867
2015 159,383,179 4,151,725
2014 157,964,929 4,201,598
2013 156,532,141 4,233,922
2012 155,070,101 4,260,368
2011 153,591,076 4,280,622
2010 152,201,981 4,295,427
2009 150,873,714 4,305,181
2008 149,474,264 4,309,705
2007 147,989,278 4,310,217
2006 146,405,973 4,311,159
2005 144,715,786 4,310,145
2004 142,902,856 4,304,600
2003 140,970,351 4,303,399
2002 138,933,658 4,302,174
2001 136,805,810 4,299,642
2000 134,544,304 4,468,302
1999 132,108,065 4,512,597
1998 129,622,332 4,532,135
1997 127,198,069 4,534,920
1996 124,862,179 4,557,097
1995 122,600,370 4,620,030
1994 120,343,179 4,652,024
1993 118,132,360 4,600,463
1992 115,952,192 4,575,818
1991 113,787,109 4,689,022
1990 111,633,717 4,777,368
1989 109,433,799 4,767,260
1988 107,216,008 4,755,207
1987 104,959,291 4,739,745
1986 102,635,572 4,721,446
1985 100,253,825 4,701,417
1984 97,814,966 4,680,285
1983 95,335,155 4,658,254
1982 92,814,507 4,634,234
1981 90,303,105 4,611,509
1980 88,016,432 4,599,782
1979 85,935,072 4,594,778
1978 83,889,655 4,581,085
1977 81,867,264 4,559,571
1976 79,855,318 4,535,934
1975 77,854,351 4,512,082
1974 75,839,348 4,490,660
1973 73,722,294 4,470,161
1972 71,641,519 4,450,564
1971 70,276,758 4,431,275
1970 69,058,894 4,412,252
1969 67,294,133 4,391,490
1968 65,408,276 4,365,628
1967 63,510,929 4,338,683
1966 61,669,806 4,310,701
1965 59,902,519 4,280,923
1964 58,178,374 4,252,876
1963 56,504,402 4,225,675
1962 54,881,146 4,196,712
1961 53,310,348 4,167,292
1960 51,828,660 4,140,181

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Croatia lost 204,292 people (a 4.74% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% growth), while Croatia's population decreased by 257,079 people (a 6.26% decline).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Croatia was ranked 120th in 2006 and ranked 130th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Bangladesh's population will grow by 20.4% to 215,492,158 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of Croatia will decrease by 15.3% to 3,259,702 people and rank change from 130th to 138th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people, while Croatia's population already peaked in 1990 at 4.78M people and is projected to decrease to 2.16M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Croatia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Croatia
2100 -0.5% -0.82%
2099 -0.48% -0.82%
2098 -0.47% -0.82%
2097 -0.46% -0.83%
2096 -0.45% -0.82%
2095 -0.44% -0.82%
2094 -0.42% -0.81%
2093 -0.4% -0.81%
2092 -0.38% -0.8%
2091 -0.36% -0.79%
2090 -0.34% -0.8%
2089 -0.33% -0.8%
2088 -0.31% -0.79%
2087 -0.29% -0.79%
2086 -0.27% -0.79%
2085 -0.25% -0.8%
2084 -0.24% -0.8%
2083 -0.22% -0.8%
2082 -0.21% -0.8%
2081 -0.19% -0.81%
2080 -0.17% -0.82%
2079 -0.15% -0.82%
2078 -0.14% -0.83%
2077 -0.11% -0.83%
2076 -0.09% -0.83%
2075 -0.07% -0.82%
2074 -0.05% -0.82%
2073 -0.03% -0.84%
2072 -0.008% -0.82%
2071 0.01% -0.81%
2070 0.03% -0.84%
2069 0.05% -0.85%
2068 0.08% -0.85%
2067 0.11% -0.85%
2066 0.13% -0.85%
2065 0.15% -0.83%
2064 0.18% -0.85%
2063 0.21% -0.86%
2062 0.24% -0.85%
2061 0.27% -0.85%
2060 0.29% -0.84%
2059 0.32% -0.84%
2058 0.35% -0.83%
2057 0.37% -0.84%
2056 0.39% -0.82%
2055 0.41% -0.81%
2054 0.43% -0.81%
2053 0.45% -0.8%
2052 0.48% -0.8%
2051 0.49% -0.8%
2050 0.51% -0.79%
2049 0.53% -0.78%
2048 0.55% -0.78%
2047 0.57% -0.76%
2046 0.58% -0.76%
2045 0.6% -0.76%
2044 0.62% -0.73%
2043 0.64% -0.72%
2042 0.66% -0.71%
2041 0.67% -0.69%
2040 0.7% -0.68%
2039 0.74% -0.68%
2038 0.77% -0.68%
2037 0.81% -0.64%
2036 0.84% -0.62%
2035 0.88% -0.65%
2034 0.94% -0.64%
2033 0.97% -0.65%
2032 1.03% -0.66%
2031 1.07% -0.63%
2030 1.11% -0.64%
2029 1.14% -0.62%
2028 1.17% -0.65%
2027 1.2% -0.66%
2026 1.23% -0.68%
2025 1.22% 0.26%
2024 1.22% 0.17%
2023 1.23% 0.1%
2022 1.03% -0.6%
2021 0.82% -0.9%
2020 0.84% -0.89%
2019 0.85% -0.99%
2018 0.82% -1.3%
2017 0.85% -1.59%
2016 0.9% -1.08%
2015 0.9% -1.19%
2014 0.92% -0.76%
2013 0.94% -0.62%
2012 0.96% -0.47%
2011 0.91% -0.34%
2010 0.88% -0.23%
2009 0.94% -0.1%
2008 1% -0.01%
2007 1.08% -0.02%
2006 1.17% 0.02%
2005 1.27% 0.13%
2004 1.37% 0.03%
2003 1.47% 0.03%
2002 1.56% 0.06%
2001 1.68% -3.77%
2000 1.84% -0.98%
1999 1.92% -0.43%
1998 1.91% -0.06%
1997 1.87% -0.49%
1996 1.84% -1.36%
1995 1.88% -0.69%
1994 1.87% 1.12%
1993 1.88% 0.54%
1992 1.9% -2.41%
1991 1.93% -1.85%
1990 2.01% 0.21%
1989 2.07% 0.25%
1988 2.15% 0.33%
1987 2.26% 0.39%
1986 2.38% 0.43%
1985 2.49% 0.45%
1984 2.6% 0.47%
1983 2.72% 0.52%
1982 2.78% 0.49%
1981 2.6% 0.25%
1980 2.42% 0.11%
1979 2.44% 0.3%
1978 2.47% 0.47%
1977 2.52% 0.52%
1976 2.57% 0.53%
1975 2.66% 0.48%
1974 2.87% 0.46%
1973 2.9% 0.44%
1972 1.94% 0.44%
1971 1.76% 0.43%
1970 2.62% 0.47%
1969 2.88% 0.59%
1968 2.99% 0.62%
1967 2.99% 0.65%
1966 2.95% 0.7%
1965 2.96% 0.66%
1964 2.96% 0.64%
1963 2.96% 0.69%
1962 2.95% 0.71%
1961 2.86% 0.65%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Croatia's population grew by 0.26%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Croatia
Current population
178936470
3849788
Population rank 8/197 130/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.05%
One net population change
14.9 seconds
52.7 minutes
One birth every
9.09 seconds
16.4 minutes
One death every
35.6 seconds
10.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,821 +27
Annual growth/decline +2,124,535 +10,000
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.26%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 147/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
2.52 hours
Annual migration change -402,100 -3,481
Net migration rank 194/196 112/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 527,831
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 78/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 13.6%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 50/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Croatia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Croatia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -3,481
2024 2,583,129 -473,362 -18,944 -5,186
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 -19,298 10,202
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 -23,134 11,681
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 -26,377 -4,517
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 -21,137 -8,552
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 -15,798 -13,239
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 -15,556 -25,016
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 -16,974 -44,557
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 -14,374 -32,144
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 -17,022 -27,501
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 -11,344 -13,127
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 -10,585 -6,245
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 -9,799 -4,794
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 -9,846 -17,463
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 -8,591 -3,995
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 -7,319 1,358
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 -8,188 6,495
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 -10,335 8,893
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 -8,669 10,852
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 -9,022 10,629
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 -9,040 15,445
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 -12,480 12,556
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 -10,325 10,306
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 -8,599 19,298
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 -6,255 -47,629
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 -6,769 -47,418
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 -4,985 -47,931
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 3,175 -52,897
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 3,190 -53,688
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 0 -51,882
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 -930 -50,444
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 -2,301 -49,615
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 -4,576 -47,865
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 -2,813 -31,968
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 3,344 9,538
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 3,337 8,471
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 5,707 7,242
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 6,161 6,956
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 8,499 6,261
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 10,343 5,550
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 10,764 5,757
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 10,714 6,323
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 15,756 7,475
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 15,680 4,872
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 17,939 -5,486
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 21,136 -5,740
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 20,157 -7,329
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 22,798 -7,339
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 22,226 -7,400
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 21,658 -7,366
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 22,453 -8,076
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 21,904 -8,335
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 17,802 -7,277
1971 542,747 224,369 19,941 -5,608
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 16,767 -2,359
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 16,688 -2,796
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 21,828 -2,799
1967 1,860,743 23,164 26,032 -3,518
1966 1,794,530 3,758 33,192 -6,341
1965 1,688,652 47,610 31,251 -5,253
1964 1,686,591 25,426 25,942 -2,090
1963 1,612,749 23,215 31,270 -1,289
1962 1,584,035 26,533 30,216 -2,176
1961 1,504,524 26,503 36,255 -6,567
1960 1,418,810 13,580 34,778 -21,768

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 74.2% of the population change in Bangladesh is from natural causes (a gain of 24,425,669 people) and 25.8% is from migration (a loss of 8,481,548 people). In Croatia 57.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 188,614 people) and 42.4% is from migration (a loss of 138,829 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 527,831 people or 13.6% in Croatia.

Biggest cities by population

Bangladesh
City Population
Dhaka 16.8M
Chittagong 3.23M
Narayanganj 968K
Khulna 929K
Sylhet 480K
Rajshahi 448K
Bogra 401K
Barisal 328K
Rangpur 294K
Brahmanbaria 268K
Croatia
City Population
Zagreb 767K
Split 161K
Rijeka 108K
Osijek 96.3K
Zadar 70.8K
Velika Gorica 61.1K
Pula 52.2K
Slavonski Brod 49.9K
Karlovac 49.4K
Sibenik 42.6K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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