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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 3,866,200 people in Croatia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 3,812,193 in Croatia.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 46.8 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Croatia is the 129th.
  • 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 +0.94% per year vs -0.82% in Croatia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Croatia has declined from 4.31M to 3.81M (11.6% decline).

Bangladesh vs Croatia: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Croatia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Croatia
2100 210,399,059 2,137,465
2099 211,449,688 2,155,186
2098 212,479,977 2,173,108
2097 213,484,035 2,190,995
2096 214,463,720 2,209,326
2095 215,424,649 2,227,698
2094 216,368,088 2,246,224
2093 217,273,531 2,264,550
2092 218,151,426 2,283,068
2091 218,980,379 2,301,556
2090 219,782,575 2,319,851
2089 220,538,090 2,338,604
2088 221,257,201 2,357,581
2087 221,935,839 2,376,274
2086 222,585,679 2,395,139
2085 223,183,658 2,414,304
2084 223,742,603 2,433,813
2083 224,273,365 2,453,361
2082 224,763,738 2,473,204
2081 225,237,793 2,493,128
2080 225,665,152 2,513,378
2079 226,059,226 2,534,101
2078 226,389,150 2,554,982
2077 226,696,749 2,576,370
2076 226,954,762 2,597,887
2075 227,159,233 2,619,688
2074 227,315,415 2,641,342
2073 227,436,221 2,663,253
2072 227,503,342 2,685,714
2071 227,522,038 2,708,053
2070 227,495,122 2,730,187
2069 227,426,186 2,753,302
2068 227,302,632 2,776,996
2067 227,118,726 2,800,742
2066 226,878,385 2,824,811
2065 226,581,697 2,848,913
2064 226,235,839 2,872,881
2063 225,822,167 2,897,651
2062 225,349,674 2,922,653
2061 224,811,052 2,947,832
2060 224,216,813 2,973,162
2059 223,569,585 2,998,389
2058 222,855,839 3,023,822
2057 222,083,110 3,049,085
2056 221,273,932 3,074,796
2055 220,405,468 3,100,195
2054 219,511,997 3,125,459
2053 218,567,668 3,151,016
2052 217,585,554 3,176,316
2051 216,554,217 3,201,973
2050 215,489,899 3,227,869
2049 214,400,010 3,253,597
2048 213,275,216 3,279,316
2047 212,114,603 3,305,051
2046 210,918,933 3,330,260
2045 209,696,717 3,355,638
2044 208,446,830 3,381,196
2043 207,170,217 3,406,105
2042 205,859,107 3,430,854
2041 204,513,256 3,455,487
2040 203,143,300 3,479,631
2039 201,735,060 3,503,577
2038 200,262,138 3,527,583
2037 198,739,346 3,551,581
2036 197,147,970 3,574,520
2035 195,499,247 3,596,996
2034 193,789,143 3,620,363
2033 191,989,956 3,643,692
2032 190,141,739 3,667,478
2031 188,208,233 3,691,842
2030 186,212,272 3,715,373
2029 184,168,103 3,739,203
2028 182,087,511 3,762,505
2027 179,973,411 3,787,023
2026 177,837,418 3,812,193
2025 175,685,057 3,838,346
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 (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 Croatia lost 204,292 people (a 4.74% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Croatia's population decreased by 294,674 people (a 7.18% decline).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Croatia was ranked 120th in 2006 and ranked 129th 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 Croatia will decrease by 15.3% to 3,227,869 people and rank change from 129th to 139th.

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 2.14M 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% -0.72%
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 (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 Croatia's population grew by 0.17%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Croatia
Current population
178415186
3812193
Population rank 8/197 129/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.05%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
1.34 hours
One birth every
9.04 seconds
16.4 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
10.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +18
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +6,514
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.17%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 157/197
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 - -473,362 - -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 -20,354 -8,552
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 -15,008 -13,239
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 -15,557 -25,016
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 -16,570 -44,557
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 -13,553 -32,144
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 -16,607 -27,501
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 -11,345 -13,127
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 -10,162 -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Croatia 54.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 177,803 people) and 45.2% is from migration (a loss of 146,770 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 2.58M
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 (1960–2024, 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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