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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 10,979,783 people in Cuba in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 10,894,785 in Cuba.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 16.4 times bigger than Cuba's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Cuba is the 90th.
  • The countries together account for 2.28% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.13% for Cuba.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs -0.26% in Cuba.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Cuba has declined from 11.3M to 10.9M (3.4% decline).

Bangladesh vs Cuba: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Cuba
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Cuba
2100 210,399,059 5,596,718
2099 211,449,688 5,657,375
2098 212,479,977 5,718,645
2097 213,484,035 5,780,569
2096 214,463,720 5,843,224
2095 215,424,649 5,906,751
2094 216,368,088 5,970,804
2093 217,273,531 6,035,854
2092 218,151,426 6,101,659
2091 218,980,379 6,168,154
2090 219,782,575 6,235,722
2089 220,538,090 6,304,222
2088 221,257,201 6,373,377
2087 221,935,839 6,443,413
2086 222,585,679 6,514,289
2085 223,183,658 6,585,780
2084 223,742,603 6,657,505
2083 224,273,365 6,729,522
2082 224,763,738 6,801,995
2081 225,237,793 6,874,468
2080 225,665,152 6,947,089
2079 226,059,226 7,019,723
2078 226,389,150 7,092,413
2077 226,696,749 7,165,274
2076 226,954,762 7,238,004
2075 227,159,233 7,311,071
2074 227,315,415 7,384,626
2073 227,436,221 7,458,600
2072 227,503,342 7,533,524
2071 227,522,038 7,609,105
2070 227,495,122 7,686,135
2069 227,426,186 7,764,393
2068 227,302,632 7,843,807
2067 227,118,726 7,924,753
2066 226,878,385 8,007,003
2065 226,581,697 8,090,881
2064 226,235,839 8,176,150
2063 225,822,167 8,262,542
2062 225,349,674 8,350,350
2061 224,811,052 8,439,080
2060 224,216,813 8,528,768
2059 223,569,585 8,618,786
2058 222,855,839 8,708,762
2057 222,083,110 8,798,693
2056 221,273,932 8,888,562
2055 220,405,468 8,977,652
2054 219,511,997 9,066,133
2053 218,567,668 9,153,249
2052 217,585,554 9,238,892
2051 216,554,217 9,323,021
2050 215,489,899 9,405,481
2049 214,400,010 9,486,566
2048 213,275,216 9,565,607
2047 212,114,603 9,643,403
2046 210,918,933 9,719,554
2045 209,696,717 9,793,859
2044 208,446,830 9,866,367
2043 207,170,217 9,937,436
2042 205,859,107 10,006,554
2041 204,513,256 10,073,994
2040 203,143,300 10,139,368
2039 201,735,060 10,203,016
2038 200,262,138 10,264,587
2037 198,739,346 10,325,061
2036 197,147,970 10,383,547
2035 195,499,247 10,440,509
2034 193,789,143 10,496,359
2033 191,989,956 10,550,821
2032 190,141,739 10,603,749
2031 188,208,233 10,655,312
2030 186,212,272 10,705,845
2029 184,168,103 10,755,262
2028 182,087,511 10,803,047
2027 179,973,411 10,849,321
2026 177,837,418 10,894,785
2025 175,685,057 10,938,241
2024 173,562,364 10,979,783
2023 171,466,990 11,019,931
2022 169,384,897 11,059,820
2021 167,658,854 11,122,168
2020 166,298,024 11,176,354
2019 164,913,055 11,202,846
2018 163,523,103 11,227,118
2017 162,186,147 11,247,829
2016 160,811,932 11,265,612
2015 159,383,179 11,275,065
2014 157,964,929 11,285,775
2013 156,532,141 11,298,167
2012 155,070,101 11,303,175
2011 153,591,076 11,301,571
2010 152,201,981 11,297,409
2009 150,873,714 11,294,719
2008 149,474,264 11,291,762
2007 147,989,278 11,287,272
2006 146,405,973 11,278,550
2005 144,715,786 11,262,554
2004 142,902,856 11,238,756
2003 140,970,351 11,209,383
2002 138,933,658 11,177,418
2001 136,805,810 11,144,132
2000 134,544,304 11,109,109
1999 132,108,065 11,072,230
1998 129,622,332 11,034,712
1997 127,198,069 10,997,934
1996 124,862,179 10,962,010
1995 122,600,370 10,925,362
1994 120,343,179 10,886,021
1993 118,132,360 10,841,031
1992 115,952,192 10,785,801
1991 113,787,109 10,717,640
1990 111,633,717 10,631,799
1989 109,433,799 10,533,243
1988 107,216,008 10,432,585
1987 104,959,291 10,335,342
1986 102,635,572 10,244,247
1985 100,253,825 10,157,228
1984 97,814,966 10,073,299
1983 95,335,155 9,991,026
1982 92,814,507 9,912,681
1981 90,303,105 9,849,320
1980 88,016,432 9,804,796
1979 85,935,072 9,763,355
1978 83,889,655 9,711,980
1977 81,867,264 9,648,440
1976 79,855,318 9,571,242
1975 77,854,351 9,479,726
1974 75,839,348 9,374,183
1973 73,722,294 9,255,328
1972 71,641,519 9,123,891
1971 70,276,758 8,979,085
1970 69,058,894 8,824,382
1969 67,294,133 8,666,640
1968 65,408,276 8,509,522
1967 63,510,929 8,352,625
1966 61,669,806 8,193,450
1965 59,902,519 8,030,797
1964 58,178,374 7,866,020
1963 56,504,402 7,701,660
1962 54,881,146 7,541,098
1961 53,310,348 7,387,117
1960 51,828,660 7,238,081

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/cuba | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Cuba lost 12,938 people (a 0.11% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Cuba's population decreased by 370,827 people (a 3.29% decline).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Cuba was ranked 73rd in 2006 and ranked 90th 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 Cuba will decrease by 13.7% to 9,405,481 people and rank change from 90th to 104th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people, while Cuba's population already peaked in 2012 at 11.3M people and is projected to decrease to 5.6M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Cuba
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Cuba
2100 -0.5% -1.07%
2099 -0.48% -1.07%
2098 -0.47% -1.07%
2097 -0.46% -1.07%
2096 -0.45% -1.08%
2095 -0.44% -1.07%
2094 -0.42% -1.08%
2093 -0.4% -1.08%
2092 -0.38% -1.08%
2091 -0.36% -1.08%
2090 -0.34% -1.09%
2089 -0.33% -1.09%
2088 -0.31% -1.09%
2087 -0.29% -1.09%
2086 -0.27% -1.09%
2085 -0.25% -1.08%
2084 -0.24% -1.07%
2083 -0.22% -1.07%
2082 -0.21% -1.05%
2081 -0.19% -1.05%
2080 -0.17% -1.03%
2079 -0.15% -1.02%
2078 -0.14% -1.02%
2077 -0.11% -1%
2076 -0.09% -1%
2075 -0.07% -1%
2074 -0.05% -0.99%
2073 -0.03% -0.99%
2072 -0.008% -0.99%
2071 0.01% -1%
2070 0.03% -1.01%
2069 0.05% -1.01%
2068 0.08% -1.02%
2067 0.11% -1.03%
2066 0.13% -1.04%
2065 0.15% -1.04%
2064 0.18% -1.05%
2063 0.21% -1.05%
2062 0.24% -1.05%
2061 0.27% -1.05%
2060 0.29% -1.04%
2059 0.32% -1.03%
2058 0.35% -1.02%
2057 0.37% -1.01%
2056 0.39% -0.99%
2055 0.41% -0.98%
2054 0.43% -0.95%
2053 0.45% -0.93%
2052 0.48% -0.9%
2051 0.49% -0.88%
2050 0.51% -0.85%
2049 0.53% -0.83%
2048 0.55% -0.81%
2047 0.57% -0.78%
2046 0.58% -0.76%
2045 0.6% -0.73%
2044 0.62% -0.72%
2043 0.64% -0.69%
2042 0.66% -0.67%
2041 0.67% -0.64%
2040 0.7% -0.62%
2039 0.74% -0.6%
2038 0.77% -0.59%
2037 0.81% -0.56%
2036 0.84% -0.55%
2035 0.88% -0.53%
2034 0.94% -0.52%
2033 0.97% -0.5%
2032 1.03% -0.48%
2031 1.07% -0.47%
2030 1.11% -0.46%
2029 1.14% -0.44%
2028 1.17% -0.43%
2027 1.2% -0.42%
2026 1.23% -0.4%
2025 1.22% -0.38%
2024 1.22% -0.36%
2023 1.23% -0.36%
2022 1.03% -0.56%
2021 0.82% -0.48%
2020 0.84% -0.24%
2019 0.85% -0.22%
2018 0.82% -0.18%
2017 0.85% -0.16%
2016 0.9% -0.08%
2015 0.9% -0.09%
2014 0.92% -0.11%
2013 0.94% -0.04%
2012 0.96% 0.01%
2011 0.91% 0.04%
2010 0.88% 0.02%
2009 0.94% 0.03%
2008 1% 0.04%
2007 1.08% 0.08%
2006 1.17% 0.14%
2005 1.27% 0.21%
2004 1.37% 0.26%
2003 1.47% 0.29%
2002 1.56% 0.3%
2001 1.68% 0.32%
2000 1.84% 0.33%
1999 1.92% 0.34%
1998 1.91% 0.33%
1997 1.87% 0.33%
1996 1.84% 0.34%
1995 1.88% 0.36%
1994 1.87% 0.41%
1993 1.88% 0.51%
1992 1.9% 0.64%
1991 1.93% 0.81%
1990 2.01% 0.94%
1989 2.07% 0.96%
1988 2.15% 0.94%
1987 2.26% 0.89%
1986 2.38% 0.86%
1985 2.49% 0.83%
1984 2.6% 0.82%
1983 2.72% 0.79%
1982 2.78% 0.64%
1981 2.6% 0.45%
1980 2.42% 0.42%
1979 2.44% 0.53%
1978 2.47% 0.66%
1977 2.52% 0.81%
1976 2.57% 0.97%
1975 2.66% 1.13%
1974 2.87% 1.28%
1973 2.9% 1.44%
1972 1.94% 1.61%
1971 1.76% 1.75%
1970 2.62% 1.82%
1969 2.88% 1.85%
1968 2.99% 1.88%
1967 2.99% 1.94%
1966 2.95% 2.03%
1965 2.96% 2.09%
1964 2.96% 2.13%
1963 2.96% 2.13%
1962 2.95% 2.08%
1961 2.86% 2.06%

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/cuba | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Cuba's population declined by 0.36%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Cuba
Current population
178415186
10894785
Population rank 8/197 90/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.13%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
13.1 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
5.48 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
4.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 -110
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 -40,148
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% -0.36%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 182/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
23.7 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -22,244
Net migration rank 194/196 153/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 2,144
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 193/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 0.12%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 191/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Cuba
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Cuba
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -22,244
2024 - -473,362 - -22,356
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 -15,880 -22,797
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 -17,961 -23,149
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 -71,616 -11,976
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 -12,808 -11,976
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 -4,245 -23,955
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 3,436 -23,779
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 2,306 -23,394
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 9,677 -24,146
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 20,464 -24,910
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 22,448 -39,426
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 29,827 -37,619
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 33,864 -36,101
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 40,753 -35,313
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 37,021 -34,121
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 37,543 -35,063
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 32,848 -29,427
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 24,617 -19,050
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 24,508 -12,619
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 36,660 -16,561
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 44,258 -16,776
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 56,170 -24,916
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 58,212 -25,535
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 57,325 -23,442
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 61,133 -24,980
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 69,069 -31,456
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 71,284 -33,863
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 71,828 -35,712
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 61,837 -26,105
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 66,809 -29,235
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 68,604 -27,501
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 73,221 -24,358
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 83,461 -21,867
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 95,398 -20,665
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 112,378 -15,438
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 114,865 -14,705
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 116,626 -15,474
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 109,617 -16,290
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 105,997 -17,146
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 103,228 -18,048
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 101,670 -18,994
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 101,858 -19,994
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 95,866 -21,055
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 74,067 -22,159
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 74,271 -37,114
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 81,192 -35,473
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 86,864 -29,839
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 106,875 -36,811
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 125,383 -41,042
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 144,964 -46,268
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 165,099 -52,697
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 177,387 -52,073
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 187,588 -50,031
1971 542,747 224,369 195,106 -43,056
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 201,823 -44,466
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 205,581 -47,446
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 205,487 -49,387
1967 1,860,743 23,164 207,245 -49,556
1966 1,794,530 3,758 209,179 -48,509
1965 1,688,652 47,610 211,322 -46,683
1964 1,686,591 25,426 209,315 -44,406
1963 1,612,749 23,215 205,788 -41,979
1962 1,584,035 26,533 196,423 -39,116
1961 1,504,524 26,503 183,806 -33,163
1960 1,418,810 13,580 172,816 -25,396

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

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/cuba | 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 Cuba 21.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 64,179 people) and 78.1% is from migration (a loss of 229,508 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 2,144 people or 0.12% in Cuba.

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
Cuba
City Population
Havana 2.49M
Santiago de Cuba 445K
Holguin 350K
Camaguey 322K
Santa Clara 247K
Bayamo 235K
Guantanamo 228K
Las Tunas 202K
Pinar del Rio 189K
Cienfuegos 165K

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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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