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

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The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 175,686,899 in 2025 vs 10,937,203 people in Cuba in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,936,470 people compared to 10,893,750 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 +0.97% per year vs -0.28% in Cuba.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 179M (22.2% growth), while Cuba has declined from 11.3M to 10.9M (3.41% decline).

Bangladesh vs Cuba: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Cuba
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Cuba
2100 210,401,264 5,596,187
2099 211,451,904 5,656,838
2098 212,482,204 5,718,102
2097 213,486,272 5,780,020
2096 214,465,968 5,842,669
2095 215,426,907 5,906,190
2094 216,370,356 5,970,237
2093 217,275,808 6,035,281
2092 218,153,712 6,101,080
2091 218,982,674 6,167,568
2090 219,784,878 6,235,130
2089 220,540,401 6,303,623
2088 221,259,520 6,372,772
2087 221,938,165 6,442,801
2086 222,588,012 6,513,670
2085 223,185,997 6,585,155
2084 223,744,949 6,656,872
2083 224,275,716 6,728,883
2082 224,766,094 6,801,349
2081 225,240,154 6,873,815
2080 225,667,518 6,946,429
2079 226,061,595 7,019,056
2078 226,391,523 7,091,740
2077 226,699,126 7,164,594
2076 226,957,140 7,237,317
2075 227,161,614 7,310,377
2074 227,317,797 7,383,925
2073 227,438,605 7,457,892
2072 227,505,726 7,532,809
2071 227,524,423 7,608,382
2070 227,497,506 7,685,405
2069 227,428,570 7,763,655
2068 227,305,014 7,843,062
2067 227,121,107 7,924,000
2066 226,880,763 8,006,242
2065 226,584,072 8,090,113
2064 226,238,210 8,175,374
2063 225,824,534 8,261,758
2062 225,352,036 8,349,557
2061 224,813,409 8,438,278
2060 224,219,163 8,527,958
2059 223,571,928 8,617,968
2058 222,858,175 8,707,935
2057 222,085,438 8,797,858
2056 221,276,251 8,887,718
2055 220,407,778 8,976,800
2054 219,514,298 9,065,272
2053 218,569,959 9,152,380
2052 217,587,835 9,238,015
2051 216,556,487 9,322,135
2050 215,492,158 9,404,588
2049 214,402,257 9,485,665
2048 213,277,451 9,564,698
2047 212,116,827 9,642,488
2046 210,921,144 9,718,631
2045 209,698,915 9,792,929
2044 208,449,015 9,865,430
2043 207,172,388 9,936,492
2042 205,861,265 10,005,604
2041 204,515,400 10,073,038
2040 203,145,429 10,138,405
2039 201,737,174 10,202,047
2038 200,264,237 10,263,612
2037 198,741,429 10,324,081
2036 197,150,036 10,382,560
2035 195,501,296 10,439,517
2034 193,791,174 10,495,362
2033 191,991,968 10,549,819
2032 190,143,732 10,602,742
2031 188,210,205 10,654,301
2030 186,214,224 10,704,828
2029 184,170,034 10,754,241
2028 182,089,419 10,802,022
2027 179,975,298 10,848,290
2026 177,839,282 10,893,750
2025 175,686,899 10,937,203
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 (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 Cuba lost 12,938 people (a 0.11% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% growth), while Cuba's population decreased by 371,862 people (a 3.3% 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 20.4% to 215,492,158 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of Cuba will decrease by 13.7% to 9,404,588 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% -0.39%
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 (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 Cuba's population declined by 0.39%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Cuba
Current population
178936470
10893750
Population rank 8/197 90/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.13%
One net population change
14.9 seconds
12.4 minutes
One birth every
9.09 seconds
5.55 minutes
One death every
35.6 seconds
4.61 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,821 -117
Annual growth/decline +2,124,535 -42,580
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% -0.39%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 180/197
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 2,583,129 -473,362 -19,270 -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 2026-07-08).

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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 Cuba 33.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 105,897 people) and 66.7% is from migration (a loss of 212,438 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 3.23M
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 506K
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 (1960–2025, 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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