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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 1,358,282 people in Cyprus in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 1,386,362 in Cyprus.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 128.7 times bigger than Cyprus'.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Cyprus is the 153rd.
  • The countries together account for 2.17% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.02% for Cyprus.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +1.26% in Cyprus.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Cyprus has grown from 1.05M to 1.39M (31.5% growth).

Bangladesh vs Cyprus: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Cyprus
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Cyprus
2100 210,399,059 1,283,630
2099 211,449,688 1,288,020
2098 212,479,977 1,292,508
2097 213,484,035 1,296,742
2096 214,463,720 1,301,023
2095 215,424,649 1,305,479
2094 216,368,088 1,309,718
2093 217,273,531 1,313,969
2092 218,151,426 1,318,737
2091 218,980,379 1,323,639
2090 219,782,575 1,328,837
2089 220,538,090 1,334,392
2088 221,257,201 1,340,131
2087 221,935,839 1,346,159
2086 222,585,679 1,352,854
2085 223,183,658 1,359,724
2084 223,742,603 1,366,740
2083 224,273,365 1,373,868
2082 224,763,738 1,381,157
2081 225,237,793 1,388,924
2080 225,665,152 1,396,828
2079 226,059,226 1,404,677
2078 226,389,150 1,412,505
2077 226,696,749 1,420,434
2076 226,954,762 1,428,032
2075 227,159,233 1,435,762
2074 227,315,415 1,443,463
2073 227,436,221 1,450,943
2072 227,503,342 1,458,241
2071 227,522,038 1,464,781
2070 227,495,122 1,471,110
2069 227,426,186 1,477,182
2068 227,302,632 1,483,033
2067 227,118,726 1,488,356
2066 226,878,385 1,492,983
2065 226,581,697 1,497,204
2064 226,235,839 1,501,025
2063 225,822,167 1,504,504
2062 225,349,674 1,507,711
2061 224,811,052 1,509,940
2060 224,216,813 1,511,787
2059 223,569,585 1,513,161
2058 222,855,839 1,514,533
2057 222,083,110 1,515,475
2056 221,273,932 1,515,978
2055 220,405,468 1,516,427
2054 219,511,997 1,516,816
2053 218,567,668 1,517,078
2052 217,585,554 1,517,120
2051 216,554,217 1,516,244
2050 215,489,899 1,515,102
2049 214,400,010 1,513,890
2048 213,275,216 1,512,298
2047 212,114,603 1,510,494
2046 210,918,933 1,508,356
2045 209,696,717 1,506,087
2044 208,446,830 1,503,508
2043 207,170,217 1,500,726
2042 205,859,107 1,497,592
2041 204,513,256 1,493,983
2040 203,143,300 1,489,871
2039 201,735,060 1,485,335
2038 200,262,138 1,480,323
2037 198,739,346 1,475,124
2036 197,147,970 1,469,196
2035 195,499,247 1,463,098
2034 193,789,143 1,456,442
2033 191,989,956 1,449,244
2032 190,141,739 1,441,479
2031 188,208,233 1,433,522
2030 186,212,272 1,424,675
2029 184,168,103 1,415,483
2028 182,087,511 1,405,454
2027 179,973,411 1,394,504
2026 177,837,418 1,383,344
2025 175,685,057 1,371,233
2024 173,562,364 1,358,282
2023 171,466,990 1,344,976
2022 169,384,897 1,331,370
2021 167,658,854 1,317,309
2020 166,298,024 1,302,247
2019 164,913,055 1,286,671
2018 163,523,103 1,270,737
2017 162,186,147 1,254,275
2016 160,811,932 1,237,112
2015 159,383,179 1,219,502
2014 157,964,929 1,201,801
2013 156,532,141 1,183,895
2012 155,070,101 1,165,397
2011 153,591,076 1,146,493
2010 152,201,981 1,127,816
2009 150,873,714 1,109,371
2008 149,474,264 1,091,026
2007 147,989,278 1,072,714
2006 146,405,973 1,054,418
2005 144,715,786 1,036,151
2004 142,902,856 1,017,875
2003 140,970,351 999,590
2002 138,933,658 981,440
2001 136,805,810 964,127
2000 134,544,304 947,667
1999 132,108,065 931,234
1998 129,622,332 914,548
1997 127,198,069 897,568
1996 124,862,179 880,290
1995 122,600,370 862,695
1994 120,343,179 844,667
1993 118,132,360 826,034
1992 115,952,192 810,341
1991 113,787,109 798,944
1990 111,633,717 788,351
1989 109,433,799 777,420
1988 107,216,008 766,235
1987 104,959,291 754,785
1986 102,635,572 743,105
1985 100,253,825 731,277
1984 97,814,966 719,334
1983 95,335,155 707,225
1982 92,814,507 696,497
1981 90,303,105 688,893
1980 88,016,432 683,076
1979 85,935,072 677,549
1978 83,889,655 672,249
1977 81,867,264 667,101
1976 79,855,318 662,032
1975 77,854,351 659,405
1974 75,839,348 663,254
1973 73,722,294 665,937
1972 71,641,519 661,063
1971 70,276,758 654,050
1970 69,058,894 647,446
1969 67,294,133 641,189
1968 65,408,276 635,157
1967 63,510,929 629,251
1966 61,669,806 623,390
1965 59,902,519 617,736
1964 58,178,374 612,521
1963 56,504,402 607,252
1962 54,881,146 601,466
1961 53,310,348 595,514
1960 51,828,660 586,490

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 Cyprus gained 182,694 people (a 17.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Cyprus' population increased by 149,250 people (a 12.1% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Cyprus was ranked 153rd in 2006 and still ranked 153rd 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 Cyprus will increase by 9.29% to 1,515,102 people and will still be ranked 153rd.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 1.52M people in 2052 for Cyprus.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Cyprus
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Cyprus
2100 -0.5% -0.34%
2099 -0.48% -0.35%
2098 -0.47% -0.33%
2097 -0.46% -0.33%
2096 -0.45% -0.34%
2095 -0.44% -0.32%
2094 -0.42% -0.32%
2093 -0.4% -0.36%
2092 -0.38% -0.37%
2091 -0.36% -0.39%
2090 -0.34% -0.42%
2089 -0.33% -0.43%
2088 -0.31% -0.45%
2087 -0.29% -0.49%
2086 -0.27% -0.51%
2085 -0.25% -0.51%
2084 -0.24% -0.52%
2083 -0.22% -0.53%
2082 -0.21% -0.56%
2081 -0.19% -0.57%
2080 -0.17% -0.56%
2079 -0.15% -0.55%
2078 -0.14% -0.56%
2077 -0.11% -0.53%
2076 -0.09% -0.54%
2075 -0.07% -0.53%
2074 -0.05% -0.52%
2073 -0.03% -0.5%
2072 -0.008% -0.45%
2071 0.01% -0.43%
2070 0.03% -0.41%
2069 0.05% -0.39%
2068 0.08% -0.36%
2067 0.11% -0.31%
2066 0.13% -0.28%
2065 0.15% -0.25%
2064 0.18% -0.23%
2063 0.21% -0.21%
2062 0.24% -0.15%
2061 0.27% -0.12%
2060 0.29% -0.09%
2059 0.32% -0.09%
2058 0.35% -0.06%
2057 0.37% -0.03%
2056 0.39% -0.03%
2055 0.41% -0.03%
2054 0.43% -0.02%
2053 0.45% -0.003%
2052 0.48% 0.06%
2051 0.49% 0.08%
2050 0.51% 0.08%
2049 0.53% 0.11%
2048 0.55% 0.12%
2047 0.57% 0.14%
2046 0.58% 0.15%
2045 0.6% 0.17%
2044 0.62% 0.19%
2043 0.64% 0.21%
2042 0.66% 0.24%
2041 0.67% 0.28%
2040 0.7% 0.31%
2039 0.74% 0.34%
2038 0.77% 0.35%
2037 0.81% 0.4%
2036 0.84% 0.42%
2035 0.88% 0.46%
2034 0.94% 0.5%
2033 0.97% 0.54%
2032 1.03% 0.56%
2031 1.07% 0.62%
2030 1.11% 0.65%
2029 1.14% 0.71%
2028 1.17% 0.79%
2027 1.2% 0.81%
2026 1.23% 0.88%
2025 1.22% 0.95%
2024 1.22% 0.99%
2023 1.23% 1.02%
2022 1.03% 1.07%
2021 0.82% 1.16%
2020 0.84% 1.21%
2019 0.85% 1.25%
2018 0.82% 1.31%
2017 0.85% 1.39%
2016 0.9% 1.44%
2015 0.9% 1.47%
2014 0.92% 1.51%
2013 0.94% 1.59%
2012 0.96% 1.65%
2011 0.91% 1.66%
2010 0.88% 1.66%
2009 0.94% 1.68%
2008 1% 1.71%
2007 1.08% 1.74%
2006 1.17% 1.76%
2005 1.27% 1.8%
2004 1.37% 1.83%
2003 1.47% 1.85%
2002 1.56% 1.8%
2001 1.68% 1.74%
2000 1.84% 1.76%
1999 1.92% 1.82%
1998 1.91% 1.89%
1997 1.87% 1.96%
1996 1.84% 2.04%
1995 1.88% 2.13%
1994 1.87% 2.26%
1993 1.88% 1.94%
1992 1.9% 1.43%
1991 1.93% 1.34%
1990 2.01% 1.41%
1989 2.07% 1.46%
1988 2.15% 1.52%
1987 2.26% 1.57%
1986 2.38% 1.62%
1985 2.49% 1.66%
1984 2.6% 1.71%
1983 2.72% 1.54%
1982 2.78% 1.1%
1981 2.6% 0.85%
1980 2.42% 0.82%
1979 2.44% 0.79%
1978 2.47% 0.77%
1977 2.52% 0.77%
1976 2.57% 0.4%
1975 2.66% -0.58%
1974 2.87% -0.4%
1973 2.9% 0.74%
1972 1.94% 1.07%
1971 1.76% 1.02%
1970 2.62% 0.98%
1969 2.88% 0.95%
1968 2.99% 0.94%
1967 2.99% 0.94%
1966 2.95% 0.92%
1965 2.96% 0.85%
1964 2.96% 0.87%
1963 2.96% 0.96%
1962 2.95% 1%
1961 2.86% 1.54%

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 Cyprus' population grew by 0.99%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Cyprus
Current population
178415186
1386362
Population rank 8/197 153/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.02%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
39.5 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
36.2 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
55.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +36
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +13,306
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.99%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 103/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
1.13 hours
Annual migration change -402,100 +7,749
Net migration rank 194/196 46/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 202,062
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 111/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 14.9%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 42/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Cyprus
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Cyprus
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 7,749
2024 - -473,362 - 8,138
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 5,025 8,697
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 4,466 9,014
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 5,305 9,341
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 5,826 9,653
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 5,679 9,983
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 5,905 10,311
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 6,082 10,632
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 6,643 10,951
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 6,340 11,277
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 6,193 11,599
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 6,116 11,914
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 6,726 12,237
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 6,271 12,566
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 6,723 11,793
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 6,820 11,555
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 6,429 11,887
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 5,983 12,332
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 6,166 12,110
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 5,646 12,616
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 5,705 12,583
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 5,484 12,786
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 5,225 12,814
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 5,308 11,283
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 5,570 10,753
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 5,524 11,023
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 5,879 10,942
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 6,444 10,696
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 6,911 10,506
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 7,226 10,549
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 7,973 10,305
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 8,463 10,520
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 9,844 2,562
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 9,102 1,294
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 9,417 1,371
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 9,156 1,903
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 9,595 1,727
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 9,114 2,465
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 9,412 2,362
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 9,242 2,647
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 9,516 2,485
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 9,318 2,899
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 9,282 -46
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 7,135 -1,171
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 7,954 -2,284
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 6,620 -1,232
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 5,949 -735
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 5,607 -521
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 6,546 -1,496
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 5,023 -4,820
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 321 -8,220
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 5,405 -2,877
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 8,244 -1,037
1971 542,747 224,369 8,398 -1,586
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 8,412 -2,001
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 8,857 -2,744
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 9,153 -3,207
1967 1,860,743 23,164 9,313 -3,451
1966 1,794,530 3,758 9,478 -3,623
1965 1,688,652 47,610 9,643 -4,184
1964 1,686,591 25,426 8,322 -3,347
1963 1,612,749 23,215 8,568 -3,005
1962 1,584,035 26,533 9,455 -3,441
1961 1,504,524 26,503 9,584 -3,695
1960 1,418,810 13,580 8,385 3,766

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 Cyprus 36.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 57,464 people) and 63.8% is from migration (a gain of 101,458 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 202,062 people or 14.9% in Cyprus.

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
Cyprus
City Population
Limassol 108K
Larnaca 59.2K
Nicosia 56.8K
Famagusta 40.9K
Paphos 36K
Kyrenia 33.2K
Aradippou 19.2K
Paralimni 15K
Ypsonas 11.1K
Dali 10.5K

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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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