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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 5,976,992 people in Denmark in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 6,032,403 in Denmark.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 29.6 times bigger than Denmark's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Denmark is the 114th.
  • The countries together account for 2.23% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.07% for Denmark.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +0.57% in Denmark.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Denmark has grown from 5.44M to 6.03M (10.9% growth).

Bangladesh vs Denmark: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Denmark
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Denmark
2100 210,399,059 5,879,692
2099 211,449,688 5,887,324
2098 212,479,977 5,894,688
2097 213,484,035 5,902,451
2096 214,463,720 5,909,729
2095 215,424,649 5,917,219
2094 216,368,088 5,925,288
2093 217,273,531 5,933,241
2092 218,151,426 5,941,337
2091 218,980,379 5,949,626
2090 219,782,575 5,958,205
2089 220,538,090 5,966,645
2088 221,257,201 5,974,290
2087 221,935,839 5,982,321
2086 222,585,679 5,989,976
2085 223,183,658 5,997,455
2084 223,742,603 6,004,175
2083 224,273,365 6,010,595
2082 224,763,738 6,016,013
2081 225,237,793 6,020,048
2080 225,665,152 6,023,906
2079 226,059,226 6,027,570
2078 226,389,150 6,030,553
2077 226,696,749 6,033,561
2076 226,954,762 6,037,007
2075 227,159,233 6,039,523
2074 227,315,415 6,041,944
2073 227,436,221 6,044,803
2072 227,503,342 6,046,641
2071 227,522,038 6,048,624
2070 227,495,122 6,051,078
2069 227,426,186 6,053,869
2068 227,302,632 6,056,924
2067 227,118,726 6,060,476
2066 226,878,385 6,064,191
2065 226,581,697 6,069,049
2064 226,235,839 6,073,904
2063 225,822,167 6,078,625
2062 225,349,674 6,083,792
2061 224,811,052 6,088,815
2060 224,216,813 6,094,310
2059 223,569,585 6,099,236
2058 222,855,839 6,103,864
2057 222,083,110 6,108,995
2056 221,273,932 6,114,524
2055 220,405,468 6,120,037
2054 219,511,997 6,124,581
2053 218,567,668 6,129,266
2052 217,585,554 6,132,944
2051 216,554,217 6,136,666
2050 215,489,899 6,139,893
2049 214,400,010 6,142,477
2048 213,275,216 6,144,414
2047 212,114,603 6,146,231
2046 210,918,933 6,147,918
2045 209,696,717 6,148,320
2044 208,446,830 6,149,066
2043 207,170,217 6,149,226
2042 205,859,107 6,149,216
2041 204,513,256 6,148,827
2040 203,143,300 6,147,418
2039 201,735,060 6,145,884
2038 200,262,138 6,142,758
2037 198,739,346 6,139,788
2036 197,147,970 6,135,708
2035 195,499,247 6,130,764
2034 193,789,143 6,124,513
2033 191,989,956 6,117,467
2032 190,141,739 6,110,061
2031 188,208,233 6,100,566
2030 186,212,272 6,090,119
2029 184,168,103 6,077,752
2028 182,087,511 6,063,214
2027 179,973,411 6,046,188
2026 177,837,418 6,027,292
2025 175,685,057 6,004,069
2024 173,562,364 5,976,992
2023 171,466,990 5,946,952
2022 169,384,897 5,903,037
2021 167,658,854 5,856,733
2020 166,298,024 5,831,404
2019 164,913,055 5,814,422
2018 163,523,103 5,793,636
2017 162,186,147 5,764,980
2016 160,811,932 5,728,010
2015 159,383,179 5,683,483
2014 157,964,929 5,643,475
2013 156,532,141 5,614,932
2012 155,070,101 5,591,572
2011 153,591,076 5,570,572
2010 152,201,981 5,547,683
2009 150,873,714 5,523,095
2008 149,474,264 5,493,621
2007 147,989,278 5,461,438
2006 146,405,973 5,437,272
2005 144,715,786 5,419,432
2004 142,902,856 5,404,523
2003 140,970,351 5,390,574
2002 138,933,658 5,375,931
2001 136,805,810 5,358,783
2000 134,544,304 5,339,616
1999 132,108,065 5,321,799
1998 129,622,332 5,304,219
1997 127,198,069 5,284,991
1996 124,862,179 5,263,074
1995 122,600,370 5,233,373
1994 120,343,179 5,206,180
1993 118,132,360 5,188,628
1992 115,952,192 5,171,370
1991 113,787,109 5,154,298
1990 111,633,717 5,140,939
1989 109,433,799 5,132,594
1988 107,216,008 5,129,516
1987 104,959,291 5,127,024
1986 102,635,572 5,120,534
1985 100,253,825 5,113,691
1984 97,814,966 5,111,619
1983 95,335,155 5,114,297
1982 92,814,507 5,117,810
1981 90,303,105 5,121,572
1980 88,016,432 5,123,027
1979 85,935,072 5,116,801
1978 83,889,655 5,104,248
1977 81,867,264 5,088,419
1976 79,855,318 5,072,596
1975 77,854,351 5,059,862
1974 75,839,348 5,045,297
1973 73,722,294 5,021,861
1972 71,641,519 4,991,596
1971 70,276,758 4,963,126
1970 69,058,894 4,928,757
1969 67,294,133 4,891,860
1968 65,408,276 4,864,883
1967 63,510,929 4,835,354
1966 61,669,806 4,797,381
1965 59,902,519 4,759,012
1964 58,178,374 4,722,072
1963 56,504,402 4,684,483
1962 54,881,146 4,647,727
1961 53,310,348 4,611,687
1960 51,828,660 4,579,603

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 Denmark gained 290,738 people (a 5.35% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Denmark's population increased by 304,393 people (a 5.31% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Denmark was ranked 108th in 2006 and ranked 114th 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 Denmark will increase by 1.78% to 6,139,893 people and rank change from 114th to 120th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 6.15M people in 2043 for Denmark.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Denmark
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Denmark
2100 -0.5% -0.13%
2099 -0.48% -0.12%
2098 -0.47% -0.13%
2097 -0.46% -0.12%
2096 -0.45% -0.13%
2095 -0.44% -0.14%
2094 -0.42% -0.13%
2093 -0.4% -0.14%
2092 -0.38% -0.14%
2091 -0.36% -0.14%
2090 -0.34% -0.14%
2089 -0.33% -0.13%
2088 -0.31% -0.13%
2087 -0.29% -0.13%
2086 -0.27% -0.12%
2085 -0.25% -0.11%
2084 -0.24% -0.11%
2083 -0.22% -0.09%
2082 -0.21% -0.07%
2081 -0.19% -0.06%
2080 -0.17% -0.06%
2079 -0.15% -0.05%
2078 -0.14% -0.05%
2077 -0.11% -0.06%
2076 -0.09% -0.04%
2075 -0.07% -0.04%
2074 -0.05% -0.05%
2073 -0.03% -0.03%
2072 -0.008% -0.03%
2071 0.01% -0.04%
2070 0.03% -0.05%
2069 0.05% -0.05%
2068 0.08% -0.06%
2067 0.11% -0.06%
2066 0.13% -0.08%
2065 0.15% -0.08%
2064 0.18% -0.08%
2063 0.21% -0.08%
2062 0.24% -0.08%
2061 0.27% -0.09%
2060 0.29% -0.08%
2059 0.32% -0.08%
2058 0.35% -0.08%
2057 0.37% -0.09%
2056 0.39% -0.09%
2055 0.41% -0.07%
2054 0.43% -0.08%
2053 0.45% -0.06%
2052 0.48% -0.06%
2051 0.49% -0.05%
2050 0.51% -0.04%
2049 0.53% -0.03%
2048 0.55% -0.03%
2047 0.57% -0.03%
2046 0.58% -0.007%
2045 0.6% -0.01%
2044 0.62% -0.003%
2043 0.64% 0%
2042 0.66% 0.006%
2041 0.67% 0.02%
2040 0.7% 0.02%
2039 0.74% 0.05%
2038 0.77% 0.05%
2037 0.81% 0.07%
2036 0.84% 0.08%
2035 0.88% 0.1%
2034 0.94% 0.12%
2033 0.97% 0.12%
2032 1.03% 0.16%
2031 1.07% 0.17%
2030 1.11% 0.2%
2029 1.14% 0.24%
2028 1.17% 0.28%
2027 1.2% 0.31%
2026 1.23% 0.39%
2025 1.22% 0.45%
2024 1.22% 0.51%
2023 1.23% 0.74%
2022 1.03% 0.79%
2021 0.82% 0.43%
2020 0.84% 0.29%
2019 0.85% 0.36%
2018 0.82% 0.5%
2017 0.85% 0.65%
2016 0.9% 0.78%
2015 0.9% 0.71%
2014 0.92% 0.51%
2013 0.94% 0.42%
2012 0.96% 0.38%
2011 0.91% 0.41%
2010 0.88% 0.45%
2009 0.94% 0.54%
2008 1% 0.59%
2007 1.08% 0.44%
2006 1.17% 0.33%
2005 1.27% 0.28%
2004 1.37% 0.26%
2003 1.47% 0.27%
2002 1.56% 0.32%
2001 1.68% 0.36%
2000 1.84% 0.33%
1999 1.92% 0.33%
1998 1.91% 0.36%
1997 1.87% 0.42%
1996 1.84% 0.57%
1995 1.88% 0.52%
1994 1.87% 0.34%
1993 1.88% 0.33%
1992 1.9% 0.33%
1991 1.93% 0.26%
1990 2.01% 0.16%
1989 2.07% 0.06%
1988 2.15% 0.05%
1987 2.26% 0.13%
1986 2.38% 0.13%
1985 2.49% 0.04%
1984 2.6% -0.05%
1983 2.72% -0.07%
1982 2.78% -0.07%
1981 2.6% -0.03%
1980 2.42% 0.12%
1979 2.44% 0.25%
1978 2.47% 0.31%
1977 2.52% 0.31%
1976 2.57% 0.25%
1975 2.66% 0.29%
1974 2.87% 0.47%
1973 2.9% 0.61%
1972 1.94% 0.57%
1971 1.76% 0.7%
1970 2.62% 0.75%
1969 2.88% 0.55%
1968 2.99% 0.61%
1967 2.99% 0.79%
1966 2.95% 0.81%
1965 2.96% 0.78%
1964 2.96% 0.8%
1963 2.96% 0.79%
1962 2.95% 0.78%
1961 2.86% 0.7%

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 Denmark's population grew by 0.51%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Denmark
Current population
178415186
6032403
Population rank 8/197 114/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.07%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
17.5 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
9.11 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
9.02 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +82
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +30,040
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.51%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 132/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
23.8 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 +22,103
Net migration rank 194/196 32/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 847,475
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 65/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 14.2%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 46/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Denmark
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Denmark
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 22,103
2024 - -473,362 - 25,639
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 -595 31,006
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 -1,180 60,219
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 5,857 26,887
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 5,831 10,851
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 6,977 9,488
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 6,373 18,919
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 8,071 24,561
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 9,165 33,391
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 5,683 42,284
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 5,644 27,242
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 3,931 21,359
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 5,592 16,871
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 6,685 13,495
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 8,876 17,533
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 8,285 15,551
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 10,438 25,775
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 8,192 20,560
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 9,787 10,491
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 9,755 6,887
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 9,188 5,166
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 7,007 7,228
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 5,376 9,629
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 6,967 12,192
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 9,078 10,441
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 6,919 9,520
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 7,956 11,098
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 7,927 12,269
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 6,842 17,534
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 6,280 28,958
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 8,850 10,766
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 4,670 11,411
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 6,722 11,937
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 4,639 10,827
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 2,056 8,667
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 2,053 3,720
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 0 677
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 -1,538 6,338
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 -2,561 11,463
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 -4,603 9,957
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 -5,623 4,325
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 -6,649 1,952
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 -2,559 235
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 -3,073 -1,741
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 1,537 803
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 4,605 5,808
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 9,187 5,678
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 11,703 5,548
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 11,667 3,182
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 20,746 -10,672
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 19,676 -437
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 21,092 7,107
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 24,958 7,053
1971 542,747 224,369 26,801 -1,159
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 22,673 20,947
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 23,481 6,687
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 27,243 -3,557
1967 1,860,743 23,164 33,363 1,623
1966 1,794,530 3,758 38,858 2,011
1965 1,688,652 47,610 37,596 -2,098
1964 1,686,591 25,426 36,832 1,333
1963 1,612,749 23,215 36,539 594
1962 1,584,035 26,533 32,070 3,900
1961 1,504,524 26,503 33,205 3,012
1960 1,418,810 13,580 32,515 -4,047

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 Denmark 15.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,826 people) and 84.6% is from migration (a gain of 284,848 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 847,475 people or 14.2% in Denmark.

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
Denmark
City Population
Copenhagen 667K
Aarhus 291K
Odense 185K
Aalborg 122K
Frederiksberg 106K
Gentofte 75.8K
Esbjerg 71.6K
Randers 64.5K
Horsens 64.4K
Kolding 63.6K

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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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