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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 1,168,722 people in Djibouti in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 1,203,929 in Djibouti.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 148.2 times bigger than Djibouti's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Djibouti is the 158th.
  • The countries together account for 2.17% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.01% for Djibouti.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +1.57% in Djibouti.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Djibouti has grown from 856K to 1.2M (40.7% growth).

Bangladesh vs Djibouti: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Djibouti
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Djibouti
2100 210,399,059 1,853,638
2099 211,449,688 1,851,867
2098 212,479,977 1,849,091
2097 213,484,035 1,845,028
2096 214,463,720 1,843,492
2095 215,424,649 1,841,290
2094 216,368,088 1,839,614
2093 217,273,531 1,834,629
2092 218,151,426 1,832,454
2091 218,980,379 1,830,543
2090 219,782,575 1,827,895
2089 220,538,090 1,824,422
2088 221,257,201 1,819,766
2087 221,935,839 1,815,602
2086 222,585,679 1,812,004
2085 223,183,658 1,806,728
2084 223,742,603 1,802,147
2083 224,273,365 1,798,430
2082 224,763,738 1,793,553
2081 225,237,793 1,790,013
2080 225,665,152 1,787,239
2079 226,059,226 1,782,284
2078 226,389,150 1,778,181
2077 226,696,749 1,773,272
2076 226,954,762 1,767,264
2075 227,159,233 1,761,013
2074 227,315,415 1,753,691
2073 227,436,221 1,748,057
2072 227,503,342 1,743,208
2071 227,522,038 1,736,772
2070 227,495,122 1,730,333
2069 227,426,186 1,724,309
2068 227,302,632 1,716,592
2067 227,118,726 1,708,491
2066 226,878,385 1,698,811
2065 226,581,697 1,689,868
2064 226,235,839 1,683,153
2063 225,822,167 1,676,195
2062 225,349,674 1,666,794
2061 224,811,052 1,657,365
2060 224,216,813 1,647,995
2059 223,569,585 1,637,453
2058 222,855,839 1,626,405
2057 222,083,110 1,613,201
2056 221,273,932 1,600,875
2055 220,405,468 1,591,617
2054 219,511,997 1,580,458
2053 218,567,668 1,567,320
2052 217,585,554 1,556,029
2051 216,554,217 1,546,163
2050 215,489,899 1,535,615
2049 214,400,010 1,524,387
2048 213,275,216 1,513,769
2047 212,114,603 1,502,572
2046 210,918,933 1,490,451
2045 209,696,717 1,477,565
2044 208,446,830 1,465,478
2043 207,170,217 1,453,253
2042 205,859,107 1,439,049
2041 204,513,256 1,423,763
2040 203,143,300 1,408,530
2039 201,735,060 1,394,028
2038 200,262,138 1,380,170
2037 198,739,346 1,365,227
2036 197,147,970 1,351,732
2035 195,499,247 1,337,326
2034 193,789,143 1,323,770
2033 191,989,956 1,309,514
2032 190,141,739 1,294,871
2031 188,208,233 1,279,082
2030 186,212,272 1,263,351
2029 184,168,103 1,246,848
2028 182,087,511 1,230,964
2027 179,973,411 1,215,502
2026 177,837,418 1,199,638
2025 175,685,057 1,184,528
2024 173,562,364 1,168,722
2023 171,466,990 1,152,944
2022 169,384,897 1,137,096
2021 167,658,854 1,121,248
2020 166,298,024 1,105,188
2019 164,913,055 1,088,709
2018 163,523,103 1,071,882
2017 162,186,147 1,054,841
2016 160,811,932 1,037,653
2015 159,383,179 1,020,313
2014 157,964,929 1,002,717
2013 156,532,141 984,824
2012 155,070,101 966,747
2011 153,591,076 948,558
2010 152,201,981 930,251
2009 150,873,714 911,527
2008 149,474,264 892,734
2007 147,989,278 874,528
2006 146,405,973 855,764
2005 144,715,786 839,167
2004 142,902,856 826,124
2003 140,970,351 813,519
2002 138,933,658 795,574
2001 136,805,810 771,313
2000 134,544,304 747,318
1999 132,108,065 724,218
1998 129,622,332 699,352
1997 127,198,069 671,817
1996 124,862,179 648,348
1995 122,600,370 633,074
1994 120,343,179 626,710
1993 118,132,360 614,245
1992 115,952,192 626,010
1991 113,787,109 631,092
1990 111,633,717 579,538
1989 109,433,799 523,355
1988 107,216,008 484,523
1987 104,959,291 454,399
1986 102,635,572 426,341
1985 100,253,825 402,687
1984 97,814,966 384,053
1983 95,335,155 369,553
1982 92,814,507 356,880
1981 90,303,105 343,047
1980 88,016,432 325,815
1979 85,935,072 304,513
1978 83,889,655 280,031
1977 81,867,264 254,613
1976 79,855,318 230,737
1975 77,854,351 209,908
1974 75,839,348 192,613
1973 73,722,294 178,449
1972 71,641,519 166,256
1971 70,276,758 155,136
1970 69,058,894 145,175
1969 67,294,133 136,078
1968 65,408,276 128,250
1967 63,510,929 121,649
1966 61,669,806 115,269
1965 59,902,519 109,092
1964 58,178,374 103,198
1963 56,504,402 97,872
1962 54,881,146 93,283
1961 53,310,348 89,390
1960 51,828,660 86,024

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/djibouti | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Djibouti gained 181,889 people (a 21.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Djibouti's population increased by 166,276 people (a 16% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Djibouti was ranked 159th in 2006 and ranked 158th 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 Djibouti will increase by 27.6% to 1,535,615 people and rank change from 158th to 151st.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 1.85M people in 2100 for Djibouti.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Djibouti
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Djibouti
2100 -0.5% 0.1%
2099 -0.48% 0.15%
2098 -0.47% 0.22%
2097 -0.46% 0.08%
2096 -0.45% 0.12%
2095 -0.44% 0.09%
2094 -0.42% 0.27%
2093 -0.4% 0.12%
2092 -0.38% 0.1%
2091 -0.36% 0.14%
2090 -0.34% 0.19%
2089 -0.33% 0.26%
2088 -0.31% 0.23%
2087 -0.29% 0.2%
2086 -0.27% 0.29%
2085 -0.25% 0.25%
2084 -0.24% 0.21%
2083 -0.22% 0.27%
2082 -0.21% 0.2%
2081 -0.19% 0.16%
2080 -0.17% 0.28%
2079 -0.15% 0.23%
2078 -0.14% 0.28%
2077 -0.11% 0.34%
2076 -0.09% 0.35%
2075 -0.07% 0.42%
2074 -0.05% 0.32%
2073 -0.03% 0.28%
2072 -0.008% 0.37%
2071 0.01% 0.37%
2070 0.03% 0.35%
2069 0.05% 0.45%
2068 0.08% 0.47%
2067 0.11% 0.57%
2066 0.13% 0.53%
2065 0.15% 0.4%
2064 0.18% 0.42%
2063 0.21% 0.56%
2062 0.24% 0.57%
2061 0.27% 0.57%
2060 0.29% 0.64%
2059 0.32% 0.68%
2058 0.35% 0.82%
2057 0.37% 0.77%
2056 0.39% 0.58%
2055 0.41% 0.71%
2054 0.43% 0.84%
2053 0.45% 0.73%
2052 0.48% 0.64%
2051 0.49% 0.69%
2050 0.51% 0.74%
2049 0.53% 0.7%
2048 0.55% 0.75%
2047 0.57% 0.81%
2046 0.58% 0.87%
2045 0.6% 0.82%
2044 0.62% 0.84%
2043 0.64% 0.99%
2042 0.66% 1.07%
2041 0.67% 1.08%
2040 0.7% 1.04%
2039 0.74% 1%
2038 0.77% 1.09%
2037 0.81% 1%
2036 0.84% 1.08%
2035 0.88% 1.02%
2034 0.94% 1.09%
2033 0.97% 1.13%
2032 1.03% 1.23%
2031 1.07% 1.25%
2030 1.11% 1.32%
2029 1.14% 1.29%
2028 1.17% 1.27%
2027 1.2% 1.32%
2026 1.23% 1.28%
2025 1.22% 1.35%
2024 1.22% 1.37%
2023 1.23% 1.39%
2022 1.03% 1.41%
2021 0.82% 1.45%
2020 0.84% 1.51%
2019 0.85% 1.57%
2018 0.82% 1.62%
2017 0.85% 1.66%
2016 0.9% 1.7%
2015 0.9% 1.75%
2014 0.92% 1.82%
2013 0.94% 1.87%
2012 0.96% 1.92%
2011 0.91% 1.97%
2010 0.88% 2.05%
2009 0.94% 2.11%
2008 1% 2.08%
2007 1.08% 2.19%
2006 1.17% 1.98%
2005 1.27% 1.58%
2004 1.37% 1.55%
2003 1.47% 2.26%
2002 1.56% 3.15%
2001 1.68% 3.21%
2000 1.84% 3.19%
1999 1.92% 3.56%
1998 1.91% 4.1%
1997 1.87% 3.62%
1996 1.84% 2.41%
1995 1.88% 1.02%
1994 1.87% 2.03%
1993 1.88% -1.88%
1992 1.9% -0.81%
1991 1.93% 8.9%
1990 2.01% 10.7%
1989 2.07% 8.01%
1988 2.15% 6.63%
1987 2.26% 6.58%
1986 2.38% 5.87%
1985 2.49% 4.85%
1984 2.6% 3.92%
1983 2.72% 3.55%
1982 2.78% 4.03%
1981 2.6% 5.29%
1980 2.42% 7%
1979 2.44% 8.74%
1978 2.47% 9.98%
1977 2.52% 10.3%
1976 2.57% 9.92%
1975 2.66% 8.98%
1974 2.87% 7.94%
1973 2.9% 7.33%
1972 1.94% 7.17%
1971 1.76% 6.86%
1970 2.62% 6.69%
1969 2.88% 6.1%
1968 2.99% 5.43%
1967 2.99% 5.53%
1966 2.95% 5.66%
1965 2.96% 5.71%
1964 2.96% 5.44%
1963 2.96% 4.92%
1962 2.95% 4.36%
1961 2.86% 3.91%

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/djibouti | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Djibouti's population grew by 1.37%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Djibouti
Current population
178415186
1203929
Population rank 8/197 158/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.01%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
33.3 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
22 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
1.02 hours
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +43
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +15,778
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +1.37%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 76/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
15.1 hours
Annual migration change -402,100 -581
Net migration rank 194/196 89/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 125,996
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 123/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 10.8%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 60/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Djibouti
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Djibouti
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -581
2024 - -473,362 - -11
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 15,349 500
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 15,337 500
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 14,555 1,300
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 14,970 1,300
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 15,368 1,322
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 15,524 1,435
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 15,593 1,535
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 15,621 1,623
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 15,718 1,723
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 15,857 1,900
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 15,986 2,033
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 16,026 2,104
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 16,169 2,090
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 16,225 2,129
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 16,323 2,770
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 16,356 2,148
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 16,647 1,253
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 16,901 2,719
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 17,361 -3,779
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 17,756 -5,249
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 18,341 -5,636
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 18,167 5,022
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 17,710 7,629
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 17,014 5,632
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 16,491 7,046
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 15,845 10,352
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 15,255 13,625
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 15,408 2,652
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 15,651 -3,163
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 15,989 -15,756
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 15,805 8,896
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 16,971 -65,203
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 16,553 21,510
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 15,074 49,970
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 13,851 33,465
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 13,107 17,242
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 12,357 17,545
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 11,671 14,543
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 11,106 9,997
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 10,713 5,452
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 10,391 2,441
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 10,058 2,450
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 9,654 5,502
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 9,187 10,121
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 8,573 14,726
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 7,886 17,788
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 7,195 17,961
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 6,567 16,028
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 6,034 13,029
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 5,601 9,910
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 5,234 7,583
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 4,885 6,690
1971 542,747 224,369 4,484 6,184
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 4,249 5,004
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 3,950 4,995
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 3,712 3,001
1967 1,860,743 23,164 3,484 3,001
1966 1,794,530 3,758 3,268 3,014
1965 1,688,652 47,610 3,054 3,023
1964 1,686,591 25,426 2,864 2,846
1963 1,612,749 23,215 2,687 2,257
1962 1,584,035 26,533 2,538 1,695
1961 1,504,524 26,503 2,412 1,136
1960 1,418,810 13,580 2,299 886

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

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/djibouti | 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 Djibouti 92.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 153,892 people) and 7.87% is from migration (a gain of 13,138 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 125,996 people or 10.8% in Djibouti.

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
Djibouti
City Population
Djibouti 604K
Ali Sabieh 71.2K
Dikhil 35K
Obock 21.2K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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