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

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The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 175,686,899 in 2025 vs 65,871 people in Dominica in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,936,470 people compared to 65,501 in Dominica.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 2,732 times bigger than Dominica's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Dominica is the 188th.
  • The countries together account for 2.15% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.0008% for Dominica.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.97% per year vs -0.6% in Dominica.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 179M (22.2% growth), while Dominica has declined from 68.8K to 65.5K (4.8% decline).

Bangladesh vs Dominica: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Dominica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Dominica
2100 210,401,264 49,161
2099 211,451,904 49,550
2098 212,482,204 49,923
2097 213,486,272 50,272
2096 214,465,968 50,597
2095 215,426,907 50,943
2094 216,370,356 51,277
2093 217,275,808 51,604
2092 218,153,712 51,918
2091 218,982,674 52,241
2090 219,784,878 52,598
2089 220,540,401 52,927
2088 221,259,520 53,285
2087 221,938,165 53,620
2086 222,588,012 53,952
2085 223,185,997 54,281
2084 223,744,949 54,596
2083 224,275,716 54,912
2082 224,766,094 55,227
2081 225,240,154 55,523
2080 225,667,518 55,844
2079 226,061,595 56,168
2078 226,391,523 56,496
2077 226,699,126 56,790
2076 226,957,140 57,109
2075 227,161,614 57,427
2074 227,317,797 57,735
2073 227,438,605 58,050
2072 227,505,726 58,352
2071 227,524,423 58,648
2070 227,497,506 58,947
2069 227,428,570 59,206
2068 227,305,014 59,480
2067 227,121,107 59,737
2066 226,880,763 59,970
2065 226,584,072 60,221
2064 226,238,210 60,471
2063 225,824,534 60,683
2062 225,352,036 60,914
2061 224,813,409 61,141
2060 224,219,163 61,369
2059 223,571,928 61,575
2058 222,858,175 61,776
2057 222,085,438 61,982
2056 221,276,251 62,158
2055 220,407,778 62,341
2054 219,514,298 62,498
2053 218,569,959 62,647
2052 217,587,835 62,815
2051 216,556,487 62,952
2050 215,492,158 63,075
2049 214,402,257 63,179
2048 213,277,451 63,280
2047 212,116,827 63,365
2046 210,921,144 63,425
2045 209,698,915 63,472
2044 208,449,015 63,524
2043 207,172,388 63,580
2042 205,861,265 63,622
2041 204,515,400 63,622
2040 203,145,429 63,616
2039 201,737,174 63,610
2038 200,264,237 63,598
2037 198,741,429 63,581
2036 197,150,036 63,583
2035 195,501,296 63,580
2034 193,791,174 63,585
2033 191,991,968 63,604
2032 190,143,732 63,689
2031 188,210,205 63,850
2030 186,214,224 64,125
2029 184,170,034 64,454
2028 182,089,419 64,797
2027 179,975,298 65,152
2026 177,839,282 65,501
2025 175,686,899 65,871
2024 173,562,364 66,205
2023 171,466,990 66,510
2022 169,384,897 66,826
2021 167,658,854 67,202
2020 166,298,024 67,573
2019 164,913,055 67,880
2018 163,523,103 68,174
2017 162,186,147 68,496
2016 160,811,932 69,606
2015 159,383,179 70,410
2014 157,964,929 70,373
2013 156,532,141 69,715
2012 155,070,101 69,118
2011 153,591,076 69,053
2010 152,201,981 68,859
2009 150,873,714 68,864
2008 149,474,264 68,854
2007 147,989,278 68,847
2006 146,405,973 68,806
2005 144,715,786 68,734
2004 142,902,856 68,649
2003 140,970,351 68,531
2002 138,933,658 68,367
2001 136,805,810 68,288
2000 134,544,304 68,511
1999 132,108,065 68,870
1998 129,622,332 69,124
1997 127,198,069 69,299
1996 124,862,179 69,410
1995 122,600,370 69,469
1994 120,343,179 69,477
1993 118,132,360 69,433
1992 115,952,192 69,325
1991 113,787,109 69,296
1990 111,633,717 69,627
1989 109,433,799 70,153
1988 107,216,008 70,608
1987 104,959,291 71,023
1986 102,635,572 71,406
1985 100,253,825 71,744
1984 97,814,966 72,056
1983 95,335,155 72,365
1982 92,814,507 72,688
1981 90,303,105 72,986
1980 88,016,432 73,083
1979 85,935,072 72,959
1978 83,889,655 72,724
1977 81,867,264 72,406
1976 79,855,318 72,017
1975 77,854,351 71,570
1974 75,839,348 71,091
1973 73,722,294 70,585
1972 71,641,519 70,060
1971 70,276,758 69,532
1970 69,058,894 68,908
1969 67,294,133 67,934
1968 65,408,276 66,732
1967 63,510,929 65,585
1966 61,669,806 64,507
1965 59,902,519 63,505
1964 58,178,374 62,587
1963 56,504,402 61,739
1962 54,881,146 60,948
1961 53,310,348 60,209
1960 51,828,660 59,372

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 Dominica gained 800 people (a 1.16% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% growth), while Dominica's population decreased by 4,105 people (a 5.9% decline).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Dominica was ranked 187th in 2006 and ranked 188th 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 Dominica will decrease by 3.7% to 63,075 people and will still be ranked 188th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people, while Dominica's population already peaked in 1980 at 73.1K people and is projected to decrease to 49.2K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Dominica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Dominica
2100 -0.5% -0.78%
2099 -0.48% -0.75%
2098 -0.47% -0.69%
2097 -0.46% -0.64%
2096 -0.45% -0.68%
2095 -0.44% -0.65%
2094 -0.42% -0.63%
2093 -0.4% -0.61%
2092 -0.38% -0.62%
2091 -0.36% -0.68%
2090 -0.34% -0.62%
2089 -0.33% -0.67%
2088 -0.31% -0.62%
2087 -0.29% -0.62%
2086 -0.27% -0.61%
2085 -0.25% -0.58%
2084 -0.24% -0.58%
2083 -0.22% -0.57%
2082 -0.21% -0.53%
2081 -0.19% -0.57%
2080 -0.17% -0.58%
2079 -0.15% -0.58%
2078 -0.14% -0.52%
2077 -0.11% -0.56%
2076 -0.09% -0.55%
2075 -0.07% -0.53%
2074 -0.05% -0.54%
2073 -0.03% -0.52%
2072 -0.008% -0.5%
2071 0.01% -0.51%
2070 0.03% -0.44%
2069 0.05% -0.46%
2068 0.08% -0.43%
2067 0.11% -0.39%
2066 0.13% -0.42%
2065 0.15% -0.41%
2064 0.18% -0.35%
2063 0.21% -0.38%
2062 0.24% -0.37%
2061 0.27% -0.37%
2060 0.29% -0.33%
2059 0.32% -0.33%
2058 0.35% -0.33%
2057 0.37% -0.28%
2056 0.39% -0.29%
2055 0.41% -0.25%
2054 0.43% -0.24%
2053 0.45% -0.27%
2052 0.48% -0.22%
2051 0.49% -0.2%
2050 0.51% -0.16%
2049 0.53% -0.16%
2048 0.55% -0.13%
2047 0.57% -0.1%
2046 0.58% -0.07%
2045 0.6% -0.08%
2044 0.62% -0.09%
2043 0.64% -0.07%
2042 0.66% 0%
2041 0.67% 0.009%
2040 0.7% 0.009%
2039 0.74% 0.02%
2038 0.77% 0.03%
2037 0.81% -0.003%
2036 0.84% 0.005%
2035 0.88% -0.008%
2034 0.94% -0.03%
2033 0.97% -0.13%
2032 1.03% -0.25%
2031 1.07% -0.43%
2030 1.11% -0.51%
2029 1.14% -0.53%
2028 1.17% -0.54%
2027 1.2% -0.53%
2026 1.23% -0.56%
2025 1.22% -0.5%
2024 1.22% -0.46%
2023 1.23% -0.47%
2022 1.03% -0.56%
2021 0.82% -0.55%
2020 0.84% -0.45%
2019 0.85% -0.43%
2018 0.82% -0.47%
2017 0.85% -1.59%
2016 0.9% -1.14%
2015 0.9% 0.05%
2014 0.92% 0.94%
2013 0.94% 0.86%
2012 0.96% 0.09%
2011 0.91% 0.28%
2010 0.88% -0.007%
2009 0.94% 0.01%
2008 1% 0.01%
2007 1.08% 0.06%
2006 1.17% 0.1%
2005 1.27% 0.12%
2004 1.37% 0.17%
2003 1.47% 0.24%
2002 1.56% 0.12%
2001 1.68% -0.33%
2000 1.84% -0.52%
1999 1.92% -0.37%
1998 1.91% -0.25%
1997 1.87% -0.16%
1996 1.84% -0.08%
1995 1.88% -0.01%
1994 1.87% 0.06%
1993 1.88% 0.16%
1992 1.9% 0.04%
1991 1.93% -0.48%
1990 2.01% -0.75%
1989 2.07% -0.64%
1988 2.15% -0.58%
1987 2.26% -0.54%
1986 2.38% -0.47%
1985 2.49% -0.43%
1984 2.6% -0.43%
1983 2.72% -0.44%
1982 2.78% -0.41%
1981 2.6% -0.13%
1980 2.42% 0.17%
1979 2.44% 0.32%
1978 2.47% 0.44%
1977 2.52% 0.54%
1976 2.57% 0.62%
1975 2.66% 0.67%
1974 2.87% 0.72%
1973 2.9% 0.75%
1972 1.94% 0.76%
1971 1.76% 0.91%
1970 2.62% 1.43%
1969 2.88% 1.8%
1968 2.99% 1.75%
1967 2.99% 1.67%
1966 2.95% 1.58%
1965 2.96% 1.47%
1964 2.96% 1.37%
1963 2.96% 1.3%
1962 2.95% 1.23%
1961 2.86% 1.41%

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 Dominica's population declined by 0.5%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Dominica
Current population
178936470
65501
Population rank 8/197 188/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.0008%
One net population change
14.9 seconds
1.1 days
One birth every
9.09 seconds
12.1 hours
One death every
35.6 seconds
10.5 hours
Daily growth/decline +5,821 -1
Annual growth/decline +2,124,535 -334
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% -0.5%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 185/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
1.51 days
Annual migration change -402,100 -242
Net migration rank 194/196 85/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 8,440
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 178/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 12.7%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 53/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Dominica
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Dominica
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -242
2024 2,583,129 -473,362 -109 -200
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 -111 -199
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 -118 -202
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 -205 -224
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 -88 -225
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 -75 -228
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 -60 -231
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 -124 -234
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 177 -2,032
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 157 92
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 257 -431
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 110 1,376
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 167 -461
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 121 307
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 171 -206
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 220 -198
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 272 -264
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 319 -297
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 364 -316
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 339 -259
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 360 -254
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 387 -252
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 429 -248
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 556 -585
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 561 -973
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 647 -947
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 595 -805
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 662 -803
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 753 -838
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 853 -885
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 1,002 -984
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 1,130 -1,061
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 1,111 -969
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 1,103 -1,183
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 1,138 -1,722
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 1,178 -1,651
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 1,222 -1,653
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 1,256 -1,661
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 1,285 -1,642
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 1,302 -1,617
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 1,308 -1,614
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 1,301 -1,615
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 1,250 -1,588
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 1,169 -1,420
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 1,090 -1,035
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 981 -802
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 991 -705
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 996 -634
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 1,050 -627
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 1,142 -678
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 1,267 -770
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 1,400 -882
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 1,497 -971
1971 542,747 224,369 1,549 -1,022
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 1,574 -847
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 1,628 -406
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 1,673 -488
1967 1,860,743 23,164 1,716 -605
1966 1,794,530 3,758 1,752 -715
1965 1,688,652 47,610 1,778 -816
1964 1,686,591 25,426 1,792 -911
1963 1,612,749 23,215 1,796 -978
1962 1,584,035 26,533 1,786 -1,028
1961 1,504,524 26,503 1,762 -1,044
1960 1,418,810 13,580 1,720 -759

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 Dominica 13.1% is from natural causes (a loss of 556 people) and 86.9% is from migration (a loss of 3,683 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 8,440 people or 12.7% in Dominica.

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
Dominica
City Population
Roseau 16.6K
Portsmouth 3.63K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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