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Population in Bangladesh compared to the Dominican Republic: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 11,427,557 people in the Dominican Republic in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 11,637,906 in the Dominican Republic.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 15.3 times bigger than the Dominican Republic's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while the Dominican Republic is the 85th.
  • The countries together account for 2.29% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.14% for the Dominican Republic.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +1.04% in the Dominican Republic.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while the Dominican Republic has grown from 9.34M to 11.6M (24.6% growth).

Bangladesh vs Dominican Republic: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Dominican Republic
2100 210,399,059 11,755,442
2099 211,449,688 11,817,924
2098 212,479,977 11,879,803
2097 213,484,035 11,940,419
2096 214,463,720 12,000,555
2095 215,424,649 12,060,069
2094 216,368,088 12,118,654
2093 217,273,531 12,176,599
2092 218,151,426 12,233,202
2091 218,980,379 12,288,843
2090 219,782,575 12,343,449
2089 220,538,090 12,397,117
2088 221,257,201 12,448,937
2087 221,935,839 12,499,836
2086 222,585,679 12,549,728
2085 223,183,658 12,598,025
2084 223,742,603 12,644,824
2083 224,273,365 12,689,496
2082 224,763,738 12,733,459
2081 225,237,793 12,775,420
2080 225,665,152 12,815,910
2079 226,059,226 12,854,359
2078 226,389,150 12,890,869
2077 226,696,749 12,925,976
2076 226,954,762 12,958,723
2075 227,159,233 12,989,393
2074 227,315,415 13,018,904
2073 227,436,221 13,046,123
2072 227,503,342 13,071,419
2071 227,522,038 13,094,322
2070 227,495,122 13,115,831
2069 227,426,186 13,134,880
2068 227,302,632 13,152,005
2067 227,118,726 13,166,684
2066 226,878,385 13,179,129
2065 226,581,697 13,190,090
2064 226,235,839 13,198,640
2063 225,822,167 13,204,377
2062 225,349,674 13,207,634
2061 224,811,052 13,208,504
2060 224,216,813 13,206,457
2059 223,569,585 13,202,056
2058 222,855,839 13,193,952
2057 222,083,110 13,183,598
2056 221,273,932 13,171,348
2055 220,405,468 13,156,150
2054 219,511,997 13,138,158
2053 218,567,668 13,117,191
2052 217,585,554 13,093,170
2051 216,554,217 13,066,002
2050 215,489,899 13,035,234
2049 214,400,010 13,002,830
2048 213,275,216 12,967,608
2047 212,114,603 12,930,516
2046 210,918,933 12,890,728
2045 209,696,717 12,848,424
2044 208,446,830 12,803,661
2043 207,170,217 12,757,329
2042 205,859,107 12,708,719
2041 204,513,256 12,658,252
2040 203,143,300 12,605,551
2039 201,735,060 12,551,490
2038 200,262,138 12,494,079
2037 198,739,346 12,434,782
2036 197,147,970 12,372,929
2035 195,499,247 12,308,672
2034 193,789,143 12,241,776
2033 191,989,956 12,172,910
2032 190,141,739 12,101,471
2031 188,208,233 12,027,275
2030 186,212,272 11,950,238
2029 184,168,103 11,870,540
2028 182,087,511 11,787,795
2027 179,973,411 11,701,862
2026 177,837,418 11,614,193
2025 175,685,057 11,523,092
2024 173,562,364 11,427,557
2023 171,466,990 11,331,265
2022 169,384,897 11,230,734
2021 167,658,854 11,123,476
2020 166,298,024 11,008,300
2019 164,913,055 10,894,043
2018 163,523,103 10,782,053
2017 162,186,147 10,666,843
2016 160,811,932 10,551,430
2015 159,383,179 10,434,829
2014 157,964,929 10,315,528
2013 156,532,141 10,193,833
2012 155,070,101 10,070,411
2011 153,591,076 9,945,621
2010 152,201,981 9,820,175
2009 150,873,714 9,695,265
2008 149,474,264 9,573,130
2007 147,989,278 9,455,658
2006 146,405,973 9,341,183
2005 144,715,786 9,225,034
2004 142,902,856 9,104,892
2003 140,970,351 8,980,620
2002 138,933,658 8,852,235
2001 136,805,810 8,720,283
2000 134,544,304 8,584,190
1999 132,108,065 8,446,208
1998 129,622,332 8,310,362
1997 127,198,069 8,174,078
1996 124,862,179 8,032,894
1995 122,600,370 7,888,115
1994 120,343,179 7,741,694
1993 118,132,360 7,594,572
1992 115,952,192 7,447,474
1991 113,787,109 7,299,853
1990 111,633,717 7,151,166
1989 109,433,799 7,002,295
1988 107,216,008 6,855,734
1987 104,959,291 6,712,515
1986 102,635,572 6,571,208
1985 100,253,825 6,430,404
1984 97,814,966 6,289,040
1983 95,335,155 6,147,248
1982 92,814,507 6,007,114
1981 90,303,105 5,868,453
1980 88,016,432 5,729,037
1979 85,935,072 5,589,690
1978 83,889,655 5,451,882
1977 81,867,264 5,315,443
1976 79,855,318 5,180,404
1975 77,854,351 5,046,776
1974 75,839,348 4,914,197
1973 73,722,294 4,782,227
1972 71,641,519 4,651,883
1971 70,276,758 4,524,234
1970 69,058,894 4,399,290
1969 67,294,133 4,277,035
1968 65,408,276 4,157,189
1967 63,510,929 4,038,928
1966 61,669,806 3,921,847
1965 59,902,519 3,808,963
1964 58,178,374 3,698,559
1963 56,504,402 3,588,287
1962 54,881,146 3,479,936
1961 53,310,348 3,373,233
1960 51,828,660 3,268,336

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/dominican-republic | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while the Dominican Republic gained 1,210,247 people (a 13% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while the Dominican Republic's population increased by 1,086,476 people (a 10.3% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. The Dominican Republic was ranked 85th in 2006 and still ranked 85th 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 the Dominican Republic will increase by 12% to 13,035,234 people and rank change from 85th to 90th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 13.2M people in 2061 for the Dominican Republic.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Dominican Republic
2100 -0.5% -0.53%
2099 -0.48% -0.52%
2098 -0.47% -0.51%
2097 -0.46% -0.5%
2096 -0.45% -0.49%
2095 -0.44% -0.48%
2094 -0.42% -0.48%
2093 -0.4% -0.46%
2092 -0.38% -0.45%
2091 -0.36% -0.44%
2090 -0.34% -0.43%
2089 -0.33% -0.42%
2088 -0.31% -0.41%
2087 -0.29% -0.4%
2086 -0.27% -0.38%
2085 -0.25% -0.37%
2084 -0.24% -0.35%
2083 -0.22% -0.35%
2082 -0.21% -0.33%
2081 -0.19% -0.32%
2080 -0.17% -0.3%
2079 -0.15% -0.28%
2078 -0.14% -0.27%
2077 -0.11% -0.25%
2076 -0.09% -0.24%
2075 -0.07% -0.23%
2074 -0.05% -0.21%
2073 -0.03% -0.19%
2072 -0.008% -0.17%
2071 0.01% -0.16%
2070 0.03% -0.15%
2069 0.05% -0.13%
2068 0.08% -0.11%
2067 0.11% -0.09%
2066 0.13% -0.08%
2065 0.15% -0.06%
2064 0.18% -0.04%
2063 0.21% -0.02%
2062 0.24% -0.007%
2061 0.27% 0.02%
2060 0.29% 0.03%
2059 0.32% 0.06%
2058 0.35% 0.08%
2057 0.37% 0.09%
2056 0.39% 0.12%
2055 0.41% 0.14%
2054 0.43% 0.16%
2053 0.45% 0.18%
2052 0.48% 0.21%
2051 0.49% 0.24%
2050 0.51% 0.25%
2049 0.53% 0.27%
2048 0.55% 0.29%
2047 0.57% 0.31%
2046 0.58% 0.33%
2045 0.6% 0.35%
2044 0.62% 0.36%
2043 0.64% 0.38%
2042 0.66% 0.4%
2041 0.67% 0.42%
2040 0.7% 0.43%
2039 0.74% 0.46%
2038 0.77% 0.48%
2037 0.81% 0.5%
2036 0.84% 0.52%
2035 0.88% 0.55%
2034 0.94% 0.57%
2033 0.97% 0.59%
2032 1.03% 0.62%
2031 1.07% 0.64%
2030 1.11% 0.67%
2029 1.14% 0.7%
2028 1.17% 0.73%
2027 1.2% 0.75%
2026 1.23% 0.79%
2025 1.22% 0.84%
2024 1.22% 0.85%
2023 1.23% 0.9%
2022 1.03% 0.96%
2021 0.82% 1.05%
2020 0.84% 1.05%
2019 0.85% 1.04%
2018 0.82% 1.08%
2017 0.85% 1.09%
2016 0.9% 1.12%
2015 0.9% 1.16%
2014 0.92% 1.19%
2013 0.94% 1.23%
2012 0.96% 1.25%
2011 0.91% 1.28%
2010 0.88% 1.29%
2009 0.94% 1.28%
2008 1% 1.24%
2007 1.08% 1.23%
2006 1.17% 1.26%
2005 1.27% 1.32%
2004 1.37% 1.38%
2003 1.47% 1.45%
2002 1.56% 1.51%
2001 1.68% 1.59%
2000 1.84% 1.63%
1999 1.92% 1.63%
1998 1.91% 1.67%
1997 1.87% 1.76%
1996 1.84% 1.84%
1995 1.88% 1.89%
1994 1.87% 1.94%
1993 1.88% 1.98%
1992 1.9% 2.02%
1991 1.93% 2.08%
1990 2.01% 2.13%
1989 2.07% 2.14%
1988 2.15% 2.13%
1987 2.26% 2.15%
1986 2.38% 2.19%
1985 2.49% 2.25%
1984 2.6% 2.31%
1983 2.72% 2.33%
1982 2.78% 2.36%
1981 2.6% 2.43%
1980 2.42% 2.49%
1979 2.44% 2.53%
1978 2.47% 2.57%
1977 2.52% 2.61%
1976 2.57% 2.65%
1975 2.66% 2.7%
1974 2.87% 2.76%
1973 2.9% 2.8%
1972 1.94% 2.82%
1971 1.76% 2.84%
1970 2.62% 2.86%
1969 2.88% 2.88%
1968 2.99% 2.93%
1967 2.99% 2.99%
1966 2.95% 2.96%
1965 2.96% 2.99%
1964 2.96% 3.07%
1963 2.96% 3.11%
1962 2.95% 3.16%
1961 2.86% 3.21%

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 the Dominican Republic's population grew by 0.85%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Dominican Republic
Current population
178415186
11637906
Population rank 8/197 85/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.14%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
5.46 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
2.59 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
7.42 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +264
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +96,292
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.85%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 111/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
14.9 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -35,306
Net migration rank 194/196 170/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 738,667
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 69/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 6.5%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 81/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Dominican Republic
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Dominican Republic
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -35,306
2024 - -473,362 - -34,806
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 132,360 -34,915
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 138,767 -35,153
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 128,866 -17,957
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 137,417 -17,957
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 144,869 -35,797
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 150,852 -35,934
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 151,565 -36,069
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 151,550 -36,219
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 154,258 -36,375
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 157,260 -36,543
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 159,330 -36,673
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 160,915 -36,737
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 162,094 -36,687
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 162,072 -36,587
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 160,893 -36,561
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 156,664 -36,723
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 152,066 -37,076
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 151,122 -37,170
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 155,405 -37,063
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 158,789 -36,851
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 163,267 -36,657
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 166,740 -36,575
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 170,193 -36,441
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 171,684 -33,256
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 167,742 -30,228
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 164,287 -30,108
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 168,419 -30,034
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 174,008 -30,018
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 175,439 -29,873
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 176,882 -29,610
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 177,691 -30,719
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 177,481 -30,262
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 177,371 -29,351
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 176,748 -27,397
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 175,365 -26,984
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 171,291 -26,552
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 167,552 -25,850
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 165,674 -24,772
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 164,091 -23,388
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 164,263 -22,239
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 163,136 -21,582
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 159,597 -20,886
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 158,419 -19,809
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 157,697 -17,485
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 154,779 -16,296
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 154,043 -16,909
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 152,825 -17,077
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 151,201 -16,866
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 149,339 -16,425
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 147,652 -15,402
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 146,283 -14,594
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 143,255 -14,262
1971 542,747 224,369 140,473 -14,156
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 137,835 -14,255
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 135,445 -14,531
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 133,666 -14,901
1967 1,860,743 23,164 133,091 -15,324
1966 1,794,530 3,758 132,096 -15,701
1965 1,688,652 47,610 125,345 -15,978
1964 1,686,591 25,426 127,504 -16,059
1963 1,612,749 23,215 124,994 -15,889
1962 1,584,035 26,533 122,977 -15,389
1961 1,504,524 26,503 120,316 -14,511
1960 1,418,810 13,580 117,346 -13,344

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 the Dominican Republic 81.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,447,764 people) and 18.2% is from migration (a loss of 322,919 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 738,667 people or 6.5% in the Dominican Republic.

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
Dominican Republic
City Population
Santo Domingo 2.2M
Santiago de los Caballeros 1.34M
Puerto Plata 338K
La Vega 282K
Higuey 251K
San Cristobal 233K
San Pedro de Macoris 217K
San Francisco de Macoris 188K
San Juan de la Maguana 169K
Bonao 158K

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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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