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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 18,135,478 people in Ecuador in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 18,487,749 in Ecuador.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 9.65 times bigger than Ecuador's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Ecuador is the 71st.
  • The countries together account for 2.38% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.22% for Ecuador.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +1.26% in Ecuador.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Ecuador has grown from 14.1M to 18.5M (31.2% growth).

Bangladesh vs Ecuador: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Ecuador
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Ecuador
2100 210,399,059 19,229,713
2099 211,449,688 19,341,033
2098 212,479,977 19,451,634
2097 213,484,035 19,561,648
2096 214,463,720 19,670,931
2095 215,424,649 19,779,419
2094 216,368,088 19,887,014
2093 217,273,531 19,993,637
2092 218,151,426 20,099,245
2091 218,980,379 20,203,483
2090 219,782,575 20,306,051
2089 220,538,090 20,406,878
2088 221,257,201 20,505,637
2087 221,935,839 20,602,336
2086 222,585,679 20,696,910
2085 223,183,658 20,788,583
2084 223,742,603 20,877,503
2083 224,273,365 20,963,515
2082 224,763,738 21,046,396
2081 225,237,793 21,126,142
2080 225,665,152 21,202,360
2079 226,059,226 21,275,051
2078 226,389,150 21,343,714
2077 226,696,749 21,408,164
2076 226,954,762 21,468,178
2075 227,159,233 21,523,680
2074 227,315,415 21,575,092
2073 227,436,221 21,621,989
2072 227,503,342 21,664,137
2071 227,522,038 21,701,599
2070 227,495,122 21,734,495
2069 227,426,186 21,762,453
2068 227,302,632 21,785,682
2067 227,118,726 21,804,316
2066 226,878,385 21,818,306
2065 226,581,697 21,828,156
2064 226,235,839 21,833,185
2063 225,822,167 21,833,449
2062 225,349,674 21,828,963
2061 224,811,052 21,819,781
2060 224,216,813 21,805,954
2059 223,569,585 21,787,357
2058 222,855,839 21,764,005
2057 222,083,110 21,735,561
2056 221,273,932 21,702,294
2055 220,405,468 21,664,097
2054 219,511,997 21,620,873
2053 218,567,668 21,572,669
2052 217,585,554 21,519,295
2051 216,554,217 21,460,703
2050 215,489,899 21,396,494
2049 214,400,010 21,326,969
2048 213,275,216 21,251,792
2047 212,114,603 21,171,429
2046 210,918,933 21,085,795
2045 209,696,717 20,994,872
2044 208,446,830 20,898,682
2043 207,170,217 20,797,349
2042 205,859,107 20,691,071
2041 204,513,256 20,579,788
2040 203,143,300 20,463,641
2039 201,735,060 20,342,868
2038 200,262,138 20,217,211
2037 198,739,346 20,087,384
2036 197,147,970 19,953,661
2035 195,499,247 19,816,154
2034 193,789,143 19,674,920
2033 191,989,956 19,529,719
2032 190,141,739 19,381,178
2031 188,208,233 19,229,060
2030 186,212,272 19,073,682
2029 184,168,103 18,916,480
2028 182,087,511 18,758,598
2027 179,973,411 18,601,326
2026 177,837,418 18,445,637
2025 175,685,057 18,290,781
2024 173,562,364 18,135,478
2023 171,466,990 17,980,083
2022 169,384,897 17,823,897
2021 167,658,854 17,682,454
2020 166,298,024 17,546,065
2019 164,913,055 17,340,021
2018 163,523,103 17,049,547
2017 162,186,147 16,759,519
2016 160,811,932 16,505,139
2015 159,383,179 16,266,225
2014 157,964,929 16,035,124
2013 156,532,141 15,807,128
2012 155,070,101 15,572,194
2011 153,591,076 15,326,227
2010 152,201,981 15,076,695
2009 150,873,714 14,825,954
2008 149,474,264 14,575,202
2007 147,989,278 14,328,773
2006 146,405,973 14,086,131
2005 144,715,786 13,846,163
2004 142,902,856 13,608,701
2003 140,970,351 13,372,306
2002 138,933,658 13,138,472
2001 136,805,810 12,910,740
2000 134,544,304 12,689,206
1999 132,108,065 12,470,795
1998 129,622,332 12,251,184
1997 127,198,069 12,031,127
1996 124,862,179 11,810,950
1995 122,600,370 11,590,514
1994 120,343,179 11,372,197
1993 118,132,360 11,154,274
1992 115,952,192 10,930,128
1991 113,787,109 10,702,380
1990 111,633,717 10,473,673
1989 109,433,799 10,241,852
1988 107,216,008 10,010,808
1987 104,959,291 9,779,290
1986 102,635,572 9,545,998
1985 100,253,825 9,311,154
1984 97,814,966 9,074,782
1983 95,335,155 8,840,417
1982 92,814,507 8,611,298
1981 90,303,105 8,386,910
1980 88,016,432 8,165,877
1979 85,935,072 7,948,869
1978 83,889,655 7,736,167
1977 81,867,264 7,526,819
1976 79,855,318 7,320,912
1975 77,854,351 7,118,251
1974 75,839,348 6,918,573
1973 73,722,294 6,722,033
1972 71,641,519 6,529,034
1971 70,276,758 6,340,052
1970 69,058,894 6,155,387
1969 67,294,133 5,975,236
1968 65,408,276 5,799,680
1967 63,510,929 5,629,057
1966 61,669,806 5,463,748
1965 59,902,519 5,303,963
1964 58,178,374 5,149,918
1963 56,504,402 5,001,716
1962 54,881,146 4,859,269
1961 53,310,348 4,722,331
1960 51,828,660 4,590,891

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 Ecuador gained 2,419,008 people (a 17.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Ecuador's population increased by 1,982,610 people (a 12% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Ecuador was ranked 65th in 2006 and ranked 71st 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 Ecuador will increase by 15.7% to 21,396,494 people and rank change from 71st to 74th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 21.8M people in 2063 for Ecuador.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Ecuador
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Ecuador
2100 -0.5% -0.58%
2099 -0.48% -0.57%
2098 -0.47% -0.56%
2097 -0.46% -0.56%
2096 -0.45% -0.55%
2095 -0.44% -0.54%
2094 -0.42% -0.53%
2093 -0.4% -0.53%
2092 -0.38% -0.52%
2091 -0.36% -0.51%
2090 -0.34% -0.49%
2089 -0.33% -0.48%
2088 -0.31% -0.47%
2087 -0.29% -0.46%
2086 -0.27% -0.44%
2085 -0.25% -0.43%
2084 -0.24% -0.41%
2083 -0.22% -0.39%
2082 -0.21% -0.38%
2081 -0.19% -0.36%
2080 -0.17% -0.34%
2079 -0.15% -0.32%
2078 -0.14% -0.3%
2077 -0.11% -0.28%
2076 -0.09% -0.26%
2075 -0.07% -0.24%
2074 -0.05% -0.22%
2073 -0.03% -0.19%
2072 -0.008% -0.17%
2071 0.01% -0.15%
2070 0.03% -0.13%
2069 0.05% -0.11%
2068 0.08% -0.09%
2067 0.11% -0.06%
2066 0.13% -0.05%
2065 0.15% -0.02%
2064 0.18% -0.001%
2063 0.21% 0.02%
2062 0.24% 0.04%
2061 0.27% 0.06%
2060 0.29% 0.09%
2059 0.32% 0.11%
2058 0.35% 0.13%
2057 0.37% 0.15%
2056 0.39% 0.18%
2055 0.41% 0.2%
2054 0.43% 0.22%
2053 0.45% 0.25%
2052 0.48% 0.27%
2051 0.49% 0.3%
2050 0.51% 0.33%
2049 0.53% 0.35%
2048 0.55% 0.38%
2047 0.57% 0.41%
2046 0.58% 0.43%
2045 0.6% 0.46%
2044 0.62% 0.49%
2043 0.64% 0.51%
2042 0.66% 0.54%
2041 0.67% 0.57%
2040 0.7% 0.59%
2039 0.74% 0.62%
2038 0.77% 0.65%
2037 0.81% 0.67%
2036 0.84% 0.69%
2035 0.88% 0.72%
2034 0.94% 0.74%
2033 0.97% 0.77%
2032 1.03% 0.79%
2031 1.07% 0.81%
2030 1.11% 0.83%
2029 1.14% 0.84%
2028 1.17% 0.85%
2027 1.2% 0.84%
2026 1.23% 0.85%
2025 1.22% 0.86%
2024 1.22% 0.86%
2023 1.23% 0.88%
2022 1.03% 0.8%
2021 0.82% 0.78%
2020 0.84% 1.19%
2019 0.85% 1.7%
2018 0.82% 1.73%
2017 0.85% 1.54%
2016 0.9% 1.47%
2015 0.9% 1.44%
2014 0.92% 1.44%
2013 0.94% 1.51%
2012 0.96% 1.6%
2011 0.91% 1.66%
2010 0.88% 1.69%
2009 0.94% 1.72%
2008 1% 1.72%
2007 1.08% 1.72%
2006 1.17% 1.73%
2005 1.27% 1.74%
2004 1.37% 1.77%
2003 1.47% 1.78%
2002 1.56% 1.76%
2001 1.68% 1.75%
2000 1.84% 1.75%
1999 1.92% 1.79%
1998 1.91% 1.83%
1997 1.87% 1.86%
1996 1.84% 1.9%
1995 1.88% 1.92%
1994 1.87% 1.95%
1993 1.88% 2.05%
1992 1.9% 2.13%
1991 1.93% 2.18%
1990 2.01% 2.26%
1989 2.07% 2.31%
1988 2.15% 2.37%
1987 2.26% 2.44%
1986 2.38% 2.52%
1985 2.49% 2.6%
1984 2.6% 2.65%
1983 2.72% 2.66%
1982 2.78% 2.68%
1981 2.6% 2.71%
1980 2.42% 2.73%
1979 2.44% 2.75%
1978 2.47% 2.78%
1977 2.52% 2.81%
1976 2.57% 2.85%
1975 2.66% 2.89%
1974 2.87% 2.92%
1973 2.9% 2.96%
1972 1.94% 2.98%
1971 1.76% 3%
1970 2.62% 3.01%
1969 2.88% 3.03%
1968 2.99% 3.03%
1967 2.99% 3.03%
1966 2.95% 3.01%
1965 2.96% 2.99%
1964 2.96% 2.96%
1963 2.96% 2.93%
1962 2.95% 2.9%
1961 2.86% 2.86%

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 Ecuador's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Ecuador
Current population
178415186
18487749
Population rank 8/197 71/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.22%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
3.38 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
1.94 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
5.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +426
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +155,395
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 109/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
30.6 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -17,219
Net migration rank 194/196 151/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 747,749
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 67/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 104/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Ecuador
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Ecuador
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -17,219
2024 - -473,362 - -19,704
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 178,093 -21,948
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 179,308 -23,090
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 155,146 -28,503
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 156,458 -10,320
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 211,045 54,921
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 219,513 95,482
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 211,355 53,707
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 208,245 35,461
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 219,399 14,724
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 225,790 2,273
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 234,103 -6,182
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 249,825 -7,883
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 258,171 -8,167
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 257,404 -8,330
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 260,892 -8,491
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 257,894 -8,799
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 253,419 -9,644
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 254,184 -12,679
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 255,295 -16,855
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 257,436 -20,940
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 258,928 -22,641
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 259,446 -28,090
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 259,376 -35,275
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 259,837 -40,859
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 261,650 -43,813
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 263,927 -42,550
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 266,020 -47,287
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 267,695 -46,082
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 264,449 -45,201
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 261,788 -44,399
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 260,330 -41,867
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 259,787 -29,958
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 257,713 -32,064
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 252,919 -21,164
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 248,129 -16,240
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 241,191 -10,977
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 237,724 -4,886
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 237,084 -3,345
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 236,438 -494
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 236,543 249
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 231,336 578
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 227,606 -1,282
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 224,073 -1,605
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 220,120 -517
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 216,162 -1,749
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 212,497 -1,518
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 209,095 -1,377
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 205,366 -1,264
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 202,407 -1,189
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 199,276 -1,133
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 196,028 -1,090
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 192,136 -1,078
1971 542,747 224,369 187,995 -1,096
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 183,517 -1,091
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 178,403 -518
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 173,828 -582
1967 1,860,743 23,164 168,629 -623
1966 1,794,530 3,758 163,317 -710
1965 1,688,652 47,610 157,915 -957
1964 1,686,591 25,426 152,263 -1,130
1963 1,612,749 23,215 146,531 -1,254
1962 1,584,035 26,533 140,943 -1,315
1961 1,504,524 26,503 135,573 -1,317
1960 1,418,810 13,580 130,368 -1,746

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 Ecuador 91.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,964,352 people) and 8.08% is from migration (a gain of 172,707 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 747,749 people or 4.1% in Ecuador.

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
Ecuador
City Population
Guayaquil 2.65M
Quito 1.76M
Cuenca 362K
Santo Domingo 335K
Duran 295K
Machala 288K
Manta 259K
Portoviejo 244K
Loja 203K
Quevedo 178K

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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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