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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 116,538,258 people in Egypt in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 120,697,176 in Egypt.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 1.48 times bigger than Egypt's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Egypt is the 13th.
  • The countries together account for 3.61% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 1.46% for Egypt.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +1.84% in Egypt.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Egypt has grown from 82.7M to 121M (45.9% growth).

Bangladesh vs Egypt: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Egypt
2100 210,399,059 203,522,884
2099 211,449,688 203,403,368
2098 212,479,977 203,247,703
2097 213,484,035 203,074,807
2096 214,463,720 202,870,003
2095 215,424,649 202,625,820
2094 216,368,088 202,350,087
2093 217,273,531 202,040,251
2092 218,151,426 201,709,051
2091 218,980,379 201,347,225
2090 219,782,575 200,966,749
2089 220,538,090 200,561,011
2088 221,257,201 200,123,182
2087 221,935,839 199,650,440
2086 222,585,679 199,156,169
2085 223,183,658 198,637,936
2084 223,742,603 198,084,947
2083 224,273,365 197,501,965
2082 224,763,738 196,891,089
2081 225,237,793 196,242,522
2080 225,665,152 195,570,383
2079 226,059,226 194,850,670
2078 226,389,150 194,103,613
2077 226,696,749 193,324,592
2076 226,954,762 192,507,892
2075 227,159,233 191,661,705
2074 227,315,415 190,786,862
2073 227,436,221 189,886,620
2072 227,503,342 188,947,991
2071 227,522,038 187,981,245
2070 227,495,122 186,988,514
2069 227,426,186 185,965,572
2068 227,302,632 184,912,088
2067 227,118,726 183,835,428
2066 226,878,385 182,734,967
2065 226,581,697 181,620,901
2064 226,235,839 180,467,102
2063 225,822,167 179,293,260
2062 225,349,674 178,110,375
2061 224,811,052 176,907,621
2060 224,216,813 175,686,879
2059 223,569,585 174,441,815
2058 222,855,839 173,179,511
2057 222,083,110 171,897,733
2056 221,273,932 170,593,445
2055 220,405,468 169,269,144
2054 219,511,997 167,915,661
2053 218,567,668 166,538,943
2052 217,585,554 165,130,747
2051 216,554,217 163,704,732
2050 215,489,899 162,240,246
2049 214,400,010 160,743,182
2048 213,275,216 159,206,813
2047 212,114,603 157,631,586
2046 210,918,933 156,023,680
2045 209,696,717 154,371,216
2044 208,446,830 152,668,334
2043 207,170,217 150,927,496
2042 205,859,107 149,145,569
2041 204,513,256 147,333,445
2040 203,143,300 145,505,786
2039 201,735,060 143,662,428
2038 200,262,138 141,820,567
2037 198,739,346 139,977,812
2036 197,147,970 138,139,382
2035 195,499,247 136,315,557
2034 193,789,143 134,490,574
2033 191,989,956 132,681,153
2032 190,141,739 130,879,780
2031 188,208,233 129,085,888
2030 186,212,272 127,304,473
2029 184,168,103 125,524,007
2028 182,087,511 123,745,979
2027 179,973,411 121,973,080
2026 177,837,418 120,224,089
2025 175,685,057 118,473,897
2024 173,562,364 116,538,258
2023 171,466,990 114,535,772
2022 169,384,897 112,618,250
2021 167,658,854 110,957,008
2020 166,298,024 109,315,124
2019 164,913,055 107,553,158
2018 163,523,103 105,682,094
2017 162,186,147 103,696,057
2016 160,811,932 101,644,589
2015 159,383,179 99,597,342
2014 157,964,929 97,528,654
2013 156,532,141 95,333,553
2012 155,070,101 93,161,001
2011 153,591,076 91,093,059
2010 152,201,981 89,196,072
2009 150,873,714 87,501,636
2008 149,474,264 85,864,789
2007 147,989,278 84,276,225
2006 146,405,973 82,700,403
2005 144,715,786 81,101,004
2004 142,902,856 79,477,443
2003 140,970,351 77,853,548
2002 138,933,658 76,239,137
2001 136,805,810 74,652,029
2000 134,544,304 73,083,284
1999 132,108,065 71,520,954
1998 129,622,332 69,943,294
1997 127,198,069 68,431,740
1996 124,862,179 67,028,048
1995 122,600,370 65,652,622
1994 120,343,179 64,285,589
1993 118,132,360 62,915,681
1992 115,952,192 61,480,660
1991 113,787,109 60,028,997
1990 111,633,717 58,396,618
1989 109,433,799 56,710,642
1988 107,216,008 55,187,681
1987 104,959,291 53,674,435
1986 102,635,572 52,206,295
1985 100,253,825 50,734,968
1984 97,814,966 49,247,334
1983 95,335,155 47,786,402
1982 92,814,507 46,407,611
1981 90,303,105 45,147,224
1980 88,016,432 43,950,413
1979 85,935,072 42,818,628
1978 83,889,655 41,761,431
1977 81,867,264 40,748,870
1976 79,855,318 39,795,557
1975 77,854,351 38,875,327
1974 75,839,348 37,969,667
1973 73,722,294 37,102,043
1972 71,641,519 36,258,328
1971 70,276,758 35,433,368
1970 69,058,894 34,623,990
1969 67,294,133 33,811,615
1968 65,408,276 32,998,319
1967 63,510,929 32,196,360
1966 61,669,806 31,406,541
1965 59,902,519 30,629,174
1964 58,178,374 29,858,922
1963 56,504,402 29,091,869
1962 54,881,146 28,337,013
1961 53,310,348 27,600,898
1960 51,828,660 26,896,479

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 Egypt gained 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Egypt's population increased by 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Egypt was ranked 13th in 2006 and still ranked 13th 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 Egypt will increase by 34.4% to 162,240,246 people and rank change from 13th to 11th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 204M people in 2100 for Egypt.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Egypt
2100 -0.5% 0.06%
2099 -0.48% 0.08%
2098 -0.47% 0.09%
2097 -0.46% 0.1%
2096 -0.45% 0.12%
2095 -0.44% 0.14%
2094 -0.42% 0.15%
2093 -0.4% 0.16%
2092 -0.38% 0.18%
2091 -0.36% 0.19%
2090 -0.34% 0.2%
2089 -0.33% 0.22%
2088 -0.31% 0.24%
2087 -0.29% 0.25%
2086 -0.27% 0.26%
2085 -0.25% 0.28%
2084 -0.24% 0.3%
2083 -0.22% 0.31%
2082 -0.21% 0.33%
2081 -0.19% 0.34%
2080 -0.17% 0.37%
2079 -0.15% 0.38%
2078 -0.14% 0.4%
2077 -0.11% 0.42%
2076 -0.09% 0.44%
2075 -0.07% 0.46%
2074 -0.05% 0.47%
2073 -0.03% 0.5%
2072 -0.008% 0.51%
2071 0.01% 0.53%
2070 0.03% 0.55%
2069 0.05% 0.57%
2068 0.08% 0.59%
2067 0.11% 0.6%
2066 0.13% 0.61%
2065 0.15% 0.64%
2064 0.18% 0.65%
2063 0.21% 0.66%
2062 0.24% 0.68%
2061 0.27% 0.69%
2060 0.29% 0.71%
2059 0.32% 0.73%
2058 0.35% 0.75%
2057 0.37% 0.76%
2056 0.39% 0.78%
2055 0.41% 0.81%
2054 0.43% 0.83%
2053 0.45% 0.85%
2052 0.48% 0.87%
2051 0.49% 0.9%
2050 0.51% 0.93%
2049 0.53% 0.97%
2048 0.55% 1%
2047 0.57% 1.03%
2046 0.58% 1.07%
2045 0.6% 1.12%
2044 0.62% 1.15%
2043 0.64% 1.19%
2042 0.66% 1.23%
2041 0.67% 1.26%
2040 0.7% 1.28%
2039 0.74% 1.3%
2038 0.77% 1.32%
2037 0.81% 1.33%
2036 0.84% 1.34%
2035 0.88% 1.36%
2034 0.94% 1.36%
2033 0.97% 1.38%
2032 1.03% 1.39%
2031 1.07% 1.4%
2030 1.11% 1.42%
2029 1.14% 1.44%
2028 1.17% 1.45%
2027 1.2% 1.45%
2026 1.23% 1.48%
2025 1.22% 1.66%
2024 1.22% 1.75%
2023 1.23% 1.7%
2022 1.03% 1.5%
2021 0.82% 1.5%
2020 0.84% 1.64%
2019 0.85% 1.77%
2018 0.82% 1.92%
2017 0.85% 2.02%
2016 0.9% 2.06%
2015 0.9% 2.12%
2014 0.92% 2.3%
2013 0.94% 2.33%
2012 0.96% 2.27%
2011 0.91% 2.13%
2010 0.88% 1.94%
2009 0.94% 1.91%
2008 1% 1.88%
2007 1.08% 1.91%
2006 1.17% 1.97%
2005 1.27% 2.04%
2004 1.37% 2.09%
2003 1.47% 2.12%
2002 1.56% 2.13%
2001 1.68% 2.15%
2000 1.84% 2.18%
1999 1.92% 2.26%
1998 1.91% 2.21%
1997 1.87% 2.09%
1996 1.84% 2.1%
1995 1.88% 2.13%
1994 1.87% 2.18%
1993 1.88% 2.33%
1992 1.9% 2.42%
1991 1.93% 2.8%
1990 2.01% 2.97%
1989 2.07% 2.76%
1988 2.15% 2.82%
1987 2.26% 2.81%
1986 2.38% 2.9%
1985 2.49% 3.02%
1984 2.6% 3.06%
1983 2.72% 2.97%
1982 2.78% 2.79%
1981 2.6% 2.72%
1980 2.42% 2.64%
1979 2.44% 2.53%
1978 2.47% 2.48%
1977 2.52% 2.4%
1976 2.57% 2.37%
1975 2.66% 2.39%
1974 2.87% 2.34%
1973 2.9% 2.33%
1972 1.94% 2.33%
1971 1.76% 2.34%
1970 2.62% 2.4%
1969 2.88% 2.46%
1968 2.99% 2.49%
1967 2.99% 2.51%
1966 2.95% 2.54%
1965 2.96% 2.58%
1964 2.96% 2.64%
1963 2.96% 2.66%
1962 2.95% 2.67%
1961 2.86% 2.62%

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 Egypt's population grew by 1.75%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Egypt
Current population
178415186
120697176
Population rank 8/197 13/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 1.46%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
15.7 seconds
One birth every
9.04 seconds
13.1 seconds
One death every
36.7 seconds
50.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +5,486
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +2,002,486
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +1.75%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 62/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
9.2 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -57,305
Net migration rank 194/196 177/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 1,139,820
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 55/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 153/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Egypt
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Egypt
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -57,305
2024 - -473,362 - 123,884
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 1,780,230 305,006
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 1,736,123 13,707
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 1,566,491 6,161
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 1,704,988 6,016
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 1,805,818 7,050
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 1,908,512 20,788
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 2,122,866 -80,000
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 2,131,690 -71,604
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 2,227,594 -193,298
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 2,195,761 -92,801
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 2,156,922 130,305
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 2,060,535 -2,626
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 1,951,851 126,170
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 1,910,134 -194,100
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 1,848,123 -175,191
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 1,792,943 -192,199
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 1,749,322 -173,021
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 1,693,374 -118,055
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 1,660,624 -37,129
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 1,626,745 -3,044
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 1,614,293 9,854
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 1,593,474 11,205
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 1,568,962 556
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 1,540,084 27,873
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 1,534,697 22,026
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 1,519,728 78,858
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 1,470,119 -45,599
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 1,427,161 -44,272
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 1,406,935 -38,920
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 1,402,840 -36,738
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 1,409,374 -35,669
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 1,421,372 74,950
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 1,440,936 -33,952
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 1,450,747 406,994
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 1,461,547 52,648
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 1,465,620 66,147
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 1,436,059 58,678
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 1,410,249 31,299
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 1,388,718 112,411
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 1,351,297 122,791
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 1,318,474 129,242
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 1,258,574 51,229
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 1,206,830 4,140
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 1,181,914 738
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 1,145,655 -64,757
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 1,107,179 -73,664
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 1,065,298 -73,705
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 1,030,546 -115,544
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 987,822 -62,368
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 946,052 -60,174
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 905,068 -55,702
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 893,333 -55,282
1971 542,747 224,369 868,365 -56,503
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 841,952 -35,064
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 824,564 -6,703
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 809,482 -764
1967 1,860,743 23,164 788,908 6,286
1966 1,794,530 3,758 774,391 10,089
1965 1,688,652 47,610 752,682 17,605
1964 1,686,591 25,426 749,608 20,596
1963 1,612,749 23,215 738,788 25,109
1962 1,584,035 26,533 720,128 25,696
1961 1,504,524 26,503 703,216 23,184
1960 1,418,810 13,580 685,403 -2,954

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 Egypt 99.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 19,180,073 people) and 0.41% is from migration (a loss of 78,975 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 1,139,820 people or 1% in Egypt.

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
Egypt
City Population
Cairo 9.8M
Alexandria 5.36M
Giza 4.46M
Shubra El Kheima 1.03M
Port Said 792K
Suez 716K
Mansoura 622K
Helwan 619K
El Mahalla El Kubra 593K
Asyut 562K

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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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