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Population in Bangladesh compared to El Salvador: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 6,338,193 people in El Salvador in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 6,399,793 in El Salvador.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 27.9 times bigger than El Salvador's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while El Salvador is the 111th.
  • The countries together account for 2.23% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.08% for El Salvador.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +0.29% in El Salvador.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while El Salvador has grown from 6M to 6.4M (6.62% growth).

Bangladesh vs El Salvador: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
El Salvador
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh El Salvador
2100 210,399,059 5,106,358
2099 211,449,688 5,150,403
2098 212,479,977 5,195,110
2097 213,484,035 5,240,164
2096 214,463,720 5,286,555
2095 215,424,649 5,333,357
2094 216,368,088 5,380,368
2093 217,273,531 5,427,291
2092 218,151,426 5,474,174
2091 218,980,379 5,521,257
2090 219,782,575 5,568,339
2089 220,538,090 5,615,550
2088 221,257,201 5,662,256
2087 221,935,839 5,709,072
2086 222,585,679 5,755,593
2085 223,183,658 5,801,778
2084 223,742,603 5,847,545
2083 224,273,365 5,891,829
2082 224,763,738 5,935,056
2081 225,237,793 5,977,631
2080 225,665,152 6,019,326
2079 226,059,226 6,059,817
2078 226,389,150 6,098,689
2077 226,696,749 6,136,133
2076 226,954,762 6,172,686
2075 227,159,233 6,206,865
2074 227,315,415 6,239,356
2073 227,436,221 6,272,337
2072 227,503,342 6,301,557
2071 227,522,038 6,330,086
2070 227,495,122 6,358,052
2069 227,426,186 6,384,863
2068 227,302,632 6,410,986
2067 227,118,726 6,435,437
2066 226,878,385 6,458,779
2065 226,581,697 6,481,938
2064 226,235,839 6,503,884
2063 225,822,167 6,524,373
2062 225,349,674 6,543,157
2061 224,811,052 6,560,419
2060 224,216,813 6,577,429
2059 223,569,585 6,592,662
2058 222,855,839 6,606,305
2057 222,083,110 6,620,473
2056 221,273,932 6,633,666
2055 220,405,468 6,645,594
2054 219,511,997 6,656,251
2053 218,567,668 6,664,115
2052 217,585,554 6,670,429
2051 216,554,217 6,676,658
2050 215,489,899 6,679,973
2049 214,400,010 6,683,494
2048 213,275,216 6,684,918
2047 212,114,603 6,684,723
2046 210,918,933 6,684,063
2045 209,696,717 6,681,948
2044 208,446,830 6,679,505
2043 207,170,217 6,674,197
2042 205,859,107 6,668,140
2041 204,513,256 6,660,323
2040 203,143,300 6,651,019
2039 201,735,060 6,641,112
2038 200,262,138 6,628,299
2037 198,739,346 6,615,428
2036 197,147,970 6,600,845
2035 195,499,247 6,585,074
2034 193,789,143 6,568,788
2033 191,989,956 6,549,941
2032 190,141,739 6,530,975
2031 188,208,233 6,511,064
2030 186,212,272 6,490,493
2029 184,168,103 6,467,381
2028 182,087,511 6,443,426
2027 179,973,411 6,418,289
2026 177,837,418 6,392,935
2025 175,685,057 6,366,672
2024 173,562,364 6,338,193
2023 171,466,990 6,309,624
2022 169,384,897 6,280,319
2021 167,658,854 6,255,782
2020 166,298,024 6,234,673
2019 164,913,055 6,222,318
2018 163,523,103 6,219,807
2017 162,186,147 6,213,533
2016 160,811,932 6,200,800
2015 159,383,179 6,183,676
2014 157,964,929 6,162,955
2013 156,532,141 6,138,839
2012 155,070,101 6,113,975
2011 153,591,076 6,090,127
2010 152,201,981 6,068,249
2009 150,873,714 6,048,279
2008 149,474,264 6,029,297
2007 147,989,278 6,009,824
2006 146,405,973 6,002,319
2005 144,715,786 6,005,578
2004 142,902,856 6,004,671
2003 140,970,351 5,998,599
2002 138,933,658 5,986,631
2001 136,805,810 5,968,060
2000 134,544,304 5,943,366
1999 132,108,065 5,913,900
1998 129,622,332 5,880,781
1997 127,198,069 5,844,578
1996 124,862,179 5,805,286
1995 122,600,370 5,762,131
1994 120,343,179 5,714,129
1993 118,132,360 5,659,957
1992 115,952,192 5,585,609
1991 113,787,109 5,495,077
1990 111,633,717 5,399,726
1989 109,433,799 5,298,979
1988 107,216,008 5,195,833
1987 104,959,291 5,092,441
1986 102,635,572 4,992,769
1985 100,253,825 4,894,706
1984 97,814,966 4,798,003
1983 95,335,155 4,707,367
1982 92,814,507 4,622,477
1981 90,303,105 4,570,599
1980 88,016,432 4,540,382
1979 85,935,072 4,480,388
1978 83,889,655 4,394,114
1977 81,867,264 4,301,256
1976 79,855,318 4,210,310
1975 77,854,351 4,120,449
1974 75,839,348 4,029,671
1973 73,722,294 3,938,068
1972 71,641,519 3,846,830
1971 70,276,758 3,757,523
1970 69,058,894 3,668,796
1969 67,294,133 3,576,485
1968 65,408,276 3,480,773
1967 63,510,929 3,385,184
1966 61,669,806 3,290,961
1965 59,902,519 3,199,466
1964 58,178,374 3,111,883
1963 56,504,402 3,028,679
1962 54,881,146 2,949,204
1961 53,310,348 2,870,016
1960 51,828,660 2,791,459

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/el-salvador | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while El Salvador gained 198,481 people (a 3.31% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while El Salvador's population increased by 198,993 people (a 3.21% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. El Salvador was ranked 103rd in 2006 and ranked 111th 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 El Salvador will increase by 4.38% to 6,679,973 people and rank change from 111th to 116th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 6.68M people in 2048 for El Salvador.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
El Salvador
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh El Salvador
2100 -0.5% -0.86%
2099 -0.48% -0.86%
2098 -0.47% -0.86%
2097 -0.46% -0.88%
2096 -0.45% -0.88%
2095 -0.44% -0.87%
2094 -0.42% -0.86%
2093 -0.4% -0.86%
2092 -0.38% -0.85%
2091 -0.36% -0.85%
2090 -0.34% -0.84%
2089 -0.33% -0.82%
2088 -0.31% -0.82%
2087 -0.29% -0.81%
2086 -0.27% -0.8%
2085 -0.25% -0.78%
2084 -0.24% -0.75%
2083 -0.22% -0.73%
2082 -0.21% -0.71%
2081 -0.19% -0.69%
2080 -0.17% -0.67%
2079 -0.15% -0.64%
2078 -0.14% -0.61%
2077 -0.11% -0.59%
2076 -0.09% -0.55%
2075 -0.07% -0.52%
2074 -0.05% -0.53%
2073 -0.03% -0.46%
2072 -0.008% -0.45%
2071 0.01% -0.44%
2070 0.03% -0.42%
2069 0.05% -0.41%
2068 0.08% -0.38%
2067 0.11% -0.36%
2066 0.13% -0.36%
2065 0.15% -0.34%
2064 0.18% -0.31%
2063 0.21% -0.29%
2062 0.24% -0.26%
2061 0.27% -0.26%
2060 0.29% -0.23%
2059 0.32% -0.21%
2058 0.35% -0.21%
2057 0.37% -0.2%
2056 0.39% -0.18%
2055 0.41% -0.16%
2054 0.43% -0.12%
2053 0.45% -0.09%
2052 0.48% -0.09%
2051 0.49% -0.05%
2050 0.51% -0.05%
2049 0.53% -0.02%
2048 0.55% 0.003%
2047 0.57% 0.01%
2046 0.58% 0.03%
2045 0.6% 0.04%
2044 0.62% 0.08%
2043 0.64% 0.09%
2042 0.66% 0.12%
2041 0.67% 0.14%
2040 0.7% 0.15%
2039 0.74% 0.19%
2038 0.77% 0.19%
2037 0.81% 0.22%
2036 0.84% 0.24%
2035 0.88% 0.25%
2034 0.94% 0.29%
2033 0.97% 0.29%
2032 1.03% 0.31%
2031 1.07% 0.32%
2030 1.11% 0.36%
2029 1.14% 0.37%
2028 1.17% 0.39%
2027 1.2% 0.4%
2026 1.23% 0.41%
2025 1.22% 0.45%
2024 1.22% 0.45%
2023 1.23% 0.47%
2022 1.03% 0.39%
2021 0.82% 0.34%
2020 0.84% 0.2%
2019 0.85% 0.04%
2018 0.82% 0.1%
2017 0.85% 0.21%
2016 0.9% 0.28%
2015 0.9% 0.34%
2014 0.92% 0.39%
2013 0.94% 0.41%
2012 0.96% 0.39%
2011 0.91% 0.36%
2010 0.88% 0.33%
2009 0.94% 0.31%
2008 1% 0.32%
2007 1.08% 0.13%
2006 1.17% -0.05%
2005 1.27% 0.02%
2004 1.37% 0.1%
2003 1.47% 0.2%
2002 1.56% 0.31%
2001 1.68% 0.42%
2000 1.84% 0.5%
1999 1.92% 0.56%
1998 1.91% 0.62%
1997 1.87% 0.68%
1996 1.84% 0.75%
1995 1.88% 0.84%
1994 1.87% 0.96%
1993 1.88% 1.33%
1992 1.9% 1.65%
1991 1.93% 1.77%
1990 2.01% 1.9%
1989 2.07% 1.99%
1988 2.15% 2.03%
1987 2.26% 2%
1986 2.38% 2%
1985 2.49% 2.02%
1984 2.6% 1.93%
1983 2.72% 1.84%
1982 2.78% 1.14%
1981 2.6% 0.67%
1980 2.42% 1.34%
1979 2.44% 1.96%
1978 2.47% 2.16%
1977 2.52% 2.16%
1976 2.57% 2.18%
1975 2.66% 2.25%
1974 2.87% 2.33%
1973 2.9% 2.37%
1972 1.94% 2.38%
1971 1.76% 2.42%
1970 2.62% 2.58%
1969 2.88% 2.75%
1968 2.99% 2.82%
1967 2.99% 2.86%
1966 2.95% 2.86%
1965 2.96% 2.81%
1964 2.96% 2.75%
1963 2.96% 2.69%
1962 2.95% 2.76%
1961 2.86% 2.81%

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 El Salvador's population grew by 0.45%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh El Salvador
Current population
178415186
6399793
Population rank 8/197 111/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.08%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
18.4 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
5.29 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
11.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +78
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +28,569
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.45%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 140/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
22 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -23,934
Net migration rank 194/196 155/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 43,342
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 155/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 164/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
El Salvador
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh El Salvador
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -23,934
2024 - -473,362 - -23,102
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 51,985 -23,253
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 53,138 -23,255
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 46,530 -27,343
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 48,244 -25,213
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 56,816 -55,144
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 57,509 -54,163
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 59,824 -50,608
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 63,751 -47,491
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 69,263 -51,278
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 72,581 -49,126
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 73,869 -49,087
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 75,495 -50,546
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 76,182 -53,433
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 75,695 -54,688
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 74,908 -55,966
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 75,107 -56,086
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 76,776 -56,857
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 80,887 -85,789
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 84,883 -86,501
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 90,905 -87,466
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 97,849 -89,146
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 106,137 -90,908
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 114,313 -92,389
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 122,315 -94,861
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 128,947 -97,475
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 134,065 -99,293
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 134,448 -96,820
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 136,929 -95,977
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 138,268 -92,912
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 137,974 -87,318
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 138,432 -80,736
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 139,221 -48,232
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 140,691 -50,622
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 140,311 -39,689
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 139,093 -38,211
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 136,230 -30,806
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 133,667 -32,308
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 130,177 -32,181
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 127,248 -29,111
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 125,036 -29,767
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 121,700 -35,694
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 120,938 -37,159
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 117,346 -97,365
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 111,771 -71,318
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 123,838 -44,302
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 124,468 -31,463
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 121,446 -28,742
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 120,511 -31,317
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 116,737 -26,198
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 113,846 -22,844
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 111,546 -19,347
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 107,604 -17,317
1971 542,747 224,369 104,714 -16,389
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 100,499 -11,367
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 99,848 -4,355
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 98,851 -2,919
1967 1,860,743 23,164 98,424 -3,192
1966 1,794,530 3,758 97,156 -3,945
1965 1,688,652 47,610 95,341 -5,560
1964 1,686,591 25,426 93,328 -7,937
1963 1,612,749 23,215 90,794 -9,774
1962 1,584,035 26,533 88,237 -10,307
1961 1,504,524 26,503 84,614 -4,159
1960 1,418,810 13,580 81,544 -4,885

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 El Salvador 58.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 579,641 people) and 41.2% is from migration (a loss of 406,874 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 43,342 people or 0.7% in El Salvador.

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
El Salvador
City Population
San Salvador 331K
Santa Ana 251K
San Miguel 233K
Soyapango 230K
Mejicanos 137K
Apopa 129K
Ahuachapan 127K
Santa Tecla 126K
Sonsonate 72.2K
Usulutan 66.1K

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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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