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Population in Bangladesh compared to Equatorial Guinea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 1,892,516 people in Equatorial Guinea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 1,998,075 in Equatorial Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 89.3 times bigger than Equatorial Guinea's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Equatorial Guinea is the 148th.
  • The countries together account for 2.18% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +3.15% in Equatorial Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Equatorial Guinea has grown from 990K to 2M (101.8% growth).

Bangladesh vs Equatorial Guinea: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Equatorial Guinea
2100 210,399,059 5,053,285
2099 211,449,688 5,030,801
2098 212,479,977 5,007,228
2097 213,484,035 4,983,150
2096 214,463,720 4,959,082
2095 215,424,649 4,933,332
2094 216,368,088 4,905,464
2093 217,273,531 4,877,815
2092 218,151,426 4,850,016
2091 218,980,379 4,823,911
2090 219,782,575 4,796,204
2089 220,538,090 4,765,373
2088 221,257,201 4,734,246
2087 221,935,839 4,703,695
2086 222,585,679 4,673,217
2085 223,183,658 4,642,131
2084 223,742,603 4,607,210
2083 224,273,365 4,574,316
2082 224,763,738 4,540,818
2081 225,237,793 4,505,519
2080 225,665,152 4,469,469
2079 226,059,226 4,430,966
2078 226,389,150 4,393,054
2077 226,696,749 4,354,278
2076 226,954,762 4,312,881
2075 227,159,233 4,271,277
2074 227,315,415 4,230,374
2073 227,436,221 4,189,634
2072 227,503,342 4,148,110
2071 227,522,038 4,106,996
2070 227,495,122 4,064,376
2069 227,426,186 4,021,900
2068 227,302,632 3,981,311
2067 227,118,726 3,939,430
2066 226,878,385 3,896,865
2065 226,581,697 3,852,791
2064 226,235,839 3,808,133
2063 225,822,167 3,764,740
2062 225,349,674 3,721,365
2061 224,811,052 3,677,181
2060 224,216,813 3,632,328
2059 223,569,585 3,586,049
2058 222,855,839 3,537,963
2057 222,083,110 3,491,303
2056 221,273,932 3,444,436
2055 220,405,468 3,396,599
2054 219,511,997 3,348,286
2053 218,567,668 3,300,634
2052 217,585,554 3,252,844
2051 216,554,217 3,205,569
2050 215,489,899 3,158,891
2049 214,400,010 3,112,260
2048 213,275,216 3,065,466
2047 212,114,603 3,019,272
2046 210,918,933 2,971,402
2045 209,696,717 2,922,377
2044 208,446,830 2,872,776
2043 207,170,217 2,823,692
2042 205,859,107 2,773,582
2041 204,513,256 2,723,897
2040 203,143,300 2,672,567
2039 201,735,060 2,622,347
2038 200,262,138 2,570,184
2037 198,739,346 2,519,310
2036 197,147,970 2,468,819
2035 195,499,247 2,418,856
2034 193,789,143 2,368,775
2033 191,989,956 2,319,952
2032 190,141,739 2,269,637
2031 188,208,233 2,220,861
2030 186,212,272 2,173,192
2029 184,168,103 2,126,230
2028 182,087,511 2,079,176
2027 179,973,411 2,032,075
2026 177,837,418 1,985,469
2025 175,685,057 1,938,873
2024 173,562,364 1,892,516
2023 171,466,990 1,847,549
2022 169,384,897 1,803,545
2021 167,658,854 1,758,786
2020 166,298,024 1,716,468
2019 164,913,055 1,670,177
2018 163,523,103 1,616,422
2017 162,186,147 1,562,396
2016 160,811,932 1,508,186
2015 159,383,179 1,453,923
2014 157,964,929 1,399,828
2013 156,532,141 1,346,218
2012 155,070,101 1,293,483
2011 153,591,076 1,241,835
2010 152,201,981 1,189,085
2009 150,873,714 1,135,673
2008 149,474,264 1,084,530
2007 147,989,278 1,036,044
2006 146,405,973 990,343
2005 144,715,786 947,367
2004 142,902,856 899,917
2003 140,970,351 847,862
2002 138,933,658 797,957
2001 136,805,810 749,836
2000 134,544,304 703,279
1999 132,108,065 667,214
1998 129,622,332 641,474
1997 127,198,069 616,893
1996 124,862,179 593,492
1995 122,600,370 571,264
1994 120,343,179 550,138
1993 118,132,360 530,023
1992 115,952,192 510,770
1991 113,787,109 492,217
1990 111,633,717 474,274
1989 109,433,799 456,808
1988 107,216,008 439,651
1987 104,959,291 422,522
1986 102,635,572 404,728
1985 100,253,825 385,547
1984 97,814,966 364,899
1983 95,335,155 343,421
1982 92,814,507 322,216
1981 90,303,105 303,252
1980 88,016,432 288,644
1979 85,935,072 279,846
1978 83,889,655 276,531
1977 81,867,264 276,779
1976 79,855,318 281,031
1975 77,854,351 287,901
1974 75,839,348 294,953
1973 73,722,294 302,281
1972 71,641,519 309,468
1971 70,276,758 315,940
1970 69,058,894 320,803
1969 67,294,133 322,517
1968 65,408,276 318,849
1967 63,510,929 311,805
1966 61,669,806 304,859
1965 59,902,519 298,238
1964 58,178,374 291,942
1963 56,504,402 285,965
1962 54,881,146 280,286
1961 53,310,348 274,896
1960 51,828,660 269,807

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/equatorial-guinea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Equatorial Guinea gained 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Equatorial Guinea's population increased by 489,889 people (a 32.5% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th in 2006 and ranked 148th 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 Equatorial Guinea will increase by 58.1% to 3,158,891 people and rank change from 148th to 140th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 5.05M people in 2100 for Equatorial Guinea.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Equatorial Guinea
2100 -0.5% 0.45%
2099 -0.48% 0.47%
2098 -0.47% 0.48%
2097 -0.46% 0.49%
2096 -0.45% 0.52%
2095 -0.44% 0.57%
2094 -0.42% 0.57%
2093 -0.4% 0.57%
2092 -0.38% 0.54%
2091 -0.36% 0.58%
2090 -0.34% 0.65%
2089 -0.33% 0.66%
2088 -0.31% 0.65%
2087 -0.29% 0.65%
2086 -0.27% 0.67%
2085 -0.25% 0.76%
2084 -0.24% 0.72%
2083 -0.22% 0.74%
2082 -0.21% 0.78%
2081 -0.19% 0.81%
2080 -0.17% 0.87%
2079 -0.15% 0.86%
2078 -0.14% 0.89%
2077 -0.11% 0.96%
2076 -0.09% 0.97%
2075 -0.07% 0.97%
2074 -0.05% 0.97%
2073 -0.03% 1%
2072 -0.008% 1%
2071 0.01% 1.05%
2070 0.03% 1.06%
2069 0.05% 1.02%
2068 0.08% 1.06%
2067 0.11% 1.09%
2066 0.13% 1.14%
2065 0.15% 1.17%
2064 0.18% 1.15%
2063 0.21% 1.17%
2062 0.24% 1.2%
2061 0.27% 1.23%
2060 0.29% 1.29%
2059 0.32% 1.36%
2058 0.35% 1.34%
2057 0.37% 1.36%
2056 0.39% 1.41%
2055 0.41% 1.44%
2054 0.43% 1.44%
2053 0.45% 1.47%
2052 0.48% 1.47%
2051 0.49% 1.48%
2050 0.51% 1.5%
2049 0.53% 1.53%
2048 0.55% 1.53%
2047 0.57% 1.61%
2046 0.58% 1.68%
2045 0.6% 1.73%
2044 0.62% 1.74%
2043 0.64% 1.81%
2042 0.66% 1.82%
2041 0.67% 1.92%
2040 0.7% 1.92%
2039 0.74% 2.03%
2038 0.77% 2.02%
2037 0.81% 2.05%
2036 0.84% 2.07%
2035 0.88% 2.11%
2034 0.94% 2.1%
2033 0.97% 2.22%
2032 1.03% 2.2%
2031 1.07% 2.19%
2030 1.11% 2.21%
2029 1.14% 2.26%
2028 1.17% 2.32%
2027 1.2% 2.35%
2026 1.23% 2.4%
2025 1.22% 2.45%
2024 1.22% 2.43%
2023 1.23% 2.44%
2022 1.03% 2.54%
2021 0.82% 2.47%
2020 0.84% 2.77%
2019 0.85% 3.33%
2018 0.82% 3.46%
2017 0.85% 3.59%
2016 0.9% 3.73%
2015 0.9% 3.86%
2014 0.92% 3.98%
2013 0.94% 4.08%
2012 0.96% 4.16%
2011 0.91% 4.44%
2010 0.88% 4.7%
2009 0.94% 4.72%
2008 1% 4.68%
2007 1.08% 4.61%
2006 1.17% 4.54%
2005 1.27% 5.27%
2004 1.37% 6.14%
2003 1.47% 6.25%
2002 1.56% 6.42%
2001 1.68% 6.62%
2000 1.84% 5.41%
1999 1.92% 4.01%
1998 1.91% 3.98%
1997 1.87% 3.94%
1996 1.84% 3.89%
1995 1.88% 3.84%
1994 1.87% 3.8%
1993 1.88% 3.77%
1992 1.9% 3.77%
1991 1.93% 3.78%
1990 2.01% 3.82%
1989 2.07% 3.9%
1988 2.15% 4.05%
1987 2.26% 4.4%
1986 2.38% 4.98%
1985 2.49% 5.66%
1984 2.6% 6.25%
1983 2.72% 6.58%
1982 2.78% 6.25%
1981 2.6% 5.06%
1980 2.42% 3.14%
1979 2.44% 1.2%
1978 2.47% -0.09%
1977 2.52% -1.51%
1976 2.57% -2.39%
1975 2.66% -2.39%
1974 2.87% -2.42%
1973 2.9% -2.32%
1972 1.94% -2.05%
1971 1.76% -1.52%
1970 2.62% -0.53%
1969 2.88% 1.15%
1968 2.99% 2.26%
1967 2.99% 2.28%
1966 2.95% 2.22%
1965 2.96% 2.16%
1964 2.96% 2.09%
1963 2.96% 2.03%
1962 2.95% 1.96%
1961 2.86% 1.89%

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 Equatorial Guinea's population grew by 2.43%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Equatorial Guinea
Current population
178415186
1998075
Population rank 8/197 148/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.02%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
11.7 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
9.61 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
36.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +123
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +44,967
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +2.43%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 30/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
2.3 hours
Annual migration change -402,100 +3,812
Net migration rank 194/196 53/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 248,930
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 106/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 13.2%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 52/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Equatorial Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Equatorial Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 3,812
2024 - -473,362 - 3,891
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 40,140 3,997
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 39,873 3,997
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 39,160 6,493
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 38,994 0
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 38,894 14,695
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 38,332 15,581
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 37,740 16,399
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 37,180 17,107
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 36,543 17,697
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 35,889 18,058
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 35,158 18,106
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 34,347 17,860
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 33,502 17,604
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 32,368 22,027
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 31,184 21,235
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 29,941 19,925
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 28,672 18,433
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 27,404 16,889
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 26,116 15,548
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 24,666 28,578
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 23,168 27,696
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 21,744 27,198
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 20,376 26,919
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 19,132 26,695
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 18,465 7,846
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 17,854 7,307
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 17,305 6,696
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 16,802 6,003
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 16,345 5,300
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 15,937 4,664
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 15,459 4,175
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 15,010 3,867
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 14,581 3,642
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 14,158 3,511
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 13,724 3,545
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 13,266 3,777
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 12,727 4,482
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 12,061 6,317
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 11,179 8,816
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 10,076 11,221
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 8,886 12,766
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 8,182 12,568
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 7,573 9,605
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 7,142 4,903
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 5,786 -235
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 5,635 -4,553
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 5,550 -7,131
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 2,451 -9,377
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 4,580 -11,398
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 5,697 -12,983
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 6,508 -13,875
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 6,572 -13,576
1971 542,747 224,369 4,822 -10,760
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 2,715 -6,499
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 2,593 -2,237
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 6,417 565
1967 1,860,743 23,164 6,135 974
1966 1,794,530 3,758 5,868 915
1965 1,688,652 47,610 5,618 837
1964 1,686,591 25,426 5,393 735
1963 1,612,749 23,215 5,192 632
1962 1,584,035 26,533 5,013 528
1961 1,504,524 26,503 4,858 384
1960 1,418,810 13,580 4,727 210

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 Equatorial Guinea 77% is from natural causes (a gain of 382,745 people) and 23% is from migration (a gain of 114,024 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 248,930 people or 13.2% in Equatorial Guinea.

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
Equatorial Guinea
City Population
Malabo 297K
Bata 290K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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