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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 1,372,341 people in Estonia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 1,339,590 in Estonia.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 133.2 times bigger than Estonia's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Estonia is the 155th.
  • The countries together account for 2.17% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.02% for Estonia.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +0.37% in Estonia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Estonia has declined from 1.35M to 1.34M (0.54% decline).

Bangladesh vs Estonia: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Estonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Estonia
2100 210,399,059 831,394
2099 211,449,688 836,965
2098 212,479,977 842,414
2097 213,484,035 847,873
2096 214,463,720 853,472
2095 215,424,649 859,044
2094 216,368,088 864,547
2093 217,273,531 870,136
2092 218,151,426 875,676
2091 218,980,379 881,282
2090 219,782,575 887,028
2089 220,538,090 892,857
2088 221,257,201 898,736
2087 221,935,839 904,914
2086 222,585,679 911,254
2085 223,183,658 917,722
2084 223,742,603 924,458
2083 224,273,365 931,259
2082 224,763,738 938,110
2081 225,237,793 944,978
2080 225,665,152 952,018
2079 226,059,226 959,194
2078 226,389,150 966,496
2077 226,696,749 973,883
2076 226,954,762 981,283
2075 227,159,233 988,735
2074 227,315,415 996,352
2073 227,436,221 1,004,078
2072 227,503,342 1,011,873
2071 227,522,038 1,019,779
2070 227,495,122 1,027,821
2069 227,426,186 1,035,828
2068 227,302,632 1,043,819
2067 227,118,726 1,051,892
2066 226,878,385 1,059,940
2065 226,581,697 1,068,064
2064 226,235,839 1,076,199
2063 225,822,167 1,084,303
2062 225,349,674 1,092,418
2061 224,811,052 1,100,514
2060 224,216,813 1,108,650
2059 223,569,585 1,116,534
2058 222,855,839 1,124,375
2057 222,083,110 1,132,033
2056 221,273,932 1,139,610
2055 220,405,468 1,147,117
2054 219,511,997 1,154,317
2053 218,567,668 1,161,452
2052 217,585,554 1,168,381
2051 216,554,217 1,175,291
2050 215,489,899 1,182,029
2049 214,400,010 1,188,633
2048 213,275,216 1,194,960
2047 212,114,603 1,201,294
2046 210,918,933 1,207,577
2045 209,696,717 1,213,815
2044 208,446,830 1,220,042
2043 207,170,217 1,226,162
2042 205,859,107 1,232,282
2041 204,513,256 1,238,386
2040 203,143,300 1,244,441
2039 201,735,060 1,250,581
2038 200,262,138 1,256,780
2037 198,739,346 1,263,149
2036 197,147,970 1,269,700
2035 195,499,247 1,276,331
2034 193,789,143 1,283,159
2033 191,989,956 1,290,037
2032 190,141,739 1,297,036
2031 188,208,233 1,304,102
2030 186,212,272 1,311,189
2029 184,168,103 1,318,225
2028 182,087,511 1,325,354
2027 179,973,411 1,332,492
2026 177,837,418 1,339,590
2025 175,685,057 1,358,931
2024 173,562,364 1,372,341
2023 171,466,990 1,370,286
2022 169,384,897 1,348,840
2021 167,658,854 1,330,932
2020 166,298,024 1,329,522
2019 164,913,055 1,326,898
2018 163,523,103 1,321,977
2017 162,186,147 1,317,384
2016 160,811,932 1,315,790
2015 159,383,179 1,315,407
2014 157,964,929 1,314,545
2013 156,532,141 1,317,997
2012 155,070,101 1,322,696
2011 153,591,076 1,327,439
2010 152,201,981 1,331,475
2009 150,873,714 1,334,515
2008 149,474,264 1,337,090
2007 147,989,278 1,340,680
2006 146,405,973 1,346,810
2005 144,715,786 1,354,775
2004 142,902,856 1,362,550
2003 140,970,351 1,370,720
2002 138,933,658 1,379,350
2001 136,805,810 1,388,115
2000 134,544,304 1,396,985
1999 132,108,065 1,390,244
1998 129,622,332 1,386,156
1997 127,198,069 1,399,535
1996 124,862,179 1,415,594
1995 122,600,370 1,436,634
1994 120,343,179 1,462,514
1993 118,132,360 1,494,128
1992 115,952,192 1,533,091
1991 113,787,109 1,561,314
1990 111,633,717 1,569,174
1989 109,433,799 1,568,131
1988 107,216,008 1,561,900
1987 104,959,291 1,552,221
1986 102,635,572 1,540,190
1985 100,253,825 1,528,781
1984 97,814,966 1,518,617
1983 95,335,155 1,508,745
1982 92,814,507 1,498,414
1981 90,303,105 1,487,666
1980 88,016,432 1,477,219
1979 85,935,072 1,468,333
1978 83,889,655 1,460,188
1977 81,867,264 1,450,211
1976 79,855,318 1,439,576
1975 77,854,351 1,429,352
1974 75,839,348 1,418,169
1973 73,722,294 1,405,951
1972 71,641,519 1,392,518
1971 70,276,758 1,376,955
1970 69,058,894 1,360,076
1969 67,294,133 1,345,249
1968 65,408,276 1,331,214
1967 63,510,929 1,318,946
1966 61,669,806 1,308,597
1965 59,902,519 1,294,566
1964 58,178,374 1,277,086
1963 56,504,402 1,258,857
1962 54,881,146 1,241,623
1961 53,310,348 1,225,077
1960 51,828,660 1,211,537

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/estonia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Estonia lost 31,020 people (a 2.3% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Estonia's population increased by 23,800 people (a 1.81% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Estonia was ranked 149th in 2006 and ranked 155th 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 Estonia will decrease by 11.8% to 1,182,029 people and rank change from 155th to 159th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people, while Estonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 1.57M people and is projected to decrease to 831K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Estonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Estonia
2100 -0.5% -0.67%
2099 -0.48% -0.65%
2098 -0.47% -0.64%
2097 -0.46% -0.66%
2096 -0.45% -0.65%
2095 -0.44% -0.64%
2094 -0.42% -0.64%
2093 -0.4% -0.63%
2092 -0.38% -0.64%
2091 -0.36% -0.65%
2090 -0.34% -0.65%
2089 -0.33% -0.65%
2088 -0.31% -0.68%
2087 -0.29% -0.7%
2086 -0.27% -0.7%
2085 -0.25% -0.73%
2084 -0.24% -0.73%
2083 -0.22% -0.73%
2082 -0.21% -0.73%
2081 -0.19% -0.74%
2080 -0.17% -0.75%
2079 -0.15% -0.76%
2078 -0.14% -0.76%
2077 -0.11% -0.75%
2076 -0.09% -0.75%
2075 -0.07% -0.76%
2074 -0.05% -0.77%
2073 -0.03% -0.77%
2072 -0.008% -0.78%
2071 0.01% -0.78%
2070 0.03% -0.77%
2069 0.05% -0.77%
2068 0.08% -0.77%
2067 0.11% -0.76%
2066 0.13% -0.76%
2065 0.15% -0.76%
2064 0.18% -0.75%
2063 0.21% -0.74%
2062 0.24% -0.74%
2061 0.27% -0.73%
2060 0.29% -0.71%
2059 0.32% -0.7%
2058 0.35% -0.68%
2057 0.37% -0.66%
2056 0.39% -0.65%
2055 0.41% -0.62%
2054 0.43% -0.61%
2053 0.45% -0.59%
2052 0.48% -0.59%
2051 0.49% -0.57%
2050 0.51% -0.56%
2049 0.53% -0.53%
2048 0.55% -0.53%
2047 0.57% -0.52%
2046 0.58% -0.51%
2045 0.6% -0.51%
2044 0.62% -0.5%
2043 0.64% -0.5%
2042 0.66% -0.49%
2041 0.67% -0.49%
2040 0.7% -0.49%
2039 0.74% -0.49%
2038 0.77% -0.5%
2037 0.81% -0.52%
2036 0.84% -0.52%
2035 0.88% -0.53%
2034 0.94% -0.53%
2033 0.97% -0.54%
2032 1.03% -0.54%
2031 1.07% -0.54%
2030 1.11% -0.53%
2029 1.14% -0.54%
2028 1.17% -0.54%
2027 1.2% -0.53%
2026 1.23% -1.42%
2025 1.22% -0.98%
2024 1.22% 0.15%
2023 1.23% 1.59%
2022 1.03% 1.35%
2021 0.82% 0.11%
2020 0.84% 0.2%
2019 0.85% 0.37%
2018 0.82% 0.35%
2017 0.85% 0.12%
2016 0.9% 0.03%
2015 0.9% 0.07%
2014 0.92% -0.26%
2013 0.94% -0.36%
2012 0.96% -0.36%
2011 0.91% -0.3%
2010 0.88% -0.23%
2009 0.94% -0.19%
2008 1% -0.27%
2007 1.08% -0.46%
2006 1.17% -0.59%
2005 1.27% -0.57%
2004 1.37% -0.6%
2003 1.47% -0.63%
2002 1.56% -0.63%
2001 1.68% -0.63%
2000 1.84% 0.48%
1999 1.92% 0.29%
1998 1.91% -0.96%
1997 1.87% -1.13%
1996 1.84% -1.46%
1995 1.88% -1.77%
1994 1.87% -2.12%
1993 1.88% -2.54%
1992 1.9% -1.81%
1991 1.93% -0.5%
1990 2.01% 0.07%
1989 2.07% 0.4%
1988 2.15% 0.62%
1987 2.26% 0.78%
1986 2.38% 0.75%
1985 2.49% 0.67%
1984 2.6% 0.65%
1983 2.72% 0.69%
1982 2.78% 0.72%
1981 2.6% 0.71%
1980 2.42% 0.61%
1979 2.44% 0.56%
1978 2.47% 0.69%
1977 2.52% 0.74%
1976 2.57% 0.72%
1975 2.66% 0.79%
1974 2.87% 0.87%
1973 2.9% 0.96%
1972 1.94% 1.13%
1971 1.76% 1.24%
1970 2.62% 1.1%
1969 2.88% 1.05%
1968 2.99% 0.93%
1967 2.99% 0.79%
1966 2.95% 1.08%
1965 2.96% 1.37%
1964 2.96% 1.45%
1963 2.96% 1.39%
1962 2.95% 1.35%
1961 2.86% 1.12%

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 Estonia's population grew by 0.15%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Estonia
Current population
178415186
1339590
Population rank 8/197 155/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.02%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
4.26 hours
One birth every
9.04 seconds
47.9 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
32.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +6
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +2,055
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.15%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 158/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
39.5 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -13,350
Net migration rank 194/196 141/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 203,046
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 110/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 14.9%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 43/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Estonia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Estonia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -13,350
2024 - -473,362 - -7,742
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 -5,070 5,717
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 -5,665 39,754
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 -5,324 7,043
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 -2,659 3,694
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 -1,327 5,386
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 -1,322 7,089
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 -1,713 5,202
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 -1,316 1,081
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 -1,315 4,261
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 -1,972 -674
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 -1,713 -2,688
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 -1,455 -3,674
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 -531 -3,941
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 0 -3,781
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 -400 -2,089
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 -668 -2,034
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 -1,608 -2,941
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 -2,559 -5,351
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 -2,981 -5,208
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 -3,679 -3,681
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 -5,072 -3,705
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 -5,380 -2,889
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 -5,830 -3,280
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 -5,309 -3,083
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 -6,117 1,419
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 -7,208 -3,296
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 -6,018 -4,066
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 -5,662 -10,540
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 -7,327 -12,655
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 -8,044 -17,984
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 -5,976 -25,501
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 -1,993 -38,391
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 -312 -9,712
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 2,825 -2,660
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 5,803 -368
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 6,404 5,256
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 6,829 5,389
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 6,160 5,260
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 4,281 5,097
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 5,163 5,006
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 5,884 4,986
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 5,244 4,832
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 4,612 4,789
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 3,989 4,619
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 3,818 4,521
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 4,088 7,234
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 4,931 7,189
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 4,319 6,942
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 4,717 6,737
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 5,956 6,594
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 5,623 6,488
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 6,267 6,432
1971 542,747 224,369 7,160 6,392
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 6,257 6,158
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 5,515 8,650
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 5,592 9,403
1967 1,860,743 23,164 5,012 9,115
1966 1,794,530 3,758 4,842 8,998
1965 1,688,652 47,610 5,437 8,851
1964 1,686,591 25,426 6,897 8,734
1963 1,612,749 23,215 6,043 8,410
1962 1,584,035 26,533 6,457 8,248
1961 1,504,524 26,503 7,228 7,991
1960 1,418,810 13,580 7,511 7,762

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 Estonia 26.1% is from natural causes (a loss of 27,683 people) and 73.9% is from migration (a gain of 78,553 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 203,046 people or 14.9% in Estonia.

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
Estonia
City Population
Tallinn 458K
Tartu 97.8K
Narva 53.4K
Parnu 41.5K
Kohtla-Jarve 33.4K
Viljandi 17.3K
Maardu 17K
Rakvere 15.7K
Kuressaare 13.2K
Sillamae 12.4K

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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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