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

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The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 175,686,899 in 2025 vs 1,366,475 people in Estonia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,936,470 people compared to 1,347,027 in Estonia.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 132.8 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 +0.97% per year vs +0.35% in Estonia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 179M (22.2% growth), while Estonia has grown from 1.35M to 1.35M (0.02% growth).

Bangladesh vs Estonia: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Estonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Estonia
2100 210,401,264 836,010
2099 211,451,904 841,611
2098 212,482,204 847,091
2097 213,486,272 852,580
2096 214,465,968 858,210
2095 215,426,907 863,813
2094 216,370,356 869,346
2093 217,275,808 874,966
2092 218,153,712 880,538
2091 218,982,674 886,175
2090 219,784,878 891,952
2089 220,540,401 897,814
2088 221,259,520 903,726
2087 221,938,165 909,938
2086 222,588,012 916,313
2085 223,185,997 922,817
2084 223,744,949 929,590
2083 224,275,716 936,429
2082 224,766,094 943,318
2081 225,240,154 950,224
2080 225,667,518 957,303
2079 226,061,595 964,518
2078 226,391,523 971,861
2077 226,699,126 979,290
2076 226,957,140 986,730
2075 227,161,614 994,224
2074 227,317,797 1,001,883
2073 227,438,605 1,009,652
2072 227,505,726 1,017,490
2071 227,524,423 1,025,441
2070 227,497,506 1,033,527
2069 227,428,570 1,041,579
2068 227,305,014 1,049,614
2067 227,121,107 1,057,732
2066 226,880,763 1,065,824
2065 226,584,072 1,073,994
2064 226,238,210 1,082,173
2063 225,824,534 1,090,322
2062 225,352,036 1,098,483
2061 224,813,409 1,106,624
2060 224,219,163 1,114,804
2059 223,571,928 1,122,732
2058 222,858,175 1,130,617
2057 222,085,438 1,138,317
2056 221,276,251 1,145,937
2055 220,407,778 1,153,485
2054 219,514,298 1,160,725
2053 218,569,959 1,167,900
2052 217,587,835 1,174,867
2051 216,556,487 1,181,816
2050 215,492,158 1,188,591
2049 214,402,257 1,195,231
2048 213,277,451 1,201,594
2047 212,116,827 1,207,963
2046 210,921,144 1,214,281
2045 209,698,915 1,220,553
2044 208,449,015 1,226,815
2043 207,172,388 1,232,969
2042 205,861,265 1,239,123
2041 204,515,400 1,245,261
2040 203,145,429 1,251,349
2039 201,737,174 1,257,523
2038 200,264,237 1,263,757
2037 198,741,429 1,270,161
2036 197,150,036 1,276,749
2035 195,501,296 1,283,416
2034 193,791,174 1,290,282
2033 191,991,968 1,297,198
2032 190,143,732 1,304,236
2031 188,210,205 1,311,342
2030 186,214,224 1,318,468
2029 184,170,034 1,325,543
2028 182,089,419 1,332,712
2027 179,975,298 1,339,889
2026 177,839,282 1,347,027
2025 175,686,899 1,366,475
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% growth), while Estonia's population increased by 31,237 people (a 2.37% 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 20.4% to 215,492,158 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of Estonia will decrease by 11.8% to 1,188,591 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 836K 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% -0.43%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Estonia's population declined by 0.43%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Estonia
Current population
178936470
1347027
Population rank 8/197 155/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.02%
One net population change
14.9 seconds
1.5 hours
One birth every
9.09 seconds
53.9 minutes
One death every
35.6 seconds
33.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,821 -16
Annual growth/decline +2,124,535 -5,866
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% -0.43%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 182/197
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 2,583,129 -473,362 -6,038 -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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 74.2% of the population change in Bangladesh is from natural causes (a gain of 24,425,669 people) and 25.8% is from migration (a loss of 8,481,548 people). In Estonia 30.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 31,749 people) and 69.2% is from migration (a gain of 71,485 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 3.23M
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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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