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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 1,242,822 people in Eswatini in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 1,273,390 in Eswatini.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 140.1 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Eswatini is the 156th.
  • The countries together account for 2.17% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.02% for Eswatini.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +0.87% in Eswatini.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Eswatini has grown from 1.08M to 1.27M (17.4% growth).

Bangladesh vs Eswatini: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Eswatini
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Eswatini
2100 210,399,059 1,352,404
2099 211,449,688 1,361,498
2098 212,479,977 1,369,861
2097 213,484,035 1,378,017
2096 214,463,720 1,386,191
2095 215,424,649 1,394,405
2094 216,368,088 1,402,538
2093 217,273,531 1,410,423
2092 218,151,426 1,418,137
2091 218,980,379 1,426,097
2090 219,782,575 1,433,623
2089 220,538,090 1,441,192
2088 221,257,201 1,448,332
2087 221,935,839 1,455,333
2086 222,585,679 1,462,398
2085 223,183,658 1,469,660
2084 223,742,603 1,476,745
2083 224,273,365 1,483,271
2082 224,763,738 1,489,551
2081 225,237,793 1,494,969
2080 225,665,152 1,500,315
2079 226,059,226 1,505,309
2078 226,389,150 1,509,779
2077 226,696,749 1,514,574
2076 226,954,762 1,519,452
2075 227,159,233 1,523,845
2074 227,315,415 1,528,267
2073 227,436,221 1,531,967
2072 227,503,342 1,535,206
2071 227,522,038 1,538,333
2070 227,495,122 1,540,715
2069 227,426,186 1,543,234
2068 227,302,632 1,545,288
2067 227,118,726 1,547,029
2066 226,878,385 1,547,862
2065 226,581,697 1,548,678
2064 226,235,839 1,549,121
2063 225,822,167 1,549,274
2062 225,349,674 1,548,873
2061 224,811,052 1,548,072
2060 224,216,813 1,547,285
2059 223,569,585 1,545,426
2058 222,855,839 1,542,799
2057 222,083,110 1,540,085
2056 221,273,932 1,537,270
2055 220,405,468 1,534,161
2054 219,511,997 1,530,631
2053 218,567,668 1,526,357
2052 217,585,554 1,521,506
2051 216,554,217 1,515,982
2050 215,489,899 1,510,547
2049 214,400,010 1,504,126
2048 213,275,216 1,497,656
2047 212,114,603 1,491,001
2046 210,918,933 1,483,817
2045 209,696,717 1,475,974
2044 208,446,830 1,468,200
2043 207,170,217 1,460,050
2042 205,859,107 1,451,433
2041 204,513,256 1,441,822
2040 203,143,300 1,432,811
2039 201,735,060 1,423,063
2038 200,262,138 1,412,806
2037 198,739,346 1,402,845
2036 197,147,970 1,392,117
2035 195,499,247 1,381,258
2034 193,789,143 1,369,883
2033 191,989,956 1,357,906
2032 190,141,739 1,346,063
2031 188,208,233 1,334,330
2030 186,212,272 1,321,430
2029 184,168,103 1,309,060
2028 182,087,511 1,296,535
2027 179,973,411 1,283,434
2026 177,837,418 1,269,667
2025 175,685,057 1,255,921
2024 173,562,364 1,242,822
2023 171,466,990 1,230,506
2022 169,384,897 1,218,917
2021 167,658,854 1,206,593
2020 166,298,024 1,192,729
2019 164,913,055 1,179,874
2018 163,523,103 1,168,929
2017 162,186,147 1,158,195
2016 160,811,932 1,149,507
2015 159,383,179 1,142,813
2014 157,964,929 1,136,299
2013 156,532,141 1,129,990
2012 155,070,101 1,123,863
2011 153,591,076 1,117,833
2010 152,201,981 1,111,650
2009 150,873,714 1,105,153
2008 149,474,264 1,098,091
2007 147,989,278 1,090,705
2006 146,405,973 1,084,436
2005 144,715,786 1,079,022
2004 142,902,856 1,073,159
2003 140,970,351 1,066,700
2002 138,933,658 1,059,441
2001 136,805,810 1,051,064
2000 134,544,304 1,041,414
1999 132,108,065 1,030,782
1998 129,622,332 1,019,653
1997 127,198,069 1,006,635
1996 124,862,179 989,841
1995 122,600,370 970,433
1994 120,343,179 971,212
1993 118,132,360 971,318
1992 115,952,192 943,416
1991 113,787,109 908,189
1990 111,633,717 872,428
1989 109,433,799 837,800
1988 107,216,008 799,798
1987 104,959,291 763,811
1986 102,635,572 734,732
1985 100,253,825 706,196
1984 97,814,966 680,783
1983 95,335,155 658,957
1982 92,814,507 637,652
1981 90,303,105 616,808
1980 88,016,432 596,644
1979 85,935,072 577,199
1978 83,889,655 558,446
1977 81,867,264 540,348
1976 79,855,318 523,330
1975 77,854,351 507,673
1974 75,839,348 492,988
1973 73,722,294 479,038
1972 71,641,519 465,788
1971 70,276,758 453,183
1970 69,058,894 441,216
1969 67,294,133 429,875
1968 65,408,276 419,147
1967 63,510,929 409,031
1966 61,669,806 398,766
1965 59,902,519 388,336
1964 58,178,374 378,656
1963 56,504,402 369,759
1962 54,881,146 361,365
1961 53,310,348 353,264
1960 51,828,660 345,337

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/eswatini | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Eswatini gained 65,071 people (a 6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Eswatini's population increased by 123,883 people (a 10.8% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Eswatini was ranked 152nd in 2006 and ranked 156th 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 Eswatini will increase by 18.6% to 1,510,547 people and rank change from 156th to 154th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 1.55M people in 2063 for Eswatini.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Eswatini
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Eswatini
2100 -0.5% -0.67%
2099 -0.48% -0.61%
2098 -0.47% -0.59%
2097 -0.46% -0.59%
2096 -0.45% -0.59%
2095 -0.44% -0.58%
2094 -0.42% -0.56%
2093 -0.4% -0.54%
2092 -0.38% -0.56%
2091 -0.36% -0.52%
2090 -0.34% -0.53%
2089 -0.33% -0.49%
2088 -0.31% -0.48%
2087 -0.29% -0.48%
2086 -0.27% -0.49%
2085 -0.25% -0.48%
2084 -0.24% -0.44%
2083 -0.22% -0.42%
2082 -0.21% -0.36%
2081 -0.19% -0.36%
2080 -0.17% -0.33%
2079 -0.15% -0.3%
2078 -0.14% -0.32%
2077 -0.11% -0.32%
2076 -0.09% -0.29%
2075 -0.07% -0.29%
2074 -0.05% -0.24%
2073 -0.03% -0.21%
2072 -0.008% -0.2%
2071 0.01% -0.15%
2070 0.03% -0.16%
2069 0.05% -0.13%
2068 0.08% -0.11%
2067 0.11% -0.05%
2066 0.13% -0.05%
2065 0.15% -0.03%
2064 0.18% -0.01%
2063 0.21% 0.03%
2062 0.24% 0.05%
2061 0.27% 0.05%
2060 0.29% 0.12%
2059 0.32% 0.17%
2058 0.35% 0.18%
2057 0.37% 0.18%
2056 0.39% 0.2%
2055 0.41% 0.23%
2054 0.43% 0.28%
2053 0.45% 0.32%
2052 0.48% 0.36%
2051 0.49% 0.36%
2050 0.51% 0.43%
2049 0.53% 0.43%
2048 0.55% 0.45%
2047 0.57% 0.48%
2046 0.58% 0.53%
2045 0.6% 0.53%
2044 0.62% 0.56%
2043 0.64% 0.59%
2042 0.66% 0.67%
2041 0.67% 0.63%
2040 0.7% 0.68%
2039 0.74% 0.73%
2038 0.77% 0.71%
2037 0.81% 0.77%
2036 0.84% 0.79%
2035 0.88% 0.83%
2034 0.94% 0.88%
2033 0.97% 0.88%
2032 1.03% 0.88%
2031 1.07% 0.98%
2030 1.11% 0.94%
2029 1.14% 0.97%
2028 1.17% 1.02%
2027 1.2% 1.08%
2026 1.23% 1.09%
2025 1.22% 1.05%
2024 1.22% 1%
2023 1.23% 0.95%
2022 1.03% 1.02%
2021 0.82% 1.16%
2020 0.84% 1.09%
2019 0.85% 0.94%
2018 0.82% 0.93%
2017 0.85% 0.76%
2016 0.9% 0.59%
2015 0.9% 0.57%
2014 0.92% 0.56%
2013 0.94% 0.55%
2012 0.96% 0.54%
2011 0.91% 0.56%
2010 0.88% 0.59%
2009 0.94% 0.64%
2008 1% 0.68%
2007 1.08% 0.58%
2006 1.17% 0.5%
2005 1.27% 0.55%
2004 1.37% 0.61%
2003 1.47% 0.69%
2002 1.56% 0.8%
2001 1.68% 0.93%
2000 1.84% 1.03%
1999 1.92% 1.09%
1998 1.91% 1.29%
1997 1.87% 1.7%
1996 1.84% 2%
1995 1.88% -0.08%
1994 1.87% -0.01%
1993 1.88% 2.96%
1992 1.9% 3.88%
1991 1.93% 4.1%
1990 2.01% 4.13%
1989 2.07% 4.75%
1988 2.15% 4.71%
1987 2.26% 3.96%
1986 2.38% 4.04%
1985 2.49% 3.73%
1984 2.6% 3.31%
1983 2.72% 3.34%
1982 2.78% 3.38%
1981 2.6% 3.38%
1980 2.42% 3.37%
1979 2.44% 3.36%
1978 2.47% 3.35%
1977 2.52% 3.25%
1976 2.57% 3.08%
1975 2.66% 2.98%
1974 2.87% 2.91%
1973 2.9% 2.84%
1972 1.94% 2.78%
1971 1.76% 2.71%
1970 2.62% 2.64%
1969 2.88% 2.56%
1968 2.99% 2.47%
1967 2.99% 2.57%
1966 2.95% 2.69%
1965 2.96% 2.56%
1964 2.96% 2.41%
1963 2.96% 2.32%
1962 2.95% 2.29%
1961 2.86% 2.3%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/eswatini | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Eswatini's population grew by 1%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Eswatini
Current population
178415186
1273390
Population rank 8/197 156/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.02%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
42.7 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
17.7 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
55.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +34
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +12,316
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +1%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 101/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
1.52 hours
Annual migration change -402,100 -5,775
Net migration rank 194/196 121/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 33,268
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 161/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 2.7%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 121/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Eswatini
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Eswatini
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -5,775
2024 - -473,362 - -6,754
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 20,147 -8,549
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 20,125 -8,549
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 17,314 -4,242
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 18,899 -4,242
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 19,488 -8,439
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 19,392 -8,546
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 19,278 -8,658
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 19,233 -12,481
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 19,223 -12,582
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 19,107 -12,724
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 18,903 -12,664
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 18,308 -12,294
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 17,645 -11,596
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 17,652 -11,334
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 17,656 -10,989
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 17,275 -9,822
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 16,595 -9,271
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 16,133 -10,923
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 15,945 -10,330
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 15,979 -9,863
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 16,396 -9,595
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 16,924 -9,209
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 17,824 -8,788
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 18,830 -8,563
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 19,420 -8,421
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 19,762 -8,505
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 20,686 -5,911
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 21,858 -3,049
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 23,029 -3,023
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 26,703 -48,259
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 28,046 -6,692
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 28,446 6,011
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 28,497 7,496
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 28,349 7,169
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 28,257 5,477
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 27,396 14,879
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 27,285 2,417
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 27,096 1,353
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 26,835 1,792
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 26,149 -3,949
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 24,883 -3,429
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 24,742 -3,574
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 23,973 -3,464
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 23,153 -3,350
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 22,299 -3,210
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 21,466 -3,040
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 20,609 -2,838
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 19,734 -3,469
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 18,849 -3,794
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 17,971 -3,665
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 17,145 -3,555
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 16,353 -3,435
1971 542,747 224,369 15,615 -3,325
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 14,873 -3,230
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 14,164 -3,127
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 13,449 -3,029
1967 1,860,743 23,164 12,773 -2,964
1966 1,794,530 3,758 12,282 -1,557
1965 1,688,652 47,610 11,719 -1,578
1964 1,686,591 25,426 11,266 -2,049
1963 1,612,749 23,215 10,929 -2,358
1962 1,584,035 26,533 10,601 -2,390
1961 1,504,524 26,503 10,262 -2,270
1960 1,418,810 13,580 9,947 -2,082

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/eswatini | CC BY

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 Eswatini 68.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 192,206 people) and 31.7% is from migration (a loss of 89,012 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 33,268 people or 2.7% in Eswatini.

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
Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K

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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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