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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 132,059,767 people in Ethiopia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 139,917,664 in Ethiopia.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 1.28 times bigger than Ethiopia's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Ethiopia is the 10th.
  • The countries together account for 3.84% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 1.69% for Ethiopia.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +2.71% in Ethiopia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Ethiopia has grown from 80.7M to 140M (73.4% growth).

Bangladesh vs Ethiopia: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Ethiopia
2100 210,399,059 371,192,732
2099 211,449,688 369,452,188
2098 212,479,977 367,626,914
2097 213,484,035 365,680,268
2096 214,463,720 363,648,440
2095 215,424,649 361,707,589
2094 216,368,088 359,642,227
2093 217,273,531 357,570,752
2092 218,151,426 355,499,462
2091 218,980,379 353,327,595
2090 219,782,575 351,068,287
2089 220,538,090 348,859,203
2088 221,257,201 346,624,222
2087 221,935,839 344,268,493
2086 222,585,679 341,777,395
2085 223,183,658 339,272,558
2084 223,742,603 336,753,372
2083 224,273,365 334,186,307
2082 224,763,738 331,503,693
2081 225,237,793 328,816,892
2080 225,665,152 326,114,551
2079 226,059,226 323,382,593
2078 226,389,150 320,521,381
2077 226,696,749 317,590,857
2076 226,954,762 314,615,353
2075 227,159,233 311,583,813
2074 227,315,415 308,511,275
2073 227,436,221 305,477,711
2072 227,503,342 302,351,806
2071 227,522,038 299,211,554
2070 227,495,122 296,054,535
2069 227,426,186 292,847,034
2068 227,302,632 289,612,061
2067 227,118,726 286,279,975
2066 226,878,385 282,992,981
2065 226,581,697 279,662,528
2064 226,235,839 276,283,161
2063 225,822,167 272,866,834
2062 225,349,674 269,424,014
2061 224,811,052 265,885,347
2060 224,216,813 262,350,260
2059 223,569,585 258,772,570
2058 222,855,839 255,284,371
2057 222,083,110 251,733,988
2056 221,273,932 248,079,002
2055 220,405,468 244,501,471
2054 219,511,997 240,868,686
2053 218,567,668 237,228,269
2052 217,585,554 233,551,340
2051 216,554,217 229,804,463
2050 215,489,899 226,124,819
2049 214,400,010 222,420,063
2048 213,275,216 218,694,640
2047 212,114,603 214,950,242
2046 210,918,933 211,226,920
2045 209,696,717 207,525,986
2044 208,446,830 203,812,674
2043 207,170,217 200,097,321
2042 205,859,107 196,411,774
2041 204,513,256 192,749,114
2040 203,143,300 189,081,695
2039 201,735,060 185,422,958
2038 200,262,138 181,789,129
2037 198,739,346 178,179,942
2036 197,147,970 174,569,201
2035 195,499,247 170,957,061
2034 193,789,143 167,367,920
2033 191,989,956 163,813,895
2032 190,141,739 160,216,774
2031 188,208,233 156,638,324
2030 186,212,272 153,070,380
2029 184,168,103 149,507,684
2028 182,087,511 145,989,372
2027 179,973,411 142,463,827
2026 177,837,418 138,973,582
2025 175,685,057 135,513,842
2024 173,562,364 132,059,767
2023 171,466,990 128,691,692
2022 169,384,897 125,384,287
2021 167,658,854 122,138,588
2020 166,298,024 118,917,671
2019 164,913,055 115,737,383
2018 163,523,103 112,664,152
2017 162,186,147 109,666,481
2016 160,811,932 106,718,162
2015 159,383,179 103,867,135
2014 157,964,929 101,115,610
2013 156,532,141 98,438,751
2012 155,070,101 95,798,767
2011 153,591,076 93,149,970
2010 152,201,981 90,538,514
2009 150,873,714 88,007,636
2008 149,474,264 85,543,668
2007 147,989,278 83,103,217
2006 146,405,973 80,703,490
2005 144,715,786 78,367,470
2004 142,902,856 76,077,206
2003 140,970,351 73,832,663
2002 138,933,658 71,635,517
2001 136,805,810 69,487,762
2000 134,544,304 67,411,494
1999 132,108,065 65,374,561
1998 129,622,332 63,363,524
1997 127,198,069 61,404,539
1996 124,862,179 59,467,635
1995 122,600,370 57,537,335
1994 120,343,179 55,611,508
1993 118,132,360 53,708,891
1992 115,952,192 51,853,747
1991 113,787,109 49,717,198
1990 111,633,717 47,609,755
1989 109,433,799 45,879,690
1988 107,216,008 44,150,825
1987 104,959,291 42,460,039
1986 102,635,572 41,037,656
1985 100,253,825 39,842,136
1984 97,814,966 38,735,722
1983 95,335,155 37,740,817
1982 92,814,507 36,701,290
1981 90,303,105 35,304,012
1980 88,016,432 34,428,514
1979 85,935,072 34,238,652
1978 83,889,655 33,734,592
1977 81,867,264 33,167,272
1976 79,855,318 32,534,418
1975 77,854,351 31,723,252
1974 75,839,348 30,957,273
1973 73,722,294 30,166,785
1972 71,641,519 29,374,608
1971 70,276,758 28,600,106
1970 69,058,894 27,829,128
1969 67,294,133 27,072,571
1968 65,408,276 26,337,930
1967 63,510,929 25,620,276
1966 61,669,806 24,952,689
1965 59,902,519 24,310,612
1964 58,178,374 23,666,548
1963 56,504,402 23,051,637
1962 54,881,146 22,465,126
1961 53,310,348 21,906,102
1960 51,828,660 21,376,693

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Ethiopia gained 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Ethiopia's population increased by 33,199,502 people (a 31.1% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Ethiopia was ranked 16th in 2006 and ranked 10th 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 Ethiopia will increase by 61.6% to 226,124,819 people and rank change from 10th to 7th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 371M people in 2100 for Ethiopia.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Ethiopia
2100 -0.5% 0.47%
2099 -0.48% 0.5%
2098 -0.47% 0.53%
2097 -0.46% 0.56%
2096 -0.45% 0.54%
2095 -0.44% 0.57%
2094 -0.42% 0.58%
2093 -0.4% 0.58%
2092 -0.38% 0.61%
2091 -0.36% 0.64%
2090 -0.34% 0.63%
2089 -0.33% 0.64%
2088 -0.31% 0.68%
2087 -0.29% 0.73%
2086 -0.27% 0.74%
2085 -0.25% 0.75%
2084 -0.24% 0.77%
2083 -0.22% 0.81%
2082 -0.21% 0.82%
2081 -0.19% 0.83%
2080 -0.17% 0.84%
2079 -0.15% 0.89%
2078 -0.14% 0.92%
2077 -0.11% 0.95%
2076 -0.09% 0.97%
2075 -0.07% 1%
2074 -0.05% 0.99%
2073 -0.03% 1.03%
2072 -0.008% 1.05%
2071 0.01% 1.07%
2070 0.03% 1.1%
2069 0.05% 1.12%
2068 0.08% 1.16%
2067 0.11% 1.16%
2066 0.13% 1.19%
2065 0.15% 1.22%
2064 0.18% 1.25%
2063 0.21% 1.28%
2062 0.24% 1.33%
2061 0.27% 1.35%
2060 0.29% 1.38%
2059 0.32% 1.37%
2058 0.35% 1.41%
2057 0.37% 1.47%
2056 0.39% 1.46%
2055 0.41% 1.51%
2054 0.43% 1.53%
2053 0.45% 1.57%
2052 0.48% 1.63%
2051 0.49% 1.63%
2050 0.51% 1.67%
2049 0.53% 1.7%
2048 0.55% 1.74%
2047 0.57% 1.76%
2046 0.58% 1.78%
2045 0.6% 1.82%
2044 0.62% 1.86%
2043 0.64% 1.88%
2042 0.66% 1.9%
2041 0.67% 1.94%
2040 0.7% 1.97%
2039 0.74% 2%
2038 0.77% 2.03%
2037 0.81% 2.07%
2036 0.84% 2.11%
2035 0.88% 2.14%
2034 0.94% 2.17%
2033 0.97% 2.25%
2032 1.03% 2.28%
2031 1.07% 2.33%
2030 1.11% 2.38%
2029 1.14% 2.41%
2028 1.17% 2.47%
2027 1.2% 2.51%
2026 1.23% 2.55%
2025 1.22% 2.62%
2024 1.22% 2.62%
2023 1.23% 2.64%
2022 1.03% 2.66%
2021 0.82% 2.71%
2020 0.84% 2.75%
2019 0.85% 2.73%
2018 0.82% 2.73%
2017 0.85% 2.76%
2016 0.9% 2.74%
2015 0.9% 2.72%
2014 0.92% 2.72%
2013 0.94% 2.76%
2012 0.96% 2.84%
2011 0.91% 2.88%
2010 0.88% 2.88%
2009 0.94% 2.88%
2008 1% 2.94%
2007 1.08% 2.97%
2006 1.17% 2.98%
2005 1.27% 3.01%
2004 1.37% 3.04%
2003 1.47% 3.07%
2002 1.56% 3.09%
2001 1.68% 3.08%
2000 1.84% 3.12%
1999 1.92% 3.17%
1998 1.91% 3.19%
1997 1.87% 3.26%
1996 1.84% 3.35%
1995 1.88% 3.46%
1994 1.87% 3.54%
1993 1.88% 3.58%
1992 1.9% 4.3%
1991 1.93% 4.43%
1990 2.01% 3.77%
1989 2.07% 3.92%
1988 2.15% 3.98%
1987 2.26% 3.47%
1986 2.38% 3%
1985 2.49% 2.86%
1984 2.6% 2.64%
1983 2.72% 2.83%
1982 2.78% 3.96%
1981 2.6% 2.54%
1980 2.42% 0.55%
1979 2.44% 1.49%
1978 2.47% 1.71%
1977 2.52% 1.95%
1976 2.57% 2.56%
1975 2.66% 2.47%
1974 2.87% 2.62%
1973 2.9% 2.7%
1972 1.94% 2.71%
1971 1.76% 2.77%
1970 2.62% 2.79%
1969 2.88% 2.79%
1968 2.99% 2.8%
1967 2.99% 2.68%
1966 2.95% 2.64%
1965 2.96% 2.72%
1964 2.96% 2.67%
1963 2.96% 2.61%
1962 2.95% 2.55%
1961 2.86% 2.48%

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 Ethiopia's population grew by 2.62%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Ethiopia
Current population
178415186
139917664
Population rank 8/197 10/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 1.69%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
9.36 seconds
One birth every
9.04 seconds
7.68 seconds
One death every
36.7 seconds
41.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +9,228
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +3,368,075
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +2.62%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 25/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
21.9 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 +24,054
Net migration rank 194/196 31/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 1,168,455
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 53/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 0.9%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 157/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Ethiopia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 24,054
2024 - -473,362 - 30,069
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 3,338,649 -11,996
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 3,300,114 -11,996
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 3,204,673 -1,377
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 3,199,718 38,866
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 3,132,780 -10,807
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 3,015,231 9,302
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 2,899,143 71,766
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 2,809,889 115,823
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 2,713,529 62,785
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 2,623,647 103,122
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 2,546,020 80,955
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 2,533,398 119,517
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 2,527,811 116,793
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 2,498,048 80,213
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 2,467,118 16,315
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 2,465,283 -20,780
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 2,436,753 -381
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 2,393,585 -30,512
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 2,353,375 -44,421
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 2,296,999 -25,430
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 2,231,223 -13,744
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 2,189,683 -12,925
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 2,137,791 -19,063
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 2,083,622 -49,891
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 2,010,987 29,142
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 1,984,989 -3,011
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 1,945,112 -9,119
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 1,896,364 41,456
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 1,831,068 91,727
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 1,788,133 140,715
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 1,734,851 141,545
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 1,673,839 160,106
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 1,579,416 859,737
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 1,479,663 296,014
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 1,441,769 242,614
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 1,393,356 379,966
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 1,356,853 251,387
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 1,050,277 186,227
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 997,050 157,476
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 920,670 137,632
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 863,472 68,022
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 1,080,853 66,702
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 1,018,838 628,135
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 1,007,516 -903,529
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 987,203 -711,455
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 943,388 -210,991
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 929,381 -527,133
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 899,577 -36,125
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 801,425 -42,540
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 777,306 -4,232
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 807,535 347
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 779,808 -3,375
1971 542,747 224,369 787,047 -14,510
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 760,821 8,589
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 736,428 7,258
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 715,602 9,992
1967 1,860,743 23,164 695,283 14,437
1966 1,794,530 3,758 616,281 9,160
1965 1,688,652 47,610 642,359 16,348
1964 1,686,591 25,426 618,667 10,749
1963 1,612,749 23,215 590,998 9,418
1962 1,584,035 26,533 563,650 8,960
1961 1,504,524 26,503 538,518 6,938
1960 1,418,810 13,580 511,694 1,696

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 Ethiopia 98.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 30,237,373 people) and 1.19% is from migration (a gain of 365,488 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 1,168,455 people or 0.9% in Ethiopia.

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
Ethiopia
City Population
Addis Ababa 5.7M
Gondar 324K
Mekelle 324K
Awasa 300K
Dire Dawa 277K
Bahir Dar 243K
Dessie 188K
Jimma 178K
Harar 157K
Jijiga 126K

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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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