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

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The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 175,686,899 in 2025 vs 933,154 people in Fiji in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,936,470 people compared to 939,479 in Fiji.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 190.5 times bigger than Fiji's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Fiji is the 159th.
  • The countries together account for 2.16% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.01% for Fiji.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.97% per year vs +0.15% in Fiji.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 179M (22.2% growth), while Fiji has grown from 890K to 939K (5.52% growth).

Bangladesh vs Fiji: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Fiji
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Fiji
2100 210,401,264 883,637
2099 211,451,904 888,156
2098 212,482,204 892,588
2097 213,486,272 896,799
2096 214,465,968 901,001
2095 215,426,907 905,191
2094 216,370,356 909,270
2093 217,275,808 913,254
2092 218,153,712 917,059
2091 218,982,674 920,901
2090 219,784,878 924,638
2089 220,540,401 928,380
2088 221,259,520 932,046
2087 221,938,165 935,722
2086 222,588,012 939,474
2085 223,185,997 943,144
2084 223,744,949 946,613
2083 224,275,716 950,021
2082 224,766,094 953,350
2081 225,240,154 956,699
2080 225,667,518 959,925
2079 226,061,595 963,022
2078 226,391,523 965,809
2077 226,699,126 968,522
2076 226,957,140 971,283
2075 227,161,614 974,023
2074 227,317,797 976,769
2073 227,438,605 979,383
2072 227,505,726 981,939
2071 227,524,423 984,390
2070 227,497,506 986,888
2069 227,428,570 989,049
2068 227,305,014 990,894
2067 227,121,107 992,661
2066 226,880,763 994,244
2065 226,584,072 995,923
2064 226,238,210 997,521
2063 225,824,534 998,820
2062 225,352,036 999,964
2061 224,813,409 1,000,937
2060 224,219,163 1,001,706
2059 223,571,928 1,002,377
2058 222,858,175 1,003,047
2057 222,085,438 1,003,439
2056 221,276,251 1,003,809
2055 220,407,778 1,003,949
2054 219,514,298 1,003,954
2053 218,569,959 1,003,684
2052 217,587,835 1,003,394
2051 216,556,487 1,002,875
2050 215,492,158 1,002,223
2049 214,402,257 1,001,441
2048 213,277,451 1,000,247
2047 212,116,827 998,990
2046 210,921,144 997,515
2045 209,698,915 995,948
2044 208,449,015 994,092
2043 207,172,388 992,184
2042 205,861,265 989,991
2041 204,515,400 987,369
2040 203,145,429 984,847
2039 201,737,174 982,204
2038 200,264,237 979,387
2037 198,741,429 976,388
2036 197,150,036 973,369
2035 195,501,296 970,323
2034 193,791,174 967,160
2033 191,991,968 963,959
2032 190,143,732 960,580
2031 188,210,205 957,195
2030 186,214,224 953,378
2029 184,170,034 949,529
2028 182,089,419 945,532
2027 179,975,298 941,426
2026 177,839,282 937,424
2025 175,686,899 933,154
2024 173,562,364 928,784
2023 171,466,990 924,145
2022 169,384,897 919,422
2021 167,658,854 916,711
2020 166,298,024 914,963
2019 164,913,055 914,899
2018 163,523,103 917,180
2017 162,186,147 918,759
2016 160,811,932 919,166
2015 159,383,179 918,578
2014 157,964,929 917,585
2013 156,532,141 916,352
2012 155,070,101 914,918
2011 153,591,076 912,989
2010 152,201,981 910,419
2009 150,873,714 907,239
2008 149,474,264 903,399
2007 147,989,278 897,832
2006 146,405,973 890,365
2005 144,715,786 882,379
2004 142,902,856 874,366
2003 140,970,351 866,286
2002 138,933,658 858,049
2001 136,805,810 849,596
2000 134,544,304 840,909
1999 132,108,065 831,828
1998 129,622,332 822,258
1997 127,198,069 812,139
1996 124,862,179 803,789
1995 122,600,370 798,746
1994 120,343,179 794,771
1993 118,132,360 790,369
1992 115,952,192 785,346
1991 113,787,109 779,656
1990 111,633,717 773,316
1989 109,433,799 766,321
1988 107,216,008 758,697
1987 104,959,291 750,540
1986 102,635,572 739,306
1985 100,253,825 723,761
1984 97,814,966 706,716
1983 95,335,155 689,835
1982 92,814,507 673,414
1981 90,303,105 657,471
1980 88,016,432 641,975
1979 85,935,072 626,862
1978 83,889,655 612,091
1977 81,867,264 597,805
1976 79,855,318 585,534
1975 77,854,351 575,906
1974 75,839,348 567,489
1973 73,722,294 559,222
1972 71,641,519 550,499
1971 70,276,758 541,121
1970 69,058,894 531,188
1969 67,294,133 520,797
1968 65,408,276 510,002
1967 63,510,929 498,873
1966 61,669,806 486,487
1965 59,902,519 472,575
1964 58,178,374 458,324
1963 56,504,402 444,276
1962 54,881,146 430,536
1961 53,310,348 417,406
1960 51,828,660 404,887

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Fiji gained 28,801 people (a 3.23% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% growth), while Fiji's population increased by 20,313 people (a 2.21% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Fiji was ranked 158th in 2006 and ranked 159th 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 Fiji will increase by 6.68% to 1,002,223 people and rank change from 159th to 161st.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 1M people in 2054 for Fiji.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Fiji
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Fiji
2100 -0.5% -0.51%
2099 -0.48% -0.5%
2098 -0.47% -0.47%
2097 -0.46% -0.47%
2096 -0.45% -0.46%
2095 -0.44% -0.45%
2094 -0.42% -0.44%
2093 -0.4% -0.41%
2092 -0.38% -0.42%
2091 -0.36% -0.4%
2090 -0.34% -0.4%
2089 -0.33% -0.39%
2088 -0.31% -0.39%
2087 -0.29% -0.4%
2086 -0.27% -0.39%
2085 -0.25% -0.37%
2084 -0.24% -0.36%
2083 -0.22% -0.35%
2082 -0.21% -0.35%
2081 -0.19% -0.34%
2080 -0.17% -0.32%
2079 -0.15% -0.29%
2078 -0.14% -0.28%
2077 -0.11% -0.28%
2076 -0.09% -0.28%
2075 -0.07% -0.28%
2074 -0.05% -0.27%
2073 -0.03% -0.26%
2072 -0.008% -0.25%
2071 0.01% -0.25%
2070 0.03% -0.22%
2069 0.05% -0.19%
2068 0.08% -0.18%
2067 0.11% -0.16%
2066 0.13% -0.17%
2065 0.15% -0.16%
2064 0.18% -0.13%
2063 0.21% -0.11%
2062 0.24% -0.1%
2061 0.27% -0.08%
2060 0.29% -0.07%
2059 0.32% -0.07%
2058 0.35% -0.04%
2057 0.37% -0.04%
2056 0.39% -0.01%
2055 0.41% -0%
2054 0.43% 0.03%
2053 0.45% 0.03%
2052 0.48% 0.05%
2051 0.49% 0.07%
2050 0.51% 0.08%
2049 0.53% 0.12%
2048 0.55% 0.13%
2047 0.57% 0.15%
2046 0.58% 0.16%
2045 0.6% 0.19%
2044 0.62% 0.19%
2043 0.64% 0.22%
2042 0.66% 0.27%
2041 0.67% 0.26%
2040 0.7% 0.27%
2039 0.74% 0.29%
2038 0.77% 0.31%
2037 0.81% 0.31%
2036 0.84% 0.31%
2035 0.88% 0.33%
2034 0.94% 0.33%
2033 0.97% 0.35%
2032 1.03% 0.35%
2031 1.07% 0.4%
2030 1.11% 0.41%
2029 1.14% 0.42%
2028 1.17% 0.44%
2027 1.2% 0.43%
2026 1.23% 0.46%
2025 1.22% 0.47%
2024 1.22% 0.5%
2023 1.23% 0.51%
2022 1.03% 0.3%
2021 0.82% 0.19%
2020 0.84% 0.007%
2019 0.85% -0.25%
2018 0.82% -0.17%
2017 0.85% -0.04%
2016 0.9% 0.06%
2015 0.9% 0.11%
2014 0.92% 0.13%
2013 0.94% 0.16%
2012 0.96% 0.21%
2011 0.91% 0.28%
2010 0.88% 0.35%
2009 0.94% 0.43%
2008 1% 0.62%
2007 1.08% 0.84%
2006 1.17% 0.91%
2005 1.27% 0.92%
2004 1.37% 0.93%
2003 1.47% 0.96%
2002 1.56% 0.99%
2001 1.68% 1.03%
2000 1.84% 1.09%
1999 1.92% 1.16%
1998 1.91% 1.25%
1997 1.87% 1.04%
1996 1.84% 0.63%
1995 1.88% 0.5%
1994 1.87% 0.56%
1993 1.88% 0.64%
1992 1.9% 0.73%
1991 1.93% 0.82%
1990 2.01% 0.91%
1989 2.07% 1%
1988 2.15% 1.09%
1987 2.26% 1.52%
1986 2.38% 2.15%
1985 2.49% 2.41%
1984 2.6% 2.45%
1983 2.72% 2.44%
1982 2.78% 2.42%
1981 2.6% 2.41%
1980 2.42% 2.41%
1979 2.44% 2.41%
1978 2.47% 2.39%
1977 2.52% 2.1%
1976 2.57% 1.67%
1975 2.66% 1.48%
1974 2.87% 1.48%
1973 2.9% 1.58%
1972 1.94% 1.73%
1971 1.76% 1.87%
1970 2.62% 2%
1969 2.88% 2.12%
1968 2.99% 2.23%
1967 2.99% 2.55%
1966 2.95% 2.94%
1965 2.96% 3.11%
1964 2.96% 3.16%
1963 2.96% 3.19%
1962 2.95% 3.15%
1961 2.86% 3.09%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Fiji's population grew by 0.47%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Fiji
Current population
178936470
939479
Population rank 8/197 159/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.01%
One net population change
14.9 seconds
2.01 hours
One birth every
9.09 seconds
31.7 minutes
One death every
35.6 seconds
59.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,821 +12
Annual growth/decline +2,124,535 +4,370
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.47%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 131/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
2.67 hours
Annual migration change -402,100 -3,288
Net migration rank 194/196 111/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 14,362
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 174/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 1.5%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 144/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Fiji
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Fiji
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -3,288
2024 2,583,129 -473,362 7,758 -3,278
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 8,078 -3,289
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 8,223 -3,557
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 6,777 -6,008
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 8,730 -6,008
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 9,271 -11,873
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 9,779 -11,738
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 10,413 -11,607
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 10,807 -10,441
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 11,213 -10,401
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 11,680 -10,493
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 11,972 -10,703
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 11,716 -10,114
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 12,657 -10,396
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 13,227 -10,354
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 13,540 -10,052
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 14,000 -9,812
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 14,349 -7,406
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 14,555 -6,562
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 14,503 -6,523
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 14,526 -6,484
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 14,527 -6,411
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 14,468 -6,106
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 14,720 -6,167
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 14,724 -5,909
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 15,229 -5,892
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 15,464 -5,654
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 15,750 -5,318
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 16,163 -9,902
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 16,273 -12,448
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 16,424 -12,300
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 16,751 -12,071
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 17,170 -11,802
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 17,617 -11,603
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 17,748 -11,081
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 18,007 -10,685
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 18,063 -10,138
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 17,987 -9,602
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 18,024 -3,943
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 18,469 -1,452
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 18,499 -1,421
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 18,237 -1,565
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 17,681 -1,509
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 17,282 -1,558
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 16,907 -1,632
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 16,450 -1,502
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 16,196 -1,609
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 15,532 -1,550
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 14,933 -4,370
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 14,272 -5,577
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 13,557 -5,414
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 13,383 -4,989
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 13,905 -4,848
1971 542,747 224,369 14,313 -4,624
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 14,538 -4,371
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 14,669 -4,050
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 14,831 -3,857
1967 1,860,743 23,164 14,861 -3,576
1966 1,794,530 3,758 15,111 -1,623
1965 1,688,652 47,610 15,166 -832
1964 1,686,591 25,426 14,979 -812
1963 1,612,749 23,215 14,774 -838
1962 1,584,035 26,533 14,429 -889
1961 1,504,524 26,503 13,653 -943
1960 1,418,810 13,580 13,313 -981

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

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 Fiji 53.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 91,049 people) and 46.2% is from migration (a loss of 78,200 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 14,362 people or 1.5% in Fiji.

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
Fiji
City Population
Suva 88.3K
Nasinu 87.4K
Nadi 71K
Lautoka 52.2K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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