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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 5,619,911 people in Finland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 5,631,965 in Finland.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 31.7 times bigger than Finland's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Finland is the 120th.
  • The countries together account for 2.22% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.07% for Finland.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +0.3% in Finland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Finland has grown from 5.27M to 5.63M (6.94% growth).

Bangladesh vs Finland: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Finland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Finland
2100 210,399,059 4,615,954
2099 211,449,688 4,632,084
2098 212,479,977 4,648,068
2097 213,484,035 4,663,730
2096 214,463,720 4,678,982
2095 215,424,649 4,694,312
2094 216,368,088 4,709,388
2093 217,273,531 4,724,681
2092 218,151,426 4,739,809
2091 218,980,379 4,755,260
2090 219,782,575 4,770,907
2089 220,538,090 4,786,400
2088 221,257,201 4,801,901
2087 221,935,839 4,817,852
2086 222,585,679 4,833,786
2085 223,183,658 4,849,629
2084 223,742,603 4,864,891
2083 224,273,365 4,880,250
2082 224,763,738 4,896,009
2081 225,237,793 4,911,803
2080 225,665,152 4,927,618
2079 226,059,226 4,943,129
2078 226,389,150 4,958,168
2077 226,696,749 4,973,373
2076 226,954,762 4,988,599
2075 227,159,233 5,003,374
2074 227,315,415 5,018,067
2073 227,436,221 5,032,313
2072 227,503,342 5,046,145
2071 227,522,038 5,059,821
2070 227,495,122 5,073,405
2069 227,426,186 5,086,624
2068 227,302,632 5,100,021
2067 227,118,726 5,113,379
2066 226,878,385 5,126,654
2065 226,581,697 5,140,841
2064 226,235,839 5,154,898
2063 225,822,167 5,169,175
2062 225,349,674 5,183,334
2061 224,811,052 5,197,920
2060 224,216,813 5,212,905
2059 223,569,585 5,228,152
2058 222,855,839 5,242,966
2057 222,083,110 5,258,706
2056 221,273,932 5,274,797
2055 220,405,468 5,290,920
2054 219,511,997 5,306,678
2053 218,567,668 5,321,951
2052 217,585,554 5,337,100
2051 216,554,217 5,352,042
2050 215,489,899 5,366,251
2049 214,400,010 5,380,081
2048 213,275,216 5,393,571
2047 212,114,603 5,406,757
2046 210,918,933 5,419,535
2045 209,696,717 5,432,355
2044 208,446,830 5,444,871
2043 207,170,217 5,457,529
2042 205,859,107 5,469,797
2041 204,513,256 5,482,134
2040 203,143,300 5,494,276
2039 201,735,060 5,506,630
2038 200,262,138 5,518,788
2037 198,739,346 5,530,908
2036 197,147,970 5,542,684
2035 195,499,247 5,554,158
2034 193,789,143 5,565,174
2033 191,989,956 5,575,691
2032 190,141,739 5,585,700
2031 188,208,233 5,595,391
2030 186,212,272 5,604,388
2029 184,168,103 5,612,864
2028 182,087,511 5,620,473
2027 179,973,411 5,627,272
2026 177,837,418 5,631,965
2025 175,685,057 5,630,458
2024 173,562,364 5,619,911
2023 171,466,990 5,583,911
2022 169,384,897 5,556,106
2021 167,658,854 5,541,017
2020 166,298,024 5,529,543
2019 164,913,055 5,521,606
2018 163,523,103 5,515,525
2017 162,186,147 5,508,214
2016 160,811,932 5,495,303
2015 159,383,179 5,479,531
2014 157,964,929 5,461,512
2013 156,532,141 5,438,972
2012 155,070,101 5,413,971
2011 153,591,076 5,388,272
2010 152,201,981 5,363,352
2009 150,873,714 5,338,871
2008 149,474,264 5,313,399
2007 147,989,278 5,288,720
2006 146,405,973 5,266,268
2005 144,715,786 5,246,096
2004 142,902,856 5,228,172
2003 140,970,351 5,213,014
2002 138,933,658 5,200,598
2001 136,805,810 5,188,008
2000 134,544,304 5,176,209
1999 132,108,065 5,165,474
1998 129,622,332 5,153,498
1997 127,198,069 5,139,835
1996 124,862,179 5,124,573
1995 122,600,370 5,107,790
1994 120,343,179 5,088,333
1993 118,132,360 5,066,447
1992 115,952,192 5,041,992
1991 113,787,109 5,013,740
1990 111,633,717 4,986,431
1989 109,433,799 4,964,371
1988 107,216,008 4,946,481
1987 104,959,291 4,932,123
1986 102,635,572 4,918,154
1985 100,253,825 4,902,206
1984 97,814,966 4,881,803
1983 95,335,155 4,855,787
1982 92,814,507 4,826,933
1981 90,303,105 4,799,964
1980 88,016,432 4,779,535
1979 85,935,072 4,764,690
1978 83,889,655 4,752,528
1977 81,867,264 4,738,902
1976 79,855,318 4,725,664
1975 77,854,351 4,711,440
1974 75,839,348 4,690,574
1973 73,722,294 4,666,081
1972 71,641,519 4,639,657
1971 70,276,758 4,612,124
1970 69,058,894 4,606,307
1969 67,294,133 4,623,785
1968 65,408,276 4,626,469
1967 63,510,929 4,605,744
1966 61,669,806 4,580,869
1965 59,902,519 4,563,732
1964 58,178,374 4,548,543
1963 56,504,402 4,523,309
1962 54,881,146 4,491,443
1961 53,310,348 4,461,005
1960 51,828,660 4,429,634

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/finland | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Finland gained 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Finland's population increased by 136,662 people (a 2.49% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Finland was ranked 111th in 2006 and ranked 120th 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 Finland will decrease by 4.72% to 5,366,251 people and rank change from 120th to 127th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 5.63M people in 2026 for Finland.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Finland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Finland
2100 -0.5% -0.35%
2099 -0.48% -0.34%
2098 -0.47% -0.34%
2097 -0.46% -0.33%
2096 -0.45% -0.33%
2095 -0.44% -0.32%
2094 -0.42% -0.32%
2093 -0.4% -0.32%
2092 -0.38% -0.32%
2091 -0.36% -0.33%
2090 -0.34% -0.32%
2089 -0.33% -0.32%
2088 -0.31% -0.33%
2087 -0.29% -0.33%
2086 -0.27% -0.33%
2085 -0.25% -0.31%
2084 -0.24% -0.31%
2083 -0.22% -0.32%
2082 -0.21% -0.32%
2081 -0.19% -0.32%
2080 -0.17% -0.31%
2079 -0.15% -0.3%
2078 -0.14% -0.31%
2077 -0.11% -0.31%
2076 -0.09% -0.3%
2075 -0.07% -0.29%
2074 -0.05% -0.28%
2073 -0.03% -0.27%
2072 -0.008% -0.27%
2071 0.01% -0.27%
2070 0.03% -0.26%
2069 0.05% -0.26%
2068 0.08% -0.26%
2067 0.11% -0.26%
2066 0.13% -0.28%
2065 0.15% -0.27%
2064 0.18% -0.28%
2063 0.21% -0.27%
2062 0.24% -0.28%
2061 0.27% -0.29%
2060 0.29% -0.29%
2059 0.32% -0.28%
2058 0.35% -0.3%
2057 0.37% -0.31%
2056 0.39% -0.3%
2055 0.41% -0.3%
2054 0.43% -0.29%
2053 0.45% -0.28%
2052 0.48% -0.28%
2051 0.49% -0.26%
2050 0.51% -0.26%
2049 0.53% -0.25%
2048 0.55% -0.24%
2047 0.57% -0.24%
2046 0.58% -0.24%
2045 0.6% -0.23%
2044 0.62% -0.23%
2043 0.64% -0.22%
2042 0.66% -0.23%
2041 0.67% -0.22%
2040 0.7% -0.22%
2039 0.74% -0.22%
2038 0.77% -0.22%
2037 0.81% -0.21%
2036 0.84% -0.21%
2035 0.88% -0.2%
2034 0.94% -0.19%
2033 0.97% -0.18%
2032 1.03% -0.17%
2031 1.07% -0.16%
2030 1.11% -0.15%
2029 1.14% -0.14%
2028 1.17% -0.12%
2027 1.2% -0.08%
2026 1.23% 0.03%
2025 1.22% 0.19%
2024 1.22% 0.64%
2023 1.23% 0.5%
2022 1.03% 0.27%
2021 0.82% 0.21%
2020 0.84% 0.14%
2019 0.85% 0.11%
2018 0.82% 0.13%
2017 0.85% 0.23%
2016 0.9% 0.29%
2015 0.9% 0.33%
2014 0.92% 0.41%
2013 0.94% 0.46%
2012 0.96% 0.48%
2011 0.91% 0.46%
2010 0.88% 0.46%
2009 0.94% 0.48%
2008 1% 0.47%
2007 1.08% 0.43%
2006 1.17% 0.38%
2005 1.27% 0.34%
2004 1.37% 0.29%
2003 1.47% 0.24%
2002 1.56% 0.24%
2001 1.68% 0.23%
2000 1.84% 0.21%
1999 1.92% 0.23%
1998 1.91% 0.27%
1997 1.87% 0.3%
1996 1.84% 0.33%
1995 1.88% 0.38%
1994 1.87% 0.43%
1993 1.88% 0.49%
1992 1.9% 0.56%
1991 1.93% 0.55%
1990 2.01% 0.44%
1989 2.07% 0.36%
1988 2.15% 0.29%
1987 2.26% 0.28%
1986 2.38% 0.33%
1985 2.49% 0.42%
1984 2.6% 0.54%
1983 2.72% 0.6%
1982 2.78% 0.56%
1981 2.6% 0.43%
1980 2.42% 0.31%
1979 2.44% 0.26%
1978 2.47% 0.29%
1977 2.52% 0.28%
1976 2.57% 0.3%
1975 2.66% 0.44%
1974 2.87% 0.52%
1973 2.9% 0.57%
1972 1.94% 0.6%
1971 1.76% 0.13%
1970 2.62% -0.38%
1969 2.88% -0.06%
1968 2.99% 0.45%
1967 2.99% 0.54%
1966 2.95% 0.38%
1965 2.96% 0.33%
1964 2.96% 0.56%
1963 2.96% 0.71%
1962 2.95% 0.68%
1961 2.86% 0.71%

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/finland | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Finland's population grew by 0.64%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Finland
Current population
178415186
5631965
Population rank 8/197 120/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.07%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
14.6 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
12.1 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
8.56 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +99
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +36,000
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.64%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 122/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
28.9 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 +18,246
Net migration rank 194/196 33/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 514,432
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 79/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 9.2%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 69/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Finland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Finland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 18,246
2024 - -473,362 - 26,894
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 -17,869 38,156
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 -18,335 60,353
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 -7,757 22,484
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 -8,847 17,504
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 -8,282 15,671
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 -7,170 11,822
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 -3,856 13,356
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 -1,099 17,321
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 2,740 12,655
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 4,915 15,915
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 6,527 18,164
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 7,579 17,894
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 9,160 16,798
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 10,191 14,080
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 10,678 14,877
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 10,627 15,626
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 9,519 14,027
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 11,059 10,820
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 9,968 9,251
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 9,933 6,956
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 7,819 5,929
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 6,241 5,255
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 7,263 6,241
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 7,765 2,497
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 7,748 3,604
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 7,730 4,417
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 9,766 4,925
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 11,274 3,757
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 13,791 4,325
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 17,300 3,834
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 13,679 9,036
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 16,639 9,356
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 16,044 14,515
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 15,458 8,920
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 14,396 5,775
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 14,344 1,765
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 11,837 831
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 13,279 1,491
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 14,707 2,416
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 20,015 3,972
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 21,851 6,925
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 22,686 7,109
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 18,720 5,287
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 18,640 -2,212
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 19,535 -6,612
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 20,436 -9,348
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 21,799 -5,697
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 21,738 -11,843
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 21,673 -3,807
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 17,824 5,891
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 13,532 11,558
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 14,847 12,613
1971 542,747 224,369 15,220 12,286
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 20,268 -36,579
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 21,732 -42,207
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 28,684 -15,561
1967 1,860,743 23,164 33,622 -5,353
1966 1,794,530 3,758 34,356 -12,059
1965 1,688,652 47,610 33,771 -21,731
1964 1,686,591 25,426 38,208 -20,414
1963 1,612,749 23,215 40,258 -7,624
1962 1,584,035 26,533 38,627 -6,852
1961 1,504,524 26,503 41,487 -11,828
1960 1,418,810 13,580 42,082 -9,489

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

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/finland | 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 Finland 22.5% is from natural causes (a loss of 65,560 people) and 77.5% is from migration (a gain of 225,237 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 514,432 people or 9.2% in Finland.

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
Finland
City Population
Helsinki 687K
Espoo 315K
Tampere 255K
Vantaa 248K
Oulu 215K
Turku 206K
Jyvaskyla 148K
Kuopio 124K
Lahti 121K
Pori 83.2K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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