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

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The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 175,686,899 in 2025 vs 68,720,337 people in France in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,936,470 people compared to 68,871,753 in France.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 2.6 times bigger than France's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while France is the 23rd.
  • The countries together account for 2.98% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.83% for France.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.97% per year vs +0.32% in France.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 179M (22.2% growth), while France has grown from 63.6M to 68.9M (8.25% growth).

Bangladesh vs France: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
France
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh France
2100 210,401,264 70,675,442
2099 211,451,904 70,692,029
2098 212,482,204 70,701,942
2097 213,486,272 70,707,028
2096 214,465,968 70,713,643
2095 215,426,907 70,707,277
2094 216,370,356 70,691,394
2093 217,275,808 70,665,663
2092 218,153,712 70,643,058
2091 218,982,674 70,615,655
2090 219,784,878 70,582,877
2089 220,540,401 70,549,228
2088 221,259,520 70,510,136
2087 221,938,165 70,470,494
2086 222,588,012 70,427,922
2085 223,185,997 70,390,427
2084 223,744,949 70,348,036
2083 224,275,716 70,296,271
2082 224,766,094 70,255,426
2081 225,240,154 70,210,373
2080 225,667,518 70,169,003
2079 226,061,595 70,127,568
2078 226,391,523 70,087,269
2077 226,699,126 70,045,257
2076 226,957,140 70,001,871
2075 227,161,614 69,959,255
2074 227,317,797 69,924,120
2073 227,438,605 69,892,712
2072 227,505,726 69,866,697
2071 227,524,423 69,838,818
2070 227,497,506 69,826,471
2069 227,428,570 69,816,539
2068 227,305,014 69,818,570
2067 227,121,107 69,826,386
2066 226,880,763 69,835,591
2065 226,584,072 69,856,319
2064 226,238,210 69,880,666
2063 225,824,534 69,910,009
2062 225,352,036 69,948,667
2061 224,813,409 69,988,307
2060 224,219,163 70,030,670
2059 223,571,928 70,076,337
2058 222,858,175 70,119,195
2057 222,085,438 70,164,701
2056 221,276,251 70,208,938
2055 220,407,778 70,258,544
2054 219,514,298 70,298,466
2053 218,569,959 70,332,664
2052 217,587,835 70,357,980
2051 216,556,487 70,383,190
2050 215,492,158 70,398,057
2049 214,402,257 70,407,335
2048 213,277,451 70,406,135
2047 212,116,827 70,394,515
2046 210,921,144 70,376,409
2045 209,698,915 70,345,569
2044 208,449,015 70,306,509
2043 207,172,388 70,260,348
2042 205,861,265 70,199,353
2041 204,515,400 70,133,877
2040 203,145,429 70,067,958
2039 201,737,174 69,998,706
2038 200,264,237 69,920,456
2037 198,741,429 69,831,930
2036 197,150,036 69,743,406
2035 195,501,296 69,651,629
2034 193,791,174 69,558,099
2033 191,991,968 69,468,319
2032 190,143,732 69,377,856
2031 188,210,205 69,288,525
2030 186,214,224 69,197,981
2029 184,170,034 69,104,114
2028 182,089,419 69,012,886
2027 179,975,298 68,917,613
2026 177,839,282 68,823,318
2025 175,686,899 68,720,337
2024 173,562,364 68,551,653
2023 171,466,990 68,372,286
2022 169,384,897 68,184,457
2021 167,658,854 67,842,811
2020 166,298,024 67,601,110
2019 164,913,055 67,382,061
2018 163,523,103 67,158,348
2017 162,186,147 66,918,020
2016 160,811,932 66,724,104
2015 159,383,179 66,548,272
2014 157,964,929 66,312,067
2013 156,532,141 65,997,932
2012 155,070,101 65,657,659
2011 153,591,076 65,340,830
2010 152,201,981 65,026,211
2009 150,873,714 64,706,436
2008 149,474,264 64,375,116
2007 147,989,278 64,016,890
2006 146,405,973 63,622,342
2005 144,715,786 63,180,854
2004 142,902,856 62,707,588
2003 140,970,351 62,249,855
2002 138,933,658 61,812,142
2001 136,805,810 61,364,377
2000 134,544,304 60,918,661
1999 132,108,065 60,501,986
1998 129,622,332 60,190,684
1997 127,198,069 59,968,066
1996 124,862,179 59,754,504
1995 122,600,370 59,541,294
1994 120,343,179 59,324,863
1993 118,132,360 59,103,094
1992 115,952,192 58,846,584
1991 113,787,109 58,554,242
1990 111,633,717 58,261,012
1989 109,433,799 57,943,062
1988 107,216,008 57,598,186
1987 104,959,291 57,266,167
1986 102,635,572 56,956,002
1985 100,253,825 56,665,619
1984 97,814,966 56,383,085
1983 95,335,155 56,108,330
1982 92,814,507 55,806,789
1981 90,303,105 55,603,353
1980 88,016,432 55,274,184
1979 85,935,072 54,979,851
1978 83,889,655 54,734,030
1977 81,867,264 54,486,467
1976 79,855,318 54,232,383
1975 77,854,351 54,002,853
1974 75,839,348 53,746,571
1973 73,722,294 53,392,161
1972 71,641,519 52,962,356
1971 70,276,758 52,499,553
1970 69,058,894 52,007,169
1969 67,294,133 51,536,014
1968 65,408,276 51,112,980
1967 63,510,929 50,722,791
1966 61,669,806 50,311,637
1965 59,902,519 49,877,725
1964 58,178,374 49,401,492
1963 56,504,402 48,877,567
1962 54,881,146 48,389,516
1961 53,310,348 47,905,982
1960 51,828,660 47,412,964

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/france | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while France gained 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% growth), while France's population increased by 2,147,649 people (a 3.22% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. France was ranked 20th in 2006 and ranked 23rd 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 France will increase by 2.22% to 70,398,057 people and rank change from 23rd to 30th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 70.7M people in 2096 for France.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
France
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh France
2100 -0.5% -0.02%
2099 -0.48% -0.01%
2098 -0.47% -0.007%
2097 -0.46% -0.009%
2096 -0.45% 0.009%
2095 -0.44% 0.02%
2094 -0.42% 0.04%
2093 -0.4% 0.03%
2092 -0.38% 0.04%
2091 -0.36% 0.05%
2090 -0.34% 0.05%
2089 -0.33% 0.06%
2088 -0.31% 0.06%
2087 -0.29% 0.06%
2086 -0.27% 0.05%
2085 -0.25% 0.06%
2084 -0.24% 0.07%
2083 -0.22% 0.06%
2082 -0.21% 0.06%
2081 -0.19% 0.06%
2080 -0.17% 0.06%
2079 -0.15% 0.06%
2078 -0.14% 0.06%
2077 -0.11% 0.06%
2076 -0.09% 0.06%
2075 -0.07% 0.05%
2074 -0.05% 0.04%
2073 -0.03% 0.04%
2072 -0.008% 0.04%
2071 0.01% 0.02%
2070 0.03% 0.01%
2069 0.05% -0.003%
2068 0.08% -0.01%
2067 0.11% -0.01%
2066 0.13% -0.03%
2065 0.15% -0.03%
2064 0.18% -0.04%
2063 0.21% -0.06%
2062 0.24% -0.06%
2061 0.27% -0.06%
2060 0.29% -0.07%
2059 0.32% -0.06%
2058 0.35% -0.06%
2057 0.37% -0.06%
2056 0.39% -0.07%
2055 0.41% -0.06%
2054 0.43% -0.05%
2053 0.45% -0.04%
2052 0.48% -0.04%
2051 0.49% -0.02%
2050 0.51% -0.01%
2049 0.53% 0.002%
2048 0.55% 0.02%
2047 0.57% 0.03%
2046 0.58% 0.04%
2045 0.6% 0.06%
2044 0.62% 0.07%
2043 0.64% 0.09%
2042 0.66% 0.09%
2041 0.67% 0.09%
2040 0.7% 0.1%
2039 0.74% 0.11%
2038 0.77% 0.13%
2037 0.81% 0.13%
2036 0.84% 0.13%
2035 0.88% 0.13%
2034 0.94% 0.13%
2033 0.97% 0.13%
2032 1.03% 0.13%
2031 1.07% 0.13%
2030 1.11% 0.14%
2029 1.14% 0.13%
2028 1.17% 0.14%
2027 1.2% 0.14%
2026 1.23% 0.15%
2025 1.22% 0.25%
2024 1.22% 0.26%
2023 1.23% 0.28%
2022 1.03% 0.5%
2021 0.82% 0.36%
2020 0.84% 0.33%
2019 0.85% 0.33%
2018 0.82% 0.36%
2017 0.85% 0.29%
2016 0.9% 0.26%
2015 0.9% 0.36%
2014 0.92% 0.48%
2013 0.94% 0.52%
2012 0.96% 0.48%
2011 0.91% 0.48%
2010 0.88% 0.49%
2009 0.94% 0.51%
2008 1% 0.56%
2007 1.08% 0.62%
2006 1.17% 0.7%
2005 1.27% 0.75%
2004 1.37% 0.74%
2003 1.47% 0.71%
2002 1.56% 0.73%
2001 1.68% 0.73%
2000 1.84% 0.69%
1999 1.92% 0.52%
1998 1.91% 0.37%
1997 1.87% 0.36%
1996 1.84% 0.36%
1995 1.88% 0.36%
1994 1.87% 0.38%
1993 1.88% 0.44%
1992 1.9% 0.5%
1991 1.93% 0.5%
1990 2.01% 0.55%
1989 2.07% 0.6%
1988 2.15% 0.58%
1987 2.26% 0.54%
1986 2.38% 0.51%
1985 2.49% 0.5%
1984 2.6% 0.49%
1983 2.72% 0.54%
1982 2.78% 0.37%
1981 2.6% 0.6%
1980 2.42% 0.54%
1979 2.44% 0.45%
1978 2.47% 0.45%
1977 2.52% 0.47%
1976 2.57% 0.43%
1975 2.66% 0.48%
1974 2.87% 0.66%
1973 2.9% 0.81%
1972 1.94% 0.88%
1971 1.76% 0.95%
1970 2.62% 0.91%
1969 2.88% 0.83%
1968 2.99% 0.77%
1967 2.99% 0.82%
1966 2.95% 0.87%
1965 2.96% 0.96%
1964 2.96% 1.07%
1963 2.96% 1.01%
1962 2.95% 1.01%
1961 2.86% 1.04%

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 France's population grew by 0.25%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh France
Current population
178936470
68871753
Population rank 8/197 23/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.83%
One net population change
14.9 seconds
3.12 minutes
One birth every
9.09 seconds
47.4 seconds
One death every
35.6 seconds
48.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +5,821 +462
Annual growth/decline +2,124,535 +168,684
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.25%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 149/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
5.75 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 +91,737
Net migration rank 194/196 18/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 9,186,757
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 5/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 13.8%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 49/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
France
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh France
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 91,737
2024 2,583,129 -473,362 20,566 90,527
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 34,186 91,862
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 54,547 179,377
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 74,627 131,465
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 67,602 145,593
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 141,503 71,972
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 147,749 132,925
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 160,604 102,984
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 193,500 15,548
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 206,300 -345
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 265,248 52,342
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 244,192 116,297
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 256,065 103,287
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 280,966 70,178
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 286,116 52,644
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 278,238 58,032
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 283,250 79,528
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 288,076 91,973
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 305,387 132,512
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 271,677 191,417
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 282,185 200,629
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 230,325 195,616
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 253,430 191,373
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 263,867 179,476
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 268,042 171,637
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 229,907 169,448
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 222,705 20,216
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 215,885 -15,255
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 221,092 -21,463
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 220,303 -17,128
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 201,704 -4,232
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 224,592 16,892
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 229,502 61,964
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 234,216 35,201
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 238,870 43,323
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 243,361 82,052
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 247,672 69,935
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 251,971 59,890
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 250,606 51,642
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 249,328 66,149
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 248,086 76,175
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 235,655 88,166
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 234,389 81,084
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 222,414 69,365
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 210,042 54,718
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 208,923 34,295
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 213,462 18,692
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 217,946 44,918
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 227,776 59,515
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 248,413 16,139
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 268,733 26,203
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 282,979 103,910
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 296,589 101,223
1971 542,747 224,369 309,747 144,321
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 322,444 182,941
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 329,831 160,403
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 337,346 113,115
1967 1,860,743 23,164 339,843 63,018
1966 1,794,530 3,758 352,181 96,097
1965 1,688,652 47,610 354,132 82,879
1964 1,686,591 25,426 360,631 163,039
1963 1,612,749 23,215 361,694 190,925
1962 1,584,035 26,533 358,082 141,634
1961 1,504,524 26,503 354,504 128,618
1960 1,418,810 13,580 346,115 143,032

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 France 53.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,101,184 people) and 46.6% is from migration (a gain of 961,908 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 9,186,757 people or 13.8% in France.

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
France
City Population
Paris 2.1M
Marseille 886K
Lyon 519K
Toulouse 515K
Nice 358K
Nantes 328K
Montpellier 310K
Strasbourg 294K
Bordeaux 268K
Lille 238K

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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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