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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 68,551,653 people in France in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 68,788,006 in France.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 2.59 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 +0.94% per year vs +0.35% in France.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while France has grown from 63.6M to 68.8M (8.12% growth).

Bangladesh vs France: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
France
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh France
2100 210,399,059 70,613,012
2099 211,449,688 70,629,584
2098 212,479,977 70,639,488
2097 213,484,035 70,644,570
2096 214,463,720 70,651,179
2095 215,424,649 70,644,818
2094 216,368,088 70,628,949
2093 217,273,531 70,603,242
2092 218,151,426 70,580,656
2091 218,980,379 70,553,277
2090 219,782,575 70,520,528
2089 220,538,090 70,486,909
2088 221,257,201 70,447,851
2087 221,935,839 70,408,245
2086 222,585,679 70,365,710
2085 223,183,658 70,328,248
2084 223,742,603 70,285,895
2083 224,273,365 70,234,175
2082 224,763,738 70,193,367
2081 225,237,793 70,148,354
2080 225,665,152 70,107,021
2079 226,059,226 70,065,621
2078 226,389,150 70,025,358
2077 226,696,749 69,983,383
2076 226,954,762 69,940,036
2075 227,159,233 69,897,457
2074 227,315,415 69,862,353
2073 227,436,221 69,830,973
2072 227,503,342 69,804,981
2071 227,522,038 69,777,127
2070 227,495,122 69,764,791
2069 227,426,186 69,754,867
2068 227,302,632 69,756,896
2067 227,118,726 69,764,705
2066 226,878,385 69,773,902
2065 226,581,697 69,794,612
2064 226,235,839 69,818,938
2063 225,822,167 69,848,255
2062 225,349,674 69,886,879
2061 224,811,052 69,926,483
2060 224,216,813 69,968,809
2059 223,569,585 70,014,435
2058 222,855,839 70,057,256
2057 222,083,110 70,102,722
2056 221,273,932 70,146,920
2055 220,405,468 70,196,482
2054 219,511,997 70,236,369
2053 218,567,668 70,270,537
2052 217,585,554 70,295,830
2051 216,554,217 70,321,018
2050 215,489,899 70,335,872
2049 214,400,010 70,345,142
2048 213,275,216 70,343,943
2047 212,114,603 70,332,332
2046 210,918,933 70,314,243
2045 209,696,717 70,283,430
2044 208,446,830 70,244,405
2043 207,170,217 70,198,284
2042 205,859,107 70,137,343
2041 204,513,256 70,071,925
2040 203,143,300 70,006,064
2039 201,735,060 69,936,874
2038 200,262,138 69,858,693
2037 198,739,346 69,770,244
2036 197,147,970 69,681,800
2035 195,499,247 69,590,103
2034 193,789,143 69,496,656
2033 191,989,956 69,406,955
2032 190,141,739 69,316,572
2031 188,208,233 69,227,320
2030 186,212,272 69,136,856
2029 184,168,103 69,043,072
2028 182,087,511 68,951,924
2027 179,973,411 68,856,735
2026 177,837,418 68,762,523
2025 175,685,057 68,659,633
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 (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 France gained 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while France's population increased by 2,063,902 people (a 3.09% 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 20.8% to 215,489,899 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of France will increase by 2.25% to 70,335,872 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% 0.16%
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 (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 France's population grew by 0.26%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh France
Current population
178415186
68788006
Population rank 8/197 23/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.83%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
2.93 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
46.6 seconds
One death every
36.7 seconds
50.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +491
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +179,367
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.26%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 152/197
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 - -473,362 - 90,527
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 47,860 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 2026-04-06).

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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 France 59.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,359,540 people) and 40.5% is from migration (a gain of 923,723 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 2.58M
Narayanganj 968K
Khulna 929K
Sylhet 480K
Rajshahi 448K
Bogra 401K
Barisal 328K
Rangpur 294K
Brahmanbaria 268K
France
City Population
Paris 2.11M
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 (1960–2024, 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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