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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 2,538,952 people in Gabon in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 2,663,339 in Gabon.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 67 times bigger than Gabon's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Gabon is the 141st.
  • The countries together account for 2.18% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.03% for Gabon.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +2.61% in Gabon.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Gabon has grown from 1.51M to 2.66M (76.6% growth).

Bangladesh vs Gabon: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Gabon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Gabon
2100 210,399,059 6,955,864
2099 211,449,688 6,912,052
2098 212,479,977 6,867,857
2097 213,484,035 6,822,087
2096 214,463,720 6,775,495
2095 215,424,649 6,727,815
2094 216,368,088 6,680,075
2093 217,273,531 6,631,425
2092 218,151,426 6,582,261
2091 218,980,379 6,532,342
2090 219,782,575 6,481,491
2089 220,538,090 6,429,956
2088 221,257,201 6,376,859
2087 221,935,839 6,323,194
2086 222,585,679 6,269,178
2085 223,183,658 6,215,121
2084 223,742,603 6,160,019
2083 224,273,365 6,103,820
2082 224,763,738 6,046,995
2081 225,237,793 5,989,415
2080 225,665,152 5,931,520
2079 226,059,226 5,873,052
2078 226,389,150 5,814,259
2077 226,696,749 5,754,857
2076 226,954,762 5,695,764
2075 227,159,233 5,636,043
2074 227,315,415 5,576,620
2073 227,436,221 5,516,502
2072 227,503,342 5,456,238
2071 227,522,038 5,395,666
2070 227,495,122 5,335,269
2069 227,426,186 5,274,817
2068 227,302,632 5,214,405
2067 227,118,726 5,153,427
2066 226,878,385 5,092,586
2065 226,581,697 5,031,764
2064 226,235,839 4,970,757
2063 225,822,167 4,909,630
2062 225,349,674 4,848,693
2061 224,811,052 4,787,706
2060 224,216,813 4,726,341
2059 223,569,585 4,664,287
2058 222,855,839 4,602,087
2057 222,083,110 4,540,068
2056 221,273,932 4,477,242
2055 220,405,468 4,414,477
2054 219,511,997 4,350,938
2053 218,567,668 4,287,630
2052 217,585,554 4,224,256
2051 216,554,217 4,160,459
2050 215,489,899 4,096,708
2049 214,400,010 4,032,976
2048 213,275,216 3,968,977
2047 212,114,603 3,904,724
2046 210,918,933 3,840,333
2045 209,696,717 3,775,786
2044 208,446,830 3,711,691
2043 207,170,217 3,647,956
2042 205,859,107 3,584,695
2041 204,513,256 3,521,560
2040 203,143,300 3,458,896
2039 201,735,060 3,397,011
2038 200,262,138 3,335,835
2037 198,739,346 3,275,298
2036 197,147,970 3,215,119
2035 195,499,247 3,155,791
2034 193,789,143 3,097,371
2033 191,989,956 3,039,514
2032 190,141,739 2,982,347
2031 188,208,233 2,925,690
2030 186,212,272 2,869,476
2029 184,168,103 2,813,855
2028 182,087,511 2,758,554
2027 179,973,411 2,703,425
2026 177,837,418 2,648,476
2025 175,685,057 2,593,715
2024 173,562,364 2,538,952
2023 171,466,990 2,484,789
2022 169,384,897 2,430,747
2021 167,658,854 2,376,722
2020 166,298,024 2,322,539
2019 164,913,055 2,267,706
2018 163,523,103 2,212,318
2017 162,186,147 2,156,900
2016 160,811,932 2,100,306
2015 159,383,179 2,040,989
2014 157,964,929 1,978,399
2013 156,532,141 1,913,059
2012 155,070,101 1,846,889
2011 153,591,076 1,781,985
2010 152,201,981 1,719,879
2009 150,873,714 1,661,556
2008 149,474,264 1,607,175
2007 147,989,278 1,556,237
2006 146,405,973 1,508,337
2005 144,715,786 1,463,495
2004 142,902,856 1,421,609
2003 140,970,351 1,382,350
2002 138,933,658 1,345,135
2001 136,805,810 1,309,589
2000 134,544,304 1,275,572
1999 132,108,065 1,243,016
1998 129,622,332 1,211,736
1997 127,198,069 1,181,439
1996 124,862,179 1,152,015
1995 122,600,370 1,123,213
1994 120,343,179 1,094,720
1993 118,132,360 1,066,405
1992 115,952,192 1,038,380
1991 113,787,109 1,010,818
1990 111,633,717 983,734
1989 109,433,799 957,138
1988 107,216,008 931,020
1987 104,959,291 905,479
1986 102,635,572 880,705
1985 100,253,825 856,726
1984 97,814,966 833,501
1983 95,335,155 811,005
1982 92,814,507 789,286
1981 90,303,105 768,385
1980 88,016,432 748,389
1979 85,935,072 729,375
1978 83,889,655 711,245
1977 81,867,264 693,984
1976 79,855,318 677,628
1975 77,854,351 662,197
1974 75,839,348 647,691
1973 73,722,294 633,995
1972 71,641,519 620,960
1971 70,276,758 608,348
1970 69,058,894 595,846
1969 67,294,133 583,276
1968 65,408,276 572,257
1967 63,510,929 563,108
1966 61,669,806 554,463
1965 59,902,519 546,308
1964 58,178,374 538,657
1963 56,504,402 531,452
1962 54,881,146 524,649
1961 53,310,348 518,266
1960 51,828,660 512,316

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/gabon | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Gabon gained 591,969 people (a 39.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Gabon's population increased by 563,033 people (a 26.8% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Gabon was ranked 147th in 2006 and ranked 141st 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 Gabon will increase by 53.8% to 4,096,708 people and rank change from 141st to 133rd.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 6.96M people in 2100 for Gabon.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Gabon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Gabon
2100 -0.5% 0.63%
2099 -0.48% 0.64%
2098 -0.47% 0.67%
2097 -0.46% 0.69%
2096 -0.45% 0.71%
2095 -0.44% 0.71%
2094 -0.42% 0.73%
2093 -0.4% 0.75%
2092 -0.38% 0.76%
2091 -0.36% 0.78%
2090 -0.34% 0.8%
2089 -0.33% 0.83%
2088 -0.31% 0.85%
2087 -0.29% 0.86%
2086 -0.27% 0.87%
2085 -0.25% 0.89%
2084 -0.24% 0.92%
2083 -0.22% 0.94%
2082 -0.21% 0.96%
2081 -0.19% 0.98%
2080 -0.17% 1%
2079 -0.15% 1.01%
2078 -0.14% 1.03%
2077 -0.11% 1.04%
2076 -0.09% 1.06%
2075 -0.07% 1.07%
2074 -0.05% 1.09%
2073 -0.03% 1.1%
2072 -0.008% 1.12%
2071 0.01% 1.13%
2070 0.03% 1.15%
2069 0.05% 1.16%
2068 0.08% 1.18%
2067 0.11% 1.19%
2066 0.13% 1.21%
2065 0.15% 1.23%
2064 0.18% 1.25%
2063 0.21% 1.26%
2062 0.24% 1.27%
2061 0.27% 1.3%
2060 0.29% 1.33%
2059 0.32% 1.35%
2058 0.35% 1.37%
2057 0.37% 1.4%
2056 0.39% 1.42%
2055 0.41% 1.46%
2054 0.43% 1.48%
2053 0.45% 1.5%
2052 0.48% 1.53%
2051 0.49% 1.56%
2050 0.51% 1.58%
2049 0.53% 1.61%
2048 0.55% 1.65%
2047 0.57% 1.68%
2046 0.58% 1.71%
2045 0.6% 1.73%
2044 0.62% 1.75%
2043 0.64% 1.76%
2042 0.66% 1.79%
2041 0.67% 1.81%
2040 0.7% 1.82%
2039 0.74% 1.83%
2038 0.77% 1.85%
2037 0.81% 1.87%
2036 0.84% 1.88%
2035 0.88% 1.89%
2034 0.94% 1.9%
2033 0.97% 1.92%
2032 1.03% 1.94%
2031 1.07% 1.96%
2030 1.11% 1.98%
2029 1.14% 2%
2028 1.17% 2.04%
2027 1.2% 2.07%
2026 1.23% 2.11%
2025 1.22% 2.16%
2024 1.22% 2.18%
2023 1.23% 2.22%
2022 1.03% 2.27%
2021 0.82% 2.33%
2020 0.84% 2.42%
2019 0.85% 2.5%
2018 0.82% 2.57%
2017 0.85% 2.69%
2016 0.9% 2.91%
2015 0.9% 3.16%
2014 0.92% 3.42%
2013 0.94% 3.58%
2012 0.96% 3.64%
2011 0.91% 3.61%
2010 0.88% 3.51%
2009 0.94% 3.38%
2008 1% 3.27%
2007 1.08% 3.18%
2006 1.17% 3.06%
2005 1.27% 2.95%
2004 1.37% 2.84%
2003 1.47% 2.77%
2002 1.56% 2.71%
2001 1.68% 2.67%
2000 1.84% 2.62%
1999 1.92% 2.58%
1998 1.91% 2.56%
1997 1.87% 2.55%
1996 1.84% 2.56%
1995 1.88% 2.6%
1994 1.87% 2.66%
1993 1.88% 2.7%
1992 1.9% 2.73%
1991 1.93% 2.75%
1990 2.01% 2.78%
1989 2.07% 2.81%
1988 2.15% 2.82%
1987 2.26% 2.81%
1986 2.38% 2.8%
1985 2.49% 2.79%
1984 2.6% 2.77%
1983 2.72% 2.75%
1982 2.78% 2.72%
1981 2.6% 2.67%
1980 2.42% 2.61%
1979 2.44% 2.55%
1978 2.47% 2.49%
1977 2.52% 2.41%
1976 2.57% 2.33%
1975 2.66% 2.24%
1974 2.87% 2.16%
1973 2.9% 2.1%
1972 1.94% 2.07%
1971 1.76% 2.1%
1970 2.62% 2.16%
1969 2.88% 1.93%
1968 2.99% 1.62%
1967 2.99% 1.56%
1966 2.95% 1.49%
1965 2.96% 1.42%
1964 2.96% 1.36%
1963 2.96% 1.3%
1962 2.95% 1.23%
1961 2.86% 1.16%

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/gabon | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Gabon's population grew by 2.18%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Gabon
Current population
178415186
2663339
Population rank 8/197 141/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.03%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
9.7 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
7.65 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
33.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +148
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +54,163
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +2.18%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 44/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
7.87 hours
Annual migration change -402,100 +1,116
Net migration rank 194/196 62/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 449,746
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 84/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 17.7%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 34/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Gabon
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Gabon
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 1,116
2024 - -473,362 - 1,105
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 53,167 987
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 52,944 987
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 52,611 1,503
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 52,745 1,506
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 53,185 2,233
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 52,476 2,886
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 51,455 4,013
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 50,321 7,398
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 48,876 12,041
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 47,704 16,565
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 46,829 19,587
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 45,941 19,973
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 44,922 18,967
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 43,061 17,274
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 41,037 15,277
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 39,002 13,441
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 37,394 12,045
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 35,984 10,382
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 34,766 8,555
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 33,615 6,830
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 32,633 5,434
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 31,777 4,582
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 30,941 3,801
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 30,210 3,086
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 29,330 2,480
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 28,697 2,055
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 28,053 1,786
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 27,450 1,555
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 27,290 1,314
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 27,271 1,110
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 27,235 1,009
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 26,810 990
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 26,334 990
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 25,858 990
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 25,359 990
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 24,888 990
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 24,212 990
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 23,362 990
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 22,617 990
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 21,851 990
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 21,162 990
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 20,292 990
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 19,528 990
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 18,503 990
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 17,553 990
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 16,714 990
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 15,842 972
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 14,998 899
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 14,162 792
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 13,381 680
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 12,731 608
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 12,095 639
1971 542,747 224,369 11,357 1,130
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 10,635 1,882
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 9,969 2,650
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 9,417 0
1967 1,860,743 23,164 8,883 0
1966 1,794,530 3,758 8,410 0
1965 1,688,652 47,610 7,902 0
1964 1,686,591 25,426 7,402 0
1963 1,612,749 23,215 7,001 0
1962 1,584,035 26,533 6,609 0
1961 1,504,524 26,503 6,161 0
1960 1,418,810 13,580 5,732 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/gabon | 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 Gabon 91.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 515,484 people) and 8.86% is from migration (a gain of 50,119 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 449,746 people or 17.7% in Gabon.

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
Gabon
City Population
Libreville 899K
Port-Gentil 155K

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

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