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Population in Bangladesh compared to the Gambia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 2,759,988 people in the Gambia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 2,902,554 in the Gambia.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 61.5 times bigger than the Gambia's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while the Gambia is the 138th.
  • The countries together account for 2.19% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.04% for the Gambia.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +2.5% in the Gambia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while the Gambia has grown from 1.72M to 2.9M (69.2% growth).

Bangladesh vs Gambia: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Gambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Gambia
2100 210,399,059 5,767,668
2099 211,449,688 5,765,660
2098 212,479,977 5,762,971
2097 213,484,035 5,759,632
2096 214,463,720 5,755,430
2095 215,424,649 5,750,385
2094 216,368,088 5,744,540
2093 217,273,531 5,737,026
2092 218,151,426 5,728,594
2091 218,980,379 5,719,408
2090 219,782,575 5,708,875
2089 220,538,090 5,697,140
2088 221,257,201 5,684,094
2087 221,935,839 5,669,958
2086 222,585,679 5,655,091
2085 223,183,658 5,638,646
2084 223,742,603 5,621,067
2083 224,273,365 5,602,456
2082 224,763,738 5,582,581
2081 225,237,793 5,561,294
2080 225,665,152 5,538,819
2079 226,059,226 5,515,086
2078 226,389,150 5,489,750
2077 226,696,749 5,463,305
2076 226,954,762 5,435,859
2075 227,159,233 5,406,946
2074 227,315,415 5,376,718
2073 227,436,221 5,345,328
2072 227,503,342 5,313,201
2071 227,522,038 5,279,975
2070 227,495,122 5,245,200
2069 227,426,186 5,209,379
2068 227,302,632 5,172,146
2067 227,118,726 5,134,037
2066 226,878,385 5,094,458
2065 226,581,697 5,053,246
2064 226,235,839 5,011,122
2063 225,822,167 4,968,038
2062 225,349,674 4,923,683
2061 224,811,052 4,877,966
2060 224,216,813 4,831,631
2059 223,569,585 4,784,535
2058 222,855,839 4,736,846
2057 222,083,110 4,688,039
2056 221,273,932 4,638,482
2055 220,405,468 4,588,184
2054 219,511,997 4,536,562
2053 218,567,668 4,484,692
2052 217,585,554 4,431,827
2051 216,554,217 4,378,133
2050 215,489,899 4,323,657
2049 214,400,010 4,268,536
2048 213,275,216 4,212,677
2047 212,114,603 4,155,975
2046 210,918,933 4,098,930
2045 209,696,717 4,041,218
2044 208,446,830 3,982,976
2043 207,170,217 3,924,126
2042 205,859,107 3,864,662
2041 204,513,256 3,805,317
2040 203,143,300 3,745,312
2039 201,735,060 3,685,048
2038 200,262,138 3,624,271
2037 198,739,346 3,563,745
2036 197,147,970 3,502,991
2035 195,499,247 3,442,074
2034 193,789,143 3,381,008
2033 191,989,956 3,319,646
2032 190,141,739 3,258,080
2031 188,208,233 3,196,605
2030 186,212,272 3,134,968
2029 184,168,103 3,072,981
2028 182,087,511 3,010,624
2027 179,973,411 2,948,246
2026 177,837,418 2,885,613
2025 175,685,057 2,822,861
2024 173,562,364 2,759,988
2023 171,466,990 2,697,845
2022 169,384,897 2,636,470
2021 167,658,854 2,576,010
2020 166,298,024 2,515,733
2019 164,913,055 2,456,844
2018 163,523,103 2,399,632
2017 162,186,147 2,342,189
2016 160,811,932 2,283,769
2015 159,383,179 2,224,529
2014 157,964,929 2,164,528
2013 156,532,141 2,103,820
2012 155,070,101 2,043,094
2011 153,591,076 1,983,784
2010 152,201,981 1,926,630
2009 150,873,714 1,871,422
2008 149,474,264 1,817,852
2007 147,989,278 1,765,774
2006 146,405,973 1,715,275
2005 144,715,786 1,667,037
2004 142,902,856 1,621,312
2003 140,970,351 1,577,611
2002 138,933,658 1,535,691
2001 136,805,810 1,495,011
2000 134,544,304 1,455,084
1999 132,108,065 1,415,779
1998 129,622,332 1,376,987
1997 127,198,069 1,338,889
1996 124,862,179 1,301,410
1995 122,600,370 1,264,313
1994 120,343,179 1,227,226
1993 118,132,360 1,188,365
1992 115,952,192 1,145,582
1991 113,787,109 1,099,959
1990 111,633,717 1,054,696
1989 109,433,799 1,011,357
1988 107,216,008 970,160
1987 104,959,291 931,091
1986 102,635,572 894,019
1985 100,253,825 858,874
1984 97,814,966 825,631
1983 95,335,155 794,525
1982 92,814,507 765,753
1981 90,303,105 739,125
1980 88,016,432 713,913
1979 85,935,072 689,781
1978 83,889,655 667,103
1977 81,867,264 645,770
1976 79,855,318 625,667
1975 77,854,351 606,821
1974 75,839,348 589,085
1973 73,722,294 571,991
1972 71,641,519 555,370
1971 70,276,758 539,388
1970 69,058,894 524,105
1969 67,294,133 509,440
1968 65,408,276 495,269
1967 63,510,929 481,588
1966 61,669,806 468,516
1965 59,902,519 455,952
1964 58,178,374 443,687
1963 56,504,402 431,757
1962 54,881,146 420,163
1961 53,310,348 408,930
1960 51,828,660 398,060

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/gambia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while the Gambia gained 568,494 people (a 33.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while the Gambia's population increased by 618,785 people (a 27.1% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. The Gambia was ranked 146th in 2006 and ranked 138th 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 the Gambia will increase by 49% to 4,323,657 people and rank change from 138th to 132nd.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 5.77M people in 2100 for the Gambia.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Gambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Gambia
2100 -0.5% 0.03%
2099 -0.48% 0.05%
2098 -0.47% 0.06%
2097 -0.46% 0.07%
2096 -0.45% 0.09%
2095 -0.44% 0.1%
2094 -0.42% 0.13%
2093 -0.4% 0.15%
2092 -0.38% 0.16%
2091 -0.36% 0.18%
2090 -0.34% 0.21%
2089 -0.33% 0.23%
2088 -0.31% 0.25%
2087 -0.29% 0.26%
2086 -0.27% 0.29%
2085 -0.25% 0.31%
2084 -0.24% 0.33%
2083 -0.22% 0.36%
2082 -0.21% 0.38%
2081 -0.19% 0.41%
2080 -0.17% 0.43%
2079 -0.15% 0.46%
2078 -0.14% 0.48%
2077 -0.11% 0.5%
2076 -0.09% 0.53%
2075 -0.07% 0.56%
2074 -0.05% 0.59%
2073 -0.03% 0.6%
2072 -0.008% 0.63%
2071 0.01% 0.66%
2070 0.03% 0.69%
2069 0.05% 0.72%
2068 0.08% 0.74%
2067 0.11% 0.78%
2066 0.13% 0.82%
2065 0.15% 0.84%
2064 0.18% 0.87%
2063 0.21% 0.9%
2062 0.24% 0.94%
2061 0.27% 0.96%
2060 0.29% 0.98%
2059 0.32% 1.01%
2058 0.35% 1.04%
2057 0.37% 1.07%
2056 0.39% 1.1%
2055 0.41% 1.14%
2054 0.43% 1.16%
2053 0.45% 1.19%
2052 0.48% 1.23%
2051 0.49% 1.26%
2050 0.51% 1.29%
2049 0.53% 1.33%
2048 0.55% 1.36%
2047 0.57% 1.39%
2046 0.58% 1.43%
2045 0.6% 1.46%
2044 0.62% 1.5%
2043 0.64% 1.54%
2042 0.66% 1.56%
2041 0.67% 1.6%
2040 0.7% 1.64%
2039 0.74% 1.68%
2038 0.77% 1.7%
2037 0.81% 1.73%
2036 0.84% 1.77%
2035 0.88% 1.81%
2034 0.94% 1.85%
2033 0.97% 1.89%
2032 1.03% 1.92%
2031 1.07% 1.97%
2030 1.11% 2.02%
2029 1.14% 2.07%
2028 1.17% 2.12%
2027 1.2% 2.17%
2026 1.23% 2.22%
2025 1.22% 2.28%
2024 1.22% 2.3%
2023 1.23% 2.33%
2022 1.03% 2.35%
2021 0.82% 2.4%
2020 0.84% 2.4%
2019 0.85% 2.38%
2018 0.82% 2.45%
2017 0.85% 2.56%
2016 0.9% 2.66%
2015 0.9% 2.77%
2014 0.92% 2.89%
2013 0.94% 2.97%
2012 0.96% 2.99%
2011 0.91% 2.97%
2010 0.88% 2.95%
2009 0.94% 2.95%
2008 1% 2.95%
2007 1.08% 2.94%
2006 1.17% 2.89%
2005 1.27% 2.82%
2004 1.37% 2.77%
2003 1.47% 2.73%
2002 1.56% 2.72%
2001 1.68% 2.74%
2000 1.84% 2.78%
1999 1.92% 2.82%
1998 1.91% 2.85%
1997 1.87% 2.88%
1996 1.84% 2.93%
1995 1.88% 3.02%
1994 1.87% 3.27%
1993 1.88% 3.73%
1992 1.9% 4.15%
1991 1.93% 4.29%
1990 2.01% 4.29%
1989 2.07% 4.25%
1988 2.15% 4.2%
1987 2.26% 4.15%
1986 2.38% 4.09%
1985 2.49% 4.03%
1984 2.6% 3.92%
1983 2.72% 3.76%
1982 2.78% 3.6%
1981 2.6% 3.53%
1980 2.42% 3.5%
1979 2.44% 3.4%
1978 2.47% 3.3%
1977 2.52% 3.21%
1976 2.57% 3.11%
1975 2.66% 3.01%
1974 2.87% 2.99%
1973 2.9% 2.99%
1972 1.94% 2.96%
1971 1.76% 2.92%
1970 2.62% 2.88%
1969 2.88% 2.86%
1968 2.99% 2.84%
1967 2.99% 2.79%
1966 2.95% 2.76%
1965 2.96% 2.76%
1964 2.96% 2.76%
1963 2.96% 2.76%
1962 2.95% 2.75%
1961 2.86% 2.73%

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/gambia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while the Gambia's population grew by 2.3%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Gambia
Current population
178415186
2902554
Population rank 8/197 138/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.04%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
8.46 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
6.4 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
31 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +170
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +62,143
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +2.3%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 37/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
2.94 hours
Annual migration change -402,100 -2,984
Net migration rank 194/196 107/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 236,137
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 107/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 8.6%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 72/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Gambia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Gambia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -2,984
2024 - -473,362 - -2,989
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 65,118 -3,000
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 63,634 -3,000
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 62,239 -1,949
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 62,209 -1,949
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 61,701 -4,186
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 60,854 -3,944
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 61,665 -3,696
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 62,358 -3,486
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 62,832 -3,224
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 63,185 -2,793
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 63,510 -2,476
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 62,745 -2,332
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 60,571 -2,360
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 58,554 -2,456
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 56,575 -2,259
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 55,032 -2,204
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 53,653 -2,320
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 52,335 -2,666
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 50,010 -3,209
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 48,276 -3,636
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 46,473 -3,713
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 45,156 -4,067
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 44,154 -3,882
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 43,249 -3,670
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 42,533 -3,493
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 41,842 -3,291
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 40,742 -3,098
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 40,253 -2,948
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 39,681 -2,797
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 38,880 -1,586
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 37,302 3,131
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 35,951 9,182
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 34,584 11,530
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 33,163 11,242
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 31,504 10,765
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 29,938 10,187
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 28,452 9,563
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 27,195 8,934
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 25,795 8,373
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 24,586 7,733
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 23,175 6,713
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 21,894 5,757
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 20,156 5,438
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 19,566 5,268
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 18,543 4,898
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 17,424 4,493
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 16,773 3,969
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 16,032 3,436
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 15,256 2,979
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 14,628 2,610
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 14,046 2,907
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 13,432 2,861
1971 542,747 224,369 12,842 2,817
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 12,128 2,777
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 11,670 2,757
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 11,215 2,705
1967 1,860,743 23,164 10,823 2,617
1966 1,794,530 3,758 10,422 2,272
1965 1,688,652 47,610 10,162 2,272
1964 1,686,591 25,426 9,825 2,272
1963 1,612,749 23,215 9,493 2,272
1962 1,584,035 26,533 9,150 2,272
1961 1,504,524 26,503 8,778 2,272
1960 1,418,810 13,580 8,420 2,272

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

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/gambia | 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 the Gambia 95.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 625,795 people) and 4.75% is from migration (a loss of 31,227 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 236,137 people or 8.6% in the Gambia.

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
Gambia
City Population
Brikama 81K
Banjul 31.4K
Lamin 31.1K

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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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