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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 83,516,593 people in Germany in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 82,575,542 in Germany.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 2.16 times bigger than Germany's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Germany is the 19th.
  • The countries together account for 3.15% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 1% for Germany.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +0.32% in Germany.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Germany has grown from 82.4M to 82.6M (0.24% growth).

Bangladesh vs Germany: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Germany
2100 210,399,059 69,929,981
2099 211,449,688 69,956,854
2098 212,479,977 69,973,838
2097 213,484,035 70,015,834
2096 214,463,720 70,046,713
2095 215,424,649 70,067,131
2094 216,368,088 70,085,911
2093 217,273,531 70,106,718
2092 218,151,426 70,132,132
2091 218,980,379 70,178,440
2090 219,782,575 70,240,137
2089 220,538,090 70,294,005
2088 221,257,201 70,352,443
2087 221,935,839 70,434,814
2086 222,585,679 70,532,124
2085 223,183,658 70,627,602
2084 223,742,603 70,722,960
2083 224,273,365 70,829,392
2082 224,763,738 70,932,273
2081 225,237,793 71,045,881
2080 225,665,152 71,171,519
2079 226,059,226 71,305,544
2078 226,389,150 71,445,484
2077 226,696,749 71,601,117
2076 226,954,762 71,757,525
2075 227,159,233 71,891,567
2074 227,315,415 72,046,795
2073 227,436,221 72,206,145
2072 227,503,342 72,356,324
2071 227,522,038 72,517,749
2070 227,495,122 72,664,462
2069 227,426,186 72,828,330
2068 227,302,632 72,993,859
2067 227,118,726 73,178,408
2066 226,878,385 73,370,207
2065 226,581,697 73,561,648
2064 226,235,839 73,762,096
2063 225,822,167 73,971,537
2062 225,349,674 74,198,775
2061 224,811,052 74,426,082
2060 224,216,813 74,678,280
2059 223,569,585 74,932,496
2058 222,855,839 75,206,278
2057 222,083,110 75,482,742
2056 221,273,932 75,756,281
2055 220,405,468 76,041,477
2054 219,511,997 76,325,196
2053 218,567,668 76,595,801
2052 217,585,554 76,839,962
2051 216,554,217 77,084,029
2050 215,489,899 77,325,459
2049 214,400,010 77,569,721
2048 213,275,216 77,818,888
2047 212,114,603 78,049,343
2046 210,918,933 78,272,834
2045 209,696,717 78,497,690
2044 208,446,830 78,722,126
2043 207,170,217 78,936,540
2042 205,859,107 79,130,312
2041 204,513,256 79,324,161
2040 203,143,300 79,536,735
2039 201,735,060 79,754,631
2038 200,262,138 79,978,474
2037 198,739,346 80,194,225
2036 197,147,970 80,425,162
2035 195,499,247 80,640,951
2034 193,789,143 80,844,719
2033 191,989,956 81,069,119
2032 190,141,739 81,286,326
2031 188,208,233 81,520,272
2030 186,212,272 81,736,996
2029 184,168,103 81,963,002
2028 182,087,511 82,178,048
2027 179,973,411 82,384,302
2026 177,837,418 82,575,542
2025 175,685,057 83,233,941
2024 173,562,364 83,516,593
2023 171,466,990 83,287,273
2022 169,384,897 83,177,813
2021 167,658,854 83,196,078
2020 166,298,024 83,160,871
2019 164,913,055 83,092,962
2018 163,523,103 82,905,782
2017 162,186,147 82,657,002
2016 160,811,932 82,348,669
2015 159,383,179 81,686,611
2014 157,964,929 80,982,500
2013 156,532,141 80,645,605
2012 155,070,101 80,425,823
2011 153,591,076 80,274,983
2010 152,201,981 81,776,930
2009 150,873,714 81,902,307
2008 149,474,264 82,110,097
2007 147,989,278 82,266,372
2006 146,405,973 82,376,451
2005 144,715,786 82,469,422
2004 142,902,856 82,516,260
2003 140,970,351 82,534,176
2002 138,933,658 82,488,495
2001 136,805,810 82,349,925
2000 134,544,304 82,211,508
1999 132,108,065 82,100,243
1998 129,622,332 82,047,195
1997 127,198,069 82,034,771
1996 124,862,179 81,914,831
1995 122,600,370 81,678,051
1994 120,343,179 81,438,348
1993 118,132,360 81,156,363
1992 115,952,192 80,624,598
1991 113,787,109 80,013,896
1990 111,633,717 79,433,029
1989 109,433,799 78,751,283
1988 107,216,008 78,144,619
1987 104,959,291 77,839,920
1986 102,635,572 77,720,436
1985 100,253,825 77,684,873
1984 97,814,966 77,858,685
1983 95,335,155 78,128,282
1982 92,814,507 78,333,366
1981 90,303,105 78,407,907
1980 88,016,432 78,288,576
1979 85,935,072 78,126,350
1978 83,889,655 78,091,820
1977 81,867,264 78,159,814
1976 79,855,318 78,336,950
1975 77,854,351 78,673,554
1974 75,839,348 78,967,433
1973 73,722,294 78,936,666
1972 71,641,519 78,688,452
1971 70,276,758 78,312,842
1970 69,058,894 78,169,289
1969 67,294,133 77,909,682
1968 65,408,276 77,294,314
1967 63,510,929 76,951,336
1966 61,669,806 76,600,311
1965 59,902,519 75,963,695
1964 58,178,374 75,318,337
1963 56,504,402 74,714,353
1962 54,881,146 74,025,784
1961 53,310,348 73,377,632
1960 51,828,660 72,814,900

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/germany | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Germany lost 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Germany's population increased by 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Germany was ranked 14th in 2006 and ranked 19th 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 Germany will decrease by 6.36% to 77,325,459 people and rank change from 19th to 25th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people, while Germany's population already peaked in 2024 at 83.5M people and is projected to decrease to 69.9M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Germany
2100 -0.5% -0.04%
2099 -0.48% -0.02%
2098 -0.47% -0.06%
2097 -0.46% -0.04%
2096 -0.45% -0.03%
2095 -0.44% -0.03%
2094 -0.42% -0.03%
2093 -0.4% -0.04%
2092 -0.38% -0.07%
2091 -0.36% -0.09%
2090 -0.34% -0.08%
2089 -0.33% -0.08%
2088 -0.31% -0.12%
2087 -0.29% -0.14%
2086 -0.27% -0.14%
2085 -0.25% -0.13%
2084 -0.24% -0.15%
2083 -0.22% -0.15%
2082 -0.21% -0.16%
2081 -0.19% -0.18%
2080 -0.17% -0.19%
2079 -0.15% -0.2%
2078 -0.14% -0.22%
2077 -0.11% -0.22%
2076 -0.09% -0.19%
2075 -0.07% -0.22%
2074 -0.05% -0.22%
2073 -0.03% -0.21%
2072 -0.008% -0.22%
2071 0.01% -0.2%
2070 0.03% -0.23%
2069 0.05% -0.23%
2068 0.08% -0.25%
2067 0.11% -0.26%
2066 0.13% -0.26%
2065 0.15% -0.27%
2064 0.18% -0.28%
2063 0.21% -0.31%
2062 0.24% -0.31%
2061 0.27% -0.34%
2060 0.29% -0.34%
2059 0.32% -0.36%
2058 0.35% -0.37%
2057 0.37% -0.36%
2056 0.39% -0.38%
2055 0.41% -0.37%
2054 0.43% -0.35%
2053 0.45% -0.32%
2052 0.48% -0.32%
2051 0.49% -0.31%
2050 0.51% -0.31%
2049 0.53% -0.32%
2048 0.55% -0.3%
2047 0.57% -0.29%
2046 0.58% -0.29%
2045 0.6% -0.29%
2044 0.62% -0.27%
2043 0.64% -0.24%
2042 0.66% -0.24%
2041 0.67% -0.27%
2040 0.7% -0.27%
2039 0.74% -0.28%
2038 0.77% -0.27%
2037 0.81% -0.29%
2036 0.84% -0.27%
2035 0.88% -0.25%
2034 0.94% -0.28%
2033 0.97% -0.27%
2032 1.03% -0.29%
2031 1.07% -0.27%
2030 1.11% -0.28%
2029 1.14% -0.26%
2028 1.17% -0.25%
2027 1.2% -0.23%
2026 1.23% -0.79%
2025 1.22% -0.34%
2024 1.22% 0.28%
2023 1.23% 0.13%
2022 1.03% -0.02%
2021 0.82% 0.04%
2020 0.84% 0.08%
2019 0.85% 0.23%
2018 0.82% 0.3%
2017 0.85% 0.37%
2016 0.9% 0.81%
2015 0.9% 0.87%
2014 0.92% 0.42%
2013 0.94% 0.27%
2012 0.96% 0.19%
2011 0.91% -1.84%
2010 0.88% -0.15%
2009 0.94% -0.25%
2008 1% -0.19%
2007 1.08% -0.13%
2006 1.17% -0.11%
2005 1.27% -0.06%
2004 1.37% -0.02%
2003 1.47% 0.06%
2002 1.56% 0.17%
2001 1.68% 0.17%
2000 1.84% 0.14%
1999 1.92% 0.06%
1998 1.91% 0.02%
1997 1.87% 0.15%
1996 1.84% 0.29%
1995 1.88% 0.29%
1994 1.87% 0.35%
1993 1.88% 0.66%
1992 1.9% 0.76%
1991 1.93% 0.73%
1990 2.01% 0.87%
1989 2.07% 0.78%
1988 2.15% 0.39%
1987 2.26% 0.15%
1986 2.38% 0.05%
1985 2.49% -0.22%
1984 2.6% -0.35%
1983 2.72% -0.26%
1982 2.78% -0.1%
1981 2.6% 0.15%
1980 2.42% 0.21%
1979 2.44% 0.04%
1978 2.47% -0.09%
1977 2.52% -0.23%
1976 2.57% -0.43%
1975 2.66% -0.37%
1974 2.87% 0.04%
1973 2.9% 0.32%
1972 1.94% 0.48%
1971 1.76% 0.18%
1970 2.62% 0.33%
1969 2.88% 0.8%
1968 2.99% 0.45%
1967 2.99% 0.46%
1966 2.95% 0.84%
1965 2.96% 0.86%
1964 2.96% 0.81%
1963 2.96% 0.93%
1962 2.95% 0.88%
1961 2.86% 0.77%

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/germany | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Germany's population grew by 0.28%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Germany
Current population
178415186
82575542
Population rank 8/197 19/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 1%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
2.29 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
45.6 seconds
One death every
36.7 seconds
30.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +628
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +229,320
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.28%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 151/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
1.58 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -334,072
Net migration rank 194/196 192/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 16,750,084
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 2/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 19.8%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 31/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Germany
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Germany
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -334,072
2024 - -473,362 - 36,954
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 -333,149 609,553
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 -324,394 981,552
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 -224,629 310,264
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 -216,218 203,468
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 -157,877 319,082
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 -165,812 403,908
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 -148,783 452,988
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 -123,523 517,480
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 -187,879 1,175,283
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 -153,866 592,338
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 -209,679 462,384
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 -193,022 199,143
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 -184,632 295,282
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 -179,909 130,116
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 -188,375 46,533
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 -164,220 -23,341
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 -148,080 -24,772
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 -148,278 -489,056
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 -148,445 81,351
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 -107,271 81,735
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 -140,309 142,009
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 -123,733 218,795
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 -98,820 272,875
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 -73,990 174,594
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 -73,890 219,280
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 -65,637 -754,469
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 -49,221 93,281
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 -90,107 281,280
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 -114,349 398,077
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 -114,013 315,585
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 -105,503 462,096
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 -80,625 811,606
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 -80,014 602,638
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 -15,887 679,702
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 -23,625 761,002
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 -7,815 515,962
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 -31,136 174,272
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 -77,721 212,822
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 -116,527 103,556
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 -109,002 -150,771
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 -109,380 -81,349
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 -78,333 -58,121
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 -94,090 130,713
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 -86,117 324,203
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 -125,002 237,705
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 -140,566 117,167
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 -125,055 33,881
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 -164,508 -79,761
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 -212,418 -207,740
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 -150,038 -15,126
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 -149,980 386,881
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 -62,950 336,015
1971 542,747 224,369 46,988 450,328
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 70,352 -273,498
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 155,820 584,017
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 239,612 293,307
1967 1,860,743 23,164 353,977 -174,155
1966 1,794,530 3,758 405,982 134,107
1965 1,688,652 47,610 410,204 338,258
1964 1,686,591 25,426 482,038 69,825
1963 1,612,749 23,215 455,757 205,976
1962 1,584,035 26,533 436,752 276,505
1961 1,504,524 26,503 462,279 27,534
1960 1,418,810 13,580 385,919 212,666

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

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/germany | 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 Germany 26.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,036,130 people) and 73.2% is from migration (a gain of 5,565,916 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 16,750,084 people or 19.8% in Germany.

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
Germany
City Population
Berlin 3.78M
Hamburg 1.91M
Munich 1.51M
Cologne 1.09M
Frankfurt 776K
Stuttgart 633K
Dusseldorf 631K
Leipzig 620K
Dortmund 595K
Essen 587K

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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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