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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 34,427,414 people in Ghana in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 35,885,254 in Ghana.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 4.97 times bigger than Ghana's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Ghana is the 46th.
  • The countries together account for 2.59% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.43% for Ghana.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +2.1% in Ghana.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Ghana has grown from 23M to 35.9M (55.7% growth).

Bangladesh vs Ghana: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Ghana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Ghana
2100 210,399,059 68,131,252
2099 211,449,688 68,021,644
2098 212,479,977 67,902,002
2097 213,484,035 67,772,694
2096 214,463,720 67,638,801
2095 215,424,649 67,494,855
2094 216,368,088 67,339,471
2093 217,273,531 67,176,337
2092 218,151,426 67,005,259
2091 218,980,379 66,817,473
2090 219,782,575 66,618,611
2089 220,538,090 66,408,323
2088 221,257,201 66,186,701
2087 221,935,839 65,950,524
2086 222,585,679 65,712,980
2085 223,183,658 65,464,770
2084 223,742,603 65,209,090
2083 224,273,365 64,935,455
2082 224,763,738 64,651,183
2081 225,237,793 64,355,091
2080 225,665,152 64,047,069
2079 226,059,226 63,730,285
2078 226,389,150 63,397,338
2077 226,696,749 63,059,578
2076 226,954,762 62,711,928
2075 227,159,233 62,350,445
2074 227,315,415 61,987,133
2073 227,436,221 61,616,792
2072 227,503,342 61,239,369
2071 227,522,038 60,847,204
2070 227,495,122 60,454,501
2069 227,426,186 60,053,700
2068 227,302,632 59,639,035
2067 227,118,726 59,215,226
2066 226,878,385 58,786,613
2065 226,581,697 58,353,059
2064 226,235,839 57,904,896
2063 225,822,167 57,451,482
2062 225,349,674 56,986,329
2061 224,811,052 56,511,652
2060 224,216,813 56,031,122
2059 223,569,585 55,540,726
2058 222,855,839 55,042,478
2057 222,083,110 54,535,407
2056 221,273,932 54,018,018
2055 220,405,468 53,492,136
2054 219,511,997 52,959,604
2053 218,567,668 52,417,582
2052 217,585,554 51,869,801
2051 216,554,217 51,311,110
2050 215,489,899 50,740,453
2049 214,400,010 50,163,262
2048 213,275,216 49,577,819
2047 212,114,603 48,982,219
2046 210,918,933 48,383,052
2045 209,696,717 47,776,375
2044 208,446,830 47,163,926
2043 207,170,217 46,548,210
2042 205,859,107 45,925,724
2041 204,513,256 45,300,725
2040 203,143,300 44,669,515
2039 201,735,060 44,038,043
2038 200,262,138 43,402,009
2037 198,739,346 42,760,604
2036 197,147,970 42,120,700
2035 195,499,247 41,478,927
2034 193,789,143 40,831,962
2033 191,989,956 40,184,070
2032 190,141,739 39,540,131
2031 188,208,233 38,900,194
2030 186,212,272 38,258,832
2029 184,168,103 37,623,609
2028 182,087,511 36,986,250
2027 179,973,411 36,349,705
2026 177,837,418 35,713,042
2025 175,685,057 35,071,292
2024 173,562,364 34,427,414
2023 171,466,990 33,787,914
2022 169,384,897 33,149,152
2021 167,658,854 32,518,665
2020 166,298,024 31,887,809
2019 164,913,055 31,258,945
2018 163,523,103 30,637,585
2017 162,186,147 30,008,354
2016 160,811,932 29,356,742
2015 159,383,179 28,696,068
2014 157,964,929 28,041,592
2013 156,532,141 27,386,193
2012 155,070,101 26,734,268
2011 153,591,076 26,095,088
2010 152,201,981 25,474,995
2009 150,873,714 24,862,664
2008 149,474,264 24,249,946
2007 147,989,278 23,642,279
2006 146,405,973 23,040,702
2005 144,715,786 22,449,438
2004 142,902,856 21,868,298
2003 140,970,351 21,296,705
2002 138,933,658 20,729,388
2001 136,805,810 20,167,069
2000 134,544,304 19,637,087
1999 132,108,065 19,149,864
1998 129,622,332 18,688,036
1997 127,198,069 18,238,958
1996 124,862,179 17,810,181
1995 122,600,370 17,399,017
1994 120,343,179 16,993,190
1993 118,132,360 16,589,519
1992 115,952,192 16,184,855
1991 113,787,109 15,787,496
1990 111,633,717 15,394,648
1989 109,433,799 15,006,813
1988 107,216,008 14,636,568
1987 104,959,291 14,289,108
1986 102,635,572 13,965,217
1985 100,253,825 13,661,229
1984 97,814,966 13,370,590
1983 95,335,155 13,029,836
1982 92,814,507 12,643,819
1981 90,303,105 12,281,712
1980 88,016,432 11,941,448
1979 85,935,072 11,597,255
1978 83,889,655 11,248,450
1977 81,867,264 10,911,871
1976 79,855,318 10,594,913
1975 77,854,351 10,294,308
1974 75,839,348 10,000,523
1973 73,722,294 9,714,617
1972 71,641,519 9,438,187
1971 70,276,758 9,176,264
1970 69,058,894 8,925,813
1969 67,294,133 8,690,383
1968 65,408,276 8,475,729
1967 63,510,929 8,271,913
1966 61,669,806 8,074,521
1965 59,902,519 7,882,606
1964 58,178,374 7,695,739
1963 56,504,402 7,514,714
1962 54,881,146 7,337,375
1961 53,310,348 7,162,667
1960 51,828,660 6,961,215

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 Ghana gained 6,316,040 people (a 27.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Ghana's population increased by 6,528,512 people (a 22.2% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Ghana was ranked 48th in 2006 and ranked 46th 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 Ghana will increase by 41.4% to 50,740,453 people and rank change from 46th to 42nd.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 68.1M people in 2100 for Ghana.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Ghana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Ghana
2100 -0.5% 0.16%
2099 -0.48% 0.18%
2098 -0.47% 0.19%
2097 -0.46% 0.2%
2096 -0.45% 0.21%
2095 -0.44% 0.23%
2094 -0.42% 0.24%
2093 -0.4% 0.26%
2092 -0.38% 0.28%
2091 -0.36% 0.3%
2090 -0.34% 0.32%
2089 -0.33% 0.33%
2088 -0.31% 0.36%
2087 -0.29% 0.36%
2086 -0.27% 0.38%
2085 -0.25% 0.39%
2084 -0.24% 0.42%
2083 -0.22% 0.44%
2082 -0.21% 0.46%
2081 -0.19% 0.48%
2080 -0.17% 0.5%
2079 -0.15% 0.53%
2078 -0.14% 0.54%
2077 -0.11% 0.55%
2076 -0.09% 0.58%
2075 -0.07% 0.59%
2074 -0.05% 0.6%
2073 -0.03% 0.62%
2072 -0.008% 0.64%
2071 0.01% 0.65%
2070 0.03% 0.67%
2069 0.05% 0.7%
2068 0.08% 0.72%
2067 0.11% 0.73%
2066 0.13% 0.74%
2065 0.15% 0.77%
2064 0.18% 0.79%
2063 0.21% 0.82%
2062 0.24% 0.84%
2061 0.27% 0.86%
2060 0.29% 0.88%
2059 0.32% 0.91%
2058 0.35% 0.93%
2057 0.37% 0.96%
2056 0.39% 0.98%
2055 0.41% 1.01%
2054 0.43% 1.03%
2053 0.45% 1.06%
2052 0.48% 1.09%
2051 0.49% 1.12%
2050 0.51% 1.15%
2049 0.53% 1.18%
2048 0.55% 1.22%
2047 0.57% 1.24%
2046 0.58% 1.27%
2045 0.6% 1.3%
2044 0.62% 1.32%
2043 0.64% 1.36%
2042 0.66% 1.38%
2041 0.67% 1.41%
2040 0.7% 1.43%
2039 0.74% 1.47%
2038 0.77% 1.5%
2037 0.81% 1.52%
2036 0.84% 1.55%
2035 0.88% 1.58%
2034 0.94% 1.61%
2033 0.97% 1.63%
2032 1.03% 1.65%
2031 1.07% 1.68%
2030 1.11% 1.69%
2029 1.14% 1.72%
2028 1.17% 1.75%
2027 1.2% 1.78%
2026 1.23% 1.83%
2025 1.22% 1.87%
2024 1.22% 1.89%
2023 1.23% 1.93%
2022 1.03% 1.94%
2021 0.82% 1.98%
2020 0.84% 2.01%
2019 0.85% 2.03%
2018 0.82% 2.1%
2017 0.85% 2.22%
2016 0.9% 2.3%
2015 0.9% 2.33%
2014 0.92% 2.39%
2013 0.94% 2.44%
2012 0.96% 2.45%
2011 0.91% 2.43%
2010 0.88% 2.46%
2009 0.94% 2.53%
2008 1% 2.57%
2007 1.08% 2.61%
2006 1.17% 2.63%
2005 1.27% 2.66%
2004 1.37% 2.68%
2003 1.47% 2.74%
2002 1.56% 2.79%
2001 1.68% 2.7%
2000 1.84% 2.54%
1999 1.92% 2.47%
1998 1.91% 2.46%
1997 1.87% 2.41%
1996 1.84% 2.36%
1995 1.88% 2.39%
1994 1.87% 2.43%
1993 1.88% 2.5%
1992 1.9% 2.52%
1991 1.93% 2.55%
1990 2.01% 2.58%
1989 2.07% 2.53%
1988 2.15% 2.43%
1987 2.26% 2.32%
1986 2.38% 2.23%
1985 2.49% 2.17%
1984 2.6% 2.62%
1983 2.72% 3.05%
1982 2.78% 2.95%
1981 2.6% 2.85%
1980 2.42% 2.97%
1979 2.44% 3.1%
1978 2.47% 3.08%
1977 2.52% 2.99%
1976 2.57% 2.92%
1975 2.66% 2.94%
1974 2.87% 2.94%
1973 2.9% 2.93%
1972 1.94% 2.85%
1971 1.76% 2.81%
1970 2.62% 2.71%
1969 2.88% 2.53%
1968 2.99% 2.46%
1967 2.99% 2.44%
1966 2.95% 2.43%
1965 2.96% 2.43%
1964 2.96% 2.41%
1963 2.96% 2.42%
1962 2.95% 2.44%
1961 2.86% 2.89%

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 Ghana's population grew by 1.89%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Ghana
Current population
178415186
35885254
Population rank 8/197 46/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.43%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
49.3 seconds
One birth every
9.04 seconds
35.5 seconds
One death every
36.7 seconds
2.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +1,752
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +639,500
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +1.89%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 57/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
30.9 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -17,079
Net migration rank 194/196 150/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 532,286
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 77/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 1.5%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 145/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Ghana
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Ghana
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -17,079
2024 - -473,362 - -13,114
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 651,094 -10,003
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 646,441 -10,003
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 635,805 -11,259
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 637,469 -291
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 642,403 -21,857
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 641,551 -19,375
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 641,218 -4,913
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 659,910 7,009
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 667,729 -13,306
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 660,829 -6,312
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 658,638 -2,377
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 646,595 1,005
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 631,501 -720
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 613,133 -3,726
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 592,825 22,416
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 579,695 30,506
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 572,332 32,813
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 569,474 28,536
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 563,234 21,272
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 543,339 34,433
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 536,656 28,768
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 528,620 40,573
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 519,382 36,050
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 508,738 -4,206
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 487,210 -17,304
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 471,313 -17,564
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 459,822 -15,409
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 450,259 -37,113
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 451,748 -42,558
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 449,589 -47,120
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 454,669 -49,792
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 452,156 -47,736
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 448,159 -57,878
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 442,211 -46,789
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 432,541 -52,293
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 425,031 -64,810
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 419,328 -84,648
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 411,191 -98,099
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 401,722 -106,855
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 392,053 -105,655
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 379,846 15,276
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 369,061 7,863
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 359,572 -12,296
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 346,816 -13,564
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 334,848 20,291
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 324,428 18,041
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 315,429 15,243
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 305,769 -2,528
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 298,267 -292
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 290,796 -1,197
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 283,385 -1,168
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 275,236 -4,589
1971 542,747 224,369 265,442 -12,238
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 257,938 -10,233
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 251,925 -28,752
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 242,821 -36,683
1967 1,860,743 23,164 237,156 -35,666
1966 1,794,530 3,758 231,440 -38,143
1965 1,688,652 47,610 229,061 -38,519
1964 1,686,591 25,426 226,685 -43,480
1963 1,612,749 23,215 225,367 -46,516
1962 1,584,035 26,533 223,842 -48,017
1961 1,504,524 26,503 222,372 -48,777
1960 1,418,810 13,580 217,134 12,181

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 Ghana 98.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,484,449 people) and 1.37% is from migration (a loss of 90,310 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 532,286 people or 1.5% in Ghana.

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
Ghana
City Population
Kumasi 3.9M
Accra 1.78M
Tamale 730K
Sekondi-Takoradi 540K
Ashaiman 208K
Obuasi 180K
Tema 162K
Koforidua 127K
Ho 126K
Hohoe 56.2K

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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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