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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 10,405,134 people in Greece in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 10,181,414 in Greece.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 17.5 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Greece is the 96th.
  • The countries together account for 2.28% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.12% for Greece.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs -0.47% in Greece.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Greece has declined from 11M to 10.2M (7.61% decline).

Bangladesh vs Greece: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Greece
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Greece
2100 210,399,059 6,463,085
2099 211,449,688 6,505,287
2098 212,479,977 6,547,164
2097 213,484,035 6,589,081
2096 214,463,720 6,630,487
2095 215,424,649 6,671,006
2094 216,368,088 6,710,734
2093 217,273,531 6,749,510
2092 218,151,426 6,787,596
2091 218,980,379 6,824,775
2090 219,782,575 6,862,164
2089 220,538,090 6,900,089
2088 221,257,201 6,937,116
2087 221,935,839 6,973,450
2086 222,585,679 7,010,676
2085 223,183,658 7,048,751
2084 223,742,603 7,086,818
2083 224,273,365 7,124,743
2082 224,763,738 7,164,627
2081 225,237,793 7,205,487
2080 225,665,152 7,248,512
2079 226,059,226 7,292,836
2078 226,389,150 7,338,859
2077 226,696,749 7,387,671
2076 226,954,762 7,437,562
2075 227,159,233 7,489,139
2074 227,315,415 7,543,259
2073 227,436,221 7,600,155
2072 227,503,342 7,659,253
2071 227,522,038 7,719,672
2070 227,495,122 7,782,317
2069 227,426,186 7,847,153
2068 227,302,632 7,913,682
2067 227,118,726 7,980,659
2066 226,878,385 8,047,692
2065 226,581,697 8,114,348
2064 226,235,839 8,181,923
2063 225,822,167 8,250,274
2062 225,349,674 8,318,463
2061 224,811,052 8,386,919
2060 224,216,813 8,454,179
2059 223,569,585 8,522,250
2058 222,855,839 8,589,200
2057 222,083,110 8,655,428
2056 221,273,932 8,720,012
2055 220,405,468 8,783,558
2054 219,511,997 8,844,935
2053 218,567,668 8,903,834
2052 217,585,554 8,961,755
2051 216,554,217 9,018,494
2050 215,489,899 9,072,676
2049 214,400,010 9,126,801
2048 213,275,216 9,177,973
2047 212,114,603 9,228,605
2046 210,918,933 9,275,381
2045 209,696,717 9,321,349
2044 208,446,830 9,367,130
2043 207,170,217 9,411,608
2042 205,859,107 9,454,837
2041 204,513,256 9,499,098
2040 203,143,300 9,543,726
2039 201,735,060 9,588,298
2038 200,262,138 9,633,708
2037 198,739,346 9,679,362
2036 197,147,970 9,724,905
2035 195,499,247 9,771,397
2034 193,789,143 9,817,355
2033 191,989,956 9,863,589
2032 190,141,739 9,911,215
2031 188,208,233 9,956,924
2030 186,212,272 10,002,298
2029 184,168,103 10,047,641
2028 182,087,511 10,092,845
2027 179,973,411 10,137,354
2026 177,837,418 10,181,414
2025 175,685,057 10,223,023
2024 173,562,364 10,405,134
2023 171,466,990 10,407,351
2022 169,384,897 10,436,882
2021 167,658,854 10,569,207
2020 166,298,024 10,698,599
2019 164,913,055 10,721,582
2018 163,523,103 10,732,882
2017 162,186,147 10,754,679
2016 160,811,932 10,775,971
2015 159,383,179 10,820,883
2014 157,964,929 10,892,413
2013 156,532,141 10,965,211
2012 155,070,101 11,045,011
2011 153,591,076 11,104,899
2010 152,201,981 11,121,341
2009 150,873,714 11,107,017
2008 149,474,264 11,077,841
2007 147,989,278 11,048,473
2006 146,405,973 11,020,362
2005 144,715,786 10,987,314
2004 142,902,856 10,955,141
2003 140,970,351 10,928,070
2002 138,933,658 10,902,022
2001 136,805,810 10,862,132
2000 134,544,304 10,805,808
1999 132,108,065 10,761,698
1998 129,622,332 10,720,509
1997 127,198,069 10,661,259
1996 124,862,179 10,608,800
1995 122,600,370 10,562,153
1994 120,343,179 10,512,922
1993 118,132,360 10,460,415
1992 115,952,192 10,399,061
1991 113,787,109 10,319,927
1990 111,633,717 10,196,792
1989 109,433,799 10,089,498
1988 107,216,008 10,036,983
1987 104,959,291 10,000,595
1986 102,635,572 9,967,213
1985 100,253,825 9,934,300
1984 97,814,966 9,895,801
1983 95,335,155 9,846,627
1982 92,814,507 9,789,513
1981 90,303,105 9,729,350
1980 88,016,432 9,642,505
1979 85,935,072 9,548,258
1978 83,889,655 9,429,959
1977 81,867,264 9,308,479
1976 79,855,318 9,188,150
1975 77,854,351 9,046,541
1974 75,839,348 8,962,022
1973 73,722,294 8,929,086
1972 71,641,519 8,888,628
1971 70,276,758 8,831,036
1970 69,058,894 8,792,806
1969 67,294,133 8,772,764
1968 65,408,276 8,740,765
1967 63,510,929 8,684,088
1966 61,669,806 8,613,651
1965 59,902,519 8,550,333
1964 58,178,374 8,510,429
1963 56,504,402 8,479,625
1962 54,881,146 8,448,233
1961 53,310,348 8,398,050
1960 51,828,660 8,331,725

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 Greece lost 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Greece's population decreased by 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Greece was ranked 74th in 2006 and ranked 96th 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 Greece will decrease by 10.9% to 9,072,676 people and rank change from 96th to 106th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people, while Greece's population already peaked in 2010 at 11.1M people and is projected to decrease to 6.46M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Greece
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Greece
2100 -0.5% -0.65%
2099 -0.48% -0.64%
2098 -0.47% -0.64%
2097 -0.46% -0.62%
2096 -0.45% -0.61%
2095 -0.44% -0.59%
2094 -0.42% -0.57%
2093 -0.4% -0.56%
2092 -0.38% -0.54%
2091 -0.36% -0.54%
2090 -0.34% -0.55%
2089 -0.33% -0.53%
2088 -0.31% -0.52%
2087 -0.29% -0.53%
2086 -0.27% -0.54%
2085 -0.25% -0.54%
2084 -0.24% -0.53%
2083 -0.22% -0.56%
2082 -0.21% -0.57%
2081 -0.19% -0.59%
2080 -0.17% -0.61%
2079 -0.15% -0.63%
2078 -0.14% -0.66%
2077 -0.11% -0.67%
2076 -0.09% -0.69%
2075 -0.07% -0.72%
2074 -0.05% -0.75%
2073 -0.03% -0.77%
2072 -0.008% -0.78%
2071 0.01% -0.8%
2070 0.03% -0.83%
2069 0.05% -0.84%
2068 0.08% -0.84%
2067 0.11% -0.83%
2066 0.13% -0.82%
2065 0.15% -0.83%
2064 0.18% -0.83%
2063 0.21% -0.82%
2062 0.24% -0.82%
2061 0.27% -0.8%
2060 0.29% -0.8%
2059 0.32% -0.78%
2058 0.35% -0.77%
2057 0.37% -0.74%
2056 0.39% -0.72%
2055 0.41% -0.69%
2054 0.43% -0.66%
2053 0.45% -0.65%
2052 0.48% -0.63%
2051 0.49% -0.6%
2050 0.51% -0.59%
2049 0.53% -0.56%
2048 0.55% -0.55%
2047 0.57% -0.5%
2046 0.58% -0.49%
2045 0.6% -0.49%
2044 0.62% -0.47%
2043 0.64% -0.46%
2042 0.66% -0.47%
2041 0.67% -0.47%
2040 0.7% -0.46%
2039 0.74% -0.47%
2038 0.77% -0.47%
2037 0.81% -0.47%
2036 0.84% -0.48%
2035 0.88% -0.47%
2034 0.94% -0.47%
2033 0.97% -0.48%
2032 1.03% -0.46%
2031 1.07% -0.45%
2030 1.11% -0.45%
2029 1.14% -0.45%
2028 1.17% -0.44%
2027 1.2% -0.43%
2026 1.23% -0.41%
2025 1.22% -1.75%
2024 1.22% -0.02%
2023 1.23% -0.28%
2022 1.03% -1.25%
2021 0.82% -1.21%
2020 0.84% -0.21%
2019 0.85% -0.11%
2018 0.82% -0.2%
2017 0.85% -0.2%
2016 0.9% -0.42%
2015 0.9% -0.66%
2014 0.92% -0.66%
2013 0.94% -0.72%
2012 0.96% -0.54%
2011 0.91% -0.15%
2010 0.88% 0.13%
2009 0.94% 0.26%
2008 1% 0.27%
2007 1.08% 0.26%
2006 1.17% 0.3%
2005 1.27% 0.29%
2004 1.37% 0.25%
2003 1.47% 0.24%
2002 1.56% 0.37%
2001 1.68% 0.52%
2000 1.84% 0.41%
1999 1.92% 0.38%
1998 1.91% 0.56%
1997 1.87% 0.49%
1996 1.84% 0.44%
1995 1.88% 0.47%
1994 1.87% 0.5%
1993 1.88% 0.59%
1992 1.9% 0.77%
1991 1.93% 1.21%
1990 2.01% 1.06%
1989 2.07% 0.52%
1988 2.15% 0.36%
1987 2.26% 0.33%
1986 2.38% 0.33%
1985 2.49% 0.39%
1984 2.6% 0.5%
1983 2.72% 0.58%
1982 2.78% 0.62%
1981 2.6% 0.9%
1980 2.42% 0.99%
1979 2.44% 1.25%
1978 2.47% 1.31%
1977 2.52% 1.31%
1976 2.57% 1.57%
1975 2.66% 0.94%
1974 2.87% 0.37%
1973 2.9% 0.46%
1972 1.94% 0.65%
1971 1.76% 0.43%
1970 2.62% 0.23%
1969 2.88% 0.37%
1968 2.99% 0.65%
1967 2.99% 0.82%
1966 2.95% 0.74%
1965 2.96% 0.47%
1964 2.96% 0.36%
1963 2.96% 0.37%
1962 2.95% 0.6%
1961 2.86% 0.8%

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 Greece's population declined by 0.02%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Greece
Current population
178415186
10181414
Population rank 8/197 96/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.12%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
3.95 hours
One birth every
9.04 seconds
7.43 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
4.14 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 -6
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 -2,217
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% -0.02%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 165/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
31.7 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 +16,636
Net migration rank 194/196 37/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 1,423,964
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 46/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 14.2%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 47/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Greece
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Greece
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 16,636
2024 - -473,362 - -122,772
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 -56,200 -159,430
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 -63,665 -53,997
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 -58,131 -160,277
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 -46,004 6,353
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 -41,814 36,762
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 -33,272 17,938
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 -36,566 10,483
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 -25,862 10,484
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 -29,216 -43,462
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 -20,696 -46,678
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 -17,545 -59,323
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 -16,568 -65,364
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 -4,441 -31,786
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 5,560 2,001
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 8,886 18,182
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 11,077 27,081
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 2,210 25,400
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 6,612 27,621
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 2,197 33,297
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 0 29,039
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 -1,093 25,323
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 0 25,692
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 0 60,387
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 -1,081 54,661
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 -2,153 49,930
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 -2,144 47,856
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 2,133 45,671
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 0 43,444
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 1,056 42,674
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 6,307 42,897
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 4,185 39,829
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 6,239 41,000
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 6,192 37,917
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 8,157 26,294
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 9,080 18,862
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 15,055 20,557
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 10,001 19,005
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 20,931 19,064
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 22,849 16,093
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 37,604 19,767
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 42,341 18,655
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 50,906 19,675
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 54,484 25,061
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 60,748 47,460
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 65,882 72,184
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 64,124 60,775
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 59,574 19,193
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 65,236 89,601
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 61,516 61,265
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 68,111 -22,590
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 59,824 -42,387
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 64,887 -3,589
1971 542,747 224,369 67,116 -12,747
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 71,222 -54,166
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 82,464 -118,544
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 87,408 -429
1967 1,860,743 23,164 91,183 -55,853
1966 1,794,530 3,758 86,998 21,206
1965 1,688,652 47,610 83,793 -81,576
1964 1,686,591 25,426 83,402 -76,678
1963 1,612,749 23,215 81,404 -77,345
1962 1,584,035 26,533 85,327 -74,972
1961 1,504,524 26,503 86,500 -61,102
1960 1,418,810 13,580 96,648 -15,996

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 Greece 51.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 411,426 people) and 48.1% is from migration (a loss of 381,824 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 1,423,964 people or 14.2% in Greece.

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
Greece
City Population
Athens 643K
Crete 623K
Thessaloniki 310K
Patras 174K
Piraeus 168K
Larissa 146K
Heraklion 145K
Peristeri 134K
Kallithea 97.6K
Glyfada 89.6K

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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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