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

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The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 175,686,899 in 2025 vs 18,687,881 people in Guatemala in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,936,470 people compared to 19,115,361 in Guatemala.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 9.36 times bigger than Guatemala's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Guatemala is the 69th.
  • The countries together account for 2.38% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.23% for Guatemala.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.97% per year vs +1.61% in Guatemala.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 179M (22.2% growth), while Guatemala has grown from 13.4M to 19.1M (43% growth).

Bangladesh vs Guatemala: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Guatemala
2100 210,401,264 26,153,266
2099 211,451,904 26,241,436
2098 212,482,204 26,327,401
2097 213,486,272 26,411,858
2096 214,465,968 26,493,721
2095 215,426,907 26,573,173
2094 216,370,356 26,650,279
2093 217,275,808 26,724,630
2092 218,153,712 26,796,433
2091 218,982,674 26,864,799
2090 219,784,878 26,929,431
2089 220,540,401 26,990,069
2088 221,259,520 27,047,391
2087 221,938,165 27,101,383
2086 222,588,012 27,151,393
2085 223,185,997 27,195,895
2084 223,744,949 27,235,718
2083 224,275,716 27,270,266
2082 224,766,094 27,300,227
2081 225,240,154 27,323,897
2080 225,667,518 27,341,942
2079 226,061,595 27,354,464
2078 226,391,523 27,360,327
2077 226,699,126 27,359,161
2076 226,957,140 27,351,838
2075 227,161,614 27,338,895
2074 227,317,797 27,319,989
2073 227,438,605 27,293,820
2072 227,505,726 27,260,434
2071 227,524,423 27,219,778
2070 227,497,506 27,172,642
2069 227,428,570 27,117,335
2068 227,305,014 27,053,945
2067 227,121,107 26,983,495
2066 226,880,763 26,905,666
2065 226,584,072 26,821,312
2064 226,238,210 26,729,190
2063 225,824,534 26,630,176
2062 225,352,036 26,525,287
2061 224,813,409 26,414,086
2060 224,219,163 26,295,830
2059 223,571,928 26,171,105
2058 222,858,175 26,039,738
2057 222,085,438 25,901,372
2056 221,276,251 25,757,288
2055 220,407,778 25,607,244
2054 219,514,298 25,451,264
2053 218,569,959 25,288,335
2052 217,587,835 25,120,056
2051 216,556,487 24,946,634
2050 215,492,158 24,768,464
2049 214,402,257 24,584,225
2048 213,277,451 24,394,931
2047 212,116,827 24,201,532
2046 210,921,144 24,001,405
2045 209,698,915 23,795,751
2044 208,449,015 23,584,131
2043 207,172,388 23,366,974
2042 205,861,265 23,144,034
2041 204,515,400 22,915,420
2040 203,145,429 22,680,768
2039 201,737,174 22,440,281
2038 200,264,237 22,193,352
2037 198,741,429 21,942,046
2036 197,150,036 21,686,309
2035 195,501,296 21,425,958
2034 193,791,174 21,162,245
2033 191,991,968 20,895,809
2032 190,143,732 20,626,813
2031 188,210,205 20,355,744
2030 186,214,224 20,082,472
2029 184,170,034 19,807,478
2028 182,089,419 19,530,983
2027 179,975,298 19,252,313
2026 177,839,282 18,970,716
2025 175,686,899 18,687,881
2024 173,562,364 18,406,359
2023 171,466,990 18,124,838
2022 169,384,897 17,847,877
2021 167,658,854 17,598,650
2020 166,298,024 17,357,325
2019 164,913,055 17,103,803
2018 163,523,103 16,845,685
2017 162,186,147 16,567,357
2016 160,811,932 16,268,760
2015 159,383,179 15,971,743
2014 157,964,929 15,681,725
2013 156,532,141 15,387,337
2012 155,070,101 15,089,647
2011 153,591,076 14,792,126
2010 152,201,981 14,500,112
2009 150,873,714 14,215,611
2008 149,474,264 13,935,174
2007 147,989,278 13,652,040
2006 146,405,973 13,367,459
2005 144,715,786 13,087,629
2004 142,902,856 12,807,402
2003 140,970,351 12,525,842
2002 138,933,658 12,246,915
2001 136,805,810 11,969,422
2000 134,544,304 11,697,592
1999 132,108,065 11,422,965
1998 129,622,332 11,139,145
1997 127,198,069 10,857,754
1996 124,862,179 10,583,526
1995 122,600,370 10,312,996
1994 120,343,179 10,043,718
1993 118,132,360 9,779,761
1992 115,952,192 9,522,266
1991 113,787,109 9,272,584
1990 111,633,717 9,024,773
1989 109,433,799 8,775,546
1988 107,216,008 8,532,099
1987 104,959,291 8,296,485
1986 102,635,572 8,070,818
1985 100,253,825 7,849,693
1984 97,814,966 7,630,682
1983 95,335,155 7,419,642
1982 92,814,507 7,240,241
1981 90,303,105 7,075,648
1980 88,016,432 6,900,212
1979 85,935,072 6,727,797
1978 83,889,655 6,561,534
1977 81,867,264 6,401,515
1976 79,855,318 6,262,404
1975 77,854,351 6,128,731
1974 75,839,348 5,981,197
1973 73,722,294 5,831,631
1972 71,641,519 5,682,833
1971 70,276,758 5,538,355
1970 69,058,894 5,396,966
1969 67,294,133 5,257,081
1968 65,408,276 5,118,111
1967 63,510,929 4,978,862
1966 61,669,806 4,840,958
1965 59,902,519 4,704,965
1964 58,178,374 4,571,109
1963 56,504,402 4,440,264
1962 54,881,146 4,312,044
1961 53,310,348 4,186,201
1960 51,828,660 4,063,655

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/guatemala | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Guatemala gained 2,901,301 people (a 21.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% growth), while Guatemala's population increased by 2,846,601 people (a 17.5% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Guatemala was ranked 68th in 2006 and ranked 69th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Bangladesh's population will grow by 20.4% to 215,492,158 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of Guatemala will increase by 29.6% to 24,768,464 people and rank change from 69th to 67th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 27.4M people in 2078 for Guatemala.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Guatemala
2100 -0.5% -0.34%
2099 -0.48% -0.33%
2098 -0.47% -0.32%
2097 -0.46% -0.31%
2096 -0.45% -0.3%
2095 -0.44% -0.29%
2094 -0.42% -0.28%
2093 -0.4% -0.27%
2092 -0.38% -0.25%
2091 -0.36% -0.24%
2090 -0.34% -0.22%
2089 -0.33% -0.21%
2088 -0.31% -0.2%
2087 -0.29% -0.18%
2086 -0.27% -0.16%
2085 -0.25% -0.15%
2084 -0.24% -0.13%
2083 -0.22% -0.11%
2082 -0.21% -0.09%
2081 -0.19% -0.07%
2080 -0.17% -0.05%
2079 -0.15% -0.02%
2078 -0.14% 0.004%
2077 -0.11% 0.03%
2076 -0.09% 0.05%
2075 -0.07% 0.07%
2074 -0.05% 0.1%
2073 -0.03% 0.12%
2072 -0.008% 0.15%
2071 0.01% 0.17%
2070 0.03% 0.2%
2069 0.05% 0.23%
2068 0.08% 0.26%
2067 0.11% 0.29%
2066 0.13% 0.31%
2065 0.15% 0.34%
2064 0.18% 0.37%
2063 0.21% 0.4%
2062 0.24% 0.42%
2061 0.27% 0.45%
2060 0.29% 0.48%
2059 0.32% 0.5%
2058 0.35% 0.53%
2057 0.37% 0.56%
2056 0.39% 0.59%
2055 0.41% 0.61%
2054 0.43% 0.64%
2053 0.45% 0.67%
2052 0.48% 0.7%
2051 0.49% 0.72%
2050 0.51% 0.75%
2049 0.53% 0.78%
2048 0.55% 0.8%
2047 0.57% 0.83%
2046 0.58% 0.86%
2045 0.6% 0.9%
2044 0.62% 0.93%
2043 0.64% 0.96%
2042 0.66% 1%
2041 0.67% 1.03%
2040 0.7% 1.07%
2039 0.74% 1.11%
2038 0.77% 1.15%
2037 0.81% 1.18%
2036 0.84% 1.22%
2035 0.88% 1.25%
2034 0.94% 1.28%
2033 0.97% 1.3%
2032 1.03% 1.33%
2031 1.07% 1.36%
2030 1.11% 1.39%
2029 1.14% 1.42%
2028 1.17% 1.45%
2027 1.2% 1.48%
2026 1.23% 1.51%
2025 1.22% 1.53%
2024 1.22% 1.55%
2023 1.23% 1.55%
2022 1.03% 1.42%
2021 0.82% 1.39%
2020 0.84% 1.48%
2019 0.85% 1.53%
2018 0.82% 1.68%
2017 0.85% 1.84%
2016 0.9% 1.86%
2015 0.9% 1.85%
2014 0.92% 1.91%
2013 0.94% 1.97%
2012 0.96% 2.01%
2011 0.91% 2.01%
2010 0.88% 2%
2009 0.94% 2.01%
2008 1% 2.07%
2007 1.08% 2.13%
2006 1.17% 2.14%
2005 1.27% 2.19%
2004 1.37% 2.25%
2003 1.47% 2.28%
2002 1.56% 2.32%
2001 1.68% 2.32%
2000 1.84% 2.4%
1999 1.92% 2.55%
1998 1.91% 2.59%
1997 1.87% 2.59%
1996 1.84% 2.62%
1995 1.88% 2.68%
1994 1.87% 2.7%
1993 1.88% 2.7%
1992 1.9% 2.69%
1991 1.93% 2.75%
1990 2.01% 2.84%
1989 2.07% 2.85%
1988 2.15% 2.84%
1987 2.26% 2.8%
1986 2.38% 2.82%
1985 2.49% 2.87%
1984 2.6% 2.84%
1983 2.72% 2.48%
1982 2.78% 2.33%
1981 2.6% 2.54%
1980 2.42% 2.56%
1979 2.44% 2.53%
1978 2.47% 2.5%
1977 2.52% 2.22%
1976 2.57% 2.18%
1975 2.66% 2.47%
1974 2.87% 2.56%
1973 2.9% 2.62%
1972 1.94% 2.61%
1971 1.76% 2.62%
1970 2.62% 2.66%
1969 2.88% 2.72%
1968 2.99% 2.8%
1967 2.99% 2.85%
1966 2.95% 2.89%
1965 2.96% 2.93%
1964 2.96% 2.95%
1963 2.96% 2.97%
1962 2.95% 3.01%
1961 2.86% 3.02%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Guatemala's population grew by 1.53%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Guatemala
Current population
178936470
19115361
Population rank 8/197 69/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.23%
One net population change
14.9 seconds
1.87 minutes
One birth every
9.09 seconds
1.38 minutes
One death every
35.6 seconds
5.88 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,821 +771
Annual growth/decline +2,124,535 +281,522
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +1.53%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 69/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
1.1 hours
Annual migration change -402,100 -7,959
Net migration rank 194/196 128/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 92,732
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 133/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 176/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Guatemala
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Guatemala
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -7,959
2024 2,583,129 -473,362 290,066 -7,725
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 289,635 -8,940
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 281,675 -8,463
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 255,145 -29,908
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 281,328 -23,927
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 307,389 -57,746
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 323,100 -56,487
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 332,838 -42,779
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 338,114 -30,980
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 335,072 -48,179
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 333,551 -40,409
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 331,321 -35,698
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 332,365 -32,624
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 328,548 -33,238
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 324,802 -36,076
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 323,320 -43,046
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 323,226 -42,624
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 326,298 -40,632
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 325,604 -42,118
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 325,816 -49,636
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 331,699 -47,409
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 333,539 -54,701
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 334,255 -55,247
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 335,503 -59,536
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 332,891 -65,197
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 328,890 -47,325
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 325,174 -39,104
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 320,087 -43,377
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 315,252 -43,501
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 309,236 -39,917
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 302,708 -33,462
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 295,515 -36,848
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 288,411 -32,093
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 283,917 -40,868
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 280,318 -27,735
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 276,736 -30,860
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 271,466 -30,450
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 261,746 -31,539
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 252,754 -31,631
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 246,119 -24,991
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 241,892 -25,010
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 238,059 -32,877
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 199,809 -46,174
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 221,044 -45,490
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 218,460 -43,144
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 216,810 -47,278
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 211,301 -48,309
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 203,299 -46,249
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 171,903 -50,745
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 188,501 -42,329
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 184,992 -36,089
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 179,871 -29,641
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 173,162 -25,807
1971 542,747 224,369 165,104 -23,513
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 155,946 -14,755
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 149,516 -10,937
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 146,946 -7,589
1967 1,860,743 23,164 143,859 -4,715
1966 1,794,530 3,758 140,494 -3,824
1965 1,688,652 47,610 135,997 -681
1964 1,686,591 25,426 132,832 -440
1963 1,612,749 23,215 129,065 240
1962 1,584,035 26,533 126,429 713
1961 1,504,524 26,503 123,753 797
1960 1,418,810 13,580 120,728 -186

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 74.2% of the population change in Bangladesh is from natural causes (a gain of 24,425,669 people) and 25.8% is from migration (a loss of 8,481,548 people). In Guatemala 90.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,034,362 people) and 9.41% is from migration (a loss of 315,134 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 92,732 people or 0.5% in Guatemala.

Biggest cities by population

Bangladesh
City Population
Dhaka 16.8M
Chittagong 3.23M
Narayanganj 968K
Khulna 929K
Sylhet 480K
Rajshahi 448K
Bogra 401K
Barisal 328K
Rangpur 294K
Brahmanbaria 268K
Guatemala
City Population
Guatemala 995K
Mixco 528K
Coban 229K
Quetzaltenango 208K
Jalapa 193K
San Miguel Petapa 151K
Momostenango 140K
Mazatenango 83.8K
Flores 44.7K
Panajachel 16.1K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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