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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 18,406,359 people in Guatemala in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 19,049,936 in Guatemala.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 9.37 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 +0.94% per year vs +1.64% in Guatemala.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Guatemala has grown from 13.4M to 19M (42.5% growth).

Bangladesh vs Guatemala: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Guatemala
2100 210,399,059 26,157,456
2099 211,449,688 26,245,641
2098 212,479,977 26,331,619
2097 213,484,035 26,416,090
2096 214,463,720 26,497,966
2095 215,424,649 26,577,430
2094 216,368,088 26,654,549
2093 217,273,531 26,728,912
2092 218,151,426 26,800,726
2091 218,980,379 26,869,103
2090 219,782,575 26,933,745
2089 220,538,090 26,994,393
2088 221,257,201 27,051,725
2087 221,935,839 27,105,725
2086 222,585,679 27,155,743
2085 223,183,658 27,200,252
2084 223,742,603 27,240,081
2083 224,273,365 27,274,635
2082 224,763,738 27,304,601
2081 225,237,793 27,328,275
2080 225,665,152 27,346,322
2079 226,059,226 27,358,846
2078 226,389,150 27,364,710
2077 226,696,749 27,363,544
2076 226,954,762 27,356,220
2075 227,159,233 27,343,275
2074 227,315,415 27,324,366
2073 227,436,221 27,298,193
2072 227,503,342 27,264,801
2071 227,522,038 27,224,139
2070 227,495,122 27,176,996
2069 227,426,186 27,121,679
2068 227,302,632 27,058,279
2067 227,118,726 26,987,818
2066 226,878,385 26,909,977
2065 226,581,697 26,825,610
2064 226,235,839 26,733,472
2063 225,822,167 26,634,443
2062 225,349,674 26,529,537
2061 224,811,052 26,418,318
2060 224,216,813 26,300,043
2059 223,569,585 26,175,298
2058 222,855,839 26,043,910
2057 222,083,110 25,905,522
2056 221,273,932 25,761,415
2055 220,405,468 25,611,347
2054 219,511,997 25,455,341
2053 218,567,668 25,292,387
2052 217,585,554 25,124,081
2051 216,554,217 24,950,631
2050 215,489,899 24,772,432
2049 214,400,010 24,588,164
2048 213,275,216 24,398,840
2047 212,114,603 24,205,409
2046 210,918,933 24,005,250
2045 209,696,717 23,799,564
2044 208,446,830 23,587,909
2043 207,170,217 23,370,717
2042 205,859,107 23,147,742
2041 204,513,256 22,919,092
2040 203,143,300 22,684,402
2039 201,735,060 22,443,876
2038 200,262,138 22,196,908
2037 198,739,346 21,945,561
2036 197,147,970 21,689,784
2035 195,499,247 21,429,391
2034 193,789,143 21,165,636
2033 191,989,956 20,899,157
2032 190,141,739 20,630,118
2031 188,208,233 20,359,005
2030 186,212,272 20,085,689
2029 184,168,103 19,810,652
2028 182,087,511 19,534,112
2027 179,973,411 19,255,397
2026 177,837,418 18,973,755
2025 175,685,057 18,690,875
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Guatemala's population increased by 2,781,176 people (a 17.1% 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 20.8% to 215,489,899 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of Guatemala will increase by 30% to 24,772,432 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% 1.55%
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 (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 Guatemala's population grew by 1.55%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Guatemala
Current population
178415186
19049936
Population rank 8/197 69/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.23%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
1.87 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
1.39 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
6.01 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +771
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +281,521
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +1.55%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 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 - -473,362 - -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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/guatemala | 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 Guatemala 89.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,077,847 people) and 10.2% is from migration (a loss of 347,818 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 2.58M
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 (1960–2024, 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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