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Population in Bangladesh compared to Guinea-Bissau: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 2,201,352 people in Guinea-Bissau in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 2,311,915 in Guinea-Bissau.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 77.2 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Guinea-Bissau is the 146th.
  • The countries together account for 2.18% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +2.4% in Guinea-Bissau.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Guinea-Bissau has grown from 1.42M to 2.31M (63.4% growth).

Bangladesh vs Guinea-Bissau: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Guinea-Bissau
2100 210,399,059 4,713,717
2099 211,449,688 4,706,710
2098 212,479,977 4,700,179
2097 213,484,035 4,692,465
2096 214,463,720 4,683,547
2095 215,424,649 4,675,216
2094 216,368,088 4,663,709
2093 217,273,531 4,652,393
2092 218,151,426 4,640,186
2091 218,980,379 4,629,025
2090 219,782,575 4,617,372
2089 220,538,090 4,605,435
2088 221,257,201 4,592,696
2087 221,935,839 4,579,003
2086 222,585,679 4,563,387
2085 223,183,658 4,547,611
2084 223,742,603 4,530,795
2083 224,273,365 4,515,144
2082 224,763,738 4,498,757
2081 225,237,793 4,482,173
2080 225,665,152 4,462,572
2079 226,059,226 4,441,414
2078 226,389,150 4,419,851
2077 226,696,749 4,396,170
2076 226,954,762 4,371,588
2075 227,159,233 4,344,499
2074 227,315,415 4,319,080
2073 227,436,221 4,291,330
2072 227,503,342 4,263,400
2071 227,522,038 4,235,126
2070 227,495,122 4,206,800
2069 227,426,186 4,177,044
2068 227,302,632 4,145,996
2067 227,118,726 4,114,778
2066 226,878,385 4,083,481
2065 226,581,697 4,049,028
2064 226,235,839 4,014,305
2063 225,822,167 3,978,845
2062 225,349,674 3,942,144
2061 224,811,052 3,904,704
2060 224,216,813 3,868,649
2059 223,569,585 3,829,775
2058 222,855,839 3,790,102
2057 222,083,110 3,750,628
2056 221,273,932 3,711,479
2055 220,405,468 3,670,706
2054 219,511,997 3,627,775
2053 218,567,668 3,586,800
2052 217,585,554 3,544,101
2051 216,554,217 3,499,300
2050 215,489,899 3,453,604
2049 214,400,010 3,406,207
2048 213,275,216 3,359,168
2047 212,114,603 3,310,573
2046 210,918,933 3,263,932
2045 209,696,717 3,215,095
2044 208,446,830 3,167,811
2043 207,170,217 3,120,502
2042 205,859,107 3,073,261
2041 204,513,256 3,026,226
2040 203,143,300 2,978,546
2039 201,735,060 2,929,745
2038 200,262,138 2,881,381
2037 198,739,346 2,833,162
2036 197,147,970 2,783,763
2035 195,499,247 2,736,596
2034 193,789,143 2,688,639
2033 191,989,956 2,638,770
2032 190,141,739 2,589,298
2031 188,208,233 2,540,343
2030 186,212,272 2,492,311
2029 184,168,103 2,444,595
2028 182,087,511 2,396,565
2027 179,973,411 2,347,456
2026 177,837,418 2,298,738
2025 175,685,057 2,249,807
2024 173,562,364 2,201,352
2023 171,466,990 2,153,339
2022 169,384,897 2,105,529
2021 167,658,854 2,058,841
2020 166,298,024 2,013,255
2019 164,913,055 1,967,696
2018 163,523,103 1,922,168
2017 162,186,147 1,877,072
2016 160,811,932 1,831,893
2015 159,383,179 1,786,457
2014 157,964,929 1,741,122
2013 156,532,141 1,695,973
2012 155,070,101 1,651,417
2011 153,591,076 1,608,076
2010 152,201,981 1,566,347
2009 150,873,714 1,526,377
2008 149,474,264 1,488,054
2007 147,989,278 1,450,986
2006 146,405,973 1,415,303
2005 144,715,786 1,381,585
2004 142,902,856 1,349,563
2003 140,970,351 1,318,806
2002 138,933,658 1,289,307
2001 136,805,810 1,261,273
2000 134,544,304 1,234,741
1999 132,108,065 1,210,206
1998 129,622,332 1,187,473
1997 127,198,069 1,165,545
1996 124,862,179 1,143,535
1995 122,600,370 1,119,949
1994 120,343,179 1,092,031
1993 118,132,360 1,058,745
1992 115,952,192 1,024,356
1991 113,787,109 994,639
1990 111,633,717 973,669
1989 109,433,799 957,789
1988 107,216,008 942,061
1987 104,959,291 926,862
1986 102,635,572 912,126
1985 100,253,825 897,697
1984 97,814,966 883,519
1983 95,335,155 869,592
1982 92,814,507 855,891
1981 90,303,105 842,432
1980 88,016,432 829,303
1979 85,935,072 819,867
1978 83,889,655 791,694
1977 81,867,264 741,789
1976 79,855,318 694,191
1975 77,854,351 650,966
1974 75,839,348 613,338
1973 73,722,294 592,808
1972 71,641,519 586,620
1971 70,276,758 586,221
1970 69,058,894 584,403
1969 67,294,133 581,610
1968 65,408,276 578,170
1967 63,510,929 569,011
1966 61,669,806 566,908
1965 59,902,519 575,005
1964 58,178,374 588,543
1963 56,504,402 594,418
1962 54,881,146 589,474
1961 53,310,348 582,532
1960 51,828,660 577,633

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/guinea-bissau | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Guinea-Bissau gained 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Guinea-Bissau's population increased by 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th in 2006 and ranked 146th 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 Guinea-Bissau will increase by 49.4% to 3,453,604 people and rank change from 146th to 136th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 4.71M people in 2100 for Guinea-Bissau.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Guinea-Bissau
2100 -0.5% 0.15%
2099 -0.48% 0.14%
2098 -0.47% 0.16%
2097 -0.46% 0.19%
2096 -0.45% 0.18%
2095 -0.44% 0.25%
2094 -0.42% 0.24%
2093 -0.4% 0.26%
2092 -0.38% 0.24%
2091 -0.36% 0.25%
2090 -0.34% 0.26%
2089 -0.33% 0.28%
2088 -0.31% 0.3%
2087 -0.29% 0.34%
2086 -0.27% 0.35%
2085 -0.25% 0.37%
2084 -0.24% 0.35%
2083 -0.22% 0.36%
2082 -0.21% 0.37%
2081 -0.19% 0.44%
2080 -0.17% 0.48%
2079 -0.15% 0.49%
2078 -0.14% 0.54%
2077 -0.11% 0.56%
2076 -0.09% 0.62%
2075 -0.07% 0.59%
2074 -0.05% 0.65%
2073 -0.03% 0.66%
2072 -0.008% 0.67%
2071 0.01% 0.67%
2070 0.03% 0.71%
2069 0.05% 0.75%
2068 0.08% 0.76%
2067 0.11% 0.77%
2066 0.13% 0.85%
2065 0.15% 0.86%
2064 0.18% 0.89%
2063 0.21% 0.93%
2062 0.24% 0.96%
2061 0.27% 0.93%
2060 0.29% 1.02%
2059 0.32% 1.05%
2058 0.35% 1.05%
2057 0.37% 1.05%
2056 0.39% 1.11%
2055 0.41% 1.18%
2054 0.43% 1.14%
2053 0.45% 1.2%
2052 0.48% 1.28%
2051 0.49% 1.32%
2050 0.51% 1.39%
2049 0.53% 1.4%
2048 0.55% 1.47%
2047 0.57% 1.43%
2046 0.58% 1.52%
2045 0.6% 1.49%
2044 0.62% 1.52%
2043 0.64% 1.54%
2042 0.66% 1.55%
2041 0.67% 1.6%
2040 0.7% 1.67%
2039 0.74% 1.68%
2038 0.77% 1.7%
2037 0.81% 1.77%
2036 0.84% 1.72%
2035 0.88% 1.78%
2034 0.94% 1.89%
2033 0.97% 1.91%
2032 1.03% 1.93%
2031 1.07% 1.93%
2030 1.11% 1.95%
2029 1.14% 2%
2028 1.17% 2.09%
2027 1.2% 2.12%
2026 1.23% 2.17%
2025 1.22% 2.2%
2024 1.22% 2.23%
2023 1.23% 2.27%
2022 1.03% 2.27%
2021 0.82% 2.26%
2020 0.84% 2.32%
2019 0.85% 2.37%
2018 0.82% 2.4%
2017 0.85% 2.47%
2016 0.9% 2.54%
2015 0.9% 2.6%
2014 0.92% 2.66%
2013 0.94% 2.7%
2012 0.96% 2.7%
2011 0.91% 2.66%
2010 0.88% 2.62%
2009 0.94% 2.58%
2008 1% 2.55%
2007 1.08% 2.52%
2006 1.17% 2.44%
2005 1.27% 2.37%
2004 1.37% 2.33%
2003 1.47% 2.29%
2002 1.56% 2.22%
2001 1.68% 2.15%
2000 1.84% 2.03%
1999 1.92% 1.91%
1998 1.91% 1.88%
1997 1.87% 1.92%
1996 1.84% 2.11%
1995 1.88% 2.56%
1994 1.87% 3.14%
1993 1.88% 3.36%
1992 1.9% 2.99%
1991 1.93% 2.15%
1990 2.01% 1.66%
1989 2.07% 1.67%
1988 2.15% 1.64%
1987 2.26% 1.62%
1986 2.38% 1.61%
1985 2.49% 1.6%
1984 2.6% 1.6%
1983 2.72% 1.6%
1982 2.78% 1.6%
1981 2.6% 1.58%
1980 2.42% 1.15%
1979 2.44% 3.56%
1978 2.47% 6.73%
1977 2.52% 6.86%
1976 2.57% 6.64%
1975 2.66% 6.13%
1974 2.87% 3.46%
1973 2.9% 1.05%
1972 1.94% 0.07%
1971 1.76% 0.31%
1970 2.62% 0.48%
1969 2.88% 0.59%
1968 2.99% 1.61%
1967 2.99% 0.37%
1966 2.95% -1.41%
1965 2.96% -2.3%
1964 2.96% -0.99%
1963 2.96% 0.84%
1962 2.95% 1.19%
1961 2.86% 0.85%

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/guinea-bissau | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Guinea-Bissau's population grew by 2.23%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Guinea-Bissau
Current population
178415186
2311915
Population rank 8/197 146/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.03%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
10.9 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
8.13 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
34.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +132
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +48,013
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +2.23%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 42/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
6.4 hours
Annual migration change -402,100 -1,373
Net migration rank 194/196 96/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 15,064
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 172/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 165/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Guinea-Bissau
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -1,373
2024 - -473,362 - -1,712
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 49,498 -1,400
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 48,920 -1,400
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 47,242 -1,395
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 46,718 -1,394
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 47,196 -1,395
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 46,659 -1,396
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 46,318 -1,398
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 46,814 -1,392
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 46,846 -1,393
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 46,615 -1,393
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 46,472 -1,395
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 45,480 -1,442
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 44,405 -1,760
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 43,067 -2,257
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 41,950 -2,821
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 40,841 -3,313
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 40,288 -3,676
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 38,886 -4,142
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 37,347 -4,662
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 36,495 -5,144
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 35,649 -5,487
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 34,561 -5,712
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 33,461 -6,239
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 32,816 -6,971
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 30,916 -7,686
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 30,390 -8,163
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 29,792 -8,176
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 29,778 -7,369
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 29,142 -4,376
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 27,895 3,174
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 26,943 8,562
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 25,747 7,531
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 24,527 1,621
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 23,936 -8,151
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 24,286 -8,296
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 23,940 -8,473
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 23,549 -8,622
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 23,301 -8,748
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 23,116 -8,812
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 22,861 -8,812
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 22,542 -8,729
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 22,131 -8,539
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 21,611 -8,291
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 21,024 -8,086
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 19,736 -13,801
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 17,468 32,936
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 15,484 33,922
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 13,688 32,113
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 11,998 28,645
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 10,321 24,290
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 8,430 -1,985
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 7,911 -1,985
1971 542,747 224,369 8,183 -13,302
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 7,632 1,123
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 7,857 -11,033
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 7,289 2,769
1967 1,860,743 23,164 6,742 1,516
1966 1,794,530 3,758 6,955 -11,006
1965 1,688,652 47,610 7,789 -19,928
1964 1,686,591 25,426 8,989 -23,936
1963 1,612,749 23,215 9,190 -5,993
1962 1,584,035 26,533 10,662 -3,960
1961 1,504,524 26,503 10,756 -3,575
1960 1,418,810 13,580 10,618 -8,007

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

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/guinea-bissau | 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 Guinea-Bissau 97.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 472,826 people) and 2.87% is from migration (a loss of 13,956 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 15,064 people or 0.7% in Guinea-Bissau.

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
Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K

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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).

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/guinea-bissau | CC BY

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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