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

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The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 175,686,899 in 2025 vs 2,249,515 people in Guinea-Bissau in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,936,470 people compared to 2,323,460 in Guinea-Bissau.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 77 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 +0.97% per year vs +2.36% in Guinea-Bissau.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 179M (22.2% growth), while Guinea-Bissau has grown from 1.42M to 2.32M (64.2% growth).

Bangladesh vs Guinea-Bissau: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Guinea-Bissau
2100 210,401,264 4,713,104
2099 211,451,904 4,706,098
2098 212,482,204 4,699,568
2097 213,486,272 4,691,855
2096 214,465,968 4,682,938
2095 215,426,907 4,674,608
2094 216,370,356 4,663,103
2093 217,275,808 4,651,788
2092 218,153,712 4,639,582
2091 218,982,674 4,628,423
2090 219,784,878 4,616,772
2089 220,540,401 4,604,837
2088 221,259,520 4,592,099
2087 221,938,165 4,578,407
2086 222,588,012 4,562,793
2085 223,185,997 4,547,020
2084 223,744,949 4,530,206
2083 224,275,716 4,514,557
2082 224,766,094 4,498,172
2081 225,240,154 4,481,590
2080 225,667,518 4,461,992
2079 226,061,595 4,440,836
2078 226,391,523 4,419,277
2077 226,699,126 4,395,599
2076 226,957,140 4,371,019
2075 227,161,614 4,343,934
2074 227,317,797 4,318,519
2073 227,438,605 4,290,772
2072 227,505,726 4,262,846
2071 227,524,423 4,234,576
2070 227,497,506 4,206,253
2069 227,428,570 4,176,501
2068 227,305,014 4,145,457
2067 227,121,107 4,114,243
2066 226,880,763 4,082,951
2065 226,584,072 4,048,502
2064 226,238,210 4,013,784
2063 225,824,534 3,978,328
2062 225,352,036 3,941,631
2061 224,813,409 3,904,197
2060 224,219,163 3,868,146
2059 223,571,928 3,829,277
2058 222,858,175 3,789,609
2057 222,085,438 3,750,140
2056 221,276,251 3,710,996
2055 220,407,778 3,670,229
2054 219,514,298 3,627,303
2053 218,569,959 3,586,333
2052 217,587,835 3,543,640
2051 216,556,487 3,498,845
2050 215,492,158 3,453,155
2049 214,402,257 3,405,764
2048 213,277,451 3,358,731
2047 212,116,827 3,310,142
2046 210,921,144 3,263,507
2045 209,698,915 3,214,677
2044 208,449,015 3,167,400
2043 207,172,388 3,120,097
2042 205,861,265 3,072,862
2041 204,515,400 3,025,833
2040 203,145,429 2,978,159
2039 201,737,174 2,929,364
2038 200,264,237 2,881,007
2037 198,741,429 2,832,794
2036 197,150,036 2,783,401
2035 195,501,296 2,736,240
2034 193,791,174 2,688,290
2033 191,991,968 2,638,427
2032 190,143,732 2,588,961
2031 188,210,205 2,540,013
2030 186,214,224 2,491,987
2029 184,170,034 2,444,278
2028 182,089,419 2,396,253
2027 179,975,298 2,347,151
2026 177,839,282 2,298,439
2025 175,686,899 2,249,515
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% growth), while Guinea-Bissau's population increased by 491,567 people (a 26.8% 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 20.4% to 215,492,158 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of Guinea-Bissau will increase by 48.6% to 3,453,155 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% 2.19%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Guinea-Bissau's population grew by 2.19%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Guinea-Bissau
Current population
178936470
2323460
Population rank 8/197 146/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.03%
One net population change
14.9 seconds
10.9 minutes
One birth every
9.09 seconds
8.08 minutes
One death every
35.6 seconds
34.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,821 +132
Annual growth/decline +2,124,535 +48,163
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +2.19%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 41/197
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 2,583,129 -473,362 49,642 -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 2026-07-08).

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

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 Guinea-Bissau 97.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 475,853 people) and 2.91% is from migration (a loss of 14,275 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 3.23M
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 (1960–2025, 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).

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

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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