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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 386,506 people in Iceland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 397,129 in Iceland.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 449 times bigger than Iceland's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Iceland is the 173rd.
  • The countries together account for 2.16% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.005% for Iceland.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +1.63% in Iceland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Iceland has grown from 304K to 397K (30.7% growth).

Bangladesh vs Iceland: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Iceland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Iceland
2100 210,399,059 359,553
2099 211,449,688 361,331
2098 212,479,977 363,133
2097 213,484,035 364,957
2096 214,463,720 366,850
2095 215,424,649 368,746
2094 216,368,088 370,650
2093 217,273,531 372,614
2092 218,151,426 374,717
2091 218,980,379 376,803
2090 219,782,575 378,807
2089 220,538,090 380,812
2088 221,257,201 382,997
2087 221,935,839 385,164
2086 222,585,679 387,257
2085 223,183,658 389,362
2084 223,742,603 391,416
2083 224,273,365 393,481
2082 224,763,738 395,438
2081 225,237,793 397,470
2080 225,665,152 399,499
2079 226,059,226 401,462
2078 226,389,150 403,324
2077 226,696,749 405,255
2076 226,954,762 406,954
2075 227,159,233 408,546
2074 227,315,415 410,015
2073 227,436,221 411,402
2072 227,503,342 412,903
2071 227,522,038 414,245
2070 227,495,122 415,521
2069 227,426,186 416,683
2068 227,302,632 417,749
2067 227,118,726 418,899
2066 226,878,385 419,918
2065 226,581,697 420,941
2064 226,235,839 421,814
2063 225,822,167 422,695
2062 225,349,674 423,614
2061 224,811,052 424,319
2060 224,216,813 425,096
2059 223,569,585 425,721
2058 222,855,839 426,288
2057 222,083,110 426,844
2056 221,273,932 427,304
2055 220,405,468 427,695
2054 219,511,997 427,915
2053 218,567,668 428,108
2052 217,585,554 428,300
2051 216,554,217 428,278
2050 215,489,899 428,323
2049 214,400,010 428,289
2048 213,275,216 428,213
2047 212,114,603 428,102
2046 210,918,933 427,911
2045 209,696,717 427,683
2044 208,446,830 427,236
2043 207,170,217 426,580
2042 205,859,107 425,915
2041 204,513,256 425,212
2040 203,143,300 424,385
2039 201,735,060 423,407
2038 200,262,138 422,302
2037 198,739,346 421,094
2036 197,147,970 419,738
2035 195,499,247 418,238
2034 193,789,143 416,721
2033 191,989,956 415,006
2032 190,141,739 413,150
2031 188,208,233 411,039
2030 186,212,272 408,677
2029 184,168,103 406,109
2028 182,087,511 403,085
2027 179,973,411 399,797
2026 177,837,418 396,141
2025 175,685,057 391,759
2024 173,562,364 386,506
2023 171,466,990 385,663
2022 169,384,897 382,003
2021 167,658,854 372,520
2020 166,298,024 366,463
2019 164,913,055 360,563
2018 163,523,103 352,721
2017 162,186,147 343,400
2016 160,811,932 335,439
2015 159,383,179 330,815
2014 157,964,929 327,386
2013 156,532,141 323,764
2012 155,070,101 320,716
2011 153,591,076 319,014
2010 152,201,981 318,041
2009 150,873,714 318,499
2008 149,474,264 317,414
2007 147,989,278 311,566
2006 146,405,973 303,782
2005 144,715,786 296,734
2004 142,902,856 292,074
2003 140,970,351 289,521
2002 138,933,658 287,523
2001 136,805,810 284,968
2000 134,544,304 281,205
1999 132,108,065 277,381
1998 129,622,332 274,047
1997 127,198,069 271,128
1996 124,862,179 268,916
1995 122,600,370 267,468
1994 120,343,179 266,021
1993 118,132,360 263,725
1992 115,952,192 261,057
1991 113,787,109 257,797
1990 111,633,717 254,826
1989 109,433,799 252,852
1988 107,216,008 249,740
1987 104,959,291 245,859
1986 102,635,572 243,180
1985 100,253,825 241,405
1984 97,814,966 239,511
1983 95,335,155 236,977
1982 92,814,507 233,860
1981 90,303,105 230,755
1980 88,016,432 228,138
1979 85,935,072 225,735
1978 83,889,655 223,537
1977 81,867,264 221,799
1976 79,855,318 220,154
1975 77,854,351 217,979
1974 75,839,348 215,209
1973 73,722,294 212,317
1972 71,641,519 209,137
1971 70,276,758 206,098
1970 69,058,894 204,438
1969 67,294,133 203,369
1968 65,408,276 201,488
1967 63,510,929 198,751
1966 61,669,806 195,570
1965 59,902,519 192,286
1964 58,178,374 188,983
1963 56,504,402 185,653
1962 54,881,146 182,378
1961 53,310,348 179,029
1960 51,828,660 175,574

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 Iceland gained 31,657 people (a 10.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Iceland's population increased by 61,690 people (a 18.4% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Iceland was ranked 172nd in 2006 and ranked 173rd 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 Iceland will increase by 7.85% to 428,323 people and will still be ranked 173rd.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 428K people in 2050 for Iceland.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Iceland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Iceland
2100 -0.5% -0.49%
2099 -0.48% -0.5%
2098 -0.47% -0.5%
2097 -0.46% -0.52%
2096 -0.45% -0.51%
2095 -0.44% -0.51%
2094 -0.42% -0.53%
2093 -0.4% -0.56%
2092 -0.38% -0.55%
2091 -0.36% -0.53%
2090 -0.34% -0.53%
2089 -0.33% -0.57%
2088 -0.31% -0.56%
2087 -0.29% -0.54%
2086 -0.27% -0.54%
2085 -0.25% -0.52%
2084 -0.24% -0.52%
2083 -0.22% -0.49%
2082 -0.21% -0.51%
2081 -0.19% -0.51%
2080 -0.17% -0.49%
2079 -0.15% -0.46%
2078 -0.14% -0.48%
2077 -0.11% -0.42%
2076 -0.09% -0.39%
2075 -0.07% -0.36%
2074 -0.05% -0.34%
2073 -0.03% -0.36%
2072 -0.008% -0.32%
2071 0.01% -0.31%
2070 0.03% -0.28%
2069 0.05% -0.26%
2068 0.08% -0.27%
2067 0.11% -0.24%
2066 0.13% -0.24%
2065 0.15% -0.21%
2064 0.18% -0.21%
2063 0.21% -0.22%
2062 0.24% -0.17%
2061 0.27% -0.18%
2060 0.29% -0.15%
2059 0.32% -0.13%
2058 0.35% -0.13%
2057 0.37% -0.11%
2056 0.39% -0.09%
2055 0.41% -0.05%
2054 0.43% -0.05%
2053 0.45% -0.04%
2052 0.48% 0.005%
2051 0.49% -0.01%
2050 0.51% 0.008%
2049 0.53% 0.02%
2048 0.55% 0.03%
2047 0.57% 0.04%
2046 0.58% 0.05%
2045 0.6% 0.1%
2044 0.62% 0.15%
2043 0.64% 0.16%
2042 0.66% 0.17%
2041 0.67% 0.2%
2040 0.7% 0.23%
2039 0.74% 0.26%
2038 0.77% 0.29%
2037 0.81% 0.32%
2036 0.84% 0.36%
2035 0.88% 0.36%
2034 0.94% 0.41%
2033 0.97% 0.45%
2032 1.03% 0.51%
2031 1.07% 0.58%
2030 1.11% 0.63%
2029 1.14% 0.75%
2028 1.17% 0.82%
2027 1.2% 0.92%
2026 1.23% 1.12%
2025 1.22% 1.36%
2024 1.22% 0.22%
2023 1.23% 0.96%
2022 1.03% 2.55%
2021 0.82% 1.65%
2020 0.84% 1.64%
2019 0.85% 2.22%
2018 0.82% 2.71%
2017 0.85% 2.37%
2016 0.9% 1.4%
2015 0.9% 1.05%
2014 0.92% 1.12%
2013 0.94% 0.95%
2012 0.96% 0.53%
2011 0.91% 0.31%
2010 0.88% -0.14%
2009 0.94% 0.34%
2008 1% 1.88%
2007 1.08% 2.56%
2006 1.17% 2.38%
2005 1.27% 1.6%
2004 1.37% 0.88%
2003 1.47% 0.69%
2002 1.56% 0.9%
2001 1.68% 1.34%
2000 1.84% 1.38%
1999 1.92% 1.22%
1998 1.91% 1.08%
1997 1.87% 0.82%
1996 1.84% 0.54%
1995 1.88% 0.54%
1994 1.87% 0.87%
1993 1.88% 1.02%
1992 1.9% 1.26%
1991 1.93% 1.17%
1990 2.01% 0.78%
1989 2.07% 1.25%
1988 2.15% 1.58%
1987 2.26% 1.1%
1986 2.38% 0.74%
1985 2.49% 0.79%
1984 2.6% 1.07%
1983 2.72% 1.33%
1982 2.78% 1.35%
1981 2.6% 1.15%
1980 2.42% 1.06%
1979 2.44% 0.98%
1978 2.47% 0.78%
1977 2.52% 0.75%
1976 2.57% 1%
1975 2.66% 1.29%
1974 2.87% 1.36%
1973 2.9% 1.52%
1972 1.94% 1.47%
1971 1.76% 0.81%
1970 2.62% 0.53%
1969 2.88% 0.93%
1968 2.99% 1.38%
1967 2.99% 1.63%
1966 2.95% 1.71%
1965 2.96% 1.75%
1964 2.96% 1.79%
1963 2.96% 1.8%
1962 2.95% 1.87%
1961 2.86% 1.97%

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 Iceland's population grew by 0.22%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Iceland
Current population
178415186
397129
Population rank 8/197 173/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.005%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
10.4 hours
One birth every
9.04 seconds
2.07 hours
One death every
36.7 seconds
3.44 hours
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +2
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +843
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.22%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 155/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
3.24 hours
Annual migration change -402,100 +2,709
Net migration rank 194/196 56/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 98,818
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 130/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 25.1%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 23/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Iceland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Iceland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 2,709
2024 - -473,362 - 3,543
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 1,697 4,630
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 1,719 6,535
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 2,534 4,911
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 2,199 2,498
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 2,163 5,030
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 1,975 6,638
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 1,854 8,348
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 1,711 4,128
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 1,952 1,499
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 2,324 1,139
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 2,169 1,666
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 2,566 -277
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 2,521 -1,393
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 2,862 -2,055
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 3,026 -4,785
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 2,825 1,138
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 2,617 5,254
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 2,491 5,300
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 2,433 3,925
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 2,425 610
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 2,317 -204
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 2,243 -333
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 2,365 867
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 2,475 1,877
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 2,192 1,165
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 2,357 1,014
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 2,305 225
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 2,447 -511
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 2,354 -1,354
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 2,713 -804
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 2,875 -194
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 2,898 -225
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 2,733 1,145
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 3,058 -971
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 2,832 -994
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 2,847 1,572
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 2,360 944
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 2,384 -335
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 2,221 -628
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 2,539 -328
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 2,702 170
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 2,736 616
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 2,677 157
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 2,966 -629
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 2,980 -572
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 2,727 -781
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 2,551 -1,079
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 2,951 -1,181
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 2,965 -388
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 2,776 209
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 3,121 -310
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 3,241 362
1971 542,747 224,369 2,782 -231
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 2,576 -1,754
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 2,766 -1,414
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 2,841 -448
1967 1,860,743 23,164 3,021 47
1966 1,794,530 3,758 3,305 39
1965 1,688,652 47,610 3,442 -194
1964 1,686,591 25,426 3,459 -67
1963 1,612,749 23,215 3,490 -113
1962 1,584,035 26,533 3,465 -228
1961 1,504,524 26,503 3,312 164
1960 1,418,810 13,580 3,758 -269

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 Iceland 30.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 20,128 people) and 69.3% is from migration (a gain of 45,356 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 98,818 people or 25.1% in Iceland.

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
Iceland
City Population
Reykjavik 139K
Kopavogur 40K
Hafnarfjorur 31.5K
Keflavik 23.3K
Akureyri 20K

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

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