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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 1,450,935,791 people in India in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 1,480,351,380 in India.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 8.3 times bigger than Bangladesh's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while India is the 1st.
  • The countries together account for 20% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 17.9% for India.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +1.03% in India.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while India has grown from 1.17B to 1.48B (26.2% growth).

Bangladesh vs India: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
India
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh India
2100 210,399,059 1,515,897,176
2099 211,449,688 1,523,583,618
2098 212,479,977 1,531,281,096
2097 213,484,035 1,538,914,978
2096 214,463,720 1,546,515,506
2095 215,424,649 1,554,100,337
2094 216,368,088 1,561,632,624
2093 217,273,531 1,569,112,481
2092 218,151,426 1,576,470,228
2091 218,980,379 1,583,793,450
2090 219,782,575 1,591,038,578
2089 220,538,090 1,598,165,996
2088 221,257,201 1,605,169,643
2087 221,935,839 1,612,023,916
2086 222,585,679 1,618,795,931
2085 223,183,658 1,625,424,591
2084 223,742,603 1,631,854,605
2083 224,273,365 1,638,132,423
2082 224,763,738 1,644,206,476
2081 225,237,793 1,650,106,942
2080 225,665,152 1,655,799,569
2079 226,059,226 1,661,261,962
2078 226,389,150 1,666,477,951
2077 226,696,749 1,671,444,317
2076 226,954,762 1,676,151,275
2075 227,159,233 1,680,606,119
2074 227,315,415 1,684,743,082
2073 227,436,221 1,688,579,113
2072 227,503,342 1,692,138,648
2071 227,522,038 1,695,351,098
2070 227,495,122 1,698,255,829
2069 227,426,186 1,700,813,392
2068 227,302,632 1,703,025,450
2067 227,118,726 1,704,872,725
2066 226,878,385 1,706,347,017
2065 226,581,697 1,707,540,131
2064 226,235,839 1,708,362,011
2063 225,822,167 1,708,845,280
2062 225,349,674 1,709,011,618
2061 224,811,052 1,708,866,368
2060 224,216,813 1,708,344,645
2059 223,569,585 1,707,488,768
2058 222,855,839 1,706,314,224
2057 222,083,110 1,704,805,210
2056 221,273,932 1,703,013,988
2055 220,405,468 1,700,890,479
2054 219,511,997 1,698,473,703
2053 218,567,668 1,695,661,388
2052 217,585,554 1,692,531,993
2051 216,554,217 1,689,057,795
2050 215,489,899 1,685,236,057
2049 214,400,010 1,681,083,344
2048 213,275,216 1,676,576,931
2047 212,114,603 1,671,678,054
2046 210,918,933 1,666,371,707
2045 209,696,717 1,660,667,112
2044 208,446,830 1,654,556,840
2043 207,170,217 1,648,067,988
2042 205,859,107 1,641,136,901
2041 204,513,256 1,633,771,970
2040 203,143,300 1,625,990,392
2039 201,735,060 1,617,818,911
2038 200,262,138 1,609,238,166
2037 198,739,346 1,600,212,760
2036 197,147,970 1,590,731,970
2035 195,499,247 1,580,864,963
2034 193,789,143 1,570,629,033
2033 191,989,956 1,560,043,145
2032 190,141,739 1,549,098,676
2031 188,208,233 1,537,810,507
2030 186,212,272 1,526,192,552
2029 184,168,103 1,514,274,850
2028 182,087,511 1,502,102,657
2027 179,973,411 1,489,628,314
2026 177,837,418 1,476,911,618
2025 175,685,057 1,463,993,377
2024 173,562,364 1,450,935,791
2023 171,466,990 1,438,069,596
2022 169,384,897 1,425,423,212
2021 167,658,854 1,414,203,896
2020 166,298,024 1,402,617,695
2019 164,913,055 1,389,030,312
2018 163,523,103 1,374,659,064
2017 162,186,147 1,359,657,400
2016 160,811,932 1,343,944,296
2015 159,383,179 1,328,024,498
2014 157,964,929 1,312,277,191
2013 156,532,141 1,295,829,511
2012 155,070,101 1,278,674,502
2011 153,591,076 1,261,224,954
2010 152,201,981 1,243,481,564
2009 150,873,714 1,225,524,753
2008 149,474,264 1,207,930,964
2007 147,989,278 1,190,676,021
2006 146,405,973 1,172,878,890
2005 144,715,786 1,154,676,322
2004 142,902,856 1,135,991,513
2003 140,970,351 1,116,803,006
2002 138,933,658 1,097,600,380
2001 136,805,810 1,077,898,575
2000 134,544,304 1,057,922,733
1999 132,108,065 1,038,225,823
1998 129,622,332 1,018,665,080
1997 127,198,069 999,133,762
1996 124,862,179 979,678,458
1995 122,600,370 960,301,044
1994 120,343,179 941,163,767
1993 118,132,360 922,118,387
1992 115,952,192 902,957,070
1991 113,787,109 883,927,600
1990 111,633,717 864,972,221
1989 109,433,799 846,039,529
1988 107,216,008 827,342,990
1987 104,959,291 808,931,270
1986 102,635,572 790,689,978
1985 100,253,825 772,647,793
1984 97,814,966 754,875,449
1983 95,335,155 737,372,681
1982 92,814,507 720,313,473
1981 90,303,105 703,696,250
1980 88,016,432 687,354,025
1979 85,935,072 671,155,747
1978 83,889,655 655,728,229
1977 81,867,264 640,801,103
1976 79,855,318 625,861,883
1975 77,854,351 611,309,535
1974 75,839,348 597,041,391
1973 73,722,294 583,465,598
1972 71,641,519 570,482,142
1971 70,276,758 558,096,387
1970 69,058,894 545,864,268
1969 67,294,133 533,880,544
1968 65,408,276 522,716,889
1967 63,510,929 511,606,372
1966 61,669,806 500,740,247
1965 59,902,519 490,140,146
1964 58,178,374 479,229,598
1963 56,504,402 468,138,575
1962 54,881,146 457,283,090
1961 53,310,348 446,564,729
1960 51,828,660 435,990,338

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 India gained 171,065,406 people (a 14.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while India's population increased by 136,407,084 people (a 10.1% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. India was ranked 2nd in 2006 and ranked 1st 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 India will increase by 13.8% to 1,685,236,057 people and will still be ranked 1st.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 1.71B people in 2062 for India.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
India
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh India
2100 -0.5% -0.5%
2099 -0.48% -0.5%
2098 -0.47% -0.5%
2097 -0.46% -0.49%
2096 -0.45% -0.49%
2095 -0.44% -0.48%
2094 -0.42% -0.48%
2093 -0.4% -0.47%
2092 -0.38% -0.46%
2091 -0.36% -0.46%
2090 -0.34% -0.45%
2089 -0.33% -0.44%
2088 -0.31% -0.43%
2087 -0.29% -0.42%
2086 -0.27% -0.41%
2085 -0.25% -0.39%
2084 -0.24% -0.38%
2083 -0.22% -0.37%
2082 -0.21% -0.36%
2081 -0.19% -0.34%
2080 -0.17% -0.33%
2079 -0.15% -0.31%
2078 -0.14% -0.3%
2077 -0.11% -0.28%
2076 -0.09% -0.27%
2075 -0.07% -0.25%
2074 -0.05% -0.23%
2073 -0.03% -0.21%
2072 -0.008% -0.19%
2071 0.01% -0.17%
2070 0.03% -0.15%
2069 0.05% -0.13%
2068 0.08% -0.11%
2067 0.11% -0.09%
2066 0.13% -0.07%
2065 0.15% -0.05%
2064 0.18% -0.03%
2063 0.21% -0.01%
2062 0.24% 0.008%
2061 0.27% 0.03%
2060 0.29% 0.05%
2059 0.32% 0.07%
2058 0.35% 0.09%
2057 0.37% 0.11%
2056 0.39% 0.12%
2055 0.41% 0.14%
2054 0.43% 0.17%
2053 0.45% 0.18%
2052 0.48% 0.21%
2051 0.49% 0.23%
2050 0.51% 0.25%
2049 0.53% 0.27%
2048 0.55% 0.29%
2047 0.57% 0.32%
2046 0.58% 0.34%
2045 0.6% 0.37%
2044 0.62% 0.39%
2043 0.64% 0.42%
2042 0.66% 0.45%
2041 0.67% 0.48%
2040 0.7% 0.51%
2039 0.74% 0.53%
2038 0.77% 0.56%
2037 0.81% 0.6%
2036 0.84% 0.62%
2035 0.88% 0.65%
2034 0.94% 0.68%
2033 0.97% 0.71%
2032 1.03% 0.73%
2031 1.07% 0.76%
2030 1.11% 0.79%
2029 1.14% 0.81%
2028 1.17% 0.84%
2027 1.2% 0.86%
2026 1.23% 0.88%
2025 1.22% 0.9%
2024 1.22% 0.89%
2023 1.23% 0.89%
2022 1.03% 0.79%
2021 0.82% 0.83%
2020 0.84% 0.98%
2019 0.85% 1.05%
2018 0.82% 1.1%
2017 0.85% 1.17%
2016 0.9% 1.2%
2015 0.9% 1.2%
2014 0.92% 1.27%
2013 0.94% 1.34%
2012 0.96% 1.38%
2011 0.91% 1.43%
2010 0.88% 1.47%
2009 0.94% 1.46%
2008 1% 1.45%
2007 1.08% 1.52%
2006 1.17% 1.58%
2005 1.27% 1.64%
2004 1.37% 1.72%
2003 1.47% 1.75%
2002 1.56% 1.83%
2001 1.68% 1.89%
2000 1.84% 1.9%
1999 1.92% 1.92%
1998 1.91% 1.95%
1997 1.87% 1.99%
1996 1.84% 2.02%
1995 1.88% 2.03%
1994 1.87% 2.07%
1993 1.88% 2.12%
1992 1.9% 2.15%
1991 1.93% 2.19%
1990 2.01% 2.24%
1989 2.07% 2.26%
1988 2.15% 2.28%
1987 2.26% 2.31%
1986 2.38% 2.34%
1985 2.49% 2.35%
1984 2.6% 2.37%
1983 2.72% 2.37%
1982 2.78% 2.36%
1981 2.6% 2.38%
1980 2.42% 2.41%
1979 2.44% 2.35%
1978 2.47% 2.33%
1977 2.52% 2.39%
1976 2.57% 2.38%
1975 2.66% 2.39%
1974 2.87% 2.33%
1973 2.9% 2.28%
1972 1.94% 2.22%
1971 1.76% 2.24%
1970 2.62% 2.24%
1969 2.88% 2.14%
1968 2.99% 2.17%
1967 2.99% 2.17%
1966 2.95% 2.16%
1965 2.96% 2.28%
1964 2.96% 2.37%
1963 2.96% 2.37%
1962 2.95% 2.4%
1961 2.86% 2.43%

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 India's population grew by 0.89%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh India
Current population
178415186
1480351380
Population rank 8/197 1/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 17.9%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
2.45 seconds
One birth every
9.04 seconds
1.36 seconds
One death every
36.7 seconds
3.32 seconds
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +35,250
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +12,866,195
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.89%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 107/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
1.06 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -495,753
Net migration rank 194/196 195/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 4,796,255
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 15/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 181/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
India
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh India
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -495,753
2024 - -473,362 - -630,830
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 13,711,993 -979,179
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 13,912,130 -1,353,478
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 10,227,523 -348,916
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 13,366,946 -73,806
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 14,859,846 -978,969
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 15,451,168 -589,794
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 15,394,041 -251,642
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 16,202,593 81,248
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 16,211,195 -655,085
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 16,165,943 -227,263
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 17,107,541 -151,372
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 17,552,365 -198,935
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 17,793,362 -247,017
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 17,991,935 -50,905
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 18,286,055 -312,905
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 18,234,926 -1,020,047
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 18,331,648 -1,037,200
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 18,641,737 -342,177
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 19,034,839 -929,454
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 19,469,758 -206,660
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 19,720,507 -606,970
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 20,024,621 -732,419
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 20,182,573 -70,346
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 19,984,160 -143,960
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 19,648,424 -95,320
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 19,569,575 -1,049
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 19,494,098 880
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 19,442,699 -26,388
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 19,396,161 -57,297
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 19,310,798 -375,253
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 19,152,399 2,364
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 19,132,757 35,155
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 19,049,524 -157,911
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 18,893,588 125,514
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 18,848,915 -2,907
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 18,702,916 -155,676
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 18,496,213 -219,150
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 18,455,495 -249,545
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 17,968,697 -89,991
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 17,698,810 -32,313
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 17,219,127 119,694
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 16,790,507 -10,687
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 16,422,159 33,243
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 16,018,786 210,914
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 15,392,957 774,094
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 14,898,145 -210,444
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 14,575,662 590,626
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 14,435,504 275,984
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 13,958,642 434,205
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 13,795,836 347,869
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 13,412,707 -404,743
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 13,041,792 -82,816
1971 542,747 224,369 12,787,104 -974,574
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 12,417,866 233,782
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 12,167,671 -851,844
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 12,006,807 -995,416
1967 1,860,743 23,164 11,279,897 -70,314
1966 1,794,530 3,758 11,089,894 -566,982
1965 1,688,652 47,610 10,925,714 -248,299
1964 1,686,591 25,426 11,285,378 -141,916
1963 1,612,749 23,215 11,016,705 21,640
1962 1,584,035 26,533 10,743,409 -70,514
1961 1,504,524 26,503 10,468,816 295,177
1960 1,418,810 13,580 10,237,489 146,955

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 India 96.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 145,503,378 people) and 3.56% is from migration (a loss of 5,376,884 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 4,796,255 people or 0.3% in India.

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
India
City Population
Delhi 26.5M
Mumbai 15.4M
Bangalore 12.3M
Hyderabad 9.3M
Ahmedabad 7.64M
Chennai 6.6M
Pune 5.94M
Surat 5.94M
Kolkata 4.5M
Lucknow 3.38M

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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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