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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 283,487,931 people in Indonesia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 288,551,776 in Indonesia.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 1.62 times bigger than Bangladesh's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Indonesia is the 4th.
  • The countries together account for 5.63% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 3.48% for Indonesia.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +0.94% in Indonesia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Indonesia has grown from 234M to 289M (23.3% growth).

Bangladesh vs Indonesia: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Indonesia
2100 210,399,059 297,263,579
2099 211,449,688 298,386,561
2098 212,479,977 299,496,396
2097 213,484,035 300,596,542
2096 214,463,720 301,680,965
2095 215,424,649 302,745,817
2094 216,368,088 303,798,670
2093 217,273,531 304,837,512
2092 218,151,426 305,857,297
2091 218,980,379 306,853,321
2090 219,782,575 307,827,852
2089 220,538,090 308,775,620
2088 221,257,201 309,700,566
2087 221,935,839 310,605,359
2086 222,585,679 311,483,180
2085 223,183,658 312,332,996
2084 223,742,603 313,155,965
2083 224,273,365 313,952,990
2082 224,763,738 314,719,759
2081 225,237,793 315,453,880
2080 225,665,152 316,158,503
2079 226,059,226 316,839,281
2078 226,389,150 317,487,448
2077 226,696,749 318,105,938
2076 226,954,762 318,684,532
2075 227,159,233 319,239,982
2074 227,315,415 319,759,087
2073 227,436,221 320,251,181
2072 227,503,342 320,709,370
2071 227,522,038 321,136,059
2070 227,495,122 321,534,979
2069 227,426,186 321,908,058
2068 227,302,632 322,252,027
2067 227,118,726 322,566,642
2066 226,878,385 322,849,032
2065 226,581,697 323,098,730
2064 226,235,839 323,318,973
2063 225,822,167 323,506,247
2062 225,349,674 323,662,911
2061 224,811,052 323,784,985
2060 224,216,813 323,865,045
2059 223,569,585 323,904,988
2058 222,855,839 323,894,318
2057 222,083,110 323,837,237
2056 221,273,932 323,721,448
2055 220,405,468 323,552,405
2054 219,511,997 323,324,404
2053 218,567,668 323,032,528
2052 217,585,554 322,677,809
2051 216,554,217 322,252,898
2050 215,489,899 321,749,772
2049 214,400,010 321,169,163
2048 213,275,216 320,507,607
2047 212,114,603 319,778,332
2046 210,918,933 318,970,565
2045 209,696,717 318,077,606
2044 208,446,830 317,100,688
2043 207,170,217 316,041,251
2042 205,859,107 314,905,847
2041 204,513,256 313,692,611
2040 203,143,300 312,407,319
2039 201,735,060 311,049,484
2038 200,262,138 309,626,850
2037 198,739,346 308,137,773
2036 197,147,970 306,592,068
2035 195,499,247 304,988,219
2034 193,789,143 303,322,890
2033 191,989,956 301,599,483
2032 190,141,739 299,828,261
2031 188,208,233 298,003,267
2030 186,212,272 296,127,253
2029 184,168,103 294,190,935
2028 182,087,511 292,188,833
2027 179,973,411 290,114,110
2026 177,837,418 287,972,484
2025 175,685,057 285,765,617
2024 173,562,364 283,487,931
2023 171,466,990 281,190,067
2022 169,384,897 278,830,529
2021 167,658,854 276,758,053
2020 166,298,024 274,814,866
2019 164,913,055 272,489,381
2018 163,523,103 269,951,846
2017 162,186,147 267,346,658
2016 160,811,932 264,627,418
2015 159,383,179 261,799,249
2014 157,964,929 258,877,399
2013 156,532,141 255,852,467
2012 155,070,101 252,698,525
2011 153,591,076 249,470,032
2010 152,201,981 246,305,322
2009 150,873,714 243,220,028
2008 149,474,264 240,157,903
2007 147,989,278 237,062,337
2006 146,405,973 233,951,652
2005 144,715,786 230,871,650
2004 142,902,856 227,926,649
2003 140,970,351 225,048,008
2002 138,933,658 222,088,495
2001 136,805,810 219,097,902
2000 134,544,304 216,077,790
1999 132,108,065 213,004,668
1998 129,622,332 209,826,788
1997 127,198,069 206,536,095
1996 124,862,179 203,204,348
1995 122,600,370 199,888,057
1994 120,343,179 196,591,828
1993 118,132,360 193,305,168
1992 115,952,192 190,043,744
1991 113,787,109 186,778,238
1990 111,633,717 183,501,098
1989 109,433,799 180,201,630
1988 107,216,008 176,855,065
1987 104,959,291 173,511,154
1986 102,635,572 170,175,065
1985 100,253,825 166,776,185
1984 97,814,966 163,251,124
1983 95,335,155 159,651,381
1982 92,814,507 156,052,152
1981 90,303,105 152,485,035
1980 88,016,432 148,950,540
1979 85,935,072 145,434,834
1978 83,889,655 141,953,163
1977 81,867,264 138,533,541
1976 79,855,318 135,173,655
1975 77,854,351 131,843,848
1974 75,839,348 128,555,045
1973 73,722,294 125,288,515
1972 71,641,519 122,039,841
1971 70,276,758 118,833,702
1970 69,058,894 115,657,495
1969 67,294,133 112,517,639
1968 65,408,276 109,450,006
1967 63,510,929 106,526,393
1966 61,669,806 103,792,754
1965 59,902,519 101,365,130
1964 58,178,374 98,833,749
1963 56,504,402 96,051,424
1962 54,881,146 93,375,850
1961 53,310,348 90,791,249
1960 51,828,660 88,296,070

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 Indonesia gained 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Indonesia's population increased by 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Indonesia was ranked 4th in 2006 and still ranked 4th 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 Indonesia will increase by 11.5% to 321,749,772 people and rank change from 4th to 6th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 324M people in 2059 for Indonesia.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Indonesia
2100 -0.5% -0.38%
2099 -0.48% -0.37%
2098 -0.47% -0.37%
2097 -0.46% -0.36%
2096 -0.45% -0.35%
2095 -0.44% -0.35%
2094 -0.42% -0.34%
2093 -0.4% -0.33%
2092 -0.38% -0.32%
2091 -0.36% -0.32%
2090 -0.34% -0.31%
2089 -0.33% -0.3%
2088 -0.31% -0.29%
2087 -0.29% -0.28%
2086 -0.27% -0.27%
2085 -0.25% -0.26%
2084 -0.24% -0.25%
2083 -0.22% -0.24%
2082 -0.21% -0.23%
2081 -0.19% -0.22%
2080 -0.17% -0.21%
2079 -0.15% -0.2%
2078 -0.14% -0.19%
2077 -0.11% -0.18%
2076 -0.09% -0.17%
2075 -0.07% -0.16%
2074 -0.05% -0.15%
2073 -0.03% -0.14%
2072 -0.008% -0.13%
2071 0.01% -0.12%
2070 0.03% -0.12%
2069 0.05% -0.11%
2068 0.08% -0.1%
2067 0.11% -0.09%
2066 0.13% -0.08%
2065 0.15% -0.07%
2064 0.18% -0.06%
2063 0.21% -0.05%
2062 0.24% -0.04%
2061 0.27% -0.02%
2060 0.29% -0.01%
2059 0.32% 0.003%
2058 0.35% 0.02%
2057 0.37% 0.04%
2056 0.39% 0.05%
2055 0.41% 0.07%
2054 0.43% 0.09%
2053 0.45% 0.11%
2052 0.48% 0.13%
2051 0.49% 0.16%
2050 0.51% 0.18%
2049 0.53% 0.21%
2048 0.55% 0.23%
2047 0.57% 0.25%
2046 0.58% 0.28%
2045 0.6% 0.31%
2044 0.62% 0.34%
2043 0.64% 0.36%
2042 0.66% 0.39%
2041 0.67% 0.41%
2040 0.7% 0.44%
2039 0.74% 0.46%
2038 0.77% 0.48%
2037 0.81% 0.5%
2036 0.84% 0.53%
2035 0.88% 0.55%
2034 0.94% 0.57%
2033 0.97% 0.59%
2032 1.03% 0.61%
2031 1.07% 0.63%
2030 1.11% 0.66%
2029 1.14% 0.69%
2028 1.17% 0.72%
2027 1.2% 0.74%
2026 1.23% 0.77%
2025 1.22% 0.8%
2024 1.22% 0.82%
2023 1.23% 0.85%
2022 1.03% 0.75%
2021 0.82% 0.71%
2020 0.84% 0.85%
2019 0.85% 0.94%
2018 0.82% 0.97%
2017 0.85% 1.03%
2016 0.9% 1.08%
2015 0.9% 1.13%
2014 0.92% 1.18%
2013 0.94% 1.25%
2012 0.96% 1.29%
2011 0.91% 1.28%
2010 0.88% 1.27%
2009 0.94% 1.28%
2008 1% 1.31%
2007 1.08% 1.33%
2006 1.17% 1.33%
2005 1.27% 1.29%
2004 1.37% 1.28%
2003 1.47% 1.33%
2002 1.56% 1.36%
2001 1.68% 1.4%
2000 1.84% 1.44%
1999 1.92% 1.51%
1998 1.91% 1.59%
1997 1.87% 1.64%
1996 1.84% 1.66%
1995 1.88% 1.68%
1994 1.87% 1.7%
1993 1.88% 1.72%
1992 1.9% 1.75%
1991 1.93% 1.79%
1990 2.01% 1.83%
1989 2.07% 1.89%
1988 2.15% 1.93%
1987 2.26% 1.96%
1986 2.38% 2.04%
1985 2.49% 2.16%
1984 2.6% 2.25%
1983 2.72% 2.31%
1982 2.78% 2.34%
1981 2.6% 2.37%
1980 2.42% 2.42%
1979 2.44% 2.45%
1978 2.47% 2.47%
1977 2.52% 2.49%
1976 2.57% 2.53%
1975 2.66% 2.56%
1974 2.87% 2.61%
1973 2.9% 2.66%
1972 1.94% 2.7%
1971 1.76% 2.75%
1970 2.62% 2.79%
1969 2.88% 2.8%
1968 2.99% 2.74%
1967 2.99% 2.63%
1966 2.95% 2.39%
1965 2.96% 2.56%
1964 2.96% 2.9%
1963 2.96% 2.87%
1962 2.95% 2.85%
1961 2.86% 2.83%

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 Indonesia's population grew by 0.82%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Indonesia
Current population
178415186
288551776
Population rank 8/197 4/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 3.48%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
13.7 seconds
One birth every
9.04 seconds
7.04 seconds
One death every
36.7 seconds
14.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +6,296
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +2,297,864
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.82%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 115/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -39,509
Net migration rank 194/196 171/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 445,726
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 86/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 188/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Indonesia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Indonesia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -39,509
2024 - -473,362 - -38,469
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 2,364,808 -37,501
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 2,429,171 -37,501
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 1,764,332 -11,248
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 2,152,076 -18,743
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 2,548,048 -30,421
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 2,587,219 -29,911
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 2,682,556 -29,467
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 2,814,578 -28,991
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 2,899,165 -28,487
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 3,000,907 -27,988
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 3,104,258 -27,507
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 3,259,811 -28,869
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 3,266,560 -40,543
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 3,161,082 -57,752
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 3,140,944 -73,655
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 3,138,143 -81,364
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 3,211,484 -77,338
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 3,163,026 -75,829
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 3,149,551 -76,784
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 2,894,440 -77,002
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 3,037,698 -97,732
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 3,063,044 -83,985
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 3,066,275 -64,255
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 3,080,621 -42,697
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 3,137,133 -28,799
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 3,258,820 -11,356
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 3,338,243 -4,334
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 3,331,535 -1,854
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 3,304,550 -1,643
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 3,292,127 -2,575
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 3,287,348 -3,485
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 3,241,576 -2,609
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 3,288,791 3,096
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 3,250,906 11,539
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 3,316,792 19,905
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 3,331,242 25,383
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 3,304,520 26,705
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 3,309,905 30,988
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 3,419,412 37,451
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 3,549,570 43,693
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 3,558,949 47,375
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 3,545,504 46,792
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 3,497,244 44,710
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 3,484,846 42,254
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 3,460,621 43,900
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 3,412,980 45,911
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 3,334,779 45,610
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 3,291,479 48,010
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 3,263,794 56,386
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 3,196,136 61,188
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 3,210,643 64,991
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 3,149,726 72,007
1971 542,747 224,369 3,111,304 79,264
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 3,080,421 81,368
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 3,034,825 82,955
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 2,961,608 55,731
1967 1,860,743 23,164 2,909,981 -80,138
1966 1,794,530 3,758 2,715,011 -77,645
1965 1,688,652 47,610 2,278,891 -61,145
1964 1,686,591 25,426 2,700,138 144,819
1963 1,612,749 23,215 2,609,526 110,166
1962 1,584,035 26,533 2,525,163 106,264
1961 1,504,524 26,503 2,434,113 103,628
1960 1,418,810 13,580 2,350,971 101,631

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 Indonesia 98.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 25,242,860 people) and 1.1% is from migration (a loss of 280,258 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 445,726 people or 0.2% in Indonesia.

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
Indonesia
City Population
Jakarta 11.1M
Bali 4.36M
Surabaya 3.01M
Bandung 2.88M
Bekasi 2.38M
Depok 2.33M
Tangerang 2.24M
Medan 2.11M
South Tangerang 1.64M
Semarang 1.62M

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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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