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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 91,567,738 people in Iran in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 93,468,444 in Iran.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 1.91 times bigger than Iran's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Iran is the 17th.
  • The countries together account for 3.28% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 1.13% for Iran.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +1.19% in Iran.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Iran has grown from 73.4M to 93.5M (27.4% growth).

Bangladesh vs Iran: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Iran
2100 210,399,059 80,713,760
2099 211,449,688 81,246,718
2098 212,479,977 81,770,953
2097 213,484,035 82,295,714
2096 214,463,720 82,818,575
2095 215,424,649 83,338,446
2094 216,368,088 83,854,648
2093 217,273,531 84,371,569
2092 218,151,426 84,888,626
2091 218,980,379 85,410,099
2090 219,782,575 85,934,675
2089 220,538,090 86,466,409
2088 221,257,201 87,004,165
2087 221,935,839 87,549,685
2086 222,585,679 88,105,571
2085 223,183,658 88,668,329
2084 223,742,603 89,239,709
2083 224,273,365 89,817,194
2082 224,763,738 90,402,538
2081 225,237,793 90,995,822
2080 225,665,152 91,595,122
2079 226,059,226 92,196,842
2078 226,389,150 92,801,160
2077 226,696,749 93,405,954
2076 226,954,762 94,007,669
2075 227,159,233 94,606,607
2074 227,315,415 95,197,577
2073 227,436,221 95,783,994
2072 227,503,342 96,355,853
2071 227,522,038 96,915,335
2070 227,495,122 97,460,813
2069 227,426,186 97,988,897
2068 227,302,632 98,496,927
2067 227,118,726 98,978,509
2066 226,878,385 99,439,391
2065 226,581,697 99,877,457
2064 226,235,839 100,288,977
2063 225,822,167 100,668,199
2062 225,349,674 101,017,348
2061 224,811,052 101,332,810
2060 224,216,813 101,612,261
2059 223,569,585 101,858,931
2058 222,855,839 102,061,144
2057 222,083,110 102,228,085
2056 221,273,932 102,358,266
2055 220,405,468 102,449,092
2054 219,511,997 102,498,594
2053 218,567,668 102,508,245
2052 217,585,554 102,480,373
2051 216,554,217 102,417,847
2050 215,489,899 102,318,917
2049 214,400,010 102,189,816
2048 213,275,216 102,024,233
2047 212,114,603 101,832,213
2046 210,918,933 101,613,554
2045 209,696,717 101,371,784
2044 208,446,830 101,104,998
2043 207,170,217 100,818,045
2042 205,859,107 100,512,032
2041 204,513,256 100,188,214
2040 203,143,300 99,849,875
2039 201,735,060 99,501,869
2038 200,262,138 99,137,385
2037 198,739,346 98,759,167
2036 197,147,970 98,366,612
2035 195,499,247 97,963,082
2034 193,789,143 97,546,148
2033 191,989,956 97,118,106
2032 190,141,739 96,671,440
2031 188,208,233 96,204,118
2030 186,212,272 95,718,604
2029 184,168,103 95,195,996
2028 182,087,511 94,623,034
2027 179,973,411 93,987,260
2026 177,837,418 93,276,075
2025 175,685,057 92,478,162
2024 173,562,364 91,567,738
2023 171,466,990 90,608,707
2022 169,384,897 89,524,246
2021 167,658,854 88,455,488
2020 166,298,024 87,723,443
2019 164,913,055 87,051,648
2018 163,523,103 86,117,998
2017 162,186,147 85,026,754
2016 160,811,932 83,812,228
2015 159,383,179 82,619,362
2014 157,964,929 81,502,045
2013 156,532,141 80,414,686
2012 155,070,101 79,370,580
2011 153,591,076 78,383,598
2010 152,201,981 77,420,842
2009 150,873,714 76,457,825
2008 149,474,264 75,514,204
2007 147,989,278 74,602,648
2006 146,405,973 73,392,747
2005 144,715,786 71,828,455
2004 142,902,856 70,256,316
2003 140,970,351 68,769,340
2002 138,933,658 68,011,317
2001 136,805,810 67,452,005
2000 134,544,304 66,418,659
1999 132,108,065 65,445,391
1998 129,622,332 64,519,859
1997 127,198,069 63,639,638
1996 124,862,179 62,881,300
1995 122,600,370 62,205,567
1994 120,343,179 61,520,598
1993 118,132,360 61,403,543
1992 115,952,192 61,184,983
1991 113,787,109 59,986,931
1990 111,633,717 58,380,092
1989 109,433,799 56,704,914
1988 107,216,008 55,072,694
1987 104,959,291 53,323,493
1986 102,635,572 51,446,045
1985 100,253,825 49,582,289
1984 97,814,966 47,793,998
1983 95,335,155 46,029,535
1982 92,814,507 44,272,141
1981 90,303,105 41,989,312
1980 88,016,432 39,842,324
1979 85,935,072 38,424,952
1978 83,889,655 37,126,535
1977 81,867,264 35,933,181
1976 79,855,318 34,837,271
1975 77,854,351 33,802,973
1974 75,839,348 32,796,463
1973 73,722,294 31,839,838
1972 71,641,519 30,921,179
1971 70,276,758 30,029,071
1970 69,058,894 29,145,100
1969 67,294,133 28,273,482
1968 65,408,276 27,437,391
1967 63,510,929 26,628,432
1966 61,669,806 25,829,270
1965 59,902,519 25,036,978
1964 58,178,374 24,262,859
1963 56,504,402 23,519,005
1962 54,881,146 22,807,907
1961 53,310,348 22,125,726
1960 51,828,660 21,470,434

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/iran | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Iran gained 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Iran's population increased by 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Iran was ranked 17th in 2006 and still ranked 17th 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 Iran will increase by 9.47% to 102,318,917 people and rank change from 17th to 18th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 103M people in 2053 for Iran.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Iran
2100 -0.5% -0.66%
2099 -0.48% -0.64%
2098 -0.47% -0.64%
2097 -0.46% -0.63%
2096 -0.45% -0.62%
2095 -0.44% -0.62%
2094 -0.42% -0.61%
2093 -0.4% -0.61%
2092 -0.38% -0.61%
2091 -0.36% -0.61%
2090 -0.34% -0.61%
2089 -0.33% -0.62%
2088 -0.31% -0.62%
2087 -0.29% -0.63%
2086 -0.27% -0.63%
2085 -0.25% -0.64%
2084 -0.24% -0.64%
2083 -0.22% -0.65%
2082 -0.21% -0.65%
2081 -0.19% -0.65%
2080 -0.17% -0.65%
2079 -0.15% -0.65%
2078 -0.14% -0.65%
2077 -0.11% -0.64%
2076 -0.09% -0.63%
2075 -0.07% -0.62%
2074 -0.05% -0.61%
2073 -0.03% -0.59%
2072 -0.008% -0.58%
2071 0.01% -0.56%
2070 0.03% -0.54%
2069 0.05% -0.52%
2068 0.08% -0.49%
2067 0.11% -0.46%
2066 0.13% -0.44%
2065 0.15% -0.41%
2064 0.18% -0.38%
2063 0.21% -0.35%
2062 0.24% -0.31%
2061 0.27% -0.28%
2060 0.29% -0.24%
2059 0.32% -0.2%
2058 0.35% -0.16%
2057 0.37% -0.13%
2056 0.39% -0.09%
2055 0.41% -0.05%
2054 0.43% -0.009%
2053 0.45% 0.03%
2052 0.48% 0.06%
2051 0.49% 0.1%
2050 0.51% 0.13%
2049 0.53% 0.16%
2048 0.55% 0.19%
2047 0.57% 0.22%
2046 0.58% 0.24%
2045 0.6% 0.26%
2044 0.62% 0.28%
2043 0.64% 0.3%
2042 0.66% 0.32%
2041 0.67% 0.34%
2040 0.7% 0.35%
2039 0.74% 0.37%
2038 0.77% 0.38%
2037 0.81% 0.4%
2036 0.84% 0.41%
2035 0.88% 0.43%
2034 0.94% 0.44%
2033 0.97% 0.46%
2032 1.03% 0.49%
2031 1.07% 0.51%
2030 1.11% 0.55%
2029 1.14% 0.61%
2028 1.17% 0.68%
2027 1.2% 0.76%
2026 1.23% 0.86%
2025 1.22% 0.99%
2024 1.22% 1.06%
2023 1.23% 1.21%
2022 1.03% 1.21%
2021 0.82% 0.83%
2020 0.84% 0.77%
2019 0.85% 1.08%
2018 0.82% 1.28%
2017 0.85% 1.45%
2016 0.9% 1.44%
2015 0.9% 1.37%
2014 0.92% 1.35%
2013 0.94% 1.32%
2012 0.96% 1.26%
2011 0.91% 1.24%
2010 0.88% 1.26%
2009 0.94% 1.25%
2008 1% 1.22%
2007 1.08% 1.65%
2006 1.17% 2.18%
2005 1.27% 2.24%
2004 1.37% 2.16%
2003 1.47% 1.11%
2002 1.56% 0.83%
2001 1.68% 1.56%
2000 1.84% 1.49%
1999 1.92% 1.43%
1998 1.91% 1.38%
1997 1.87% 1.21%
1996 1.84% 1.09%
1995 1.88% 1.11%
1994 1.87% 0.19%
1993 1.88% 0.36%
1992 1.9% 2%
1991 1.93% 2.75%
1990 2.01% 2.95%
1989 2.07% 2.96%
1988 2.15% 3.28%
1987 2.26% 3.65%
1986 2.38% 3.76%
1985 2.49% 3.74%
1984 2.6% 3.83%
1983 2.72% 3.97%
1982 2.78% 5.44%
1981 2.6% 5.39%
1980 2.42% 3.69%
1979 2.44% 3.5%
1978 2.47% 3.32%
1977 2.52% 3.15%
1976 2.57% 3.06%
1975 2.66% 3.07%
1974 2.87% 3%
1973 2.9% 2.97%
1972 1.94% 2.97%
1971 1.76% 3.03%
1970 2.62% 3.08%
1969 2.88% 3.05%
1968 2.99% 3.04%
1967 2.99% 3.09%
1966 2.95% 3.16%
1965 2.96% 3.19%
1964 2.96% 3.16%
1963 2.96% 3.12%
1962 2.95% 3.08%
1961 2.86% 3.05%

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/iran | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Iran's population grew by 1.06%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Iran
Current population
178415186
93468444
Population rank 8/197 17/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 1.13%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
32.9 seconds
One birth every
9.04 seconds
26.9 seconds
One death every
36.7 seconds
1.24 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +2,627
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +959,031
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +1.06%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 98/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
4.51 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 +116,786
Net migration rank 194/196 14/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 3,840,654
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 17/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 4.2%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 103/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Iran
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Iran
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 116,786
2024 - -473,362 - 190,156
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 750,150 262,044
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 753,525 403,190
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 645,725 334,967
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 663,978 -180,680
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 893,063 -32,794
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 1,035,052 -27,946
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 1,140,549 34,849
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 1,186,949 66,630
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 1,178,317 -46,239
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 1,158,552 -56,042
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 1,119,533 -47,322
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 1,073,804 -57,823
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 1,023,925 -65,924
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 980,380 -12,849
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 958,322 211
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 940,983 -12,184
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 919,254 -24,950
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 884,529 640,932
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 837,305 765,873
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 801,203 739,996
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 732,600 700,222
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 752,205 -668,962
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 743,658 291,692
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 731,203 300,133
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 723,237 191,988
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 717,655 218,171
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 726,574 98,009
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 784,508 -92,435
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 879,648 -220,258
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 1,008,076 -297,487
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 1,219,658 -1,696,091
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 1,365,466 -451,945
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 1,495,594 -13,059
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 1,530,434 200,711
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 1,609,739 9,460
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 1,614,512 30,688
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 1,639,644 213,524
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 1,659,289 242,411
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 1,661,750 163,999
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 1,653,051 97,748
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 1,573,612 204,544
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 1,514,240 222,390
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 1,376,830 1,452,169
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 1,361,293 103,674
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 1,294,306 75,451
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 1,156,974 70,088
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 1,091,542 68,093
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 1,013,347 18,825
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 929,481 106,921
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 873,369 103,252
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 831,880 104,779
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 804,043 96,614
1971 542,747 224,369 805,830 77,717
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 794,612 89,757
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 780,660 78,196
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 743,992 69,342
1967 1,860,743 23,164 727,276 77,313
1966 1,794,530 3,758 695,040 98,709
1965 1,688,652 47,610 663,029 127,808
1964 1,686,591 25,426 635,589 121,817
1963 1,612,749 23,215 620,126 110,190
1962 1,584,035 26,533 595,538 96,332
1961 1,504,524 26,503 594,674 77,811
1960 1,418,810 13,580 584,060 54,041

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

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/iran | 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 Iran 92.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,405,860 people) and 7.46% is from migration (a gain of 757,979 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 3,840,654 people or 4.2% in Iran.

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
Iran
City Population
Tehran 8.69M
Mashhad 3M
Isfahan 1.96M
Karaj 1.59M
Shiraz 1.57M
Tabriz 1.56M
Qom 1.2M
Ahvaz 1.18M
Kermanshah 947K
Urmia 736K

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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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