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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 5,395,790 people in Ireland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 5,518,360 in Ireland.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 32.3 times bigger than Ireland's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Ireland is the 121st.
  • The countries together account for 2.22% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.07% for Ireland.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +1.41% in Ireland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Ireland has grown from 4.27M to 5.52M (29.1% growth).

Bangladesh vs Ireland: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Ireland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Ireland
2100 210,399,059 5,468,791
2099 211,449,688 5,493,162
2098 212,479,977 5,516,999
2097 213,484,035 5,540,157
2096 214,463,720 5,562,811
2095 215,424,649 5,583,505
2094 216,368,088 5,603,538
2093 217,273,531 5,623,266
2092 218,151,426 5,642,437
2091 218,980,379 5,661,268
2090 219,782,575 5,680,076
2089 220,538,090 5,697,512
2088 221,257,201 5,714,108
2087 221,935,839 5,729,431
2086 222,585,679 5,743,405
2085 223,183,658 5,757,666
2084 223,742,603 5,771,610
2083 224,273,365 5,785,324
2082 224,763,738 5,798,037
2081 225,237,793 5,809,262
2080 225,665,152 5,821,598
2079 226,059,226 5,836,731
2078 226,389,150 5,851,937
2077 226,696,749 5,867,627
2076 226,954,762 5,883,876
2075 227,159,233 5,900,200
2074 227,315,415 5,917,659
2073 227,436,221 5,934,975
2072 227,503,342 5,952,211
2071 227,522,038 5,969,279
2070 227,495,122 5,986,770
2069 227,426,186 6,003,570
2068 227,302,632 6,019,937
2067 227,118,726 6,035,810
2066 226,878,385 6,051,604
2065 226,581,697 6,066,791
2064 226,235,839 6,081,606
2063 225,822,167 6,094,455
2062 225,349,674 6,106,325
2061 224,811,052 6,118,587
2060 224,216,813 6,131,482
2059 223,569,585 6,143,979
2058 222,855,839 6,153,447
2057 222,083,110 6,161,059
2056 221,273,932 6,164,047
2055 220,405,468 6,168,611
2054 219,511,997 6,169,455
2053 218,567,668 6,169,673
2052 217,585,554 6,167,591
2051 216,554,217 6,164,894
2050 215,489,899 6,159,756
2049 214,400,010 6,151,623
2048 213,275,216 6,140,272
2047 212,114,603 6,128,245
2046 210,918,933 6,115,454
2045 209,696,717 6,099,562
2044 208,446,830 6,081,384
2043 207,170,217 6,062,477
2042 205,859,107 6,041,683
2041 204,513,256 6,017,573
2040 203,143,300 5,992,311
2039 201,735,060 5,967,604
2038 200,262,138 5,940,474
2037 198,739,346 5,912,327
2036 197,147,970 5,884,159
2035 195,499,247 5,855,902
2034 193,789,143 5,825,178
2033 191,989,956 5,792,751
2032 190,141,739 5,757,842
2031 188,208,233 5,721,671
2030 186,212,272 5,684,420
2029 184,168,103 5,644,008
2028 182,087,511 5,600,083
2027 179,973,411 5,553,725
2026 177,837,418 5,505,248
2025 175,685,057 5,452,752
2024 173,562,364 5,395,790
2023 171,466,990 5,311,538
2022 169,384,897 5,212,836
2021 167,658,854 5,110,585
2020 166,298,024 5,039,747
2019 164,913,055 4,976,456
2018 163,523,103 4,898,022
2017 162,186,147 4,827,445
2016 160,811,932 4,762,722
2015 159,383,179 4,701,957
2014 157,964,929 4,657,740
2013 156,532,141 4,623,816
2012 155,070,101 4,599,533
2011 153,591,076 4,580,084
2010 152,201,981 4,560,155
2009 150,873,714 4,535,375
2008 149,474,264 4,489,544
2007 147,989,278 4,398,942
2006 146,405,973 4,273,591
2005 144,715,786 4,159,914
2004 142,902,856 4,070,262
2003 140,970,351 3,996,521
2002 138,933,658 3,931,947
2001 136,805,810 3,866,243
2000 134,544,304 3,805,174
1999 132,108,065 3,754,786
1998 129,622,332 3,712,696
1997 127,198,069 3,674,171
1996 124,862,179 3,637,510
1995 122,600,370 3,608,841
1994 120,343,179 3,590,386
1993 118,132,360 3,576,261
1992 115,952,192 3,558,430
1991 113,787,109 3,534,235
1990 111,633,717 3,513,974
1989 109,433,799 3,511,009
1988 107,216,008 3,524,949
1987 104,959,291 3,540,057
1986 102,635,572 3,539,690
1985 100,253,825 3,538,082
1984 97,814,966 3,532,423
1983 95,335,155 3,510,600
1982 92,814,507 3,485,800
1981 90,303,105 3,453,000
1980 88,016,432 3,412,800
1979 85,935,072 3,373,750
1978 83,889,655 3,329,100
1977 81,867,264 3,282,200
1976 79,855,318 3,238,050
1975 77,854,351 3,189,550
1974 75,839,348 3,137,500
1973 73,722,294 3,085,950
1972 71,641,519 3,036,850
1971 70,276,758 2,992,050
1970 69,058,894 2,957,250
1969 67,294,133 2,932,650
1968 65,408,276 2,915,550
1967 63,510,929 2,902,450
1966 61,669,806 2,888,800
1965 59,902,519 2,877,300
1964 58,178,374 2,866,550
1963 56,504,402 2,852,650
1962 54,881,146 2,836,050
1961 53,310,348 2,824,400
1960 51,828,660 2,828,600

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 Ireland gained 489,131 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Ireland's population increased by 755,638 people (a 15.9% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Ireland was ranked 121st in 2006 and still ranked 121st 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 Ireland will increase by 11.6% to 6,159,756 people and rank change from 121st to 119th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 6.17M people in 2053 for Ireland.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Ireland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Ireland
2100 -0.5% -0.44%
2099 -0.48% -0.43%
2098 -0.47% -0.42%
2097 -0.46% -0.41%
2096 -0.45% -0.37%
2095 -0.44% -0.36%
2094 -0.42% -0.35%
2093 -0.4% -0.34%
2092 -0.38% -0.33%
2091 -0.36% -0.33%
2090 -0.34% -0.31%
2089 -0.33% -0.29%
2088 -0.31% -0.27%
2087 -0.29% -0.24%
2086 -0.27% -0.25%
2085 -0.25% -0.24%
2084 -0.24% -0.24%
2083 -0.22% -0.22%
2082 -0.21% -0.19%
2081 -0.19% -0.21%
2080 -0.17% -0.26%
2079 -0.15% -0.26%
2078 -0.14% -0.27%
2077 -0.11% -0.28%
2076 -0.09% -0.28%
2075 -0.07% -0.3%
2074 -0.05% -0.29%
2073 -0.03% -0.29%
2072 -0.008% -0.29%
2071 0.01% -0.29%
2070 0.03% -0.28%
2069 0.05% -0.27%
2068 0.08% -0.26%
2067 0.11% -0.26%
2066 0.13% -0.25%
2065 0.15% -0.24%
2064 0.18% -0.21%
2063 0.21% -0.19%
2062 0.24% -0.2%
2061 0.27% -0.21%
2060 0.29% -0.2%
2059 0.32% -0.15%
2058 0.35% -0.12%
2057 0.37% -0.05%
2056 0.39% -0.07%
2055 0.41% -0.01%
2054 0.43% -0.004%
2053 0.45% 0.03%
2052 0.48% 0.04%
2051 0.49% 0.08%
2050 0.51% 0.13%
2049 0.53% 0.18%
2048 0.55% 0.2%
2047 0.57% 0.21%
2046 0.58% 0.26%
2045 0.6% 0.3%
2044 0.62% 0.31%
2043 0.64% 0.34%
2042 0.66% 0.4%
2041 0.67% 0.42%
2040 0.7% 0.41%
2039 0.74% 0.46%
2038 0.77% 0.48%
2037 0.81% 0.48%
2036 0.84% 0.48%
2035 0.88% 0.53%
2034 0.94% 0.56%
2033 0.97% 0.61%
2032 1.03% 0.63%
2031 1.07% 0.66%
2030 1.11% 0.72%
2029 1.14% 0.78%
2028 1.17% 0.83%
2027 1.2% 0.88%
2026 1.23% 0.96%
2025 1.22% 1.06%
2024 1.22% 1.59%
2023 1.23% 1.89%
2022 1.03% 2%
2021 0.82% 1.41%
2020 0.84% 1.27%
2019 0.85% 1.6%
2018 0.82% 1.46%
2017 0.85% 1.36%
2016 0.9% 1.29%
2015 0.9% 0.95%
2014 0.92% 0.73%
2013 0.94% 0.53%
2012 0.96% 0.42%
2011 0.91% 0.44%
2010 0.88% 0.55%
2009 0.94% 1.02%
2008 1% 2.06%
2007 1.08% 2.93%
2006 1.17% 2.73%
2005 1.27% 2.2%
2004 1.37% 1.85%
2003 1.47% 1.64%
2002 1.56% 1.7%
2001 1.68% 1.6%
2000 1.84% 1.34%
1999 1.92% 1.13%
1998 1.91% 1.05%
1997 1.87% 1.01%
1996 1.84% 0.79%
1995 1.88% 0.51%
1994 1.87% 0.39%
1993 1.88% 0.5%
1992 1.9% 0.68%
1991 1.93% 0.58%
1990 2.01% 0.08%
1989 2.07% -0.4%
1988 2.15% -0.43%
1987 2.26% 0.01%
1986 2.38% 0.05%
1985 2.49% 0.16%
1984 2.6% 0.62%
1983 2.72% 0.71%
1982 2.78% 0.95%
1981 2.6% 1.18%
1980 2.42% 1.16%
1979 2.44% 1.34%
1978 2.47% 1.43%
1977 2.52% 1.36%
1976 2.57% 1.52%
1975 2.66% 1.66%
1974 2.87% 1.67%
1973 2.9% 1.62%
1972 1.94% 1.5%
1971 1.76% 1.18%
1970 2.62% 0.84%
1969 2.88% 0.59%
1968 2.99% 0.45%
1967 2.99% 0.47%
1966 2.95% 0.4%
1965 2.96% 0.38%
1964 2.96% 0.49%
1963 2.96% 0.59%
1962 2.95% 0.41%
1961 2.86% -0.15%

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 Ireland's population grew by 1.59%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Ireland
Current population
178415186
5518360
Population rank 8/197 121/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.07%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
6.24 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
9.61 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
15 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +231
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +84,252
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +1.59%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 68/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
14.9 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 +35,417
Net migration rank 194/196 27/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 1,216,237
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 52/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 23.1%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 25/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Ireland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Ireland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 35,417
2024 - -473,362 - 39,059
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 19,652 43,873
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 19,287 93,535
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 26,064 27,419
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 23,687 15,746
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 28,365 29,663
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 29,878 33,387
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 31,379 28,883
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 33,339 18,967
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 35,265 13,376
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 37,728 448
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 39,302 -12,309
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 42,775 -22,411
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 45,801 -26,529
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 47,426 -26,974
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 47,168 -18,524
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 46,691 18,979
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 43,109 76,465
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 36,752 94,513
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 33,279 63,983
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 33,376 49,102
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 32,372 32,220
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 31,062 34,286
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 27,837 39,220
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 23,592 31,298
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 21,402 23,592
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 22,277 16,615
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 21,311 17,425
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 18,915 9,959
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 16,601 10,019
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 17,234 -3,118
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 17,166 -3,762
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 20,283 1,335
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 21,206 4,944
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 21,787 -8,203
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 20,012 -28,752
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 22,912 -44,020
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 26,904 -38,426
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 27,963 -21,139
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 29,013 -16,178
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 31,791 -15,549
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 34,053 -15,043
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 38,344 -14,464
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 39,364 -10,834
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 40,612 -2,876
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 38,798 1,486
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 36,288 15,543
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 35,448 14,505
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 33,676 14,200
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 34,128 13,828
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 34,199 13,482
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 34,562 13,164
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 34,316 12,858
1971 542,747 224,369 35,606 5,851
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 30,756 -8,892
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 29,326 -10,250
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 27,697 -11,132
1967 1,860,743 23,164 29,895 -11,708
1966 1,794,530 3,758 26,866 -11,858
1965 1,688,652 47,610 30,500 -14,016
1964 1,686,591 25,426 31,532 -15,640
1963 1,612,749 23,215 29,667 -16,615
1962 1,584,035 26,533 28,077 -17,438
1961 1,504,524 26,503 25,137 -22,237
1960 1,418,810 13,580 28,286 -38,492

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 Ireland 48.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 284,644 people) and 51.8% is from migration (a gain of 305,297 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 1,216,237 people or 23.1% in Ireland.

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
Ireland
City Population
Dublin 593K
Cork 222K
Galway 83.5K
Limerick 62.7K
Waterford 48.4K
Drogheda 41K
Swords 40.8K
Dundalk 39K
Tralee 26.1K
Kilkenny 22.2K

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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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