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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 9,974,400 people in Israel in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 10,290,887 in Israel.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 17.3 times bigger than Israel's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Israel is the 95th.
  • The countries together account for 2.28% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.12% for Israel.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +1.96% in Israel.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Israel has grown from 7.05M to 10.3M (45.9% growth).

Bangladesh vs Israel: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Israel
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Israel
2100 210,399,059 21,079,031
2099 211,449,688 20,971,907
2098 212,479,977 20,869,188
2097 213,484,035 20,764,637
2096 214,463,720 20,651,056
2095 215,424,649 20,537,392
2094 216,368,088 20,420,251
2093 217,273,531 20,294,077
2092 218,151,426 20,167,075
2091 218,980,379 20,038,540
2090 219,782,575 19,910,123
2089 220,538,090 19,788,579
2088 221,257,201 19,660,357
2087 221,935,839 19,527,597
2086 222,585,679 19,388,628
2085 223,183,658 19,246,899
2084 223,742,603 19,099,510
2083 224,273,365 18,955,502
2082 224,763,738 18,813,463
2081 225,237,793 18,667,367
2080 225,665,152 18,512,469
2079 226,059,226 18,362,060
2078 226,389,150 18,208,724
2077 226,696,749 18,053,774
2076 226,954,762 17,908,513
2075 227,159,233 17,761,880
2074 227,315,415 17,618,257
2073 227,436,221 17,477,875
2072 227,503,342 17,343,227
2071 227,522,038 17,195,556
2070 227,495,122 17,043,216
2069 227,426,186 16,890,521
2068 227,302,632 16,742,334
2067 227,118,726 16,593,617
2066 226,878,385 16,448,006
2065 226,581,697 16,297,575
2064 226,235,839 16,152,550
2063 225,822,167 15,997,249
2062 225,349,674 15,847,545
2061 224,811,052 15,695,962
2060 224,216,813 15,537,020
2059 223,569,585 15,383,512
2058 222,855,839 15,227,838
2057 222,083,110 15,069,709
2056 221,273,932 14,910,638
2055 220,405,468 14,746,579
2054 219,511,997 14,578,352
2053 218,567,668 14,414,886
2052 217,585,554 14,252,277
2051 216,554,217 14,090,930
2050 215,489,899 13,927,651
2049 214,400,010 13,765,178
2048 213,275,216 13,606,737
2047 212,114,603 13,448,310
2046 210,918,933 13,286,110
2045 209,696,717 13,126,049
2044 208,446,830 12,960,184
2043 207,170,217 12,796,533
2042 205,859,107 12,632,183
2041 204,513,256 12,471,494
2040 203,143,300 12,312,998
2039 201,735,060 12,152,920
2038 200,262,138 11,995,851
2037 198,739,346 11,841,052
2036 197,147,970 11,693,469
2035 195,499,247 11,543,041
2034 193,789,143 11,396,608
2033 191,989,956 11,252,344
2032 190,141,739 11,108,763
2031 188,208,233 10,961,050
2030 186,212,272 10,815,614
2029 184,168,103 10,675,258
2028 182,087,511 10,533,711
2027 179,973,411 10,393,227
2026 177,837,418 10,252,942
2025 175,685,057 10,113,937
2024 173,562,364 9,974,400
2023 171,466,990 9,849,000
2022 169,384,897 9,557,500
2021 167,658,854 9,371,400
2020 166,298,024 9,215,100
2019 164,913,055 9,054,000
2018 163,523,103 8,882,800
2017 162,186,147 8,713,300
2016 160,811,932 8,546,000
2015 159,383,179 8,380,100
2014 157,964,929 8,215,700
2013 156,532,141 8,059,500
2012 155,070,101 7,910,500
2011 153,591,076 7,765,800
2010 152,201,981 7,623,600
2009 150,873,714 7,485,600
2008 149,474,264 7,308,800
2007 147,989,278 7,180,100
2006 146,405,973 7,053,700
2005 144,715,786 6,930,100
2004 142,902,856 6,809,000
2003 140,970,351 6,689,700
2002 138,933,658 6,570,000
2001 136,805,810 6,439,000
2000 134,544,304 6,289,000
1999 132,108,065 6,125,000
1998 129,622,332 5,971,000
1997 127,198,069 5,836,000
1996 124,862,179 5,692,000
1995 122,600,370 5,545,000
1994 120,343,179 5,399,000
1993 118,132,360 5,261,000
1992 115,952,192 5,123,000
1991 113,787,109 4,949,000
1990 111,633,717 4,660,000
1989 109,433,799 4,518,000
1988 107,216,008 4,442,000
1987 104,959,291 4,369,000
1986 102,635,572 4,299,000
1985 100,253,825 4,233,000
1984 97,814,966 4,159,000
1983 95,335,155 4,105,000
1982 92,814,507 4,031,000
1981 90,303,105 3,956,000
1980 88,016,432 3,878,000
1979 85,935,072 3,786,000
1978 83,889,655 3,690,000
1977 81,867,264 3,613,000
1976 79,855,318 3,533,000
1975 77,854,351 3,455,000
1974 75,839,348 3,377,000
1973 73,722,294 3,278,000
1972 71,641,519 3,148,000
1971 70,276,758 3,069,000
1970 69,058,894 2,974,000
1969 67,294,133 2,877,000
1968 65,408,276 2,803,000
1967 63,510,929 2,745,000
1966 61,669,806 2,629,000
1965 59,902,519 2,563,000
1964 58,178,374 2,475,000
1963 56,504,402 2,379,000
1962 54,881,146 2,293,000
1961 53,310,348 2,185,000
1960 51,828,660 2,114,020

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 Israel gained 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Israel's population increased by 1,744,887 people (a 20.4% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Israel was ranked 99th in 2006 and ranked 95th 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 Israel will increase by 35.3% to 13,927,651 people and rank change from 95th to 88th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 21.1M people in 2100 for Israel.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Israel
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Israel
2100 -0.5% 0.51%
2099 -0.48% 0.49%
2098 -0.47% 0.5%
2097 -0.46% 0.55%
2096 -0.45% 0.55%
2095 -0.44% 0.57%
2094 -0.42% 0.62%
2093 -0.4% 0.63%
2092 -0.38% 0.64%
2091 -0.36% 0.64%
2090 -0.34% 0.61%
2089 -0.33% 0.65%
2088 -0.31% 0.68%
2087 -0.29% 0.72%
2086 -0.27% 0.74%
2085 -0.25% 0.77%
2084 -0.24% 0.76%
2083 -0.22% 0.75%
2082 -0.21% 0.78%
2081 -0.19% 0.84%
2080 -0.17% 0.82%
2079 -0.15% 0.84%
2078 -0.14% 0.86%
2077 -0.11% 0.81%
2076 -0.09% 0.83%
2075 -0.07% 0.82%
2074 -0.05% 0.8%
2073 -0.03% 0.78%
2072 -0.008% 0.86%
2071 0.01% 0.89%
2070 0.03% 0.9%
2069 0.05% 0.89%
2068 0.08% 0.9%
2067 0.11% 0.89%
2066 0.13% 0.92%
2065 0.15% 0.9%
2064 0.18% 0.97%
2063 0.21% 0.94%
2062 0.24% 0.97%
2061 0.27% 1.02%
2060 0.29% 1%
2059 0.32% 1.02%
2058 0.35% 1.05%
2057 0.37% 1.07%
2056 0.39% 1.11%
2055 0.41% 1.15%
2054 0.43% 1.13%
2053 0.45% 1.14%
2052 0.48% 1.15%
2051 0.49% 1.17%
2050 0.51% 1.18%
2049 0.53% 1.16%
2048 0.55% 1.18%
2047 0.57% 1.22%
2046 0.58% 1.22%
2045 0.6% 1.28%
2044 0.62% 1.28%
2043 0.64% 1.3%
2042 0.66% 1.29%
2041 0.67% 1.29%
2040 0.7% 1.32%
2039 0.74% 1.31%
2038 0.77% 1.31%
2037 0.81% 1.26%
2036 0.84% 1.3%
2035 0.88% 1.28%
2034 0.94% 1.28%
2033 0.97% 1.29%
2032 1.03% 1.35%
2031 1.07% 1.34%
2030 1.11% 1.31%
2029 1.14% 1.34%
2028 1.17% 1.35%
2027 1.2% 1.37%
2026 1.23% 1.37%
2025 1.22% 1.4%
2024 1.22% 1.27%
2023 1.23% 3.05%
2022 1.03% 1.99%
2021 0.82% 1.7%
2020 0.84% 1.78%
2019 0.85% 1.93%
2018 0.82% 1.95%
2017 0.85% 1.96%
2016 0.9% 1.98%
2015 0.9% 2%
2014 0.92% 1.94%
2013 0.94% 1.88%
2012 0.96% 1.86%
2011 0.91% 1.87%
2010 0.88% 1.84%
2009 0.94% 2.42%
2008 1% 1.79%
2007 1.08% 1.79%
2006 1.17% 1.78%
2005 1.27% 1.78%
2004 1.37% 1.78%
2003 1.47% 1.82%
2002 1.56% 2.03%
2001 1.68% 2.39%
2000 1.84% 2.68%
1999 1.92% 2.58%
1998 1.91% 2.31%
1997 1.87% 2.53%
1996 1.84% 2.65%
1995 1.88% 2.7%
1994 1.87% 2.62%
1993 1.88% 2.69%
1992 1.9% 3.52%
1991 1.93% 6.2%
1990 2.01% 3.14%
1989 2.07% 1.71%
1988 2.15% 1.67%
1987 2.26% 1.63%
1986 2.38% 1.56%
1985 2.49% 1.78%
1984 2.6% 1.32%
1983 2.72% 1.84%
1982 2.78% 1.9%
1981 2.6% 2.01%
1980 2.42% 2.43%
1979 2.44% 2.6%
1978 2.47% 2.13%
1977 2.52% 2.26%
1976 2.57% 2.26%
1975 2.66% 2.31%
1974 2.87% 3.02%
1973 2.9% 4.13%
1972 1.94% 2.57%
1971 1.76% 3.19%
1970 2.62% 3.37%
1969 2.88% 2.64%
1968 2.99% 2.11%
1967 2.99% 4.41%
1966 2.95% 2.58%
1965 2.96% 3.56%
1964 2.96% 4.04%
1963 2.96% 3.75%
1962 2.95% 4.94%
1961 2.86% 3.36%

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 Israel's population grew by 1.27%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Israel
Current population
178415186
10290887
Population rank 8/197 95/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.12%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
4.19 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
2.87 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
10.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +344
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +125,400
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +1.27%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 84/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
46 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 +11,466
Net migration rank 194/196 42/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 2,091,569
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 35/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 22.3%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 26/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Israel
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Israel
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 11,466
2024 - -473,362 - 10,612
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 131,977 9,999
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 129,982 50,004
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 134,011 16,859
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 128,089 16,573
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 135,810 16,134
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 140,348 15,615
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 138,541 14,518
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 136,736 24,308
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 134,082 29,735
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 133,916 25,303
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 129,758 17,075
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 128,941 16,549
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 125,030 10,470
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 126,552 12,906
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 122,015 7,269
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 117,672 7,974
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 111,292 9,654
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 109,332 11,446
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 105,338 10,975
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 106,901 8,494
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 106,366 6,684
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 101,178 17,420
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 99,160 38,643
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 98,737 63,409
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 94,325 78,422
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 93,744 52,713
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 88,707 60,297
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 86,518 66,811
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 82,066 61,800
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 79,365 57,273
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 77,337 49,345
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 77,357 57,522
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 73,740 153,141
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 71,764 178,732
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 68,674 14,192
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 71,072 1,675
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 69,904 7,511
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 70,073 -3,598
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 71,538 -3,686
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 70,703 10,933
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 70,196 689
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 68,931 16,563
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 67,647 16,021
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 68,253 16,284
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 68,148 15,591
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 67,158 15,556
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 70,092 12,747
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 74,899 10,459
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 70,828 11,726
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 68,891 11,929
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 65,560 14,310
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 62,960 27,415
1971 542,747 224,369 64,449 52,632
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 56,506 56,173
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 53,800 59,928
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 51,014 60,804
1967 1,860,743 23,164 47,488 59,483
1966 1,794,530 3,758 50,477 57,347
1965 1,688,652 47,610 49,979 54,694
1964 1,686,591 25,426 48,015 54,050
1963 1,612,749 23,215 44,964 53,877
1962 1,584,035 26,533 43,337 52,313
1961 1,504,524 26,503 42,170 34,482
1960 1,418,810 13,580 44,818 10,990

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 Israel 86% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,343,492 people) and 14% is from migration (a gain of 219,048 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 2,091,569 people or 22.3% in Israel.

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
Israel
City Population
Jerusalem 936K
Tel Aviv 468K
Haifa 283K
Rishon LeZion 250K
Petah Tikva 236K
Netanya 217K
Beersheba 209K
Holon 194K
Bnei Brak 194K
Ramat Gan 159K

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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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