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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 58,952,704 people in Italy in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 58,562,681 in Italy.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 3.05 times bigger than Italy's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Italy is the 26th.
  • The countries together account for 2.86% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.71% for Italy.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs -0.21% in Italy.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Italy has grown from 58.4M to 58.6M (0.28% growth).

Bangladesh vs Italy: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Italy
2100 210,399,059 35,208,261
2099 211,449,688 35,444,989
2098 212,479,977 35,676,340
2097 213,484,035 35,914,345
2096 214,463,720 36,150,501
2095 215,424,649 36,386,787
2094 216,368,088 36,619,396
2093 217,273,531 36,850,181
2092 218,151,426 37,089,746
2091 218,980,379 37,323,400
2090 219,782,575 37,560,976
2089 220,538,090 37,802,157
2088 221,257,201 38,040,056
2087 221,935,839 38,280,439
2086 222,585,679 38,517,279
2085 223,183,658 38,761,126
2084 223,742,603 39,008,873
2083 224,273,365 39,255,273
2082 224,763,738 39,509,964
2081 225,237,793 39,767,732
2080 225,665,152 40,030,977
2079 226,059,226 40,302,924
2078 226,389,150 40,579,648
2077 226,696,749 40,860,952
2076 226,954,762 41,151,772
2075 227,159,233 41,455,646
2074 227,315,415 41,779,503
2073 227,436,221 42,111,664
2072 227,503,342 42,459,257
2071 227,522,038 42,814,908
2070 227,495,122 43,187,953
2069 227,426,186 43,571,469
2068 227,302,632 43,964,515
2067 227,118,726 44,361,273
2066 226,878,385 44,771,926
2065 226,581,697 45,197,177
2064 226,235,839 45,628,630
2063 225,822,167 46,066,216
2062 225,349,674 46,517,561
2061 224,811,052 46,971,598
2060 224,216,813 47,424,830
2059 223,569,585 47,879,711
2058 222,855,839 48,332,818
2057 222,083,110 48,778,066
2056 221,273,932 49,222,515
2055 220,405,468 49,653,326
2054 219,511,997 50,073,600
2053 218,567,668 50,488,203
2052 217,585,554 50,886,354
2051 216,554,217 51,276,616
2050 215,489,899 51,663,176
2049 214,400,010 52,034,983
2048 213,275,216 52,392,012
2047 212,114,603 52,745,310
2046 210,918,933 53,080,828
2045 209,696,717 53,408,660
2044 208,446,830 53,723,325
2043 207,170,217 54,042,322
2042 205,859,107 54,342,628
2041 204,513,256 54,629,496
2040 203,143,300 54,916,374
2039 201,735,060 55,205,078
2038 200,262,138 55,481,637
2037 198,739,346 55,757,394
2036 197,147,970 56,025,224
2035 195,499,247 56,295,613
2034 193,789,143 56,562,648
2033 191,989,956 56,822,364
2032 190,141,739 57,078,534
2031 188,208,233 57,345,322
2030 186,212,272 57,606,120
2029 184,168,103 57,851,091
2028 182,087,511 58,091,760
2027 179,973,411 58,333,039
2026 177,837,418 58,562,681
2025 175,685,057 58,769,653
2024 173,562,364 58,952,704
2023 171,466,990 58,984,216
2022 169,384,897 59,013,667
2021 167,658,854 59,133,173
2020 166,298,024 59,438,851
2019 164,913,055 59,729,081
2018 163,523,103 60,148,658
2017 162,186,147 60,002,252
2016 160,811,932 60,115,223
2015 159,383,179 60,229,605
2014 157,964,929 60,320,707
2013 156,532,141 60,311,613
2012 155,070,101 60,191,247
2011 153,591,076 60,026,841
2010 152,201,981 59,819,407
2009 150,873,714 59,555,454
2008 149,474,264 59,211,181
2007 147,989,278 58,756,247
2006 146,405,973 58,399,861
2005 144,715,786 58,166,682
2004 142,902,856 57,828,179
2003 140,970,351 57,399,184
2002 138,933,658 57,089,824
2001 136,805,810 56,976,981
2000 134,544,304 56,942,108
1999 132,108,065 56,916,317
1998 129,622,332 56,906,744
1997 127,198,069 56,890,372
1996 124,862,179 56,860,281
1995 122,600,370 56,844,303
1994 120,343,179 56,843,400
1993 118,132,360 56,831,821
1992 115,952,192 56,797,087
1991 113,787,109 56,758,521
1990 111,633,717 56,719,240
1989 109,433,799 56,671,781
1988 107,216,008 56,629,288
1987 104,959,291 56,601,931
1986 102,635,572 56,596,155
1985 100,253,825 56,593,071
1984 97,814,966 56,576,718
1983 95,335,155 56,564,074
1982 92,814,507 56,543,548
1981 90,303,105 56,501,675
1980 88,016,432 56,433,883
1979 85,935,072 56,317,749
1978 83,889,655 56,155,143
1977 81,867,264 55,955,411
1976 79,855,318 55,718,260
1975 77,854,351 55,441,001
1974 75,839,348 55,110,868
1973 73,722,294 54,751,406
1972 71,641,519 54,381,345
1971 70,276,758 54,073,490
1970 69,058,894 53,821,850
1969 67,294,133 53,537,950
1968 65,408,276 53,235,750
1967 63,510,929 52,900,500
1966 61,669,806 52,519,000
1965 59,902,519 52,112,350
1964 58,178,374 51,675,350
1963 56,504,402 51,252,000
1962 54,881,146 50,879,450
1961 53,310,348 50,536,350
1960 51,828,660 50,199,700

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/italy | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Italy gained 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Italy's population decreased by 1,552,542 people (a 2.58% decline).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Italy was ranked 23rd in 2006 and ranked 26th 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 Italy will decrease by 11.8% to 51,663,176 people and rank change from 26th to 40th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people, while Italy's population already peaked in 2014 at 60.3M people and is projected to decrease to 35.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Italy
2100 -0.5% -0.67%
2099 -0.48% -0.65%
2098 -0.47% -0.66%
2097 -0.46% -0.65%
2096 -0.45% -0.65%
2095 -0.44% -0.64%
2094 -0.42% -0.63%
2093 -0.4% -0.65%
2092 -0.38% -0.63%
2091 -0.36% -0.63%
2090 -0.34% -0.64%
2089 -0.33% -0.63%
2088 -0.31% -0.63%
2087 -0.29% -0.61%
2086 -0.27% -0.63%
2085 -0.25% -0.64%
2084 -0.24% -0.63%
2083 -0.22% -0.64%
2082 -0.21% -0.65%
2081 -0.19% -0.66%
2080 -0.17% -0.67%
2079 -0.15% -0.68%
2078 -0.14% -0.69%
2077 -0.11% -0.71%
2076 -0.09% -0.73%
2075 -0.07% -0.78%
2074 -0.05% -0.79%
2073 -0.03% -0.82%
2072 -0.008% -0.83%
2071 0.01% -0.86%
2070 0.03% -0.88%
2069 0.05% -0.89%
2068 0.08% -0.89%
2067 0.11% -0.92%
2066 0.13% -0.94%
2065 0.15% -0.95%
2064 0.18% -0.95%
2063 0.21% -0.97%
2062 0.24% -0.97%
2061 0.27% -0.96%
2060 0.29% -0.95%
2059 0.32% -0.94%
2058 0.35% -0.91%
2057 0.37% -0.9%
2056 0.39% -0.87%
2055 0.41% -0.84%
2054 0.43% -0.82%
2053 0.45% -0.78%
2052 0.48% -0.76%
2051 0.49% -0.75%
2050 0.51% -0.71%
2049 0.53% -0.68%
2048 0.55% -0.67%
2047 0.57% -0.63%
2046 0.58% -0.61%
2045 0.6% -0.59%
2044 0.62% -0.59%
2043 0.64% -0.55%
2042 0.66% -0.53%
2041 0.67% -0.52%
2040 0.7% -0.52%
2039 0.74% -0.5%
2038 0.77% -0.49%
2037 0.81% -0.48%
2036 0.84% -0.48%
2035 0.88% -0.47%
2034 0.94% -0.46%
2033 0.97% -0.45%
2032 1.03% -0.47%
2031 1.07% -0.45%
2030 1.11% -0.42%
2029 1.14% -0.41%
2028 1.17% -0.41%
2027 1.2% -0.39%
2026 1.23% -0.35%
2025 1.22% -0.31%
2024 1.22% -0.05%
2023 1.23% -0.05%
2022 1.03% -0.2%
2021 0.82% -0.51%
2020 0.84% -0.49%
2019 0.85% -0.7%
2018 0.82% 0.24%
2017 0.85% -0.19%
2016 0.9% -0.19%
2015 0.9% -0.15%
2014 0.92% 0.02%
2013 0.94% 0.2%
2012 0.96% 0.27%
2011 0.91% 0.35%
2010 0.88% 0.44%
2009 0.94% 0.58%
2008 1% 0.77%
2007 1.08% 0.61%
2006 1.17% 0.4%
2005 1.27% 0.59%
2004 1.37% 0.75%
2003 1.47% 0.54%
2002 1.56% 0.2%
2001 1.68% 0.06%
2000 1.84% 0.05%
1999 1.92% 0.02%
1998 1.91% 0.03%
1997 1.87% 0.05%
1996 1.84% 0.03%
1995 1.88% 0.002%
1994 1.87% 0.02%
1993 1.88% 0.06%
1992 1.9% 0.07%
1991 1.93% 0.07%
1990 2.01% 0.08%
1989 2.07% 0.08%
1988 2.15% 0.05%
1987 2.26% 0.01%
1986 2.38% 0.005%
1985 2.49% 0.03%
1984 2.6% 0.02%
1983 2.72% 0.04%
1982 2.78% 0.07%
1981 2.6% 0.12%
1980 2.42% 0.21%
1979 2.44% 0.29%
1978 2.47% 0.36%
1977 2.52% 0.43%
1976 2.57% 0.5%
1975 2.66% 0.6%
1974 2.87% 0.66%
1973 2.9% 0.68%
1972 1.94% 0.57%
1971 1.76% 0.47%
1970 2.62% 0.53%
1969 2.88% 0.57%
1968 2.99% 0.63%
1967 2.99% 0.73%
1966 2.95% 0.78%
1965 2.96% 0.85%
1964 2.96% 0.83%
1963 2.96% 0.73%
1962 2.95% 0.68%
1961 2.86% 0.67%

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 Italy's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Italy
Current population
178415186
58562681
Population rank 8/197 26/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.71%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
16.7 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
1.39 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
47.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +5,741 -86
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 -31,512
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 170/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
6.99 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 +75,448
Net migration rank 194/196 19/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 6,553,671
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 12/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 11%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 59/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Italy
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Italy
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 75,448
2024 - -473,362 - 95,246
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 -283,125 150,189
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 -318,674 231,228
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 -301,579 157,327
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 -338,801 85,281
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 -215,025 46,634
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 -192,475 83,686
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 -192,007 95,147
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 -138,265 84,568
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 -162,620 39,389
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 -96,513 52,679
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 -90,468 158,090
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 -78,248 252,524
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 -48,021 198,544
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 -23,928 274,387
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 -17,866 283,676
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 -11,842 422,534
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 -5,876 495,092
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 0 215,995
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 -17,450 258,702
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 11,566 417,970
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 -40,179 478,578
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 -22,836 223,861
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 -11,396 48,903
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 -17,082 56,065
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 -22,766 54,405
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 -39,835 67,985
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 -22,756 50,539
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 -22,744 53,450
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 -34,107 -460,287
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 -17,053 502,750
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 0 24,321
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 22,718 51,747
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 11,352 19,721
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 22,688 35,317
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 28,336 19,540
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 33,977 18,553
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 16,980 7,825
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 11,319 -6,206
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 28,297 6,911
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 50,919 203
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 33,939 -3,733
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 79,161 -24,223
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 73,452 7,182
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 84,650 295,642
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 129,531 42,637
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 168,465 43,932
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 190,248 42,246
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 228,445 40,885
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 271,660 43,051
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 336,176 42,487
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 328,508 41,631
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 364,355 43,182
1971 542,747 224,369 383,922 -58,627
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 376,753 -62,216
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 390,827 -45,346
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 399,268 -50,149
1967 1,860,743 23,164 439,074 -37,992
1966 1,794,530 3,758 488,427 -35,352
1965 1,688,652 47,610 474,222 -36,267
1964 1,686,591 25,426 527,089 -27,368
1963 1,612,749 23,215 440,767 -28,198
1962 1,584,035 26,533 427,387 -25,840
1961 1,504,524 26,503 459,880 -129,761
1960 1,418,810 13,580 426,697 -140,765

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

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/italy | 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 Italy 68.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,239,084 people) and 31.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,026,128 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 6,553,671 people or 11% in Italy.

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
Italy
City Population
Rome 2.75M
Milan 1.35M
Naples 913K
Turin 842K
Palermo 630K
Genoa 559K
Bologna 388K
Florence 361K
Bari 315K
Catania 312K

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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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