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Population in Bangladesh compared to Ivory Coast: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 175,686,899 in 2025 vs 32,711,547 people in Ivory Coast in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,936,470 people compared to 33,910,252 in Ivory Coast.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 5.28 times bigger than Ivory Coast's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Ivory Coast is the 50th.
  • The countries together account for 2.56% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.41% for Ivory Coast.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.97% per year vs +2.65% in Ivory Coast.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 179M (22.2% growth), while Ivory Coast has grown from 20.5M to 33.9M (65% growth).

Bangladesh vs Ivory Coast: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Ivory Coast
2100 210,401,264 104,904,226
2099 211,451,904 104,097,040
2098 212,482,204 103,275,264
2097 213,486,272 102,455,988
2096 214,465,968 101,612,663
2095 215,426,907 100,756,953
2094 216,370,356 99,882,932
2093 217,275,808 99,006,111
2092 218,153,712 98,098,926
2091 218,982,674 97,176,680
2090 219,784,878 96,248,804
2089 220,540,401 95,318,164
2088 221,259,520 94,395,936
2087 221,938,165 93,464,192
2086 222,588,012 92,517,200
2085 223,185,997 91,575,557
2084 223,744,949 90,642,933
2083 224,275,716 89,673,290
2082 224,766,094 88,700,125
2081 225,240,154 87,715,881
2080 225,667,518 86,728,284
2079 226,061,595 85,741,415
2078 226,391,523 84,742,375
2077 226,699,126 83,738,886
2076 226,957,140 82,733,035
2075 227,161,614 81,703,106
2074 227,317,797 80,687,434
2073 227,438,605 79,667,993
2072 227,505,726 78,646,863
2071 227,524,423 77,607,733
2070 227,497,506 76,567,079
2069 227,428,570 75,527,815
2068 227,305,014 74,468,469
2067 227,121,107 73,417,707
2066 226,880,763 72,351,827
2065 226,584,072 71,301,141
2064 226,238,210 70,261,039
2063 225,824,534 69,222,001
2062 225,352,036 68,196,917
2061 224,813,409 67,166,219
2060 224,219,163 66,149,529
2059 223,571,928 65,130,659
2058 222,858,175 64,100,835
2057 222,085,438 63,082,551
2056 221,276,251 62,065,729
2055 220,407,778 61,036,845
2054 219,514,298 60,004,777
2053 218,569,959 58,983,583
2052 217,587,835 57,959,085
2051 216,556,487 56,932,897
2050 215,492,158 55,909,441
2049 214,402,257 54,893,369
2048 213,277,451 53,867,419
2047 212,116,827 52,850,696
2046 210,921,144 51,836,334
2045 209,698,915 50,822,485
2044 208,449,015 49,797,934
2043 207,172,388 48,781,333
2042 205,861,265 47,776,778
2041 204,515,400 46,788,054
2040 203,145,429 45,806,217
2039 201,737,174 44,834,350
2038 200,264,237 43,874,381
2037 198,741,429 42,922,767
2036 197,150,036 41,988,786
2035 195,501,296 41,071,409
2034 193,791,174 40,164,910
2033 191,991,968 39,273,072
2032 190,143,732 38,408,366
2031 188,210,205 37,558,099
2030 186,214,224 36,727,569
2029 184,170,034 35,907,265
2028 182,089,419 35,095,347
2027 179,975,298 34,296,079
2026 177,839,282 33,502,750
2025 175,686,899 32,711,547
2024 173,562,364 31,934,230
2023 171,466,990 31,165,654
2022 169,384,897 30,395,002
2021 167,658,854 29,639,736
2020 166,298,024 28,915,449
2019 164,913,055 28,193,009
2018 163,523,103 27,464,173
2017 162,186,147 26,733,372
2016 160,811,932 25,989,405
2015 159,383,179 25,246,342
2014 157,964,929 24,527,395
2013 156,532,141 23,939,775
2012 155,070,101 23,467,078
2011 153,591,076 22,982,000
2010 152,201,981 22,488,065
2009 150,873,714 21,997,940
2008 149,474,264 21,514,439
2007 147,989,278 21,030,558
2006 146,405,973 20,546,802
2005 144,715,786 20,068,458
2004 142,902,856 19,595,000
2003 140,970,351 19,125,542
2002 138,933,658 18,654,771
2001 136,805,810 18,178,913
2000 134,544,304 17,699,004
1999 132,108,065 17,215,935
1998 129,622,332 16,663,948
1997 127,198,069 16,047,170
1996 124,862,179 15,442,312
1995 122,600,370 14,855,565
1994 120,343,179 14,287,201
1993 118,132,360 13,735,951
1992 115,952,192 13,200,310
1991 113,787,109 12,683,870
1990 111,633,717 12,189,778
1989 109,433,799 11,719,771
1988 107,216,008 11,275,189
1987 104,959,291 10,851,475
1986 102,635,572 10,440,917
1985 100,253,825 10,040,483
1984 97,814,966 9,650,516
1983 95,335,155 9,272,744
1982 92,814,507 8,907,936
1981 90,303,105 8,556,596
1980 88,016,432 8,220,714
1979 85,935,072 7,902,267
1978 83,889,655 7,603,130
1977 81,867,264 7,321,950
1976 79,855,318 7,057,958
1975 77,854,351 6,776,297
1974 75,839,348 6,474,057
1973 73,722,294 6,184,944
1972 71,641,519 5,909,716
1971 70,276,758 5,650,868
1970 69,058,894 5,411,567
1969 67,294,133 5,192,221
1968 65,408,276 4,990,021
1967 63,510,929 4,799,744
1966 61,669,806 4,617,519
1965 59,902,519 4,442,377
1964 58,178,374 4,273,952
1963 56,504,402 4,112,061
1962 54,881,146 3,956,939
1961 53,310,348 3,810,151
1960 51,828,660 3,673,666

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/ivory-coast | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Ivory Coast gained 5,442,603 people (a 26.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% growth), while Ivory Coast's population increased by 7,920,847 people (a 30.5% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd in 2006 and ranked 50th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Bangladesh's population will grow by 20.4% to 215,492,158 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of Ivory Coast will increase by 64.9% to 55,909,441 people and rank change from 50th to 36th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 105M people in 2100 for Ivory Coast.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Ivory Coast
2100 -0.5% 0.78%
2099 -0.48% 0.8%
2098 -0.47% 0.8%
2097 -0.46% 0.83%
2096 -0.45% 0.85%
2095 -0.44% 0.88%
2094 -0.42% 0.89%
2093 -0.4% 0.92%
2092 -0.38% 0.95%
2091 -0.36% 0.96%
2090 -0.34% 0.98%
2089 -0.33% 0.98%
2088 -0.31% 1%
2087 -0.29% 1.02%
2086 -0.27% 1.03%
2085 -0.25% 1.03%
2084 -0.24% 1.08%
2083 -0.22% 1.1%
2082 -0.21% 1.12%
2081 -0.19% 1.14%
2080 -0.17% 1.15%
2079 -0.15% 1.18%
2078 -0.14% 1.2%
2077 -0.11% 1.22%
2076 -0.09% 1.26%
2075 -0.07% 1.26%
2074 -0.05% 1.28%
2073 -0.03% 1.3%
2072 -0.008% 1.34%
2071 0.01% 1.36%
2070 0.03% 1.38%
2069 0.05% 1.42%
2068 0.08% 1.43%
2067 0.11% 1.47%
2066 0.13% 1.47%
2065 0.15% 1.48%
2064 0.18% 1.5%
2063 0.21% 1.5%
2062 0.24% 1.53%
2061 0.27% 1.54%
2060 0.29% 1.56%
2059 0.32% 1.61%
2058 0.35% 1.61%
2057 0.37% 1.64%
2056 0.39% 1.69%
2055 0.41% 1.72%
2054 0.43% 1.73%
2053 0.45% 1.77%
2052 0.48% 1.8%
2051 0.49% 1.83%
2050 0.51% 1.85%
2049 0.53% 1.9%
2048 0.55% 1.92%
2047 0.57% 1.96%
2046 0.58% 1.99%
2045 0.6% 2.06%
2044 0.62% 2.08%
2043 0.64% 2.1%
2042 0.66% 2.11%
2041 0.67% 2.14%
2040 0.7% 2.17%
2039 0.74% 2.19%
2038 0.77% 2.22%
2037 0.81% 2.22%
2036 0.84% 2.23%
2035 0.88% 2.26%
2034 0.94% 2.27%
2033 0.97% 2.25%
2032 1.03% 2.26%
2031 1.07% 2.26%
2030 1.11% 2.28%
2029 1.14% 2.31%
2028 1.17% 2.33%
2027 1.2% 2.37%
2026 1.23% 2.42%
2025 1.22% 2.43%
2024 1.22% 2.47%
2023 1.23% 2.54%
2022 1.03% 2.55%
2021 0.82% 2.5%
2020 0.84% 2.56%
2019 0.85% 2.65%
2018 0.82% 2.73%
2017 0.85% 2.86%
2016 0.9% 2.94%
2015 0.9% 2.93%
2014 0.92% 2.45%
2013 0.94% 2.01%
2012 0.96% 2.11%
2011 0.91% 2.2%
2010 0.88% 2.23%
2009 0.94% 2.25%
2008 1% 2.3%
2007 1.08% 2.35%
2006 1.17% 2.38%
2005 1.27% 2.42%
2004 1.37% 2.45%
2003 1.47% 2.52%
2002 1.56% 2.62%
2001 1.68% 2.71%
2000 1.84% 2.81%
1999 1.92% 3.31%
1998 1.91% 3.84%
1997 1.87% 3.92%
1996 1.84% 3.95%
1995 1.88% 3.98%
1994 1.87% 4.01%
1993 1.88% 4.06%
1992 1.9% 4.07%
1991 1.93% 4.05%
1990 2.01% 4.01%
1989 2.07% 3.94%
1988 2.15% 3.9%
1987 2.26% 3.93%
1986 2.38% 3.99%
1985 2.49% 4.04%
1984 2.6% 4.07%
1983 2.72% 4.1%
1982 2.78% 4.11%
1981 2.6% 4.09%
1980 2.42% 4.03%
1979 2.44% 3.93%
1978 2.47% 3.84%
1977 2.52% 3.74%
1976 2.57% 4.16%
1975 2.66% 4.67%
1974 2.87% 4.67%
1973 2.9% 4.66%
1972 1.94% 4.58%
1971 1.76% 4.42%
1970 2.62% 4.22%
1969 2.88% 4.05%
1968 2.99% 3.96%
1967 2.99% 3.95%
1966 2.95% 3.94%
1965 2.96% 3.94%
1964 2.96% 3.94%
1963 2.96% 3.92%
1962 2.95% 3.85%
1961 2.86% 3.72%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/ivory-coast | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Ivory Coast's population grew by 2.43%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Ivory Coast
Current population
178936470
33910252
Population rank 8/197 50/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.41%
One net population change
14.9 seconds
40.7 seconds
One birth every
9.09 seconds
31.3 seconds
One death every
35.6 seconds
2.16 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,821 +2,130
Annual growth/decline +2,124,535 +777,317
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +2.43%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 26/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
46.6 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 +11,305
Net migration rank 194/196 43/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 2,880,839
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 25/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 9%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 70/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Ivory Coast
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 11,305
2024 2,583,129 -473,362 765,049 7,838
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 758,261 6,002
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 750,270 26,777
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 732,191 1,322
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 727,455 -12,390
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 727,774 2,043
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 722,445 5,395
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 734,553 -796
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 735,630 18,568
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 731,387 522
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 728,978 -23,011
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 720,228 -250,964
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 708,847 -232,712
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 694,033 -200,010
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 676,554 -182,689
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 654,439 -168,027
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 630,610 -150,037
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 617,247 -130,079
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 605,001 -124,651
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 593,685 -117,342
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 579,424 -108,869
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 568,220 -99,880
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 563,692 -90,503
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 555,220 -76,679
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 545,129 -63,843
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 527,634 -42,777
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 509,167 109,961
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 489,984 124,443
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 469,740 125,556
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 453,719 124,501
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 438,274 120,247
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 430,759 113,215
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 423,294 104,006
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 413,354 92,228
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 402,629 79,979
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 390,081 67,324
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 378,575 53,187
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 370,654 45,028
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 357,205 48,233
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 344,549 50,872
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 331,910 52,594
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 317,379 53,646
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 305,204 53,384
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 292,755 51,354
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 280,630 47,031
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 268,875 40,355
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 257,222 31,822
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 250,858 22,452
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 241,939 12,735
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 228,883 79,766
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 216,389 79,445
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 203,429 78,963
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 190,842 77,213
1971 542,747 224,369 179,918 69,728
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 170,070 58,883
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 161,541 48,192
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 153,464 41,198
1967 1,860,743 23,164 145,773 40,125
1966 1,794,530 3,758 138,438 40,125
1965 1,688,652 47,610 131,601 40,125
1964 1,686,591 25,426 124,996 40,125
1963 1,612,749 23,215 118,526 40,125
1962 1,584,035 26,533 111,930 39,670
1961 1,504,524 26,503 105,568 36,410
1960 1,418,810 13,580 99,681 31,307

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/ivory-coast | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 74.2% of the population change in Bangladesh is from natural causes (a gain of 24,425,669 people) and 25.8% is from migration (a loss of 8,481,548 people). In Ivory Coast 99.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,385,015 people) and 0.74% is from migration (a gain of 55,281 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 2,880,839 people or 9% in Ivory Coast.

Biggest cities by population

Bangladesh
City Population
Dhaka 16.8M
Chittagong 3.23M
Narayanganj 968K
Khulna 929K
Sylhet 480K
Rajshahi 448K
Bogra 401K
Barisal 328K
Rangpur 294K
Brahmanbaria 268K
Ivory Coast
City Population
Abidjan 5.62M
Bouake 740K
Korhogo 441K
Yamoussoukro 340K
Divo 295K
Gagnoa 277K
Abengourou 164K
Dabou 138K
Agboville 135K
Grand-Bassam 125K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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