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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 2,839,175 people in Jamaica in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 2,834,980 in Jamaica.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 62.9 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Jamaica is the 139th.
  • The countries together account for 2.19% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.03% for Jamaica.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +0.18% in Jamaica.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Jamaica has grown from 2.7M to 2.83M (4.96% growth).

Bangladesh vs Jamaica: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Jamaica
2100 210,399,059 1,075,936
2099 211,449,688 1,095,350
2098 212,479,977 1,115,242
2097 213,484,035 1,135,653
2096 214,463,720 1,156,525
2095 215,424,649 1,177,966
2094 216,368,088 1,200,045
2093 217,273,531 1,222,794
2092 218,151,426 1,246,199
2091 218,980,379 1,270,303
2090 219,782,575 1,294,988
2089 220,538,090 1,320,362
2088 221,257,201 1,346,290
2087 221,935,839 1,372,809
2086 222,585,679 1,399,955
2085 223,183,658 1,427,808
2084 223,742,603 1,456,011
2083 224,273,365 1,484,393
2082 224,763,738 1,513,542
2081 225,237,793 1,543,136
2080 225,665,152 1,573,400
2079 226,059,226 1,603,926
2078 226,389,150 1,634,499
2077 226,696,749 1,665,602
2076 226,954,762 1,696,763
2075 227,159,233 1,728,143
2074 227,315,415 1,760,036
2073 227,436,221 1,791,818
2072 227,503,342 1,823,794
2071 227,522,038 1,855,585
2070 227,495,122 1,887,318
2069 227,426,186 1,918,759
2068 227,302,632 1,950,157
2067 227,118,726 1,981,247
2066 226,878,385 2,012,035
2065 226,581,697 2,043,276
2064 226,235,839 2,073,988
2063 225,822,167 2,104,265
2062 225,349,674 2,134,508
2061 224,811,052 2,164,312
2060 224,216,813 2,194,058
2059 223,569,585 2,223,310
2058 222,855,839 2,252,286
2057 222,083,110 2,280,579
2056 221,273,932 2,308,936
2055 220,405,468 2,336,830
2054 219,511,997 2,364,245
2053 218,567,668 2,390,891
2052 217,585,554 2,416,741
2051 216,554,217 2,441,989
2050 215,489,899 2,466,771
2049 214,400,010 2,491,589
2048 213,275,216 2,515,667
2047 212,114,603 2,539,219
2046 210,918,933 2,562,324
2045 209,696,717 2,584,663
2044 208,446,830 2,606,489
2043 207,170,217 2,627,486
2042 205,859,107 2,647,490
2041 204,513,256 2,666,429
2040 203,143,300 2,684,551
2039 201,735,060 2,702,027
2038 200,262,138 2,718,374
2037 198,739,346 2,734,180
2036 197,147,970 2,748,725
2035 195,499,247 2,761,886
2034 193,789,143 2,774,297
2033 191,989,956 2,785,381
2032 190,141,739 2,795,619
2031 188,208,233 2,804,329
2030 186,212,272 2,812,297
2029 184,168,103 2,819,213
2028 182,087,511 2,825,235
2027 179,973,411 2,830,534
2026 177,837,418 2,834,980
2025 175,685,057 2,837,881
2024 173,562,364 2,839,175
2023 171,466,990 2,839,786
2022 169,384,897 2,839,144
2021 167,658,854 2,837,682
2020 166,298,024 2,830,739
2019 164,913,055 2,823,271
2018 163,523,103 2,820,097
2017 162,186,147 2,815,764
2016 160,811,932 2,809,915
2015 159,383,179 2,802,534
2014 157,964,929 2,793,749
2013 156,532,141 2,783,687
2012 155,070,101 2,772,430
2011 153,591,076 2,760,494
2010 152,201,981 2,748,568
2009 150,873,714 2,736,995
2008 149,474,264 2,725,635
2007 147,989,278 2,713,800
2006 146,405,973 2,700,968
2005 144,715,786 2,687,066
2004 142,902,856 2,672,225
2003 140,970,351 2,656,623
2002 138,933,658 2,640,572
2001 136,805,810 2,624,403
2000 134,544,304 2,607,826
1999 132,108,065 2,589,795
1998 129,622,332 2,569,736
1997 127,198,069 2,547,848
1996 124,862,179 2,524,463
1995 122,600,370 2,500,151
1994 120,343,179 2,475,220
1993 118,132,360 2,449,916
1992 115,952,192 2,424,701
1991 113,787,109 2,400,869
1990 111,633,717 2,379,877
1989 109,433,799 2,361,916
1988 107,216,008 2,345,777
1987 104,959,291 2,329,813
1986 102,635,572 2,312,125
1985 100,253,825 2,290,656
1984 97,814,966 2,264,562
1983 95,335,155 2,234,832
1982 92,814,507 2,203,889
1981 90,303,105 2,173,818
1980 88,016,432 2,145,658
1979 85,935,072 2,119,486
1978 83,889,655 2,094,836
1977 81,867,264 2,070,657
1976 79,855,318 2,045,578
1975 77,854,351 2,018,981
1974 75,839,348 1,990,906
1973 73,722,294 1,961,219
1972 71,641,519 1,931,542
1971 70,276,758 1,903,728
1970 69,058,894 1,878,196
1969 67,294,133 1,855,127
1968 65,408,276 1,833,765
1967 63,510,929 1,812,865
1966 61,669,806 1,791,475
1965 59,902,519 1,769,192
1964 58,178,374 1,745,568
1963 56,504,402 1,721,099
1962 54,881,146 1,696,932
1961 53,310,348 1,673,261
1960 51,828,660 1,650,005

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 Jamaica gained 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Jamaica's population increased by 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Jamaica was ranked 136th in 2006 and ranked 139th 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 Jamaica will decrease by 13% to 2,466,771 people and rank change from 139th to 143rd.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people, while Jamaica's population already peaked in 2023 at 2.84M people and is projected to decrease to 1.08M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Jamaica
2100 -0.5% -1.77%
2099 -0.48% -1.78%
2098 -0.47% -1.8%
2097 -0.46% -1.8%
2096 -0.45% -1.82%
2095 -0.44% -1.84%
2094 -0.42% -1.86%
2093 -0.4% -1.88%
2092 -0.38% -1.9%
2091 -0.36% -1.91%
2090 -0.34% -1.92%
2089 -0.33% -1.93%
2088 -0.31% -1.93%
2087 -0.29% -1.94%
2086 -0.27% -1.95%
2085 -0.25% -1.94%
2084 -0.24% -1.91%
2083 -0.22% -1.93%
2082 -0.21% -1.92%
2081 -0.19% -1.92%
2080 -0.17% -1.9%
2079 -0.15% -1.87%
2078 -0.14% -1.87%
2077 -0.11% -1.84%
2076 -0.09% -1.82%
2075 -0.07% -1.81%
2074 -0.05% -1.77%
2073 -0.03% -1.75%
2072 -0.008% -1.71%
2071 0.01% -1.68%
2070 0.03% -1.64%
2069 0.05% -1.61%
2068 0.08% -1.57%
2067 0.11% -1.53%
2066 0.13% -1.53%
2065 0.15% -1.48%
2064 0.18% -1.44%
2063 0.21% -1.42%
2062 0.24% -1.38%
2061 0.27% -1.36%
2060 0.29% -1.32%
2059 0.32% -1.29%
2058 0.35% -1.24%
2057 0.37% -1.23%
2056 0.39% -1.19%
2055 0.41% -1.16%
2054 0.43% -1.11%
2053 0.45% -1.07%
2052 0.48% -1.03%
2051 0.49% -1%
2050 0.51% -1%
2049 0.53% -0.96%
2048 0.55% -0.93%
2047 0.57% -0.9%
2046 0.58% -0.86%
2045 0.6% -0.84%
2044 0.62% -0.8%
2043 0.64% -0.76%
2042 0.66% -0.71%
2041 0.67% -0.68%
2040 0.7% -0.65%
2039 0.74% -0.6%
2038 0.77% -0.58%
2037 0.81% -0.53%
2036 0.84% -0.48%
2035 0.88% -0.45%
2034 0.94% -0.4%
2033 0.97% -0.37%
2032 1.03% -0.31%
2031 1.07% -0.28%
2030 1.11% -0.25%
2029 1.14% -0.21%
2028 1.17% -0.19%
2027 1.2% -0.16%
2026 1.23% -0.1%
2025 1.22% -0.05%
2024 1.22% -0.02%
2023 1.23% 0.02%
2022 1.03% 0.05%
2021 0.82% 0.25%
2020 0.84% 0.26%
2019 0.85% 0.11%
2018 0.82% 0.15%
2017 0.85% 0.21%
2016 0.9% 0.26%
2015 0.9% 0.31%
2014 0.92% 0.36%
2013 0.94% 0.41%
2012 0.96% 0.43%
2011 0.91% 0.43%
2010 0.88% 0.42%
2009 0.94% 0.42%
2008 1% 0.44%
2007 1.08% 0.48%
2006 1.17% 0.52%
2005 1.27% 0.56%
2004 1.37% 0.59%
2003 1.47% 0.61%
2002 1.56% 0.62%
2001 1.68% 0.64%
2000 1.84% 0.7%
1999 1.92% 0.78%
1998 1.91% 0.86%
1997 1.87% 0.93%
1996 1.84% 0.97%
1995 1.88% 1.01%
1994 1.87% 1.03%
1993 1.88% 1.04%
1992 1.9% 0.99%
1991 1.93% 0.88%
1990 2.01% 0.76%
1989 2.07% 0.69%
1988 2.15% 0.69%
1987 2.26% 0.77%
1986 2.38% 0.94%
1985 2.49% 1.15%
1984 2.6% 1.33%
1983 2.72% 1.4%
1982 2.78% 1.38%
1981 2.6% 1.31%
1980 2.42% 1.23%
1979 2.44% 1.18%
1978 2.47% 1.17%
1977 2.52% 1.23%
1976 2.57% 1.32%
1975 2.66% 1.41%
1974 2.87% 1.51%
1973 2.9% 1.54%
1972 1.94% 1.46%
1971 1.76% 1.36%
1970 2.62% 1.24%
1969 2.88% 1.16%
1968 2.99% 1.15%
1967 2.99% 1.19%
1966 2.95% 1.26%
1965 2.96% 1.35%
1964 2.96% 1.42%
1963 2.96% 1.42%
1962 2.95% 1.41%
1961 2.86% 1.41%

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 Jamaica's population declined by 0.02%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Jamaica
Current population
178415186
2834980
Population rank 8/197 139/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.03%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
14.3 hours
One birth every
9.04 seconds
15.9 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
22.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 -2
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 -611
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% -0.02%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 166/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
47.7 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -11,053
Net migration rank 194/196 135/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 24,007
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 168/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 161/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Jamaica
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Jamaica
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -11,053
2024 - -473,362 - -10,506
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 10,072 -10,003
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 11,215 -10,003
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 6,382 -4,665
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 12,170 0
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 13,094 -10,335
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 13,929 -10,335
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 15,419 -10,335
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 16,944 -10,335
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 18,489 -10,335
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 19,751 -10,335
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 21,037 -10,335
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 22,320 -10,498
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 23,627 -11,577
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 25,031 -13,248
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 26,311 -14,941
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 27,553 -16,191
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 28,886 -16,588
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 30,213 -16,840
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 31,506 -17,071
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 32,500 -17,256
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 33,340 -17,380
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 33,572 -17,428
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 33,666 -17,466
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 34,452 -17,498
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 36,649 -17,542
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 38,628 -17,623
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 40,521 -17,756
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 42,297 -18,285
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 43,705 -19,092
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 45,210 -19,960
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 46,090 -20,731
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 46,494 -21,426
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 45,617 -23,014
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 44,465 -25,085
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 43,591 -27,049
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 43,978 -28,247
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 44,155 -27,958
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 44,520 -25,339
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 45,122 -21,371
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 45,644 -17,211
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 45,095 -14,065
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 43,816 -12,952
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 42,898 -13,619
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 42,316 -15,277
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 42,449 -17,143
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 42,475 -18,483
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 42,999 -18,630
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 43,878 -18,084
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 44,736 -17,340
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 45,526 -16,769
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 47,438 -16,822
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 46,676 -17,934
1971 542,747 224,369 47,206 -20,322
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 47,547 -23,371
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 48,258 -26,304
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 49,189 -28,424
1967 1,860,743 23,164 50,187 -29,147
1966 1,794,530 3,758 50,808 -29,065
1965 1,688,652 47,610 51,423 -28,611
1964 1,686,591 25,426 52,501 -28,066
1963 1,612,749 23,215 52,277 -27,757
1962 1,584,035 26,533 51,758 -27,936
1961 1,504,524 26,503 51,931 -28,416
1960 1,418,810 13,580 51,944 -28,952

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 Jamaica 61.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 137,465 people) and 38.7% is from migration (a loss of 86,681 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 24,007 people or 0.8% in Jamaica.

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
Jamaica
City Population
Kingston 938K
Spanish Town 131K
Montego Bay 124K
Half Way Tree 96.5K
May Pen 61.5K
Mandeville 48.3K
Old Harbour 28.7K
Linstead 22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar 22.6K
Port Antonio 14.8K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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