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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 123,975,371 people in Japan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 122,677,250 in Japan.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 1.45 times bigger than Japan's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Japan is the 12th.
  • The countries together account for 3.63% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 1.48% for Japan.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs -0.25% in Japan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Japan has declined from 128M to 123M (4.05% decline).

Bangladesh vs Japan: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Japan
2100 210,399,059 76,978,998
2099 211,449,688 77,363,458
2098 212,479,977 77,742,445
2097 213,484,035 78,118,375
2096 214,463,720 78,498,614
2095 215,424,649 78,875,245
2094 216,368,088 79,250,325
2093 217,273,531 79,628,057
2092 218,151,426 80,007,967
2091 218,980,379 80,383,529
2090 219,782,575 80,760,724
2089 220,538,090 81,140,553
2088 221,257,201 81,521,696
2087 221,935,839 81,908,373
2086 222,585,679 82,304,497
2085 223,183,658 82,709,534
2084 223,742,603 83,123,058
2083 224,273,365 83,544,006
2082 224,763,738 83,980,325
2081 225,237,793 84,429,305
2080 225,665,152 84,899,768
2079 226,059,226 85,387,247
2078 226,389,150 85,897,934
2077 226,696,749 86,434,291
2076 226,954,762 86,993,007
2075 227,159,233 87,577,777
2074 227,315,415 88,190,392
2073 227,436,221 88,834,763
2072 227,503,342 89,499,356
2071 227,522,038 90,184,464
2070 227,495,122 90,899,136
2069 227,426,186 91,625,421
2068 227,302,632 92,367,969
2067 227,118,726 93,113,499
2066 226,878,385 93,869,240
2065 226,581,697 94,633,430
2064 226,235,839 95,391,433
2063 225,822,167 96,148,081
2062 225,349,674 96,902,907
2061 224,811,052 97,654,031
2060 224,216,813 98,400,894
2059 223,569,585 99,144,216
2058 222,855,839 99,868,968
2057 222,083,110 100,585,601
2056 221,273,932 101,295,868
2055 220,405,468 101,989,736
2054 219,511,997 102,683,462
2053 218,567,668 103,359,083
2052 217,585,554 104,036,901
2051 216,554,217 104,706,698
2050 215,489,899 105,377,283
2049 214,400,010 106,053,011
2048 213,275,216 106,731,207
2047 212,114,603 107,419,237
2046 210,918,933 108,115,358
2045 209,696,717 108,820,982
2044 208,446,830 109,529,333
2043 207,170,217 110,245,586
2042 205,859,107 110,968,174
2041 204,513,256 111,704,629
2040 203,143,300 112,438,759
2039 201,735,060 113,175,948
2038 200,262,138 113,915,783
2037 198,739,346 114,662,374
2036 197,147,970 115,410,956
2035 195,499,247 116,162,381
2034 193,789,143 116,911,001
2033 191,989,956 117,652,676
2032 190,141,739 118,393,188
2031 188,208,233 119,127,425
2030 186,212,272 119,856,131
2029 184,168,103 120,574,242
2028 182,087,511 121,287,543
2027 179,973,411 121,989,133
2026 177,837,418 122,677,250
2025 175,685,057 123,339,586
2024 173,562,364 123,975,371
2023 171,466,990 124,516,650
2022 169,384,897 125,124,989
2021 167,658,854 125,681,593
2020 166,298,024 126,261,000
2019 164,913,055 126,633,000
2018 163,523,103 126,811,000
2017 162,186,147 126,972,000
2016 160,811,932 127,076,000
2015 159,383,179 127,141,000
2014 157,964,929 127,276,000
2013 156,532,141 127,445,000
2012 155,070,101 127,629,000
2011 153,591,076 127,833,000
2010 152,201,981 128,070,000
2009 150,873,714 128,047,000
2008 149,474,264 128,063,000
2007 147,989,278 128,001,000
2006 146,405,973 127,854,000
2005 144,715,786 127,773,000
2004 142,902,856 127,761,000
2003 140,970,351 127,718,000
2002 138,933,658 127,445,000
2001 136,805,810 127,149,000
2000 134,544,304 126,843,000
1999 132,108,065 126,631,000
1998 129,622,332 126,400,000
1997 127,198,069 126,057,000
1996 124,862,179 125,757,000
1995 122,600,370 125,472,000
1994 120,343,179 125,178,000
1993 118,132,360 124,829,000
1992 115,952,192 124,425,000
1991 113,787,109 123,964,000
1990 111,633,717 123,478,000
1989 109,433,799 123,069,000
1988 107,216,008 122,578,000
1987 104,959,291 122,069,000
1986 102,635,572 121,482,000
1985 100,253,825 120,837,000
1984 97,814,966 120,083,000
1983 95,335,155 119,307,000
1982 92,814,507 118,480,000
1981 90,303,105 117,661,000
1980 88,016,432 116,807,000
1979 85,935,072 115,890,000
1978 83,889,655 114,913,000
1977 81,867,264 113,872,000
1976 79,855,318 112,775,000
1975 77,854,351 111,573,000
1974 75,839,348 110,162,000
1973 73,722,294 108,707,000
1972 71,641,519 107,188,000
1971 70,276,758 105,697,000
1970 69,058,894 103,403,000
1969 67,294,133 102,219,000
1968 65,408,276 101,011,000
1967 63,510,929 99,879,000
1966 61,669,806 98,851,000
1965 59,902,519 97,952,000
1964 58,178,374 96,903,000
1963 56,504,402 95,900,000
1962 54,881,146 94,933,000
1961 53,310,348 94,055,000
1960 51,828,660 93,216,000

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 Japan lost 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Japan's population decreased by 4,398,750 people (a 3.46% decline).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Japan was ranked 10th in 2006 and ranked 12th 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 Japan will decrease by 14.1% to 105,377,283 people and rank change from 12th to 17th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people, while Japan's population already peaked in 2010 at 128M people and is projected to decrease to 77M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Japan
2100 -0.5% -0.5%
2099 -0.48% -0.49%
2098 -0.47% -0.48%
2097 -0.46% -0.48%
2096 -0.45% -0.48%
2095 -0.44% -0.47%
2094 -0.42% -0.47%
2093 -0.4% -0.47%
2092 -0.38% -0.47%
2091 -0.36% -0.47%
2090 -0.34% -0.47%
2089 -0.33% -0.47%
2088 -0.31% -0.47%
2087 -0.29% -0.48%
2086 -0.27% -0.49%
2085 -0.25% -0.5%
2084 -0.24% -0.5%
2083 -0.22% -0.52%
2082 -0.21% -0.53%
2081 -0.19% -0.55%
2080 -0.17% -0.57%
2079 -0.15% -0.59%
2078 -0.14% -0.62%
2077 -0.11% -0.64%
2076 -0.09% -0.67%
2075 -0.07% -0.69%
2074 -0.05% -0.73%
2073 -0.03% -0.74%
2072 -0.008% -0.76%
2071 0.01% -0.79%
2070 0.03% -0.79%
2069 0.05% -0.8%
2068 0.08% -0.8%
2067 0.11% -0.81%
2066 0.13% -0.81%
2065 0.15% -0.79%
2064 0.18% -0.79%
2063 0.21% -0.78%
2062 0.24% -0.77%
2061 0.27% -0.76%
2060 0.29% -0.75%
2059 0.32% -0.73%
2058 0.35% -0.71%
2057 0.37% -0.7%
2056 0.39% -0.68%
2055 0.41% -0.68%
2054 0.43% -0.65%
2053 0.45% -0.65%
2052 0.48% -0.64%
2051 0.49% -0.64%
2050 0.51% -0.64%
2049 0.53% -0.64%
2048 0.55% -0.64%
2047 0.57% -0.64%
2046 0.58% -0.65%
2045 0.6% -0.65%
2044 0.62% -0.65%
2043 0.64% -0.65%
2042 0.66% -0.66%
2041 0.67% -0.65%
2040 0.7% -0.65%
2039 0.74% -0.65%
2038 0.77% -0.65%
2037 0.81% -0.65%
2036 0.84% -0.65%
2035 0.88% -0.64%
2034 0.94% -0.63%
2033 0.97% -0.63%
2032 1.03% -0.62%
2031 1.07% -0.61%
2030 1.11% -0.6%
2029 1.14% -0.59%
2028 1.17% -0.58%
2027 1.2% -0.56%
2026 1.23% -0.54%
2025 1.22% -0.51%
2024 1.22% -0.43%
2023 1.23% -0.49%
2022 1.03% -0.44%
2021 0.82% -0.46%
2020 0.84% -0.29%
2019 0.85% -0.14%
2018 0.82% -0.13%
2017 0.85% -0.08%
2016 0.9% -0.05%
2015 0.9% -0.11%
2014 0.92% -0.13%
2013 0.94% -0.14%
2012 0.96% -0.16%
2011 0.91% -0.19%
2010 0.88% 0.02%
2009 0.94% -0.01%
2008 1% 0.05%
2007 1.08% 0.11%
2006 1.17% 0.06%
2005 1.27% 0.009%
2004 1.37% 0.03%
2003 1.47% 0.21%
2002 1.56% 0.23%
2001 1.68% 0.24%
2000 1.84% 0.17%
1999 1.92% 0.18%
1998 1.91% 0.27%
1997 1.87% 0.24%
1996 1.84% 0.23%
1995 1.88% 0.23%
1994 1.87% 0.28%
1993 1.88% 0.32%
1992 1.9% 0.37%
1991 1.93% 0.39%
1990 2.01% 0.33%
1989 2.07% 0.4%
1988 2.15% 0.42%
1987 2.26% 0.48%
1986 2.38% 0.53%
1985 2.49% 0.63%
1984 2.6% 0.65%
1983 2.72% 0.7%
1982 2.78% 0.7%
1981 2.6% 0.73%
1980 2.42% 0.79%
1979 2.44% 0.85%
1978 2.47% 0.91%
1977 2.52% 0.97%
1976 2.57% 1.08%
1975 2.66% 1.28%
1974 2.87% 1.34%
1973 2.9% 1.42%
1972 1.94% 1.41%
1971 1.76% 2.22%
1970 2.62% 1.16%
1969 2.88% 1.2%
1968 2.99% 1.13%
1967 2.99% 1.04%
1966 2.95% 0.92%
1965 2.96% 1.08%
1964 2.96% 1.05%
1963 2.96% 1.02%
1962 2.95% 0.93%
1961 2.86% 0.9%

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 Japan's population declined by 0.43%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Japan
Current population
178415186
122677250
Population rank 8/197 12/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 1.48%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
58.3 seconds
One birth every
9.04 seconds
42.2 seconds
One death every
36.7 seconds
19.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +5,741 -1,483
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 -541,279
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% -0.43%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 185/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
3.75 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 +140,579
Net migration rank 194/196 10/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 3,409,529
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 19/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 2.8%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 120/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Japan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Japan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 140,579
2024 - -473,362 - 153,357
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 -871,617 175,003
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 -825,825 175,003
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 -640,976 -34,996
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 -542,923 42,001
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 -531,858 318,190
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 -456,520 320,601
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 -406,310 322,564
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 -343,106 314,732
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 -292,424 168,896
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 -267,279 58,109
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 -242,146 66,449
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 -229,733 67,904
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 -204,533 97,720
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 -128,070 131,860
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 -76,828 125,450
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 -51,225 142,605
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 -25,600 138,024
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 12,785 130,065
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 -25,554 113,017
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 76,656 69,014
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 114,946 74,875
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 178,423 60,864
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 203,438 59,563
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 228,317 23,468
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 202,610 56,901
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 265,440 45,912
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 277,325 43,366
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 314,392 25,030
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 276,039 87,714
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 363,017 154,214
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 312,073 168,836
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 360,833 170,878
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 396,685 161,331
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 407,478 124,582
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 467,662 31,202
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 527,085 51,154
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 598,138 28,001
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 631,706 27,987
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 676,687 -141,323
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 756,523 -273,686
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 775,495 -269,755
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 805,664 -288,550
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 811,861 -278,525
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 864,372 -92,314
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 950,298 -57,692
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 1,011,234 -47,996
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 1,070,397 -49,082
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 1,127,750 -34,976
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 1,204,989 107
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 1,332,960 -10,145
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 1,391,449 -34,674
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 1,372,006 -73,980
1971 542,747 224,369 1,331,782 -107,778
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 1,230,496 33,731
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 1,195,962 49,447
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 1,191,930 43,593
1967 1,860,743 23,164 1,258,475 29,632
1966 1,794,530 3,758 682,072 68,934
1965 1,688,652 47,610 1,126,448 -50,667
1964 1,686,591 25,426 1,046,553 -100,696
1963 1,612,749 23,215 987,770 -100,742
1962 1,584,035 26,533 901,864 -57,075
1961 1,504,524 26,503 893,522 -58,882
1960 1,418,810 13,580 894,874 -150,371

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 Japan 73.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 5,178,838 people) and 26.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,860,103 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 3,409,529 people or 2.8% in Japan.

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
Japan
City Population
Tokyo 14.3M
Yokohama 3.76M
Osaka 2.75M
Nagoya 2.33M
Sapporo 1.96M
Fukuoka 1.6M
Kawasaki 1.54M
Kobe 1.52M
Kyoto 1.46M
Saitama 1.33M

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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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