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

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The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 175,686,899 in 2025 vs 11,520,684 people in Jordan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,936,470 people compared to 11,538,682 in Jordan.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 15.5 times bigger than Jordan's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Jordan is the 86th.
  • The countries together account for 2.29% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.14% for Jordan.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.97% per year vs +2.51% in Jordan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 179M (22.2% growth), while Jordan has grown from 6.43M to 11.5M (79.5% growth).

Bangladesh vs Jordan: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Jordan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Jordan
2100 210,401,264 21,206,553
2099 211,451,904 21,178,430
2098 212,482,204 21,136,891
2097 213,486,272 21,098,437
2096 214,465,968 21,064,975
2095 215,426,907 21,007,321
2094 216,370,356 20,974,918
2093 217,275,808 20,926,611
2092 218,153,712 20,877,529
2091 218,982,674 20,792,840
2090 219,784,878 20,727,978
2089 220,540,401 20,647,108
2088 221,259,520 20,577,895
2087 221,938,165 20,508,170
2086 222,588,012 20,445,139
2085 223,185,997 20,367,437
2084 223,744,949 20,300,378
2083 224,275,716 20,240,284
2082 224,766,094 20,154,852
2081 225,240,154 20,058,508
2080 225,667,518 19,973,775
2079 226,061,595 19,882,784
2078 226,391,523 19,796,696
2077 226,699,126 19,705,632
2076 226,957,140 19,612,748
2075 227,161,614 19,506,799
2074 227,317,797 19,410,797
2073 227,438,605 19,304,910
2072 227,505,726 19,196,165
2071 227,524,423 19,081,623
2070 227,497,506 18,959,207
2069 227,428,570 18,852,491
2068 227,305,014 18,714,102
2067 227,121,107 18,598,580
2066 226,880,763 18,463,790
2065 226,584,072 18,329,203
2064 226,238,210 18,207,553
2063 225,824,534 18,075,660
2062 225,352,036 17,928,211
2061 224,813,409 17,787,680
2060 224,219,163 17,650,270
2059 223,571,928 17,507,871
2058 222,858,175 17,365,332
2057 222,085,438 17,219,182
2056 221,276,251 17,087,058
2055 220,407,778 16,943,513
2054 219,514,298 16,811,253
2053 218,569,959 16,678,042
2052 217,587,835 16,520,680
2051 216,556,487 16,375,107
2050 215,492,158 16,206,530
2049 214,402,257 16,037,046
2048 213,277,451 15,855,898
2047 212,116,827 15,679,222
2046 210,921,144 15,498,944
2045 209,698,915 15,300,324
2044 208,449,015 15,103,912
2043 207,172,388 14,910,676
2042 205,861,265 14,717,433
2041 204,515,400 14,514,257
2040 203,145,429 14,292,997
2039 201,737,174 14,087,063
2038 200,264,237 13,878,186
2037 198,741,429 13,672,864
2036 197,150,036 13,476,107
2035 195,501,296 13,279,859
2034 193,791,174 13,086,605
2033 191,991,968 12,892,780
2032 190,143,732 12,696,870
2031 188,210,205 12,489,908
2030 186,214,224 12,291,219
2029 184,170,034 12,085,718
2028 182,089,419 11,870,652
2027 179,975,298 11,657,736
2026 177,839,282 11,412,941
2025 175,686,899 11,520,684
2024 173,562,364 11,552,876
2023 171,466,990 11,439,213
2022 169,384,897 11,256,263
2021 167,658,854 11,066,356
2020 166,298,024 10,865,228
2019 164,913,055 10,671,891
2018 163,523,103 10,462,306
2017 162,186,147 10,234,226
2016 160,811,932 10,006,367
2015 159,383,179 9,544,729
2014 157,964,929 8,791,710
2013 156,532,141 7,991,809
2012 155,070,101 7,587,127
2011 153,591,076 7,480,424
2010 152,201,981 7,297,043
2009 150,873,714 7,141,753
2008 149,474,264 6,989,866
2007 147,989,278 6,827,227
2006 146,405,973 6,427,371
2005 144,715,786 6,029,587
2004 142,902,856 5,882,061
2003 140,970,351 5,741,828
2002 138,933,658 5,616,066
2001 136,805,810 5,498,894
2000 134,544,304 5,386,945
1999 132,108,065 5,276,444
1998 129,622,332 5,164,284
1997 127,198,069 5,046,285
1996 124,862,179 4,912,516
1995 122,600,370 4,752,096
1994 120,343,179 4,561,406
1993 118,132,360 4,348,020
1992 115,952,192 4,127,693
1991 113,787,109 3,915,149
1990 111,633,717 3,621,908
1989 109,433,799 3,349,627
1988 107,216,008 3,193,039
1987 104,959,291 3,047,634
1986 102,635,572 2,909,887
1985 100,253,825 2,778,810
1984 97,814,966 2,654,688
1983 95,335,155 2,537,307
1982 92,814,507 2,426,927
1981 90,303,105 2,325,517
1980 88,016,432 2,234,186
1979 85,935,072 2,153,882
1978 83,889,655 2,083,595
1977 81,867,264 2,019,002
1976 79,855,318 1,958,177
1975 77,854,351 1,899,055
1974 75,839,348 1,839,182
1973 73,722,294 1,778,094
1972 71,641,519 1,714,555
1971 70,276,758 1,645,145
1970 69,058,894 1,565,163
1969 67,294,133 1,473,100
1968 65,408,276 1,372,460
1967 63,510,929 1,271,183
1966 61,669,806 1,178,360
1965 59,902,519 1,099,440
1964 58,178,374 1,035,640
1963 56,504,402 984,714
1962 54,881,146 940,554
1961 53,310,348 897,591
1960 51,828,660 853,471

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Jordan gained 3,578,996 people (a 55.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% growth), while Jordan's population increased by 1,532,315 people (a 15.3% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Jordan was ranked 101st in 2006 and ranked 86th 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 Jordan will increase by 40.5% to 16,206,530 people and rank change from 86th to 79th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 21.2M people in 2100 for Jordan.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Jordan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Jordan
2100 -0.5% 0.13%
2099 -0.48% 0.2%
2098 -0.47% 0.18%
2097 -0.46% 0.16%
2096 -0.45% 0.27%
2095 -0.44% 0.15%
2094 -0.42% 0.23%
2093 -0.4% 0.24%
2092 -0.38% 0.41%
2091 -0.36% 0.31%
2090 -0.34% 0.39%
2089 -0.33% 0.34%
2088 -0.31% 0.34%
2087 -0.29% 0.31%
2086 -0.27% 0.38%
2085 -0.25% 0.33%
2084 -0.24% 0.3%
2083 -0.22% 0.42%
2082 -0.21% 0.48%
2081 -0.19% 0.42%
2080 -0.17% 0.46%
2079 -0.15% 0.43%
2078 -0.14% 0.46%
2077 -0.11% 0.47%
2076 -0.09% 0.54%
2075 -0.07% 0.49%
2074 -0.05% 0.55%
2073 -0.03% 0.57%
2072 -0.008% 0.6%
2071 0.01% 0.65%
2070 0.03% 0.57%
2069 0.05% 0.74%
2068 0.08% 0.62%
2067 0.11% 0.73%
2066 0.13% 0.73%
2065 0.15% 0.67%
2064 0.18% 0.73%
2063 0.21% 0.82%
2062 0.24% 0.79%
2061 0.27% 0.78%
2060 0.29% 0.81%
2059 0.32% 0.82%
2058 0.35% 0.85%
2057 0.37% 0.77%
2056 0.39% 0.85%
2055 0.41% 0.79%
2054 0.43% 0.8%
2053 0.45% 0.95%
2052 0.48% 0.89%
2051 0.49% 1.04%
2050 0.51% 1.06%
2049 0.53% 1.14%
2048 0.55% 1.13%
2047 0.57% 1.16%
2046 0.58% 1.3%
2045 0.6% 1.3%
2044 0.62% 1.3%
2043 0.64% 1.31%
2042 0.66% 1.4%
2041 0.67% 1.55%
2040 0.7% 1.46%
2039 0.74% 1.51%
2038 0.77% 1.5%
2037 0.81% 1.46%
2036 0.84% 1.48%
2035 0.88% 1.48%
2034 0.94% 1.5%
2033 0.97% 1.54%
2032 1.03% 1.66%
2031 1.07% 1.62%
2030 1.11% 1.7%
2029 1.14% 1.81%
2028 1.17% 1.83%
2027 1.2% 2.14%
2026 1.23% -0.94%
2025 1.22% -0.28%
2024 1.22% 0.99%
2023 1.23% 1.63%
2022 1.03% 1.72%
2021 0.82% 1.85%
2020 0.84% 1.81%
2019 0.85% 2%
2018 0.82% 2.23%
2017 0.85% 2.28%
2016 0.9% 4.84%
2015 0.9% 8.57%
2014 0.92% 10%
2013 0.94% 5.33%
2012 0.96% 1.43%
2011 0.91% 2.51%
2010 0.88% 2.17%
2009 0.94% 2.17%
2008 1% 2.38%
2007 1.08% 6.22%
2006 1.17% 6.6%
2005 1.27% 2.51%
2004 1.37% 2.44%
2003 1.47% 2.24%
2002 1.56% 2.13%
2001 1.68% 2.08%
2000 1.84% 2.09%
1999 1.92% 2.17%
1998 1.91% 2.34%
1997 1.87% 2.72%
1996 1.84% 3.38%
1995 1.88% 4.18%
1994 1.87% 4.91%
1993 1.88% 5.34%
1992 1.9% 5.43%
1991 1.93% 8.1%
1990 2.01% 8.13%
1989 2.07% 4.9%
1988 2.15% 4.77%
1987 2.26% 4.73%
1986 2.38% 4.72%
1985 2.49% 4.68%
1984 2.6% 4.63%
1983 2.72% 4.55%
1982 2.78% 4.36%
1981 2.6% 4.09%
1980 2.42% 3.73%
1979 2.44% 3.37%
1978 2.47% 3.2%
1977 2.52% 3.11%
1976 2.57% 3.11%
1975 2.66% 3.26%
1974 2.87% 3.44%
1973 2.9% 3.71%
1972 1.94% 4.22%
1971 1.76% 5.11%
1970 2.62% 6.25%
1969 2.88% 7.33%
1968 2.99% 7.97%
1967 2.99% 7.88%
1966 2.95% 7.18%
1965 2.96% 6.16%
1964 2.96% 5.17%
1963 2.96% 4.7%
1962 2.95% 4.79%
1961 2.86% 5.17%

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

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In 2025, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Jordan's population declined by 0.28%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Jordan
Current population
178936470
11538682
Population rank 8/197 86/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.14%
One net population change
14.9 seconds
16.4 minutes
One birth every
9.09 seconds
2.22 minutes
One death every
35.6 seconds
14.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,821 -88
Annual growth/decline +2,124,535 -32,192
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% -0.28%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 177/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
1.74 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -303,267
Net migration rank 194/196 190/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 5,280,168
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 13/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 45.7%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 10/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Jordan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Jordan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -303,267
2024 2,583,129 -473,362 200,223 -156,369
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 200,895 -17,445
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 199,900 -17,445
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 190,795 6,573
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 198,138 6,745
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 204,933 -23,156
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 205,333 32,062
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 205,903 12,873
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 205,891 31,046
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 195,495 490,844
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 184,169 635,528
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 170,473 609,631
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 175,437 -146,181
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 177,076 7,057
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 177,748 4,872
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 177,651 -49,687
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 175,048 767
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 167,574 -18,108
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 147,643 502,609
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 141,816 3,500
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 141,752 7,979
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 142,443 -11,699
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 139,250 -18,463
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 136,450 -22,896
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 136,414 -26,077
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 138,201 -27,530
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 140,696 -27,036
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 145,358 -23,021
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 147,852 -2,655
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 147,652 27,991
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 144,199 61,533
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 139,467 81,576
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 134,241 85,376
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 129,642 75,824
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 114,912 266,100
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 112,608 50,941
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 109,754 39,873
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 106,536 34,646
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 103,551 30,763
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 99,801 28,040
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 96,092 24,316
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 92,863 21,487
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 89,473 16,944
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 86,751 9,659
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 84,508 1,735
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 82,076 -7,706
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 79,908 -13,701
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 78,101 -15,132
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 75,981 -17,309
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 74,392 -14,822
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 72,212 -12,024
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 70,058 -8,072
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 67,707 -2,622
1971 542,747 224,369 64,763 8,976
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 60,321 25,894
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 57,431 40,481
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 53,336 50,036
1967 1,860,743 23,164 48,791 50,397
1966 1,794,530 3,758 44,580 41,882
1965 1,688,652 47,610 41,635 29,737
1964 1,686,591 25,426 39,205 17,018
1963 1,612,749 23,215 36,858 8,763
1962 1,584,035 26,533 34,598 8,098
1961 1,504,524 26,503 32,143 11,097
1960 1,418,810 13,580 29,491 15,509

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

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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 Jordan 84.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,007,506 people) and 15.4% is from migration (a gain of 365,728 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 5,280,168 people or 45.7% in Jordan.

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
Jordan
City Population
Amman 4.01M
Irbid 1.91M
Aqaba 140K
Al-Salt 108K
Jerash 50.7K
Al-Karak 32.2K
Ma'an 30K
Tafilah 23.5K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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