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

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The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 175,686,899 in 2025 vs 20,843,754 people in Kazakhstan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,936,470 people compared to 21,211,812 in Kazakhstan.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 8.44 times bigger than Kazakhstan's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Kazakhstan is the 65th.
  • The countries together account for 2.41% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.26% for Kazakhstan.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.97% per year vs +1.44% in Kazakhstan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 179M (22.2% growth), while Kazakhstan has grown from 16.1M to 21.2M (31.7% growth).

Bangladesh vs Kazakhstan: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Kazakhstan
2100 210,401,264 33,837,050
2099 211,451,904 33,761,154
2098 212,482,204 33,683,919
2097 213,486,272 33,603,915
2096 214,465,968 33,512,477
2095 215,426,907 33,413,253
2094 216,370,356 33,314,594
2093 217,275,808 33,213,155
2092 218,153,712 33,116,688
2091 218,982,674 33,013,240
2090 219,784,878 32,907,211
2089 220,540,401 32,798,108
2088 221,259,520 32,686,460
2087 221,938,165 32,563,627
2086 222,588,012 32,439,780
2085 223,185,997 32,315,125
2084 223,744,949 32,187,026
2083 224,275,716 32,051,485
2082 224,766,094 31,925,242
2081 225,240,154 31,787,284
2080 225,667,518 31,648,962
2079 226,061,595 31,514,214
2078 226,391,523 31,366,796
2077 226,699,126 31,219,906
2076 226,957,140 31,072,192
2075 227,161,614 30,923,546
2074 227,317,797 30,771,280
2073 227,438,605 30,625,478
2072 227,505,726 30,477,563
2071 227,524,423 30,326,181
2070 227,497,506 30,173,109
2069 227,428,570 30,013,948
2068 227,305,014 29,862,364
2067 227,121,107 29,712,186
2066 226,880,763 29,557,994
2065 226,584,072 29,396,139
2064 226,238,210 29,235,466
2063 225,824,534 29,071,908
2062 225,352,036 28,907,357
2061 224,813,409 28,738,535
2060 224,219,163 28,568,026
2059 223,571,928 28,391,809
2058 222,858,175 28,215,085
2057 222,085,438 28,037,220
2056 221,276,251 27,842,554
2055 220,407,778 27,643,057
2054 219,514,298 27,444,561
2053 218,569,959 27,234,548
2052 217,587,835 27,022,716
2051 216,556,487 26,809,526
2050 215,492,158 26,593,675
2049 214,402,257 26,376,242
2048 213,277,451 26,146,925
2047 212,116,827 25,911,330
2046 210,921,144 25,678,409
2045 209,698,915 25,442,326
2044 208,449,015 25,206,576
2043 207,172,388 24,971,131
2042 205,861,265 24,737,722
2041 204,515,400 24,507,695
2040 203,145,429 24,273,388
2039 201,737,174 24,047,108
2038 200,264,237 23,821,741
2037 198,741,429 23,600,163
2036 197,150,036 23,374,793
2035 195,501,296 23,151,259
2034 193,791,174 22,926,675
2033 191,991,968 22,700,937
2032 190,143,732 22,470,522
2031 188,210,205 22,247,053
2030 186,214,224 22,020,172
2029 184,170,034 21,792,016
2028 182,089,419 21,558,709
2027 179,975,298 21,326,341
2026 177,839,282 21,090,850
2025 175,686,899 20,843,754
2024 173,562,364 20,592,571
2023 171,466,990 20,330,104
2022 169,384,897 20,034,609
2021 167,658,854 19,743,603
2020 166,298,024 19,482,117
2019 164,913,055 19,209,555
2018 163,523,103 18,932,727
2017 162,186,147 18,651,931
2016 160,811,932 18,363,600
2015 159,383,179 18,084,169
2014 157,964,929 17,816,285
2013 156,532,141 17,556,502
2012 155,070,101 17,306,106
2011 153,591,076 17,066,002
2010 152,201,981 16,836,810
2009 150,873,714 16,619,846
2008 149,474,264 16,426,525
2007 147,989,278 16,257,214
2006 146,405,973 16,103,716
2005 144,715,786 15,968,117
2004 142,902,856 15,850,159
2003 140,970,351 15,747,380
2002 138,933,658 15,656,677
2001 136,805,810 15,575,550
2000 134,544,304 15,501,103
1999 132,108,065 15,455,874
1998 129,622,332 15,647,785
1997 127,198,069 16,043,251
1996 124,862,179 16,416,027
1995 122,600,370 16,730,536
1994 120,343,179 17,043,771
1993 118,132,360 17,274,487
1992 115,952,192 17,332,625
1991 113,787,109 17,278,600
1990 111,633,717 17,154,054
1989 109,433,799 16,997,013
1988 107,216,008 16,781,168
1987 104,959,291 16,527,715
1986 102,635,572 16,262,702
1985 100,253,825 16,031,090
1984 97,814,966 15,844,621
1983 95,335,155 15,665,551
1982 92,814,507 15,492,595
1981 90,303,105 15,323,082
1980 88,016,432 15,152,949
1979 85,935,072 14,978,696
1978 83,889,655 14,711,497
1977 81,867,264 14,353,265
1976 79,855,318 13,998,738
1975 77,854,351 13,700,843
1974 75,839,348 13,454,570
1973 73,722,294 13,208,121
1972 71,641,519 12,951,798
1971 70,276,758 12,684,813
1970 69,058,894 12,419,057
1969 67,294,133 12,156,212
1968 65,408,276 11,879,182
1967 63,510,929 11,584,428
1966 61,669,806 11,288,989
1965 59,902,519 10,993,183
1964 58,178,374 10,690,309
1963 56,504,402 10,377,466
1962 54,881,146 10,058,928
1961 53,310,348 9,742,085
1960 51,828,660 9,429,981

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/kazakhstan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Kazakhstan gained 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% growth), while Kazakhstan's population increased by 2,848,212 people (a 15.5% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd in 2006 and ranked 65th 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 Kazakhstan will increase by 25.4% to 26,593,675 people and rank change from 65th to 64th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 33.8M people in 2100 for Kazakhstan.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Kazakhstan
2100 -0.5% 0.22%
2099 -0.48% 0.23%
2098 -0.47% 0.24%
2097 -0.46% 0.27%
2096 -0.45% 0.3%
2095 -0.44% 0.3%
2094 -0.42% 0.31%
2093 -0.4% 0.29%
2092 -0.38% 0.31%
2091 -0.36% 0.32%
2090 -0.34% 0.33%
2089 -0.33% 0.34%
2088 -0.31% 0.38%
2087 -0.29% 0.38%
2086 -0.27% 0.39%
2085 -0.25% 0.4%
2084 -0.24% 0.42%
2083 -0.22% 0.4%
2082 -0.21% 0.43%
2081 -0.19% 0.44%
2080 -0.17% 0.43%
2079 -0.15% 0.47%
2078 -0.14% 0.47%
2077 -0.11% 0.48%
2076 -0.09% 0.48%
2075 -0.07% 0.49%
2074 -0.05% 0.48%
2073 -0.03% 0.49%
2072 -0.008% 0.5%
2071 0.01% 0.51%
2070 0.03% 0.53%
2069 0.05% 0.51%
2068 0.08% 0.51%
2067 0.11% 0.52%
2066 0.13% 0.55%
2065 0.15% 0.55%
2064 0.18% 0.56%
2063 0.21% 0.57%
2062 0.24% 0.59%
2061 0.27% 0.6%
2060 0.29% 0.62%
2059 0.32% 0.63%
2058 0.35% 0.63%
2057 0.37% 0.7%
2056 0.39% 0.72%
2055 0.41% 0.72%
2054 0.43% 0.77%
2053 0.45% 0.78%
2052 0.48% 0.8%
2051 0.49% 0.81%
2050 0.51% 0.82%
2049 0.53% 0.88%
2048 0.55% 0.91%
2047 0.57% 0.91%
2046 0.58% 0.93%
2045 0.6% 0.94%
2044 0.62% 0.94%
2043 0.64% 0.94%
2042 0.66% 0.94%
2041 0.67% 0.97%
2040 0.7% 0.94%
2039 0.74% 0.95%
2038 0.77% 0.94%
2037 0.81% 0.96%
2036 0.84% 0.97%
2035 0.88% 0.98%
2034 0.94% 0.99%
2033 0.97% 1.03%
2032 1.03% 1%
2031 1.07% 1.03%
2030 1.11% 1.05%
2029 1.14% 1.08%
2028 1.17% 1.09%
2027 1.2% 1.12%
2026 1.23% 1.19%
2025 1.22% 1.22%
2024 1.22% 1.29%
2023 1.23% 1.47%
2022 1.03% 1.47%
2021 0.82% 1.34%
2020 0.84% 1.42%
2019 0.85% 1.46%
2018 0.82% 1.51%
2017 0.85% 1.57%
2016 0.9% 1.55%
2015 0.9% 1.5%
2014 0.92% 1.48%
2013 0.94% 1.45%
2012 0.96% 1.41%
2011 0.91% 1.36%
2010 0.88% 1.31%
2009 0.94% 1.18%
2008 1% 1.04%
2007 1.08% 0.95%
2006 1.17% 0.85%
2005 1.27% 0.74%
2004 1.37% 0.65%
2003 1.47% 0.58%
2002 1.56% 0.52%
2001 1.68% 0.48%
2000 1.84% 0.29%
1999 1.92% -1.23%
1998 1.91% -2.46%
1997 1.87% -2.27%
1996 1.84% -1.88%
1995 1.88% -1.84%
1994 1.87% -1.34%
1993 1.88% -0.34%
1992 1.9% 0.31%
1991 1.93% 0.73%
1990 2.01% 0.92%
1989 2.07% 1.29%
1988 2.15% 1.53%
1987 2.26% 1.63%
1986 2.38% 1.44%
1985 2.49% 1.18%
1984 2.6% 1.14%
1983 2.72% 1.12%
1982 2.78% 1.11%
1981 2.6% 1.12%
1980 2.42% 1.16%
1979 2.44% 1.82%
1978 2.47% 2.5%
1977 2.52% 2.53%
1976 2.57% 2.17%
1975 2.66% 1.83%
1974 2.87% 1.87%
1973 2.9% 1.98%
1972 1.94% 2.1%
1971 1.76% 2.14%
1970 2.62% 2.16%
1969 2.88% 2.33%
1968 2.99% 2.54%
1967 2.99% 2.62%
1966 2.95% 2.69%
1965 2.96% 2.83%
1964 2.96% 3.01%
1963 2.96% 3.17%
1962 2.95% 3.25%
1961 2.86% 3.31%

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 Kazakhstan's population grew by 1.22%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Kazakhstan
Current population
178936470
21211812
Population rank 8/197 65/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.26%
One net population change
14.9 seconds
2.1 minutes
One birth every
9.09 seconds
1.31 minutes
One death every
35.6 seconds
3.81 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,821 +688
Annual growth/decline +2,124,535 +251,183
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +1.22%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 85/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
59.7 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -8,834
Net migration rank 194/196 130/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 2,089,797
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 36/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 10.1%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 66/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Kazakhstan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Kazakhstan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -8,834
2024 2,583,129 -473,362 264,079 -7,368
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 273,013 -4,822
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 277,019 45,755
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 269,026 -9,804
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 272,458 -8,716
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 278,788 2,594
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 278,917 -6,644
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 268,066 21,248
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 277,878 9,478
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 273,523 -2,011
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 274,406 -10,170
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 259,239 -3,925
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 249,987 -4,512
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 237,883 -3,160
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 230,479 -6,840
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 218,036 -7,758
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 214,169 -37,796
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 188,486 -26,237
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 166,480 -21,728
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 146,619 -20,171
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 132,286 -22,841
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 112,137 -16,027
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 93,564 -8,272
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 84,279 -7,333
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 80,699 -8,754
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 79,536 -61,031
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 85,735 -488,075
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 92,778 -481,380
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 112,384 -469,331
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 140,721 -412,775
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 165,631 -520,028
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 185,649 -292,682
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 204,785 -214,015
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 221,581 -104,271
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 235,113 -103,336
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 254,394 -72,096
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 275,278 -25,892
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 290,227 -32,724
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 295,818 -23,297
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 293,834 -103,115
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 278,485 -96,266
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 260,471 -84,566
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 246,983 -76,976
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 243,652 -74,624
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 238,977 -67,731
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 237,442 -60,198
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 225,895 131,248
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 224,284 135,047
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 221,992 127,735
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 219,748 26,332
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 217,668 28,807
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 215,940 30,467
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 212,319 53,914
1971 542,747 224,369 202,450 65,291
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 191,775 72,000
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 184,118 77,805
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 186,254 105,890
1967 1,860,743 23,164 191,536 105,830
1966 1,794,530 3,758 191,506 101,999
1965 1,688,652 47,610 194,470 103,626
1964 1,686,591 25,426 208,899 98,761
1963 1,612,749 23,215 223,105 94,932
1962 1,584,035 26,533 228,177 90,842
1961 1,504,524 26,503 228,686 85,981
1960 1,418,810 13,580 226,027 83,525

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 Kazakhstan 98.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,732,767 people) and 1.43% is from migration (a gain of 39,710 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 2,089,797 people or 10.1% in Kazakhstan.

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
Kazakhstan
City Population
Almaty 2.23M
Shymkent 1.19M
Nur-Sultan 1.08M
Karaganda 516K
Taraz 418K
Aktobe 388K
Semey 350K
Pavlodar 333K
Oskemen 333K
Atyrau 323K

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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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