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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 56,432,944 people in Kenya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 58,955,623 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 3.03 times bigger than Kenya's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Kenya is the 25th.
  • The countries together account for 2.86% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.71% for Kenya.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +2.08% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59M (59.8% growth).

Bangladesh vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Kenya
2100 210,399,059 105,238,162
2099 211,449,688 105,257,438
2098 212,479,977 105,257,489
2097 213,484,035 105,250,948
2096 214,463,720 105,220,085
2095 215,424,649 105,175,623
2094 216,368,088 105,118,372
2093 217,273,531 105,046,907
2092 218,151,426 104,955,024
2091 218,980,379 104,846,805
2090 219,782,575 104,718,130
2089 220,538,090 104,573,271
2088 221,257,201 104,414,197
2087 221,935,839 104,243,505
2086 222,585,679 104,056,143
2085 223,183,658 103,854,891
2084 223,742,603 103,640,244
2083 224,273,365 103,407,124
2082 224,763,738 103,158,580
2081 225,237,793 102,889,291
2080 225,665,152 102,594,978
2079 226,059,226 102,286,967
2078 226,389,150 101,961,280
2077 226,696,749 101,613,181
2076 226,954,762 101,239,843
2075 227,159,233 100,849,423
2074 227,315,415 100,436,632
2073 227,436,221 100,001,277
2072 227,503,342 99,533,234
2071 227,522,038 99,042,264
2070 227,495,122 98,529,166
2069 227,426,186 97,992,232
2068 227,302,632 97,428,138
2067 227,118,726 96,842,744
2066 226,878,385 96,230,345
2065 226,581,697 95,598,937
2064 226,235,839 94,942,874
2063 225,822,167 94,266,124
2062 225,349,674 93,561,519
2061 224,811,052 92,837,768
2060 224,216,813 92,098,717
2059 223,569,585 91,343,602
2058 222,855,839 90,569,828
2057 222,083,110 89,783,087
2056 221,273,932 88,994,126
2055 220,405,468 88,192,182
2054 219,511,997 87,379,992
2053 218,567,668 86,552,281
2052 217,585,554 85,710,403
2051 216,554,217 84,850,558
2050 215,489,899 83,976,685
2049 214,400,010 83,090,517
2048 213,275,216 82,191,119
2047 212,114,603 81,274,836
2046 210,918,933 80,340,592
2045 209,696,717 79,389,433
2044 208,446,830 78,414,158
2043 207,170,217 77,418,567
2042 205,859,107 76,399,781
2041 204,513,256 75,363,853
2040 203,143,300 74,308,480
2039 201,735,060 73,241,028
2038 200,262,138 72,153,876
2037 198,739,346 71,058,753
2036 197,147,970 69,949,421
2035 195,499,247 68,831,151
2034 193,789,143 67,705,051
2033 191,989,956 66,569,532
2032 190,141,739 65,431,402
2031 188,208,233 64,289,540
2030 186,212,272 63,153,520
2029 184,168,103 62,021,378
2028 182,087,511 60,894,078
2027 179,973,411 59,770,115
2026 177,837,418 58,653,621
2025 175,685,057 57,540,609
2024 173,562,364 56,432,944
2023 171,466,990 55,339,003
2022 169,384,897 54,252,461
2021 167,658,854 53,219,166
2020 166,298,024 52,217,334
2019 164,913,055 51,202,827
2018 163,523,103 50,207,107
2017 162,186,147 49,197,766
2016 160,811,932 48,139,687
2015 159,383,179 47,088,526
2014 157,964,929 46,051,440
2013 156,532,141 44,986,791
2012 155,070,101 43,888,303
2011 153,591,076 42,758,461
2010 152,201,981 41,598,567
2009 150,873,714 40,408,891
2008 149,474,264 39,206,351
2007 147,989,278 38,036,349
2006 146,405,973 36,904,008
2005 144,715,786 35,796,484
2004 142,902,856 34,713,455
2003 140,970,351 33,652,223
2002 138,933,658 32,629,808
2001 136,805,810 31,619,170
2000 134,544,304 30,642,890
1999 132,108,065 29,733,408
1998 129,622,332 28,888,057
1997 127,198,069 28,101,768
1996 124,862,179 27,344,211
1995 122,600,370 26,601,751
1994 120,343,179 25,857,130
1993 118,132,360 25,117,188
1992 115,952,192 24,382,460
1991 113,787,109 23,646,514
1990 111,633,717 22,892,651
1989 109,433,799 22,118,434
1988 107,216,008 21,356,219
1987 104,959,291 20,616,096
1986 102,635,572 19,901,646
1985 100,253,825 19,201,768
1984 97,814,966 18,514,906
1983 95,335,155 17,846,374
1982 92,814,507 17,206,175
1981 90,303,105 16,601,507
1980 88,016,432 16,018,459
1979 85,935,072 15,460,666
1978 83,889,655 14,934,126
1977 81,867,264 14,428,819
1976 79,855,318 13,957,623
1975 77,854,351 13,511,671
1974 75,839,348 13,070,078
1973 73,722,294 12,634,835
1972 71,641,519 12,206,060
1971 70,276,758 11,788,904
1970 69,058,894 11,368,791
1969 67,294,133 10,939,695
1968 65,408,276 10,518,823
1967 63,510,929 10,111,057
1966 61,669,806 9,717,816
1965 59,902,519 9,338,078
1964 58,178,374 8,973,535
1963 56,504,402 8,627,971
1962 54,881,146 8,299,308
1961 53,310,348 7,987,770
1960 51,828,660 7,695,307

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/kenya | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Kenya gained 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Kenya's population increased by 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Kenya was ranked 33rd in 2006 and ranked 25th 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 Kenya will increase by 42.4% to 83,976,685 people and rank change from 25th to 22nd.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 105M people in 2098 for Kenya.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Kenya
2100 -0.5% -0.02%
2099 -0.48% -0%
2098 -0.47% 0.006%
2097 -0.46% 0.03%
2096 -0.45% 0.04%
2095 -0.44% 0.05%
2094 -0.42% 0.07%
2093 -0.4% 0.09%
2092 -0.38% 0.1%
2091 -0.36% 0.12%
2090 -0.34% 0.14%
2089 -0.33% 0.15%
2088 -0.31% 0.16%
2087 -0.29% 0.18%
2086 -0.27% 0.19%
2085 -0.25% 0.21%
2084 -0.24% 0.23%
2083 -0.22% 0.24%
2082 -0.21% 0.26%
2081 -0.19% 0.29%
2080 -0.17% 0.3%
2079 -0.15% 0.32%
2078 -0.14% 0.34%
2077 -0.11% 0.37%
2076 -0.09% 0.39%
2075 -0.07% 0.41%
2074 -0.05% 0.44%
2073 -0.03% 0.47%
2072 -0.008% 0.5%
2071 0.01% 0.52%
2070 0.03% 0.55%
2069 0.05% 0.58%
2068 0.08% 0.6%
2067 0.11% 0.64%
2066 0.13% 0.66%
2065 0.15% 0.69%
2064 0.18% 0.72%
2063 0.21% 0.75%
2062 0.24% 0.78%
2061 0.27% 0.8%
2060 0.29% 0.83%
2059 0.32% 0.85%
2058 0.35% 0.88%
2057 0.37% 0.89%
2056 0.39% 0.91%
2055 0.41% 0.93%
2054 0.43% 0.96%
2053 0.45% 0.98%
2052 0.48% 1.01%
2051 0.49% 1.04%
2050 0.51% 1.07%
2049 0.53% 1.09%
2048 0.55% 1.13%
2047 0.57% 1.16%
2046 0.58% 1.2%
2045 0.6% 1.24%
2044 0.62% 1.29%
2043 0.64% 1.33%
2042 0.66% 1.37%
2041 0.67% 1.42%
2040 0.7% 1.46%
2039 0.74% 1.51%
2038 0.77% 1.54%
2037 0.81% 1.59%
2036 0.84% 1.62%
2035 0.88% 1.66%
2034 0.94% 1.71%
2033 0.97% 1.74%
2032 1.03% 1.78%
2031 1.07% 1.8%
2030 1.11% 1.83%
2029 1.14% 1.85%
2028 1.17% 1.88%
2027 1.2% 1.9%
2026 1.23% 1.93%
2025 1.22% 1.96%
2024 1.22% 1.98%
2023 1.23% 2%
2022 1.03% 1.94%
2021 0.82% 1.92%
2020 0.84% 1.98%
2019 0.85% 1.98%
2018 0.82% 2.05%
2017 0.85% 2.2%
2016 0.9% 2.23%
2015 0.9% 2.25%
2014 0.92% 2.37%
2013 0.94% 2.5%
2012 0.96% 2.64%
2011 0.91% 2.79%
2010 0.88% 2.94%
2009 0.94% 3.07%
2008 1% 3.08%
2007 1.08% 3.07%
2006 1.17% 3.09%
2005 1.27% 3.12%
2004 1.37% 3.15%
2003 1.47% 3.13%
2002 1.56% 3.2%
2001 1.68% 3.19%
2000 1.84% 3.06%
1999 1.92% 2.93%
1998 1.91% 2.8%
1997 1.87% 2.77%
1996 1.84% 2.79%
1995 1.88% 2.88%
1994 1.87% 2.95%
1993 1.88% 3.01%
1992 1.9% 3.11%
1991 1.93% 3.29%
1990 2.01% 3.5%
1989 2.07% 3.57%
1988 2.15% 3.59%
1987 2.26% 3.59%
1986 2.38% 3.64%
1985 2.49% 3.71%
1984 2.6% 3.75%
1983 2.72% 3.72%
1982 2.78% 3.64%
1981 2.6% 3.64%
1980 2.42% 3.61%
1979 2.44% 3.53%
1978 2.47% 3.5%
1977 2.52% 3.38%
1976 2.57% 3.3%
1975 2.66% 3.38%
1974 2.87% 3.44%
1973 2.9% 3.51%
1972 1.94% 3.54%
1971 1.76% 3.7%
1970 2.62% 3.92%
1969 2.88% 4%
1968 2.99% 4.03%
1967 2.99% 4.05%
1966 2.95% 4.07%
1965 2.96% 4.06%
1964 2.96% 4.01%
1963 2.96% 3.96%
1962 2.95% 3.9%
1961 2.86% 3.8%

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 Kenya's population grew by 1.98%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Kenya
Current population
178415186
58955623
Population rank 8/197 25/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.71%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
28.8 seconds
One birth every
9.04 seconds
21 seconds
One death every
36.7 seconds
1.32 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +2,997
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +1,093,941
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +1.98%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 53/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -27,330
Net migration rank 194/196 160/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 992,536
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 61/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 136/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Kenya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Kenya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -27,330
2024 - -473,362 - -19,781
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 1,100,970 -10,003
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 1,092,102 -10,003
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 1,037,082 -52,552
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 1,036,253 -17,111
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 1,071,777 -61,949
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 1,097,075 -115,436
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 1,105,769 -68,702
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 1,108,801 -29,728
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 1,119,200 -95,977
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 1,123,333 -72,415
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 1,136,006 -57,634
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 1,161,548 -42,928
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 1,185,863 -44,795
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 1,199,786 -21,069
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 1,193,598 7,096
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 1,174,818 29,612
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 1,147,063 -11,495
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 1,113,357 15,767
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 1,080,446 5,501
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 1,048,590 31,525
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 1,018,182 24,175
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 992,044 10,431
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 963,721 55,052
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 928,357 5,407
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 898,484 -13,257
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 875,511 -70,023
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 847,493 -80,443
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 827,326 -79,276
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 812,391 -75,506
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 792,702 -40,367
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 788,579 -61,054
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 785,018 -43,085
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 790,030 -60,087
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 789,087 -11,338
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 795,622 -24,949
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 785,652 -31,894
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 775,124 -48,633
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 755,606 -53,183
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 732,739 -35,400
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 709,639 -33,253
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 684,587 -23,905
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 663,109 -43,382
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 642,379 -52,761
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 616,390 -39,920
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 595,390 -56,280
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 574,695 -60,718
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 554,124 -57,493
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 536,740 -90,990
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 517,579 -71,421
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 500,008 -62,973
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 485,556 -52,102
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 472,557 -48,466
1971 542,747 224,369 459,897 -49,671
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 443,065 -13,064
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 427,819 369
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 411,948 1,611
1967 1,860,743 23,164 396,920 5,060
1966 1,794,530 3,758 382,891 1,616
1965 1,688,652 47,610 366,444 8,524
1964 1,686,591 25,426 349,322 4,788
1963 1,612,749 23,215 332,763 4,246
1962 1,584,035 26,533 315,797 4,521
1961 1,504,524 26,503 298,463 4,296
1960 1,418,810 13,580 280,032 2,134

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 Kenya 95.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,892,362 people) and 4.67% is from migration (a loss of 533,876 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 992,536 people or 1.8% in Kenya.

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
Kenya
City Population
Nairobi 5.54M
Mombasa 1.21M
Kisumu 398K
Nakuru 308K
Eldoret 289K
Thika 279K
Malindi 120K
Machakos 114K
Mumias 100K
Meru 42.7K

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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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