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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 134,518 people in Kiribati in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 139,020 in Kiribati.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 1,283 times bigger than Kiribati's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Kiribati is the 180th.
  • The countries together account for 2.15% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.002% for Kiribati.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +1.53% in Kiribati.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Kiribati has grown from 100K to 139K (39% growth).

Bangladesh vs Kiribati: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Kiribati
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Kiribati
2100 210,399,059 224,304
2099 211,449,688 224,298
2098 212,479,977 224,273
2097 213,484,035 224,218
2096 214,463,720 224,129
2095 215,424,649 224,011
2094 216,368,088 223,823
2093 217,273,531 223,610
2092 218,151,426 223,345
2091 218,980,379 222,990
2090 219,782,575 222,603
2089 220,538,090 222,236
2088 221,257,201 221,815
2087 221,935,839 221,342
2086 222,585,679 220,868
2085 223,183,658 220,356
2084 223,742,603 219,806
2083 224,273,365 219,225
2082 224,763,738 218,627
2081 225,237,793 218,023
2080 225,665,152 217,379
2079 226,059,226 216,698
2078 226,389,150 216,006
2077 226,696,749 215,335
2076 226,954,762 214,593
2075 227,159,233 213,814
2074 227,315,415 213,008
2073 227,436,221 212,192
2072 227,503,342 211,363
2071 227,522,038 210,474
2070 227,495,122 209,555
2069 227,426,186 208,630
2068 227,302,632 207,619
2067 227,118,726 206,540
2066 226,878,385 205,477
2065 226,581,697 204,345
2064 226,235,839 203,209
2063 225,822,167 202,011
2062 225,349,674 200,844
2061 224,811,052 199,618
2060 224,216,813 198,339
2059 223,569,585 196,959
2058 222,855,839 195,550
2057 222,083,110 194,095
2056 221,273,932 192,602
2055 220,405,468 191,105
2054 219,511,997 189,574
2053 218,567,668 188,051
2052 217,585,554 186,430
2051 216,554,217 184,824
2050 215,489,899 183,129
2049 214,400,010 181,377
2048 213,275,216 179,576
2047 212,114,603 177,832
2046 210,918,933 176,010
2045 209,696,717 174,194
2044 208,446,830 172,376
2043 207,170,217 170,499
2042 205,859,107 168,651
2041 204,513,256 166,820
2040 203,143,300 165,023
2039 201,735,060 163,172
2038 200,262,138 161,308
2037 198,739,346 159,426
2036 197,147,970 157,529
2035 195,499,247 155,656
2034 193,789,143 153,821
2033 191,989,956 151,958
2032 190,141,739 150,080
2031 188,208,233 148,164
2030 186,212,272 146,257
2029 184,168,103 144,338
2028 182,087,511 142,425
2027 179,973,411 140,456
2026 177,837,418 138,488
2025 175,685,057 136,514
2024 173,562,364 134,518
2023 171,466,990 132,530
2022 169,384,897 130,469
2021 167,658,854 128,377
2020 166,298,024 126,099
2019 164,913,055 123,921
2018 163,523,103 122,084
2017 162,186,147 120,275
2016 160,811,932 118,478
2015 159,383,179 116,815
2014 157,964,929 115,326
2013 156,532,141 113,838
2012 155,070,101 112,284
2011 153,591,076 110,647
2010 152,201,981 108,704
2009 150,873,714 106,467
2008 149,474,264 104,222
2007 147,989,278 102,068
2006 146,405,973 100,017
2005 144,715,786 98,035
2004 142,902,856 96,085
2003 140,970,351 94,175
2002 138,933,658 92,264
2001 136,805,810 90,335
2000 134,544,304 88,613
1999 132,108,065 87,126
1998 129,622,332 85,657
1997 127,198,069 84,147
1996 124,862,179 82,623
1995 122,600,370 81,234
1994 120,343,179 80,021
1993 118,132,360 78,841
1992 115,952,192 77,641
1991 113,787,109 76,367
1990 111,633,717 74,855
1989 109,433,799 73,147
1988 107,216,008 71,427
1987 104,959,291 69,733
1986 102,635,572 68,059
1985 100,253,825 66,496
1984 97,814,966 65,228
1983 95,335,155 64,169
1982 92,814,507 63,134
1981 90,303,105 62,121
1980 88,016,432 61,148
1979 85,935,072 60,172
1978 83,889,655 59,864
1977 81,867,264 60,267
1976 79,855,318 60,661
1975 77,854,351 60,987
1974 75,839,348 61,219
1973 73,722,294 60,824
1972 71,641,519 59,778
1971 70,276,758 58,652
1970 69,058,894 57,510
1969 67,294,133 56,360
1968 65,408,276 55,529
1967 63,510,929 54,996
1966 61,669,806 54,425
1965 59,902,519 53,439
1964 58,178,374 52,088
1963 56,504,402 50,791
1962 54,881,146 49,538
1961 53,310,348 48,323
1960 51,828,660 47,157

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/kiribati | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Kiribati gained 18,461 people (a 18.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Kiribati's population increased by 20,542 people (a 17.3% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Kiribati was ranked 183rd in 2006 and ranked 180th 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 Kiribati will increase by 31.7% to 183,129 people and rank change from 180th to 178th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 224K people in 2100 for Kiribati.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Kiribati
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Kiribati
2100 -0.5% 0.003%
2099 -0.48% 0.01%
2098 -0.47% 0.02%
2097 -0.46% 0.04%
2096 -0.45% 0.05%
2095 -0.44% 0.08%
2094 -0.42% 0.1%
2093 -0.4% 0.12%
2092 -0.38% 0.16%
2091 -0.36% 0.17%
2090 -0.34% 0.17%
2089 -0.33% 0.19%
2088 -0.31% 0.21%
2087 -0.29% 0.21%
2086 -0.27% 0.23%
2085 -0.25% 0.25%
2084 -0.24% 0.27%
2083 -0.22% 0.27%
2082 -0.21% 0.28%
2081 -0.19% 0.3%
2080 -0.17% 0.31%
2079 -0.15% 0.32%
2078 -0.14% 0.31%
2077 -0.11% 0.35%
2076 -0.09% 0.36%
2075 -0.07% 0.38%
2074 -0.05% 0.38%
2073 -0.03% 0.39%
2072 -0.008% 0.42%
2071 0.01% 0.44%
2070 0.03% 0.44%
2069 0.05% 0.49%
2068 0.08% 0.52%
2067 0.11% 0.52%
2066 0.13% 0.55%
2065 0.15% 0.56%
2064 0.18% 0.59%
2063 0.21% 0.58%
2062 0.24% 0.61%
2061 0.27% 0.65%
2060 0.29% 0.7%
2059 0.32% 0.72%
2058 0.35% 0.75%
2057 0.37% 0.78%
2056 0.39% 0.78%
2055 0.41% 0.81%
2054 0.43% 0.81%
2053 0.45% 0.87%
2052 0.48% 0.87%
2051 0.49% 0.93%
2050 0.51% 0.97%
2049 0.53% 1%
2048 0.55% 0.98%
2047 0.57% 1.03%
2046 0.58% 1.04%
2045 0.6% 1.05%
2044 0.62% 1.1%
2043 0.64% 1.1%
2042 0.66% 1.1%
2041 0.67% 1.09%
2040 0.7% 1.13%
2039 0.74% 1.16%
2038 0.77% 1.18%
2037 0.81% 1.2%
2036 0.84% 1.2%
2035 0.88% 1.19%
2034 0.94% 1.23%
2033 0.97% 1.25%
2032 1.03% 1.29%
2031 1.07% 1.3%
2030 1.11% 1.33%
2029 1.14% 1.34%
2028 1.17% 1.4%
2027 1.2% 1.42%
2026 1.23% 1.45%
2025 1.22% 1.48%
2024 1.22% 1.5%
2023 1.23% 1.58%
2022 1.03% 1.63%
2021 0.82% 1.81%
2020 0.84% 1.76%
2019 0.85% 1.5%
2018 0.82% 1.5%
2017 0.85% 1.52%
2016 0.9% 1.42%
2015 0.9% 1.29%
2014 0.92% 1.31%
2013 0.94% 1.38%
2012 0.96% 1.48%
2011 0.91% 1.79%
2010 0.88% 2.1%
2009 0.94% 2.15%
2008 1% 2.11%
2007 1.08% 2.05%
2006 1.17% 2.02%
2005 1.27% 2.03%
2004 1.37% 2.03%
2003 1.47% 2.07%
2002 1.56% 2.14%
2001 1.68% 1.94%
2000 1.84% 1.71%
1999 1.92% 1.71%
1998 1.91% 1.79%
1997 1.87% 1.84%
1996 1.84% 1.71%
1995 1.88% 1.52%
1994 1.87% 1.5%
1993 1.88% 1.55%
1992 1.9% 1.67%
1991 1.93% 2.02%
1990 2.01% 2.34%
1989 2.07% 2.41%
1988 2.15% 2.43%
1987 2.26% 2.46%
1986 2.38% 2.35%
1985 2.49% 1.94%
1984 2.6% 1.65%
1983 2.72% 1.64%
1982 2.78% 1.63%
1981 2.6% 1.59%
1980 2.42% 1.62%
1979 2.44% 0.51%
1978 2.47% -0.67%
1977 2.52% -0.65%
1976 2.57% -0.53%
1975 2.66% -0.38%
1974 2.87% 0.65%
1973 2.9% 1.75%
1972 1.94% 1.92%
1971 1.76% 1.99%
1970 2.62% 2.04%
1969 2.88% 1.5%
1968 2.99% 0.97%
1967 2.99% 1.05%
1966 2.95% 1.85%
1965 2.96% 2.59%
1964 2.96% 2.55%
1963 2.96% 2.53%
1962 2.95% 2.51%
1961 2.86% 2.47%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Kiribati's population grew by 1.5%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Kiribati
Current population
178415186
139020
Population rank 8/197 180/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.002%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
4.41 hours
One birth every
9.04 seconds
2.56 hours
One death every
36.7 seconds
9.39 hours
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +5
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +1,988
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +1.5%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 72/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
19 hours
Annual migration change -402,100 -462
Net migration rank 194/196 88/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 3,302
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 190/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 2.5%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 128/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Kiribati
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Kiribati
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -462
2024 - -473,362 - -471
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 2,487 -485
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 2,522 -395
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 2,408 -348
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 2,497 0
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 2,560 -705
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 2,561 -741
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 2,549 -750
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 2,546 -756
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 2,555 -1,022
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 2,577 -1,128
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 2,629 -1,101
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 2,678 -1,093
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 2,709 -1,019
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 2,644 -456
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 2,573 -289
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 2,493 -289
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 2,393 -290
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 2,285 -290
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 2,188 -226
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 2,118 -181
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 2,045 -157
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 2,074 -137
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 2,121 -201
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 2,153 -629
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 2,186 -733
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 2,210 -716
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 2,220 -693
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 2,217 -701
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 2,183 -928
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 2,168 -996
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 2,161 -975
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 2,173 -951
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 2,176 -844
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 2,127 -441
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 2,073 -338
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 2,022 -321
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 1,982 -298
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 1,933 -273
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 1,881 -419
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 1,813 -730
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 1,748 -702
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 1,697 -674
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 1,635 -645
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 1,571 -610
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 1,509 -516
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 1,480 -1,858
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 1,426 -1,854
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 1,425 -1,795
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 1,423 -1,706
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 1,430 -1,605
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 1,409 -440
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 1,406 -290
1971 542,747 224,369 1,406 -265
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 1,388 -233
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 1,367 -222
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 1,393 -876
1967 1,860,743 23,164 1,417 -873
1966 1,794,530 3,758 1,437 -840
1965 1,688,652 47,610 1,376 0
1964 1,686,591 25,426 1,318 0
1963 1,612,749 23,215 1,273 0
1962 1,584,035 26,533 1,233 0
1961 1,504,524 26,503 1,199 0
1960 1,418,810 13,580 1,141 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

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 Kiribati 80% is from natural causes (a gain of 25,262 people) and 20% is from migration (a loss of 6,330 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 3,302 people or 2.5% in Kiribati.

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
Kiribati
City Population
South Tarawa 63.4K
London 1.9K

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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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