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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 4,897,263 people in Kuwait in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 5,100,145 in Kuwait.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 35 times bigger than Kuwait's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Kuwait is the 127th.
  • The countries together account for 2.21% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.06% for Kuwait.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +3.1% in Kuwait.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Kuwait has grown from 2.36M to 5.1M (115.7% growth).

Bangladesh vs Kuwait: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Kuwait
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Kuwait
2100 210,399,059 9,589,440
2099 211,449,688 9,513,152
2098 212,479,977 9,437,521
2097 213,484,035 9,362,225
2096 214,463,720 9,287,200
2095 215,424,649 9,212,523
2094 216,368,088 9,138,210
2093 217,273,531 9,064,241
2092 218,151,426 8,990,676
2091 218,980,379 8,917,547
2090 219,782,575 8,844,888
2089 220,538,090 8,772,503
2088 221,257,201 8,700,563
2087 221,935,839 8,629,117
2086 222,585,679 8,558,199
2085 223,183,658 8,487,764
2084 223,742,603 8,417,828
2083 224,273,365 8,348,353
2082 224,763,738 8,279,354
2081 225,237,793 8,210,772
2080 225,665,152 8,142,636
2079 226,059,226 8,075,101
2078 226,389,150 8,008,036
2077 226,696,749 7,941,463
2076 226,954,762 7,875,406
2075 227,159,233 7,809,930
2074 227,315,415 7,745,028
2073 227,436,221 7,680,639
2072 227,503,342 7,616,806
2071 227,522,038 7,553,744
2070 227,495,122 7,491,390
2069 227,426,186 7,429,571
2068 227,302,632 7,368,423
2067 227,118,726 7,307,932
2066 226,878,385 7,248,116
2065 226,581,697 7,188,899
2064 226,235,839 7,130,298
2063 225,822,167 7,072,099
2062 225,349,674 7,014,494
2061 224,811,052 6,957,511
2060 224,216,813 6,901,153
2059 223,569,585 6,845,293
2058 222,855,839 6,789,909
2057 222,083,110 6,734,955
2056 221,273,932 6,680,523
2055 220,405,468 6,626,403
2054 219,511,997 6,572,580
2053 218,567,668 6,518,885
2052 217,585,554 6,465,284
2051 216,554,217 6,411,692
2050 215,489,899 6,358,029
2049 214,400,010 6,304,394
2048 213,275,216 6,250,650
2047 212,114,603 6,196,914
2046 210,918,933 6,143,120
2045 209,696,717 6,089,197
2044 208,446,830 6,035,156
2043 207,170,217 5,981,241
2042 205,859,107 5,927,307
2041 204,513,256 5,873,587
2040 203,143,300 5,820,161
2039 201,735,060 5,767,029
2038 200,262,138 5,714,211
2037 198,739,346 5,661,929
2036 197,147,970 5,610,194
2035 195,499,247 5,559,069
2034 193,789,143 5,508,623
2033 191,989,956 5,458,935
2032 190,141,739 5,410,081
2031 188,208,233 5,362,063
2030 186,212,272 5,314,935
2029 184,168,103 5,265,492
2028 182,087,511 5,212,438
2027 179,973,411 5,152,065
2026 177,837,418 5,080,894
2025 175,685,057 4,998,262
2024 173,562,364 4,897,263
2023 171,466,990 4,853,420
2022 169,384,897 4,589,643
2021 167,658,854 4,360,865
2020 166,298,024 4,400,267
2019 164,913,055 4,442,316
2018 163,523,103 4,323,515
2017 162,186,147 4,154,812
2016 160,811,932 4,004,096
2015 159,383,179 3,834,574
2014 157,964,929 3,665,876
2013 156,532,141 3,507,844
2012 155,070,101 3,337,109
2011 153,591,076 3,132,814
2010 152,201,981 2,943,372
2009 150,873,714 2,795,484
2008 149,474,264 2,651,421
2007 147,989,278 2,507,887
2006 146,405,973 2,364,733
2005 144,715,786 2,236,788
2004 142,902,856 2,157,320
2003 140,970,351 2,109,881
2002 138,933,658 2,059,974
2001 136,805,810 2,008,121
2000 134,544,304 1,954,709
1999 132,108,065 1,900,030
1998 129,622,332 1,844,302
1997 127,198,069 1,787,683
1996 124,862,179 1,730,246
1995 122,600,370 1,681,513
1994 120,343,179 1,664,361
1993 118,132,360 1,672,151
1992 115,952,192 1,634,961
1991 113,787,109 1,351,399
1990 111,633,717 1,684,819
1989 109,433,799 2,217,468
1988 107,216,008 2,134,707
1987 104,959,291 2,052,994
1986 102,635,572 1,972,520
1985 100,253,825 1,894,242
1984 97,814,966 1,820,688
1983 95,335,155 1,744,295
1982 92,814,507 1,662,480
1981 90,303,105 1,583,426
1980 88,016,432 1,504,782
1979 85,935,072 1,423,514
1978 83,889,655 1,340,319
1977 81,867,264 1,258,023
1976 79,855,318 1,178,711
1975 77,854,351 1,104,863
1974 75,839,348 1,038,346
1973 73,722,294 977,654
1972 71,641,519 920,352
1971 70,276,758 865,076
1970 69,058,894 809,114
1969 67,294,133 749,452
1968 65,408,276 687,716
1967 63,510,929 628,089
1966 61,669,806 572,590
1965 59,902,519 521,174
1964 58,178,374 473,115
1963 56,504,402 427,694
1962 54,881,146 384,995
1961 53,310,348 345,945
1960 51,828,660 311,060

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 Kuwait gained 1,639,363 people (a 69.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Kuwait's population increased by 1,096,049 people (a 27.4% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Kuwait was ranked 139th in 2006 and ranked 127th 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 Kuwait will increase by 24.7% to 6,358,029 people and rank change from 127th to 117th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 9.59M people in 2100 for Kuwait.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Kuwait
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Kuwait
2100 -0.5% 0.8%
2099 -0.48% 0.8%
2098 -0.47% 0.8%
2097 -0.46% 0.81%
2096 -0.45% 0.81%
2095 -0.44% 0.81%
2094 -0.42% 0.82%
2093 -0.4% 0.82%
2092 -0.38% 0.82%
2091 -0.36% 0.82%
2090 -0.34% 0.83%
2089 -0.33% 0.83%
2088 -0.31% 0.83%
2087 -0.29% 0.83%
2086 -0.27% 0.83%
2085 -0.25% 0.83%
2084 -0.24% 0.83%
2083 -0.22% 0.83%
2082 -0.21% 0.84%
2081 -0.19% 0.84%
2080 -0.17% 0.84%
2079 -0.15% 0.84%
2078 -0.14% 0.84%
2077 -0.11% 0.84%
2076 -0.09% 0.84%
2075 -0.07% 0.84%
2074 -0.05% 0.84%
2073 -0.03% 0.84%
2072 -0.008% 0.83%
2071 0.01% 0.83%
2070 0.03% 0.83%
2069 0.05% 0.83%
2068 0.08% 0.83%
2067 0.11% 0.83%
2066 0.13% 0.82%
2065 0.15% 0.82%
2064 0.18% 0.82%
2063 0.21% 0.82%
2062 0.24% 0.82%
2061 0.27% 0.82%
2060 0.29% 0.82%
2059 0.32% 0.82%
2058 0.35% 0.82%
2057 0.37% 0.81%
2056 0.39% 0.82%
2055 0.41% 0.82%
2054 0.43% 0.82%
2053 0.45% 0.83%
2052 0.48% 0.84%
2051 0.49% 0.84%
2050 0.51% 0.85%
2049 0.53% 0.86%
2048 0.55% 0.87%
2047 0.57% 0.88%
2046 0.58% 0.89%
2045 0.6% 0.9%
2044 0.62% 0.9%
2043 0.64% 0.91%
2042 0.66% 0.91%
2041 0.67% 0.92%
2040 0.7% 0.92%
2039 0.74% 0.92%
2038 0.77% 0.92%
2037 0.81% 0.92%
2036 0.84% 0.92%
2035 0.88% 0.92%
2034 0.94% 0.91%
2033 0.97% 0.9%
2032 1.03% 0.9%
2031 1.07% 0.89%
2030 1.11% 0.94%
2029 1.14% 1.02%
2028 1.17% 1.17%
2027 1.2% 1.4%
2026 1.23% 1.65%
2025 1.22% 2.06%
2024 1.22% 0.9%
2023 1.23% 5.75%
2022 1.03% 5.25%
2021 0.82% -0.9%
2020 0.84% -0.95%
2019 0.85% 2.75%
2018 0.82% 4.06%
2017 0.85% 3.76%
2016 0.9% 4.42%
2015 0.9% 4.6%
2014 0.92% 4.51%
2013 0.94% 5.12%
2012 0.96% 6.52%
2011 0.91% 6.44%
2010 0.88% 5.29%
2009 0.94% 5.43%
2008 1% 5.72%
2007 1.08% 6.05%
2006 1.17% 5.72%
2005 1.27% 3.68%
2004 1.37% 2.25%
2003 1.47% 2.42%
2002 1.56% 2.58%
2001 1.68% 2.73%
2000 1.84% 2.88%
1999 1.92% 3.02%
1998 1.91% 3.17%
1997 1.87% 3.32%
1996 1.84% 2.9%
1995 1.88% 1.03%
1994 1.87% -0.47%
1993 1.88% 2.27%
1992 1.9% 21%
1991 1.93% -19.8%
1990 2.01% -24%
1989 2.07% 3.88%
1988 2.15% 3.98%
1987 2.26% 4.08%
1986 2.38% 4.13%
1985 2.49% 4.04%
1984 2.6% 4.38%
1983 2.72% 4.92%
1982 2.78% 4.99%
1981 2.6% 5.23%
1980 2.42% 5.71%
1979 2.44% 6.21%
1978 2.47% 6.54%
1977 2.52% 6.73%
1976 2.57% 6.68%
1975 2.66% 6.41%
1974 2.87% 6.21%
1973 2.9% 6.23%
1972 1.94% 6.39%
1971 1.76% 6.92%
1970 2.62% 7.96%
1969 2.88% 8.98%
1968 2.99% 9.49%
1967 2.99% 9.69%
1966 2.95% 9.87%
1965 2.96% 10.2%
1964 2.96% 10.6%
1963 2.96% 11.1%
1962 2.95% 11.3%
1961 2.86% 11.2%

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 Kuwait's population grew by 0.9%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Kuwait
Current population
178415186
5100145
Population rank 8/197 127/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.06%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
12 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
10.5 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
1.18 hours
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +120
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +43,843
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.9%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 106/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
12.3 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 +42,775
Net migration rank 194/196 24/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 3,323,191
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 20/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 67.3%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 5/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Kuwait
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Kuwait
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 42,775
2024 - -473,362 - 61,624
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 42,568 50,008
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 41,752 368,560
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 42,057 19,678
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 41,083 -168,379
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 46,268 181
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 47,222 145,973
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 51,498 92,717
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 51,397 105,818
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 52,127 129,695
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 54,673 100,891
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 52,666 107,821
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 53,181 127,777
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 50,733 176,732
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 49,838 101,566
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 48,879 95,483
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 47,505 96,268
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 46,539 96,765
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 45,911 97,087
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 45,243 67,638
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 44,341 1,713
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 42,934 5,895
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 41,651 9,335
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 40,662 12,055
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 39,811 14,296
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 39,342 15,912
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 39,324 16,878
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 39,581 17,457
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 39,920 17,914
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 39,198 438
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 36,533 -41,862
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 33,239 -43,501
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 32,016 52,620
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 21,867 460,628
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 46,720 -1,196,050
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 49,390 34,643
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 50,037 31,455
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 50,690 31,243
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 51,824 27,187
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 51,772 25,777
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 52,539 17,020
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 51,460 31,758
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 49,981 30,437
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 48,098 29,600
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 47,096 32,483
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 45,569 37,383
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 44,277 39,159
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 42,922 38,225
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 41,439 36,050
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 39,295 30,909
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 37,425 25,398
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 35,741 22,830
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 34,045 21,984
1971 542,747 224,369 32,339 22,182
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 30,789 26,614
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 28,774 33,143
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 26,161 35,399
1967 1,860,743 23,164 23,520 34,177
1966 1,794,530 3,758 20,914 32,383
1965 1,688,652 47,610 18,952 30,580
1964 1,686,591 25,426 17,064 29,537
1963 1,612,749 23,215 15,357 28,889
1962 1,584,035 26,533 13,730 27,417
1961 1,504,524 26,503 12,327 24,618
1960 1,418,810 13,580 11,054 21,769

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 Kuwait 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 470,645 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 845,142 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 3,323,191 people or 67.3% in Kuwait.

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
Kuwait
City Population
Kuwait 2.99M
Al Wafrah 10K

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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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