The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 7,769,819 people in Laos in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 177,841,118 people compared to 7,975,100 in Laos.
Population statistics:
- Bangladesh's population is 22.3 times bigger than Laos'.
- Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Laos is the 103rd.
- The countries together account for 2.24% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.1% for Laos.
- For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +1.48% in Laos.
- Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.5% growth), while Laos has grown from 5.96M to 7.98M (33.7% growth).
- Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 226M people compared to the peak of 10.2M people in 2068 for Laos.
Bangladesh vs Laos: live population counter
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| Current population |
177841118
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7975100
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| Population rank | 8/197 | 103/197 |
| Percent of world population | 2.15% | 0.1% |
| One net population change |
15.1 seconds
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5.01 minutes
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| One birth every |
9.04 seconds
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3.22 minutes
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| One death every |
36.7 seconds
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11 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.11 minutes
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51.1 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -473,362 | -10,284 |
| Daily growth/decline | +5,741 | +287 |
| Annual growth/decline | +2,095,374 | +104,826 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.22% | +1.37% |
| Population growth rate rank | 91/197 | 78/197 |
Bangladesh and Laos: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 51,828,660 | 2,121,514 | - | - |
| 1961 | 53,310,348 | 2,169,796 | 2.86% | 2.28% |
| 1962 | 54,881,146 | 2,219,910 | 2.95% | 2.31% |
| 1963 | 56,504,402 | 2,271,061 | 2.96% | 2.3% |
| 1964 | 58,178,374 | 2,322,826 | 2.96% | 2.28% |
| 1965 | 59,902,519 | 2,376,200 | 2.96% | 2.3% |
| 1966 | 61,669,806 | 2,431,084 | 2.95% | 2.31% |
| 1967 | 63,510,929 | 2,487,715 | 2.99% | 2.33% |
| 1968 | 65,408,276 | 2,546,377 | 2.99% | 2.36% |
| 1969 | 67,294,133 | 2,606,959 | 2.88% | 2.38% |
| 1970 | 69,058,894 | 2,669,702 | 2.62% | 2.41% |
| 1971 | 70,276,758 | 2,734,628 | 1.76% | 2.43% |
| 1972 | 71,641,519 | 2,801,660 | 1.94% | 2.45% |
| 1973 | 73,722,294 | 2,870,573 | 2.9% | 2.46% |
| 1974 | 75,839,348 | 2,939,761 | 2.87% | 2.41% |
| 1975 | 77,854,351 | 3,005,521 | 2.66% | 2.24% |
| 1976 | 79,855,318 | 3,064,876 | 2.57% | 1.97% |
| 1977 | 81,867,264 | 3,118,923 | 2.52% | 1.76% |
| 1978 | 83,889,655 | 3,171,740 | 2.47% | 1.69% |
| 1979 | 85,935,072 | 3,228,202 | 2.44% | 1.78% |
| 1980 | 88,016,432 | 3,292,573 | 2.42% | 1.99% |
| 1981 | 90,303,105 | 3,366,631 | 2.6% | 2.25% |
| 1982 | 92,814,507 | 3,450,026 | 2.78% | 2.48% |
| 1983 | 95,335,155 | 3,541,001 | 2.72% | 2.64% |
| 1984 | 97,814,966 | 3,637,843 | 2.6% | 2.73% |
| 1985 | 100,253,825 | 3,739,985 | 2.49% | 2.81% |
| 1986 | 102,635,572 | 3,846,715 | 2.38% | 2.85% |
| 1987 | 104,959,291 | 3,957,612 | 2.26% | 2.88% |
| 1988 | 107,216,008 | 4,072,601 | 2.15% | 2.91% |
| 1989 | 109,433,799 | 4,190,974 | 2.07% | 2.91% |
| 1990 | 111,633,717 | 4,311,955 | 2.01% | 2.89% |
| 1991 | 113,787,109 | 4,435,118 | 1.93% | 2.86% |
| 1992 | 115,952,192 | 4,559,646 | 1.9% | 2.81% |
| 1993 | 118,132,360 | 4,685,060 | 1.88% | 2.75% |
| 1994 | 120,343,179 | 4,809,220 | 1.87% | 2.65% |
| 1995 | 122,600,370 | 4,929,409 | 1.88% | 2.5% |
| 1996 | 124,862,179 | 5,045,678 | 1.84% | 2.36% |
| 1997 | 127,198,069 | 5,152,011 | 1.87% | 2.11% |
| 1998 | 129,622,332 | 5,248,266 | 1.91% | 1.87% |
| 1999 | 132,108,065 | 5,340,784 | 1.92% | 1.76% |
| 2000 | 134,544,304 | 5,431,212 | 1.84% | 1.69% |
| 2001 | 136,805,810 | 5,521,482 | 1.68% | 1.66% |
| 2002 | 138,933,658 | 5,610,889 | 1.56% | 1.62% |
| 2003 | 140,970,351 | 5,697,945 | 1.47% | 1.55% |
| 2004 | 142,902,856 | 5,781,626 | 1.37% | 1.47% |
| 2005 | 144,715,786 | 5,869,523 | 1.27% | 1.52% |
| 2006 | 146,405,973 | 5,963,200 | 1.17% | 1.6% |
| 2007 | 147,989,278 | 6,056,236 | 1.08% | 1.56% |
| 2008 | 149,474,264 | 6,148,969 | 1% | 1.53% |
| 2009 | 150,873,714 | 6,241,642 | 0.94% | 1.51% |
| 2010 | 152,201,981 | 6,334,194 | 0.88% | 1.48% |
| 2011 | 153,591,076 | 6,426,590 | 0.91% | 1.46% |
| 2012 | 155,070,101 | 6,518,978 | 0.96% | 1.44% |
| 2013 | 156,532,141 | 6,611,385 | 0.94% | 1.42% |
| 2014 | 157,964,929 | 6,703,172 | 0.92% | 1.39% |
| 2015 | 159,383,179 | 6,801,645 | 0.9% | 1.47% |
| 2016 | 160,811,932 | 6,908,802 | 0.9% | 1.58% |
| 2017 | 162,186,147 | 7,018,147 | 0.85% | 1.58% |
| 2018 | 163,523,103 | 7,128,045 | 0.82% | 1.57% |
| 2019 | 164,913,055 | 7,237,636 | 0.85% | 1.54% |
| 2020 | 166,298,024 | 7,346,533 | 0.84% | 1.5% |
| 2021 | 167,658,854 | 7,453,194 | 0.82% | 1.45% |
| 2022 | 169,384,897 | 7,559,007 | 1.03% | 1.42% |
| 2023 | 171,466,990 | 7,664,993 | 1.23% | 1.4% |
| 2024 | 173,562,364 | 7,769,819 | 1.22% | 1.37% |
| 2025 | 175,686,900 | 7,873,043 | 1.22% | 1.33% |
| 2026 | 177,818,035 | 7,974,020 | 1.21% | 1.28% |
| 2027 | 179,930,171 | 8,072,924 | 1.19% | 1.24% |
| 2028 | 182,014,767 | 8,169,794 | 1.16% | 1.2% |
| 2029 | 184,064,616 | 8,264,394 | 1.13% | 1.16% |
| 2030 | 186,072,398 | 8,357,024 | 1.09% | 1.12% |
| 2031 | 188,025,193 | 8,447,769 | 1.05% | 1.09% |
| 2032 | 189,904,568 | 8,536,450 | 1% | 1.05% |
| 2033 | 191,717,183 | 8,622,824 | 0.95% | 1.01% |
| 2034 | 193,461,162 | 8,706,826 | 0.91% | 0.97% |
| 2035 | 195,130,366 | 8,788,759 | 0.86% | 0.94% |
| 2036 | 196,740,575 | 8,868,880 | 0.83% | 0.91% |
| 2037 | 198,288,195 | 8,947,241 | 0.79% | 0.88% |
| 2038 | 199,776,950 | 9,023,864 | 0.75% | 0.86% |
| 2039 | 201,208,770 | 9,097,889 | 0.72% | 0.82% |
| 2040 | 202,589,424 | 9,168,998 | 0.69% | 0.78% |
| 2041 | 203,939,081 | 9,238,108 | 0.67% | 0.75% |
| 2042 | 205,259,485 | 9,305,405 | 0.65% | 0.73% |
| 2043 | 206,545,478 | 9,370,049 | 0.63% | 0.69% |
| 2044 | 207,801,049 | 9,432,310 | 0.61% | 0.66% |
| 2045 | 209,029,592 | 9,492,501 | 0.59% | 0.64% |
| 2046 | 210,231,183 | 9,550,341 | 0.57% | 0.61% |
| 2047 | 211,402,167 | 9,605,804 | 0.56% | 0.58% |
| 2048 | 212,537,925 | 9,659,037 | 0.54% | 0.55% |
| 2049 | 213,638,535 | 9,709,614 | 0.52% | 0.52% |
| 2050 | 214,709,094 | 9,757,279 | 0.5% | 0.49% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Laos gained 945,602 people (a 15.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,029,186 (a 10.6% growth), while Laos' population increased by 1,066,298 (a 15.4% growth).
Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Laos was ranked 105th in 2006 and ranked 103rd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Bangladesh's population will grow by 20.7% to 214,709,094 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of Laos will increase by 22.3% to 9,757,279 people and rank change from 103rd to 99th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Dhaka | 16.8M |
| Chittagong | 2.58M |
| Narayanganj | 968K |
| Khulna | 929K |
| Sylhet | 480K |
| Rajshahi | 448K |
| Bogra | 401K |
| Barisal | 328K |
| Rangpur | 294K |
| Brahmanbaria | 268K |
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| City | Population |
| Vientiane | 948K |
| Thakhek | 90.8K |
| Luang Prabang | 53.8K |
| Vang Vieng | 25K |
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Population differences between Bangladesh and Laos
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| Life expectancy | 75.5 years | 69.7 years |
| Average age | 29.8 years | 28.3 years |
| Median age | 26.7 years | 25.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.2:50.8 | 50.2:49.8 |
| Fertility rate | 2.16 births per woman | 2.42 births per woman |
| Population density | 3,458 ppl/mi² | 87.2 ppl/mi² |
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