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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 1,866,124 people in Latvia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 1,829,763 in Latvia.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 97.5 times bigger than Latvia's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Latvia is the 149th.
  • The countries together account for 2.17% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.02% for Latvia.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs -0.68% in Latvia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Latvia has declined from 2.22M to 1.83M (17.5% decline).

Bangladesh vs Latvia: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Latvia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Latvia
2100 210,399,059 923,408
2099 211,449,688 932,882
2098 212,479,977 942,357
2097 213,484,035 951,702
2096 214,463,720 961,114
2095 215,424,649 970,470
2094 216,368,088 979,811
2093 217,273,531 989,107
2092 218,151,426 998,497
2091 218,980,379 1,007,961
2090 219,782,575 1,017,465
2089 220,538,090 1,026,994
2088 221,257,201 1,036,657
2087 221,935,839 1,046,527
2086 222,585,679 1,056,483
2085 223,183,658 1,066,499
2084 223,742,603 1,076,818
2083 224,273,365 1,087,423
2082 224,763,738 1,098,154
2081 225,237,793 1,109,075
2080 225,665,152 1,120,211
2079 226,059,226 1,131,602
2078 226,389,150 1,143,002
2077 226,696,749 1,154,458
2076 226,954,762 1,166,122
2075 227,159,233 1,177,964
2074 227,315,415 1,189,889
2073 227,436,221 1,201,798
2072 227,503,342 1,213,804
2071 227,522,038 1,226,159
2070 227,495,122 1,238,635
2069 227,426,186 1,251,199
2068 227,302,632 1,264,197
2067 227,118,726 1,277,382
2066 226,878,385 1,290,492
2065 226,581,697 1,304,082
2064 226,235,839 1,317,729
2063 225,822,167 1,331,316
2062 225,349,674 1,344,939
2061 224,811,052 1,358,659
2060 224,216,813 1,372,730
2059 223,569,585 1,386,684
2058 222,855,839 1,400,736
2057 222,083,110 1,414,911
2056 221,273,932 1,429,035
2055 220,405,468 1,442,863
2054 219,511,997 1,456,686
2053 218,567,668 1,470,334
2052 217,585,554 1,483,843
2051 216,554,217 1,496,515
2050 215,489,899 1,509,248
2049 214,400,010 1,521,989
2048 213,275,216 1,534,656
2047 212,114,603 1,547,203
2046 210,918,933 1,559,641
2045 209,696,717 1,572,396
2044 208,446,830 1,584,822
2043 207,170,217 1,597,317
2042 205,859,107 1,609,668
2041 204,513,256 1,622,468
2040 203,143,300 1,635,132
2039 201,735,060 1,648,215
2038 200,262,138 1,661,175
2037 198,739,346 1,674,137
2036 197,147,970 1,687,461
2035 195,499,247 1,700,759
2034 193,789,143 1,714,411
2033 191,989,956 1,728,562
2032 190,141,739 1,742,976
2031 188,208,233 1,757,310
2030 186,212,272 1,772,264
2029 184,168,103 1,786,824
2028 182,087,511 1,801,228
2027 179,973,411 1,815,599
2026 177,837,418 1,829,763
2025 175,685,057 1,850,593
2024 173,562,364 1,866,124
2023 171,466,990 1,883,710
2022 169,384,897 1,879,383
2021 167,658,854 1,884,490
2020 166,298,024 1,900,449
2019 164,913,055 1,913,822
2018 163,523,103 1,927,174
2017 162,186,147 1,942,248
2016 160,811,932 1,959,537
2015 159,383,179 1,977,527
2014 157,964,929 1,993,782
2013 156,532,141 2,012,647
2012 155,070,101 2,034,319
2011 153,591,076 2,059,709
2010 152,201,981 2,097,555
2009 150,873,714 2,141,669
2008 149,474,264 2,177,322
2007 147,989,278 2,200,325
2006 146,405,973 2,218,357
2005 144,715,786 2,238,799
2004 142,902,856 2,263,122
2003 140,970,351 2,287,955
2002 138,933,658 2,310,173
2001 136,805,810 2,337,170
2000 134,544,304 2,367,550
1999 132,108,065 2,390,482
1998 129,622,332 2,410,019
1997 127,198,069 2,432,851
1996 124,862,179 2,457,222
1995 122,600,370 2,485,056
1994 120,343,179 2,520,742
1993 118,132,360 2,563,290
1992 115,952,192 2,614,338
1991 113,787,109 2,650,581
1990 111,633,717 2,663,151
1989 109,433,799 2,666,955
1988 107,216,008 2,653,434
1987 104,959,291 2,626,583
1986 102,635,572 2,599,892
1985 100,253,825 2,578,873
1984 97,814,966 2,562,047
1983 95,335,155 2,546,011
1982 92,814,507 2,531,080
1981 90,303,105 2,519,421
1980 88,016,432 2,511,701
1979 85,935,072 2,505,953
1978 83,889,655 2,497,921
1977 81,867,264 2,485,073
1976 79,855,318 2,470,989
1975 77,854,351 2,456,130
1974 75,839,348 2,437,186
1973 73,722,294 2,415,819
1972 71,641,519 2,395,674
1971 70,276,758 2,376,389
1970 69,058,894 2,359,164
1969 67,294,133 2,343,173
1968 65,408,276 2,323,619
1967 63,510,929 2,301,220
1966 61,669,806 2,283,217
1965 59,902,519 2,265,919
1964 58,178,374 2,240,623
1963 56,504,402 2,210,919
1962 54,881,146 2,181,586
1961 53,310,348 2,152,681
1960 51,828,660 2,120,979

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/latvia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Latvia lost 258,820 people (a 11.7% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Latvia's population decreased by 129,774 people (a 6.62% decline).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Latvia was ranked 140th in 2006 and ranked 149th 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 Latvia will decrease by 17.5% to 1,509,248 people and rank change from 149th to 155th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people, while Latvia's population already peaked in 1989 at 2.67M people and is projected to decrease to 923K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Latvia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Latvia
2100 -0.5% -1.02%
2099 -0.48% -1.01%
2098 -0.47% -0.98%
2097 -0.46% -0.98%
2096 -0.45% -0.96%
2095 -0.44% -0.95%
2094 -0.42% -0.94%
2093 -0.4% -0.94%
2092 -0.38% -0.94%
2091 -0.36% -0.93%
2090 -0.34% -0.93%
2089 -0.33% -0.93%
2088 -0.31% -0.94%
2087 -0.29% -0.94%
2086 -0.27% -0.94%
2085 -0.25% -0.96%
2084 -0.24% -0.98%
2083 -0.22% -0.98%
2082 -0.21% -0.98%
2081 -0.19% -0.99%
2080 -0.17% -1.01%
2079 -0.15% -1%
2078 -0.14% -0.99%
2077 -0.11% -1%
2076 -0.09% -1.01%
2075 -0.07% -1%
2074 -0.05% -0.99%
2073 -0.03% -0.99%
2072 -0.008% -1.01%
2071 0.01% -1.01%
2070 0.03% -1%
2069 0.05% -1.03%
2068 0.08% -1.03%
2067 0.11% -1.02%
2066 0.13% -1.04%
2065 0.15% -1.04%
2064 0.18% -1.02%
2063 0.21% -1.01%
2062 0.24% -1.01%
2061 0.27% -1.03%
2060 0.29% -1.01%
2059 0.32% -1%
2058 0.35% -1%
2057 0.37% -0.99%
2056 0.39% -0.96%
2055 0.41% -0.95%
2054 0.43% -0.93%
2053 0.45% -0.91%
2052 0.48% -0.85%
2051 0.49% -0.84%
2050 0.51% -0.84%
2049 0.53% -0.83%
2048 0.55% -0.81%
2047 0.57% -0.8%
2046 0.58% -0.81%
2045 0.6% -0.78%
2044 0.62% -0.78%
2043 0.64% -0.77%
2042 0.66% -0.79%
2041 0.67% -0.77%
2040 0.7% -0.79%
2039 0.74% -0.78%
2038 0.77% -0.77%
2037 0.81% -0.79%
2036 0.84% -0.78%
2035 0.88% -0.8%
2034 0.94% -0.82%
2033 0.97% -0.83%
2032 1.03% -0.82%
2031 1.07% -0.84%
2030 1.11% -0.81%
2029 1.14% -0.8%
2028 1.17% -0.79%
2027 1.2% -0.77%
2026 1.23% -1.13%
2025 1.22% -0.83%
2024 1.22% -0.93%
2023 1.23% 0.23%
2022 1.03% -0.27%
2021 0.82% -0.84%
2020 0.84% -0.7%
2019 0.85% -0.69%
2018 0.82% -0.78%
2017 0.85% -0.88%
2016 0.9% -0.91%
2015 0.9% -0.82%
2014 0.92% -0.94%
2013 0.94% -1.07%
2012 0.96% -1.23%
2011 0.91% -1.8%
2010 0.88% -2.06%
2009 0.94% -1.64%
2008 1% -1.05%
2007 1.08% -0.81%
2006 1.17% -0.91%
2005 1.27% -1.07%
2004 1.37% -1.09%
2003 1.47% -0.96%
2002 1.56% -1.16%
2001 1.68% -1.28%
2000 1.84% -0.96%
1999 1.92% -0.81%
1998 1.91% -0.94%
1997 1.87% -0.99%
1996 1.84% -1.12%
1995 1.88% -1.42%
1994 1.87% -1.66%
1993 1.88% -1.95%
1992 1.9% -1.37%
1991 1.93% -0.47%
1990 2.01% -0.14%
1989 2.07% 0.51%
1988 2.15% 1.02%
1987 2.26% 1.03%
1986 2.38% 0.82%
1985 2.49% 0.66%
1984 2.6% 0.63%
1983 2.72% 0.59%
1982 2.78% 0.46%
1981 2.6% 0.31%
1980 2.42% 0.23%
1979 2.44% 0.32%
1978 2.47% 0.52%
1977 2.52% 0.57%
1976 2.57% 0.6%
1975 2.66% 0.78%
1974 2.87% 0.88%
1973 2.9% 0.84%
1972 1.94% 0.81%
1971 1.76% 0.73%
1970 2.62% 0.68%
1969 2.88% 0.84%
1968 2.99% 0.97%
1967 2.99% 0.79%
1966 2.95% 0.76%
1965 2.96% 1.13%
1964 2.96% 1.34%
1963 2.96% 1.34%
1962 2.95% 1.34%
1961 2.86% 1.49%

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/latvia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Latvia's population declined by 0.93%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Latvia
Current population
178415186
1829763
Population rank 8/197 149/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.02%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
29.9 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
36.2 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
18.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 -48
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 -17,586
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% -0.93%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 193/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
1.2 hours
Annual migration change -402,100 -7,330
Net migration rank 194/196 125/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 220,471
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 108/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 11.8%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 57/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Latvia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Latvia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -7,330
2024 - -473,362 - -2,225
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 -13,563 7,966
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 -14,847 22,027
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 -17,337 -280
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 -11,402 -3,147
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 -8,995 -3,416
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 -9,636 -4,972
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 -7,963 -7,867
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 -6,663 -12,327
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 -6,526 -10,826
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 -6,779 -8,799
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 -8,252 -14,386
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 -9,154 -11,914
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 -9,886 -20,202
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 -10,278 -36,128
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 -7,924 -34,807
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 -6,531 -22,445
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 -9,021 -8,027
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 -10,204 -9,211
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 -10,746 -11,134
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 -11,542 -15,136
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 -11,439 -11,422
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 -12,475 -9,160
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 -13,322 -18,634
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 -11,838 -15,679
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 -13,387 -3,229
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 -15,906 -5,504
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 -14,841 -9,183
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 -14,498 -9,888
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 -17,396 -13,288
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 -17,645 -21,446
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 -12,560 -32,914
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 -3,660 -52,180
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 0 -12,020
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 2,929 -13,196
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 6,401 -4,960
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 9,022 15,784
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 9,981 19,249
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 10,660 13,972
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 5,673 12,037
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 7,430 8,847
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 8,147 8,115
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 6,327 8,116
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 3,779 6,536
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 3,265 3,099
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 2,506 3,661
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 2,997 7,399
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 3,480 11,992
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 4,200 8,870
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 4,913 12,166
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 6,824 14,420
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 6,040 15,997
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 7,666 11,077
1971 542,747 224,369 8,793 10,846
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 7,785 12,494
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 6,561 13,718
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 7,668 13,465
1967 1,860,743 23,164 7,825 14,177
1966 1,794,530 3,758 8,677 13,465
1965 1,688,652 47,610 8,384 13,218
1964 1,686,591 25,426 12,100 13,010
1963 1,612,749 23,215 11,055 12,308
1962 1,584,035 26,533 11,562 12,344
1961 1,504,524 26,503 14,207 12,364
1960 1,418,810 13,580 14,211 11,420

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

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/latvia | 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 Latvia 82.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 103,711 people) and 17.3% is from migration (a loss of 21,641 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 220,471 people or 11.8% in Latvia.

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
Latvia
City Population
Riga 595K
Daugavpils 78.1K
Liepaja 67.4K
Jelgava 54.8K
Jurmala 52K
Ventspils 32.7K
Rezekne 26.4K
Valmiera 22.8K
Ogre 22.8K
Jekabpils 21K

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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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