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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 5,805,962 people in Lebanon in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 5,906,622 in Lebanon.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 30.2 times bigger than Lebanon's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Lebanon is the 115th.
  • The countries together account for 2.22% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.07% for Lebanon.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +0.16% in Lebanon.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Lebanon has grown from 4.75M to 5.91M (24.3% growth).

Bangladesh vs Lebanon: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Lebanon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Lebanon
2100 210,399,059 7,229,611
2099 211,449,688 7,252,189
2098 212,479,977 7,273,846
2097 213,484,035 7,298,208
2096 214,463,720 7,322,265
2095 215,424,649 7,343,287
2094 216,368,088 7,365,719
2093 217,273,531 7,386,532
2092 218,151,426 7,403,314
2091 218,980,379 7,420,036
2090 219,782,575 7,433,603
2089 220,538,090 7,444,239
2088 221,257,201 7,454,263
2087 221,935,839 7,465,163
2086 222,585,679 7,468,994
2085 223,183,658 7,477,406
2084 223,742,603 7,476,483
2083 224,273,365 7,482,841
2082 224,763,738 7,482,980
2081 225,237,793 7,484,110
2080 225,665,152 7,484,392
2079 226,059,226 7,482,168
2078 226,389,150 7,480,962
2077 226,696,749 7,474,272
2076 226,954,762 7,470,260
2075 227,159,233 7,464,057
2074 227,315,415 7,446,862
2073 227,436,221 7,432,591
2072 227,503,342 7,420,911
2071 227,522,038 7,408,401
2070 227,495,122 7,394,163
2069 227,426,186 7,382,479
2068 227,302,632 7,373,962
2067 227,118,726 7,361,021
2066 226,878,385 7,348,605
2065 226,581,697 7,332,917
2064 226,235,839 7,316,835
2063 225,822,167 7,299,642
2062 225,349,674 7,279,937
2061 224,811,052 7,262,112
2060 224,216,813 7,239,759
2059 223,569,585 7,219,520
2058 222,855,839 7,199,035
2057 222,083,110 7,176,342
2056 221,273,932 7,152,803
2055 220,405,468 7,131,059
2054 219,511,997 7,107,641
2053 218,567,668 7,085,759
2052 217,585,554 7,063,172
2051 216,554,217 7,036,781
2050 215,489,899 7,010,541
2049 214,400,010 6,983,849
2048 213,275,216 6,952,958
2047 212,114,603 6,913,262
2046 210,918,933 6,878,209
2045 209,696,717 6,839,423
2044 208,446,830 6,795,984
2043 207,170,217 6,759,252
2042 205,859,107 6,716,445
2041 204,513,256 6,668,251
2040 203,143,300 6,618,567
2039 201,735,060 6,565,787
2038 200,262,138 6,512,143
2037 198,739,346 6,456,654
2036 197,147,970 6,403,370
2035 195,499,247 6,356,407
2034 193,789,143 6,305,239
2033 191,989,956 6,257,900
2032 190,141,739 6,206,916
2031 188,208,233 6,152,022
2030 186,212,272 6,098,153
2029 184,168,103 6,044,795
2028 182,087,511 5,992,721
2027 179,973,411 5,942,870
2026 177,837,418 5,893,183
2025 175,685,057 5,846,443
2024 173,562,364 5,805,962
2023 171,466,990 5,773,493
2022 169,384,897 5,744,489
2021 167,658,854 5,718,122
2020 166,298,024 5,702,398
2019 164,913,055 5,794,594
2018 163,523,103 5,984,119
2017 162,186,147 6,160,128
2016 160,811,932 6,323,060
2015 159,383,179 6,472,469
2014 157,964,929 6,346,990
2013 156,532,141 5,743,436
2012 155,070,101 5,235,742
2011 153,591,076 5,096,020
2010 152,201,981 5,041,288
2009 150,873,714 4,992,287
2008 149,474,264 4,925,354
2007 147,989,278 4,844,118
2006 146,405,973 4,751,136
2005 144,715,786 4,671,102
2004 142,902,856 4,599,279
2003 140,970,351 4,525,508
2002 138,933,658 4,463,504
2001 136,805,810 4,401,918
2000 134,544,304 4,329,340
1999 132,108,065 4,255,277
1998 129,622,332 4,181,281
1997 127,198,069 4,108,405
1996 124,862,179 4,034,781
1995 122,600,370 3,960,735
1994 120,343,179 3,889,799
1993 118,132,360 3,820,647
1992 115,952,192 3,747,371
1991 113,787,109 3,668,912
1990 111,633,717 3,595,175
1989 109,433,799 3,525,285
1988 107,216,008 3,454,649
1987 104,959,291 3,385,555
1986 102,635,572 3,300,365
1985 100,253,825 3,217,376
1984 97,814,966 3,152,744
1983 95,335,155 3,094,996
1982 92,814,507 3,054,931
1981 90,303,105 3,008,981
1980 88,016,432 2,944,763
1979 85,935,072 2,882,635
1978 83,889,655 2,822,682
1977 81,867,264 2,762,155
1976 79,855,318 2,726,469
1975 77,854,351 2,693,191
1974 75,839,348 2,635,185
1973 73,722,294 2,572,935
1972 71,641,519 2,509,729
1971 70,276,758 2,446,314
1970 69,058,894 2,386,114
1969 67,294,133 2,328,159
1968 65,408,276 2,266,368
1967 63,510,929 2,206,731
1966 61,669,806 2,148,260
1965 59,902,519 2,088,831
1964 58,178,374 2,030,543
1963 56,504,402 1,970,316
1962 54,881,146 1,909,578
1961 53,310,348 1,850,084
1960 51,828,660 1,794,406

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 Lebanon gained 1,571,924 people (a 33.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Lebanon's population decreased by 416,438 people (a 6.59% decline).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Lebanon was ranked 115th in 2006 and still ranked 115th 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 Lebanon will increase by 18.7% to 7,010,541 people and will still be ranked 115th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 7.48M people in 2080 for Lebanon.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Lebanon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Lebanon
2100 -0.5% -0.31%
2099 -0.48% -0.3%
2098 -0.47% -0.33%
2097 -0.46% -0.33%
2096 -0.45% -0.29%
2095 -0.44% -0.3%
2094 -0.42% -0.28%
2093 -0.4% -0.23%
2092 -0.38% -0.23%
2091 -0.36% -0.18%
2090 -0.34% -0.14%
2089 -0.33% -0.13%
2088 -0.31% -0.15%
2087 -0.29% -0.05%
2086 -0.27% -0.11%
2085 -0.25% 0.01%
2084 -0.24% -0.08%
2083 -0.22% -0.002%
2082 -0.21% -0.02%
2081 -0.19% -0.004%
2080 -0.17% 0.03%
2079 -0.15% 0.02%
2078 -0.14% 0.09%
2077 -0.11% 0.05%
2076 -0.09% 0.08%
2075 -0.07% 0.23%
2074 -0.05% 0.19%
2073 -0.03% 0.16%
2072 -0.008% 0.17%
2071 0.01% 0.19%
2070 0.03% 0.16%
2069 0.05% 0.12%
2068 0.08% 0.18%
2067 0.11% 0.17%
2066 0.13% 0.21%
2065 0.15% 0.22%
2064 0.18% 0.24%
2063 0.21% 0.27%
2062 0.24% 0.25%
2061 0.27% 0.31%
2060 0.29% 0.28%
2059 0.32% 0.28%
2058 0.35% 0.32%
2057 0.37% 0.33%
2056 0.39% 0.3%
2055 0.41% 0.33%
2054 0.43% 0.31%
2053 0.45% 0.32%
2052 0.48% 0.38%
2051 0.49% 0.37%
2050 0.51% 0.38%
2049 0.53% 0.44%
2048 0.55% 0.57%
2047 0.57% 0.51%
2046 0.58% 0.57%
2045 0.6% 0.64%
2044 0.62% 0.54%
2043 0.64% 0.64%
2042 0.66% 0.72%
2041 0.67% 0.75%
2040 0.7% 0.8%
2039 0.74% 0.82%
2038 0.77% 0.86%
2037 0.81% 0.83%
2036 0.84% 0.74%
2035 0.88% 0.81%
2034 0.94% 0.76%
2033 0.97% 0.82%
2032 1.03% 0.89%
2031 1.07% 0.88%
2030 1.11% 0.88%
2029 1.14% 0.87%
2028 1.17% 0.84%
2027 1.2% 0.84%
2026 1.23% 0.8%
2025 1.22% 0.7%
2024 1.22% 0.56%
2023 1.23% 0.5%
2022 1.03% 0.46%
2021 0.82% 0.28%
2020 0.84% -1.59%
2019 0.85% -3.17%
2018 0.82% -2.86%
2017 0.85% -2.58%
2016 0.9% -2.31%
2015 0.9% 1.98%
2014 0.92% 10.5%
2013 0.94% 9.7%
2012 0.96% 2.74%
2011 0.91% 1.09%
2010 0.88% 0.98%
2009 0.94% 1.36%
2008 1% 1.68%
2007 1.08% 1.96%
2006 1.17% 1.71%
2005 1.27% 1.56%
2004 1.37% 1.63%
2003 1.47% 1.39%
2002 1.56% 1.4%
2001 1.68% 1.68%
2000 1.84% 1.74%
1999 1.92% 1.77%
1998 1.91% 1.77%
1997 1.87% 1.82%
1996 1.84% 1.87%
1995 1.88% 1.82%
1994 1.87% 1.81%
1993 1.88% 1.96%
1992 1.9% 2.14%
1991 1.93% 2.05%
1990 2.01% 1.98%
1989 2.07% 2.04%
1988 2.15% 2.04%
1987 2.26% 2.58%
1986 2.38% 2.58%
1985 2.49% 2.05%
1984 2.6% 1.87%
1983 2.72% 1.31%
1982 2.78% 1.53%
1981 2.6% 2.18%
1980 2.42% 2.16%
1979 2.44% 2.12%
1978 2.47% 2.19%
1977 2.52% 1.31%
1976 2.57% 1.24%
1975 2.66% 2.2%
1974 2.87% 2.42%
1973 2.9% 2.52%
1972 1.94% 2.59%
1971 1.76% 2.52%
1970 2.62% 2.49%
1969 2.88% 2.73%
1968 2.99% 2.7%
1967 2.99% 2.72%
1966 2.95% 2.85%
1965 2.96% 2.87%
1964 2.96% 3.06%
1963 2.96% 3.18%
1962 2.95% 3.22%
1961 2.86% 3.1%

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 Lebanon's population grew by 0.56%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Lebanon
Current population
178415186
5906622
Population rank 8/197 115/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.07%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
16.2 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
5.64 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
15.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +89
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +32,469
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.56%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 129/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
51.5 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -10,230
Net migration rank 194/196 133/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 1,422,583
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 47/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 24.5%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 24/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Lebanon
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Lebanon
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -10,230
2024 - -473,362 - -17,267
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 58,786 -34,193
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 60,909 -27,507
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 46,614 -27,290
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 59,903 -47,787
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 70,486 -266,992
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 77,165 -259,700
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 84,172 -253,664
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 91,551 -247,921
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 97,385 -239,829
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 92,285 301,111
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 80,218 733,500
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 77,248 124,427
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 75,523 2,246
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 72,605 -40,915
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 69,004 -2,700
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 67,132 430
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 66,965 27,944
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 65,932 25,126
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 67,778 1,224
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 69,675 4,974
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 71,232 1,674
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 72,648 -21,543
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 73,160 -1,094
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 72,642 455
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 72,437 2,589
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 71,889 1,062
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 71,486 1,313
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 71,286 3,164
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 71,016 2,634
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 73,069 -4,850
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 75,278 -5,196
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 77,447 -970
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 79,274 1,159
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 73,629 -6,595
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 74,577 -1,827
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 70,444 -1,916
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 69,058 607
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 67,162 33,549
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 66,368 -1,108
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 66,785 -2,785
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 66,056 -14,558
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 41,602 -12,981
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 65,084 -1,799
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 63,053 2,104
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 61,184 -2,103
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 60,829 0
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 60,232 0
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 11,138 0
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 55,423 0
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 64,425 -3,831
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 63,420 482
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 62,216 294
1971 542,747 224,369 61,278 3,042
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 60,593 -4,508
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 59,829 0
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 59,247 4,506
1967 1,860,743 23,164 58,957 -3,434
1966 1,794,530 3,758 58,546 2,864
1965 1,688,652 47,610 58,195 -742
1964 1,686,591 25,426 57,808 1,311
1963 1,612,749 23,215 57,054 4,269
1962 1,584,035 26,533 55,585 4,569
1961 1,504,524 26,503 53,995 4,844
1960 1,418,810 13,580 52,515 0

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 Lebanon 40.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 739,256 people) and 59.9% is from migration (a loss of 1,103,772 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 1,422,583 people or 24.5% in Lebanon.

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
Lebanon
City Population
Beirut 2.42M
Tripoli 863K
Sidon 164K
Tyre 160K
Jounieh 102K
Zahle 100K

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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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