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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 2,337,423 people in Lesotho in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 2,396,633 in Lesotho.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 74.4 times bigger than Lesotho's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Lesotho is the 143rd.
  • The countries together account for 2.18% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.03% for Lesotho.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +1.17% in Lesotho.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Lesotho has grown from 1.95M to 2.4M (23.2% growth).

Bangladesh vs Lesotho: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Lesotho
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Lesotho
2100 210,399,059 3,280,784
2099 211,449,688 3,286,697
2098 212,479,977 3,292,498
2097 213,484,035 3,298,102
2096 214,463,720 3,303,027
2095 215,424,649 3,307,947
2094 216,368,088 3,312,002
2093 217,273,531 3,315,757
2092 218,151,426 3,319,661
2091 218,980,379 3,322,573
2090 219,782,575 3,324,769
2089 220,538,090 3,326,847
2088 221,257,201 3,328,480
2087 221,935,839 3,329,964
2086 222,585,679 3,330,456
2085 223,183,658 3,331,259
2084 223,742,603 3,331,485
2083 224,273,365 3,331,492
2082 224,763,738 3,331,234
2081 225,237,793 3,330,412
2080 225,665,152 3,329,267
2079 226,059,226 3,327,166
2078 226,389,150 3,324,646
2077 226,696,749 3,321,422
2076 226,954,762 3,317,850
2075 227,159,233 3,314,237
2074 227,315,415 3,309,174
2073 227,436,221 3,303,860
2072 227,503,342 3,298,181
2071 227,522,038 3,291,492
2070 227,495,122 3,283,654
2069 227,426,186 3,275,244
2068 227,302,632 3,266,152
2067 227,118,726 3,256,626
2066 226,878,385 3,246,903
2065 226,581,697 3,237,153
2064 226,235,839 3,226,489
2063 225,822,167 3,215,103
2062 225,349,674 3,202,287
2061 224,811,052 3,188,933
2060 224,216,813 3,174,998
2059 223,569,585 3,160,204
2058 222,855,839 3,145,053
2057 222,083,110 3,129,261
2056 221,273,932 3,113,129
2055 220,405,468 3,095,904
2054 219,511,997 3,078,567
2053 218,567,668 3,060,152
2052 217,585,554 3,040,649
2051 216,554,217 3,020,109
2050 215,489,899 2,999,457
2049 214,400,010 2,978,037
2048 213,275,216 2,955,727
2047 212,114,603 2,932,688
2046 210,918,933 2,909,307
2045 209,696,717 2,885,537
2044 208,446,830 2,861,372
2043 207,170,217 2,836,777
2042 205,859,107 2,811,663
2041 204,513,256 2,786,147
2040 203,143,300 2,760,391
2039 201,735,060 2,734,400
2038 200,262,138 2,708,216
2037 198,739,346 2,681,863
2036 197,147,970 2,654,755
2035 195,499,247 2,627,701
2034 193,789,143 2,600,880
2033 191,989,956 2,574,065
2032 190,141,739 2,547,344
2031 188,208,233 2,520,831
2030 186,212,272 2,494,646
2029 184,168,103 2,468,268
2028 182,087,511 2,441,871
2027 179,973,411 2,415,830
2026 177,837,418 2,389,516
2025 175,685,057 2,363,516
2024 173,562,364 2,337,423
2023 171,466,990 2,311,472
2022 169,384,897 2,286,110
2021 167,658,854 2,261,542
2020 166,298,024 2,235,727
2019 164,913,055 2,209,405
2018 163,523,103 2,183,603
2017 162,186,147 2,157,110
2016 160,811,932 2,130,422
2015 159,383,179 2,104,611
2014 157,964,929 2,080,089
2013 156,532,141 2,056,504
2012 155,070,101 2,034,354
2011 153,591,076 2,014,009
2010 152,201,981 1,996,251
2009 150,873,714 1,980,883
2008 149,474,264 1,966,541
2007 147,989,278 1,953,268
2006 146,405,973 1,945,063
2005 144,715,786 1,953,076
2004 142,902,856 1,971,129
2003 140,970,351 1,985,059
2002 138,933,658 1,994,679
2001 136,805,810 2,000,853
2000 134,544,304 2,003,913
1999 132,108,065 2,003,234
1998 129,622,332 1,998,049
1997 127,198,069 1,988,130
1996 124,862,179 1,972,418
1995 122,600,370 1,951,437
1994 120,343,179 1,927,707
1993 118,132,360 1,901,793
1992 115,952,192 1,873,274
1991 113,787,109 1,842,379
1990 111,633,717 1,809,696
1989 109,433,799 1,775,436
1988 107,216,008 1,739,841
1987 104,959,291 1,703,390
1986 102,635,572 1,666,138
1985 100,253,825 1,624,379
1984 97,814,966 1,578,986
1983 95,335,155 1,534,413
1982 92,814,507 1,490,732
1981 90,303,105 1,448,069
1980 88,016,432 1,406,521
1979 85,935,072 1,366,169
1978 83,889,655 1,327,240
1977 81,867,264 1,289,967
1976 79,855,318 1,253,214
1975 77,854,351 1,213,643
1974 75,839,348 1,172,420
1973 73,722,294 1,132,697
1972 71,641,519 1,094,063
1971 70,276,758 1,056,246
1970 69,058,894 1,019,273
1969 67,294,133 983,202
1968 65,408,276 948,105
1967 63,510,929 913,982
1966 61,669,806 881,870
1965 59,902,519 854,090
1964 58,178,374 829,437
1963 56,504,402 805,373
1962 54,881,146 781,814
1961 53,310,348 758,824
1960 51,828,660 736,500

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/lesotho | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Lesotho gained 185,359 people (a 9.53% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Lesotho's population increased by 266,211 people (a 12.5% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Lesotho was ranked 144th in 2006 and ranked 143rd 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 Lesotho will increase by 25.2% to 2,999,457 people and rank change from 143rd to 141st.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 3.33M people in 2083 for Lesotho.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Lesotho
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Lesotho
2100 -0.5% -0.18%
2099 -0.48% -0.18%
2098 -0.47% -0.17%
2097 -0.46% -0.15%
2096 -0.45% -0.15%
2095 -0.44% -0.12%
2094 -0.42% -0.11%
2093 -0.4% -0.12%
2092 -0.38% -0.09%
2091 -0.36% -0.07%
2090 -0.34% -0.06%
2089 -0.33% -0.05%
2088 -0.31% -0.04%
2087 -0.29% -0.01%
2086 -0.27% -0.02%
2085 -0.25% -0.007%
2084 -0.24% -0%
2083 -0.22% 0.008%
2082 -0.21% 0.02%
2081 -0.19% 0.03%
2080 -0.17% 0.06%
2079 -0.15% 0.08%
2078 -0.14% 0.1%
2077 -0.11% 0.11%
2076 -0.09% 0.11%
2075 -0.07% 0.15%
2074 -0.05% 0.16%
2073 -0.03% 0.17%
2072 -0.008% 0.2%
2071 0.01% 0.24%
2070 0.03% 0.26%
2069 0.05% 0.28%
2068 0.08% 0.29%
2067 0.11% 0.3%
2066 0.13% 0.3%
2065 0.15% 0.33%
2064 0.18% 0.35%
2063 0.21% 0.4%
2062 0.24% 0.42%
2061 0.27% 0.44%
2060 0.29% 0.47%
2059 0.32% 0.48%
2058 0.35% 0.5%
2057 0.37% 0.52%
2056 0.39% 0.56%
2055 0.41% 0.56%
2054 0.43% 0.6%
2053 0.45% 0.64%
2052 0.48% 0.68%
2051 0.49% 0.69%
2050 0.51% 0.72%
2049 0.53% 0.75%
2048 0.55% 0.79%
2047 0.57% 0.8%
2046 0.58% 0.82%
2045 0.6% 0.84%
2044 0.62% 0.87%
2043 0.64% 0.89%
2042 0.66% 0.92%
2041 0.67% 0.93%
2040 0.7% 0.95%
2039 0.74% 0.97%
2038 0.77% 0.98%
2037 0.81% 1.02%
2036 0.84% 1.03%
2035 0.88% 1.03%
2034 0.94% 1.04%
2033 0.97% 1.05%
2032 1.03% 1.05%
2031 1.07% 1.05%
2030 1.11% 1.07%
2029 1.14% 1.08%
2028 1.17% 1.08%
2027 1.2% 1.1%
2026 1.23% 1.1%
2025 1.22% 1.12%
2024 1.22% 1.12%
2023 1.23% 1.11%
2022 1.03% 1.09%
2021 0.82% 1.15%
2020 0.84% 1.19%
2019 0.85% 1.18%
2018 0.82% 1.23%
2017 0.85% 1.25%
2016 0.9% 1.23%
2015 0.9% 1.18%
2014 0.92% 1.15%
2013 0.94% 1.09%
2012 0.96% 1.01%
2011 0.91% 0.89%
2010 0.88% 0.78%
2009 0.94% 0.73%
2008 1% 0.68%
2007 1.08% 0.42%
2006 1.17% -0.41%
2005 1.27% -0.92%
2004 1.37% -0.7%
2003 1.47% -0.48%
2002 1.56% -0.31%
2001 1.68% -0.15%
2000 1.84% 0.03%
1999 1.92% 0.26%
1998 1.91% 0.5%
1997 1.87% 0.8%
1996 1.84% 1.08%
1995 1.88% 1.23%
1994 1.87% 1.36%
1993 1.88% 1.52%
1992 1.9% 1.68%
1991 1.93% 1.81%
1990 2.01% 1.93%
1989 2.07% 2.05%
1988 2.15% 2.14%
1987 2.26% 2.24%
1986 2.38% 2.57%
1985 2.49% 2.87%
1984 2.6% 2.9%
1983 2.72% 2.93%
1982 2.78% 2.95%
1981 2.6% 2.95%
1980 2.42% 2.95%
1979 2.44% 2.93%
1978 2.47% 2.89%
1977 2.52% 2.93%
1976 2.57% 3.26%
1975 2.66% 3.52%
1974 2.87% 3.51%
1973 2.9% 3.53%
1972 1.94% 3.58%
1971 1.76% 3.63%
1970 2.62% 3.67%
1969 2.88% 3.7%
1968 2.99% 3.73%
1967 2.99% 3.64%
1966 2.95% 3.25%
1965 2.96% 2.97%
1964 2.96% 2.99%
1963 2.96% 3.01%
1962 2.95% 3.03%
1961 2.86% 3.03%

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/lesotho | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Lesotho's population grew by 1.12%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Lesotho
Current population
178415186
2396633
Population rank 8/197 143/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.03%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
20.3 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
9.43 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
21.4 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +71
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +25,951
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +1.12%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 93/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
1.69 hours
Annual migration change -402,100 -5,192
Net migration rank 194/196 117/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 15,039
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 173/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 170/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Lesotho
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Lesotho
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -5,192
2024 - -473,362 - -5,107
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 31,115 -5,168
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 30,803 -6,023
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 27,806 -3,449
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 30,721 -3,449
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 32,279 -6,896
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 33,112 -6,892
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 33,601 -6,850
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 33,390 -6,766
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 32,087 -7,087
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 30,922 -6,877
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 29,789 -6,659
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 27,592 -6,425
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 25,647 -6,118
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 21,877 -5,886
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 20,335 -5,599
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 19,349 -5,392
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 17,763 -5,179
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 15,234 -11,416
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 15,831 -35,679
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 17,271 -33,530
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 20,133 -31,723
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 22,274 -29,924
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 23,190 -27,874
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 24,786 -26,220
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 27,393 -24,610
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 30,889 -23,299
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 34,637 -22,396
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 36,228 -17,042
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 37,370 -14,588
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 38,629 -13,953
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 40,505 -13,347
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 42,579 -12,707
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 44,026 -12,114
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 45,060 -11,598
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 46,264 -11,207
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 47,158 -11,028
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 47,718 -10,946
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 45,232 -7,501
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 44,575 1,222
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 43,785 1,199
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 42,899 1,253
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 41,941 1,281
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 40,808 1,307
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 39,617 1,361
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 38,440 1,285
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 37,084 1,047
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 35,654 746
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 34,117 2,986
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 32,311 9,723
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 30,444 9,972
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 28,859 10,183
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 27,841 10,386
1971 542,747 224,369 26,838 10,563
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 25,935 10,605
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 25,137 10,465
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 24,490 10,108
1967 1,860,743 23,164 23,911 9,734
1966 1,794,530 3,758 23,326 7,248
1965 1,688,652 47,610 22,755 2,239
1964 1,686,591 25,426 22,116 2,198
1963 1,612,749 23,215 21,585 2,220
1962 1,584,035 26,533 21,132 2,172
1961 1,504,524 26,503 20,581 2,100
1960 1,418,810 13,580 19,981 1,989

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

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/lesotho | 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 Lesotho 84.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 315,836 people) and 15.8% is from migration (a loss of 59,457 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 15,039 people or 0.6% in Lesotho.

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
Lesotho
City Population
Maseru 344K
Teyateyaneng 75.1K
Mafeteng 57.1K
Butha-Buthe 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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