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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 5,612,817 people in Liberia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 5,887,000 in Liberia.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 30.3 times bigger than Liberia's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Liberia is the 116th.
  • The countries together account for 2.22% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.07% for Liberia.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +2.09% in Liberia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Liberia has grown from 3.49M to 5.89M (68.6% growth).

Bangladesh vs Liberia: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Liberia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Liberia
2100 210,399,059 12,788,823
2099 211,449,688 12,776,207
2098 212,479,977 12,757,308
2097 213,484,035 12,728,620
2096 214,463,720 12,695,873
2095 215,424,649 12,671,037
2094 216,368,088 12,645,345
2093 217,273,531 12,607,806
2092 218,151,426 12,583,276
2091 218,980,379 12,557,861
2090 219,782,575 12,513,262
2089 220,538,090 12,461,083
2088 221,257,201 12,429,523
2087 221,935,839 12,394,685
2086 222,585,679 12,331,734
2085 223,183,658 12,266,313
2084 223,742,603 12,218,274
2083 224,273,365 12,163,782
2082 224,763,738 12,122,513
2081 225,237,793 12,055,108
2080 225,665,152 11,977,065
2079 226,059,226 11,899,224
2078 226,389,150 11,823,772
2077 226,696,749 11,746,009
2076 226,954,762 11,657,329
2075 227,159,233 11,571,881
2074 227,315,415 11,469,695
2073 227,436,221 11,373,802
2072 227,503,342 11,288,250
2071 227,522,038 11,187,594
2070 227,495,122 11,097,891
2069 227,426,186 11,002,270
2068 227,302,632 10,918,600
2067 227,118,726 10,814,021
2066 226,878,385 10,721,693
2065 226,581,697 10,617,436
2064 226,235,839 10,521,037
2063 225,822,167 10,416,221
2062 225,349,674 10,308,855
2061 224,811,052 10,200,557
2060 224,216,813 10,091,553
2059 223,569,585 9,960,069
2058 222,855,839 9,857,338
2057 222,083,110 9,745,295
2056 221,273,932 9,624,041
2055 220,405,468 9,506,843
2054 219,511,997 9,402,297
2053 218,567,668 9,284,854
2052 217,585,554 9,173,091
2051 216,554,217 9,060,243
2050 215,489,899 8,951,514
2049 214,400,010 8,828,384
2048 213,275,216 8,705,146
2047 212,114,603 8,581,923
2046 210,918,933 8,456,286
2045 209,696,717 8,342,861
2044 208,446,830 8,220,755
2043 207,170,217 8,106,429
2042 205,859,107 7,972,152
2041 204,513,256 7,829,310
2040 203,143,300 7,698,463
2039 201,735,060 7,554,021
2038 200,262,138 7,421,960
2037 198,739,346 7,291,328
2036 197,147,970 7,146,172
2035 195,499,247 7,010,827
2034 193,789,143 6,883,638
2033 191,989,956 6,750,553
2032 190,141,739 6,619,507
2031 188,208,233 6,492,799
2030 186,212,272 6,376,029
2029 184,168,103 6,247,795
2028 182,087,511 6,120,673
2027 179,973,411 5,981,051
2026 177,837,418 5,852,128
2025 175,685,057 5,732,938
2024 173,562,364 5,612,817
2023 171,466,990 5,493,031
2022 169,384,897 5,373,294
2021 167,658,854 5,259,323
2020 166,298,024 5,149,463
2019 164,913,055 5,043,721
2018 163,523,103 4,944,726
2017 162,186,147 4,848,925
2016 160,811,932 4,755,608
2015 159,383,179 4,659,431
2014 157,964,929 4,564,293
2013 156,532,141 4,470,239
2012 155,070,101 4,373,043
2011 153,591,076 4,221,178
2010 152,201,981 4,058,890
2009 150,873,714 3,943,028
2008 149,474,264 3,821,003
2007 147,989,278 3,669,050
2006 146,405,973 3,490,787
2005 144,715,786 3,301,015
2004 142,902,856 3,156,892
2003 140,970,351 3,119,532
2002 138,933,658 3,094,782
2001 136,805,810 3,015,338
2000 134,544,304 2,928,117
1999 132,108,065 2,821,684
1998 129,622,332 2,670,124
1997 127,198,069 2,412,989
1996 124,862,179 2,232,289
1995 122,600,370 2,169,162
1994 120,343,179 2,149,928
1993 118,132,360 2,155,126
1992 115,952,192 2,072,461
1991 113,787,109 1,956,518
1990 111,633,717 2,223,667
1989 109,433,799 2,517,858
1988 107,216,008 2,446,941
1987 104,959,291 2,377,229
1986 102,635,572 2,308,511
1985 100,253,825 2,240,539
1984 97,814,966 2,173,312
1983 95,335,155 2,107,113
1982 92,814,507 2,045,073
1981 90,303,105 1,986,867
1980 88,016,432 1,929,253
1979 85,935,072 1,872,713
1978 83,889,655 1,818,247
1977 81,867,264 1,766,019
1976 79,855,318 1,717,060
1975 77,854,351 1,670,913
1974 75,839,348 1,626,362
1973 73,722,294 1,583,588
1972 71,641,519 1,542,670
1971 70,276,758 1,504,077
1970 69,058,894 1,466,676
1969 67,294,133 1,429,605
1968 65,408,276 1,393,530
1967 63,510,929 1,358,435
1966 61,669,806 1,324,383
1965 59,902,519 1,291,156
1964 58,178,374 1,258,745
1963 56,504,402 1,227,414
1962 54,881,146 1,197,039
1961 53,310,348 1,167,717
1960 51,828,660 1,139,522

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 Liberia gained 1,264,821 people (a 36.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Liberia's population increased by 1,131,392 people (a 23.8% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Liberia was ranked 126th in 2006 and ranked 116th 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 Liberia will increase by 52.1% to 8,951,514 people and rank change from 116th to 107th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 12.8M people in 2100 for Liberia.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Liberia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Liberia
2100 -0.5% 0.1%
2099 -0.48% 0.15%
2098 -0.47% 0.23%
2097 -0.46% 0.26%
2096 -0.45% 0.2%
2095 -0.44% 0.2%
2094 -0.42% 0.3%
2093 -0.4% 0.19%
2092 -0.38% 0.2%
2091 -0.36% 0.36%
2090 -0.34% 0.42%
2089 -0.33% 0.25%
2088 -0.31% 0.28%
2087 -0.29% 0.51%
2086 -0.27% 0.53%
2085 -0.25% 0.39%
2084 -0.24% 0.45%
2083 -0.22% 0.34%
2082 -0.21% 0.56%
2081 -0.19% 0.65%
2080 -0.17% 0.65%
2079 -0.15% 0.64%
2078 -0.14% 0.66%
2077 -0.11% 0.76%
2076 -0.09% 0.74%
2075 -0.07% 0.89%
2074 -0.05% 0.84%
2073 -0.03% 0.76%
2072 -0.008% 0.9%
2071 0.01% 0.81%
2070 0.03% 0.87%
2069 0.05% 0.77%
2068 0.08% 0.97%
2067 0.11% 0.86%
2066 0.13% 0.98%
2065 0.15% 0.92%
2064 0.18% 1.01%
2063 0.21% 1.04%
2062 0.24% 1.06%
2061 0.27% 1.08%
2060 0.29% 1.32%
2059 0.32% 1.04%
2058 0.35% 1.15%
2057 0.37% 1.26%
2056 0.39% 1.23%
2055 0.41% 1.11%
2054 0.43% 1.26%
2053 0.45% 1.22%
2052 0.48% 1.25%
2051 0.49% 1.21%
2050 0.51% 1.39%
2049 0.53% 1.42%
2048 0.55% 1.44%
2047 0.57% 1.49%
2046 0.58% 1.36%
2045 0.6% 1.49%
2044 0.62% 1.41%
2043 0.64% 1.68%
2042 0.66% 1.82%
2041 0.67% 1.7%
2040 0.7% 1.91%
2039 0.74% 1.78%
2038 0.77% 1.79%
2037 0.81% 2.03%
2036 0.84% 1.93%
2035 0.88% 1.85%
2034 0.94% 1.97%
2033 0.97% 1.98%
2032 1.03% 1.95%
2031 1.07% 1.83%
2030 1.11% 2.05%
2029 1.14% 2.08%
2028 1.17% 2.33%
2027 1.2% 2.2%
2026 1.23% 2.08%
2025 1.22% 2.14%
2024 1.22% 2.18%
2023 1.23% 2.23%
2022 1.03% 2.17%
2021 0.82% 2.13%
2020 0.84% 2.1%
2019 0.85% 2%
2018 0.82% 1.98%
2017 0.85% 1.96%
2016 0.9% 2.06%
2015 0.9% 2.08%
2014 0.92% 2.1%
2013 0.94% 2.22%
2012 0.96% 3.6%
2011 0.91% 4%
2010 0.88% 2.94%
2009 0.94% 3.19%
2008 1% 4.14%
2007 1.08% 5.11%
2006 1.17% 5.75%
2005 1.27% 4.57%
2004 1.37% 1.2%
2003 1.47% 0.8%
2002 1.56% 2.63%
2001 1.68% 2.98%
2000 1.84% 3.77%
1999 1.92% 5.68%
1998 1.91% 10.7%
1997 1.87% 8.09%
1996 1.84% 2.91%
1995 1.88% 0.89%
1994 1.87% -0.24%
1993 1.88% 3.99%
1992 1.9% 5.93%
1991 1.93% -12%
1990 2.01% -11.7%
1989 2.07% 2.9%
1988 2.15% 2.93%
1987 2.26% 2.98%
1986 2.38% 3.03%
1985 2.49% 3.09%
1984 2.6% 3.14%
1983 2.72% 3.03%
1982 2.78% 2.93%
1981 2.6% 2.99%
1980 2.42% 3.02%
1979 2.44% 3%
1978 2.47% 2.96%
1977 2.52% 2.85%
1976 2.57% 2.76%
1975 2.66% 2.74%
1974 2.87% 2.7%
1973 2.9% 2.65%
1972 1.94% 2.57%
1971 1.76% 2.55%
1970 2.62% 2.59%
1969 2.88% 2.59%
1968 2.99% 2.58%
1967 2.99% 2.57%
1966 2.95% 2.57%
1965 2.96% 2.57%
1964 2.96% 2.55%
1963 2.96% 2.54%
1962 2.95% 2.51%
1961 2.86% 2.47%

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 Liberia's population grew by 2.18%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Liberia
Current population
178415186
5887000
Population rank 8/197 116/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.07%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
4.39 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
3.09 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
11.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +328
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +119,786
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +2.18%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 43/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
53.4 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -9,870
Net migration rank 194/196 132/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 72,423
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 142/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 148/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Liberia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Liberia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -9,870
2024 - -473,362 - -7,779
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 125,730 -5,002
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 123,747 -5,003
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 121,038 -11,852
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 120,632 -10,107
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 120,635 -19,678
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 120,231 -23,199
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 119,376 -24,807
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 118,852 -26,796
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 115,479 -15,182
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 116,667 -26,690
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 120,138 -22,010
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 121,973 -25,710
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 115,496 91,981
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 114,249 2,850
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 113,429 1,187
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 112,032 17,404
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 109,165 65,306
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 104,099 77,946
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 96,478 101,019
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 91,755 -1,001
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 87,534 -103,564
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 88,643 -23,110
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 86,217 7,142
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 83,143 -2,060
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 78,130 53,643
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 72,146 99,203
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 61,444 281,480
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 56,392 -37,922
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 53,407 54,372
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 52,101 -121,407
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 51,609 7,300
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 50,204 56,210
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 47,426 78,052
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 52,770 -712,544
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 63,238 8,156
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 62,703 7,734
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 62,147 6,840
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 61,924 6,534
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 59,988 7,487
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 59,460 7,513
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 57,562 7,861
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 56,127 2,530
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 55,003 2,757
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 53,452 4,016
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 52,125 3,500
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 49,813 3,500
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 47,582 3,555
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 45,528 1,246
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 43,478 2,037
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 41,499 2,086
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 39,694 2,272
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 37,860 2,018
1971 542,747 224,369 36,015 1,293
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 35,196 2,285
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 34,677 1,982
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 33,536 1,964
1967 1,860,743 23,164 32,519 2,177
1966 1,794,530 3,758 31,454 1,953
1965 1,688,652 47,610 30,618 2,431
1964 1,686,591 25,426 29,592 2,189
1963 1,612,749 23,215 28,708 2,165
1962 1,584,035 26,533 27,679 2,189
1961 1,504,524 26,503 26,670 2,115
1960 1,418,810 13,580 25,713 1,886

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 Liberia 87.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,202,387 people) and 12.3% is from migration (a loss of 168,316 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 72,423 people or 1.3% in Liberia.

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
Liberia
City Population
Monrovia 1.02M
Sanniquellie 47.1K
Kakata 33.9K
Greenville 17.6K
Yekepa 11K

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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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