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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 7,381,023 people in Libya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 7,559,873 in Libya.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 23.6 times bigger than Libya's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Libya is the 105th.
  • The countries together account for 2.24% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.09% for Libya.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +1.44% in Libya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Libya has grown from 5.98M to 7.56M (26.4% growth).

Bangladesh vs Libya: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Libya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Libya
2100 210,399,059 9,844,478
2099 211,449,688 9,862,293
2098 212,479,977 9,883,409
2097 213,484,035 9,903,494
2096 214,463,720 9,920,212
2095 215,424,649 9,931,781
2094 216,368,088 9,943,275
2093 217,273,531 9,958,570
2092 218,151,426 9,973,255
2091 218,980,379 9,982,193
2090 219,782,575 9,998,398
2089 220,538,090 10,008,842
2088 221,257,201 10,019,533
2087 221,935,839 10,023,170
2086 222,585,679 10,022,785
2085 223,183,658 10,016,359
2084 223,742,603 10,009,703
2083 224,273,365 10,006,073
2082 224,763,738 9,997,594
2081 225,237,793 9,985,386
2080 225,665,152 9,975,419
2079 226,059,226 9,962,691
2078 226,389,150 9,958,515
2077 226,696,749 9,952,827
2076 226,954,762 9,940,029
2075 227,159,233 9,927,944
2074 227,315,415 9,916,834
2073 227,436,221 9,901,120
2072 227,503,342 9,879,602
2071 227,522,038 9,867,880
2070 227,495,122 9,850,724
2069 227,426,186 9,832,072
2068 227,302,632 9,812,363
2067 227,118,726 9,799,957
2066 226,878,385 9,782,414
2065 226,581,697 9,762,806
2064 226,235,839 9,740,665
2063 225,822,167 9,729,567
2062 225,349,674 9,707,539
2061 224,811,052 9,686,619
2060 224,216,813 9,667,297
2059 223,569,585 9,638,062
2058 222,855,839 9,610,703
2057 222,083,110 9,579,595
2056 221,273,932 9,554,689
2055 220,405,468 9,522,205
2054 219,511,997 9,478,010
2053 218,567,668 9,432,683
2052 217,585,554 9,383,411
2051 216,554,217 9,335,341
2050 215,489,899 9,282,941
2049 214,400,010 9,230,811
2048 213,275,216 9,173,272
2047 212,114,603 9,118,915
2046 210,918,933 9,063,226
2045 209,696,717 8,998,841
2044 208,446,830 8,934,714
2043 207,170,217 8,866,878
2042 205,859,107 8,798,463
2041 204,513,256 8,732,168
2040 203,143,300 8,661,351
2039 201,735,060 8,588,292
2038 200,262,138 8,514,071
2037 198,739,346 8,437,766
2036 197,147,970 8,364,809
2035 195,499,247 8,289,931
2034 193,789,143 8,209,318
2033 191,989,956 8,129,142
2032 190,141,739 8,052,203
2031 188,208,233 7,969,547
2030 186,212,272 7,884,726
2029 184,168,103 7,801,482
2028 182,087,511 7,713,090
2027 179,973,411 7,621,838
2026 177,837,418 7,536,898
2025 175,685,057 7,458,392
2024 173,562,364 7,381,023
2023 171,466,990 7,305,659
2022 169,384,897 7,223,805
2021 167,658,854 7,135,175
2020 166,298,024 7,045,399
2019 164,913,055 6,951,033
2018 163,523,103 6,849,055
2017 162,186,147 6,738,770
2016 160,811,932 6,632,126
2015 159,383,179 6,531,819
2014 157,964,929 6,427,252
2013 156,532,141 6,304,628
2012 155,070,101 6,179,328
2011 153,591,076 6,343,203
2010 152,201,981 6,497,839
2009 150,873,714 6,366,686
2008 149,474,264 6,235,430
2007 147,989,278 6,104,380
2006 146,405,973 5,980,211
2005 144,715,786 5,858,798
2004 142,902,856 5,736,693
2003 140,970,351 5,619,398
2002 138,933,658 5,508,410
2001 136,805,810 5,403,639
2000 134,544,304 5,305,021
1999 132,108,065 5,218,038
1998 129,622,332 5,140,704
1997 127,198,069 5,064,639
1996 124,862,179 4,987,393
1995 122,600,370 4,906,843
1994 120,343,179 4,822,037
1993 118,132,360 4,733,045
1992 115,952,192 4,640,352
1991 113,787,109 4,544,400
1990 111,633,717 4,445,239
1989 109,433,799 4,342,920
1988 107,216,008 4,237,755
1987 104,959,291 4,129,739
1986 102,635,572 4,017,403
1985 100,253,825 3,898,745
1984 97,814,966 3,773,633
1983 95,335,155 3,718,961
1982 92,814,507 3,724,765
1981 90,303,105 3,621,486
1980 88,016,432 3,424,378
1979 85,935,072 3,233,846
1978 83,889,655 3,052,526
1977 81,867,264 2,881,533
1976 79,855,318 2,721,237
1975 77,854,351 2,571,556
1974 75,839,348 2,432,211
1973 73,722,294 2,314,193
1972 71,641,519 2,226,091
1971 70,276,758 2,153,534
1970 69,058,894 2,082,589
1969 67,294,133 2,014,293
1968 65,408,276 1,952,781
1967 63,510,929 1,898,199
1966 61,669,806 1,849,063
1965 59,902,519 1,804,015
1964 58,178,374 1,753,691
1963 56,504,402 1,690,457
1962 54,881,146 1,621,960
1961 53,310,348 1,555,699
1960 51,828,660 1,492,890

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 Libya gained 651,915 people (a 10.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Libya's population increased by 927,747 people (a 14% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Libya was ranked 104th in 2006 and ranked 105th 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 Libya will increase by 22.8% to 9,282,941 people and will still be ranked 105th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 10M people in 2087 for Libya.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Libya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Libya
2100 -0.5% -0.18%
2099 -0.48% -0.21%
2098 -0.47% -0.2%
2097 -0.46% -0.17%
2096 -0.45% -0.12%
2095 -0.44% -0.12%
2094 -0.42% -0.15%
2093 -0.4% -0.15%
2092 -0.38% -0.09%
2091 -0.36% -0.16%
2090 -0.34% -0.1%
2089 -0.33% -0.11%
2088 -0.31% -0.04%
2087 -0.29% 0.004%
2086 -0.27% 0.06%
2085 -0.25% 0.07%
2084 -0.24% 0.04%
2083 -0.22% 0.08%
2082 -0.21% 0.12%
2081 -0.19% 0.1%
2080 -0.17% 0.13%
2079 -0.15% 0.04%
2078 -0.14% 0.06%
2077 -0.11% 0.13%
2076 -0.09% 0.12%
2075 -0.07% 0.11%
2074 -0.05% 0.16%
2073 -0.03% 0.22%
2072 -0.008% 0.12%
2071 0.01% 0.17%
2070 0.03% 0.19%
2069 0.05% 0.2%
2068 0.08% 0.13%
2067 0.11% 0.18%
2066 0.13% 0.2%
2065 0.15% 0.23%
2064 0.18% 0.11%
2063 0.21% 0.23%
2062 0.24% 0.22%
2061 0.27% 0.2%
2060 0.29% 0.3%
2059 0.32% 0.28%
2058 0.35% 0.32%
2057 0.37% 0.26%
2056 0.39% 0.34%
2055 0.41% 0.47%
2054 0.43% 0.48%
2053 0.45% 0.53%
2052 0.48% 0.51%
2051 0.49% 0.56%
2050 0.51% 0.56%
2049 0.53% 0.63%
2048 0.55% 0.6%
2047 0.57% 0.61%
2046 0.58% 0.72%
2045 0.6% 0.72%
2044 0.62% 0.77%
2043 0.64% 0.78%
2042 0.66% 0.76%
2041 0.67% 0.82%
2040 0.7% 0.85%
2039 0.74% 0.87%
2038 0.77% 0.9%
2037 0.81% 0.87%
2036 0.84% 0.9%
2035 0.88% 0.98%
2034 0.94% 0.99%
2033 0.97% 0.96%
2032 1.03% 1.04%
2031 1.07% 1.08%
2030 1.11% 1.07%
2029 1.14% 1.15%
2028 1.17% 1.2%
2027 1.2% 1.13%
2026 1.23% 1.05%
2025 1.22% 1.05%
2024 1.22% 1.03%
2023 1.23% 1.13%
2022 1.03% 1.24%
2021 0.82% 1.27%
2020 0.84% 1.36%
2019 0.85% 1.49%
2018 0.82% 1.64%
2017 0.85% 1.61%
2016 0.9% 1.54%
2015 0.9% 1.63%
2014 0.92% 1.94%
2013 0.94% 2.03%
2012 0.96% -2.58%
2011 0.91% -2.38%
2010 0.88% 2.06%
2009 0.94% 2.11%
2008 1% 2.15%
2007 1.08% 2.08%
2006 1.17% 2.07%
2005 1.27% 2.13%
2004 1.37% 2.09%
2003 1.47% 2.01%
2002 1.56% 1.94%
2001 1.68% 1.86%
2000 1.84% 1.67%
1999 1.92% 1.5%
1998 1.91% 1.5%
1997 1.87% 1.55%
1996 1.84% 1.64%
1995 1.88% 1.76%
1994 1.87% 1.88%
1993 1.88% 2%
1992 1.9% 2.11%
1991 1.93% 2.23%
1990 2.01% 2.36%
1989 2.07% 2.48%
1988 2.15% 2.62%
1987 2.26% 2.8%
1986 2.38% 3.04%
1985 2.49% 3.32%
1984 2.6% 1.47%
1983 2.72% -0.16%
1982 2.78% 2.85%
1981 2.6% 5.76%
1980 2.42% 5.89%
1979 2.44% 5.94%
1978 2.47% 5.93%
1977 2.52% 5.89%
1976 2.57% 5.82%
1975 2.66% 5.73%
1974 2.87% 5.1%
1973 2.9% 3.96%
1972 1.94% 3.37%
1971 1.76% 3.41%
1970 2.62% 3.39%
1969 2.88% 3.15%
1968 2.99% 2.88%
1967 2.99% 2.66%
1966 2.95% 2.5%
1965 2.96% 2.87%
1964 2.96% 3.74%
1963 2.96% 4.22%
1962 2.95% 4.26%
1961 2.86% 4.21%

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 Libya's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Libya
Current population
178415186
7559873
Population rank 8/197 105/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.09%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
6.97 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
4.23 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
10.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +206
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +75,364
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 99/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
2.13 days
Annual migration change -402,100 -172
Net migration rank 194/196 83/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 897,751
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 63/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 12.2%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 56/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Libya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Libya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -172
2024 - -473,362 - 3,448
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 75,760 -2,001
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 91,951 -2,001
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 88,005 -694
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 92,950 -694
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 97,842 -1,352
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 101,619 5,841
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 103,891 9,208
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 105,265 -5,081
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 108,096 -7,660
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 110,420 -1,716
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 110,772 25,755
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 108,855 5,211
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 121,016 -562,827
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 122,926 9,611
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 118,102 11,670
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 117,481 15,260
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 116,704 12,640
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 115,645 3,351
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 112,823 11,024
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 107,144 13,222
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 102,144 12,073
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 97,598 10,152
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 93,370 8,420
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 89,814 5,634
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 88,743 -10,206
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 87,613 -11,479
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 86,899 -10,907
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 86,945 -8,446
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 87,661 -5,068
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 88,765 -1,755
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 90,553 426
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 93,568 843
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 96,582 902
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 99,898 946
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 102,823 981
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 105,469 1,053
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 107,761 1,740
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 109,325 5,844
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 110,194 11,962
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 110,028 18,039
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 122,183 -140,904
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 133,511 -126,400
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 130,233 69,211
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 128,034 66,739
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 121,469 64,821
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 114,669 61,684
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 107,769 57,867
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 101,146 53,813
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 94,862 49,544
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 89,337 44,946
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 81,256 20,498
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 77,864 -3,418
1971 542,747 224,369 74,934 -4,265
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 70,488 745
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 66,782 -1,418
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 63,971 -6,323
1967 1,860,743 23,164 61,889 -10,384
1966 1,794,530 3,758 60,394 -13,619
1965 1,688,652 47,610 59,134 -15,810
1964 1,686,591 25,426 55,227 2,084
1963 1,612,749 23,215 50,421 18,740
1962 1,584,035 26,533 46,252 21,589
1961 1,504,524 26,503 42,167 22,504
1960 1,418,810 13,580 38,391 22,559

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 Libya 99.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 975,799 people) and 0.63% is from migration (a loss of 6,150 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 897,751 people or 12.2% in Libya.

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
Libya
City Population
Tripoli 1.29M
Misrata 881K
Benghazi 632K
Ajdabiya 416K
Al-Khums 202K
Zawiya 199K
Tobruk 136K
Gharyan 123K
Sabratha 102K
Sabha 99K

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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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