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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 2,888,278 people in Lithuania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 2,829,914 in Lithuania.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 63 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Lithuania is the 140th.
  • The countries together account for 2.19% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.03% for Lithuania.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs -0.22% in Lithuania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Lithuania has declined from 3.27M to 2.83M (13.5% decline).

Bangladesh vs Lithuania: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Lithuania
2100 210,399,059 1,225,633
2099 211,449,688 1,241,510
2098 212,479,977 1,257,497
2097 213,484,035 1,273,678
2096 214,463,720 1,290,189
2095 215,424,649 1,307,275
2094 216,368,088 1,324,312
2093 217,273,531 1,341,875
2092 218,151,426 1,360,029
2091 218,980,379 1,378,546
2090 219,782,575 1,397,420
2089 220,538,090 1,416,650
2088 221,257,201 1,436,421
2087 221,935,839 1,456,324
2086 222,585,679 1,476,301
2085 223,183,658 1,496,940
2084 223,742,603 1,517,611
2083 224,273,365 1,538,569
2082 224,763,738 1,559,787
2081 225,237,793 1,581,134
2080 225,665,152 1,602,498
2079 226,059,226 1,623,820
2078 226,389,150 1,645,249
2077 226,696,749 1,666,665
2076 226,954,762 1,688,177
2075 227,159,233 1,709,720
2074 227,315,415 1,731,404
2073 227,436,221 1,752,662
2072 227,503,342 1,773,945
2071 227,522,038 1,795,473
2070 227,495,122 1,817,142
2069 227,426,186 1,839,387
2068 227,302,632 1,861,529
2067 227,118,726 1,883,928
2066 226,878,385 1,906,591
2065 226,581,697 1,929,619
2064 226,235,839 1,952,334
2063 225,822,167 1,975,020
2062 225,349,674 1,998,444
2061 224,811,052 2,021,930
2060 224,216,813 2,045,989
2059 223,569,585 2,070,233
2058 222,855,839 2,094,564
2057 222,083,110 2,118,985
2056 221,273,932 2,143,474
2055 220,405,468 2,168,085
2054 219,511,997 2,192,337
2053 218,567,668 2,216,075
2052 217,585,554 2,240,149
2051 216,554,217 2,263,905
2050 215,489,899 2,287,466
2049 214,400,010 2,310,176
2048 213,275,216 2,333,041
2047 212,114,603 2,356,291
2046 210,918,933 2,378,713
2045 209,696,717 2,401,082
2044 208,446,830 2,423,438
2043 207,170,217 2,446,634
2042 205,859,107 2,469,564
2041 204,513,256 2,492,222
2040 203,143,300 2,514,657
2039 201,735,060 2,538,036
2038 200,262,138 2,560,781
2037 198,739,346 2,583,644
2036 197,147,970 2,605,925
2035 195,499,247 2,627,752
2034 193,789,143 2,650,015
2033 191,989,956 2,671,840
2032 190,141,739 2,693,646
2031 188,208,233 2,715,491
2030 186,212,272 2,737,751
2029 184,168,103 2,760,194
2028 182,087,511 2,783,343
2027 179,973,411 2,806,651
2026 177,837,418 2,829,914
2025 175,685,057 2,872,755
2024 173,562,364 2,888,278
2023 171,466,990 2,871,585
2022 169,384,897 2,831,639
2021 167,658,854 2,808,380
2020 166,298,024 2,810,369
2019 164,913,055 2,811,089
2018 163,523,103 2,819,200
2017 162,186,147 2,842,639
2016 160,811,932 2,877,325
2015 159,383,179 2,911,109
2014 157,964,929 2,937,253
2013 156,532,141 2,961,250
2012 155,070,101 2,989,139
2011 153,591,076 3,028,115
2010 152,201,981 3,097,282
2009 150,873,714 3,162,916
2008 149,474,264 3,198,231
2007 147,989,278 3,231,294
2006 146,405,973 3,269,909
2005 144,715,786 3,322,528
2004 142,902,856 3,377,075
2003 140,970,351 3,415,213
2002 138,933,658 3,443,067
2001 136,805,810 3,470,818
2000 134,544,304 3,499,536
1999 132,108,065 3,524,238
1998 129,622,332 3,549,331
1997 127,198,069 3,575,137
1996 124,862,179 3,601,613
1995 122,600,370 3,629,102
1994 120,343,179 3,657,144
1993 118,132,360 3,682,613
1992 115,952,192 3,700,114
1991 113,787,109 3,704,134
1990 111,633,717 3,697,838
1989 109,433,799 3,684,255
1988 107,216,008 3,655,049
1987 104,959,291 3,616,367
1986 102,635,572 3,578,914
1985 100,253,825 3,544,543
1984 97,814,966 3,514,205
1983 95,335,155 3,485,192
1982 92,814,507 3,457,179
1981 90,303,105 3,432,947
1980 88,016,432 3,413,202
1979 85,935,072 3,397,842
1978 83,889,655 3,379,514
1977 81,867,264 3,355,036
1976 79,855,318 3,328,664
1975 77,854,351 3,301,652
1974 75,839,348 3,273,894
1973 73,722,294 3,244,438
1972 71,641,519 3,213,622
1971 70,276,758 3,179,041
1970 69,058,894 3,139,689
1969 67,294,133 3,107,321
1968 65,408,276 3,078,850
1967 63,510,929 3,044,400
1966 61,669,806 3,008,050
1965 59,902,519 2,971,450
1964 58,178,374 2,935,200
1963 56,504,402 2,898,950
1962 54,881,146 2,863,350
1961 53,310,348 2,823,550
1960 51,828,660 2,778,550

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/lithuania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Lithuania lost 392,584 people (a 12% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Lithuania's population decreased by 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Lithuania was ranked 130th in 2006 and ranked 140th 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 Lithuania will decrease by 19.2% to 2,287,466 people and rank change from 140th to 145th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people, while Lithuania's population already peaked in 1991 at 3.7M people and is projected to decrease to 1.23M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Lithuania
2100 -0.5% -1.28%
2099 -0.48% -1.27%
2098 -0.47% -1.27%
2097 -0.46% -1.28%
2096 -0.45% -1.31%
2095 -0.44% -1.29%
2094 -0.42% -1.31%
2093 -0.4% -1.33%
2092 -0.38% -1.34%
2091 -0.36% -1.35%
2090 -0.34% -1.36%
2089 -0.33% -1.38%
2088 -0.31% -1.37%
2087 -0.29% -1.35%
2086 -0.27% -1.38%
2085 -0.25% -1.36%
2084 -0.24% -1.36%
2083 -0.22% -1.36%
2082 -0.21% -1.35%
2081 -0.19% -1.33%
2080 -0.17% -1.31%
2079 -0.15% -1.3%
2078 -0.14% -1.28%
2077 -0.11% -1.27%
2076 -0.09% -1.26%
2075 -0.07% -1.25%
2074 -0.05% -1.21%
2073 -0.03% -1.2%
2072 -0.008% -1.2%
2071 0.01% -1.19%
2070 0.03% -1.21%
2069 0.05% -1.19%
2068 0.08% -1.19%
2067 0.11% -1.19%
2066 0.13% -1.19%
2065 0.15% -1.16%
2064 0.18% -1.15%
2063 0.21% -1.17%
2062 0.24% -1.16%
2061 0.27% -1.18%
2060 0.29% -1.17%
2059 0.32% -1.16%
2058 0.35% -1.15%
2057 0.37% -1.14%
2056 0.39% -1.14%
2055 0.41% -1.11%
2054 0.43% -1.07%
2053 0.45% -1.07%
2052 0.48% -1.05%
2051 0.49% -1.03%
2050 0.51% -0.98%
2049 0.53% -0.98%
2048 0.55% -0.99%
2047 0.57% -0.94%
2046 0.58% -0.93%
2045 0.6% -0.92%
2044 0.62% -0.95%
2043 0.64% -0.93%
2042 0.66% -0.91%
2041 0.67% -0.89%
2040 0.7% -0.92%
2039 0.74% -0.89%
2038 0.77% -0.88%
2037 0.81% -0.86%
2036 0.84% -0.83%
2035 0.88% -0.84%
2034 0.94% -0.82%
2033 0.97% -0.81%
2032 1.03% -0.8%
2031 1.07% -0.81%
2030 1.11% -0.81%
2029 1.14% -0.83%
2028 1.17% -0.83%
2027 1.2% -0.82%
2026 1.23% -1.49%
2025 1.22% -0.54%
2024 1.22% 0.58%
2023 1.23% 1.41%
2022 1.03% 0.83%
2021 0.82% -0.07%
2020 0.84% -0.03%
2019 0.85% -0.29%
2018 0.82% -0.82%
2017 0.85% -1.21%
2016 0.9% -1.16%
2015 0.9% -0.89%
2014 0.92% -0.81%
2013 0.94% -0.93%
2012 0.96% -1.29%
2011 0.91% -2.23%
2010 0.88% -2.08%
2009 0.94% -1.1%
2008 1% -1.02%
2007 1.08% -1.18%
2006 1.17% -1.58%
2005 1.27% -1.62%
2004 1.37% -1.12%
2003 1.47% -0.81%
2002 1.56% -0.8%
2001 1.68% -0.82%
2000 1.84% -0.7%
1999 1.92% -0.71%
1998 1.91% -0.72%
1997 1.87% -0.74%
1996 1.84% -0.76%
1995 1.88% -0.77%
1994 1.87% -0.69%
1993 1.88% -0.47%
1992 1.9% -0.11%
1991 1.93% 0.17%
1990 2.01% 0.37%
1989 2.07% 0.8%
1988 2.15% 1.07%
1987 2.26% 1.05%
1986 2.38% 0.97%
1985 2.49% 0.86%
1984 2.6% 0.83%
1983 2.72% 0.81%
1982 2.78% 0.71%
1981 2.6% 0.58%
1980 2.42% 0.45%
1979 2.44% 0.54%
1978 2.47% 0.73%
1977 2.52% 0.79%
1976 2.57% 0.82%
1975 2.66% 0.85%
1974 2.87% 0.91%
1973 2.9% 0.96%
1972 1.94% 1.09%
1971 1.76% 1.25%
1970 2.62% 1.04%
1969 2.88% 0.92%
1968 2.99% 1.13%
1967 2.99% 1.21%
1966 2.95% 1.23%
1965 2.96% 1.24%
1964 2.96% 1.25%
1963 2.96% 1.24%
1962 2.95% 1.41%
1961 2.86% 1.62%

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 Lithuania's population grew by 0.58%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Lithuania
Current population
178415186
2829914
Population rank 8/197 140/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.03%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
31.5 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
25.4 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
14.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +46
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +16,693
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.58%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 127/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
21.4 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -24,618
Net migration rank 194/196 157/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 175,194
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 120/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 6.1%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 87/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Lithuania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Lithuania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -24,618
2024 - -473,362 - 2,617
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 -16,368 44,935
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 -20,671 72,100
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 -24,433 19,657
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 -19,953 19,884
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 -13,212 10,665
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 -12,686 -3,459
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 -12,224 -28,027
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 -11,509 -30,612
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 -11,935 -22,560
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 -10,868 -12,387
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 -12,733 -16,769
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 -11,060 -21,387
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 -10,901 -38,518
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 -11,460 -78,887
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 -9,805 -32,186
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 -12,153 -16,482
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 -15,510 -21,815
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 -15,041 -24,730
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 -14,287 -51,357
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 -11,482 -32,312
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 -10,929 -22,701
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 -11,362 -12,627
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 -9,024 -24,733
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 -4,549 -16,077
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 -3,877 -20,533
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 -3,904 -22,002
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 -3,218 -22,324
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 -3,962 -23,236
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 -3,992 -23,509
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 -4,023 -24,104
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 1,473 -23,949
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 12,950 -25,175
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 14,817 -10,744
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 17,010 -8,840
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 17,316 -26,985
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 19,006 38,648
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 22,422 10,820
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 23,978 10,177
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 19,140 9,417
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 18,976 8,835
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 20,911 8,585
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 18,323 8,163
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 16,478 7,752
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 16,042 7,412
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 16,989 6,932
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 17,573 7,328
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 19,124 8,964
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 20,305 8,581
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 20,470 8,170
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 22,589 7,757
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 22,712 7,327
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 25,388 7,185
1971 542,747 224,369 28,930 7,130
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 27,629 6,530
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 27,345 4,179
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 28,325 6,522
1967 1,860,743 23,164 29,226 5,251
1966 1,794,530 3,758 30,381 4,799
1965 1,688,652 47,610 30,309 4,196
1964 1,686,591 25,426 34,048 3,820
1963 1,612,749 23,215 33,918 3,428
1962 1,584,035 26,533 34,933 2,899
1961 1,504,524 26,503 40,376 2,550
1960 1,418,810 13,580 40,845 2,328

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

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/lithuania | 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 Lithuania 68.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 153,859 people) and 31.3% is from migration (a gain of 70,196 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 175,194 people or 6.1% in Lithuania.

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
Lithuania
City Population
Vilnius 581K
Kaunas 305K
Klaipeda 158K
Siauliai 104K
Panevezys 87.9K
Alytus 51.9K
Marijampole 36.8K
Mazeikiai 33.2K
Jonava 27.1K
Utena 25.6K

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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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