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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 677,012 people in Luxembourg in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 693,885 in Luxembourg.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 257.1 times bigger than Luxembourg's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Luxembourg is the 164th.
  • The countries together account for 2.16% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.008% for Luxembourg.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +2.02% in Luxembourg.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Luxembourg has grown from 473K to 694K (46.8% growth).

Bangladesh vs Luxembourg: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Luxembourg
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Luxembourg
2100 210,399,059 757,616
2099 211,449,688 759,426
2098 212,479,977 761,176
2097 213,484,035 763,015
2096 214,463,720 764,666
2095 215,424,649 765,990
2094 216,368,088 767,608
2093 217,273,531 769,178
2092 218,151,426 770,648
2091 218,980,379 772,463
2090 219,782,575 774,140
2089 220,538,090 775,834
2088 221,257,201 777,644
2087 221,935,839 779,590
2086 222,585,679 781,531
2085 223,183,658 783,409
2084 223,742,603 785,286
2083 224,273,365 786,877
2082 224,763,738 788,844
2081 225,237,793 790,684
2080 225,665,152 792,362
2079 226,059,226 794,006
2078 226,389,150 795,455
2077 226,696,749 796,986
2076 226,954,762 798,410
2075 227,159,233 799,754
2074 227,315,415 801,070
2073 227,436,221 802,482
2072 227,503,342 803,902
2071 227,522,038 804,943
2070 227,495,122 806,296
2069 227,426,186 807,272
2068 227,302,632 808,013
2067 227,118,726 808,667
2066 226,878,385 809,092
2065 226,581,697 809,449
2064 226,235,839 809,740
2063 225,822,167 810,010
2062 225,349,674 810,217
2061 224,811,052 810,062
2060 224,216,813 809,971
2059 223,569,585 809,738
2058 222,855,839 809,344
2057 222,083,110 808,943
2056 221,273,932 808,533
2055 220,405,468 807,418
2054 219,511,997 806,176
2053 218,567,668 804,878
2052 217,585,554 803,482
2051 216,554,217 801,594
2050 215,489,899 799,802
2049 214,400,010 797,764
2048 213,275,216 795,309
2047 212,114,603 792,814
2046 210,918,933 790,135
2045 209,696,717 787,133
2044 208,446,830 784,057
2043 207,170,217 780,860
2042 205,859,107 777,248
2041 204,513,256 773,499
2040 203,143,300 769,643
2039 201,735,060 765,360
2038 200,262,138 760,862
2037 198,739,346 756,459
2036 197,147,970 751,771
2035 195,499,247 746,768
2034 193,789,143 741,700
2033 191,989,956 736,388
2032 190,141,739 730,687
2031 188,208,233 724,969
2030 186,212,272 719,018
2029 184,168,103 712,675
2028 182,087,511 705,838
2027 179,973,411 698,918
2026 177,837,418 692,020
2025 175,685,057 684,765
2024 173,562,364 677,012
2023 171,466,990 666,430
2022 169,384,897 653,103
2021 167,658,854 640,064
2020 166,298,024 630,419
2019 164,913,055 620,001
2018 163,523,103 607,950
2017 162,186,147 596,336
2016 160,811,932 582,014
2015 159,383,179 569,604
2014 157,964,929 556,319
2013 156,532,141 543,360
2012 155,070,101 530,946
2011 153,591,076 518,347
2010 152,201,981 506,953
2009 150,873,714 497,783
2008 149,474,264 488,650
2007 147,989,278 479,993
2006 146,405,973 472,637
2005 144,715,786 465,158
2004 142,902,856 458,095
2003 140,970,351 451,630
2002 138,933,658 446,175
2001 136,805,810 441,525
2000 134,544,304 436,300
1999 132,108,065 430,475
1998 129,622,332 424,700
1997 127,198,069 419,450
1996 124,862,179 414,225
1995 122,600,370 408,625
1994 120,343,179 402,925
1993 118,132,360 397,475
1992 115,952,192 392,175
1991 113,787,109 387,000
1990 111,633,717 381,850
1989 109,433,799 377,100
1988 107,216,008 373,450
1987 104,959,291 370,750
1986 102,635,572 368,355
1985 100,253,825 366,706
1984 97,814,966 365,998
1983 95,335,155 365,622
1982 92,814,507 365,525
1981 90,303,105 365,225
1980 88,016,432 364,150
1979 85,935,072 362,856
1978 83,889,655 362,007
1977 81,867,264 361,358
1976 79,855,318 360,731
1975 77,854,351 358,950
1974 75,839,348 355,050
1973 73,722,294 350,450
1972 71,641,519 346,600
1971 70,276,758 342,421
1970 69,058,894 339,171
1969 67,294,133 337,500
1968 65,408,276 335,850
1967 63,510,929 334,995
1966 61,669,806 333,895
1965 59,902,519 331,500
1964 58,178,374 327,750
1963 56,504,402 324,100
1962 54,881,146 320,750
1961 53,310,348 316,845
1960 51,828,660 313,970

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 Luxembourg gained 109,377 people (a 23.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Luxembourg's population increased by 111,871 people (a 19.2% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Luxembourg was ranked 167th in 2006 and ranked 164th 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 Luxembourg will increase by 15.3% to 799,802 people and will still be ranked 164th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 810K people in 2062 for Luxembourg.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Luxembourg
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Luxembourg
2100 -0.5% -0.24%
2099 -0.48% -0.23%
2098 -0.47% -0.24%
2097 -0.46% -0.22%
2096 -0.45% -0.17%
2095 -0.44% -0.21%
2094 -0.42% -0.2%
2093 -0.4% -0.19%
2092 -0.38% -0.23%
2091 -0.36% -0.22%
2090 -0.34% -0.22%
2089 -0.33% -0.23%
2088 -0.31% -0.25%
2087 -0.29% -0.25%
2086 -0.27% -0.24%
2085 -0.25% -0.24%
2084 -0.24% -0.2%
2083 -0.22% -0.25%
2082 -0.21% -0.23%
2081 -0.19% -0.21%
2080 -0.17% -0.21%
2079 -0.15% -0.18%
2078 -0.14% -0.19%
2077 -0.11% -0.18%
2076 -0.09% -0.17%
2075 -0.07% -0.16%
2074 -0.05% -0.18%
2073 -0.03% -0.18%
2072 -0.008% -0.13%
2071 0.01% -0.17%
2070 0.03% -0.12%
2069 0.05% -0.09%
2068 0.08% -0.08%
2067 0.11% -0.05%
2066 0.13% -0.04%
2065 0.15% -0.04%
2064 0.18% -0.03%
2063 0.21% -0.03%
2062 0.24% 0.02%
2061 0.27% 0.01%
2060 0.29% 0.03%
2059 0.32% 0.05%
2058 0.35% 0.05%
2057 0.37% 0.05%
2056 0.39% 0.14%
2055 0.41% 0.15%
2054 0.43% 0.16%
2053 0.45% 0.17%
2052 0.48% 0.24%
2051 0.49% 0.22%
2050 0.51% 0.26%
2049 0.53% 0.31%
2048 0.55% 0.31%
2047 0.57% 0.34%
2046 0.58% 0.38%
2045 0.6% 0.39%
2044 0.62% 0.41%
2043 0.64% 0.46%
2042 0.66% 0.48%
2041 0.67% 0.5%
2040 0.7% 0.56%
2039 0.74% 0.59%
2038 0.77% 0.58%
2037 0.81% 0.62%
2036 0.84% 0.67%
2035 0.88% 0.68%
2034 0.94% 0.72%
2033 0.97% 0.78%
2032 1.03% 0.79%
2031 1.07% 0.83%
2030 1.11% 0.89%
2029 1.14% 0.97%
2028 1.17% 0.99%
2027 1.2% 1%
2026 1.23% 1.06%
2025 1.22% 1.15%
2024 1.22% 1.59%
2023 1.23% 2.04%
2022 1.03% 2.04%
2021 0.82% 1.53%
2020 0.84% 1.68%
2019 0.85% 1.98%
2018 0.82% 1.95%
2017 0.85% 2.46%
2016 0.9% 2.18%
2015 0.9% 2.39%
2014 0.92% 2.38%
2013 0.94% 2.34%
2012 0.96% 2.43%
2011 0.91% 2.25%
2010 0.88% 1.84%
2009 0.94% 1.87%
2008 1% 1.8%
2007 1.08% 1.56%
2006 1.17% 1.61%
2005 1.27% 1.54%
2004 1.37% 1.43%
2003 1.47% 1.22%
2002 1.56% 1.05%
2001 1.68% 1.2%
2000 1.84% 1.35%
1999 1.92% 1.36%
1998 1.91% 1.25%
1997 1.87% 1.26%
1996 1.84% 1.37%
1995 1.88% 1.41%
1994 1.87% 1.37%
1993 1.88% 1.35%
1992 1.9% 1.34%
1991 1.93% 1.35%
1990 2.01% 1.26%
1989 2.07% 0.98%
1988 2.15% 0.73%
1987 2.26% 0.65%
1986 2.38% 0.45%
1985 2.49% 0.19%
1984 2.6% 0.1%
1983 2.72% 0.03%
1982 2.78% 0.08%
1981 2.6% 0.3%
1980 2.42% 0.36%
1979 2.44% 0.23%
1978 2.47% 0.18%
1977 2.52% 0.17%
1976 2.57% 0.5%
1975 2.66% 1.1%
1974 2.87% 1.31%
1973 2.9% 1.11%
1972 1.94% 1.22%
1971 1.76% 0.96%
1970 2.62% 0.5%
1969 2.88% 0.49%
1968 2.99% 0.26%
1967 2.99% 0.33%
1966 2.95% 0.72%
1965 2.96% 1.14%
1964 2.96% 1.13%
1963 2.96% 1.04%
1962 2.95% 1.23%
1961 2.86% 0.92%

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 Luxembourg's population grew by 1.59%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Luxembourg
Current population
178415186
693885
Population rank 8/197 164/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.008%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
49.7 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
1.38 hours
One death every
36.7 seconds
1.99 hours
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +29
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +10,582
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +1.59%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 67/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
1.68 hours
Annual migration change -402,100 +5,237
Net migration rank 194/196 51/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 344,309
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 94/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 51.2%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 8/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Luxembourg
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Luxembourg
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 5,237
2024 - -473,362 - 5,677
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 1,933 5,905
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 2,024 13,194
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 2,240 8,724
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 1,828 6,967
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 1,922 10,503
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 1,945 10,145
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 1,968 9,643
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 2,095 12,760
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 2,107 11,377
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 2,225 11,217
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 2,336 10,535
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 2,124 10,273
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 1,814 10,918
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 2,129 7,909
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 1,991 6,855
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 2,003 7,969
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 1,584 6,244
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 1,748 5,557
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 1,721 6,310
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 1,878 4,566
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 1,220 5,581
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 1,607 2,759
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 1,766 3,427
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 1,963 4,516
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 1,808 4,666
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 1,486 3,874
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 1,552 3,711
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 1,781 3,603
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 1,634 4,385
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 1,652 3,900
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 1,470 4,055
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 1,098 4,101
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 1,239 4,067
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 1,145 3,992
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 679 2,999
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 747 2,909
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 222 2,200
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 331 2,121
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 74 1,067
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 146 346
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 37 376
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 183 334
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 329 443
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 37 840
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 72 670
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 -145 3,155
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 -36 2,830
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 -578 2,802
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 -395 2,794
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 -390 2,728
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 -421 2,673
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 -35 4,143
1971 542,747 224,369 69 4,274
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 272 853
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 303 833
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 604 850
1967 1,860,743 23,164 837 752
1966 1,794,530 3,758 1,168 2,222
1965 1,688,652 47,610 1,260 2,203
1964 1,686,591 25,426 1,377 2,178
1963 1,612,749 23,215 1,199 2,080
1962 1,584,035 26,533 1,091 2,014
1961 1,504,524 26,503 1,489 1,969
1960 1,418,810 13,580 1,319 61

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 Luxembourg 16.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 20,287 people) and 83.2% is from migration (a gain of 100,435 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 344,309 people or 51.2% in Luxembourg.

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
Luxembourg
City Population
Luxembourg 138K
Esch-sur-Alzette 37.5K
Differdange 30.4K
Dudelange 22K
Petange 20.9K

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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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