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 177,841,118 people compared to 691,571 in Luxembourg.
Population statistics:
- Bangladesh's population is 257.2 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 (21.5% growth), while Luxembourg has grown from 473K to 692K (46.3% growth).
- Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 226M people compared to the peak of 806K people in 2061 for Luxembourg.
Bangladesh vs Luxembourg: live population counter
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| Current population |
177841118
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691571
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| Population rank | 8/197 | 164/197 |
| Percent of world population | 2.15% | 0.008% |
| One net population change |
15.1 seconds
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49.7 minutes
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| One birth every |
9.04 seconds
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1.38 hours
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| One death every |
36.7 seconds
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1.99 hours
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| One migration net change every |
1.11 minutes
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1.54 hours
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| Annual migration change | -473,362 | +5,677 |
| 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 | 91/197 | 67/197 |
Bangladesh and Luxembourg: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 51,828,660 | 313,970 | - | - |
| 1961 | 53,310,348 | 316,845 | 2.86% | 0.92% |
| 1962 | 54,881,146 | 320,750 | 2.95% | 1.23% |
| 1963 | 56,504,402 | 324,100 | 2.96% | 1.04% |
| 1964 | 58,178,374 | 327,750 | 2.96% | 1.13% |
| 1965 | 59,902,519 | 331,500 | 2.96% | 1.14% |
| 1966 | 61,669,806 | 333,895 | 2.95% | 0.72% |
| 1967 | 63,510,929 | 334,995 | 2.99% | 0.33% |
| 1968 | 65,408,276 | 335,850 | 2.99% | 0.26% |
| 1969 | 67,294,133 | 337,500 | 2.88% | 0.49% |
| 1970 | 69,058,894 | 339,171 | 2.62% | 0.5% |
| 1971 | 70,276,758 | 342,421 | 1.76% | 0.96% |
| 1972 | 71,641,519 | 346,600 | 1.94% | 1.22% |
| 1973 | 73,722,294 | 350,450 | 2.9% | 1.11% |
| 1974 | 75,839,348 | 355,050 | 2.87% | 1.31% |
| 1975 | 77,854,351 | 358,950 | 2.66% | 1.1% |
| 1976 | 79,855,318 | 360,731 | 2.57% | 0.5% |
| 1977 | 81,867,264 | 361,358 | 2.52% | 0.17% |
| 1978 | 83,889,655 | 362,007 | 2.47% | 0.18% |
| 1979 | 85,935,072 | 362,856 | 2.44% | 0.23% |
| 1980 | 88,016,432 | 364,150 | 2.42% | 0.36% |
| 1981 | 90,303,105 | 365,225 | 2.6% | 0.3% |
| 1982 | 92,814,507 | 365,525 | 2.78% | 0.08% |
| 1983 | 95,335,155 | 365,622 | 2.72% | 0.03% |
| 1984 | 97,814,966 | 365,998 | 2.6% | 0.1% |
| 1985 | 100,253,825 | 366,706 | 2.49% | 0.19% |
| 1986 | 102,635,572 | 368,355 | 2.38% | 0.45% |
| 1987 | 104,959,291 | 370,750 | 2.26% | 0.65% |
| 1988 | 107,216,008 | 373,450 | 2.15% | 0.73% |
| 1989 | 109,433,799 | 377,100 | 2.07% | 0.98% |
| 1990 | 111,633,717 | 381,850 | 2.01% | 1.26% |
| 1991 | 113,787,109 | 387,000 | 1.93% | 1.35% |
| 1992 | 115,952,192 | 392,175 | 1.9% | 1.34% |
| 1993 | 118,132,360 | 397,475 | 1.88% | 1.35% |
| 1994 | 120,343,179 | 402,925 | 1.87% | 1.37% |
| 1995 | 122,600,370 | 408,625 | 1.88% | 1.41% |
| 1996 | 124,862,179 | 414,225 | 1.84% | 1.37% |
| 1997 | 127,198,069 | 419,450 | 1.87% | 1.26% |
| 1998 | 129,622,332 | 424,700 | 1.91% | 1.25% |
| 1999 | 132,108,065 | 430,475 | 1.92% | 1.36% |
| 2000 | 134,544,304 | 436,300 | 1.84% | 1.35% |
| 2001 | 136,805,810 | 441,525 | 1.68% | 1.2% |
| 2002 | 138,933,658 | 446,175 | 1.56% | 1.05% |
| 2003 | 140,970,351 | 451,630 | 1.47% | 1.22% |
| 2004 | 142,902,856 | 458,095 | 1.37% | 1.43% |
| 2005 | 144,715,786 | 465,158 | 1.27% | 1.54% |
| 2006 | 146,405,973 | 472,637 | 1.17% | 1.61% |
| 2007 | 147,989,278 | 479,993 | 1.08% | 1.56% |
| 2008 | 149,474,264 | 488,650 | 1% | 1.8% |
| 2009 | 150,873,714 | 497,783 | 0.94% | 1.87% |
| 2010 | 152,201,981 | 506,953 | 0.88% | 1.84% |
| 2011 | 153,591,076 | 518,347 | 0.91% | 2.25% |
| 2012 | 155,070,101 | 530,946 | 0.96% | 2.43% |
| 2013 | 156,532,141 | 543,360 | 0.94% | 2.34% |
| 2014 | 157,964,929 | 556,319 | 0.92% | 2.38% |
| 2015 | 159,383,179 | 569,604 | 0.9% | 2.39% |
| 2016 | 160,811,932 | 582,014 | 0.9% | 2.18% |
| 2017 | 162,186,147 | 596,336 | 0.85% | 2.46% |
| 2018 | 163,523,103 | 607,950 | 0.82% | 1.95% |
| 2019 | 164,913,055 | 620,001 | 0.85% | 1.98% |
| 2020 | 166,298,024 | 630,419 | 0.84% | 1.68% |
| 2021 | 167,658,854 | 640,064 | 0.82% | 1.53% |
| 2022 | 169,384,897 | 653,103 | 1.03% | 2.04% |
| 2023 | 171,466,990 | 666,430 | 1.23% | 2.04% |
| 2024 | 173,562,364 | 677,012 | 1.22% | 1.59% |
| 2025 | 175,686,900 | 684,467 | 1.22% | 1.1% |
| 2026 | 177,818,035 | 691,496 | 1.21% | 1.03% |
| 2027 | 179,930,171 | 698,375 | 1.19% | 0.99% |
| 2028 | 182,014,767 | 705,222 | 1.16% | 0.98% |
| 2029 | 184,064,616 | 711,761 | 1.13% | 0.93% |
| 2030 | 186,072,398 | 717,879 | 1.09% | 0.86% |
| 2031 | 188,025,193 | 723,679 | 1.05% | 0.81% |
| 2032 | 189,904,568 | 729,358 | 1% | 0.78% |
| 2033 | 191,717,183 | 734,839 | 0.95% | 0.75% |
| 2034 | 193,461,162 | 739,997 | 0.91% | 0.7% |
| 2035 | 195,130,366 | 745,000 | 0.86% | 0.68% |
| 2036 | 196,740,575 | 749,815 | 0.83% | 0.65% |
| 2037 | 198,288,195 | 754,334 | 0.79% | 0.6% |
| 2038 | 199,776,950 | 758,761 | 0.75% | 0.59% |
| 2039 | 201,208,770 | 763,128 | 0.72% | 0.58% |
| 2040 | 202,589,424 | 767,173 | 0.69% | 0.53% |
| 2041 | 203,939,081 | 770,954 | 0.67% | 0.49% |
| 2042 | 205,259,485 | 774,612 | 0.65% | 0.47% |
| 2043 | 206,545,478 | 778,001 | 0.63% | 0.44% |
| 2044 | 207,801,049 | 781,123 | 0.61% | 0.4% |
| 2045 | 209,029,592 | 784,141 | 0.59% | 0.39% |
| 2046 | 210,231,183 | 786,968 | 0.57% | 0.36% |
| 2047 | 211,402,167 | 789,534 | 0.56% | 0.33% |
| 2048 | 212,537,925 | 791,997 | 0.54% | 0.31% |
| 2049 | 213,638,535 | 794,237 | 0.52% | 0.28% |
| 2050 | 214,709,094 | 796,129 | 0.5% | 0.24% |
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 17,029,186 (a 10.6% growth), while Luxembourg's population increased by 109,557 (a 18.8% 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 with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Bangladesh's population will grow by 20.7% to 214,709,094 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of Luxembourg will increase by 15.1% to 796,129 people and will still be ranked 164th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Dhaka | 16.8M |
| Chittagong | 2.58M |
| Narayanganj | 968K |
| Khulna | 929K |
| Sylhet | 480K |
| Rajshahi | 448K |
| Bogra | 401K |
| Barisal | 328K |
| Rangpur | 294K |
| Brahmanbaria | 268K |
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| City | Population |
| Luxembourg | 136K |
| Esch-sur-Alzette | 37.5K |
| Differdange | 30.4K |
| Dudelange | 22K |
| Petange | 20.9K |
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Population differences between Bangladesh and Luxembourg
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| Life expectancy | 75.5 years | 82.6 years |
| Average age | 29.8 years | 40.6 years |
| Median age | 26.7 years | 40.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.2:50.8 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 2.16 births per woman | 1.25 births per woman |
| Population density | 3,458 ppl/mi² | 681 ppl/mi² |
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