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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 31,964,956 people in Madagascar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 33,750,171 in Madagascar.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 5.29 times bigger than Madagascar's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Madagascar is the 49th.
  • The countries together account for 2.56% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.41% for Madagascar.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +2.6% in Madagascar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Madagascar has grown from 19.7M to 33.8M (71.1% growth).

Bangladesh vs Madagascar: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Madagascar
2100 210,399,059 86,197,674
2099 211,449,688 85,808,382
2098 212,479,977 85,404,097
2097 213,484,035 84,987,607
2096 214,463,720 84,559,113
2095 215,424,649 84,119,392
2094 216,368,088 83,665,834
2093 217,273,531 83,200,140
2092 218,151,426 82,723,075
2091 218,980,379 82,233,465
2090 219,782,575 81,734,626
2089 220,538,090 81,223,857
2088 221,257,201 80,700,261
2087 221,935,839 80,164,903
2086 222,585,679 79,619,760
2085 223,183,658 79,064,003
2084 223,742,603 78,499,094
2083 224,273,365 77,922,946
2082 224,763,738 77,337,305
2081 225,237,793 76,740,524
2080 225,665,152 76,133,028
2079 226,059,226 75,513,518
2078 226,389,150 74,881,435
2077 226,696,749 74,236,865
2076 226,954,762 73,582,256
2075 227,159,233 72,914,884
2074 227,315,415 72,235,202
2073 227,436,221 71,545,378
2072 227,503,342 70,843,401
2071 227,522,038 70,130,366
2070 227,495,122 69,409,326
2069 227,426,186 68,677,859
2068 227,302,632 67,936,195
2067 227,118,726 67,185,066
2066 226,878,385 66,425,210
2065 226,581,697 65,658,016
2064 226,235,839 64,881,253
2063 225,822,167 64,097,223
2062 225,349,674 63,305,402
2061 224,811,052 62,506,578
2060 224,216,813 61,701,267
2059 223,569,585 60,889,495
2058 222,855,839 60,073,702
2057 222,083,110 59,254,008
2056 221,273,932 58,428,653
2055 220,405,468 57,600,579
2054 219,511,997 56,769,869
2053 218,567,668 55,935,411
2052 217,585,554 55,097,962
2051 216,554,217 54,258,057
2050 215,489,899 53,415,029
2049 214,400,010 52,570,680
2048 213,275,216 51,725,320
2047 212,114,603 50,879,659
2046 210,918,933 50,033,785
2045 209,696,717 49,188,703
2044 208,446,830 48,344,009
2043 207,170,217 47,499,657
2042 205,859,107 46,656,643
2041 204,513,256 45,815,621
2040 203,143,300 44,976,152
2039 201,735,060 44,140,155
2038 200,262,138 43,305,683
2037 198,739,346 42,474,372
2036 197,147,970 41,645,556
2035 195,499,247 40,819,415
2034 193,789,143 39,997,842
2033 191,989,956 39,178,430
2032 190,141,739 38,361,932
2031 188,208,233 37,547,484
2030 186,212,272 36,737,238
2029 184,168,103 35,930,925
2028 182,087,511 35,128,136
2027 179,973,411 34,329,429
2026 177,837,418 33,535,391
2025 175,685,057 32,747,552
2024 173,562,364 31,964,956
2023 171,466,990 31,195,932
2022 169,384,897 30,437,261
2021 167,658,854 29,691,083
2020 166,298,024 28,953,556
2019 164,913,055 28,219,554
2018 163,523,103 27,494,926
2017 162,186,147 26,788,375
2016 160,811,932 26,099,952
2015 159,383,179 25,426,702
2014 157,964,929 24,764,348
2013 156,532,141 24,109,290
2012 155,070,101 23,462,438
2011 153,591,076 22,822,300
2010 152,201,981 22,183,340
2009 150,873,714 21,547,280
2008 149,474,264 20,923,840
2007 147,989,278 20,318,583
2006 146,405,973 19,730,909
2005 144,715,786 19,159,707
2004 142,902,856 18,606,608
2003 140,970,351 18,071,854
2002 138,933,658 17,549,913
2001 136,805,810 17,032,939
2000 134,544,304 16,516,338
1999 132,108,065 16,000,506
1998 129,622,332 15,489,364
1997 127,198,069 14,990,814
1996 124,862,179 14,510,711
1995 122,600,370 14,051,275
1994 120,343,179 13,613,850
1993 118,132,360 13,197,345
1992 115,952,192 12,800,870
1991 113,787,109 12,421,412
1990 111,633,717 12,055,639
1989 109,433,799 11,704,998
1988 107,216,008 11,369,462
1987 104,959,291 11,047,291
1986 102,635,572 10,736,857
1985 100,253,825 10,433,142
1984 97,814,966 10,134,550
1983 95,335,155 9,843,044
1982 92,814,507 9,557,671
1981 90,303,105 9,279,011
1980 88,016,432 9,006,032
1979 85,935,072 8,737,581
1978 83,889,655 8,475,864
1977 81,867,264 8,222,240
1976 79,855,318 7,976,831
1975 77,854,351 7,739,336
1974 75,839,348 7,509,726
1973 73,722,294 7,288,048
1972 71,641,519 7,074,398
1971 70,276,758 6,868,868
1970 69,058,894 6,672,003
1969 67,294,133 6,484,716
1968 65,408,276 6,306,493
1967 63,510,929 6,136,486
1966 61,669,806 5,974,279
1965 59,902,519 5,819,116
1964 58,178,374 5,669,863
1963 56,504,402 5,525,185
1962 54,881,146 5,384,150
1961 53,310,348 5,246,158
1960 51,828,660 5,111,029

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/madagascar | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Madagascar gained 6,369,043 people (a 32.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Madagascar's population increased by 7,650,219 people (a 29.3% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Madagascar was ranked 57th in 2006 and ranked 49th 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 Madagascar will increase by 58.3% to 53,415,029 people and rank change from 49th to 37th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 86.2M people in 2100 for Madagascar.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Madagascar
2100 -0.5% 0.45%
2099 -0.48% 0.47%
2098 -0.47% 0.49%
2097 -0.46% 0.51%
2096 -0.45% 0.52%
2095 -0.44% 0.54%
2094 -0.42% 0.56%
2093 -0.4% 0.58%
2092 -0.38% 0.6%
2091 -0.36% 0.61%
2090 -0.34% 0.63%
2089 -0.33% 0.65%
2088 -0.31% 0.67%
2087 -0.29% 0.68%
2086 -0.27% 0.7%
2085 -0.25% 0.72%
2084 -0.24% 0.74%
2083 -0.22% 0.76%
2082 -0.21% 0.78%
2081 -0.19% 0.8%
2080 -0.17% 0.82%
2079 -0.15% 0.84%
2078 -0.14% 0.87%
2077 -0.11% 0.89%
2076 -0.09% 0.92%
2075 -0.07% 0.94%
2074 -0.05% 0.96%
2073 -0.03% 0.99%
2072 -0.008% 1.02%
2071 0.01% 1.04%
2070 0.03% 1.07%
2069 0.05% 1.09%
2068 0.08% 1.12%
2067 0.11% 1.14%
2066 0.13% 1.17%
2065 0.15% 1.2%
2064 0.18% 1.22%
2063 0.21% 1.25%
2062 0.24% 1.28%
2061 0.27% 1.31%
2060 0.29% 1.33%
2059 0.32% 1.36%
2058 0.35% 1.38%
2057 0.37% 1.41%
2056 0.39% 1.44%
2055 0.41% 1.46%
2054 0.43% 1.49%
2053 0.45% 1.52%
2052 0.48% 1.55%
2051 0.49% 1.58%
2050 0.51% 1.61%
2049 0.53% 1.63%
2048 0.55% 1.66%
2047 0.57% 1.69%
2046 0.58% 1.72%
2045 0.6% 1.75%
2044 0.62% 1.78%
2043 0.64% 1.81%
2042 0.66% 1.84%
2041 0.67% 1.87%
2040 0.7% 1.89%
2039 0.74% 1.93%
2038 0.77% 1.96%
2037 0.81% 1.99%
2036 0.84% 2.02%
2035 0.88% 2.05%
2034 0.94% 2.09%
2033 0.97% 2.13%
2032 1.03% 2.17%
2031 1.07% 2.21%
2030 1.11% 2.24%
2029 1.14% 2.29%
2028 1.17% 2.33%
2027 1.2% 2.37%
2026 1.23% 2.41%
2025 1.22% 2.45%
2024 1.22% 2.47%
2023 1.23% 2.49%
2022 1.03% 2.51%
2021 0.82% 2.55%
2020 0.84% 2.6%
2019 0.85% 2.64%
2018 0.82% 2.64%
2017 0.85% 2.64%
2016 0.9% 2.65%
2015 0.9% 2.67%
2014 0.92% 2.72%
2013 0.94% 2.76%
2012 0.96% 2.8%
2011 0.91% 2.88%
2010 0.88% 2.95%
2009 0.94% 2.98%
2008 1% 2.98%
2007 1.08% 2.98%
2006 1.17% 2.98%
2005 1.27% 2.97%
2004 1.37% 2.96%
2003 1.47% 2.97%
2002 1.56% 3.04%
2001 1.68% 3.13%
2000 1.84% 3.22%
1999 1.92% 3.3%
1998 1.91% 3.33%
1997 1.87% 3.31%
1996 1.84% 3.27%
1995 1.88% 3.21%
1994 1.87% 3.16%
1993 1.88% 3.1%
1992 1.9% 3.05%
1991 1.93% 3.03%
1990 2.01% 3%
1989 2.07% 2.95%
1988 2.15% 2.92%
1987 2.26% 2.89%
1986 2.38% 2.91%
1985 2.49% 2.95%
1984 2.6% 2.96%
1983 2.72% 2.99%
1982 2.78% 3%
1981 2.6% 3.03%
1980 2.42% 3.07%
1979 2.44% 3.09%
1978 2.47% 3.08%
1977 2.52% 3.08%
1976 2.57% 3.07%
1975 2.66% 3.06%
1974 2.87% 3.04%
1973 2.9% 3.02%
1972 1.94% 2.99%
1971 1.76% 2.95%
1970 2.62% 2.89%
1969 2.88% 2.83%
1968 2.99% 2.77%
1967 2.99% 2.72%
1966 2.95% 2.67%
1965 2.96% 2.63%
1964 2.96% 2.62%
1963 2.96% 2.62%
1962 2.95% 2.63%
1961 2.86% 2.64%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/madagascar | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Madagascar's population grew by 2.47%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Madagascar
Current population
178415186
33750171
Population rank 8/197 49/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.41%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
41 seconds
One birth every
9.04 seconds
31.5 seconds
One death every
36.7 seconds
2.24 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +2,107
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +769,024
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +2.47%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 29/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
3.94 hours
Annual migration change -402,100 -2,227
Net migration rank 194/196 100/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 38,625
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 158/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 193/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Madagascar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Madagascar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -2,227
2024 - -473,362 - -1,795
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 766,391 -1,487
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 753,931 -1,487
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 741,416 -1,480
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 736,607 -1,480
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 735,853 -2,976
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 719,267 -2,887
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 699,498 -2,784
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 682,801 -2,687
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 668,977 -2,594
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 660,837 -2,522
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 654,230 -2,445
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 644,255 -2,334
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 640,577 -2,219
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 641,543 -1,979
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 634,008 -1,429
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 615,580 -1,255
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 597,772 -1,563
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 581,489 -2,336
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 568,143 -4,869
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 556,319 -13,393
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 544,903 -18,345
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 535,518 -18,209
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 529,656 -13,014
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 520,860 -4,298
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 516,976 -1,891
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 508,408 -1,222
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 490,905 -986
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 471,453 -1,161
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 450,259 -1,670
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 428,169 -1,905
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 408,801 -2,063
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 388,430 -2,216
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 375,040 -2,330
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 360,621 -1,777
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 344,279 -1,848
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 330,510 -1,883
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 317,621 -1,896
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 307,074 -1,914
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 304,199 -1,947
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 296,892 -1,965
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 290,085 -1,979
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 284,733 -2,093
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 277,535 -2,864
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 275,287 -4,005
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 270,752 -5,126
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 263,684 -5,874
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 255,399 -5,957
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 247,026 -5,655
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 238,774 -5,173
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 230,233 -4,607
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 221,768 -4,037
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 213,138 -3,583
1971 542,747 224,369 204,617 -3,118
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 194,889 -2,658
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 184,562 -2,216
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 175,869 -1,766
1967 1,860,743 23,164 167,287 -1,383
1966 1,794,530 3,758 159,483 -964
1965 1,688,652 47,610 152,362 -550
1964 1,686,591 25,426 146,894 -204
1963 1,612,749 23,215 142,666 0
1962 1,584,035 26,533 139,412 0
1961 1,504,524 26,503 136,578 0
1960 1,418,810 13,580 133,684 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/madagascar | 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 Madagascar 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,165,578 people) and 0.31% is from migration (a loss of 22,384 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 38,625 people or 0.1% in Madagascar.

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
Madagascar
City Population
Antananarivo 1.28M
Antsirabe 265K
Toamasina 225K
Toliara 169K

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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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