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

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The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 175,686,899 in 2025 vs 35,977,838 people in Malaysia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,936,470 people compared to 36,600,906 in Malaysia.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 4.89 times bigger than Malaysia's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Malaysia is the 45th.
  • The countries together account for 2.59% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.44% for Malaysia.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.97% per year vs +1.45% in Malaysia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 179M (22.2% growth), while Malaysia has grown from 26.4M to 36.6M (38.5% growth).

Bangladesh vs Malaysia: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Malaysia
2100 210,401,264 44,342,183
2099 211,451,904 44,456,013
2098 212,482,204 44,568,480
2097 213,486,272 44,684,459
2096 214,465,968 44,803,334
2095 215,426,907 44,920,823
2094 216,370,356 45,035,868
2093 217,275,808 45,153,485
2092 218,153,712 45,267,003
2091 218,982,674 45,378,303
2090 219,784,878 45,489,767
2089 220,540,401 45,598,290
2088 221,259,520 45,706,098
2087 221,938,165 45,811,274
2086 222,588,012 45,914,874
2085 223,185,997 46,008,880
2084 223,744,949 46,099,604
2083 224,275,716 46,190,377
2082 224,766,094 46,272,999
2081 225,240,154 46,347,751
2080 225,667,518 46,423,514
2079 226,061,595 46,484,118
2078 226,391,523 46,537,169
2077 226,699,126 46,582,178
2076 226,957,140 46,607,029
2075 227,161,614 46,631,092
2074 227,317,797 46,646,324
2073 227,438,605 46,658,819
2072 227,505,726 46,658,396
2071 227,524,423 46,648,409
2070 227,497,506 46,633,600
2069 227,428,570 46,611,221
2068 227,305,014 46,588,049
2067 227,121,107 46,557,261
2066 226,880,763 46,518,384
2065 226,584,072 46,469,909
2064 226,238,210 46,405,405
2063 225,824,534 46,338,727
2062 225,352,036 46,260,178
2061 224,813,409 46,166,190
2060 224,219,163 46,064,001
2059 223,571,928 45,946,872
2058 222,858,175 45,825,593
2057 222,085,438 45,695,432
2056 221,276,251 45,554,612
2055 220,407,778 45,407,246
2054 219,514,298 45,241,331
2053 218,569,959 45,057,472
2052 217,587,835 44,862,361
2051 216,556,487 44,657,253
2050 215,492,158 44,434,221
2049 214,402,257 44,206,196
2048 213,277,451 43,963,591
2047 212,116,827 43,701,058
2046 210,921,144 43,427,087
2045 209,698,915 43,146,785
2044 208,449,015 42,855,667
2043 207,172,388 42,546,972
2042 205,861,265 42,229,093
2041 204,515,400 41,911,573
2040 203,145,429 41,587,509
2039 201,737,174 41,260,315
2038 200,264,237 40,918,517
2037 198,741,429 40,574,312
2036 197,150,036 40,223,758
2035 195,501,296 39,866,097
2034 193,791,174 39,505,672
2033 191,991,968 39,141,994
2032 190,143,732 38,762,420
2031 188,210,205 38,376,399
2030 186,214,224 37,985,824
2029 184,170,034 37,597,060
2028 182,089,419 37,198,261
2027 179,975,298 36,797,098
2026 177,839,282 36,393,693
2025 175,686,899 35,977,838
2024 173,562,364 35,557,673
2023 171,466,990 35,126,298
2022 169,384,897 34,695,493
2021 167,658,854 34,282,399
2020 166,298,024 33,889,558
2019 164,913,055 33,440,596
2018 163,523,103 32,910,967
2017 162,186,147 32,355,644
2016 160,811,932 31,789,685
2015 159,383,179 31,232,798
2014 157,964,929 30,696,137
2013 156,532,141 30,174,265
2012 155,070,101 29,662,831
2011 153,591,076 29,162,039
2010 152,201,981 28,655,776
2009 150,873,714 28,124,778
2008 149,474,264 27,570,059
2007 147,989,278 26,998,389
2006 146,405,973 26,417,909
2005 144,715,786 25,836,071
2004 142,902,856 25,256,772
2003 140,970,351 24,679,602
2002 138,933,658 24,102,477
2001 136,805,810 23,526,538
2000 134,544,304 22,967,816
1999 132,108,065 22,435,531
1998 129,622,332 21,906,713
1997 127,198,069 21,375,218
1996 124,862,179 20,850,087
1995 122,600,370 20,330,599
1994 120,343,179 19,820,446
1993 118,132,360 19,322,664
1992 115,952,192 18,834,572
1991 113,787,109 18,342,464
1990 111,633,717 17,833,171
1989 109,433,799 17,314,997
1988 107,216,008 16,796,605
1987 104,959,291 16,276,737
1986 102,635,572 15,760,419
1985 100,253,825 15,252,258
1984 97,814,966 14,759,009
1983 95,335,155 14,285,907
1982 92,814,507 13,832,798
1981 90,303,105 13,399,203
1980 88,016,432 12,983,363
1979 85,935,072 12,627,862
1978 83,889,655 12,328,157
1977 81,867,264 12,035,713
1976 79,855,318 11,750,097
1975 77,854,351 11,471,914
1974 75,839,348 11,200,906
1973 73,722,294 10,935,621
1972 71,641,519 10,676,835
1971 70,276,758 10,423,453
1970 69,058,894 10,178,802
1969 67,294,133 9,947,597
1968 65,408,276 9,725,281
1967 63,510,929 9,507,099
1966 61,669,806 9,284,688
1965 59,902,519 9,056,408
1964 58,178,374 8,828,406
1963 56,504,402 8,602,160
1962 54,881,146 8,380,172
1961 53,310,348 8,164,443
1960 51,828,660 7,956,197

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Malaysia gained 5,371,776 people (a 20.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% growth), while Malaysia's population increased by 4,811,221 people (a 15.1% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Malaysia was ranked 44th in 2006 and ranked 45th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Bangladesh's population will grow by 20.4% to 215,492,158 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of Malaysia will increase by 21.4% to 44,434,221 people and rank change from 45th to 49th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 46.7M people in 2073 for Malaysia.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Malaysia
2100 -0.5% -0.26%
2099 -0.48% -0.25%
2098 -0.47% -0.26%
2097 -0.46% -0.27%
2096 -0.45% -0.26%
2095 -0.44% -0.26%
2094 -0.42% -0.26%
2093 -0.4% -0.25%
2092 -0.38% -0.25%
2091 -0.36% -0.25%
2090 -0.34% -0.24%
2089 -0.33% -0.24%
2088 -0.31% -0.23%
2087 -0.29% -0.23%
2086 -0.27% -0.2%
2085 -0.25% -0.2%
2084 -0.24% -0.2%
2083 -0.22% -0.18%
2082 -0.21% -0.16%
2081 -0.19% -0.16%
2080 -0.17% -0.13%
2079 -0.15% -0.11%
2078 -0.14% -0.1%
2077 -0.11% -0.05%
2076 -0.09% -0.05%
2075 -0.07% -0.03%
2074 -0.05% -0.03%
2073 -0.03% 0.001%
2072 -0.008% 0.02%
2071 0.01% 0.03%
2070 0.03% 0.05%
2069 0.05% 0.05%
2068 0.08% 0.07%
2067 0.11% 0.08%
2066 0.13% 0.1%
2065 0.15% 0.14%
2064 0.18% 0.14%
2063 0.21% 0.17%
2062 0.24% 0.2%
2061 0.27% 0.22%
2060 0.29% 0.25%
2059 0.32% 0.26%
2058 0.35% 0.28%
2057 0.37% 0.31%
2056 0.39% 0.32%
2055 0.41% 0.37%
2054 0.43% 0.41%
2053 0.45% 0.43%
2052 0.48% 0.46%
2051 0.49% 0.5%
2050 0.51% 0.52%
2049 0.53% 0.55%
2048 0.55% 0.6%
2047 0.57% 0.63%
2046 0.58% 0.65%
2045 0.6% 0.68%
2044 0.62% 0.73%
2043 0.64% 0.75%
2042 0.66% 0.76%
2041 0.67% 0.78%
2040 0.7% 0.79%
2039 0.74% 0.84%
2038 0.77% 0.85%
2037 0.81% 0.87%
2036 0.84% 0.9%
2035 0.88% 0.91%
2034 0.94% 0.93%
2033 0.97% 0.98%
2032 1.03% 1.01%
2031 1.07% 1.03%
2030 1.11% 1.03%
2029 1.14% 1.07%
2028 1.17% 1.09%
2027 1.2% 1.11%
2026 1.23% 1.16%
2025 1.22% 1.18%
2024 1.22% 1.23%
2023 1.23% 1.24%
2022 1.03% 1.2%
2021 0.82% 1.16%
2020 0.84% 1.34%
2019 0.85% 1.61%
2018 0.82% 1.72%
2017 0.85% 1.78%
2016 0.9% 1.78%
2015 0.9% 1.75%
2014 0.92% 1.73%
2013 0.94% 1.72%
2012 0.96% 1.72%
2011 0.91% 1.77%
2010 0.88% 1.89%
2009 0.94% 2.01%
2008 1% 2.12%
2007 1.08% 2.2%
2006 1.17% 2.25%
2005 1.27% 2.29%
2004 1.37% 2.34%
2003 1.47% 2.39%
2002 1.56% 2.45%
2001 1.68% 2.43%
2000 1.84% 2.37%
1999 1.92% 2.41%
1998 1.91% 2.49%
1997 1.87% 2.52%
1996 1.84% 2.56%
1995 1.88% 2.57%
1994 1.87% 2.58%
1993 1.88% 2.59%
1992 1.9% 2.68%
1991 1.93% 2.86%
1990 2.01% 2.99%
1989 2.07% 3.09%
1988 2.15% 3.19%
1987 2.26% 3.28%
1986 2.38% 3.33%
1985 2.49% 3.34%
1984 2.6% 3.31%
1983 2.72% 3.28%
1982 2.78% 3.24%
1981 2.6% 3.2%
1980 2.42% 2.82%
1979 2.44% 2.43%
1978 2.47% 2.43%
1977 2.52% 2.43%
1976 2.57% 2.42%
1975 2.66% 2.42%
1974 2.87% 2.43%
1973 2.9% 2.42%
1972 1.94% 2.43%
1971 1.76% 2.4%
1970 2.62% 2.32%
1969 2.88% 2.29%
1968 2.99% 2.29%
1967 2.99% 2.4%
1966 2.95% 2.52%
1965 2.96% 2.58%
1964 2.96% 2.63%
1963 2.96% 2.65%
1962 2.95% 2.64%
1961 2.86% 2.62%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Malaysia's population grew by 1.18%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Malaysia
Current population
178936470
36600906
Population rank 8/197 45/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.44%
One net population change
14.9 seconds
1.25 minutes
One birth every
9.09 seconds
1.2 minutes
One death every
35.6 seconds
2.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,821 +1,151
Annual growth/decline +2,124,535 +420,165
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +1.18%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 89/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
3.16 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 +166,615
Net migration rank 194/196 7/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 3,806,514
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 18/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 10.7%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 62/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Malaysia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Malaysia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 166,615
2024 2,583,129 -473,362 252,068 174,770
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 254,806 181,071
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 237,560 188,154
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 212,002 188,506
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 283,282 101,907
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 309,426 203,284
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 324,568 221,965
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 336,434 227,677
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 345,681 222,141
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 358,302 187,663
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 367,587 159,791
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 366,738 149,637
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 371,497 134,975
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 372,836 122,269
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 360,260 157,164
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 366,157 178,410
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 362,380 202,481
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 348,711 229,784
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 349,509 232,971
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 355,324 225,864
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 365,138 212,278
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 377,425 199,510
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 381,084 196,227
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 400,939 173,613
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 417,371 125,499
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 432,355 89,335
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 436,316 99,639
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 447,768 79,266
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 450,174 73,040
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 443,349 72,393
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 437,873 66,685
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 429,910 61,079
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 418,900 66,286
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 401,938 97,111
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 384,518 135,020
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 373,277 143,544
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 386,507 133,478
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 381,999 137,759
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 385,799 127,081
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 383,243 120,215
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 376,797 106,248
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 365,290 97,862
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 353,138 89,942
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 339,991 84,142
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 326,947 80,617
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 317,439 -13,980
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 311,027 -15,059
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 305,515 -16,601
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 300,615 -18,316
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 294,541 -20,480
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 289,880 -21,919
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 284,611 -21,995
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 276,263 -21,305
1971 542,747 224,369 272,323 -20,535
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 269,341 -31,839
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 264,327 -39,420
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 260,705 -40,996
1967 1,860,743 23,164 258,764 -42,108
1966 1,794,530 3,758 262,162 -33,993
1965 1,688,652 47,610 264,836 -36,456
1964 1,686,591 25,426 266,406 -38,785
1963 1,612,749 23,215 265,815 -40,952
1962 1,584,035 26,533 262,140 -43,033
1961 1,504,524 26,503 257,270 -44,916
1960 1,418,810 13,580 251,090 -46,948

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 74.2% of the population change in Bangladesh is from natural causes (a gain of 24,425,669 people) and 25.8% is from migration (a loss of 8,481,548 people). In Malaysia 60.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,914,129 people) and 39.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,897,138 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 3,806,514 people or 10.7% in Malaysia.

Biggest cities by population

Bangladesh
City Population
Dhaka 16.8M
Chittagong 3.23M
Narayanganj 968K
Khulna 929K
Sylhet 480K
Rajshahi 448K
Bogra 401K
Barisal 328K
Rangpur 294K
Brahmanbaria 268K
Malaysia
City Population
Kuala Lumpur 9M
Klang 878K
Ipoh 867K
Johor Bahru 798K
George Town 794K
Shah Alam 741K
Subang Jaya 708K
Petaling Jaya 639K
Kuantan 608K
Sungai Petani 545K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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