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

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The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 527,799 people in Maldives in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 532,057 in Maldives.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 335 times bigger than Maldives'.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Maldives is the 168th.
  • The countries together account for 2.16% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.006% for Maldives.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +2.56% in Maldives.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Maldives has grown from 314K to 532K (69.5% growth).

Bangladesh vs Maldives: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Maldives
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Maldives
2100 210,399,059 476,505
2099 211,449,688 477,920
2098 212,479,977 479,417
2097 213,484,035 481,109
2096 214,463,720 482,965
2095 215,424,649 484,925
2094 216,368,088 487,060
2093 217,273,531 489,462
2092 218,151,426 492,137
2091 218,980,379 494,900
2090 219,782,575 498,054
2089 220,538,090 501,304
2088 221,257,201 504,978
2087 221,935,839 508,740
2086 222,585,679 512,752
2085 223,183,658 516,863
2084 223,742,603 521,065
2083 224,273,365 525,345
2082 224,763,738 529,631
2081 225,237,793 534,118
2080 225,665,152 538,568
2079 226,059,226 543,030
2078 226,389,150 547,552
2077 226,696,749 551,886
2076 226,954,762 556,016
2075 227,159,233 560,031
2074 227,315,415 563,862
2073 227,436,221 567,654
2072 227,503,342 571,178
2071 227,522,038 574,604
2070 227,495,122 577,819
2069 227,426,186 580,792
2068 227,302,632 583,580
2067 227,118,726 586,194
2066 226,878,385 588,512
2065 226,581,697 590,500
2064 226,235,839 592,344
2063 225,822,167 594,011
2062 225,349,674 595,405
2061 224,811,052 596,482
2060 224,216,813 597,051
2059 223,569,585 597,623
2058 222,855,839 597,874
2057 222,083,110 597,811
2056 221,273,932 597,360
2055 220,405,468 596,636
2054 219,511,997 595,832
2053 218,567,668 594,829
2052 217,585,554 593,458
2051 216,554,217 591,942
2050 215,489,899 590,121
2049 214,400,010 587,970
2048 213,275,216 585,592
2047 212,114,603 583,306
2046 210,918,933 580,842
2045 209,696,717 578,160
2044 208,446,830 575,546
2043 207,170,217 572,802
2042 205,859,107 570,020
2041 204,513,256 567,246
2040 203,143,300 564,398
2039 201,735,060 561,546
2038 200,262,138 558,940
2037 198,739,346 556,343
2036 197,147,970 553,839
2035 195,499,247 551,348
2034 193,789,143 548,952
2033 191,989,956 546,465
2032 190,141,739 544,072
2031 188,208,233 541,734
2030 186,212,272 539,556
2029 184,168,103 537,533
2028 182,087,511 535,394
2027 179,973,411 533,401
2026 177,837,418 531,559
2025 175,685,057 529,712
2024 173,562,364 527,799
2023 171,466,990 525,994
2022 169,384,897 524,106
2021 167,658,854 516,154
2020 166,298,024 502,118
2019 164,913,055 487,731
2018 163,523,103 473,099
2017 162,186,147 458,287
2016 160,811,932 443,308
2015 159,383,179 428,154
2014 157,964,929 413,617
2013 156,532,141 400,070
2012 155,070,101 386,818
2011 153,591,076 373,674
2010 152,201,981 360,792
2009 150,873,714 348,275
2008 149,474,264 336,170
2007 147,989,278 324,479
2006 146,405,973 313,851
2005 144,715,786 306,429
2004 142,902,856 301,413
2003 140,970,351 296,491
2002 138,933,658 291,616
2001 136,805,810 286,767
2000 134,544,304 282,019
1999 132,108,065 277,412
1998 129,622,332 272,723
1997 127,198,069 267,707
1996 124,862,179 262,347
1995 122,600,370 256,649
1994 120,343,179 250,822
1993 118,132,360 244,884
1992 115,952,192 238,543
1991 113,787,109 231,802
1990 111,633,717 224,762
1989 109,433,799 217,738
1988 107,216,008 210,885
1987 104,959,291 203,944
1986 102,635,572 196,935
1985 100,253,825 190,169
1984 97,814,966 184,198
1983 95,335,155 179,128
1982 92,814,507 174,333
1981 90,303,105 169,532
1980 88,016,432 164,835
1979 85,935,072 160,360
1978 83,889,655 156,159
1977 81,867,264 151,930
1976 79,855,318 147,525
1975 77,854,351 143,158
1974 75,839,348 138,978
1973 73,722,294 134,952
1972 71,641,519 130,968
1971 70,276,758 127,035
1970 69,058,894 123,219
1969 67,294,133 119,564
1968 65,408,276 116,075
1967 63,510,929 112,528
1966 61,669,806 108,507
1965 59,902,519 104,102
1964 58,178,374 100,662
1963 56,504,402 98,222
1962 54,881,146 95,802
1961 53,310,348 93,450
1960 51,828,660 91,189

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/maldives | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Maldives gained 129,457 people (a 41.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Maldives' population increased by 88,749 people (a 20% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Maldives was ranked 171st in 2006 and ranked 168th 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 Maldives will increase by 10.9% to 590,121 people and rank change from 168th to 166th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 598K people in 2058 for Maldives.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Maldives
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Maldives
2100 -0.5% -0.3%
2099 -0.48% -0.31%
2098 -0.47% -0.35%
2097 -0.46% -0.38%
2096 -0.45% -0.4%
2095 -0.44% -0.44%
2094 -0.42% -0.49%
2093 -0.4% -0.54%
2092 -0.38% -0.56%
2091 -0.36% -0.63%
2090 -0.34% -0.65%
2089 -0.33% -0.73%
2088 -0.31% -0.74%
2087 -0.29% -0.78%
2086 -0.27% -0.8%
2085 -0.25% -0.81%
2084 -0.24% -0.81%
2083 -0.22% -0.81%
2082 -0.21% -0.84%
2081 -0.19% -0.83%
2080 -0.17% -0.82%
2079 -0.15% -0.83%
2078 -0.14% -0.79%
2077 -0.11% -0.74%
2076 -0.09% -0.72%
2075 -0.07% -0.68%
2074 -0.05% -0.67%
2073 -0.03% -0.62%
2072 -0.008% -0.6%
2071 0.01% -0.56%
2070 0.03% -0.51%
2069 0.05% -0.48%
2068 0.08% -0.45%
2067 0.11% -0.39%
2066 0.13% -0.34%
2065 0.15% -0.31%
2064 0.18% -0.28%
2063 0.21% -0.23%
2062 0.24% -0.18%
2061 0.27% -0.1%
2060 0.29% -0.1%
2059 0.32% -0.04%
2058 0.35% 0.01%
2057 0.37% 0.08%
2056 0.39% 0.12%
2055 0.41% 0.14%
2054 0.43% 0.17%
2053 0.45% 0.23%
2052 0.48% 0.26%
2051 0.49% 0.31%
2050 0.51% 0.37%
2049 0.53% 0.41%
2048 0.55% 0.39%
2047 0.57% 0.42%
2046 0.58% 0.46%
2045 0.6% 0.45%
2044 0.62% 0.48%
2043 0.64% 0.49%
2042 0.66% 0.49%
2041 0.67% 0.5%
2040 0.7% 0.51%
2039 0.74% 0.47%
2038 0.77% 0.47%
2037 0.81% 0.45%
2036 0.84% 0.45%
2035 0.88% 0.44%
2034 0.94% 0.46%
2033 0.97% 0.44%
2032 1.03% 0.43%
2031 1.07% 0.4%
2030 1.11% 0.38%
2029 1.14% 0.4%
2028 1.17% 0.37%
2027 1.2% 0.35%
2026 1.23% 0.35%
2025 1.22% 0.36%
2024 1.22% 0.34%
2023 1.23% 0.36%
2022 1.03% 1.54%
2021 0.82% 2.8%
2020 0.84% 2.95%
2019 0.85% 3.09%
2018 0.82% 3.23%
2017 0.85% 3.38%
2016 0.9% 3.54%
2015 0.9% 3.51%
2014 0.92% 3.39%
2013 0.94% 3.43%
2012 0.96% 3.52%
2011 0.91% 3.57%
2010 0.88% 3.59%
2009 0.94% 3.6%
2008 1% 3.6%
2007 1.08% 3.39%
2006 1.17% 2.42%
2005 1.27% 1.66%
2004 1.37% 1.66%
2003 1.47% 1.67%
2002 1.56% 1.69%
2001 1.68% 1.68%
2000 1.84% 1.66%
1999 1.92% 1.72%
1998 1.91% 1.87%
1997 1.87% 2.04%
1996 1.84% 2.22%
1995 1.88% 2.32%
1994 1.87% 2.42%
1993 1.88% 2.66%
1992 1.9% 2.91%
1991 1.93% 3.13%
1990 2.01% 3.23%
1989 2.07% 3.25%
1988 2.15% 3.4%
1987 2.26% 3.56%
1986 2.38% 3.56%
1985 2.49% 3.24%
1984 2.6% 2.83%
1983 2.72% 2.75%
1982 2.78% 2.83%
1981 2.6% 2.85%
1980 2.42% 2.79%
1979 2.44% 2.69%
1978 2.47% 2.78%
1977 2.52% 2.99%
1976 2.57% 3.05%
1975 2.66% 3.01%
1974 2.87% 2.98%
1973 2.9% 3.04%
1972 1.94% 3.1%
1971 1.76% 3.1%
1970 2.62% 3.06%
1969 2.88% 3.01%
1968 2.99% 3.15%
1967 2.99% 3.71%
1966 2.95% 4.23%
1965 2.96% 3.42%
1964 2.96% 2.48%
1963 2.96% 2.53%
1962 2.95% 2.52%
1961 2.86% 2.48%

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 Maldives' population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Maldives
Current population
178415186
532057
Population rank 8/197 168/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.006%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
4.85 hours
One birth every
9.04 seconds
1.51 hours
One death every
36.7 seconds
7.13 hours
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +5
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +1,805
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 146/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
3.85 hours
Annual migration change -402,100 -2,283
Net migration rank 194/196 101/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 75,099
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 141/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 14.2%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 48/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Maldives
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Maldives
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -2,283
2024 - -473,362 - -2,421
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 4,566 -2,877
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 4,752 -2,674
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 4,426 9,412
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 4,594 9,642
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 4,886 9,648
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 5,088 9,637
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 5,342 9,555
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 5,652 9,421
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 5,914 9,324
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 6,122 7,700
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 6,307 6,963
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 6,445 6,800
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 6,429 6,611
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 6,350 6,369
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 6,227 6,093
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 5,856 6,035
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 5,324 6,160
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 4,766 5,006
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 4,493 578
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 4,287 668
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 4,316 578
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 4,257 607
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 4,271 560
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 4,372 300
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 4,601 -62
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 4,919 -94
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 5,267 -60
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 5,705 -183
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 6,177 -302
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 6,550 -768
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 6,842 -749
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 7,096 -522
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 7,295 -378
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 7,444 -271
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 7,472 -610
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 7,414 -564
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 7,300 -265
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 7,153 -175
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 6,944 -382
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 6,680 -1,300
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 6,361 -1,608
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 6,058 -1,220
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 5,778 -1,014
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 5,526 -903
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 5,275 -958
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 4,812 -716
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 4,779 -413
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 4,538 -101
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 4,325 -14
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 4,136 -78
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 3,924 60
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 3,707 269
1971 542,747 224,369 3,549 341
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 3,415 330
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 3,260 313
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 3,150 255
1967 1,860,743 23,164 3,010 672
1966 1,794,530 3,758 2,845 1,511
1965 1,688,652 47,610 2,747 1,709
1964 1,686,591 25,426 2,660 -227
1963 1,612,749 23,215 2,567 -125
1962 1,584,035 26,533 2,475 -80
1961 1,504,524 26,503 2,354 -44
1960 1,418,810 13,580 2,241 -32

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

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/maldives | 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 Maldives 42.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,342 people) and 57.3% is from migration (a gain of 68,788 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 75,099 people or 14.2% in Maldives.

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
Maldives
City Population
Male 133K
Hulhumale 50K

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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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