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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 175,686,899 in 2025 vs 529,676 people in Maldives in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,936,470 people compared to 532,468 in Maldives.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 336 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 +0.97% per year vs +2.28% in Maldives.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 179M (22.2% growth), while Maldives has grown from 314K to 532K (69.7% growth).

Bangladesh vs Maldives: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Maldives
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Maldives
2100 210,401,264 476,472
2099 211,451,904 477,887
2098 212,482,204 479,384
2097 213,486,272 481,076
2096 214,465,968 482,932
2095 215,426,907 484,892
2094 216,370,356 487,026
2093 217,275,808 489,428
2092 218,153,712 492,103
2091 218,982,674 494,866
2090 219,784,878 498,019
2089 220,540,401 501,269
2088 221,259,520 504,943
2087 221,938,165 508,705
2086 222,588,012 512,717
2085 223,185,997 516,827
2084 223,744,949 521,029
2083 224,275,716 525,309
2082 224,766,094 529,594
2081 225,240,154 534,081
2080 225,667,518 538,531
2079 226,061,595 542,993
2078 226,391,523 547,515
2077 226,699,126 551,848
2076 226,957,140 555,977
2075 227,161,614 559,992
2074 227,317,797 563,823
2073 227,438,605 567,615
2072 227,505,726 571,139
2071 227,524,423 574,565
2070 227,497,506 577,779
2069 227,428,570 580,752
2068 227,305,014 583,540
2067 227,121,107 586,154
2066 226,880,763 588,472
2065 226,584,072 590,459
2064 226,238,210 592,304
2063 225,824,534 593,970
2062 225,352,036 595,364
2061 224,813,409 596,441
2060 224,219,163 597,010
2059 223,571,928 597,582
2058 222,858,175 597,833
2057 222,085,438 597,770
2056 221,276,251 597,319
2055 220,407,778 596,595
2054 219,514,298 595,791
2053 218,569,959 594,788
2052 217,587,835 593,417
2051 216,556,487 591,901
2050 215,492,158 590,081
2049 214,402,257 587,930
2048 213,277,451 585,552
2047 212,116,827 583,266
2046 210,921,144 580,802
2045 209,698,915 578,120
2044 208,449,015 575,506
2043 207,172,388 572,763
2042 205,861,265 569,981
2041 204,515,400 567,207
2040 203,145,429 564,359
2039 201,737,174 561,507
2038 200,264,237 558,901
2037 198,741,429 556,305
2036 197,150,036 553,800
2035 195,501,296 551,310
2034 193,791,174 548,914
2033 191,991,968 546,428
2032 190,143,732 544,034
2031 188,210,205 541,696
2030 186,214,224 539,519
2029 184,170,034 537,496
2028 182,089,419 535,357
2027 179,975,298 533,364
2026 177,839,282 531,523
2025 175,686,899 529,676
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 (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 Maldives gained 129,457 people (a 41.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% growth), while Maldives' population increased by 89,160 people (a 20.1% 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 20.4% to 215,492,158 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of Maldives will increase by 10.8% to 590,081 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 (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 Maldives' population grew by 0.36%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Maldives
Current population
178936470
532468
Population rank 8/197 168/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.006%
One net population change
14.9 seconds
4.68 hours
One birth every
9.09 seconds
1.57 hours
One death every
35.6 seconds
7.02 hours
Daily growth/decline +5,821 +5
Annual growth/decline +2,124,535 +1,877
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.36%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 142/197
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 2,583,129 -473,362 4,340 -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 2026-07-08).

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

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 Maldives 45.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 49,560 people) and 54.2% is from migration (a gain of 58,667 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 3.23M
Narayanganj 968K
Khulna 929K
Sylhet 480K
Rajshahi 448K
Bogra 401K
Barisal 328K
Rangpur 294K
Brahmanbaria 268K
Maldives
City Population
Male 133K
Hulhumale 65.7K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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