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

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The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 175,686,899 in 2025 vs 25,198,821 people in Mali in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,936,470 people compared to 26,322,576 in Mali.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 6.8 times bigger than Mali's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Mali is the 58th.
  • The countries together account for 2.47% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.32% for Mali.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.97% per year vs +3.1% in Mali.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 179M (22.2% growth), while Mali has grown from 14M to 26.3M (88.2% growth).

Bangladesh vs Mali: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Mali
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Mali
2100 210,401,264 80,362,778
2099 211,451,904 80,043,103
2098 212,482,204 79,704,143
2097 213,486,272 79,354,569
2096 214,465,968 78,987,874
2095 215,426,907 78,602,449
2094 216,370,356 78,192,601
2093 217,275,808 77,771,649
2092 218,153,712 77,337,997
2091 218,982,674 76,884,320
2090 219,784,878 76,409,599
2089 220,540,401 75,916,129
2088 221,259,520 75,405,009
2087 221,938,165 74,874,565
2086 222,588,012 74,331,613
2085 223,185,997 73,769,979
2084 223,744,949 73,189,821
2083 224,275,716 72,588,675
2082 224,766,094 71,975,720
2081 225,240,154 71,340,622
2080 225,667,518 70,699,377
2079 226,061,595 70,036,857
2078 226,391,523 69,359,523
2077 226,699,126 68,668,133
2076 226,957,140 67,965,034
2075 227,161,614 67,249,105
2074 227,317,797 66,516,075
2073 227,438,605 65,768,739
2072 227,505,726 65,009,716
2071 227,524,423 64,232,600
2070 227,497,506 63,450,597
2069 227,428,570 62,657,123
2068 227,305,014 61,850,168
2067 227,121,107 61,035,806
2066 226,880,763 60,215,831
2065 226,584,072 59,394,005
2064 226,238,210 58,560,766
2063 225,824,534 57,720,905
2062 225,352,036 56,873,801
2061 224,813,409 56,020,633
2060 224,219,163 55,160,220
2059 223,571,928 54,298,509
2058 222,858,175 53,431,783
2057 222,085,438 52,559,686
2056 221,276,251 51,686,173
2055 220,407,778 50,807,502
2054 219,514,298 49,930,546
2053 218,569,959 49,048,457
2052 217,587,835 48,161,836
2051 216,556,487 47,275,159
2050 215,492,158 46,385,854
2049 214,402,257 45,500,920
2048 213,277,451 44,612,126
2047 212,116,827 43,725,546
2046 210,921,144 42,836,054
2045 209,698,915 41,946,522
2044 208,449,015 41,057,406
2043 207,172,388 40,168,481
2042 205,861,265 39,281,666
2041 204,515,400 38,402,142
2040 203,145,429 37,521,801
2039 201,737,174 36,648,491
2038 200,264,237 35,768,661
2037 198,741,429 34,898,973
2036 197,150,036 34,032,460
2035 195,501,296 33,174,985
2034 193,791,174 32,324,451
2033 191,991,968 31,482,783
2032 190,143,732 30,652,485
2031 188,210,205 29,830,213
2030 186,214,224 29,025,640
2029 184,170,034 28,232,427
2028 182,089,419 27,453,124
2027 179,975,298 26,687,226
2026 177,839,282 25,937,442
2025 175,686,899 25,198,821
2024 173,562,364 24,478,595
2023 171,466,990 23,769,127
2022 169,384,897 23,072,640
2021 167,658,854 22,388,630
2020 166,298,024 21,713,836
2019 164,913,055 21,068,405
2018 163,523,103 20,442,030
2017 162,186,147 19,813,011
2016 160,811,932 19,191,289
2015 159,383,179 18,593,022
2014 157,964,929 18,020,267
2013 156,532,141 17,459,615
2012 155,070,101 16,957,033
2011 153,591,076 16,469,049
2010 152,201,981 15,945,198
2009 150,873,714 15,435,539
2008 149,474,264 14,940,782
2007 147,989,278 14,457,775
2006 146,405,973 13,990,139
2005 144,715,786 13,538,647
2004 142,902,856 13,102,409
2003 140,970,351 12,684,955
2002 138,933,658 12,288,050
2001 136,805,810 11,912,158
2000 134,544,304 11,559,290
1999 132,108,065 11,227,415
1998 129,622,332 10,919,573
1997 127,198,069 10,646,495
1996 124,862,179 10,407,278
1995 122,600,370 10,185,365
1994 120,343,179 9,967,031
1993 118,132,360 9,754,786
1992 115,952,192 9,553,540
1991 113,787,109 9,362,888
1990 111,633,717 9,178,830
1989 109,433,799 8,999,938
1988 107,216,008 8,833,996
1987 104,959,291 8,681,164
1986 102,635,572 8,531,277
1985 100,253,825 8,374,663
1984 97,814,966 8,208,599
1983 95,335,155 8,034,400
1982 92,814,507 7,860,194
1981 90,303,105 7,692,766
1980 88,016,432 7,530,515
1979 85,935,072 7,375,266
1978 83,889,655 7,229,651
1977 81,867,264 7,090,979
1976 79,855,318 6,960,979
1975 77,854,351 6,837,261
1974 75,839,348 6,715,436
1973 73,722,294 6,597,106
1972 71,641,519 6,483,726
1971 70,276,758 6,377,944
1970 69,058,894 6,276,472
1969 67,294,133 6,177,704
1968 65,408,276 6,082,979
1967 63,510,929 5,990,906
1966 61,669,806 5,902,204
1965 59,902,519 5,815,487
1964 58,178,374 5,730,125
1963 56,504,402 5,646,605
1962 54,881,146 5,563,917
1961 53,310,348 5,482,283
1960 51,828,660 5,402,550

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

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Mali gained 5,201,150 people (a 37.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% growth), while Mali's population increased by 7,131,287 people (a 37.2% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Mali was ranked 66th in 2006 and ranked 58th 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 Mali will increase by 76.2% to 46,385,854 people and rank change from 58th to 47th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 80.4M people in 2100 for Mali.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Mali
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Mali
2100 -0.5% 0.4%
2099 -0.48% 0.43%
2098 -0.47% 0.44%
2097 -0.46% 0.46%
2096 -0.45% 0.49%
2095 -0.44% 0.52%
2094 -0.42% 0.54%
2093 -0.4% 0.56%
2092 -0.38% 0.59%
2091 -0.36% 0.62%
2090 -0.34% 0.65%
2089 -0.33% 0.68%
2088 -0.31% 0.71%
2087 -0.29% 0.73%
2086 -0.27% 0.76%
2085 -0.25% 0.79%
2084 -0.24% 0.83%
2083 -0.22% 0.85%
2082 -0.21% 0.89%
2081 -0.19% 0.91%
2080 -0.17% 0.95%
2079 -0.15% 0.98%
2078 -0.14% 1.01%
2077 -0.11% 1.03%
2076 -0.09% 1.06%
2075 -0.07% 1.1%
2074 -0.05% 1.14%
2073 -0.03% 1.17%
2072 -0.008% 1.21%
2071 0.01% 1.23%
2070 0.03% 1.27%
2069 0.05% 1.3%
2068 0.08% 1.33%
2067 0.11% 1.36%
2066 0.13% 1.38%
2065 0.15% 1.42%
2064 0.18% 1.46%
2063 0.21% 1.49%
2062 0.24% 1.52%
2061 0.27% 1.56%
2060 0.29% 1.59%
2059 0.32% 1.62%
2058 0.35% 1.66%
2057 0.37% 1.69%
2056 0.39% 1.73%
2055 0.41% 1.76%
2054 0.43% 1.8%
2053 0.45% 1.84%
2052 0.48% 1.88%
2051 0.49% 1.92%
2050 0.51% 1.94%
2049 0.53% 1.99%
2048 0.55% 2.03%
2047 0.57% 2.08%
2046 0.58% 2.12%
2045 0.6% 2.17%
2044 0.62% 2.21%
2043 0.64% 2.26%
2042 0.66% 2.29%
2041 0.67% 2.35%
2040 0.7% 2.38%
2039 0.74% 2.46%
2038 0.77% 2.49%
2037 0.81% 2.55%
2036 0.84% 2.58%
2035 0.88% 2.63%
2034 0.94% 2.67%
2033 0.97% 2.71%
2032 1.03% 2.76%
2031 1.07% 2.77%
2030 1.11% 2.81%
2029 1.14% 2.84%
2028 1.17% 2.87%
2027 1.2% 2.89%
2026 1.23% 2.93%
2025 1.22% 2.94%
2024 1.22% 2.98%
2023 1.23% 3.02%
2022 1.03% 3.06%
2021 0.82% 3.11%
2020 0.84% 3.06%
2019 0.85% 3.06%
2018 0.82% 3.17%
2017 0.85% 3.24%
2016 0.9% 3.22%
2015 0.9% 3.18%
2014 0.92% 3.21%
2013 0.94% 2.96%
2012 0.96% 2.96%
2011 0.91% 3.29%
2010 0.88% 3.3%
2009 0.94% 3.31%
2008 1% 3.34%
2007 1.08% 3.34%
2006 1.17% 3.33%
2005 1.27% 3.33%
2004 1.37% 3.29%
2003 1.47% 3.23%
2002 1.56% 3.16%
2001 1.68% 3.05%
2000 1.84% 2.96%
1999 1.92% 2.82%
1998 1.91% 2.56%
1997 1.87% 2.3%
1996 1.84% 2.18%
1995 1.88% 2.19%
1994 1.87% 2.18%
1993 1.88% 2.11%
1992 1.9% 2.04%
1991 1.93% 2.01%
1990 2.01% 1.99%
1989 2.07% 1.88%
1988 2.15% 1.76%
1987 2.26% 1.76%
1986 2.38% 1.87%
1985 2.49% 2.02%
1984 2.6% 2.17%
1983 2.72% 2.22%
1982 2.78% 2.18%
1981 2.6% 2.15%
1980 2.42% 2.1%
1979 2.44% 2.01%
1978 2.47% 1.96%
1977 2.52% 1.87%
1976 2.57% 1.81%
1975 2.66% 1.81%
1974 2.87% 1.79%
1973 2.9% 1.75%
1972 1.94% 1.66%
1971 1.76% 1.62%
1970 2.62% 1.6%
1969 2.88% 1.56%
1968 2.99% 1.54%
1967 2.99% 1.5%
1966 2.95% 1.49%
1965 2.96% 1.49%
1964 2.96% 1.48%
1963 2.96% 1.49%
1962 2.95% 1.49%
1961 2.86% 1.48%

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 Mali's population grew by 2.94%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Mali
Current population
178936470
26322576
Population rank 8/197 58/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.32%
One net population change
14.9 seconds
43.9 seconds
One birth every
9.09 seconds
32.6 seconds
One death every
35.6 seconds
2.52 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,821 +1,973
Annual growth/decline +2,124,535 +720,226
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +2.94%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 14/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
11 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -48,019
Net migration rank 194/196 173/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 545,323
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 76/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 2.2%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 131/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Mali
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Mali
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -48,019
2024 2,583,129 -473,362 759,375 -46,880
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 746,398 -39,953
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 726,465 -39,951
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 703,674 -22,210
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 683,053 -14,962
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 667,110 -44,373
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 670,723 -40,710
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 661,973 -33,942
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 645,652 -30,251
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 630,006 -48,872
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 614,419 -50,068
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 597,887 -40,951
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 588,748 -140,507
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 570,899 -43,160
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 554,447 -34,483
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 533,730 -34,383
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 514,665 -24,509
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 495,800 -19,945
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 477,665 -18,247
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 460,964 -17,413
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 439,717 -10,796
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 417,766 -11,768
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 396,732 -8,914
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 376,472 -12,507
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 359,159 -17,395
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 343,705 -21,702
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 323,940 -30,255
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 308,429 -55,978
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 293,953 -67,974
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 285,598 -67,763
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 282,356 -63,533
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 274,480 -68,816
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 267,605 -70,789
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 261,656 -77,172
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 252,308 -68,668
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 249,929 -75,771
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 245,682 -87,952
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 238,871 -90,940
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 233,799 -81,970
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 224,734 -63,347
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 218,078 -47,331
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 211,795 -34,132
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 204,892 -34,140
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 198,227 -34,130
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 190,560 -30,156
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 182,449 -32,353
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 172,652 -31,520
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 165,071 -28,853
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 157,778 -33,999
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 150,222 -26,572
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 142,448 -22,449
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 135,801 -19,137
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 129,687 -19,594
1971 542,747 224,369 123,591 -22,127
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 118,952 -17,479
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 114,361 -18,302
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 111,403 -18,015
1967 1,860,743 23,164 107,650 -16,900
1966 1,794,530 3,758 103,684 -17,032
1965 1,688,652 47,610 100,451 -13,662
1964 1,686,591 25,426 97,166 -13,226
1963 1,612,749 23,215 95,055 -11,951
1962 1,584,035 26,533 93,101 -10,821
1961 1,504,524 26,503 91,115 -10,139
1960 1,418,810 13,580 88,802 -10,314

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

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/mali | 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 Mali 95% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,894,429 people) and 4.99% is from migration (a loss of 362,104 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 545,323 people or 2.2% in Mali.

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
Mali
City Population
Bamako 4.23M
Sikasso 226K
Segou 131K
Bougouni 59.7K
Markala 46K
Koulikoro 43.2K
Banamba 30.6K

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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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