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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 568,847 people in Malta in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 581,729 in Malta.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 307 times bigger than Malta's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Malta is the 167th.
  • The countries together account for 2.16% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.007% for Malta.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +2.69% in Malta.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Malta has grown from 405K to 582K (43.5% growth).

Bangladesh vs Malta: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Malta
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Malta
2100 210,399,059 383,244
2099 211,449,688 386,421
2098 212,479,977 389,613
2097 213,484,035 392,917
2096 214,463,720 396,295
2095 215,424,649 399,956
2094 216,368,088 403,710
2093 217,273,531 407,487
2092 218,151,426 411,340
2091 218,980,379 415,407
2090 219,782,575 419,592
2089 220,538,090 423,826
2088 221,257,201 428,052
2087 221,935,839 432,556
2086 222,585,679 437,240
2085 223,183,658 441,882
2084 223,742,603 446,649
2083 224,273,365 451,551
2082 224,763,738 456,344
2081 225,237,793 461,335
2080 225,665,152 466,229
2079 226,059,226 471,100
2078 226,389,150 475,924
2077 226,696,749 480,771
2076 226,954,762 485,655
2075 227,159,233 490,208
2074 227,315,415 494,656
2073 227,436,221 499,046
2072 227,503,342 503,370
2071 227,522,038 507,604
2070 227,495,122 511,683
2069 227,426,186 515,748
2068 227,302,632 519,737
2067 227,118,726 523,520
2066 226,878,385 527,140
2065 226,581,697 530,620
2064 226,235,839 533,923
2063 225,822,167 537,029
2062 225,349,674 540,145
2061 224,811,052 543,018
2060 224,216,813 545,828
2059 223,569,585 548,562
2058 222,855,839 551,048
2057 222,083,110 553,389
2056 221,273,932 555,804
2055 220,405,468 558,190
2054 219,511,997 560,309
2053 218,567,668 562,511
2052 217,585,554 564,772
2051 216,554,217 567,078
2050 215,489,899 569,189
2049 214,400,010 571,016
2048 213,275,216 572,923
2047 212,114,603 574,977
2046 210,918,933 576,728
2045 209,696,717 578,442
2044 208,446,830 580,046
2043 207,170,217 581,639
2042 205,859,107 583,042
2041 204,513,256 584,485
2040 203,143,300 585,747
2039 201,735,060 587,035
2038 200,262,138 588,223
2037 198,739,346 589,140
2036 197,147,970 589,886
2035 195,499,247 590,469
2034 193,789,143 590,868
2033 191,989,956 590,759
2032 190,141,739 590,166
2031 188,208,233 589,366
2030 186,212,272 588,281
2029 184,168,103 586,978
2028 182,087,511 585,310
2027 179,973,411 583,310
2026 177,837,418 581,144
2025 175,685,057 575,661
2024 173,562,364 568,847
2023 171,466,990 552,747
2022 169,384,897 531,113
2021 167,658,854 518,150
2020 166,298,024 515,490
2019 164,913,055 503,912
2018 163,523,103 483,903
2017 162,186,147 467,106
2016 160,811,932 454,505
2015 159,383,179 444,220
2014 157,964,929 433,481
2013 156,532,141 424,810
2012 155,070,101 420,028
2011 153,591,076 416,268
2010 152,201,981 414,508
2009 150,873,714 412,477
2008 149,474,264 409,379
2007 147,989,278 406,724
2006 146,405,973 405,308
2005 144,715,786 403,834
2004 142,902,856 401,268
2003 140,970,351 398,582
2002 138,933,658 395,969
2001 136,805,810 393,028
2000 134,544,304 390,087
1999 132,108,065 387,578
1998 129,622,332 385,287
1997 127,198,069 382,791
1996 124,862,179 379,905
1995 122,600,370 377,419
1994 120,343,179 374,797
1993 118,132,360 371,308
1992 115,952,192 367,618
1991 113,787,109 363,845
1990 111,633,717 354,170
1989 109,433,799 350,722
1988 107,216,008 347,325
1987 104,959,291 344,485
1986 102,635,572 342,121
1985 100,253,825 336,452
1984 97,814,966 330,593
1983 95,335,155 330,524
1982 92,814,507 325,898
1981 90,303,105 318,982
1980 88,016,432 316,645
1979 85,935,072 313,342
1978 83,889,655 310,182
1977 81,867,264 306,970
1976 79,855,318 305,774
1975 77,854,351 304,222
1974 75,839,348 301,996
1973 73,722,294 302,200
1972 71,641,519 302,450
1971 70,276,758 302,700
1970 69,058,894 302,650
1969 67,294,133 304,300
1968 65,408,276 307,900
1967 63,510,929 311,550
1966 61,669,806 315,200
1965 59,902,519 318,800
1964 58,178,374 321,250
1963 56,504,402 322,550
1962 54,881,146 323,900
1961 53,310,348 325,250
1960 51,828,660 326,550

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Malta gained 49,197 people (a 12.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Malta's population increased by 127,224 people (a 28% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Malta was ranked 168th in 2006 and ranked 167th 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 Malta will decrease by 2.16% to 569,189 people and will still be ranked 167th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 591K people in 2034 for Malta.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Malta
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Malta
2100 -0.5% -0.82%
2099 -0.48% -0.82%
2098 -0.47% -0.84%
2097 -0.46% -0.85%
2096 -0.45% -0.92%
2095 -0.44% -0.93%
2094 -0.42% -0.93%
2093 -0.4% -0.94%
2092 -0.38% -0.98%
2091 -0.36% -1%
2090 -0.34% -1%
2089 -0.33% -0.99%
2088 -0.31% -1.04%
2087 -0.29% -1.07%
2086 -0.27% -1.05%
2085 -0.25% -1.07%
2084 -0.24% -1.09%
2083 -0.22% -1.05%
2082 -0.21% -1.08%
2081 -0.19% -1.05%
2080 -0.17% -1.03%
2079 -0.15% -1.01%
2078 -0.14% -1.01%
2077 -0.11% -1.01%
2076 -0.09% -0.93%
2075 -0.07% -0.9%
2074 -0.05% -0.88%
2073 -0.03% -0.86%
2072 -0.008% -0.83%
2071 0.01% -0.8%
2070 0.03% -0.79%
2069 0.05% -0.77%
2068 0.08% -0.72%
2067 0.11% -0.69%
2066 0.13% -0.66%
2065 0.15% -0.62%
2064 0.18% -0.58%
2063 0.21% -0.58%
2062 0.24% -0.53%
2061 0.27% -0.51%
2060 0.29% -0.5%
2059 0.32% -0.45%
2058 0.35% -0.42%
2057 0.37% -0.43%
2056 0.39% -0.43%
2055 0.41% -0.38%
2054 0.43% -0.39%
2053 0.45% -0.4%
2052 0.48% -0.41%
2051 0.49% -0.37%
2050 0.51% -0.32%
2049 0.53% -0.33%
2048 0.55% -0.36%
2047 0.57% -0.3%
2046 0.58% -0.3%
2045 0.6% -0.28%
2044 0.62% -0.27%
2043 0.64% -0.24%
2042 0.66% -0.25%
2041 0.67% -0.22%
2040 0.7% -0.22%
2039 0.74% -0.2%
2038 0.77% -0.16%
2037 0.81% -0.13%
2036 0.84% -0.1%
2035 0.88% -0.07%
2034 0.94% 0.02%
2033 0.97% 0.1%
2032 1.03% 0.14%
2031 1.07% 0.18%
2030 1.11% 0.22%
2029 1.14% 0.29%
2028 1.17% 0.34%
2027 1.2% 0.37%
2026 1.23% 0.95%
2025 1.22% 1.2%
2024 1.22% 2.91%
2023 1.23% 4.07%
2022 1.03% 2.5%
2021 0.82% 0.52%
2020 0.84% 2.3%
2019 0.85% 4.13%
2018 0.82% 3.6%
2017 0.85% 2.77%
2016 0.9% 2.32%
2015 0.9% 2.48%
2014 0.92% 2.04%
2013 0.94% 1.14%
2012 0.96% 0.9%
2011 0.91% 0.42%
2010 0.88% 0.49%
2009 0.94% 0.76%
2008 1% 0.65%
2007 1.08% 0.35%
2006 1.17% 0.37%
2005 1.27% 0.64%
2004 1.37% 0.67%
2003 1.47% 0.66%
2002 1.56% 0.75%
2001 1.68% 0.75%
2000 1.84% 0.65%
1999 1.92% 0.59%
1998 1.91% 0.65%
1997 1.87% 0.76%
1996 1.84% 0.66%
1995 1.88% 0.7%
1994 1.87% 0.94%
1993 1.88% 1%
1992 1.9% 1.04%
1991 1.93% 2.73%
1990 2.01% 0.98%
1989 2.07% 0.98%
1988 2.15% 0.82%
1987 2.26% 0.69%
1986 2.38% 1.68%
1985 2.49% 1.77%
1984 2.6% 0.02%
1983 2.72% 1.42%
1982 2.78% 2.17%
1981 2.6% 0.74%
1980 2.42% 1.05%
1979 2.44% 1.02%
1978 2.47% 1.05%
1977 2.52% 0.39%
1976 2.57% 0.51%
1975 2.66% 0.74%
1974 2.87% -0.07%
1973 2.9% -0.08%
1972 1.94% -0.08%
1971 1.76% 0.02%
1970 2.62% -0.54%
1969 2.88% -1.17%
1968 2.99% -1.17%
1967 2.99% -1.16%
1966 2.95% -1.13%
1965 2.96% -0.76%
1964 2.96% -0.4%
1963 2.96% -0.42%
1962 2.95% -0.42%
1961 2.86% -0.4%

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 Malta's population grew by 2.91%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Malta
Current population
178415186
581729
Population rank 8/197 167/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.007%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
32.6 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
1.96 hours
One death every
36.7 seconds
2.17 hours
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +44
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +16,100
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +2.91%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 19/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
1.7 hours
Annual migration change -402,100 +5,161
Net migration rank 194/196 52/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 199,466
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 112/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 37%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 15/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Malta
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Malta
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 5,161
2024 - -473,362 - 6,323
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 442 6,591
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 54 2,480
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 259 4,638
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 361 6,904
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 655 20,302
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 774 16,961
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 747 14,372
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 1,091 8,624
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 888 9,588
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 910 9,192
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 807 861
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 714 911
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 916 999
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 871 741
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 825 836
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 777 869
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 691 926
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 568 997
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 727 1,626
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 883 1,662
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 917 1,626
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 911 1,821
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 1,061 1,678
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 1,482 1,591
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 1,357 1,463
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 1,656 1,260
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 1,991 1,003
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 2,279 1,142
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 1,887 1,306
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 2,136 1,136
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 2,451 1,006
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 2,573 737
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 2,438 763
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 2,621 568
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 2,981 248
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 2,813 164
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 2,412 295
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 2,395 464
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 2,590 -428
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 2,678 -558
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 2,512 -740
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 2,835 -1,059
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 2,233 -548
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 2,375 -886
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 2,852 -1,311
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 2,389 -1,302
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 2,916 -1,598
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 2,721 -1,641
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 2,829 -1,742
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 2,687 -1,597
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 2,327 -1,549
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 2,480 -1,316
1971 542,747 224,369 2,482 -1,327
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 2,270 -1,123
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 2,069 -827
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 2,247 -753
1967 1,860,743 23,164 2,306 -4,073
1966 1,794,530 3,758 2,458 -4,318
1965 1,688,652 47,610 2,646 -4,329
1964 1,686,591 25,426 3,630 -4,768
1963 1,612,749 23,215 3,709 -4,773
1962 1,584,035 26,533 4,664 -5,360
1961 1,504,524 26,503 4,748 -5,099
1960 1,418,810 13,580 5,747 -5,540

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

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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 Malta 5.84% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,181 people) and 94.2% is from migration (a gain of 99,652 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 199,466 people or 37% in Malta.

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
Malta
City Population
St. Paul's Bay 40.2K
Mosta 25.5K
Birkirkara 24.4K
Naxxar 18.1K
Zabbar 18K
Sliema 16.9K
San Gwann 16.1K
Marsaskala 15.6K
Gzira 8.03K
Valletta 6.44K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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