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Population in Bangladesh compared to the Marshall Islands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 37,548 people in the Marshall Islands in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 35,058 in the Marshall Islands.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 5,089 times bigger than the Marshall Islands'.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while the Marshall Islands is the 192nd.
  • The countries together account for 2.15% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.0004% for the Marshall Islands.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs -2.69% in the Marshall Islands.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while the Marshall Islands has declined from 52K to 35.1K (32.6% decline).

Bangladesh vs Marshall Islands: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Marshall Islands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Marshall Islands
2100 210,399,059 23,457
2099 211,449,688 23,536
2098 212,479,977 23,626
2097 213,484,035 23,720
2096 214,463,720 23,797
2095 215,424,649 23,879
2094 216,368,088 23,947
2093 217,273,531 24,022
2092 218,151,426 24,092
2091 218,980,379 24,150
2090 219,782,575 24,198
2089 220,538,090 24,253
2088 221,257,201 24,284
2087 221,935,839 24,314
2086 222,585,679 24,329
2085 223,183,658 24,347
2084 223,742,603 24,355
2083 224,273,365 24,343
2082 224,763,738 24,328
2081 225,237,793 24,317
2080 225,665,152 24,290
2079 226,059,226 24,269
2078 226,389,150 24,226
2077 226,696,749 24,185
2076 226,954,762 24,151
2075 227,159,233 24,096
2074 227,315,415 24,061
2073 227,436,221 24,013
2072 227,503,342 23,982
2071 227,522,038 23,943
2070 227,495,122 23,902
2069 227,426,186 23,869
2068 227,302,632 23,827
2067 227,118,726 23,808
2066 226,878,385 23,775
2065 226,581,697 23,774
2064 226,235,839 23,778
2063 225,822,167 23,791
2062 225,349,674 23,830
2061 224,811,052 23,881
2060 224,216,813 23,929
2059 223,569,585 23,993
2058 222,855,839 24,041
2057 222,083,110 24,118
2056 221,273,932 24,207
2055 220,405,468 24,318
2054 219,511,997 24,424
2053 218,567,668 24,515
2052 217,585,554 24,615
2051 216,554,217 24,727
2050 215,489,899 24,824
2049 214,400,010 24,948
2048 213,275,216 25,060
2047 212,114,603 25,169
2046 210,918,933 25,281
2045 209,696,717 25,407
2044 208,446,830 25,544
2043 207,170,217 25,701
2042 205,859,107 25,860
2041 204,513,256 26,047
2040 203,143,300 26,263
2039 201,735,060 26,507
2038 200,262,138 26,773
2037 198,739,346 27,104
2036 197,147,970 27,461
2035 195,499,247 27,889
2034 193,789,143 28,379
2033 191,989,956 28,934
2032 190,141,739 29,558
2031 188,208,233 30,266
2030 186,212,272 31,070
2029 184,168,103 31,960
2028 182,087,511 32,896
2027 179,973,411 33,927
2026 177,837,418 35,058
2025 175,685,057 36,301
2024 173,562,364 37,548
2023 171,466,990 38,827
2022 169,384,897 40,077
2021 167,658,854 41,367
2020 166,298,024 42,706
2019 164,913,055 44,007
2018 163,523,103 45,285
2017 162,186,147 46,529
2016 160,811,932 47,709
2015 159,383,179 48,800
2014 157,964,929 49,796
2013 156,532,141 50,681
2012 155,070,101 51,419
2011 153,591,076 51,907
2010 152,201,981 52,044
2009 150,873,714 52,019
2008 149,474,264 52,030
2007 147,989,278 52,035
2006 146,405,973 51,992
2005 144,715,786 51,906
2004 142,902,856 51,791
2003 140,970,351 51,639
2002 138,933,658 51,425
2001 136,805,810 51,123
2000 134,544,304 50,706
1999 132,108,065 50,202
1998 129,622,332 49,717
1997 127,198,069 49,259
1996 124,862,179 48,775
1995 122,600,370 48,266
1994 120,343,179 47,712
1993 118,132,360 47,093
1992 115,952,192 46,388
1991 113,787,109 45,568
1990 111,633,717 44,629
1989 109,433,799 43,586
1988 107,216,008 42,321
1987 104,959,291 40,828
1986 102,635,572 39,286
1985 100,253,825 37,761
1984 97,814,966 36,264
1983 95,335,155 34,811
1982 92,814,507 33,397
1981 90,303,105 32,017
1980 88,016,432 30,774
1979 85,935,072 29,738
1978 83,889,655 28,809
1977 81,867,264 27,906
1976 79,855,318 27,021
1975 77,854,351 26,154
1974 75,839,348 25,296
1973 73,722,294 24,581
1972 71,641,519 23,992
1971 70,276,758 23,366
1970 69,058,894 22,530
1969 67,294,133 21,305
1968 65,408,276 19,862
1967 63,510,929 18,655
1966 61,669,806 17,927
1965 59,902,519 17,402
1964 58,178,374 16,852
1963 56,504,402 16,302
1962 54,881,146 15,755
1961 53,310,348 15,219
1960 51,828,660 14,703

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/marshall-islands | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while the Marshall Islands lost 4,283 people (a 8.24% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while the Marshall Islands' population decreased by 12,651 people (a 26.5% decline).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th in 2006 and ranked 192nd 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 the Marshall Islands will decrease by 29.2% to 24,824 people and rank change from 192nd to 193rd.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people, while the Marshall Islands' population already peaked in 2010 at 52K people and is projected to decrease to 23.5K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Marshall Islands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Marshall Islands
2100 -0.5% -0.33%
2099 -0.48% -0.38%
2098 -0.47% -0.4%
2097 -0.46% -0.32%
2096 -0.45% -0.35%
2095 -0.44% -0.28%
2094 -0.42% -0.31%
2093 -0.4% -0.29%
2092 -0.38% -0.24%
2091 -0.36% -0.2%
2090 -0.34% -0.23%
2089 -0.33% -0.13%
2088 -0.31% -0.12%
2087 -0.29% -0.06%
2086 -0.27% -0.08%
2085 -0.25% -0.03%
2084 -0.24% 0.05%
2083 -0.22% 0.06%
2082 -0.21% 0.04%
2081 -0.19% 0.11%
2080 -0.17% 0.09%
2079 -0.15% 0.17%
2078 -0.14% 0.17%
2077 -0.11% 0.14%
2076 -0.09% 0.23%
2075 -0.07% 0.14%
2074 -0.05% 0.2%
2073 -0.03% 0.13%
2072 -0.008% 0.16%
2071 0.01% 0.17%
2070 0.03% 0.14%
2069 0.05% 0.18%
2068 0.08% 0.08%
2067 0.11% 0.14%
2066 0.13% 0.004%
2065 0.15% -0.02%
2064 0.18% -0.05%
2063 0.21% -0.17%
2062 0.24% -0.21%
2061 0.27% -0.2%
2060 0.29% -0.27%
2059 0.32% -0.2%
2058 0.35% -0.32%
2057 0.37% -0.37%
2056 0.39% -0.46%
2055 0.41% -0.43%
2054 0.43% -0.37%
2053 0.45% -0.41%
2052 0.48% -0.45%
2051 0.49% -0.39%
2050 0.51% -0.5%
2049 0.53% -0.45%
2048 0.55% -0.43%
2047 0.57% -0.44%
2046 0.58% -0.5%
2045 0.6% -0.54%
2044 0.62% -0.61%
2043 0.64% -0.62%
2042 0.66% -0.72%
2041 0.67% -0.82%
2040 0.7% -0.92%
2039 0.74% -1%
2038 0.77% -1.22%
2037 0.81% -1.3%
2036 0.84% -1.53%
2035 0.88% -1.73%
2034 0.94% -1.92%
2033 0.97% -2.11%
2032 1.03% -2.34%
2031 1.07% -2.59%
2030 1.11% -2.78%
2029 1.14% -2.85%
2028 1.17% -3.04%
2027 1.2% -3.23%
2026 1.23% -3.42%
2025 1.22% -3.32%
2024 1.22% -3.29%
2023 1.23% -3.12%
2022 1.03% -3.12%
2021 0.82% -3.14%
2020 0.84% -2.96%
2019 0.85% -2.82%
2018 0.82% -2.67%
2017 0.85% -2.47%
2016 0.9% -2.24%
2015 0.9% -2%
2014 0.92% -1.75%
2013 0.94% -1.44%
2012 0.96% -0.94%
2011 0.91% -0.26%
2010 0.88% 0.05%
2009 0.94% -0.02%
2008 1% -0.01%
2007 1.08% 0.08%
2006 1.17% 0.17%
2005 1.27% 0.22%
2004 1.37% 0.29%
2003 1.47% 0.42%
2002 1.56% 0.59%
2001 1.68% 0.82%
2000 1.84% 1%
1999 1.92% 0.98%
1998 1.91% 0.93%
1997 1.87% 0.99%
1996 1.84% 1.05%
1995 1.88% 1.16%
1994 1.87% 1.31%
1993 1.88% 1.52%
1992 1.9% 1.8%
1991 1.93% 2.1%
1990 2.01% 2.39%
1989 2.07% 2.99%
1988 2.15% 3.66%
1987 2.26% 3.93%
1986 2.38% 4.04%
1985 2.49% 4.13%
1984 2.6% 4.17%
1983 2.72% 4.23%
1982 2.78% 4.31%
1981 2.6% 4.04%
1980 2.42% 3.48%
1979 2.44% 3.22%
1978 2.47% 3.24%
1977 2.52% 3.28%
1976 2.57% 3.31%
1975 2.66% 3.39%
1974 2.87% 2.91%
1973 2.9% 2.45%
1972 1.94% 2.68%
1971 1.76% 3.71%
1970 2.62% 5.75%
1969 2.88% 7.27%
1968 2.99% 6.47%
1967 2.99% 4.06%
1966 2.95% 3.02%
1965 2.96% 3.26%
1964 2.96% 3.37%
1963 2.96% 3.47%
1962 2.95% 3.52%
1961 2.86% 3.51%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/marshall-islands | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while the Marshall Islands' population declined by 3.29%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Marshall Islands
Current population
178415186
35058
Population rank 8/197 192/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.0004%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
6.85 hours
One birth every
9.04 seconds
10.7 hours
One death every
36.7 seconds
1.35 days
Daily growth/decline +5,741 -4
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 -1,279
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% -3.29%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 197/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
5.17 hours
Annual migration change -402,100 -1,698
Net migration rank 194/196 97/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 3,309
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 189/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 8.8%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 71/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Marshall Islands
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Marshall Islands
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -1,698
2024 - -473,362 - -1,765
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 550 -1,832
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 606 -1,829
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 653 -2,016
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 689 -2,004
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 746 -2,030
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 785 -2,058
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 826 -2,040
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 866 -2,003
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 912 -1,964
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 959 -1,906
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 1,014 -1,825
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 1,097 -1,759
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 1,185 -1,512
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 1,273 -1,221
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 1,365 -1,361
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 1,443 -1,467
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 1,507 -1,491
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 1,556 -1,491
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 1,586 -1,482
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 1,595 -1,466
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 1,600 -1,427
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 1,594 -1,345
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 1,596 -1,237
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 1,592 -1,110
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 1,590 -1,068
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 1,576 -1,124
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 1,564 -1,097
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 1,542 -1,050
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 1,522 -991
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 1,524 -942
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 1,524 -869
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 1,525 -769
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 1,540 -661
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 1,556 -562
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 1,574 -479
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 1,575 -140
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 1,566 -16
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 1,544 -8
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 1,511 -1
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 1,470 6
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 1,422 12
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 1,375 23
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 1,328 31
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 1,287 -155
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 1,250 -316
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 1,207 -286
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 1,160 -264
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 1,109 -233
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 1,055 -193
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 1,000 -145
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 954 -383
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 913 -306
1971 542,747 224,369 877 -232
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 819 201
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 747 690
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 685 769
1967 1,860,743 23,164 636 308
1966 1,794,530 3,758 603 -89
1965 1,688,652 47,610 566 -22
1964 1,686,591 25,426 536 16
1963 1,612,749 23,215 509 42
1962 1,584,035 26,533 488 54
1961 1,504,524 26,503 469 56
1960 1,418,810 13,580 452 63

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

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/marshall-islands | 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 the Marshall Islands 27.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,592 people) and 72.2% is from migration (a loss of 19,682 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 3,309 people or 8.8% in the Marshall Islands.

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
Marshall Islands
City Population
Majuro 30K
Djarrit 7.1K

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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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