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 177,841,118 people compared to 35,078 in the Marshall Islands.
Population statistics:
- Bangladesh's population is 5,070 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 (21.5% growth), while the Marshall Islands has declined from 52K to 35.1K (32.5% decline).
- Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 226M people, while the Marshall Islands' population already peaked in 2010 at 52K people and is projected to decrease to 23.8K people by 2100.
Bangladesh vs Marshall Islands: live population counter
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| Current population |
177841118
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35078
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| Population rank | 8/197 | 192/197 |
| Percent of world population | 2.15% | 0.0004% |
| One net population change |
15.1 seconds
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6.85 hours
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| One birth every |
9.04 seconds
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10.7 hours
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| One death every |
36.7 seconds
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1.35 days
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| One migration net change every |
1.11 minutes
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4.96 hours
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| Annual migration change | -473,362 | -1,765 |
| 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 | 91/197 | 197/197 |
Bangladesh and the Marshall Islands: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 51,828,660 | 14,703 | - | - |
| 1961 | 53,310,348 | 15,219 | 2.86% | 3.51% |
| 1962 | 54,881,146 | 15,755 | 2.95% | 3.52% |
| 1963 | 56,504,402 | 16,302 | 2.96% | 3.47% |
| 1964 | 58,178,374 | 16,852 | 2.96% | 3.37% |
| 1965 | 59,902,519 | 17,402 | 2.96% | 3.26% |
| 1966 | 61,669,806 | 17,927 | 2.95% | 3.02% |
| 1967 | 63,510,929 | 18,655 | 2.99% | 4.06% |
| 1968 | 65,408,276 | 19,862 | 2.99% | 6.47% |
| 1969 | 67,294,133 | 21,305 | 2.88% | 7.27% |
| 1970 | 69,058,894 | 22,530 | 2.62% | 5.75% |
| 1971 | 70,276,758 | 23,366 | 1.76% | 3.71% |
| 1972 | 71,641,519 | 23,992 | 1.94% | 2.68% |
| 1973 | 73,722,294 | 24,581 | 2.9% | 2.45% |
| 1974 | 75,839,348 | 25,296 | 2.87% | 2.91% |
| 1975 | 77,854,351 | 26,154 | 2.66% | 3.39% |
| 1976 | 79,855,318 | 27,021 | 2.57% | 3.31% |
| 1977 | 81,867,264 | 27,906 | 2.52% | 3.28% |
| 1978 | 83,889,655 | 28,809 | 2.47% | 3.24% |
| 1979 | 85,935,072 | 29,738 | 2.44% | 3.22% |
| 1980 | 88,016,432 | 30,774 | 2.42% | 3.48% |
| 1981 | 90,303,105 | 32,017 | 2.6% | 4.04% |
| 1982 | 92,814,507 | 33,397 | 2.78% | 4.31% |
| 1983 | 95,335,155 | 34,811 | 2.72% | 4.23% |
| 1984 | 97,814,966 | 36,264 | 2.6% | 4.17% |
| 1985 | 100,253,825 | 37,761 | 2.49% | 4.13% |
| 1986 | 102,635,572 | 39,286 | 2.38% | 4.04% |
| 1987 | 104,959,291 | 40,828 | 2.26% | 3.93% |
| 1988 | 107,216,008 | 42,321 | 2.15% | 3.66% |
| 1989 | 109,433,799 | 43,586 | 2.07% | 2.99% |
| 1990 | 111,633,717 | 44,629 | 2.01% | 2.39% |
| 1991 | 113,787,109 | 45,568 | 1.93% | 2.1% |
| 1992 | 115,952,192 | 46,388 | 1.9% | 1.8% |
| 1993 | 118,132,360 | 47,093 | 1.88% | 1.52% |
| 1994 | 120,343,179 | 47,712 | 1.87% | 1.31% |
| 1995 | 122,600,370 | 48,266 | 1.88% | 1.16% |
| 1996 | 124,862,179 | 48,775 | 1.84% | 1.05% |
| 1997 | 127,198,069 | 49,259 | 1.87% | 0.99% |
| 1998 | 129,622,332 | 49,717 | 1.91% | 0.93% |
| 1999 | 132,108,065 | 50,202 | 1.92% | 0.98% |
| 2000 | 134,544,304 | 50,706 | 1.84% | 1% |
| 2001 | 136,805,810 | 51,123 | 1.68% | 0.82% |
| 2002 | 138,933,658 | 51,425 | 1.56% | 0.59% |
| 2003 | 140,970,351 | 51,639 | 1.47% | 0.42% |
| 2004 | 142,902,856 | 51,791 | 1.37% | 0.29% |
| 2005 | 144,715,786 | 51,906 | 1.27% | 0.22% |
| 2006 | 146,405,973 | 51,992 | 1.17% | 0.17% |
| 2007 | 147,989,278 | 52,035 | 1.08% | 0.08% |
| 2008 | 149,474,264 | 52,030 | 1% | -0.01% |
| 2009 | 150,873,714 | 52,019 | 0.94% | -0.02% |
| 2010 | 152,201,981 | 52,044 | 0.88% | 0.05% |
| 2011 | 153,591,076 | 51,907 | 0.91% | -0.26% |
| 2012 | 155,070,101 | 51,419 | 0.96% | -0.94% |
| 2013 | 156,532,141 | 50,681 | 0.94% | -1.44% |
| 2014 | 157,964,929 | 49,796 | 0.92% | -1.75% |
| 2015 | 159,383,179 | 48,800 | 0.9% | -2% |
| 2016 | 160,811,932 | 47,709 | 0.9% | -2.24% |
| 2017 | 162,186,147 | 46,529 | 0.85% | -2.47% |
| 2018 | 163,523,103 | 45,285 | 0.82% | -2.67% |
| 2019 | 164,913,055 | 44,007 | 0.85% | -2.82% |
| 2020 | 166,298,024 | 42,706 | 0.84% | -2.96% |
| 2021 | 167,658,854 | 41,367 | 0.82% | -3.14% |
| 2022 | 169,384,897 | 40,077 | 1.03% | -3.12% |
| 2023 | 171,466,990 | 38,827 | 1.23% | -3.12% |
| 2024 | 173,562,364 | 37,548 | 1.22% | -3.29% |
| 2025 | 175,686,900 | 36,281 | 1.22% | -3.37% |
| 2026 | 177,818,035 | 35,078 | 1.21% | -3.32% |
| 2027 | 179,930,171 | 33,976 | 1.19% | -3.14% |
| 2028 | 182,014,767 | 32,977 | 1.16% | -2.94% |
| 2029 | 184,064,616 | 32,054 | 1.13% | -2.8% |
| 2030 | 186,072,398 | 31,191 | 1.09% | -2.69% |
| 2031 | 188,025,193 | 30,420 | 1.05% | -2.47% |
| 2032 | 189,904,568 | 29,740 | 1% | -2.23% |
| 2033 | 191,717,183 | 29,142 | 0.95% | -2.01% |
| 2034 | 193,461,162 | 28,608 | 0.91% | -1.83% |
| 2035 | 195,130,366 | 28,147 | 0.86% | -1.61% |
| 2036 | 196,740,575 | 27,751 | 0.83% | -1.41% |
| 2037 | 198,288,195 | 27,405 | 0.79% | -1.25% |
| 2038 | 199,776,950 | 27,092 | 0.75% | -1.14% |
| 2039 | 201,208,770 | 26,836 | 0.72% | -0.94% |
| 2040 | 202,589,424 | 26,598 | 0.69% | -0.89% |
| 2041 | 203,939,081 | 26,396 | 0.67% | -0.76% |
| 2042 | 205,259,485 | 26,217 | 0.65% | -0.68% |
| 2043 | 206,545,478 | 26,054 | 0.63% | -0.62% |
| 2044 | 207,801,049 | 25,913 | 0.61% | -0.54% |
| 2045 | 209,029,592 | 25,777 | 0.59% | -0.52% |
| 2046 | 210,231,183 | 25,653 | 0.57% | -0.48% |
| 2047 | 211,402,167 | 25,543 | 0.56% | -0.43% |
| 2048 | 212,537,925 | 25,429 | 0.54% | -0.45% |
| 2049 | 213,638,535 | 25,311 | 0.52% | -0.46% |
| 2050 | 214,709,094 | 25,195 | 0.5% | -0.46% |
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 17,029,186 (a 10.6% growth), while the Marshall Islands' population decreased by -12,631 (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 with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Bangladesh's population will grow by 20.7% to 214,709,094 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of the Marshall Islands will decrease by 28.2% to 25,195 people and rank change from 192nd to 193rd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Dhaka | 16.8M |
| Chittagong | 2.58M |
| Narayanganj | 968K |
| Khulna | 929K |
| Sylhet | 480K |
| Rajshahi | 448K |
| Bogra | 401K |
| Barisal | 328K |
| Rangpur | 294K |
| Brahmanbaria | 268K |
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| City | Population |
| Majuro | 30K |
| Djarrit | 7.1K |
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Population differences between Bangladesh and the Marshall Islands
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| Life expectancy | 75.5 years | 67.3 years |
| Average age | 29.8 years | 27.5 years |
| Median age | 26.7 years | 21.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.2:50.8 | 51.2:48.8 |
| Fertility rate | 2.16 births per woman | 2.92 births per woman |
| Population density | 3,458 ppl/mi² | 540 ppl/mi² |
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