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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 5,169,395 people in Mauritania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 5,505,206 in Mauritania.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 32.4 times bigger than Mauritania's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Mauritania is the 122nd.
  • The countries together account for 2.22% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.07% for Mauritania.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +3% in Mauritania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Mauritania has grown from 3.01M to 5.51M (82.7% growth).

Bangladesh vs Mauritania: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Mauritania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Mauritania
2100 210,399,059 17,309,980
2099 211,449,688 17,202,690
2098 212,479,977 17,090,030
2097 213,484,035 16,975,270
2096 214,463,720 16,857,252
2095 215,424,649 16,739,240
2094 216,368,088 16,617,272
2093 217,273,531 16,492,589
2092 218,151,426 16,366,098
2091 218,980,379 16,235,771
2090 219,782,575 16,103,700
2089 220,538,090 15,969,059
2088 221,257,201 15,831,339
2087 221,935,839 15,690,143
2086 222,585,679 15,547,605
2085 223,183,658 15,403,967
2084 223,742,603 15,257,740
2083 224,273,365 15,108,271
2082 224,763,738 14,958,279
2081 225,237,793 14,805,332
2080 225,665,152 14,651,508
2079 226,059,226 14,496,397
2078 226,389,150 14,337,117
2077 226,696,749 14,175,812
2076 226,954,762 14,013,255
2075 227,159,233 13,849,027
2074 227,315,415 13,684,146
2073 227,436,221 13,517,681
2072 227,503,342 13,349,376
2071 227,522,038 13,178,237
2070 227,495,122 13,007,812
2069 227,426,186 12,835,311
2068 227,302,632 12,662,862
2067 227,118,726 12,487,379
2066 226,878,385 12,311,503
2065 226,581,697 12,136,616
2064 226,235,839 11,958,955
2063 225,822,167 11,783,144
2062 225,349,674 11,606,044
2061 224,811,052 11,428,738
2060 224,216,813 11,251,427
2059 223,569,585 11,072,236
2058 222,855,839 10,892,076
2057 222,083,110 10,713,858
2056 221,273,932 10,536,935
2055 220,405,468 10,358,532
2054 219,511,997 10,179,658
2053 218,567,668 9,999,712
2052 217,585,554 9,819,098
2051 216,554,217 9,639,209
2050 215,489,899 9,461,249
2049 214,400,010 9,283,353
2048 213,275,216 9,104,299
2047 212,114,603 8,926,851
2046 210,918,933 8,748,845
2045 209,696,717 8,572,397
2044 208,446,830 8,397,189
2043 207,170,217 8,222,194
2042 205,859,107 8,048,139
2041 204,513,256 7,876,803
2040 203,143,300 7,706,696
2039 201,735,060 7,537,689
2038 200,262,138 7,369,184
2037 198,739,346 7,202,472
2036 197,147,970 7,036,729
2035 195,499,247 6,871,981
2034 193,789,143 6,708,364
2033 191,989,956 6,546,168
2032 190,141,739 6,385,827
2031 188,208,233 6,227,564
2030 186,212,272 6,070,865
2029 184,168,103 5,916,516
2028 182,087,511 5,764,060
2027 179,973,411 5,613,919
2026 177,837,418 5,464,898
2025 175,685,057 5,317,228
2024 173,562,364 5,169,395
2023 171,466,990 5,022,441
2022 169,384,897 4,875,637
2021 167,658,854 4,734,874
2020 166,298,024 4,600,131
2019 164,913,055 4,467,708
2018 163,523,103 4,337,685
2017 162,186,147 4,210,600
2016 160,811,932 4,086,657
2015 159,383,179 3,965,959
2014 157,964,929 3,848,514
2013 156,532,141 3,734,318
2012 155,070,101 3,619,034
2011 153,591,076 3,502,811
2010 152,201,981 3,390,965
2009 150,873,714 3,284,448
2008 149,474,264 3,183,269
2007 147,989,278 3,093,059
2006 146,405,973 3,013,660
2005 144,715,786 2,939,059
2004 142,902,856 2,868,664
2003 140,970,351 2,802,046
2002 138,933,658 2,738,655
2001 136,805,810 2,678,760
2000 134,544,304 2,613,441
1999 132,108,065 2,541,698
1998 129,622,332 2,474,651
1997 127,198,069 2,411,306
1996 124,862,179 2,358,188
1995 122,600,370 2,312,017
1994 120,343,179 2,249,454
1993 118,132,360 2,174,328
1992 115,952,192 2,088,135
1991 113,787,109 2,009,738
1990 111,633,717 1,951,878
1989 109,433,799 1,903,048
1988 107,216,008 1,855,859
1987 104,959,291 1,803,014
1986 102,635,572 1,751,835
1985 100,253,825 1,702,107
1984 97,814,966 1,653,693
1983 95,335,155 1,606,746
1982 92,814,507 1,561,176
1981 90,303,105 1,516,877
1980 88,016,432 1,474,043
1979 85,935,072 1,432,758
1978 83,889,655 1,392,713
1977 81,867,264 1,353,768
1976 79,855,318 1,315,336
1975 77,854,351 1,277,330
1974 75,839,348 1,240,188
1973 73,722,294 1,203,838
1972 71,641,519 1,168,355
1971 70,276,758 1,133,702
1970 69,058,894 1,099,806
1969 67,294,133 1,066,754
1968 65,408,276 1,034,739
1967 63,510,929 1,003,843
1966 61,669,806 974,157
1965 59,902,519 945,838
1964 58,178,374 918,955
1963 56,504,402 893,423
1962 54,881,146 869,184
1961 53,310,348 846,167
1960 51,828,660 824,298

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 Mauritania gained 1,072,997 people (a 35.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Mauritania's population increased by 1,418,549 people (a 34.7% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Mauritania was ranked 132nd in 2006 and ranked 122nd 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 Mauritania will increase by 71.9% to 9,461,249 people and rank change from 122nd to 102nd.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 17.3M people in 2100 for Mauritania.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Mauritania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Mauritania
2100 -0.5% 0.62%
2099 -0.48% 0.66%
2098 -0.47% 0.68%
2097 -0.46% 0.7%
2096 -0.45% 0.7%
2095 -0.44% 0.73%
2094 -0.42% 0.76%
2093 -0.4% 0.77%
2092 -0.38% 0.8%
2091 -0.36% 0.82%
2090 -0.34% 0.84%
2089 -0.33% 0.87%
2088 -0.31% 0.9%
2087 -0.29% 0.92%
2086 -0.27% 0.93%
2085 -0.25% 0.96%
2084 -0.24% 0.99%
2083 -0.22% 1%
2082 -0.21% 1.03%
2081 -0.19% 1.05%
2080 -0.17% 1.07%
2079 -0.15% 1.11%
2078 -0.14% 1.14%
2077 -0.11% 1.16%
2076 -0.09% 1.19%
2075 -0.07% 1.2%
2074 -0.05% 1.23%
2073 -0.03% 1.26%
2072 -0.008% 1.3%
2071 0.01% 1.31%
2070 0.03% 1.34%
2069 0.05% 1.36%
2068 0.08% 1.41%
2067 0.11% 1.43%
2066 0.13% 1.44%
2065 0.15% 1.49%
2064 0.18% 1.49%
2063 0.21% 1.53%
2062 0.24% 1.55%
2061 0.27% 1.58%
2060 0.29% 1.62%
2059 0.32% 1.65%
2058 0.35% 1.66%
2057 0.37% 1.68%
2056 0.39% 1.72%
2055 0.41% 1.76%
2054 0.43% 1.8%
2053 0.45% 1.84%
2052 0.48% 1.87%
2051 0.49% 1.88%
2050 0.51% 1.92%
2049 0.53% 1.97%
2048 0.55% 1.99%
2047 0.57% 2.03%
2046 0.58% 2.06%
2045 0.6% 2.09%
2044 0.62% 2.13%
2043 0.64% 2.16%
2042 0.66% 2.18%
2041 0.67% 2.21%
2040 0.7% 2.24%
2039 0.74% 2.29%
2038 0.77% 2.31%
2037 0.81% 2.36%
2036 0.84% 2.4%
2035 0.88% 2.44%
2034 0.94% 2.48%
2033 0.97% 2.51%
2032 1.03% 2.54%
2031 1.07% 2.58%
2030 1.11% 2.61%
2029 1.14% 2.64%
2028 1.17% 2.67%
2027 1.2% 2.73%
2026 1.23% 2.78%
2025 1.22% 2.86%
2024 1.22% 2.93%
2023 1.23% 3.01%
2022 1.03% 2.97%
2021 0.82% 2.93%
2020 0.84% 2.96%
2019 0.85% 3%
2018 0.82% 3.02%
2017 0.85% 3.03%
2016 0.9% 3.04%
2015 0.9% 3.05%
2014 0.92% 3.06%
2013 0.94% 3.19%
2012 0.96% 3.32%
2011 0.91% 3.3%
2010 0.88% 3.24%
2009 0.94% 3.18%
2008 1% 2.92%
2007 1.08% 2.63%
2006 1.17% 2.54%
2005 1.27% 2.45%
2004 1.37% 2.38%
2003 1.47% 2.31%
2002 1.56% 2.24%
2001 1.68% 2.5%
2000 1.84% 2.82%
1999 1.92% 2.71%
1998 1.91% 2.63%
1997 1.87% 2.25%
1996 1.84% 2%
1995 1.88% 2.78%
1994 1.87% 3.46%
1993 1.88% 4.13%
1992 1.9% 3.9%
1991 1.93% 2.96%
1990 2.01% 2.57%
1989 2.07% 2.54%
1988 2.15% 2.93%
1987 2.26% 2.92%
1986 2.38% 2.92%
1985 2.49% 2.93%
1984 2.6% 2.92%
1983 2.72% 2.92%
1982 2.78% 2.92%
1981 2.6% 2.91%
1980 2.42% 2.88%
1979 2.44% 2.88%
1978 2.47% 2.88%
1977 2.52% 2.92%
1976 2.57% 2.98%
1975 2.66% 2.99%
1974 2.87% 3.02%
1973 2.9% 3.04%
1972 1.94% 3.06%
1971 1.76% 3.08%
1970 2.62% 3.1%
1969 2.88% 3.09%
1968 2.99% 3.08%
1967 2.99% 3.05%
1966 2.95% 2.99%
1965 2.96% 2.93%
1964 2.96% 2.86%
1963 2.96% 2.79%
1962 2.95% 2.72%
1961 2.86% 2.65%

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 Mauritania's population grew by 2.93%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Mauritania
Current population
178415186
5505206
Population rank 8/197 122/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.07%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
3.58 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
3.04 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
19 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +403
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +146,954
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +2.93%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 17/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
1.74 hours
Annual migration change -402,100 -5,044
Net migration rank 194/196 115/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 195,937
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 113/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 3.8%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 107/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Mauritania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Mauritania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -5,044
2024 - -473,362 - -2,185
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 145,164 2,999
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 142,451 2,999
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 137,557 -1,483
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 134,899 -1,483
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 134,460 -3,019
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 131,584 -2,987
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 128,562 -3,001
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 125,342 -3,008
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 122,092 -3,019
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 118,792 -2,980
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 115,558 -2,987
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 113,489 4,515
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 111,165 3,272
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 108,121 1,128
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 105,273 -1,481
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 102,432 -3,860
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 98,895 -17,048
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 94,991 -18,033
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 90,940 -18,693
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 87,578 -19,042
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 83,804 -19,104
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 80,993 -18,903
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 78,769 -21,067
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 75,929 -2,997
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 73,554 -2,999
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 72,045 -8,504
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 71,327 -8,187
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 71,939 -28,840
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 72,244 -22,997
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 70,570 5,304
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 68,167 6,217
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 63,501 34,505
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 61,782 -2,997
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 59,934 -3,000
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 58,666 -17,941
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 56,654 -2,997
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 55,037 -2,998
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 53,313 -2,998
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 52,125 -2,998
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 50,705 -2,998
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 49,187 -2,998
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 47,947 -2,998
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 46,641 -2,998
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 45,026 -2,997
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 43,537 -2,997
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 42,539 -2,998
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 41,352 -2,999
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 40,149 -1,645
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 38,975 -1,472
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 38,106 -1,321
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 37,122 -1,201
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 36,184 -1,139
1971 542,747 224,369 35,279 -1,014
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 34,382 -855
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 33,252 -688
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 32,029 -565
1967 1,860,743 23,164 30,853 -514
1966 1,794,530 3,758 29,502 -466
1965 1,688,652 47,610 28,028 -434
1964 1,686,591 25,426 26,565 -390
1963 1,612,749 23,215 25,250 -362
1962 1,584,035 26,533 23,927 -342
1961 1,504,524 26,503 22,781 -332
1960 1,418,810 13,580 21,604 -318

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 Mauritania 98.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,320,903 people) and 1.12% is from migration (a loss of 14,982 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 195,937 people or 3.8% in Mauritania.

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
Mauritania
City Population
Nouakchott 1.45M
Rosso 61.2K

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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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