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

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The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 175,686,899 in 2025 vs 5,315,065 people in Mauritania in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,936,470 people compared to 5,539,189 in Mauritania.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 32.3 times bigger than Mauritania's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Mauritania is the 123rd.
  • 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 +0.97% per year vs +2.98% in Mauritania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 179M (22.2% growth), while Mauritania has grown from 3.01M to 5.54M (83.8% growth).

Bangladesh vs Mauritania: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Mauritania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Mauritania
2100 210,401,264 17,302,938
2099 211,451,904 17,195,692
2098 212,482,204 17,083,078
2097 213,486,272 16,968,365
2096 214,465,968 16,850,394
2095 215,426,907 16,732,430
2094 216,370,356 16,610,512
2093 217,275,808 16,485,880
2092 218,153,712 16,359,440
2091 218,982,674 16,229,167
2090 219,784,878 16,097,149
2089 220,540,401 15,962,562
2088 221,259,520 15,824,899
2087 221,938,165 15,683,760
2086 222,588,012 15,541,281
2085 223,185,997 15,397,701
2084 223,744,949 15,251,533
2083 224,275,716 15,102,125
2082 224,766,094 14,952,194
2081 225,240,154 14,799,309
2080 225,667,518 14,645,548
2079 226,061,595 14,490,500
2078 226,391,523 14,331,284
2077 226,699,126 14,170,045
2076 226,957,140 14,007,555
2075 227,161,614 13,843,393
2074 227,317,797 13,678,579
2073 227,438,605 13,512,182
2072 227,505,726 13,343,946
2071 227,524,423 13,172,876
2070 227,497,506 13,002,521
2069 227,428,570 12,830,090
2068 227,305,014 12,657,711
2067 227,121,107 12,482,299
2066 226,880,763 12,306,495
2065 226,584,072 12,131,679
2064 226,238,210 11,954,090
2063 225,824,534 11,778,351
2062 225,352,036 11,601,323
2061 224,813,409 11,424,089
2060 224,219,163 11,246,850
2059 223,571,928 11,067,732
2058 222,858,175 10,887,645
2057 222,085,438 10,709,500
2056 221,276,251 10,532,648
2055 220,407,778 10,354,318
2054 219,514,298 10,175,517
2053 218,569,959 9,995,645
2052 217,587,835 9,815,104
2051 216,556,487 9,635,288
2050 215,492,158 9,457,400
2049 214,402,257 9,279,576
2048 213,277,451 9,100,595
2047 212,116,827 8,923,220
2046 210,921,144 8,745,286
2045 209,698,915 8,568,910
2044 208,449,015 8,393,773
2043 207,172,388 8,218,850
2042 205,861,265 8,044,865
2041 204,515,400 7,873,599
2040 203,145,429 7,703,561
2039 201,737,174 7,534,623
2038 200,264,237 7,366,187
2037 198,741,429 7,199,542
2036 197,150,036 7,033,866
2035 195,501,296 6,869,186
2034 193,791,174 6,705,635
2033 191,991,968 6,543,505
2032 190,143,732 6,383,229
2031 188,210,205 6,225,030
2030 186,214,224 6,068,395
2029 184,170,034 5,914,109
2028 182,089,419 5,761,715
2027 179,975,298 5,611,635
2026 177,839,282 5,462,675
2025 175,686,899 5,315,065
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% growth), while Mauritania's population increased by 1,452,532 people (a 35.5% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Mauritania was ranked 132nd in 2006 and ranked 123rd 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 Mauritania will increase by 70.7% to 9,457,400 people and rank change from 123rd to 103rd.

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% 2.82%
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 (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 Mauritania's population grew by 2.82%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Mauritania
Current population
178936470
5539189
Population rank 8/197 123/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.07%
One net population change
14.9 seconds
3.62 minutes
One birth every
9.09 seconds
2.99 minutes
One death every
35.6 seconds
18.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,821 +399
Annual growth/decline +2,124,535 +145,670
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +2.82%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 18/197
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 2,583,129 -473,362 147,927 -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 2026-07-08).

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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 Mauritania 99% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,350,038 people) and 1.04% is from migration (a loss of 14,187 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 3.23M
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 (1960–2025, 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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