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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 1,245,779 people in Mauritius in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 1,240,121 in Mauritius.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 143.9 times bigger than Mauritius'.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Mauritius is the 157th.
  • The countries together account for 2.17% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.01% for Mauritius.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs -0.09% in Mauritius.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Mauritius has grown from 1.23M to 1.24M (0.5% growth).

Bangladesh vs Mauritius: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Mauritius
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Mauritius
2100 210,399,059 573,538
2099 211,449,688 581,815
2098 212,479,977 590,276
2097 213,484,035 598,961
2096 214,463,720 607,840
2095 215,424,649 616,931
2094 216,368,088 626,226
2093 217,273,531 635,745
2092 218,151,426 645,427
2091 218,980,379 655,300
2090 219,782,575 665,341
2089 220,538,090 675,562
2088 221,257,201 685,908
2087 221,935,839 696,380
2086 222,585,679 707,018
2085 223,183,658 717,757
2084 223,742,603 728,558
2083 224,273,365 739,420
2082 224,763,738 750,402
2081 225,237,793 761,382
2080 225,665,152 772,374
2079 226,059,226 783,407
2078 226,389,150 794,452
2077 226,696,749 805,529
2076 226,954,762 816,547
2075 227,159,233 827,526
2074 227,315,415 838,506
2073 227,436,221 849,462
2072 227,503,342 860,405
2071 227,522,038 871,223
2070 227,495,122 882,091
2069 227,426,186 892,850
2068 227,302,632 903,547
2067 227,118,726 914,226
2066 226,878,385 924,869
2065 226,581,697 935,546
2064 226,235,839 946,145
2063 225,822,167 956,652
2062 225,349,674 967,159
2061 224,811,052 977,603
2060 224,216,813 988,022
2059 223,569,585 998,355
2058 222,855,839 1,008,603
2057 222,083,110 1,018,853
2056 221,273,932 1,029,103
2055 220,405,468 1,039,228
2054 219,511,997 1,049,313
2053 218,567,668 1,059,364
2052 217,585,554 1,069,276
2051 216,554,217 1,079,090
2050 215,489,899 1,088,773
2049 214,400,010 1,098,370
2048 213,275,216 1,107,805
2047 212,114,603 1,117,049
2046 210,918,933 1,126,022
2045 209,696,717 1,134,772
2044 208,446,830 1,143,155
2043 207,170,217 1,151,325
2042 205,859,107 1,159,078
2041 204,513,256 1,166,543
2040 203,143,300 1,173,673
2039 201,735,060 1,180,437
2038 200,262,138 1,186,773
2037 198,739,346 1,192,770
2036 197,147,970 1,198,476
2035 195,499,247 1,203,871
2034 193,789,143 1,208,936
2033 191,989,956 1,213,705
2032 190,141,739 1,218,138
2031 188,208,233 1,222,267
2030 186,212,272 1,226,049
2029 184,168,103 1,229,806
2028 182,087,511 1,233,411
2027 179,973,411 1,236,833
2026 177,837,418 1,240,121
2025 175,685,057 1,243,139
2024 173,562,364 1,245,779
2023 171,466,990 1,248,647
2022 169,384,897 1,262,523
2021 167,658,854 1,266,334
2020 166,298,024 1,266,014
2019 164,913,055 1,265,985
2018 163,523,103 1,265,577
2017 162,186,147 1,264,887
2016 160,811,932 1,263,747
2015 159,383,179 1,262,879
2014 157,964,929 1,261,208
2013 156,532,141 1,258,927
2012 155,070,101 1,255,882
2011 153,591,076 1,252,404
2010 152,201,981 1,250,400
2009 150,873,714 1,247,429
2008 149,474,264 1,244,121
2007 147,989,278 1,239,630
2006 146,405,973 1,233,996
2005 144,715,786 1,228,254
2004 142,902,856 1,221,003
2003 140,970,351 1,213,370
2002 138,933,658 1,204,621
2001 136,805,810 1,196,287
2000 134,544,304 1,186,873
1999 132,108,065 1,175,267
1998 129,622,332 1,160,421
1997 127,198,069 1,148,284
1996 124,862,179 1,133,996
1995 122,600,370 1,122,457
1994 120,343,179 1,112,846
1993 118,132,360 1,097,374
1992 115,952,192 1,084,441
1991 113,787,109 1,070,266
1990 111,633,717 1,058,775
1989 109,433,799 1,051,260
1988 107,216,008 1,043,239
1987 104,959,291 1,036,082
1986 102,635,572 1,028,360
1985 100,253,825 1,020,528
1984 97,814,966 1,012,221
1983 95,335,155 1,001,691
1982 92,814,507 992,521
1981 90,303,105 980,462
1980 88,016,432 966,039
1979 85,935,072 949,888
1978 83,889,655 933,499
1977 81,867,264 921,379
1976 79,855,318 906,507
1975 77,854,351 892,000
1974 75,839,348 878,042
1973 73,722,294 864,819
1972 71,641,519 852,053
1971 70,276,758 839,230
1970 69,058,894 826,000
1969 67,294,133 812,405
1968 65,408,276 798,413
1967 63,510,929 783,917
1966 61,669,806 768,813
1965 59,902,519 753,000
1964 58,178,374 736,381
1963 56,504,402 718,861
1962 54,881,146 700,349
1961 53,310,348 680,757
1960 51,828,660 680,331

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/mauritius | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Mauritius gained 29,751 people (a 2.41% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Mauritius' population decreased by 23,626 people (a 1.87% decline).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Mauritius was ranked 151st in 2006 and ranked 157th 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 Mauritius will decrease by 12.2% to 1,088,773 people and rank change from 157th to 160th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people, while Mauritius' population already peaked in 2021 at 1.27M people and is projected to decrease to 574K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Mauritius
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Mauritius
2100 -0.5% -1.42%
2099 -0.48% -1.43%
2098 -0.47% -1.45%
2097 -0.46% -1.46%
2096 -0.45% -1.47%
2095 -0.44% -1.48%
2094 -0.42% -1.5%
2093 -0.4% -1.5%
2092 -0.38% -1.51%
2091 -0.36% -1.51%
2090 -0.34% -1.51%
2089 -0.33% -1.51%
2088 -0.31% -1.5%
2087 -0.29% -1.5%
2086 -0.27% -1.5%
2085 -0.25% -1.48%
2084 -0.24% -1.47%
2083 -0.22% -1.46%
2082 -0.21% -1.44%
2081 -0.19% -1.42%
2080 -0.17% -1.41%
2079 -0.15% -1.39%
2078 -0.14% -1.38%
2077 -0.11% -1.35%
2076 -0.09% -1.33%
2075 -0.07% -1.31%
2074 -0.05% -1.29%
2073 -0.03% -1.27%
2072 -0.008% -1.24%
2071 0.01% -1.23%
2070 0.03% -1.21%
2069 0.05% -1.18%
2068 0.08% -1.17%
2067 0.11% -1.15%
2066 0.13% -1.14%
2065 0.15% -1.12%
2064 0.18% -1.1%
2063 0.21% -1.09%
2062 0.24% -1.07%
2061 0.27% -1.05%
2060 0.29% -1.04%
2059 0.32% -1.02%
2058 0.35% -1.01%
2057 0.37% -1%
2056 0.39% -0.97%
2055 0.41% -0.96%
2054 0.43% -0.95%
2053 0.45% -0.93%
2052 0.48% -0.91%
2051 0.49% -0.89%
2050 0.51% -0.87%
2049 0.53% -0.85%
2048 0.55% -0.83%
2047 0.57% -0.8%
2046 0.58% -0.77%
2045 0.6% -0.73%
2044 0.62% -0.71%
2043 0.64% -0.67%
2042 0.66% -0.64%
2041 0.67% -0.61%
2040 0.7% -0.57%
2039 0.74% -0.53%
2038 0.77% -0.5%
2037 0.81% -0.48%
2036 0.84% -0.45%
2035 0.88% -0.42%
2034 0.94% -0.39%
2033 0.97% -0.36%
2032 1.03% -0.34%
2031 1.07% -0.31%
2030 1.11% -0.31%
2029 1.14% -0.29%
2028 1.17% -0.28%
2027 1.2% -0.27%
2026 1.23% -0.24%
2025 1.22% -0.21%
2024 1.22% -0.23%
2023 1.23% -1.1%
2022 1.03% -0.3%
2021 0.82% 0.03%
2020 0.84% 0.002%
2019 0.85% 0.03%
2018 0.82% 0.05%
2017 0.85% 0.09%
2016 0.9% 0.07%
2015 0.9% 0.13%
2014 0.92% 0.18%
2013 0.94% 0.24%
2012 0.96% 0.28%
2011 0.91% 0.16%
2010 0.88% 0.24%
2009 0.94% 0.27%
2008 1% 0.36%
2007 1.08% 0.46%
2006 1.17% 0.47%
2005 1.27% 0.59%
2004 1.37% 0.63%
2003 1.47% 0.73%
2002 1.56% 0.7%
2001 1.68% 0.79%
2000 1.84% 0.99%
1999 1.92% 1.28%
1998 1.91% 1.06%
1997 1.87% 1.26%
1996 1.84% 1.03%
1995 1.88% 0.86%
1994 1.87% 1.41%
1993 1.88% 1.19%
1992 1.9% 1.32%
1991 1.93% 1.09%
1990 2.01% 0.71%
1989 2.07% 0.77%
1988 2.15% 0.69%
1987 2.26% 0.75%
1986 2.38% 0.77%
1985 2.49% 0.82%
1984 2.6% 1.05%
1983 2.72% 0.92%
1982 2.78% 1.23%
1981 2.6% 1.49%
1980 2.42% 1.7%
1979 2.44% 1.76%
1978 2.47% 1.32%
1977 2.52% 1.64%
1976 2.57% 1.63%
1975 2.66% 1.59%
1974 2.87% 1.53%
1973 2.9% 1.5%
1972 1.94% 1.53%
1971 1.76% 1.6%
1970 2.62% 1.67%
1969 2.88% 1.75%
1968 2.99% 1.85%
1967 2.99% 1.96%
1966 2.95% 2.1%
1965 2.96% 2.26%
1964 2.96% 2.44%
1963 2.96% 2.64%
1962 2.95% 2.88%
1961 2.86% 0.06%

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 Mauritius' population declined by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Mauritius
Current population
178415186
1240121
Population rank 8/197 157/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.01%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
3.05 hours
One birth every
9.04 seconds
41.3 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
44.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 -8
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 -2,868
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% -0.23%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 178/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
3.16 hours
Annual migration change -402,100 -2,784
Net migration rank 194/196 103/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 29,142
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 165/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 2.3%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 129/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Mauritius
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Mauritius
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -2,784
2024 - -473,362 - -2,787
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 999 -2,824
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 -757 -2,824
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 -253 -4,324
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 2,405 -5,895
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 1,773 -5,202
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 2,151 -5,084
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 3,415 -5,322
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 2,906 -4,483
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 3,031 -3,645
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 3,657 -3,691
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 4,281 -3,617
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 5,149 -3,663
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 5,511 -2,465
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 5,877 -2,624
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 6,113 -2,467
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 7,465 -2,589
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 8,429 -2,642
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 8,515 -2,757
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 10,195 -2,840
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 10,745 -3,001
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 10,799 -3,141
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 11,685 -3,150
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 11,723 -3,225
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 12,224 -2,326
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 12,341 -1,463
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 11,489 -1,292
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 11,943 -1,199
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 13,041 -1,092
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 13,020 -1,144
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 14,355 -1,112
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 14,814 -1,189
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 15,833 -1,254
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 15,091 -1,333
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 15,564 -1,938
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 14,718 -2,463
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 14,084 -1,399
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 13,262 -300
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 12,340 852
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 12,451 615
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 13,665 -258
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 14,525 -1,756
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 15,880 -2,226
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 18,334 -1,559
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 19,321 -1,739
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 19,282 -2,363
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 18,670 -3,129
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 16,769 -3,749
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 16,407 -3,807
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 15,342 -3,869
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 17,561 -4,908
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 13,145 -2,144
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 14,825 -2,408
1971 542,747 224,369 15,441 -960
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 16,190 -1,281
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 15,761 -674
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 17,884 -2,445
1967 1,860,743 23,164 17,560 -1,257
1966 1,794,530 3,758 20,758 -4,123
1965 1,688,652 47,610 20,482 -3,597
1964 1,686,591 25,426 22,239 -4,850
1963 1,612,749 23,215 22,069 -5,236
1962 1,584,035 26,533 20,660 -6,107
1961 1,504,524 26,503 20,355 -8,984
1960 1,418,810 13,580 19,931 -7,083

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 Mauritius 30.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 19,327 people) and 69.1% is from migration (a loss of 43,294 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 29,142 people or 2.3% in Mauritius.

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
Mauritius
City Population
Port Louis 149K
Quatre Bornes 81.8K
Curepipe 77.5K
Triolet 23.4K
Goodlands 20.7K
Centre de Flacq 15.8K
Mahebourg 15.8K
Bambous 15.3K

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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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