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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 1.34 times bigger than Mexico's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 3.76% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Bangladesh vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Mexico
2100 210,399,059 131,182,639
2099 211,449,688 131,943,283
2098 212,479,977 132,700,369
2097 213,484,035 133,455,010
2096 214,463,720 134,204,227
2095 215,424,649 134,949,218
2094 216,368,088 135,687,085
2093 217,273,531 136,415,232
2092 218,151,426 137,127,644
2091 218,980,379 137,833,985
2090 219,782,575 138,527,198
2089 220,538,090 139,208,862
2088 221,257,201 139,874,924
2087 221,935,839 140,530,483
2086 222,585,679 141,174,372
2085 223,183,658 141,805,496
2084 223,742,603 142,415,948
2083 224,273,365 143,009,187
2082 224,763,738 143,579,768
2081 225,237,793 144,138,842
2080 225,665,152 144,677,451
2079 226,059,226 145,195,172
2078 226,389,150 145,691,242
2077 226,696,749 146,165,064
2076 226,954,762 146,616,674
2075 227,159,233 147,046,928
2074 227,315,415 147,455,761
2073 227,436,221 147,841,295
2072 227,503,342 148,201,143
2071 227,522,038 148,534,057
2070 227,495,122 148,848,168
2069 227,426,186 149,134,711
2068 227,302,632 149,395,717
2067 227,118,726 149,630,386
2066 226,878,385 149,842,125
2065 226,581,697 150,029,268
2064 226,235,839 150,187,992
2063 225,822,167 150,319,846
2062 225,349,674 150,424,224
2061 224,811,052 150,502,250
2060 224,216,813 150,555,648
2059 223,569,585 150,577,220
2058 222,855,839 150,569,044
2057 222,083,110 150,535,337
2056 221,273,932 150,475,242
2055 220,405,468 150,384,336
2054 219,511,997 150,263,237
2053 218,567,668 150,110,615
2052 217,585,554 149,923,918
2051 216,554,217 149,705,066
2050 215,489,899 149,450,774
2049 214,400,010 149,166,038
2048 213,275,216 148,836,849
2047 212,114,603 148,478,965
2046 210,918,933 148,081,688
2045 209,696,717 147,647,318
2044 208,446,830 147,173,101
2043 207,170,217 146,667,761
2042 205,859,107 146,123,566
2041 204,513,256 145,543,650
2040 203,143,300 144,931,633
2039 201,735,060 144,286,278
2038 200,262,138 143,601,872
2037 198,739,346 142,883,005
2036 197,147,970 142,138,929
2035 195,499,247 141,359,885
2034 193,789,143 140,554,653
2033 191,989,956 139,713,048
2032 190,141,739 138,843,644
2031 188,208,233 137,947,334
2030 186,212,272 137,023,304
2029 184,168,103 136,071,720
2028 182,087,511 135,090,755
2027 179,973,411 134,081,337
2026 177,837,418 133,042,003
2025 175,685,057 131,970,909
2024 173,562,364 130,861,007
2023 171,466,990 129,739,759
2022 169,384,897 128,613,117
2021 167,658,854 127,648,148
2020 166,298,024 126,799,054
2019 164,913,055 125,762,982
2018 163,523,103 124,573,711
2017 162,186,147 123,400,057
2016 160,811,932 122,251,351
2015 159,383,179 121,072,306
2014 157,964,929 119,784,261
2013 156,532,141 118,343,573
2012 155,070,101 116,818,208
2011 153,591,076 115,243,504
2010 152,201,981 113,623,895
2009 150,873,714 111,999,721
2008 149,474,264 110,374,288
2007 147,989,278 108,774,360
2006 146,405,973 107,253,666
2005 144,715,786 105,811,504
2004 142,902,856 104,394,131
2003 140,970,351 102,978,515
2002 138,933,658 101,548,624
2001 136,805,810 100,099,099
2000 134,544,304 98,625,552
1999 132,108,065 97,115,707
1998 129,622,332 95,575,245
1997 127,198,069 94,021,207
1996 124,862,179 92,452,702
1995 122,600,370 90,862,455
1994 120,343,179 89,259,205
1993 118,132,360 87,653,807
1992 115,952,192 86,044,809
1991 113,787,109 84,430,572
1990 111,633,717 82,820,170
1989 109,433,799 81,247,182
1988 107,216,008 79,695,531
1987 104,959,291 78,136,651
1986 102,635,572 76,585,637
1985 100,253,825 75,043,414
1984 97,814,966 73,506,846
1983 95,335,155 71,971,240
1982 92,814,507 70,433,260
1981 90,303,105 68,892,108
1980 88,016,432 67,300,334
1979 85,935,072 65,648,865
1978 83,889,655 63,979,046
1977 81,867,264 62,308,493
1976 79,855,318 60,645,512
1975 77,854,351 58,982,400
1974 75,839,348 57,320,149
1973 73,722,294 55,667,284
1972 71,641,519 54,030,168
1971 70,276,758 52,412,558
1970 69,058,894 50,814,953
1969 67,294,133 49,233,194
1968 65,408,276 47,668,303
1967 63,510,929 46,129,608
1966 61,669,806 44,629,106
1965 59,902,519 43,174,477
1964 58,178,374 41,772,049
1963 56,504,402 40,424,065
1962 54,881,146 39,129,200
1961 53,310,348 37,890,118
1960 51,828,660 36,724,615

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/mexico | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th 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 Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 151M people in 2059 for Mexico.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Mexico
2100 -0.5% -0.58%
2099 -0.48% -0.57%
2098 -0.47% -0.57%
2097 -0.46% -0.56%
2096 -0.45% -0.55%
2095 -0.44% -0.54%
2094 -0.42% -0.53%
2093 -0.4% -0.52%
2092 -0.38% -0.51%
2091 -0.36% -0.5%
2090 -0.34% -0.49%
2089 -0.33% -0.48%
2088 -0.31% -0.47%
2087 -0.29% -0.46%
2086 -0.27% -0.45%
2085 -0.25% -0.43%
2084 -0.24% -0.41%
2083 -0.22% -0.4%
2082 -0.21% -0.39%
2081 -0.19% -0.37%
2080 -0.17% -0.36%
2079 -0.15% -0.34%
2078 -0.14% -0.32%
2077 -0.11% -0.31%
2076 -0.09% -0.29%
2075 -0.07% -0.28%
2074 -0.05% -0.26%
2073 -0.03% -0.24%
2072 -0.008% -0.22%
2071 0.01% -0.21%
2070 0.03% -0.19%
2069 0.05% -0.17%
2068 0.08% -0.16%
2067 0.11% -0.14%
2066 0.13% -0.12%
2065 0.15% -0.11%
2064 0.18% -0.09%
2063 0.21% -0.07%
2062 0.24% -0.05%
2061 0.27% -0.04%
2060 0.29% -0.01%
2059 0.32% 0.005%
2058 0.35% 0.02%
2057 0.37% 0.04%
2056 0.39% 0.06%
2055 0.41% 0.08%
2054 0.43% 0.1%
2053 0.45% 0.12%
2052 0.48% 0.15%
2051 0.49% 0.17%
2050 0.51% 0.19%
2049 0.53% 0.22%
2048 0.55% 0.24%
2047 0.57% 0.27%
2046 0.58% 0.29%
2045 0.6% 0.32%
2044 0.62% 0.34%
2043 0.64% 0.37%
2042 0.66% 0.4%
2041 0.67% 0.42%
2040 0.7% 0.45%
2039 0.74% 0.48%
2038 0.77% 0.5%
2037 0.81% 0.52%
2036 0.84% 0.55%
2035 0.88% 0.57%
2034 0.94% 0.6%
2033 0.97% 0.63%
2032 1.03% 0.65%
2031 1.07% 0.67%
2030 1.11% 0.7%
2029 1.14% 0.73%
2028 1.17% 0.75%
2027 1.2% 0.78%
2026 1.23% 0.81%
2025 1.22% 0.85%
2024 1.22% 0.86%
2023 1.23% 0.88%
2022 1.03% 0.76%
2021 0.82% 0.67%
2020 0.84% 0.82%
2019 0.85% 0.95%
2018 0.82% 0.95%
2017 0.85% 0.94%
2016 0.9% 0.97%
2015 0.9% 1.08%
2014 0.92% 1.22%
2013 0.94% 1.31%
2012 0.96% 1.37%
2011 0.91% 1.43%
2010 0.88% 1.45%
2009 0.94% 1.47%
2008 1% 1.47%
2007 1.08% 1.42%
2006 1.17% 1.36%
2005 1.27% 1.36%
2004 1.37% 1.37%
2003 1.47% 1.41%
2002 1.56% 1.45%
2001 1.68% 1.49%
2000 1.84% 1.55%
1999 1.92% 1.61%
1998 1.91% 1.65%
1997 1.87% 1.7%
1996 1.84% 1.75%
1995 1.88% 1.8%
1994 1.87% 1.83%
1993 1.88% 1.87%
1992 1.9% 1.91%
1991 1.93% 1.94%
1990 2.01% 1.94%
1989 2.07% 1.95%
1988 2.15% 2%
1987 2.26% 2.03%
1986 2.38% 2.06%
1985 2.49% 2.09%
1984 2.6% 2.13%
1983 2.72% 2.18%
1982 2.78% 2.24%
1981 2.6% 2.37%
1980 2.42% 2.52%
1979 2.44% 2.61%
1978 2.47% 2.68%
1977 2.52% 2.74%
1976 2.57% 2.82%
1975 2.66% 2.9%
1974 2.87% 2.97%
1973 2.9% 3.03%
1972 1.94% 3.09%
1971 1.76% 3.14%
1970 2.62% 3.21%
1969 2.88% 3.28%
1968 2.99% 3.34%
1967 2.99% 3.36%
1966 2.95% 3.37%
1965 2.96% 3.36%
1964 2.96% 3.33%
1963 2.96% 3.31%
1962 2.95% 3.27%
1961 2.86% 3.17%

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/mexico | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Mexico
Current population
178415186
133323134
Population rank 8/197 11/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 1.61%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
28.1 seconds
One birth every
9.04 seconds
15.5 seconds
One death every
36.7 seconds
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +3,072
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 110/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -108,037
Net migration rank 194/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -108,037
2024 - -473,362 - -104,581
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 936,682 -122,791
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 542,747 224,369 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 1,860,743 23,164 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 1,794,530 3,758 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 1,688,652 47,610 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 1,686,591 25,426 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 1,612,749 23,215 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 1,584,035 26,533 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 1,504,524 26,503 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 1,418,810 13,580 1,206,955 -85,591

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

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/mexico | 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 Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

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
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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