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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 623,525 people in Montenegro in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 612,312 in Montenegro.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 291.4 times bigger than Montenegro's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Montenegro is the 166th.
  • The countries together account for 2.16% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.007% for Montenegro.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +0.01% in Montenegro.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Montenegro has declined from 615K to 612K (0.44% decline).

Bangladesh vs Montenegro: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Montenegro
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Montenegro
2100 210,399,059 319,719
2099 211,449,688 323,351
2098 212,479,977 326,940
2097 213,484,035 330,574
2096 214,463,720 334,217
2095 215,424,649 337,856
2094 216,368,088 341,490
2093 217,273,531 345,159
2092 218,151,426 348,826
2091 218,980,379 352,520
2090 219,782,575 356,219
2089 220,538,090 359,924
2088 221,257,201 363,602
2087 221,935,839 367,324
2086 222,585,679 371,059
2085 223,183,658 374,829
2084 223,742,603 378,644
2083 224,273,365 382,455
2082 224,763,738 386,310
2081 225,237,793 390,224
2080 225,665,152 394,179
2079 226,059,226 398,175
2078 226,389,150 402,181
2077 226,696,749 406,200
2076 226,954,762 410,263
2075 227,159,233 414,376
2074 227,315,415 418,534
2073 227,436,221 422,748
2072 227,503,342 426,952
2071 227,522,038 431,230
2070 227,495,122 435,563
2069 227,426,186 439,868
2068 227,302,632 444,186
2067 227,118,726 448,555
2066 226,878,385 452,869
2065 226,581,697 457,298
2064 226,235,839 461,706
2063 225,822,167 466,110
2062 225,349,674 470,496
2061 224,811,052 474,871
2060 224,216,813 479,291
2059 223,569,585 483,635
2058 222,855,839 487,928
2057 222,083,110 492,253
2056 221,273,932 496,682
2055 220,405,468 501,038
2054 219,511,997 505,324
2053 218,567,668 509,555
2052 217,585,554 513,782
2051 216,554,217 517,954
2050 215,489,899 522,097
2049 214,400,010 526,241
2048 213,275,216 530,291
2047 212,114,603 534,410
2046 210,918,933 538,441
2045 209,696,717 542,441
2044 208,446,830 546,404
2043 207,170,217 550,390
2042 205,859,107 554,278
2041 204,513,256 558,200
2040 203,143,300 562,081
2039 201,735,060 565,966
2038 200,262,138 569,835
2037 198,739,346 573,678
2036 197,147,970 577,477
2035 195,499,247 581,230
2034 193,789,143 584,919
2033 191,989,956 588,552
2032 190,141,739 592,122
2031 188,208,233 595,610
2030 186,212,272 599,030
2029 184,168,103 602,416
2028 182,087,511 605,742
2027 179,973,411 608,990
2026 177,837,418 612,312
2025 175,685,057 621,659
2024 173,562,364 623,525
2023 171,466,990 623,529
2022 169,384,897 623,591
2021 167,658,854 625,053
2020 166,298,024 626,590
2019 164,913,055 626,753
2018 163,523,103 626,438
2017 162,186,147 625,982
2016 160,811,932 625,353
2015 159,383,179 624,651
2014 157,964,929 623,744
2013 156,532,141 622,587
2012 155,070,101 621,418
2011 153,591,076 620,345
2010 152,201,981 619,428
2009 150,873,714 618,294
2008 149,474,264 616,969
2007 147,989,278 615,875
2006 146,405,973 615,025
2005 144,715,786 614,261
2004 142,902,856 613,353
2003 140,970,351 612,267
2002 138,933,658 609,828
2001 136,805,810 607,389
2000 134,544,304 604,950
1999 132,108,065 606,001
1998 129,622,332 607,662
1997 127,198,069 609,520
1996 124,862,179 611,003
1995 122,600,370 611,712
1994 120,343,179 611,389
1993 118,132,360 610,170
1992 115,952,192 608,516
1991 113,787,109 607,105
1990 111,633,717 606,372
1989 109,433,799 606,571
1988 107,216,008 607,413
1987 104,959,291 608,144
1986 102,635,572 607,711
1985 100,253,825 605,398
1984 97,814,966 600,884
1983 95,335,155 594,506
1982 92,814,507 587,001
1981 90,303,105 579,445
1980 88,016,432 572,608
1979 85,935,072 566,888
1978 83,889,655 562,065
1977 81,867,264 557,576
1976 79,855,318 552,562
1975 77,854,351 546,487
1974 75,839,348 538,902
1973 73,722,294 530,220
1972 71,641,519 521,785
1971 70,276,758 515,449
1970 69,058,894 512,407
1969 67,294,133 513,340
1968 65,408,276 517,481
1967 63,510,929 522,796
1966 61,669,806 526,419
1965 59,902,519 526,327
1964 58,178,374 521,753
1963 56,504,402 513,409
1962 54,881,146 502,558
1961 53,310,348 491,140
1960 51,828,660 480,579

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/montenegro | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Montenegro gained 10,328 people (a 1.68% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Montenegro's population decreased by 13,041 people (a 2.09% decline).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Montenegro was ranked 162nd in 2006 and ranked 166th 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 Montenegro will decrease by 14.7% to 522,097 people and rank change from 166th to 170th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people, while Montenegro's population already peaked in 2019 at 627K people and is projected to decrease to 320K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Montenegro
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Montenegro
2100 -0.5% -1.12%
2099 -0.48% -1.1%
2098 -0.47% -1.1%
2097 -0.46% -1.09%
2096 -0.45% -1.08%
2095 -0.44% -1.06%
2094 -0.42% -1.06%
2093 -0.4% -1.05%
2092 -0.38% -1.05%
2091 -0.36% -1.04%
2090 -0.34% -1.03%
2089 -0.33% -1.01%
2088 -0.31% -1.01%
2087 -0.29% -1.01%
2086 -0.27% -1.01%
2085 -0.25% -1.01%
2084 -0.24% -1%
2083 -0.22% -1%
2082 -0.21% -1%
2081 -0.19% -1%
2080 -0.17% -1%
2079 -0.15% -1%
2078 -0.14% -0.99%
2077 -0.11% -0.99%
2076 -0.09% -0.99%
2075 -0.07% -0.99%
2074 -0.05% -1%
2073 -0.03% -0.98%
2072 -0.008% -0.99%
2071 0.01% -0.99%
2070 0.03% -0.98%
2069 0.05% -0.97%
2068 0.08% -0.97%
2067 0.11% -0.95%
2066 0.13% -0.97%
2065 0.15% -0.95%
2064 0.18% -0.94%
2063 0.21% -0.93%
2062 0.24% -0.92%
2061 0.27% -0.92%
2060 0.29% -0.9%
2059 0.32% -0.88%
2058 0.35% -0.88%
2057 0.37% -0.89%
2056 0.39% -0.87%
2055 0.41% -0.85%
2054 0.43% -0.83%
2053 0.45% -0.82%
2052 0.48% -0.81%
2051 0.49% -0.79%
2050 0.51% -0.79%
2049 0.53% -0.76%
2048 0.55% -0.77%
2047 0.57% -0.75%
2046 0.58% -0.74%
2045 0.6% -0.73%
2044 0.62% -0.72%
2043 0.64% -0.7%
2042 0.66% -0.7%
2041 0.67% -0.69%
2040 0.7% -0.69%
2039 0.74% -0.68%
2038 0.77% -0.67%
2037 0.81% -0.66%
2036 0.84% -0.65%
2035 0.88% -0.63%
2034 0.94% -0.62%
2033 0.97% -0.6%
2032 1.03% -0.59%
2031 1.07% -0.57%
2030 1.11% -0.56%
2029 1.14% -0.55%
2028 1.17% -0.53%
2027 1.2% -0.54%
2026 1.23% -1.5%
2025 1.22% -0.3%
2024 1.22% -0.001%
2023 1.23% -0.01%
2022 1.03% -0.23%
2021 0.82% -0.25%
2020 0.84% -0.03%
2019 0.85% 0.05%
2018 0.82% 0.07%
2017 0.85% 0.1%
2016 0.9% 0.11%
2015 0.9% 0.15%
2014 0.92% 0.19%
2013 0.94% 0.19%
2012 0.96% 0.17%
2011 0.91% 0.15%
2010 0.88% 0.18%
2009 0.94% 0.21%
2008 1% 0.18%
2007 1.08% 0.14%
2006 1.17% 0.12%
2005 1.27% 0.15%
2004 1.37% 0.18%
2003 1.47% 0.4%
2002 1.56% 0.4%
2001 1.68% 0.4%
2000 1.84% -0.17%
1999 1.92% -0.27%
1998 1.91% -0.3%
1997 1.87% -0.24%
1996 1.84% -0.12%
1995 1.88% 0.05%
1994 1.87% 0.2%
1993 1.88% 0.27%
1992 1.9% 0.23%
1991 1.93% 0.12%
1990 2.01% -0.03%
1989 2.07% -0.14%
1988 2.15% -0.12%
1987 2.26% 0.07%
1986 2.38% 0.38%
1985 2.49% 0.75%
1984 2.6% 1.07%
1983 2.72% 1.28%
1982 2.78% 1.3%
1981 2.6% 1.19%
1980 2.42% 1.01%
1979 2.44% 0.86%
1978 2.47% 0.81%
1977 2.52% 0.91%
1976 2.57% 1.11%
1975 2.66% 1.41%
1974 2.87% 1.64%
1973 2.9% 1.62%
1972 1.94% 1.23%
1971 1.76% 0.59%
1970 2.62% -0.18%
1969 2.88% -0.8%
1968 2.99% -1.02%
1967 2.99% -0.69%
1966 2.95% 0.02%
1965 2.96% 0.88%
1964 2.96% 1.63%
1963 2.96% 2.16%
1962 2.95% 2.32%
1961 2.86% 2.2%

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/montenegro | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Montenegro's population declined by 0.0006%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Montenegro
Current population
178415186
612312
Population rank 8/197 166/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.007%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
3.26 months
One birth every
9.04 seconds
1.25 hours
One death every
36.7 seconds
1.39 hours
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +0
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 -4
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% -0.0006%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 164/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
56.8 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -9,279
Net migration rank 194/196 131/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 92,237
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 134/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 14.4%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 45/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Montenegro
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Montenegro
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -9,279
2024 - -473,362 - -1,686
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 686 12,000
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 0 26,332
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 -2,062 -2,344
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 -188 -3,310
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 627 -4,083
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 752 -5,058
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 939 -4,948
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 1,125 -5,274
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 1,062 -4,863
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 1,560 -4,357
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 1,557 -2,478
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 1,554 -1,583
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 1,365 0
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 1,797 -2,276
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 2,783 -3,456
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 2,530 -3,326
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 1,848 -3,056
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 1,599 -2,735
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 1,536 -2,247
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 2,146 -1,997
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 2,632 -3,178
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 2,988 -3,357
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 3,462 -3,511
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 3,751 -3,734
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 3,454 -3,487
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 3,889 -3,326
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 3,597 -3,077
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 4,155 -3,051
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 4,527 -3,082
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 4,381 -2,889
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 4,638 -2,835
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 5,015 -2,942
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 5,191 -2,630
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 5,010 -1,705
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 5,129 -1,730
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 5,529 -2,165
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 5,958 -2,569
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 6,097 -2,747
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 6,283 -3,013
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 6,337 -3,074
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 6,482 -3,190
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 6,419 -3,151
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 6,275 -2,287
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 6,383 -450
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 6,139 -718
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 6,408 -1,103
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 6,650 -1,364
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 6,845 -1,447
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 6,878 -1,588
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 6,919 -1,669
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 7,096 -1,778
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 7,252 -1,922
1971 542,747 224,369 7,168 -1,856
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 7,069 -2,013
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 7,449 -2,456
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 7,497 -2,404
1967 1,860,743 23,164 7,961 -2,519
1966 1,794,530 3,758 8,661 -2,751
1965 1,688,652 47,610 9,010 -2,743
1964 1,686,591 25,426 9,227 -2,734
1963 1,612,749 23,215 9,449 -2,800
1962 1,584,035 26,533 9,402 -2,606
1961 1,504,524 26,503 9,278 -2,254
1960 1,418,810 13,580 9,144 -2,467

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

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/montenegro | 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 Montenegro 52.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,501 people) and 47.6% is from migration (a gain of 4,095 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 92,237 people or 14.4% in Montenegro.

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
Montenegro
City Population
Podgorica 151K
Ulcinj 19.9K
Cetinje 14K
Plav 13.8K
Bar 13.7K
Budva 13.3K
Berane 11.1K
Mojkovac 3.59K
Kotor 961

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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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