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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 38,081,173 people in Morocco in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 38,871,720 in Morocco.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 4.59 times bigger than Morocco's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Morocco is the 41st.
  • The countries together account for 2.62% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.47% for Morocco.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +1.09% in Morocco.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Morocco has grown from 30.8M to 38.9M (26.3% growth).

Bangladesh vs Morocco: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Morocco
2100 210,399,059 38,181,184
2099 211,449,688 38,411,679
2098 212,479,977 38,639,306
2097 213,484,035 38,863,211
2096 214,463,720 39,084,772
2095 215,424,649 39,302,453
2094 216,368,088 39,515,556
2093 217,273,531 39,726,709
2092 218,151,426 39,934,218
2091 218,980,379 40,138,565
2090 219,782,575 40,337,690
2089 220,538,090 40,532,151
2088 221,257,201 40,718,654
2087 221,935,839 40,902,624
2086 222,585,679 41,085,174
2085 223,183,658 41,264,970
2084 223,742,603 41,438,801
2083 224,273,365 41,604,865
2082 224,763,738 41,768,393
2081 225,237,793 41,927,610
2080 225,665,152 42,082,087
2079 226,059,226 42,233,228
2078 226,389,150 42,377,404
2077 226,696,749 42,515,702
2076 226,954,762 42,648,054
2075 227,159,233 42,775,325
2074 227,315,415 42,898,811
2073 227,436,221 43,017,234
2072 227,503,342 43,128,932
2071 227,522,038 43,232,517
2070 227,495,122 43,332,679
2069 227,426,186 43,423,419
2068 227,302,632 43,507,485
2067 227,118,726 43,586,077
2066 226,878,385 43,654,657
2065 226,581,697 43,723,648
2064 226,235,839 43,781,054
2063 225,822,167 43,828,593
2062 225,349,674 43,871,197
2061 224,811,052 43,902,710
2060 224,216,813 43,927,001
2059 223,569,585 43,942,510
2058 222,855,839 43,944,996
2057 222,083,110 43,939,695
2056 221,273,932 43,927,624
2055 220,405,468 43,902,661
2054 219,511,997 43,866,486
2053 218,567,668 43,819,100
2052 217,585,554 43,759,239
2051 216,554,217 43,688,144
2050 215,489,899 43,605,074
2049 214,400,010 43,517,919
2048 213,275,216 43,417,554
2047 212,114,603 43,308,462
2046 210,918,933 43,192,511
2045 209,696,717 43,065,569
2044 208,446,830 42,925,634
2043 207,170,217 42,780,215
2042 205,859,107 42,623,872
2041 204,513,256 42,456,113
2040 203,143,300 42,280,578
2039 201,735,060 42,098,906
2038 200,262,138 41,902,451
2037 198,739,346 41,700,541
2036 197,147,970 41,488,891
2035 195,499,247 41,266,216
2034 193,789,143 41,037,058
2033 191,989,956 40,795,454
2032 190,141,739 40,544,755
2031 188,208,233 40,280,535
2030 186,212,272 40,005,642
2029 184,168,103 39,720,087
2028 182,087,511 39,422,016
2027 179,973,411 39,109,148
2026 177,837,418 38,783,685
2025 175,685,057 38,442,658
2024 173,562,364 38,081,173
2023 171,466,990 37,712,505
2022 169,384,897 37,329,064
2021 167,658,854 36,954,442
2020 166,298,024 36,584,208
2019 164,913,055 36,210,898
2018 163,523,103 35,839,760
2017 162,186,147 35,446,392
2016 160,811,932 35,023,457
2015 159,383,179 34,607,588
2014 157,964,929 34,204,780
2013 156,532,141 33,787,571
2012 155,070,101 33,355,241
2011 153,591,076 32,912,588
2010 152,201,981 32,467,016
2009 150,873,714 32,030,778
2008 149,474,264 31,606,767
2007 147,989,278 31,186,468
2006 146,405,973 30,771,178
2005 144,715,786 30,358,144
2004 142,902,856 29,953,018
2003 140,970,351 29,571,415
2002 138,933,658 29,198,142
2001 136,805,810 28,814,643
2000 134,544,304 28,423,435
1999 132,108,065 28,027,179
1998 129,622,332 27,621,648
1997 127,198,069 27,213,337
1996 124,862,179 26,808,107
1995 122,600,370 26,399,429
1994 120,343,179 26,000,822
1993 118,132,360 25,614,586
1992 115,952,192 25,212,468
1991 113,787,109 24,799,014
1990 111,633,717 24,375,551
1989 109,433,799 23,939,414
1988 107,216,008 23,500,524
1987 104,959,291 23,054,392
1986 102,635,572 22,600,803
1985 100,253,825 22,113,953
1984 97,814,966 21,593,778
1983 95,335,155 21,060,696
1982 92,814,507 20,520,318
1981 90,303,105 19,985,401
1980 88,016,432 19,459,943
1979 85,935,072 18,955,589
1978 83,889,655 18,477,385
1977 81,867,264 18,014,756
1976 79,855,318 17,574,182
1975 77,854,351 17,150,786
1974 75,839,348 16,733,842
1973 73,722,294 16,326,269
1972 71,641,519 15,924,692
1971 70,276,758 15,527,225
1970 69,058,894 15,129,449
1969 67,294,133 14,734,255
1968 65,408,276 14,347,899
1967 63,510,929 13,968,175
1966 61,669,806 13,597,065
1965 59,902,519 13,239,171
1964 58,178,374 12,898,886
1963 56,504,402 12,577,502
1962 54,881,146 12,253,092
1961 53,310,348 11,931,085
1960 51,828,660 11,624,933

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/morocco | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Morocco gained 4,252,279 people (a 13.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Morocco's population increased by 3,848,263 people (a 11% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Morocco was ranked 37th in 2006 and ranked 41st 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 Morocco will increase by 12.2% to 43,605,074 people and rank change from 41st to 50th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 43.9M people in 2058 for Morocco.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Morocco
2100 -0.5% -0.6%
2099 -0.48% -0.59%
2098 -0.47% -0.58%
2097 -0.46% -0.57%
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% -0.49%
2090 -0.34% -0.48%
2089 -0.33% -0.46%
2088 -0.31% -0.45%
2087 -0.29% -0.44%
2086 -0.27% -0.44%
2085 -0.25% -0.42%
2084 -0.24% -0.4%
2083 -0.22% -0.39%
2082 -0.21% -0.38%
2081 -0.19% -0.37%
2080 -0.17% -0.36%
2079 -0.15% -0.34%
2078 -0.14% -0.33%
2077 -0.11% -0.31%
2076 -0.09% -0.3%
2075 -0.07% -0.29%
2074 -0.05% -0.28%
2073 -0.03% -0.26%
2072 -0.008% -0.24%
2071 0.01% -0.23%
2070 0.03% -0.21%
2069 0.05% -0.19%
2068 0.08% -0.18%
2067 0.11% -0.16%
2066 0.13% -0.16%
2065 0.15% -0.13%
2064 0.18% -0.11%
2063 0.21% -0.1%
2062 0.24% -0.07%
2061 0.27% -0.06%
2060 0.29% -0.04%
2059 0.32% -0.006%
2058 0.35% 0.01%
2057 0.37% 0.03%
2056 0.39% 0.06%
2055 0.41% 0.08%
2054 0.43% 0.11%
2053 0.45% 0.14%
2052 0.48% 0.16%
2051 0.49% 0.19%
2050 0.51% 0.2%
2049 0.53% 0.23%
2048 0.55% 0.25%
2047 0.57% 0.27%
2046 0.58% 0.29%
2045 0.6% 0.33%
2044 0.62% 0.34%
2043 0.64% 0.37%
2042 0.66% 0.4%
2041 0.67% 0.42%
2040 0.7% 0.43%
2039 0.74% 0.47%
2038 0.77% 0.48%
2037 0.81% 0.51%
2036 0.84% 0.54%
2035 0.88% 0.56%
2034 0.94% 0.59%
2033 0.97% 0.62%
2032 1.03% 0.66%
2031 1.07% 0.69%
2030 1.11% 0.72%
2029 1.14% 0.76%
2028 1.17% 0.8%
2027 1.2% 0.84%
2026 1.23% 0.89%
2025 1.22% 0.95%
2024 1.22% 0.98%
2023 1.23% 1.03%
2022 1.03% 1.01%
2021 0.82% 1.01%
2020 0.84% 1.03%
2019 0.85% 1.04%
2018 0.82% 1.11%
2017 0.85% 1.21%
2016 0.9% 1.2%
2015 0.9% 1.18%
2014 0.92% 1.23%
2013 0.94% 1.3%
2012 0.96% 1.34%
2011 0.91% 1.37%
2010 0.88% 1.36%
2009 0.94% 1.34%
2008 1% 1.35%
2007 1.08% 1.35%
2006 1.17% 1.36%
2005 1.27% 1.35%
2004 1.37% 1.29%
2003 1.47% 1.28%
2002 1.56% 1.33%
2001 1.68% 1.38%
2000 1.84% 1.41%
1999 1.92% 1.47%
1998 1.91% 1.5%
1997 1.87% 1.51%
1996 1.84% 1.55%
1995 1.88% 1.53%
1994 1.87% 1.51%
1993 1.88% 1.59%
1992 1.9% 1.67%
1991 1.93% 1.74%
1990 2.01% 1.82%
1989 2.07% 1.87%
1988 2.15% 1.94%
1987 2.26% 2.01%
1986 2.38% 2.2%
1985 2.49% 2.41%
1984 2.6% 2.53%
1983 2.72% 2.63%
1982 2.78% 2.68%
1981 2.6% 2.7%
1980 2.42% 2.66%
1979 2.44% 2.59%
1978 2.47% 2.57%
1977 2.52% 2.51%
1976 2.57% 2.47%
1975 2.66% 2.49%
1974 2.87% 2.5%
1973 2.9% 2.52%
1972 1.94% 2.56%
1971 1.76% 2.63%
1970 2.62% 2.68%
1969 2.88% 2.69%
1968 2.99% 2.72%
1967 2.99% 2.73%
1966 2.95% 2.7%
1965 2.96% 2.64%
1964 2.96% 2.56%
1963 2.96% 2.65%
1962 2.95% 2.7%
1961 2.86% 2.63%

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/morocco | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Morocco's population grew by 0.98%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Morocco
Current population
178415186
38871720
Population rank 8/197 41/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.47%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
1.43 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
50.1 seconds
One death every
36.7 seconds
2.47 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +1,010
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +368,668
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.98%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 104/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
9.37 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -56,254
Net migration rank 194/196 176/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 111,069
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 129/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 182/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Morocco
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Morocco
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -56,254
2024 - -473,362 - -46,802
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 417,213 -39,650
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 427,903 -38,594
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 407,829 -47,902
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 415,999 -35,474
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 457,307 -91,217
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 464,375 -88,159
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 471,011 -60,472
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 474,637 -39,302
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 477,654 -81,248
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 481,295 -72,065
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 492,284 -67,096
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 504,698 -65,251
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 513,305 -67,447
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 515,804 -70,510
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 509,386 -82,203
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 499,766 -78,912
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 493,526 -73,759
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 483,200 -72,364
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 474,285 -59,024
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 461,756 -66,749
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 452,650 -84,460
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 446,147 -67,802
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 452,621 -63,967
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 461,341 -67,569
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 473,071 -74,343
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 492,604 -80,286
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 500,807 -96,502
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 501,499 -95,331
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 496,573 -85,386
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 501,426 -115,404
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 507,707 -121,254
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 525,680 -107,911
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 539,850 -130,717
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 535,506 -97,711
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 538,996 -104,509
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 545,800 -102,484
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 553,005 -104,029
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 558,105 -99,905
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 560,810 -45,336
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 564,159 -39,319
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 566,301 -24,988
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 564,904 -25,471
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 552,936 -22,553
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 534,448 -13,899
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 515,554 -27,374
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 498,834 -30,600
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 489,173 -32,161
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 482,130 -58,019
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 474,631 -51,968
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 464,147 -52,927
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 455,699 -51,772
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 446,449 -47,226
1971 542,747 224,369 435,104 -39,385
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 426,015 -26,168
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 414,931 -24,389
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 407,437 -25,267
1967 1,860,743 23,164 400,594 -23,309
1966 1,794,530 3,758 391,881 -26,945
1965 1,688,652 47,610 383,989 -33,139
1964 1,686,591 25,426 375,835 -46,106
1963 1,612,749 23,215 369,250 -56,214
1962 1,584,035 26,533 363,843 -28,071
1961 1,504,524 26,503 348,650 -40,413
1960 1,418,810 13,580 323,499 -19,434

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

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/morocco | 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 Morocco 88.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,495,223 people) and 11.7% is from migration (a loss of 594,083 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 111,069 people or 0.3% in Morocco.

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
Morocco
City Population
Casablanca 3.22M
Tangier 1.28M
Fez 1.17M
Marrakesh 1M
Sale 945K
Meknes 601K
Rabat 573K
Agadir 538K
Kenitra 508K
Oujda 506K

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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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