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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 34,631,766 people in Mozambique in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 36,941,128 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 4.83 times bigger than Mozambique's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 43rd.
  • The countries together account for 2.6% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.45% for Mozambique.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +2.99% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 36.9M (77.7% growth).

Bangladesh vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Mozambique
2100 210,399,059 105,684,658
2099 211,449,688 105,291,198
2098 212,479,977 104,859,475
2097 213,484,035 104,428,679
2096 214,463,720 103,962,668
2095 215,424,649 103,480,514
2094 216,368,088 102,989,197
2093 217,273,531 102,464,565
2092 218,151,426 101,929,545
2091 218,980,379 101,410,418
2090 219,782,575 100,829,728
2089 220,538,090 100,211,758
2088 221,257,201 99,594,130
2087 221,935,839 98,943,096
2086 222,585,679 98,288,529
2085 223,183,658 97,609,760
2084 223,742,603 96,926,143
2083 224,273,365 96,193,441
2082 224,763,738 95,449,095
2081 225,237,793 94,708,064
2080 225,665,152 93,957,824
2079 226,059,226 93,171,561
2078 226,389,150 92,350,666
2077 226,696,749 91,530,198
2076 226,954,762 90,699,125
2075 227,159,233 89,848,943
2074 227,315,415 88,999,187
2073 227,436,221 88,113,398
2072 227,503,342 87,210,961
2071 227,522,038 86,283,286
2070 227,495,122 85,349,704
2069 227,426,186 84,361,565
2068 227,302,632 83,400,997
2067 227,118,726 82,437,397
2066 226,878,385 81,437,030
2065 226,581,697 80,446,244
2064 226,235,839 79,433,801
2063 225,822,167 78,430,632
2062 225,349,674 77,376,597
2061 224,811,052 76,274,806
2060 224,216,813 75,197,384
2059 223,569,585 74,082,771
2058 222,855,839 72,958,774
2057 222,083,110 71,828,186
2056 221,273,932 70,677,889
2055 220,405,468 69,542,373
2054 219,511,997 68,419,331
2053 218,567,668 67,306,817
2052 217,585,554 66,163,407
2051 216,554,217 65,032,770
2050 215,489,899 63,898,302
2049 214,400,010 62,731,532
2048 213,275,216 61,579,833
2047 212,114,603 60,424,101
2046 210,918,933 59,273,421
2045 209,696,717 58,132,244
2044 208,446,830 56,969,604
2043 207,170,217 55,814,906
2042 205,859,107 54,633,120
2041 204,513,256 53,476,191
2040 203,143,300 52,305,805
2039 201,735,060 51,136,087
2038 200,262,138 49,973,820
2037 198,739,346 48,827,661
2036 197,147,970 47,668,628
2035 195,499,247 46,520,419
2034 193,789,143 45,358,645
2033 191,989,956 44,229,218
2032 190,141,739 43,102,655
2031 188,208,233 41,993,535
2030 186,212,272 40,901,742
2029 184,168,103 39,818,379
2028 182,087,511 38,748,841
2027 179,973,411 37,696,739
2026 177,837,418 36,660,958
2025 175,685,057 35,650,681
2024 173,562,364 34,631,766
2023 171,466,990 33,635,160
2022 169,384,897 32,656,246
2021 167,658,854 31,707,800
2020 166,298,024 30,783,688
2019 164,913,055 29,884,380
2018 163,523,103 29,018,644
2017 162,186,147 28,166,393
2016 160,811,932 27,337,105
2015 159,383,179 26,547,572
2014 157,964,929 25,788,475
2013 156,532,141 25,051,611
2012 155,070,101 24,337,846
2011 153,591,076 23,649,039
2010 152,201,981 22,999,235
2009 150,873,714 22,391,745
2008 149,474,264 21,819,036
2007 147,989,278 21,287,635
2006 146,405,973 20,787,087
2005 144,715,786 20,304,569
2004 142,902,856 19,840,313
2003 140,970,351 19,392,475
2002 138,933,658 18,958,338
2001 136,805,810 18,537,729
2000 134,544,304 18,129,653
1999 132,108,065 17,734,506
1998 129,622,332 17,340,464
1997 127,198,069 16,949,982
1996 124,862,179 16,492,480
1995 122,600,370 15,960,530
1994 120,343,179 15,033,853
1993 118,132,360 14,051,192
1992 115,952,192 13,613,316
1991 113,787,109 13,352,090
1990 111,633,717 13,094,537
1989 109,433,799 12,906,842
1988 107,216,008 12,800,558
1987 104,959,291 12,822,574
1986 102,635,572 12,770,578
1985 100,253,825 12,548,949
1984 97,814,966 12,315,954
1983 95,335,155 12,073,822
1982 92,814,507 11,824,370
1981 90,303,105 11,568,127
1980 88,016,432 11,336,221
1979 85,935,072 11,028,809
1978 83,889,655 10,618,250
1977 81,867,264 10,224,975
1976 79,855,318 9,867,209
1975 77,854,351 9,540,817
1974 75,839,348 9,236,093
1973 73,722,294 8,954,242
1972 71,641,519 8,692,935
1971 70,276,758 8,456,317
1970 69,058,894 8,250,506
1969 67,294,133 8,066,951
1968 65,408,276 7,892,613
1967 63,510,929 7,724,550
1966 61,669,806 7,562,990
1965 59,902,519 7,406,421
1964 58,178,374 7,255,061
1963 56,504,402 7,109,828
1962 54,881,146 6,969,364
1961 53,310,348 6,834,936
1960 51,828,660 6,713,695

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/mozambique | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Mozambique gained 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,604,023 people (a 35.1% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2006 and ranked 43rd 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 Mozambique will increase by 73% to 63,898,302 people and rank change from 43rd to 32nd.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 106M people in 2100 for Mozambique.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Mozambique
2100 -0.5% 0.37%
2099 -0.48% 0.41%
2098 -0.47% 0.41%
2097 -0.46% 0.45%
2096 -0.45% 0.47%
2095 -0.44% 0.48%
2094 -0.42% 0.51%
2093 -0.4% 0.52%
2092 -0.38% 0.51%
2091 -0.36% 0.58%
2090 -0.34% 0.62%
2089 -0.33% 0.62%
2088 -0.31% 0.66%
2087 -0.29% 0.67%
2086 -0.27% 0.7%
2085 -0.25% 0.71%
2084 -0.24% 0.76%
2083 -0.22% 0.78%
2082 -0.21% 0.78%
2081 -0.19% 0.8%
2080 -0.17% 0.84%
2079 -0.15% 0.89%
2078 -0.14% 0.9%
2077 -0.11% 0.92%
2076 -0.09% 0.95%
2075 -0.07% 0.95%
2074 -0.05% 1.01%
2073 -0.03% 1.03%
2072 -0.008% 1.08%
2071 0.01% 1.09%
2070 0.03% 1.17%
2069 0.05% 1.15%
2068 0.08% 1.17%
2067 0.11% 1.23%
2066 0.13% 1.23%
2065 0.15% 1.27%
2064 0.18% 1.28%
2063 0.21% 1.36%
2062 0.24% 1.44%
2061 0.27% 1.43%
2060 0.29% 1.5%
2059 0.32% 1.54%
2058 0.35% 1.57%
2057 0.37% 1.63%
2056 0.39% 1.63%
2055 0.41% 1.64%
2054 0.43% 1.65%
2053 0.45% 1.73%
2052 0.48% 1.74%
2051 0.49% 1.78%
2050 0.51% 1.86%
2049 0.53% 1.87%
2048 0.55% 1.91%
2047 0.57% 1.94%
2046 0.58% 1.96%
2045 0.6% 2.04%
2044 0.62% 2.07%
2043 0.64% 2.16%
2042 0.66% 2.16%
2041 0.67% 2.24%
2040 0.7% 2.29%
2039 0.74% 2.33%
2038 0.77% 2.35%
2037 0.81% 2.43%
2036 0.84% 2.47%
2035 0.88% 2.56%
2034 0.94% 2.55%
2033 0.97% 2.61%
2032 1.03% 2.64%
2031 1.07% 2.67%
2030 1.11% 2.72%
2029 1.14% 2.76%
2028 1.17% 2.79%
2027 1.2% 2.83%
2026 1.23% 2.83%
2025 1.22% 2.94%
2024 1.22% 2.96%
2023 1.23% 3%
2022 1.03% 2.99%
2021 0.82% 3%
2020 0.84% 3.01%
2019 0.85% 2.98%
2018 0.82% 3.03%
2017 0.85% 3.03%
2016 0.9% 2.97%
2015 0.9% 2.94%
2014 0.92% 2.94%
2013 0.94% 2.93%
2012 0.96% 2.91%
2011 0.91% 2.83%
2010 0.88% 2.71%
2009 0.94% 2.62%
2008 1% 2.5%
2007 1.08% 2.41%
2006 1.17% 2.38%
2005 1.27% 2.34%
2004 1.37% 2.31%
2003 1.47% 2.29%
2002 1.56% 2.27%
2001 1.68% 2.25%
2000 1.84% 2.23%
1999 1.92% 2.27%
1998 1.91% 2.3%
1997 1.87% 2.77%
1996 1.84% 3.33%
1995 1.88% 6.16%
1994 1.87% 6.99%
1993 1.88% 3.22%
1992 1.9% 1.96%
1991 1.93% 1.97%
1990 2.01% 1.45%
1989 2.07% 0.83%
1988 2.15% -0.17%
1987 2.26% 0.41%
1986 2.38% 1.77%
1985 2.49% 1.89%
1984 2.6% 2.01%
1983 2.72% 2.11%
1982 2.78% 2.22%
1981 2.6% 2.05%
1980 2.42% 2.79%
1979 2.44% 3.87%
1978 2.47% 3.85%
1977 2.52% 3.63%
1976 2.57% 3.42%
1975 2.66% 3.3%
1974 2.87% 3.15%
1973 2.9% 3.01%
1972 1.94% 2.8%
1971 1.76% 2.49%
1970 2.62% 2.28%
1969 2.88% 2.21%
1968 2.99% 2.18%
1967 2.99% 2.14%
1966 2.95% 2.11%
1965 2.96% 2.09%
1964 2.96% 2.04%
1963 2.96% 2.02%
1962 2.95% 1.97%
1961 2.86% 1.81%

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/mozambique | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Mozambique's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Mozambique
Current population
178415186
36941128
Population rank 8/197 43/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.45%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
31.6 seconds
One birth every
9.04 seconds
25 seconds
One death every
36.7 seconds
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +2,730
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +996,606
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 16/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
8.04 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -65,573
Net migration rank 194/196 178/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 353,143
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 93/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 154/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Mozambique
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Mozambique
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -65,573
2024 - -473,362 - -38,940
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 1,025,334 -36,276
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 1,003,689 -34,936
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 951,234 -23,103
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 945,952 -25,864
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 927,581 -49,080
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 903,176 -50,224
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 876,594 -25,043
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 850,430 -43,398
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 824,435 -52,374
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 799,778 -53,625
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 784,641 -57,067
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 763,088 -63,131
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 741,303 -63,638
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 719,025 -97,079
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 693,673 -100,625
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 654,920 -102,534
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 610,913 -100,490
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 586,009 -95,333
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 570,132 -95,770
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 554,973 -100,824
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 540,992 -99,484
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 529,867 -103,102
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 519,594 -105,130
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 506,162 -104,476
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 491,814 -103,223
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 474,453 -74,952
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 461,209 -79,732
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 442,559 90,975
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 421,630 108,751
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 384,821 938,163
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 369,518 272,829
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 362,373 -128,960
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 357,676 -68,644
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 353,290 -127,215
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 348,833 -199,509
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 349,480 -286,247
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 334,438 -441,710
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 332,609 -121,350
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 307,625 -75,642
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 304,524 -70,532
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 324,158 -73,899
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 321,493 -72,852
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 322,207 -58,347
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 349,586 -149,650
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 331,162 83,699
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 310,403 95,859
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 289,193 91,082
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 273,924 61,326
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 257,984 59,562
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 240,665 51,238
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 226,847 44,951
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 215,793 35,023
1971 542,747 224,369 211,137 11,297
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 207,385 -18,197
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 202,174 -24,251
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 197,623 -26,872
1967 1,860,743 23,164 193,044 -27,672
1966 1,794,530 3,758 189,218 -31,462
1965 1,688,652 47,610 185,931 -30,538
1964 1,686,591 25,426 182,334 -35,005
1963 1,612,749 23,215 180,867 -37,738
1962 1,584,035 26,533 176,297 -38,504
1961 1,504,524 26,503 171,236 -40,181
1960 1,418,810 13,580 165,774 -54,351

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

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/mozambique | 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 Mozambique 95.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,108,203 people) and 4.15% is from migration (a loss of 393,923 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 353,143 people or 1% in Mozambique.

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
Mozambique
City Population
Maputo 1.13M
Matola 1.03M
Nampula 743K
Beira 531K
Quelimane 350K
Chimoio 239K
Nacala 225K
Tete 153K
Pemba 141K
Xai-Xai 116K

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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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