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

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The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 175,686,899 in 2025 vs 35,631,653 people in Mozambique in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,936,470 people compared to 37,173,146 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 4.81 times bigger than Mozambique's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 44th.
  • 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 +0.97% per year vs +2.98% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 179M (22.2% growth), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 37.2M (78.8% growth).

Bangladesh vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Mozambique
2100 210,401,264 105,628,248
2099 211,451,904 105,234,999
2098 212,482,204 104,803,506
2097 213,486,272 104,372,940
2096 214,465,968 103,907,178
2095 215,426,907 103,425,281
2094 216,370,356 102,934,227
2093 217,275,808 102,409,874
2092 218,153,712 101,875,140
2091 218,982,674 101,356,290
2090 219,784,878 100,775,909
2089 220,540,401 100,158,269
2088 221,259,520 99,540,971
2087 221,938,165 98,890,285
2086 222,588,012 98,236,067
2085 223,185,997 97,557,661
2084 223,744,949 96,874,408
2083 224,275,716 96,142,098
2082 224,766,094 95,398,149
2081 225,240,154 94,657,513
2080 225,667,518 93,907,673
2079 226,061,595 93,121,830
2078 226,391,523 92,301,373
2077 226,699,126 91,481,344
2076 226,957,140 90,650,714
2075 227,161,614 89,800,986
2074 227,317,797 88,951,683
2073 227,438,605 88,066,368
2072 227,505,726 87,164,412
2071 227,524,423 86,237,232
2070 227,497,506 85,304,148
2069 227,428,570 84,316,537
2068 227,305,014 83,356,481
2067 227,121,107 82,393,396
2066 226,880,763 81,393,563
2065 226,584,072 80,403,306
2064 226,238,210 79,391,403
2063 225,824,534 78,388,769
2062 225,352,036 77,335,297
2061 224,813,409 76,234,094
2060 224,219,163 75,157,247
2059 223,571,928 74,043,229
2058 222,858,175 72,919,832
2057 222,085,438 71,789,848
2056 221,276,251 70,640,165
2055 220,407,778 69,505,255
2054 219,514,298 68,382,812
2053 218,569,959 67,270,892
2052 217,587,835 66,128,092
2051 216,556,487 64,998,059
2050 215,492,158 63,864,196
2049 214,402,257 62,698,049
2048 213,277,451 61,546,964
2047 212,116,827 60,391,850
2046 210,921,144 59,241,784
2045 209,698,915 58,101,216
2044 208,449,015 56,939,196
2043 207,172,388 55,785,114
2042 205,861,265 54,603,959
2041 204,515,400 53,447,648
2040 203,145,429 52,277,886
2039 201,737,174 51,108,793
2038 200,264,237 49,947,146
2037 198,741,429 48,801,599
2036 197,150,036 47,643,184
2035 195,501,296 46,495,588
2034 193,791,174 45,334,434
2033 191,991,968 44,205,611
2032 190,143,732 43,079,649
2031 188,210,205 41,971,121
2030 186,214,224 40,879,911
2029 184,170,034 39,797,126
2028 182,089,419 38,728,158
2027 179,975,298 37,676,618
2026 177,839,282 36,641,390
2025 175,686,899 35,631,653
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% growth), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,836,041 people (a 36% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2006 and ranked 44th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Bangladesh's population will grow by 20.4% to 215,492,158 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of Mozambique will increase by 71.8% to 63,864,196 people and rank change from 44th 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% 2.89%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/mozambique | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Mozambique's population grew by 2.89%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Mozambique
Current population
178936470
37173146
Population rank 8/197 44/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.45%
One net population change
14.9 seconds
31.6 seconds
One birth every
9.09 seconds
24.6 seconds
One death every
35.6 seconds
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,821 +2,739
Annual growth/decline +2,124,535 +999,887
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +2.89%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 17/197
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 2,583,129 -473,362 1,043,109 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/mozambique | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 74.2% of the population change in Bangladesh is from natural causes (a gain of 24,425,669 people) and 25.8% is from migration (a loss of 8,481,548 people). In Mozambique 96.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,351,534 people) and 3.9% is from migration (a loss of 379,238 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 3.23M
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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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