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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 54,500,091 people in Myanmar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 55,292,116 in Myanmar.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 3.23 times bigger than Myanmar's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Myanmar is the 27th.
  • The countries together account for 2.82% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.67% for Myanmar.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +0.74% in Myanmar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Myanmar has grown from 47.8M to 55.3M (15.7% growth).

Bangladesh vs Myanmar: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Myanmar
2100 210,399,059 49,949,080
2099 211,449,688 50,198,343
2098 212,479,977 50,447,153
2097 213,484,035 50,695,410
2096 214,463,720 50,944,916
2095 215,424,649 51,196,278
2094 216,368,088 51,446,607
2093 217,273,531 51,693,545
2092 218,151,426 51,939,182
2091 218,980,379 52,186,904
2090 219,782,575 52,430,723
2089 220,538,090 52,669,995
2088 221,257,201 52,907,277
2087 221,935,839 53,143,840
2086 222,585,679 53,378,681
2085 223,183,658 53,610,966
2084 223,742,603 53,838,657
2083 224,273,365 54,062,724
2082 224,763,738 54,285,392
2081 225,237,793 54,505,055
2080 225,665,152 54,722,128
2079 226,059,226 54,937,654
2078 226,389,150 55,150,792
2077 226,696,749 55,357,283
2076 226,954,762 55,562,845
2075 227,159,233 55,765,753
2074 227,315,415 55,964,774
2073 227,436,221 56,160,415
2072 227,503,342 56,349,733
2071 227,522,038 56,533,780
2070 227,495,122 56,713,930
2069 227,426,186 56,887,406
2068 227,302,632 57,055,818
2067 227,118,726 57,217,287
2066 226,878,385 57,373,788
2065 226,581,697 57,525,666
2064 226,235,839 57,671,683
2063 225,822,167 57,808,968
2062 225,349,674 57,938,764
2061 224,811,052 58,067,183
2060 224,216,813 58,186,565
2059 223,569,585 58,295,246
2058 222,855,839 58,392,324
2057 222,083,110 58,481,859
2056 221,273,932 58,565,952
2055 220,405,468 58,636,423
2054 219,511,997 58,697,613
2053 218,567,668 58,745,390
2052 217,585,554 58,783,172
2051 216,554,217 58,809,843
2050 215,489,899 58,824,293
2049 214,400,010 58,829,688
2048 213,275,216 58,823,499
2047 212,114,603 58,805,696
2046 210,918,933 58,775,337
2045 209,696,717 58,728,250
2044 208,446,830 58,671,458
2043 207,170,217 58,601,589
2042 205,859,107 58,516,227
2041 204,513,256 58,417,678
2040 203,143,300 58,306,713
2039 201,735,060 58,181,537
2038 200,262,138 58,041,212
2037 198,739,346 57,888,662
2036 197,147,970 57,724,649
2035 195,499,247 57,544,156
2034 193,789,143 57,348,842
2033 191,989,956 57,137,545
2032 190,141,739 56,910,400
2031 188,208,233 56,667,160
2030 186,212,272 56,407,549
2029 184,168,103 56,133,620
2028 182,087,511 55,840,949
2027 179,973,411 55,531,050
2026 177,837,418 55,203,523
2025 175,685,057 54,860,498
2024 173,562,364 54,500,091
2023 171,466,990 54,133,798
2022 169,384,897 53,756,787
2021 167,658,854 53,387,102
2020 166,298,024 53,016,522
2019 164,913,055 52,640,713
2018 163,523,103 52,272,247
2017 162,186,147 51,894,938
2016 160,811,932 51,495,696
2015 159,383,179 51,089,056
2014 157,964,929 50,681,634
2013 156,532,141 50,262,658
2012 155,070,101 49,837,446
2011 153,591,076 49,419,820
2010 152,201,981 49,024,382
2009 150,873,714 48,660,459
2008 149,474,264 48,390,793
2007 147,989,278 48,125,043
2006 146,405,973 47,785,135
2005 144,715,786 47,438,365
2004 142,902,856 47,068,772
2003 140,970,351 46,667,192
2002 138,933,658 46,232,653
2001 136,805,810 45,771,139
2000 134,544,304 45,290,841
1999 132,108,065 44,787,724
1998 129,622,332 44,257,793
1997 127,198,069 43,708,798
1996 124,862,179 43,154,860
1995 122,600,370 42,605,338
1994 120,343,179 42,055,143
1993 118,132,360 41,502,429
1992 115,952,192 40,950,342
1991 113,787,109 40,394,154
1990 111,633,717 39,817,251
1989 109,433,799 39,214,618
1988 107,216,008 38,600,927
1987 104,959,291 37,971,594
1986 102,635,572 37,314,878
1985 100,253,825 36,622,827
1984 97,814,966 35,899,313
1983 95,335,155 35,162,715
1982 92,814,507 34,482,965
1981 90,303,105 33,858,783
1980 88,016,432 33,227,204
1979 85,935,072 32,596,550
1978 83,889,655 31,972,976
1977 81,867,264 31,355,966
1976 79,855,318 30,758,811
1975 77,854,351 30,176,565
1974 75,839,348 29,598,167
1973 73,722,294 29,026,388
1972 71,641,519 28,428,324
1971 70,276,758 27,807,219
1970 69,058,894 27,193,016
1969 67,294,133 26,585,112
1968 65,408,276 25,989,662
1967 63,510,929 25,406,429
1966 61,669,806 24,836,496
1965 59,902,519 24,279,431
1964 58,178,374 23,737,315
1963 56,504,402 23,213,408
1962 54,881,146 22,704,719
1961 53,310,348 22,210,581
1960 51,828,660 21,730,250

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/myanmar | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Myanmar gained 3,710,561 people (a 7.77% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Myanmar's population increased by 3,796,420 people (a 7.37% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Myanmar was ranked 26th in 2006 and ranked 27th 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 Myanmar will increase by 6.39% to 58,824,293 people and rank change from 27th to 35th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 58.8M people in 2049 for Myanmar.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Myanmar
2100 -0.5% -0.5%
2099 -0.48% -0.49%
2098 -0.47% -0.49%
2097 -0.46% -0.49%
2096 -0.45% -0.49%
2095 -0.44% -0.49%
2094 -0.42% -0.48%
2093 -0.4% -0.47%
2092 -0.38% -0.47%
2091 -0.36% -0.47%
2090 -0.34% -0.45%
2089 -0.33% -0.45%
2088 -0.31% -0.45%
2087 -0.29% -0.44%
2086 -0.27% -0.43%
2085 -0.25% -0.42%
2084 -0.24% -0.41%
2083 -0.22% -0.41%
2082 -0.21% -0.4%
2081 -0.19% -0.4%
2080 -0.17% -0.39%
2079 -0.15% -0.39%
2078 -0.14% -0.37%
2077 -0.11% -0.37%
2076 -0.09% -0.36%
2075 -0.07% -0.36%
2074 -0.05% -0.35%
2073 -0.03% -0.34%
2072 -0.008% -0.33%
2071 0.01% -0.32%
2070 0.03% -0.3%
2069 0.05% -0.3%
2068 0.08% -0.28%
2067 0.11% -0.27%
2066 0.13% -0.26%
2065 0.15% -0.25%
2064 0.18% -0.24%
2063 0.21% -0.22%
2062 0.24% -0.22%
2061 0.27% -0.21%
2060 0.29% -0.19%
2059 0.32% -0.17%
2058 0.35% -0.15%
2057 0.37% -0.14%
2056 0.39% -0.12%
2055 0.41% -0.1%
2054 0.43% -0.08%
2053 0.45% -0.06%
2052 0.48% -0.05%
2051 0.49% -0.02%
2050 0.51% -0.009%
2049 0.53% 0.01%
2048 0.55% 0.03%
2047 0.57% 0.05%
2046 0.58% 0.08%
2045 0.6% 0.1%
2044 0.62% 0.12%
2043 0.64% 0.15%
2042 0.66% 0.17%
2041 0.67% 0.19%
2040 0.7% 0.22%
2039 0.74% 0.24%
2038 0.77% 0.26%
2037 0.81% 0.28%
2036 0.84% 0.31%
2035 0.88% 0.34%
2034 0.94% 0.37%
2033 0.97% 0.4%
2032 1.03% 0.43%
2031 1.07% 0.46%
2030 1.11% 0.49%
2029 1.14% 0.52%
2028 1.17% 0.56%
2027 1.2% 0.59%
2026 1.23% 0.63%
2025 1.22% 0.66%
2024 1.22% 0.68%
2023 1.23% 0.7%
2022 1.03% 0.69%
2021 0.82% 0.7%
2020 0.84% 0.71%
2019 0.85% 0.7%
2018 0.82% 0.73%
2017 0.85% 0.78%
2016 0.9% 0.8%
2015 0.9% 0.8%
2014 0.92% 0.83%
2013 0.94% 0.85%
2012 0.96% 0.85%
2011 0.91% 0.81%
2010 0.88% 0.75%
2009 0.94% 0.56%
2008 1% 0.55%
2007 1.08% 0.71%
2006 1.17% 0.73%
2005 1.27% 0.79%
2004 1.37% 0.86%
2003 1.47% 0.94%
2002 1.56% 1.01%
2001 1.68% 1.06%
2000 1.84% 1.12%
1999 1.92% 1.2%
1998 1.91% 1.26%
1997 1.87% 1.28%
1996 1.84% 1.29%
1995 1.88% 1.31%
1994 1.87% 1.33%
1993 1.88% 1.35%
1992 1.9% 1.38%
1991 1.93% 1.45%
1990 2.01% 1.54%
1989 2.07% 1.59%
1988 2.15% 1.66%
1987 2.26% 1.76%
1986 2.38% 1.89%
1985 2.49% 2.02%
1984 2.6% 2.09%
1983 2.72% 1.97%
1982 2.78% 1.84%
1981 2.6% 1.9%
1980 2.42% 1.93%
1979 2.44% 1.95%
1978 2.47% 1.97%
1977 2.52% 1.94%
1976 2.57% 1.93%
1975 2.66% 1.95%
1974 2.87% 1.97%
1973 2.9% 2.1%
1972 1.94% 2.23%
1971 1.76% 2.26%
1970 2.62% 2.29%
1969 2.88% 2.29%
1968 2.99% 2.3%
1967 2.99% 2.29%
1966 2.95% 2.29%
1965 2.96% 2.28%
1964 2.96% 2.26%
1963 2.96% 2.24%
1962 2.95% 2.22%
1961 2.86% 2.21%

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/myanmar | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Myanmar's population grew by 0.68%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Myanmar
Current population
178415186
55292116
Population rank 8/197 27/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.67%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
1.43 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
34.9 seconds
One death every
36.7 seconds
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +1,004
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +366,293
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.68%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 118/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -39,661
Net migration rank 194/196 172/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 79,052
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 139/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 194/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Myanmar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Myanmar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -39,661
2024 - -473,362 - -37,979
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 408,331 -34,989
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 415,647 -34,988
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 394,104 -35,370
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 448,626 -66,213
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 469,924 -100,783
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 482,316 -114,598
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 492,276 -105,415
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 499,508 -87,907
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 495,769 -94,108
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 488,114 -74,901
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 487,648 -62,863
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 487,210 -61,536
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 492,271 -82,713
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 497,745 -116,481
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 505,144 -158,542
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 373,287 -180,533
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 523,745 -184,989
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 527,165 -186,098
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 537,429 -185,009
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 556,494 -169,736
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 582,173 -165,739
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 602,873 -150,232
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 601,524 -131,124
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 596,979 -106,772
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 597,916 -81,874
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 606,110 -62,281
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 613,103 -58,954
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 619,488 -65,766
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 620,376 -75,097
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 626,411 -71,359
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 633,576 -83,214
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 634,484 -80,661
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 637,622 -79,059
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 636,081 -40,859
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 636,610 -26,585
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 630,392 -13,046
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 652,960 -11,642
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 679,467 -7,351
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 705,905 6,074
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 723,623 11,433
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 719,710 18,427
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 701,212 -79,856
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 679,851 -52,839
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 673,815 -37,679
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 669,338 -44,174
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 658,068 -36,055
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 649,915 -37,879
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 642,829 -60,561
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 635,005 -52,763
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 628,458 -53,875
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 624,619 -55,659
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 616,411 10,735
1971 542,747 224,369 608,784 6,306
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 595,337 17,997
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 584,979 17,491
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 571,123 17,293
1967 1,860,743 23,164 559,577 18,470
1966 1,794,530 3,758 546,378 15,453
1965 1,688,652 47,610 533,443 18,847
1964 1,686,591 25,426 516,334 15,600
1963 1,612,749 23,215 501,548 14,350
1962 1,584,035 26,533 487,925 13,546
1961 1,504,524 26,503 474,818 11,972
1960 1,418,810 13,580 465,049 8,807

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

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/myanmar | 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 Myanmar 86% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,594,615 people) and 14% is from migration (a loss of 749,272 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 79,052 people or 0.1% in Myanmar.

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
Myanmar
City Population
Yangon 6.87M
Mandalay 1.23M
Naypyidaw 1.16M
Hpa-an 422K
Mawlamyine 289K
Pathein 287K
Bago 284K
Taunggyi 265K
Myitkyina 243K
Myeik 222K

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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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