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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 29,651,054 people in Nepal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 29,596,762 in Nepal.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 6.03 times bigger than Nepal's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Nepal is the 52nd.
  • The countries together account for 2.51% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.36% for Nepal.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +0.66% in Nepal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Nepal has grown from 26.6M to 29.6M (11.4% growth).

Bangladesh vs Nepal: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Nepal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Nepal
2100 210,399,059 31,902,377
2099 211,449,688 32,090,762
2098 212,479,977 32,277,789
2097 213,484,035 32,464,318
2096 214,463,720 32,647,891
2095 215,424,649 32,828,594
2094 216,368,088 33,009,460
2093 217,273,531 33,186,290
2092 218,151,426 33,361,327
2091 218,980,379 33,532,505
2090 219,782,575 33,699,660
2089 220,538,090 33,863,636
2088 221,257,201 34,022,597
2087 221,935,839 34,175,457
2086 222,585,679 34,322,945
2085 223,183,658 34,468,441
2084 223,742,603 34,605,513
2083 224,273,365 34,735,114
2082 224,763,738 34,856,938
2081 225,237,793 34,972,075
2080 225,665,152 35,080,783
2079 226,059,226 35,183,584
2078 226,389,150 35,277,254
2077 226,696,749 35,362,658
2076 226,954,762 35,440,746
2075 227,159,233 35,510,291
2074 227,315,415 35,573,094
2073 227,436,221 35,627,375
2072 227,503,342 35,670,886
2071 227,522,038 35,709,979
2070 227,495,122 35,739,580
2069 227,426,186 35,759,193
2068 227,302,632 35,770,405
2067 227,118,726 35,774,081
2066 226,878,385 35,770,220
2065 226,581,697 35,758,824
2064 226,235,839 35,737,661
2063 225,822,167 35,709,945
2062 225,349,674 35,669,839
2061 224,811,052 35,623,365
2060 224,216,813 35,567,728
2059 223,569,585 35,503,043
2058 222,855,839 35,427,419
2057 222,083,110 35,345,633
2056 221,273,932 35,253,644
2055 220,405,468 35,155,433
2054 219,511,997 35,050,330
2053 218,567,668 34,936,594
2052 217,585,554 34,816,009
2051 216,554,217 34,684,328
2050 215,489,899 34,546,267
2049 214,400,010 34,400,898
2048 213,275,216 34,250,249
2047 212,114,603 34,091,495
2046 210,918,933 33,921,975
2045 209,696,717 33,747,892
2044 208,446,830 33,566,784
2043 207,170,217 33,380,395
2042 205,859,107 33,186,321
2041 204,513,256 32,987,097
2040 203,143,300 32,781,189
2039 201,735,060 32,569,731
2038 200,262,138 32,349,742
2037 198,739,346 32,125,036
2036 197,147,970 31,892,962
2035 195,499,247 31,653,976
2034 193,789,143 31,407,460
2033 191,989,956 31,152,292
2032 190,141,739 30,890,627
2031 188,208,233 30,623,706
2030 186,212,272 30,349,201
2029 184,168,103 30,068,368
2028 182,087,511 29,780,585
2027 179,973,411 29,627,864
2026 177,837,418 29,585,230
2025 175,685,057 29,605,298
2024 173,562,364 29,651,054
2023 171,466,990 29,694,614
2022 169,384,897 29,715,436
2021 167,658,854 29,475,010
2020 166,298,024 28,966,574
2019 164,913,055 28,414,064
2018 163,523,103 28,079,689
2017 162,186,147 28,011,258
2016 160,811,932 27,955,462
2015 159,383,179 27,823,629
2014 157,964,929 27,672,370
2013 156,532,141 27,589,996
2012 155,070,101 27,534,915
2011 153,591,076 27,464,494
2010 152,201,981 27,341,952
2009 150,873,714 27,173,035
2008 149,474,264 26,990,037
2007 147,989,278 26,788,492
2006 146,405,973 26,565,425
2005 144,715,786 26,309,458
2004 142,902,856 26,016,656
2003 140,970,351 25,688,758
2002 138,933,658 25,328,981
2001 136,805,810 24,946,748
2000 134,544,304 24,546,509
1999 132,108,065 24,125,199
1998 129,622,332 23,680,357
1997 127,198,069 23,219,463
1996 124,862,179 22,741,862
1995 122,600,370 22,245,439
1994 120,343,179 21,717,479
1993 118,132,360 21,180,159
1992 115,952,192 20,609,707
1991 113,787,109 20,036,500
1990 111,633,717 19,524,573
1989 109,433,799 19,057,807
1988 107,216,008 18,638,661
1987 104,959,291 18,250,505
1986 102,635,572 17,868,124
1985 100,253,825 17,477,692
1984 97,814,966 17,085,242
1983 95,335,155 16,689,119
1982 92,814,507 16,297,987
1981 90,303,105 15,922,423
1980 88,016,432 15,553,105
1979 85,935,072 15,190,590
1978 83,889,655 14,839,695
1977 81,867,264 14,499,175
1976 79,855,318 14,177,649
1975 77,854,351 13,870,695
1974 75,839,348 13,568,435
1973 73,722,294 13,275,239
1972 71,641,519 12,989,099
1971 70,276,758 12,710,061
1970 69,058,894 12,436,190
1969 67,294,133 12,167,036
1968 65,408,276 11,906,266
1967 63,510,929 11,652,716
1966 61,669,806 11,408,710
1965 59,902,519 11,173,411
1964 58,178,374 10,946,392
1963 56,504,402 10,729,818
1962 54,881,146 10,521,116
1961 53,310,348 10,318,396
1960 51,828,660 10,123,658

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Nepal gained 1,390,037 people (a 5.23% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Nepal's population increased by 1,641,300 people (a 5.87% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Nepal was ranked 43rd in 2006 and ranked 52nd 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 Nepal will increase by 16.7% to 34,546,267 people and rank change from 52nd to 58th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 35.8M people in 2067 for Nepal.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Nepal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Nepal
2100 -0.5% -0.59%
2099 -0.48% -0.58%
2098 -0.47% -0.57%
2097 -0.46% -0.56%
2096 -0.45% -0.55%
2095 -0.44% -0.55%
2094 -0.42% -0.53%
2093 -0.4% -0.52%
2092 -0.38% -0.51%
2091 -0.36% -0.5%
2090 -0.34% -0.48%
2089 -0.33% -0.47%
2088 -0.31% -0.45%
2087 -0.29% -0.43%
2086 -0.27% -0.42%
2085 -0.25% -0.4%
2084 -0.24% -0.37%
2083 -0.22% -0.35%
2082 -0.21% -0.33%
2081 -0.19% -0.31%
2080 -0.17% -0.29%
2079 -0.15% -0.27%
2078 -0.14% -0.24%
2077 -0.11% -0.22%
2076 -0.09% -0.2%
2075 -0.07% -0.18%
2074 -0.05% -0.15%
2073 -0.03% -0.12%
2072 -0.008% -0.11%
2071 0.01% -0.08%
2070 0.03% -0.05%
2069 0.05% -0.03%
2068 0.08% -0.01%
2067 0.11% 0.01%
2066 0.13% 0.03%
2065 0.15% 0.06%
2064 0.18% 0.08%
2063 0.21% 0.11%
2062 0.24% 0.13%
2061 0.27% 0.16%
2060 0.29% 0.18%
2059 0.32% 0.21%
2058 0.35% 0.23%
2057 0.37% 0.26%
2056 0.39% 0.28%
2055 0.41% 0.3%
2054 0.43% 0.33%
2053 0.45% 0.35%
2052 0.48% 0.38%
2051 0.49% 0.4%
2050 0.51% 0.42%
2049 0.53% 0.44%
2048 0.55% 0.47%
2047 0.57% 0.5%
2046 0.58% 0.52%
2045 0.6% 0.54%
2044 0.62% 0.56%
2043 0.64% 0.58%
2042 0.66% 0.6%
2041 0.67% 0.63%
2040 0.7% 0.65%
2039 0.74% 0.68%
2038 0.77% 0.7%
2037 0.81% 0.73%
2036 0.84% 0.75%
2035 0.88% 0.78%
2034 0.94% 0.82%
2033 0.97% 0.85%
2032 1.03% 0.87%
2031 1.07% 0.9%
2030 1.11% 0.93%
2029 1.14% 0.97%
2028 1.17% 0.52%
2027 1.2% 0.14%
2026 1.23% -0.07%
2025 1.22% -0.15%
2024 1.22% -0.15%
2023 1.23% -0.07%
2022 1.03% 0.82%
2021 0.82% 1.76%
2020 0.84% 1.94%
2019 0.85% 1.19%
2018 0.82% 0.24%
2017 0.85% 0.2%
2016 0.9% 0.47%
2015 0.9% 0.55%
2014 0.92% 0.3%
2013 0.94% 0.2%
2012 0.96% 0.26%
2011 0.91% 0.45%
2010 0.88% 0.62%
2009 0.94% 0.68%
2008 1% 0.75%
2007 1.08% 0.84%
2006 1.17% 0.97%
2005 1.27% 1.13%
2004 1.37% 1.28%
2003 1.47% 1.42%
2002 1.56% 1.53%
2001 1.68% 1.63%
2000 1.84% 1.75%
1999 1.92% 1.88%
1998 1.91% 1.98%
1997 1.87% 2.1%
1996 1.84% 2.23%
1995 1.88% 2.43%
1994 1.87% 2.54%
1993 1.88% 2.77%
1992 1.9% 2.86%
1991 1.93% 2.62%
1990 2.01% 2.45%
1989 2.07% 2.25%
1988 2.15% 2.13%
1987 2.26% 2.14%
1986 2.38% 2.23%
1985 2.49% 2.3%
1984 2.6% 2.37%
1983 2.72% 2.4%
1982 2.78% 2.36%
1981 2.6% 2.37%
1980 2.42% 2.39%
1979 2.44% 2.36%
1978 2.47% 2.35%
1977 2.52% 2.27%
1976 2.57% 2.21%
1975 2.66% 2.23%
1974 2.87% 2.21%
1973 2.9% 2.2%
1972 1.94% 2.2%
1971 1.76% 2.2%
1970 2.62% 2.21%
1969 2.88% 2.19%
1968 2.99% 2.18%
1967 2.99% 2.14%
1966 2.95% 2.11%
1965 2.96% 2.07%
1964 2.96% 2.02%
1963 2.96% 1.98%
1962 2.95% 1.96%
1961 2.86% 1.92%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Nepal's population declined by 0.15%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Nepal
Current population
178415186
29596762
Population rank 8/197 52/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.36%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
12.1 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
54.9 seconds
One death every
36.7 seconds
2.55 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 -119
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 -43,560
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% -0.15%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 174/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
1.45 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -364,699
Net migration rank 194/196 193/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 470,719
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 82/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 1.6%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 142/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Nepal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Nepal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -364,699
2024 - -473,362 - -401,282
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 368,450 -409,782
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 379,021 -379,321
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 351,165 130,001
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 373,553 162,139
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 387,113 182,203
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 394,576 -295,151
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 406,219 -368,787
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 415,921 -341,748
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 410,565 -221,062
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 423,166 -310,156
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 424,804 -373,064
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 430,151 -371,707
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 429,957 -347,552
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 432,631 -269,963
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 441,290 -266,144
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 452,353 -261,540
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 464,780 -252,526
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 475,335 -241,455
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 489,093 -211,024
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 504,853 -197,336
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 516,575 -168,314
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 525,045 -153,730
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 542,118 -148,973
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 554,506 -147,193
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 557,847 -122,551
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 562,787 -108,400
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 565,882 -98,454
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 580,099 -92,307
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 591,283 -86,232
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 578,293 -27,415
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 561,549 -37,782
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 533,029 84,113
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 512,233 17,056
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 495,202 -640
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 478,771 -39,808
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 463,581 -64,246
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 449,400 -72,437
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 434,802 -47,017
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 423,240 -30,154
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 411,122 -19,300
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 399,103 1,304
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 385,741 -3,898
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 374,145 -4,855
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 364,254 5,084
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 355,597 88
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 345,765 346
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 332,843 2,108
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 323,222 -15,119
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 312,479 -6,686
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 303,078 -4,361
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 288,750 -1,076
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 286,708 -2,107
1971 542,747 224,369 280,752 -7,284
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 272,439 1,847
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 264,560 -527
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 258,259 -746
1967 1,860,743 23,164 249,240 347
1966 1,794,530 3,758 241,716 -3,306
1965 1,688,652 47,610 233,726 -1,551
1964 1,686,591 25,426 227,948 -6,087
1963 1,612,749 23,215 219,586 -8,303
1962 1,584,035 26,533 215,368 -9,249
1961 1,504,524 26,503 209,917 -10,601
1960 1,418,810 13,580 203,374 -13,223

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

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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 Nepal 67.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,909,749 people) and 32.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,851,664 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 470,719 people or 1.6% in Nepal.

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
Nepal
City Population
Kathmandu 846K
Lalitpur 513K
Pokhara 354K
Birgunj 268K
Biratnagar 243K
Bheemdatta 105K
Dhangadhi 102K
Janakpur 97.8K
Hetauda 84.7K
Damak 75.1K

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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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