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Population in Bangladesh compared to the Netherlands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 175,686,899 in 2025 vs 18,087,633 people in the Netherlands in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,936,470 people compared to 18,243,998 in the Netherlands.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 9.81 times bigger than the Netherlands'.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while the Netherlands is the 72nd.
  • The countries together account for 2.37% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.22% for the Netherlands.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.97% per year vs +0.64% in the Netherlands.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 179M (22.2% growth), while the Netherlands has grown from 16.3M to 18.2M (11.6% growth).

Bangladesh vs Netherlands: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Netherlands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Netherlands
2100 210,401,264 17,329,352
2099 211,451,904 17,362,626
2098 212,482,204 17,395,665
2097 213,486,272 17,429,925
2096 214,465,968 17,465,162
2095 215,426,907 17,502,567
2094 216,370,356 17,540,959
2093 217,275,808 17,580,632
2092 218,153,712 17,619,384
2091 218,982,674 17,658,238
2090 219,784,878 17,700,204
2089 220,540,401 17,739,947
2088 221,259,520 17,779,324
2087 221,938,165 17,815,257
2086 222,588,012 17,854,371
2085 223,185,997 17,890,610
2084 223,744,949 17,926,885
2083 224,275,716 17,963,416
2082 224,766,094 17,998,527
2081 225,240,154 18,032,297
2080 225,667,518 18,062,716
2079 226,061,595 18,093,254
2078 226,391,523 18,121,649
2077 226,699,126 18,150,234
2076 226,957,140 18,175,683
2075 227,161,614 18,196,574
2074 227,317,797 18,214,405
2073 227,438,605 18,232,486
2072 227,505,726 18,249,136
2071 227,524,423 18,264,367
2070 227,497,506 18,279,781
2069 227,428,570 18,295,123
2068 227,305,014 18,310,300
2067 227,121,107 18,325,333
2066 226,880,763 18,343,435
2065 226,584,072 18,364,513
2064 226,238,210 18,386,352
2063 225,824,534 18,409,851
2062 225,352,036 18,433,299
2061 224,813,409 18,460,766
2060 224,219,163 18,488,598
2059 223,571,928 18,517,020
2058 222,858,175 18,545,884
2057 222,085,438 18,576,502
2056 221,276,251 18,606,997
2055 220,407,778 18,634,546
2054 219,514,298 18,660,585
2053 218,569,959 18,686,212
2052 217,587,835 18,709,643
2051 216,556,487 18,736,166
2050 215,492,158 18,757,302
2049 214,402,257 18,777,673
2048 213,277,451 18,795,411
2047 212,116,827 18,812,362
2046 210,921,144 18,823,628
2045 209,698,915 18,834,974
2044 208,449,015 18,844,772
2043 207,172,388 18,850,396
2042 205,861,265 18,853,495
2041 204,515,400 18,852,912
2040 203,145,429 18,847,238
2039 201,737,174 18,837,931
2038 200,264,237 18,823,220
2037 198,741,429 18,804,912
2036 197,150,036 18,779,656
2035 195,501,296 18,751,144
2034 193,791,174 18,718,013
2033 191,991,968 18,676,061
2032 190,143,732 18,630,094
2031 188,210,205 18,577,582
2030 186,214,224 18,517,866
2029 184,170,034 18,449,618
2028 182,089,419 18,372,676
2027 179,975,298 18,289,268
2026 177,839,282 18,196,186
2025 175,686,899 18,087,633
2024 173,562,364 17,993,485
2023 171,466,990 17,877,117
2022 169,384,897 17,700,982
2021 167,658,854 17,533,044
2020 166,298,024 17,441,500
2019 164,913,055 17,344,874
2018 163,523,103 17,231,624
2017 162,186,147 17,131,296
2016 160,811,932 17,030,314
2015 159,383,179 16,939,923
2014 157,964,929 16,865,008
2013 156,532,141 16,804,432
2012 155,070,101 16,754,962
2011 153,591,076 16,693,074
2010 152,201,981 16,615,394
2009 150,873,714 16,530,388
2008 149,474,264 16,445,593
2007 147,989,278 16,381,696
2006 146,405,973 16,346,101
2005 144,715,786 16,319,868
2004 142,902,856 16,281,779
2003 140,970,351 16,225,302
2002 138,933,658 16,148,929
2001 136,805,810 16,046,180
2000 134,544,304 15,925,513
1999 132,108,065 15,812,088
1998 129,622,332 15,707,209
1997 127,198,069 15,610,650
1996 124,862,179 15,530,498
1995 122,600,370 15,459,006
1994 120,343,179 15,382,838
1993 118,132,360 15,290,368
1992 115,952,192 15,184,166
1991 113,787,109 15,069,798
1990 111,633,717 14,951,510
1989 109,433,799 14,848,907
1988 107,216,008 14,760,094
1987 104,959,291 14,665,037
1986 102,635,572 14,572,278
1985 100,253,825 14,491,632
1984 97,814,966 14,424,211
1983 95,335,155 14,367,070
1982 92,814,507 14,312,690
1981 90,303,105 14,247,208
1980 88,016,432 14,149,800
1979 85,935,072 14,038,270
1978 83,889,655 13,941,700
1977 81,867,264 13,856,185
1976 79,855,318 13,774,037
1975 77,854,351 13,666,335
1974 75,839,348 13,545,056
1973 73,722,294 13,439,322
1972 71,641,519 13,328,593
1971 70,276,758 13,194,497
1970 69,058,894 13,038,526
1969 67,294,133 12,877,984
1968 65,408,276 12,729,721
1967 63,510,929 12,598,201
1966 61,669,806 12,456,251
1965 59,902,519 12,294,732
1964 58,178,374 12,127,120
1963 56,504,402 11,965,966
1962 54,881,146 11,805,689
1961 53,310,348 11,638,712
1960 51,828,660 11,486,631

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while the Netherlands gained 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,213,684 people (a 7.13% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. The Netherlands was ranked 61st in 2006 and ranked 72nd 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 the Netherlands will increase by 2.81% to 18,757,302 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 18.9M people in 2042 for the Netherlands.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Netherlands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Netherlands
2100 -0.5% -0.19%
2099 -0.48% -0.19%
2098 -0.47% -0.2%
2097 -0.46% -0.2%
2096 -0.45% -0.21%
2095 -0.44% -0.22%
2094 -0.42% -0.23%
2093 -0.4% -0.22%
2092 -0.38% -0.22%
2091 -0.36% -0.24%
2090 -0.34% -0.22%
2089 -0.33% -0.22%
2088 -0.31% -0.2%
2087 -0.29% -0.22%
2086 -0.27% -0.2%
2085 -0.25% -0.2%
2084 -0.24% -0.2%
2083 -0.22% -0.2%
2082 -0.21% -0.19%
2081 -0.19% -0.17%
2080 -0.17% -0.17%
2079 -0.15% -0.16%
2078 -0.14% -0.16%
2077 -0.11% -0.14%
2076 -0.09% -0.11%
2075 -0.07% -0.1%
2074 -0.05% -0.1%
2073 -0.03% -0.09%
2072 -0.008% -0.08%
2071 0.01% -0.08%
2070 0.03% -0.08%
2069 0.05% -0.08%
2068 0.08% -0.08%
2067 0.11% -0.1%
2066 0.13% -0.11%
2065 0.15% -0.12%
2064 0.18% -0.13%
2063 0.21% -0.13%
2062 0.24% -0.15%
2061 0.27% -0.15%
2060 0.29% -0.15%
2059 0.32% -0.16%
2058 0.35% -0.16%
2057 0.37% -0.16%
2056 0.39% -0.15%
2055 0.41% -0.14%
2054 0.43% -0.14%
2053 0.45% -0.13%
2052 0.48% -0.14%
2051 0.49% -0.11%
2050 0.51% -0.11%
2049 0.53% -0.09%
2048 0.55% -0.09%
2047 0.57% -0.06%
2046 0.58% -0.06%
2045 0.6% -0.05%
2044 0.62% -0.03%
2043 0.64% -0.02%
2042 0.66% 0.003%
2041 0.67% 0.03%
2040 0.7% 0.05%
2039 0.74% 0.08%
2038 0.77% 0.1%
2037 0.81% 0.13%
2036 0.84% 0.15%
2035 0.88% 0.18%
2034 0.94% 0.22%
2033 0.97% 0.25%
2032 1.03% 0.28%
2031 1.07% 0.32%
2030 1.11% 0.37%
2029 1.14% 0.42%
2028 1.17% 0.46%
2027 1.2% 0.51%
2026 1.23% 0.6%
2025 1.22% 0.52%
2024 1.22% 0.65%
2023 1.23% 1%
2022 1.03% 0.96%
2021 0.82% 0.52%
2020 0.84% 0.56%
2019 0.85% 0.66%
2018 0.82% 0.59%
2017 0.85% 0.59%
2016 0.9% 0.53%
2015 0.9% 0.44%
2014 0.92% 0.36%
2013 0.94% 0.3%
2012 0.96% 0.37%
2011 0.91% 0.47%
2010 0.88% 0.51%
2009 0.94% 0.52%
2008 1% 0.39%
2007 1.08% 0.22%
2006 1.17% 0.16%
2005 1.27% 0.23%
2004 1.37% 0.35%
2003 1.47% 0.47%
2002 1.56% 0.64%
2001 1.68% 0.76%
2000 1.84% 0.72%
1999 1.92% 0.67%
1998 1.91% 0.62%
1997 1.87% 0.52%
1996 1.84% 0.46%
1995 1.88% 0.5%
1994 1.87% 0.6%
1993 1.88% 0.7%
1992 1.9% 0.76%
1991 1.93% 0.79%
1990 2.01% 0.69%
1989 2.07% 0.6%
1988 2.15% 0.65%
1987 2.26% 0.64%
1986 2.38% 0.56%
1985 2.49% 0.47%
1984 2.6% 0.4%
1983 2.72% 0.38%
1982 2.78% 0.46%
1981 2.6% 0.69%
1980 2.42% 0.79%
1979 2.44% 0.69%
1978 2.47% 0.62%
1977 2.52% 0.6%
1976 2.57% 0.79%
1975 2.66% 0.9%
1974 2.87% 0.79%
1973 2.9% 0.83%
1972 1.94% 1.02%
1971 1.76% 1.2%
1970 2.62% 1.25%
1969 2.88% 1.16%
1968 2.99% 1.04%
1967 2.99% 1.14%
1966 2.95% 1.31%
1965 2.96% 1.38%
1964 2.96% 1.35%
1963 2.96% 1.36%
1962 2.95% 1.43%
1961 2.86% 1.32%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while the Netherlands' population grew by 0.52%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Netherlands
Current population
178936470
18243998
Population rank 8/197 72/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.22%
One net population change
14.9 seconds
5.6 minutes
One birth every
9.09 seconds
3.18 minutes
One death every
35.6 seconds
3.04 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,821 +258
Annual growth/decline +2,124,535 +94,148
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.52%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 127/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
5.03 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 +104,681
Net migration rank 194/196 16/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 2,956,518
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 23/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 16.2%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 40/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Netherlands
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Netherlands
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 104,681
2024 2,583,129 -473,362 -7,197 121,628
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 -5,363 144,558
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 -1,770 224,472
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 7,014 106,416
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 0 67,598
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 17,345 109,003
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 15,508 87,197
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 18,844 86,332
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 23,843 88,743
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 23,716 55,585
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 35,417 36,591
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 30,248 19,973
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 35,186 14,861
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 45,072 31,224
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 48,184 33,703
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 51,244 39,832
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 49,337 32,406
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 49,145 -304
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 49,038 -25,401
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 50,592 -22,496
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 56,987 -9,230
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 58,411 7,937
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 59,751 28,824
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 62,580 56,096
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 66,887 59,308
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 60,086 47,179
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 61,258 52,058
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 56,198 31,302
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 51,251 21,792
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 54,106 15,056
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 61,532 20,193
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 58,103 44,514
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 66,811 50,148
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 69,321 51,670
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 68,777 53,564
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 59,396 31,165
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 61,993 31,026
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 64,526 39,559
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 59,746 30,380
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 55,069 27,356
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 54,812 12,902
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 51,722 11,007
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 54,388 7,644
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 62,688 17,643
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 66,504 54,010
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 63,172 42,772
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 61,344 26,639
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 63,739 19,809
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 63,361 18,774
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 64,232 68,569
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 75,853 31,645
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 84,668 18,705
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 101,297 17,470
1971 542,747 224,369 116,112 32,756
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 129,082 32,438
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 139,082 21,850
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 132,389 7,243
1967 1,860,743 23,164 138,580 -10,673
1966 1,794,530 3,758 138,265 20,740
1965 1,688,652 47,610 146,308 19,444
1964 1,686,591 25,426 157,653 15,014
1963 1,612,749 23,215 154,361 -21
1962 1,584,035 26,533 153,474 18,024
1961 1,504,524 26,503 159,450 8,258
1960 1,418,810 13,580 151,623 -13,235

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 the Netherlands 7.77% is from natural causes (a gain of 91,940 people) and 92.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,091,532 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 2,956,518 people or 16.2% in the Netherlands.

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
Netherlands
City Population
Amsterdam 921K
Rotterdam 664K
The Hague 548K
Utrecht 359K
Eindhoven 244K
Groningen 238K
Tilburg 228K
Almere 215K
Breda 188K
Nijmegen 177K

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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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