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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 17,993,485 people in the Netherlands in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 18,252,623 in the Netherlands.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 9.77 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 +0.94% per year vs +0.62% in the Netherlands.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while the Netherlands has grown from 16.3M to 18.3M (11.7% growth).

Bangladesh vs Netherlands: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Netherlands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Netherlands
2100 210,399,059 17,359,081
2099 211,449,688 17,392,412
2098 212,479,977 17,425,508
2097 213,484,035 17,459,827
2096 214,463,720 17,495,124
2095 215,424,649 17,532,593
2094 216,368,088 17,571,051
2093 217,273,531 17,610,792
2092 218,151,426 17,649,611
2091 218,980,379 17,688,532
2090 219,782,575 17,730,570
2089 220,538,090 17,770,380
2088 221,257,201 17,809,825
2087 221,935,839 17,845,820
2086 222,585,679 17,885,001
2085 223,183,658 17,921,302
2084 223,742,603 17,957,639
2083 224,273,365 17,994,232
2082 224,763,738 18,029,404
2081 225,237,793 18,063,233
2080 225,665,152 18,093,703
2079 226,059,226 18,124,294
2078 226,389,150 18,152,738
2077 226,696,749 18,181,372
2076 226,954,762 18,206,864
2075 227,159,233 18,227,791
2074 227,315,415 18,245,652
2073 227,436,221 18,263,765
2072 227,503,342 18,280,443
2071 227,522,038 18,295,700
2070 227,495,122 18,311,141
2069 227,426,186 18,326,509
2068 227,302,632 18,341,711
2067 227,118,726 18,356,770
2066 226,878,385 18,374,904
2065 226,581,697 18,396,018
2064 226,235,839 18,417,894
2063 225,822,167 18,441,434
2062 225,349,674 18,464,922
2061 224,811,052 18,492,436
2060 224,216,813 18,520,315
2059 223,569,585 18,548,786
2058 222,855,839 18,577,700
2057 222,083,110 18,608,370
2056 221,273,932 18,638,918
2055 220,405,468 18,666,514
2054 219,511,997 18,692,598
2053 218,567,668 18,718,268
2052 217,585,554 18,741,740
2051 216,554,217 18,768,309
2050 215,489,899 18,789,481
2049 214,400,010 18,809,886
2048 213,275,216 18,827,655
2047 212,114,603 18,844,635
2046 210,918,933 18,855,920
2045 209,696,717 18,867,286
2044 208,446,830 18,877,101
2043 207,170,217 18,882,735
2042 205,859,107 18,885,839
2041 204,513,256 18,885,255
2040 203,143,300 18,879,571
2039 201,735,060 18,870,248
2038 200,262,138 18,855,512
2037 198,739,346 18,837,172
2036 197,147,970 18,811,873
2035 195,499,247 18,783,312
2034 193,789,143 18,750,125
2033 191,989,956 18,708,101
2032 190,141,739 18,662,054
2031 188,208,233 18,609,452
2030 186,212,272 18,549,634
2029 184,168,103 18,481,269
2028 182,087,511 18,404,195
2027 179,973,411 18,320,644
2026 177,837,418 18,227,403
2025 175,685,057 18,118,662
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 (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 the Netherlands gained 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,222,309 people (a 7.18% 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 20.8% to 215,489,899 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of the Netherlands will increase by 2.94% to 18,789,481 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% 0.7%
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 (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 the Netherlands' population grew by 0.65%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Netherlands
Current population
178415186
18252623
Population rank 8/197 72/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.22%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
4.52 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
3.2 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
3.09 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +319
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +116,368
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.65%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 121/197
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 - -473,362 - 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 2026-04-06).

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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 the Netherlands 11.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 134,554 people) and 88.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,006,495 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 2.58M
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 (1960–2024, 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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