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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 232,679,478 people in Nigeria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 243,824,469 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 1.37 times bigger than Bangladesh's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 5.09% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 2.94% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +2.31% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 244M (63.6% growth).

Bangladesh vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Nigeria
2100 210,399,059 481,678,166
2099 211,449,688 481,494,914
2098 212,479,977 481,219,866
2097 213,484,035 480,876,108
2096 214,463,720 480,460,381
2095 215,424,649 479,976,454
2094 216,368,088 479,432,855
2093 217,273,531 478,807,152
2092 218,151,426 478,097,591
2091 218,980,379 477,274,569
2090 219,782,575 476,367,086
2089 220,538,090 475,363,859
2088 221,257,201 474,268,867
2087 221,935,839 473,072,894
2086 222,585,679 471,769,229
2085 223,183,658 470,365,292
2084 223,742,603 468,843,169
2083 224,273,365 467,224,322
2082 224,763,738 465,509,151
2081 225,237,793 463,679,779
2080 225,665,152 461,741,930
2079 226,059,226 459,680,797
2078 226,389,150 457,513,367
2077 226,696,749 455,254,796
2076 226,954,762 452,885,729
2075 227,159,233 450,402,898
2074 227,315,415 447,825,224
2073 227,436,221 445,152,156
2072 227,503,342 442,375,349
2071 227,522,038 439,499,004
2070 227,495,122 436,539,777
2069 227,426,186 433,472,204
2068 227,302,632 430,320,190
2067 227,118,726 427,066,199
2066 226,878,385 423,736,078
2065 226,581,697 420,318,527
2064 226,235,839 416,811,285
2063 225,822,167 413,231,409
2062 225,349,674 409,583,480
2061 224,811,052 405,859,509
2060 224,216,813 402,073,494
2059 223,569,585 398,228,736
2058 222,855,839 394,315,883
2057 222,083,110 390,341,867
2056 221,273,932 386,298,064
2055 220,405,468 382,193,151
2054 219,511,997 378,030,342
2053 218,567,668 373,799,276
2052 217,585,554 369,501,634
2051 216,554,217 365,149,555
2050 215,489,899 360,734,783
2049 214,400,010 356,271,401
2048 213,275,216 351,752,501
2047 212,114,603 347,169,674
2046 210,918,933 342,532,578
2045 209,696,717 337,834,528
2044 208,446,830 333,076,416
2043 207,170,217 328,256,555
2042 205,859,107 323,388,886
2041 204,513,256 318,469,120
2040 203,143,300 313,492,800
2039 201,735,060 308,474,350
2038 200,262,138 303,423,786
2037 198,739,346 298,351,344
2036 197,147,970 293,250,795
2035 195,499,247 288,138,368
2034 193,789,143 283,018,151
2033 191,989,956 277,897,810
2032 190,141,739 272,769,123
2031 188,208,233 267,666,779
2030 186,212,272 262,583,487
2029 184,168,103 257,504,936
2028 182,087,511 252,465,743
2027 179,973,411 247,457,208
2026 177,837,418 242,477,499
2025 175,685,057 237,546,527
2024 173,562,364 232,679,478
2023 171,466,990 227,882,945
2022 169,384,897 223,150,896
2021 167,658,854 218,529,286
2020 166,298,024 213,996,181
2019 164,913,055 209,485,641
2018 163,523,103 204,938,755
2017 162,186,147 200,254,579
2016 160,811,932 195,443,700
2015 159,383,179 190,671,878
2014 157,964,929 185,896,915
2013 156,532,141 181,049,443
2012 155,070,101 176,200,625
2011 153,591,076 171,379,598
2010 152,201,981 166,642,886
2009 150,873,714 162,049,464
2008 149,474,264 157,595,014
2007 147,989,278 153,267,261
2006 146,405,973 149,077,334
2005 144,715,786 145,017,253
2004 142,902,856 141,057,045
2003 140,970,351 137,202,644
2002 138,933,658 133,471,989
2001 136,805,810 129,862,595
2000 134,544,304 126,382,494
1999 132,108,065 123,047,320
1998 129,622,332 119,846,254
1997 127,198,069 116,754,792
1996 124,862,179 113,754,779
1995 122,600,370 110,819,428
1994 120,343,179 107,935,714
1993 118,132,360 105,122,069
1992 115,952,192 102,372,770
1991 113,787,109 99,720,162
1990 111,633,717 97,120,925
1989 109,433,799 94,531,014
1988 107,216,008 92,020,090
1987 104,959,291 89,591,716
1986 102,635,572 87,235,953
1985 100,253,825 84,897,973
1984 97,814,966 82,526,443
1983 95,335,155 80,438,260
1982 92,814,507 78,378,701
1981 90,303,105 76,068,103
1980 88,016,432 73,764,641
1979 85,935,072 71,498,242
1978 83,889,655 69,326,532
1977 81,867,264 67,234,590
1976 79,855,318 65,258,009
1975 77,854,351 63,410,815
1974 75,839,348 61,679,144
1973 73,722,294 60,082,139
1972 71,641,519 58,601,748
1971 70,276,758 57,214,684
1970 69,058,894 55,893,838
1969 67,294,133 54,631,914
1968 65,408,276 53,432,783
1967 63,510,929 52,293,065
1966 61,669,806 51,188,234
1965 59,902,519 50,086,764
1964 58,178,374 49,012,016
1963 56,504,402 47,973,575
1962 54,881,146 46,965,292
1961 53,310,348 45,989,310
1960 51,828,660 45,053,782

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 Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Nigeria's population increased by 48,380,769 people (a 24.8% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Nigeria was ranked 7th in 2006 and ranked 6th 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 Nigeria will increase by 47.9% to 360,734,783 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 482M people in 2100 for Nigeria.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Nigeria
2100 -0.5% 0.04%
2099 -0.48% 0.06%
2098 -0.47% 0.07%
2097 -0.46% 0.09%
2096 -0.45% 0.1%
2095 -0.44% 0.11%
2094 -0.42% 0.13%
2093 -0.4% 0.15%
2092 -0.38% 0.17%
2091 -0.36% 0.19%
2090 -0.34% 0.21%
2089 -0.33% 0.23%
2088 -0.31% 0.25%
2087 -0.29% 0.28%
2086 -0.27% 0.3%
2085 -0.25% 0.32%
2084 -0.24% 0.35%
2083 -0.22% 0.37%
2082 -0.21% 0.39%
2081 -0.19% 0.42%
2080 -0.17% 0.45%
2079 -0.15% 0.47%
2078 -0.14% 0.5%
2077 -0.11% 0.52%
2076 -0.09% 0.55%
2075 -0.07% 0.58%
2074 -0.05% 0.6%
2073 -0.03% 0.63%
2072 -0.008% 0.65%
2071 0.01% 0.68%
2070 0.03% 0.71%
2069 0.05% 0.73%
2068 0.08% 0.76%
2067 0.11% 0.79%
2066 0.13% 0.81%
2065 0.15% 0.84%
2064 0.18% 0.87%
2063 0.21% 0.89%
2062 0.24% 0.92%
2061 0.27% 0.94%
2060 0.29% 0.97%
2059 0.32% 0.99%
2058 0.35% 1.02%
2057 0.37% 1.05%
2056 0.39% 1.07%
2055 0.41% 1.1%
2054 0.43% 1.13%
2053 0.45% 1.16%
2052 0.48% 1.19%
2051 0.49% 1.22%
2050 0.51% 1.25%
2049 0.53% 1.28%
2048 0.55% 1.32%
2047 0.57% 1.35%
2046 0.58% 1.39%
2045 0.6% 1.43%
2044 0.62% 1.47%
2043 0.64% 1.51%
2042 0.66% 1.54%
2041 0.67% 1.59%
2040 0.7% 1.63%
2039 0.74% 1.66%
2038 0.77% 1.7%
2037 0.81% 1.74%
2036 0.84% 1.77%
2035 0.88% 1.81%
2034 0.94% 1.84%
2033 0.97% 1.88%
2032 1.03% 1.91%
2031 1.07% 1.94%
2030 1.11% 1.97%
2029 1.14% 2%
2028 1.17% 2.02%
2027 1.2% 2.05%
2026 1.23% 2.08%
2025 1.22% 2.09%
2024 1.22% 2.1%
2023 1.23% 2.12%
2022 1.03% 2.11%
2021 0.82% 2.12%
2020 0.84% 2.15%
2019 0.85% 2.22%
2018 0.82% 2.34%
2017 0.85% 2.46%
2016 0.9% 2.5%
2015 0.9% 2.57%
2014 0.92% 2.68%
2013 0.94% 2.75%
2012 0.96% 2.81%
2011 0.91% 2.84%
2010 0.88% 2.83%
2009 0.94% 2.83%
2008 1% 2.82%
2007 1.08% 2.81%
2006 1.17% 2.8%
2005 1.27% 2.81%
2004 1.37% 2.81%
2003 1.47% 2.8%
2002 1.56% 2.78%
2001 1.68% 2.75%
2000 1.84% 2.71%
1999 1.92% 2.67%
1998 1.91% 2.65%
1997 1.87% 2.64%
1996 1.84% 2.65%
1995 1.88% 2.67%
1994 1.87% 2.68%
1993 1.88% 2.69%
1992 1.9% 2.66%
1991 1.93% 2.68%
1990 2.01% 2.74%
1989 2.07% 2.73%
1988 2.15% 2.71%
1987 2.26% 2.7%
1986 2.38% 2.75%
1985 2.49% 2.87%
1984 2.6% 2.6%
1983 2.72% 2.63%
1982 2.78% 3.04%
1981 2.6% 3.12%
1980 2.42% 3.17%
1979 2.44% 3.13%
1978 2.47% 3.11%
1977 2.52% 3.03%
1976 2.57% 2.91%
1975 2.66% 2.81%
1974 2.87% 2.66%
1973 2.9% 2.53%
1972 1.94% 2.42%
1971 1.76% 2.36%
1970 2.62% 2.31%
1969 2.88% 2.24%
1968 2.99% 2.18%
1967 2.99% 2.16%
1966 2.95% 2.2%
1965 2.96% 2.19%
1964 2.96% 2.16%
1963 2.96% 2.15%
1962 2.95% 2.12%
1961 2.86% 2.08%

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 Nigeria's population grew by 2.1%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Nigeria
Current population
178415186
243824469
Population rank 8/197 6/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 2.94%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
6.58 seconds
One birth every
9.04 seconds
4.2 seconds
One death every
36.7 seconds
11.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +13,141
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +4,796,533
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +2.1%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 48/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -15,258
Net migration rank 194/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -15,258
2024 - -473,362 - -35,202
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 4,706,183 78,685
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 4,761,594 75,265
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 4,811,751 40,201
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 4,774,508 71,138
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 4,728,363 67,808
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 4,629,173 47,966
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 3,877,376 46,370
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 3,751,120 33,857
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 3,606,814 69,594
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 3,478,370 64,163
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 3,343,196 74,535
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 3,155,425 97,195
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 3,003,946 145,575
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 2,936,500 96,885
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 2,882,205 84,448
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 2,830,771 73,243
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 2,735,198 128,134
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 2,673,675 90,200
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 2,596,173 138,412
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 2,527,807 42,760
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 2,491,928 135,959
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 2,452,324 99,588
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 2,376,419 93,510
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 2,322,397 64,418
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 2,295,003 29,682
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 2,289,784 61,514
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 2,278,060 113,758
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 2,233,401 101,116
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 2,179,884 106,723
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 2,121,618 198,672
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 2,074,807 137,721
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 2,019,621 111,258
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 1,923,917 129,075
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 1,827,289 72,889
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 1,718,623 75,603
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 1,624,813 44,281
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 1,525,485 -618
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 542,747 224,369 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 1,295,507 7,953
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 1,213,484 6,912
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 1,168,254 9,615
1967 1,860,743 23,164 1,082,884 18,683
1966 1,794,530 3,758 1,095,582 12,513
1965 1,688,652 47,610 1,061,840 32,988
1964 1,686,591 25,426 1,028,272 26,411
1963 1,612,749 23,215 995,116 27,115
1962 1,584,035 26,533 966,452 27,906
1961 1,504,524 26,503 932,111 25,515
1960 1,418,810 13,580 901,301 12,131

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 Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,163,517 people) and 0.77% is from migration (a loss of 368,103 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

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
Nigeria
City Population
Lagos 15.1M
Kano 4.35M
Port Harcourt 3.32M
Ibadan 2.55M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Maiduguri 1.2M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M

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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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