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Population in Bangladesh compared to North Macedonia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 1,824,359 people in North Macedonia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 1,805,954 in North Macedonia.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 98.8 times bigger than North Macedonia's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while North Macedonia is the 150th.
  • The countries together account for 2.17% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.02% for North Macedonia.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs -0.48% in North Macedonia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while North Macedonia has declined from 1.99M to 1.81M (9.44% decline).

Bangladesh vs North Macedonia: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh North Macedonia
2100 210,399,059 866,884
2099 211,449,688 877,788
2098 212,479,977 888,715
2097 213,484,035 899,716
2096 214,463,720 910,709
2095 215,424,649 921,559
2094 216,368,088 932,633
2093 217,273,531 943,984
2092 218,151,426 955,335
2091 218,980,379 966,773
2090 219,782,575 978,130
2089 220,538,090 989,666
2088 221,257,201 1,001,224
2087 221,935,839 1,012,831
2086 222,585,679 1,024,787
2085 223,183,658 1,036,668
2084 223,742,603 1,048,876
2083 224,273,365 1,061,031
2082 224,763,738 1,073,408
2081 225,237,793 1,085,823
2080 225,665,152 1,098,127
2079 226,059,226 1,110,614
2078 226,389,150 1,123,398
2077 226,696,749 1,136,448
2076 226,954,762 1,149,787
2075 227,159,233 1,163,080
2074 227,315,415 1,176,671
2073 227,436,221 1,190,351
2072 227,503,342 1,204,015
2071 227,522,038 1,217,691
2070 227,495,122 1,231,978
2069 227,426,186 1,246,408
2068 227,302,632 1,260,869
2067 227,118,726 1,275,289
2066 226,878,385 1,289,439
2065 226,581,697 1,303,917
2064 226,235,839 1,318,161
2063 225,822,167 1,332,807
2062 225,349,674 1,347,540
2061 224,811,052 1,362,299
2060 224,216,813 1,376,807
2059 223,569,585 1,390,921
2058 222,855,839 1,404,982
2057 222,083,110 1,419,185
2056 221,273,932 1,433,595
2055 220,405,468 1,447,857
2054 219,511,997 1,462,210
2053 218,567,668 1,476,351
2052 217,585,554 1,489,905
2051 216,554,217 1,503,526
2050 215,489,899 1,516,629
2049 214,400,010 1,529,608
2048 213,275,216 1,542,390
2047 212,114,603 1,555,085
2046 210,918,933 1,568,151
2045 209,696,717 1,581,115
2044 208,446,830 1,593,878
2043 207,170,217 1,606,930
2042 205,859,107 1,619,941
2041 204,513,256 1,632,704
2040 203,143,300 1,645,446
2039 201,735,060 1,658,034
2038 200,262,138 1,670,347
2037 198,739,346 1,682,850
2036 197,147,970 1,695,204
2035 195,499,247 1,707,302
2034 193,789,143 1,719,193
2033 191,989,956 1,730,723
2032 190,141,739 1,742,288
2031 188,208,233 1,753,729
2030 186,212,272 1,765,162
2029 184,168,103 1,775,815
2028 182,087,511 1,786,051
2027 179,973,411 1,795,945
2026 177,837,418 1,805,954
2025 175,685,057 1,815,368
2024 173,562,364 1,824,359
2023 171,466,990 1,827,816
2022 169,384,897 1,831,712
2021 167,658,854 1,837,114
2020 166,298,024 1,856,124
2019 164,913,055 1,876,262
2018 163,523,103 1,889,051
2017 162,186,147 1,898,657
2016 160,811,932 1,906,313
2015 159,383,179 1,912,430
2014 157,964,929 1,917,557
2013 156,532,141 1,922,716
2012 155,070,101 1,929,821
2011 153,591,076 1,937,398
2010 152,201,981 1,946,298
2009 150,873,714 1,958,782
2008 149,474,264 1,971,493
2007 147,989,278 1,982,933
2006 146,405,973 1,994,287
2005 144,715,786 2,005,330
2004 142,902,856 2,016,186
2003 140,970,351 2,022,725
2002 138,933,658 2,020,157
2001 136,805,810 2,034,882
2000 134,544,304 2,026,350
1999 132,108,065 2,017,142
1998 129,622,332 2,007,523
1997 127,198,069 1,996,869
1996 124,862,179 2,012,553
1995 122,600,370 1,998,534
1994 120,343,179 1,992,666
1993 118,132,360 2,006,854
1992 115,952,192 2,032,523
1991 113,787,109 2,055,994
1990 111,633,717 2,063,689
1989 109,433,799 2,055,649
1988 107,216,008 2,045,737
1987 104,959,291 2,035,157
1986 102,635,572 2,024,732
1985 100,253,825 2,014,331
1984 97,814,966 2,003,399
1983 95,335,155 1,991,901
1982 92,814,507 1,978,956
1981 90,303,105 1,959,065
1980 88,016,432 1,933,038
1979 85,935,072 1,906,523
1978 83,889,655 1,879,847
1977 81,867,264 1,853,138
1976 79,855,318 1,825,830
1975 77,854,351 1,797,972
1974 75,839,348 1,770,545
1973 73,722,294 1,743,816
1972 71,641,519 1,717,395
1971 70,276,758 1,691,216
1970 69,058,894 1,664,208
1969 67,294,133 1,636,345
1968 65,408,276 1,608,930
1967 63,510,929 1,582,492
1966 61,669,806 1,557,349
1965 59,902,519 1,533,466
1964 58,178,374 1,510,900
1963 56,504,402 1,488,737
1962 54,881,146 1,471,745
1961 53,310,348 1,455,171
1960 51,828,660 1,435,059

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 North Macedonia lost 87,974 people (a 4.41% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while North Macedonia's population decreased by 100,359 people (a 5.26% decline).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. North Macedonia was ranked 142nd in 2006 and ranked 150th 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 North Macedonia will decrease by 16% to 1,516,629 people and rank change from 150th to 152nd.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people, while North Macedonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 2.06M people and is projected to decrease to 867K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh North Macedonia
2100 -0.5% -1.24%
2099 -0.48% -1.23%
2098 -0.47% -1.22%
2097 -0.46% -1.21%
2096 -0.45% -1.18%
2095 -0.44% -1.19%
2094 -0.42% -1.2%
2093 -0.4% -1.19%
2092 -0.38% -1.18%
2091 -0.36% -1.16%
2090 -0.34% -1.17%
2089 -0.33% -1.15%
2088 -0.31% -1.15%
2087 -0.29% -1.17%
2086 -0.27% -1.15%
2085 -0.25% -1.16%
2084 -0.24% -1.15%
2083 -0.22% -1.15%
2082 -0.21% -1.14%
2081 -0.19% -1.12%
2080 -0.17% -1.12%
2079 -0.15% -1.14%
2078 -0.14% -1.15%
2077 -0.11% -1.16%
2076 -0.09% -1.14%
2075 -0.07% -1.15%
2074 -0.05% -1.15%
2073 -0.03% -1.13%
2072 -0.008% -1.12%
2071 0.01% -1.16%
2070 0.03% -1.16%
2069 0.05% -1.15%
2068 0.08% -1.13%
2067 0.11% -1.1%
2066 0.13% -1.11%
2065 0.15% -1.08%
2064 0.18% -1.1%
2063 0.21% -1.09%
2062 0.24% -1.08%
2061 0.27% -1.05%
2060 0.29% -1.01%
2059 0.32% -1%
2058 0.35% -1%
2057 0.37% -1.01%
2056 0.39% -0.99%
2055 0.41% -0.98%
2054 0.43% -0.96%
2053 0.45% -0.91%
2052 0.48% -0.91%
2051 0.49% -0.86%
2050 0.51% -0.85%
2049 0.53% -0.83%
2048 0.55% -0.82%
2047 0.57% -0.83%
2046 0.58% -0.82%
2045 0.6% -0.8%
2044 0.62% -0.81%
2043 0.64% -0.8%
2042 0.66% -0.78%
2041 0.67% -0.77%
2040 0.7% -0.76%
2039 0.74% -0.74%
2038 0.77% -0.74%
2037 0.81% -0.73%
2036 0.84% -0.71%
2035 0.88% -0.69%
2034 0.94% -0.67%
2033 0.97% -0.66%
2032 1.03% -0.65%
2031 1.07% -0.65%
2030 1.11% -0.6%
2029 1.14% -0.57%
2028 1.17% -0.55%
2027 1.2% -0.55%
2026 1.23% -0.52%
2025 1.22% -0.49%
2024 1.22% -0.19%
2023 1.23% -0.21%
2022 1.03% -0.29%
2021 0.82% -1.02%
2020 0.84% -1.07%
2019 0.85% -0.68%
2018 0.82% -0.51%
2017 0.85% -0.4%
2016 0.9% -0.32%
2015 0.9% -0.27%
2014 0.92% -0.27%
2013 0.94% -0.37%
2012 0.96% -0.39%
2011 0.91% -0.46%
2010 0.88% -0.64%
2009 0.94% -0.64%
2008 1% -0.58%
2007 1.08% -0.57%
2006 1.17% -0.55%
2005 1.27% -0.54%
2004 1.37% -0.32%
2003 1.47% 0.13%
2002 1.56% -0.72%
2001 1.68% 0.42%
2000 1.84% 0.46%
1999 1.92% 0.48%
1998 1.91% 0.53%
1997 1.87% -0.78%
1996 1.84% 0.7%
1995 1.88% 0.29%
1994 1.87% -0.71%
1993 1.88% -1.26%
1992 1.9% -1.14%
1991 1.93% -0.37%
1990 2.01% 0.39%
1989 2.07% 0.48%
1988 2.15% 0.52%
1987 2.26% 0.51%
1986 2.38% 0.52%
1985 2.49% 0.55%
1984 2.6% 0.58%
1983 2.72% 0.65%
1982 2.78% 1.02%
1981 2.6% 1.35%
1980 2.42% 1.39%
1979 2.44% 1.42%
1978 2.47% 1.44%
1977 2.52% 1.5%
1976 2.57% 1.55%
1975 2.66% 1.55%
1974 2.87% 1.53%
1973 2.9% 1.54%
1972 1.94% 1.55%
1971 1.76% 1.62%
1970 2.62% 1.7%
1969 2.88% 1.7%
1968 2.99% 1.67%
1967 2.99% 1.61%
1966 2.95% 1.56%
1965 2.96% 1.49%
1964 2.96% 1.49%
1963 2.96% 1.15%
1962 2.95% 1.14%
1961 2.86% 1.4%

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 North Macedonia's population declined by 0.19%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh North Macedonia
Current population
178415186
1805954
Population rank 8/197 150/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.02%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
2.53 hours
One birth every
9.04 seconds
31.3 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
26.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 -9
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 -3,457
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% -0.19%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 176/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
1.56 hours
Annual migration change -402,100 -5,645
Net migration rank 194/196 119/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 150,902
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 122/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 8.3%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 73/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
North Macedonia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh North Macedonia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -5,645
2024 - -473,362 - -5,728
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 -3,290 -5,597
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 -4,397 -5,296
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 -9,737 -5,483
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 -5,939 -23,458
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 -375 -24,204
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 1,512 -24,878
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 1,329 -24,227
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 2,374 -24,144
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 2,294 -23,010
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 3,644 -22,132
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 3,653 -20,297
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 3,087 -19,083
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 3,100 -17,871
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 4,866 -16,668
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 4,309 -15,455
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 3,746 -17,645
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 2,974 -15,705
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 3,988 -9,632
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 4,011 -2,244
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 5,444 -2,640
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 8,900 -2,880
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 9,697 -2,858
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 10,174 -922
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 12,159 -2,824
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 10,489 -1,261
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 12,446 -589
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 12,979 -477
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 14,806 -397
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 17,239 -3,603
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 19,103 -21,006
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 20,797 -47,273
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 21,659 -46,509
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 23,387 -45,484
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 22,868 -16,174
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 22,912 -13,528
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 24,064 -13,621
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 24,359 -13,635
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 23,720 -13,589
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 24,167 -13,492
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 24,436 -13,251
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 24,690 -12,884
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 25,810 -11,716
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 25,689 0
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 26,547 -189
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 27,096 -426
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 27,150 -462
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 27,410 -683
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 28,799 -911
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 28,983 -1,147
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 28,400 -1,376
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 28,032 -1,600
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 28,236 -1,834
1971 542,747 224,369 28,010 -2,064
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 28,022 60
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 27,464 181
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 28,378 -1,201
1967 1,860,743 23,164 28,401 -2,696
1966 1,794,530 3,758 28,766 -4,176
1965 1,688,652 47,610 28,564 -5,385
1964 1,686,591 25,426 27,889 -5,938
1963 1,612,749 23,215 28,124 -5,759
1962 1,584,035 26,533 25,317 -13,702
1961 1,504,524 26,503 27,846 -6,309
1960 1,418,810 13,580 28,816 -10,126

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

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/north-macedonia | 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 North Macedonia 6.45% is from natural causes (a loss of 12,585 people) and 93.5% is from migration (a loss of 182,429 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 150,902 people or 8.3% in North Macedonia.

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
North Macedonia
City Population
Skopje 423K
Kumanovo 70.8K
Bitola 69.3K
Prilep 63.3K
Tetovo 63.2K
Stip 42K
Veles 40.7K
Ohrid 38.8K
Strumica 33.8K
Kavadarci 32K

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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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