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

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The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 175,686,899 in 2025 vs 5,610,870 people in Norway in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,936,470 people compared to 5,660,666 in Norway.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 31.6 times bigger than Norway's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Norway is the 119th.
  • The countries together account for 2.22% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.07% for Norway.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.97% per year vs +0.81% in Norway.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 179M (22.2% growth), while Norway has grown from 4.66M to 5.66M (21.5% growth).

Bangladesh vs Norway: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Norway
2100 210,401,264 5,426,970
2099 211,451,904 5,439,664
2098 212,482,204 5,451,717
2097 213,486,272 5,463,190
2096 214,465,968 5,474,994
2095 215,426,907 5,487,368
2094 216,370,356 5,499,514
2093 217,275,808 5,512,056
2092 218,153,712 5,524,021
2091 218,982,674 5,535,989
2090 219,784,878 5,548,825
2089 220,540,401 5,561,462
2088 221,259,520 5,574,757
2087 221,938,165 5,588,831
2086 222,588,012 5,602,569
2085 223,185,997 5,616,010
2084 223,744,949 5,629,675
2083 224,275,716 5,642,568
2082 224,766,094 5,654,975
2081 225,240,154 5,666,885
2080 225,667,518 5,678,624
2079 226,061,595 5,689,711
2078 226,391,523 5,700,349
2077 226,699,126 5,710,483
2076 226,957,140 5,720,209
2075 227,161,614 5,729,904
2074 227,317,797 5,739,940
2073 227,438,605 5,749,872
2072 227,505,726 5,759,499
2071 227,524,423 5,768,298
2070 227,497,506 5,777,747
2069 227,428,570 5,786,471
2068 227,305,014 5,795,734
2067 227,121,107 5,805,627
2066 226,880,763 5,815,585
2065 226,584,072 5,825,356
2064 226,238,210 5,835,081
2063 225,824,534 5,844,519
2062 225,352,036 5,853,646
2061 224,813,409 5,861,677
2060 224,219,163 5,869,390
2059 223,571,928 5,875,920
2058 222,858,175 5,881,790
2057 222,085,438 5,888,181
2056 221,276,251 5,894,125
2055 220,407,778 5,899,106
2054 219,514,298 5,903,121
2053 218,569,959 5,906,126
2052 217,587,835 5,907,281
2051 216,556,487 5,907,735
2050 215,492,158 5,907,355
2049 214,402,257 5,905,940
2048 213,277,451 5,903,025
2047 212,116,827 5,899,964
2046 210,921,144 5,896,254
2045 209,698,915 5,891,177
2044 208,449,015 5,886,031
2043 207,172,388 5,880,486
2042 205,861,265 5,873,632
2041 204,515,400 5,865,604
2040 203,145,429 5,857,447
2039 201,737,174 5,848,023
2038 200,264,237 5,837,628
2037 198,741,429 5,826,752
2036 197,150,036 5,815,042
2035 195,501,296 5,802,966
2034 193,791,174 5,790,086
2033 191,991,968 5,776,187
2032 190,143,732 5,761,261
2031 188,210,205 5,745,071
2030 186,214,224 5,728,104
2029 184,170,034 5,710,229
2028 182,089,419 5,691,155
2027 179,975,298 5,670,783
2026 177,839,282 5,649,981
2025 175,686,899 5,610,870
2024 173,562,364 5,572,279
2023 171,466,990 5,519,601
2022 169,384,897 5,457,127
2021 167,658,854 5,408,320
2020 166,298,024 5,379,475
2019 164,913,055 5,347,896
2018 163,523,103 5,311,916
2017 162,186,147 5,276,968
2016 160,811,932 5,234,519
2015 159,383,179 5,188,607
2014 157,964,929 5,137,232
2013 156,532,141 5,079,623
2012 155,070,101 5,018,573
2011 153,591,076 4,953,088
2010 152,201,981 4,889,252
2009 150,873,714 4,828,726
2008 149,474,264 4,768,212
2007 147,989,278 4,709,153
2006 146,405,973 4,660,677
2005 144,715,786 4,623,291
2004 142,902,856 4,591,910
2003 140,970,351 4,564,855
2002 138,933,658 4,538,159
2001 136,805,810 4,513,751
2000 134,544,304 4,490,967
1999 132,108,065 4,461,913
1998 129,622,332 4,431,464
1997 127,198,069 4,405,157
1996 124,862,179 4,381,336
1995 122,600,370 4,359,184
1994 120,343,179 4,336,613
1993 118,132,360 4,311,991
1992 115,952,192 4,286,401
1991 113,787,109 4,261,732
1990 111,633,717 4,241,473
1989 109,433,799 4,226,901
1988 107,216,008 4,209,488
1987 104,959,291 4,186,905
1986 102,635,572 4,167,354
1985 100,253,825 4,152,516
1984 97,814,966 4,140,099
1983 95,335,155 4,128,432
1982 92,814,507 4,114,787
1981 90,303,105 4,099,702
1980 88,016,432 4,085,620
1979 85,935,072 4,072,517
1978 83,889,655 4,058,671
1977 81,867,264 4,043,205
1976 79,855,318 4,026,152
1975 77,854,351 4,007,313
1974 75,839,348 3,985,258
1973 73,722,294 3,960,612
1972 71,641,519 3,933,004
1971 70,276,758 3,903,039
1970 69,058,894 3,875,763
1969 67,294,133 3,847,707
1968 65,408,276 3,816,486
1967 63,510,929 3,784,539
1966 61,669,806 3,753,012
1965 59,902,519 3,723,168
1964 58,178,374 3,694,339
1963 56,504,402 3,666,537
1962 54,881,146 3,638,918
1961 53,310,348 3,609,800
1960 51,828,660 3,581,239

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 Norway gained 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% growth), while Norway's population increased by 426,147 people (a 8.14% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Norway was ranked 116th in 2006 and ranked 119th 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 Norway will increase by 4.36% to 5,907,355 people and rank change from 119th to 121st.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 5.91M people in 2051 for Norway.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Norway
2100 -0.5% -0.23%
2099 -0.48% -0.22%
2098 -0.47% -0.21%
2097 -0.46% -0.22%
2096 -0.45% -0.23%
2095 -0.44% -0.22%
2094 -0.42% -0.23%
2093 -0.4% -0.22%
2092 -0.38% -0.22%
2091 -0.36% -0.23%
2090 -0.34% -0.23%
2089 -0.33% -0.24%
2088 -0.31% -0.25%
2087 -0.29% -0.25%
2086 -0.27% -0.24%
2085 -0.25% -0.24%
2084 -0.24% -0.23%
2083 -0.22% -0.22%
2082 -0.21% -0.21%
2081 -0.19% -0.21%
2080 -0.17% -0.19%
2079 -0.15% -0.19%
2078 -0.14% -0.18%
2077 -0.11% -0.17%
2076 -0.09% -0.17%
2075 -0.07% -0.17%
2074 -0.05% -0.17%
2073 -0.03% -0.17%
2072 -0.008% -0.15%
2071 0.01% -0.16%
2070 0.03% -0.15%
2069 0.05% -0.16%
2068 0.08% -0.17%
2067 0.11% -0.17%
2066 0.13% -0.17%
2065 0.15% -0.17%
2064 0.18% -0.16%
2063 0.21% -0.16%
2062 0.24% -0.14%
2061 0.27% -0.13%
2060 0.29% -0.11%
2059 0.32% -0.1%
2058 0.35% -0.11%
2057 0.37% -0.1%
2056 0.39% -0.08%
2055 0.41% -0.07%
2054 0.43% -0.05%
2053 0.45% -0.02%
2052 0.48% -0.008%
2051 0.49% 0.006%
2050 0.51% 0.02%
2049 0.53% 0.05%
2048 0.55% 0.05%
2047 0.57% 0.06%
2046 0.58% 0.09%
2045 0.6% 0.09%
2044 0.62% 0.09%
2043 0.64% 0.12%
2042 0.66% 0.14%
2041 0.67% 0.14%
2040 0.7% 0.16%
2039 0.74% 0.18%
2038 0.77% 0.19%
2037 0.81% 0.2%
2036 0.84% 0.21%
2035 0.88% 0.22%
2034 0.94% 0.24%
2033 0.97% 0.26%
2032 1.03% 0.28%
2031 1.07% 0.3%
2030 1.11% 0.31%
2029 1.14% 0.34%
2028 1.17% 0.36%
2027 1.2% 0.37%
2026 1.23% 0.7%
2025 1.22% 0.69%
2024 1.22% 0.95%
2023 1.23% 1.14%
2022 1.03% 0.9%
2021 0.82% 0.54%
2020 0.84% 0.59%
2019 0.85% 0.68%
2018 0.82% 0.66%
2017 0.85% 0.81%
2016 0.9% 0.88%
2015 0.9% 1%
2014 0.92% 1.13%
2013 0.94% 1.22%
2012 0.96% 1.32%
2011 0.91% 1.31%
2010 0.88% 1.25%
2009 0.94% 1.27%
2008 1% 1.25%
2007 1.08% 1.04%
2006 1.17% 0.81%
2005 1.27% 0.68%
2004 1.37% 0.59%
2003 1.47% 0.59%
2002 1.56% 0.54%
2001 1.68% 0.51%
2000 1.84% 0.65%
1999 1.92% 0.69%
1998 1.91% 0.6%
1997 1.87% 0.54%
1996 1.84% 0.51%
1995 1.88% 0.52%
1994 1.87% 0.57%
1993 1.88% 0.6%
1992 1.9% 0.58%
1991 1.93% 0.48%
1990 2.01% 0.34%
1989 2.07% 0.41%
1988 2.15% 0.54%
1987 2.26% 0.47%
1986 2.38% 0.36%
1985 2.49% 0.3%
1984 2.6% 0.28%
1983 2.72% 0.33%
1982 2.78% 0.37%
1981 2.6% 0.34%
1980 2.42% 0.32%
1979 2.44% 0.34%
1978 2.47% 0.38%
1977 2.52% 0.42%
1976 2.57% 0.47%
1975 2.66% 0.55%
1974 2.87% 0.62%
1973 2.9% 0.7%
1972 1.94% 0.77%
1971 1.76% 0.7%
1970 2.62% 0.73%
1969 2.88% 0.82%
1968 2.99% 0.84%
1967 2.99% 0.84%
1966 2.95% 0.8%
1965 2.96% 0.78%
1964 2.96% 0.76%
1963 2.96% 0.76%
1962 2.95% 0.81%
1961 2.86% 0.8%

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 Norway's population grew by 0.69%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Norway
Current population
178936470
5660666
Population rank 8/197 119/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.07%
One net population change
14.9 seconds
13.7 minutes
One birth every
9.09 seconds
9.72 minutes
One death every
35.6 seconds
11.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,821 +106
Annual growth/decline +2,124,535 +38,591
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.69%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 117/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 +29,798
Net migration rank 194/196 29/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 1,012,404
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 60/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 18.2%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 33/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Norway
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Norway
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 29,798
2024 2,583,129 -473,362 10,030 44,356
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 8,280 53,806
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 5,457 58,040
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 14,062 19,804
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 12,372 11,277
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 13,904 25,707
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 14,342 18,473
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 15,831 21,657
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 17,797 26,417
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 18,160 30,242
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 18,494 38,522
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 17,779 40,690
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 18,066 47,883
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 18,822 47,454
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 20,046 42,865
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 20,280 39,316
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 19,073 44,002
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 16,482 40,111
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 17,244 24,054
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 15,719 18,588
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 15,612 13,412
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 14,151 11,389
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 10,892 17,279
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 13,090 7,906
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 15,269 9,805
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 14,278 19,147
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 14,181 13,519
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 15,418 9,744
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 17,087 5,671
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 14,821 6,343
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 16,045 7,580
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 12,936 12,567
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 15,431 10,218
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 16,194 7,949
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 14,845 1,818
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 13,949 -1,730
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 12,207 10,380
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 9,212 13,907
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 8,751 7,616
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 6,644 6,725
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 7,452 3,856
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 7,844 4,120
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 9,875 5,749
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 9,020 6,010
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 9,806 3,763
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 10,181 2,839
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 11,364 3,823
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 11,321 4,845
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 13,286 4,779
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 16,430 3,312
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 20,324 4,425
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 21,387 3,414
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 24,777 5,603
1971 542,747 224,369 26,541 3,031
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 25,968 -1,034
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 28,858 2,230
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 29,387 1,761
1967 1,860,743 23,164 30,276 2,460
1966 1,794,530 3,758 31,150 -888
1965 1,688,652 47,610 31,275 -1,525
1964 1,686,591 25,426 30,293 -1,571
1963 1,612,749 23,215 26,766 1,061
1962 1,584,035 26,533 28,020 655
1961 1,504,524 26,503 29,239 1,437
1960 1,418,810 13,580 29,366 -1,427

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 Norway 29.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 130,235 people) and 70.4% is from migration (a gain of 309,779 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 1,012,404 people or 18.2% in Norway.

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
Norway
City Population
Oslo 718K
Bergen 291K
Trondheim 199K
Stavanger 152K
Baerum 133K
Drammen 106K
Asker 102K
Lillestrom 96.8K
Fredrikstad 86.2K
Sandnes 85.8K

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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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