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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 5,572,279 people in Norway in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 5,671,119 in Norway.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 31.5 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 +0.94% per year vs +0.85% in Norway.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Norway has grown from 4.66M to 5.67M (21.7% growth).

Bangladesh vs Norway: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Norway
2100 210,399,059 5,441,855
2099 211,449,688 5,454,583
2098 212,479,977 5,466,669
2097 213,484,035 5,478,174
2096 214,463,720 5,490,010
2095 215,424,649 5,502,418
2094 216,368,088 5,514,598
2093 217,273,531 5,527,174
2092 218,151,426 5,539,172
2091 218,980,379 5,551,172
2090 219,782,575 5,564,044
2089 220,538,090 5,576,715
2088 221,257,201 5,590,047
2087 221,935,839 5,604,159
2086 222,585,679 5,617,935
2085 223,183,658 5,631,413
2084 223,742,603 5,645,116
2083 224,273,365 5,658,044
2082 224,763,738 5,670,485
2081 225,237,793 5,682,427
2080 225,665,152 5,694,199
2079 226,059,226 5,705,317
2078 226,389,150 5,715,984
2077 226,696,749 5,726,145
2076 226,954,762 5,735,898
2075 227,159,233 5,745,619
2074 227,315,415 5,755,683
2073 227,436,221 5,765,642
2072 227,503,342 5,775,295
2071 227,522,038 5,784,119
2070 227,495,122 5,793,594
2069 227,426,186 5,802,341
2068 227,302,632 5,811,630
2067 227,118,726 5,821,550
2066 226,878,385 5,831,535
2065 226,581,697 5,841,333
2064 226,235,839 5,851,085
2063 225,822,167 5,860,548
2062 225,349,674 5,869,700
2061 224,811,052 5,877,754
2060 224,216,813 5,885,488
2059 223,569,585 5,892,036
2058 222,855,839 5,897,922
2057 222,083,110 5,904,330
2056 221,273,932 5,910,291
2055 220,405,468 5,915,286
2054 219,511,997 5,919,312
2053 218,567,668 5,922,325
2052 217,585,554 5,923,483
2051 216,554,217 5,923,938
2050 215,489,899 5,923,557
2049 214,400,010 5,922,138
2048 213,275,216 5,919,215
2047 212,114,603 5,916,146
2046 210,918,933 5,912,426
2045 209,696,717 5,907,334
2044 208,446,830 5,902,175
2043 207,170,217 5,896,614
2042 205,859,107 5,889,741
2041 204,513,256 5,881,692
2040 203,143,300 5,873,512
2039 201,735,060 5,864,063
2038 200,262,138 5,853,639
2037 198,739,346 5,842,734
2036 197,147,970 5,830,991
2035 195,499,247 5,818,882
2034 193,789,143 5,805,966
2033 191,989,956 5,792,030
2032 190,141,739 5,777,062
2031 188,208,233 5,760,828
2030 186,212,272 5,743,814
2029 184,168,103 5,725,891
2028 182,087,511 5,706,765
2027 179,973,411 5,686,336
2026 177,837,418 5,665,477
2025 175,685,057 5,626,258
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 (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 Norway gained 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Norway's population increased by 436,600 people (a 8.34% 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 20.8% to 215,489,899 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of Norway will increase by 4.45% to 5,923,557 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 5.92M 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% 0.97%
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 (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 Norway's population grew by 0.95%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Norway
Current population
178415186
5671119
Population rank 8/197 119/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.07%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
9.98 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
10.1 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
12.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +144
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +52,678
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.95%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 105/197
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 - -473,362 - 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 2026-04-06).

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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 Norway 31.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 138,699 people) and 68.7% is from migration (a gain of 303,945 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 2.58M
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 150K
Baerum 132K
Drammen 105K
Asker 100K
Lillestrom 95.8K
Fredrikstad 85.9K
Sandnes 84.9K

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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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