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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 5,281,538 people in Oman in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 5,761,708 in Oman.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 31 times bigger than Oman's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Oman is the 117th.
  • The countries together account for 2.22% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.07% for Oman.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +2.99% in Oman.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Oman has grown from 2.51M to 5.76M (129.1% growth).

Bangladesh vs Oman: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Oman
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Oman
2100 210,399,059 12,326,703
2099 211,449,688 12,244,321
2098 212,479,977 12,161,347
2097 213,484,035 12,077,858
2096 214,463,720 11,994,015
2095 215,424,649 11,909,754
2094 216,368,088 11,825,095
2093 217,273,531 11,740,085
2092 218,151,426 11,654,790
2091 218,980,379 11,569,356
2090 219,782,575 11,483,782
2089 220,538,090 11,398,109
2088 221,257,201 11,312,508
2087 221,935,839 11,227,223
2086 222,585,679 11,141,991
2085 223,183,658 11,056,984
2084 223,742,603 10,972,191
2083 224,273,365 10,887,525
2082 224,763,738 10,802,994
2081 225,237,793 10,718,800
2080 225,665,152 10,634,723
2079 226,059,226 10,550,794
2078 226,389,150 10,466,970
2077 226,696,749 10,383,169
2076 226,954,762 10,299,342
2075 227,159,233 10,215,493
2074 227,315,415 10,131,547
2073 227,436,221 10,047,318
2072 227,503,342 9,962,612
2071 227,522,038 9,877,378
2070 227,495,122 9,791,853
2069 227,426,186 9,705,815
2068 227,302,632 9,619,166
2067 227,118,726 9,531,936
2066 226,878,385 9,443,967
2065 226,581,697 9,355,538
2064 226,235,839 9,266,470
2063 225,822,167 9,176,798
2062 225,349,674 9,086,390
2061 224,811,052 8,995,287
2060 224,216,813 8,903,536
2059 223,569,585 8,810,958
2058 222,855,839 8,717,538
2057 222,083,110 8,623,514
2056 221,273,932 8,528,891
2055 220,405,468 8,433,708
2054 219,511,997 8,338,102
2053 218,567,668 8,242,274
2052 217,585,554 8,146,407
2051 216,554,217 8,050,917
2050 215,489,899 7,955,842
2049 214,400,010 7,861,436
2048 213,275,216 7,767,655
2047 212,114,603 7,674,619
2046 210,918,933 7,582,158
2045 209,696,717 7,490,461
2044 208,446,830 7,399,381
2043 207,170,217 7,309,208
2042 205,859,107 7,219,941
2041 204,513,256 7,131,715
2040 203,143,300 7,044,649
2039 201,735,060 6,958,711
2038 200,262,138 6,873,682
2037 198,739,346 6,789,514
2036 197,147,970 6,706,116
2035 195,499,247 6,623,241
2034 193,789,143 6,540,718
2033 191,989,956 6,458,252
2032 190,141,739 6,375,523
2031 188,208,233 6,292,383
2030 186,212,272 6,208,520
2029 184,168,103 6,115,428
2028 182,087,511 6,010,434
2027 179,973,411 5,881,073
2026 177,837,418 5,717,450
2025 175,685,057 5,519,571
2024 173,562,364 5,281,538
2023 171,466,990 5,049,269
2022 169,384,897 4,730,226
2021 167,658,854 4,500,424
2020 166,298,024 4,522,497
2019 164,913,055 4,591,241
2018 163,523,103 4,597,877
2017 162,186,147 4,537,396
2016 160,811,932 4,390,877
2015 159,383,179 4,184,895
2014 157,964,929 4,002,439
2013 156,532,141 3,833,913
2012 155,070,101 3,547,106
2011 153,591,076 3,076,763
2010 152,201,981 2,757,446
2009 150,873,714 2,684,659
2008 149,474,264 2,626,529
2007 147,989,278 2,570,174
2006 146,405,973 2,514,795
2005 144,715,786 2,459,802
2004 142,902,856 2,404,821
2003 140,970,351 2,363,796
2002 138,933,658 2,337,140
2001 136,805,810 2,310,217
2000 134,544,304 2,282,131
1999 132,108,065 2,252,909
1998 129,622,332 2,222,489
1997 127,198,069 2,190,720
1996 124,862,179 2,156,926
1995 122,600,370 2,120,528
1994 120,343,179 2,081,834
1993 118,132,360 2,021,675
1992 115,952,192 1,938,238
1991 113,787,109 1,851,473
1990 111,633,717 1,763,954
1989 109,433,799 1,676,228
1988 107,216,008 1,588,568
1987 104,959,291 1,500,996
1986 102,635,572 1,413,419
1985 100,253,825 1,325,480
1984 97,814,966 1,247,716
1983 95,335,155 1,181,459
1982 92,814,507 1,117,678
1981 90,303,105 1,057,320
1980 88,016,432 1,001,248
1979 85,935,072 949,116
1978 83,889,655 900,304
1977 81,867,264 855,314
1976 79,855,318 814,701
1975 77,854,351 778,864
1974 75,839,348 746,988
1973 73,722,294 721,179
1972 71,641,519 700,593
1971 70,276,758 681,119
1970 69,058,894 662,680
1969 67,294,133 645,255
1968 65,408,276 628,798
1967 63,510,929 613,318
1966 61,669,806 598,804
1965 59,902,519 585,236
1964 58,178,374 572,577
1963 56,504,402 560,827
1962 54,881,146 549,941
1961 53,310,348 539,854
1960 51,828,660 530,485

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 Oman gained 1,876,082 people (a 74.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Oman's population increased by 1,370,831 people (a 31.2% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Oman was ranked 138th in 2006 and ranked 117th 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 Oman will increase by 38.1% to 7,955,842 people and rank change from 117th to 113th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 12.3M people in 2100 for Oman.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Oman
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Oman
2100 -0.5% 0.67%
2099 -0.48% 0.68%
2098 -0.47% 0.69%
2097 -0.46% 0.7%
2096 -0.45% 0.71%
2095 -0.44% 0.72%
2094 -0.42% 0.72%
2093 -0.4% 0.73%
2092 -0.38% 0.74%
2091 -0.36% 0.75%
2090 -0.34% 0.75%
2089 -0.33% 0.76%
2088 -0.31% 0.76%
2087 -0.29% 0.76%
2086 -0.27% 0.77%
2085 -0.25% 0.77%
2084 -0.24% 0.78%
2083 -0.22% 0.78%
2082 -0.21% 0.79%
2081 -0.19% 0.79%
2080 -0.17% 0.8%
2079 -0.15% 0.8%
2078 -0.14% 0.81%
2077 -0.11% 0.81%
2076 -0.09% 0.82%
2075 -0.07% 0.83%
2074 -0.05% 0.84%
2073 -0.03% 0.85%
2072 -0.008% 0.86%
2071 0.01% 0.87%
2070 0.03% 0.89%
2069 0.05% 0.9%
2068 0.08% 0.92%
2067 0.11% 0.93%
2066 0.13% 0.95%
2065 0.15% 0.96%
2064 0.18% 0.98%
2063 0.21% 0.99%
2062 0.24% 1.01%
2061 0.27% 1.03%
2060 0.29% 1.05%
2059 0.32% 1.07%
2058 0.35% 1.09%
2057 0.37% 1.11%
2056 0.39% 1.13%
2055 0.41% 1.15%
2054 0.43% 1.16%
2053 0.45% 1.18%
2052 0.48% 1.19%
2051 0.49% 1.2%
2050 0.51% 1.2%
2049 0.53% 1.21%
2048 0.55% 1.21%
2047 0.57% 1.22%
2046 0.58% 1.22%
2045 0.6% 1.23%
2044 0.62% 1.23%
2043 0.64% 1.24%
2042 0.66% 1.24%
2041 0.67% 1.24%
2040 0.7% 1.23%
2039 0.74% 1.24%
2038 0.77% 1.24%
2037 0.81% 1.24%
2036 0.84% 1.25%
2035 0.88% 1.26%
2034 0.94% 1.28%
2033 0.97% 1.3%
2032 1.03% 1.32%
2031 1.07% 1.35%
2030 1.11% 1.52%
2029 1.14% 1.75%
2028 1.17% 2.2%
2027 1.2% 2.86%
2026 1.23% 3.59%
2025 1.22% 4.51%
2024 1.22% 4.6%
2023 1.23% 6.74%
2022 1.03% 5.11%
2021 0.82% -0.49%
2020 0.84% -1.5%
2019 0.85% -0.14%
2018 0.82% 1.33%
2017 0.85% 3.34%
2016 0.9% 4.92%
2015 0.9% 4.56%
2014 0.92% 4.4%
2013 0.94% 8.09%
2012 0.96% 15.3%
2011 0.91% 11.6%
2010 0.88% 2.71%
2009 0.94% 2.21%
2008 1% 2.19%
2007 1.08% 2.2%
2006 1.17% 2.24%
2005 1.27% 2.29%
2004 1.37% 1.74%
2003 1.47% 1.14%
2002 1.56% 1.17%
2001 1.68% 1.23%
2000 1.84% 1.3%
1999 1.92% 1.37%
1998 1.91% 1.45%
1997 1.87% 1.57%
1996 1.84% 1.72%
1995 1.88% 1.86%
1994 1.87% 2.98%
1993 1.88% 4.3%
1992 1.9% 4.69%
1991 1.93% 4.96%
1990 2.01% 5.23%
1989 2.07% 5.52%
1988 2.15% 5.83%
1987 2.26% 6.2%
1986 2.38% 6.63%
1985 2.49% 6.23%
1984 2.6% 5.61%
1983 2.72% 5.71%
1982 2.78% 5.71%
1981 2.6% 5.6%
1980 2.42% 5.49%
1979 2.44% 5.42%
1978 2.47% 5.26%
1977 2.52% 4.99%
1976 2.57% 4.6%
1975 2.66% 4.27%
1974 2.87% 3.58%
1973 2.9% 2.94%
1972 1.94% 2.86%
1971 1.76% 2.78%
1970 2.62% 2.7%
1969 2.88% 2.62%
1968 2.99% 2.52%
1967 2.99% 2.42%
1966 2.95% 2.32%
1965 2.96% 2.21%
1964 2.96% 2.1%
1963 2.96% 1.98%
1962 2.95% 1.87%
1961 2.86% 1.77%

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 Oman's population grew by 4.6%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Oman
Current population
178415186
5761708
Population rank 8/197 117/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.07%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
2.26 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
6.18 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
54.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +636
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +232,269
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +4.6%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 5/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
4.63 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 +113,734
Net migration rank 194/196 15/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 2,283,366
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 33/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 43.2%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 11/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Oman
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Oman
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 113,734
2024 - -473,362 - 154,219
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 75,467 156,285
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 67,278 339,063
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 69,991 -16,726
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 74,224 -171,635
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 77,394 -117,480
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 79,438 -52,630
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 82,408 11,751
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 81,350 117,538
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 79,241 133,842
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 76,258 75,557
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 71,905 113,335
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 65,572 322,812
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 59,689 492,609
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 57,619 28,717
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 52,007 7,226
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 47,146 9,877
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 44,207 11,478
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 43,969 11,103
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 44,688 10,231
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 45,651 9,394
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 46,273 -19,265
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 46,397 -20,098
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 46,651 -19,103
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 47,208 -18,588
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 48,053 -18,235
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 48,654 -17,626
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 49,510 -16,998
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 50,362 -15,286
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 51,139 -13,418
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 52,337 -12,665
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 53,439 27,204
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 54,471 31,756
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 55,382 31,927
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 56,000 31,722
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 56,202 31,528
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 56,142 31,456
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 55,933 31,608
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 55,324 32,289
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 54,609 33,666
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 52,253 14,993
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 49,646 15,617
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 46,939 15,359
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 44,176 14,239
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 41,109 12,626
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 38,022 12,511
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 35,141 11,946
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 32,342 10,554
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 30,032 8,299
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 27,699 5,632
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 25,543 4,880
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 24,195 -2,996
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 22,968 -2,996
1971 542,747 224,369 21,973 -2,996
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 20,893 -2,996
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 19,949 -2,996
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 18,962 -2,996
1967 1,860,743 23,164 17,990 -2,996
1966 1,794,530 3,758 17,030 -2,996
1965 1,688,652 47,610 16,103 -2,996
1964 1,686,591 25,426 15,205 -2,996
1963 1,612,749 23,215 14,283 -2,996
1962 1,584,035 26,533 13,485 -2,996
1961 1,504,524 26,503 12,690 -2,996
1960 1,418,810 13,580 12,034 -2,996

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 Oman 61.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 763,049 people) and 38.4% is from migration (a gain of 475,565 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 2,283,366 people or 43.2% in Oman.

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
Oman
City Population
Muscat 1.42M
Seeb 471K
Salalah 332K
Nizwa 83.5K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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