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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 260,356,147 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 1.46 times bigger than Bangladesh's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 5.29% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 3.14% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 260M (44.9% growth).

Bangladesh vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Pakistan
2100 210,399,059 514,531,704
2099 211,449,688 513,655,674
2098 212,479,977 512,727,636
2097 213,484,035 511,735,790
2096 214,463,720 510,636,755
2095 215,424,649 509,437,875
2094 216,368,088 508,130,071
2093 217,273,531 506,765,644
2092 218,151,426 505,327,656
2091 218,980,379 503,824,444
2090 219,782,575 502,264,268
2089 220,538,090 500,660,501
2088 221,257,201 498,935,983
2087 221,935,839 497,190,466
2086 222,585,679 495,313,036
2085 223,183,658 493,366,305
2084 223,742,603 491,354,778
2083 224,273,365 489,225,193
2082 224,763,738 486,984,952
2081 225,237,793 484,673,501
2080 225,665,152 482,257,479
2079 226,059,226 479,813,404
2078 226,389,150 477,277,836
2077 226,696,749 474,593,860
2076 226,954,762 471,779,348
2075 227,159,233 468,855,468
2074 227,315,415 465,875,137
2073 227,436,221 462,811,079
2072 227,503,342 459,656,523
2071 227,522,038 456,423,506
2070 227,495,122 453,095,985
2069 227,426,186 449,655,599
2068 227,302,632 446,126,774
2067 227,118,726 442,540,629
2066 226,878,385 438,879,326
2065 226,581,697 435,169,856
2064 226,235,839 431,394,393
2063 225,822,167 427,575,887
2062 225,349,674 423,636,352
2061 224,811,052 419,672,017
2060 224,216,813 415,638,125
2059 223,569,585 411,576,344
2058 222,855,839 407,429,129
2057 222,083,110 403,233,874
2056 221,273,932 398,948,355
2055 220,405,468 394,645,693
2054 219,511,997 390,303,954
2053 218,567,668 385,922,748
2052 217,585,554 381,488,696
2051 216,554,217 377,018,239
2050 215,489,899 372,476,884
2049 214,400,010 367,909,407
2048 213,275,216 363,310,560
2047 212,114,603 358,659,474
2046 210,918,933 353,929,775
2045 209,696,717 349,156,085
2044 208,446,830 344,371,692
2043 207,170,217 339,561,029
2042 205,859,107 334,731,546
2041 204,513,256 329,875,686
2040 203,143,300 325,039,429
2039 201,735,060 320,137,108
2038 200,262,138 315,207,413
2037 198,739,346 310,312,684
2036 197,147,970 305,408,418
2035 195,499,247 300,541,523
2034 193,789,143 295,686,893
2033 191,989,956 290,851,174
2032 190,141,739 286,070,650
2031 188,208,233 281,351,929
2030 186,212,272 276,708,987
2029 184,168,103 272,189,955
2028 182,087,511 267,728,673
2027 179,973,411 263,390,059
2026 177,837,418 259,231,214
2025 175,685,057 255,166,301
2024 173,562,364 251,269,164
2023 171,466,990 247,504,495
2022 169,384,897 243,700,667
2021 167,658,854 239,477,801
2020 166,298,024 235,001,746
2019 164,913,055 230,800,899
2018 163,523,103 226,928,892
2017 162,186,147 223,273,967
2016 160,811,932 220,138,869
2015 159,383,179 217,290,883
2014 157,964,929 214,264,647
2013 156,532,141 211,073,978
2012 155,070,101 207,667,125
2011 153,591,076 203,746,065
2010 152,201,981 199,239,047
2009 150,873,714 194,376,534
2008 149,474,264 189,499,113
2007 147,989,278 184,493,231
2006 146,405,973 179,682,690
2005 144,715,786 175,453,212
2004 142,902,856 171,286,000
2003 140,970,351 167,110,248
2002 138,933,658 163,222,549
2001 136,805,810 159,270,907
2000 134,544,304 154,879,127
1999 132,108,065 150,565,377
1998 129,622,332 146,522,356
1997 127,198,069 142,531,804
1996 124,862,179 138,557,092
1995 122,600,370 134,582,253
1994 120,343,179 130,748,083
1993 118,132,360 127,020,117
1992 115,952,192 123,546,848
1991 113,787,109 120,060,406
1990 111,633,717 116,155,576
1989 109,433,799 112,336,629
1988 107,216,008 108,724,739
1987 104,959,291 105,130,717
1986 102,635,572 101,606,764
1985 100,253,825 98,229,285
1984 97,814,966 95,164,936
1983 95,335,155 92,227,711
1982 92,814,507 89,089,246
1981 90,303,105 85,802,049
1980 88,016,432 82,291,010
1979 85,935,072 78,997,039
1978 83,889,655 76,307,379
1977 81,867,264 73,901,827
1976 79,855,318 71,620,254
1975 77,854,351 69,461,175
1974 75,839,348 67,415,487
1973 73,722,294 65,461,912
1972 71,641,519 63,583,194
1971 70,276,758 61,847,899
1970 69,058,894 60,166,719
1969 67,294,133 58,460,939
1968 65,408,276 56,810,507
1967 63,510,929 55,214,768
1966 61,669,806 53,678,667
1965 59,902,519 52,209,010
1964 58,178,374 50,799,999
1963 56,504,402 49,447,776
1962 54,881,146 48,156,128
1961 53,310,348 46,921,277
1960 51,828,660 45,709,310

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 Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 43.1% to 372,476,884 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 515M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Pakistan
2100 -0.5% 0.17%
2099 -0.48% 0.18%
2098 -0.47% 0.19%
2097 -0.46% 0.22%
2096 -0.45% 0.24%
2095 -0.44% 0.26%
2094 -0.42% 0.27%
2093 -0.4% 0.28%
2092 -0.38% 0.3%
2091 -0.36% 0.31%
2090 -0.34% 0.32%
2089 -0.33% 0.35%
2088 -0.31% 0.35%
2087 -0.29% 0.38%
2086 -0.27% 0.39%
2085 -0.25% 0.41%
2084 -0.24% 0.44%
2083 -0.22% 0.46%
2082 -0.21% 0.48%
2081 -0.19% 0.5%
2080 -0.17% 0.51%
2079 -0.15% 0.53%
2078 -0.14% 0.57%
2077 -0.11% 0.6%
2076 -0.09% 0.62%
2075 -0.07% 0.64%
2074 -0.05% 0.66%
2073 -0.03% 0.69%
2072 -0.008% 0.71%
2071 0.01% 0.73%
2070 0.03% 0.77%
2069 0.05% 0.79%
2068 0.08% 0.81%
2067 0.11% 0.83%
2066 0.13% 0.85%
2065 0.15% 0.88%
2064 0.18% 0.89%
2063 0.21% 0.93%
2062 0.24% 0.94%
2061 0.27% 0.97%
2060 0.29% 0.99%
2059 0.32% 1.02%
2058 0.35% 1.04%
2057 0.37% 1.07%
2056 0.39% 1.09%
2055 0.41% 1.11%
2054 0.43% 1.14%
2053 0.45% 1.16%
2052 0.48% 1.19%
2051 0.49% 1.22%
2050 0.51% 1.24%
2049 0.53% 1.27%
2048 0.55% 1.3%
2047 0.57% 1.34%
2046 0.58% 1.37%
2045 0.6% 1.39%
2044 0.62% 1.42%
2043 0.64% 1.44%
2042 0.66% 1.47%
2041 0.67% 1.49%
2040 0.7% 1.53%
2039 0.74% 1.56%
2038 0.77% 1.58%
2037 0.81% 1.61%
2036 0.84% 1.62%
2035 0.88% 1.64%
2034 0.94% 1.66%
2033 0.97% 1.67%
2032 1.03% 1.68%
2031 1.07% 1.68%
2030 1.11% 1.66%
2029 1.14% 1.67%
2028 1.17% 1.65%
2027 1.2% 1.6%
2026 1.23% 1.59%
2025 1.22% 1.55%
2024 1.22% 1.52%
2023 1.23% 1.56%
2022 1.03% 1.76%
2021 0.82% 1.9%
2020 0.84% 1.82%
2019 0.85% 1.71%
2018 0.82% 1.64%
2017 0.85% 1.42%
2016 0.9% 1.31%
2015 0.9% 1.41%
2014 0.92% 1.51%
2013 0.94% 1.64%
2012 0.96% 1.92%
2011 0.91% 2.26%
2010 0.88% 2.5%
2009 0.94% 2.57%
2008 1% 2.71%
2007 1.08% 2.68%
2006 1.17% 2.41%
2005 1.27% 2.43%
2004 1.37% 2.5%
2003 1.47% 2.38%
2002 1.56% 2.48%
2001 1.68% 2.84%
2000 1.84% 2.87%
1999 1.92% 2.76%
1998 1.91% 2.8%
1997 1.87% 2.87%
1996 1.84% 2.95%
1995 1.88% 2.93%
1994 1.87% 2.93%
1993 1.88% 2.81%
1992 1.9% 2.9%
1991 1.93% 3.36%
1990 2.01% 3.4%
1989 2.07% 3.32%
1988 2.15% 3.42%
1987 2.26% 3.47%
1986 2.38% 3.44%
1985 2.49% 3.22%
1984 2.6% 3.18%
1983 2.72% 3.52%
1982 2.78% 3.83%
1981 2.6% 4.27%
1980 2.42% 4.17%
1979 2.44% 3.52%
1978 2.47% 3.26%
1977 2.52% 3.19%
1976 2.57% 3.11%
1975 2.66% 3.03%
1974 2.87% 2.98%
1973 2.9% 2.95%
1972 1.94% 2.81%
1971 1.76% 2.79%
1970 2.62% 2.92%
1969 2.88% 2.91%
1968 2.99% 2.89%
1967 2.99% 2.86%
1966 2.95% 2.81%
1965 2.96% 2.77%
1964 2.96% 2.73%
1963 2.96% 2.68%
1962 2.95% 2.63%
1961 2.86% 2.65%

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 Pakistan's population grew by 1.52%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Pakistan
Current population
178415186
260356147
Population rank 8/197 5/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 3.14%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
8.38 seconds
One birth every
9.04 seconds
4.58 seconds
One death every
36.7 seconds
19.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +10,314
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +3,764,669
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 70/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change -402,100 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 194/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -1,235,336
2024 - -473,362 - -1,401,173
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 4,690,187 576,349
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 4,281,169 252,869
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 3,977,175 11,534
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 3,731,730 275,242
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 3,554,755 38,139
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 3,448,813 146,364
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 3,341,643 111,045
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 3,233,315 68,860
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 2,934,689 294,252
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 2,790,454 555,032
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 2,461,311 450,003
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 2,356,601 111,386
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 2,257,849 85,250
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 2,171,812 48,238
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 542,747 224,369 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 1,860,743 23,164 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 1,794,530 3,758 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 1,688,652 47,610 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 1,686,591 25,426 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 1,612,749 23,215 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 1,584,035 26,533 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 1,504,524 26,503 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 1,418,810 13,580 1,217,147 0

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 Pakistan 77.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,255,404 people) and 22.2% is from migration (a loss of 14,629,055 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

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
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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