The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 5,289,152 people in Palestine in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 177,398,795 people compared to 5,459,557 in Palestine.
Population statistics:
- Bangladesh's population is 32.5 times bigger than Palestine's.
- Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Palestine is the 122nd.
- The countries together account for 2.21% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.07% for Palestine.
- For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +2.4% in Palestine.
- Since 2005, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 145M people to 177M (22.6% growth), while Palestine has grown from 3.32M to 5.46M (64.4% growth).
- Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 226M people compared to the peak of 11.1M people in 2100 for Palestine.
Bangladesh vs Palestine: live population counter
Bangladesh
|
Palestine
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
177398795
|
5459557
|
| Population rank | 8/197 | 122/197 |
| Percent of world population | 2.15% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
15.1 seconds
|
4.26 minutes
|
| One birth every |
9.04 seconds
|
3.76 minutes
|
| One death every |
36.7 seconds
|
14.1 minutes
|
| One migration net change every |
1.11 minutes
|
22.7 minutes
|
| Annual migration change | -473,362 | -23,145 |
| Daily growth/decline | +5,741 | +338 |
| Annual growth/decline | +2,095,374 | +123,377 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.22% | +2.39% |
| Population growth rate rank | 92/197 | 36/197 |
Bangladesh and Palestine: population history and growth rate by year chart
Bangladesh
Population
Growth rate
Palestine
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bangladesh
|
Palestine
|
Bangladesh
|
Palestine
|
|
| 1960 | 51,828,660 | - | - | - |
| 1961 | 53,310,348 | - | 2.86% | - |
| 1962 | 54,881,146 | - | 2.95% | - |
| 1963 | 56,504,402 | - | 2.96% | - |
| 1964 | 58,178,374 | - | 2.96% | - |
| 1965 | 59,902,519 | - | 2.96% | - |
| 1966 | 61,669,806 | - | 2.95% | - |
| 1967 | 63,510,929 | - | 2.99% | - |
| 1968 | 65,408,276 | - | 2.99% | - |
| 1969 | 67,294,133 | - | 2.88% | - |
| 1970 | 69,058,894 | - | 2.62% | - |
| 1971 | 70,276,758 | - | 1.76% | - |
| 1972 | 71,641,519 | - | 1.94% | - |
| 1973 | 73,722,294 | - | 2.9% | - |
| 1974 | 75,839,348 | - | 2.87% | - |
| 1975 | 77,854,351 | - | 2.66% | - |
| 1976 | 79,855,318 | - | 2.57% | - |
| 1977 | 81,867,264 | - | 2.52% | - |
| 1978 | 83,889,655 | - | 2.47% | - |
| 1979 | 85,935,072 | - | 2.44% | - |
| 1980 | 88,016,432 | - | 2.42% | - |
| 1981 | 90,303,105 | - | 2.6% | - |
| 1982 | 92,814,507 | - | 2.78% | - |
| 1983 | 95,335,155 | - | 2.72% | - |
| 1984 | 97,814,966 | - | 2.6% | - |
| 1985 | 100,253,825 | - | 2.49% | - |
| 1986 | 102,635,572 | - | 2.38% | - |
| 1987 | 104,959,291 | - | 2.26% | - |
| 1988 | 107,216,008 | - | 2.15% | - |
| 1989 | 109,433,799 | - | 2.07% | - |
| 1990 | 111,633,717 | 1,978,248 | 2.01% | - |
| 1991 | 113,787,109 | 2,068,845 | 1.93% | 4.58% |
| 1992 | 115,952,192 | 2,163,591 | 1.9% | 4.58% |
| 1993 | 118,132,360 | 2,262,676 | 1.88% | 4.58% |
| 1994 | 120,343,179 | 2,366,298 | 1.87% | 4.58% |
| 1995 | 122,600,370 | 2,474,666 | 1.88% | 4.58% |
| 1996 | 124,862,179 | 2,587,997 | 1.84% | 4.58% |
| 1997 | 127,198,069 | 2,706,518 | 1.87% | 4.58% |
| 1998 | 129,622,332 | 2,776,568 | 1.91% | 2.59% |
| 1999 | 132,108,065 | 2,848,431 | 1.92% | 2.59% |
| 2000 | 134,544,304 | 2,922,153 | 1.84% | 2.59% |
| 2001 | 136,805,810 | 2,997,784 | 1.68% | 2.59% |
| 2002 | 138,933,658 | 3,075,373 | 1.56% | 2.59% |
| 2003 | 140,970,351 | 3,154,969 | 1.47% | 2.59% |
| 2004 | 142,902,856 | 3,236,626 | 1.37% | 2.59% |
| 2005 | 144,715,786 | 3,320,396 | 1.27% | 2.59% |
| 2006 | 146,405,973 | 3,406,334 | 1.17% | 2.59% |
| 2007 | 147,989,278 | 3,494,496 | 1.08% | 2.59% |
| 2008 | 149,474,264 | 3,591,977 | 1% | 2.79% |
| 2009 | 150,873,714 | 3,689,099 | 0.94% | 2.7% |
| 2010 | 152,201,981 | 3,786,161 | 0.88% | 2.63% |
| 2011 | 153,591,076 | 3,882,986 | 0.91% | 2.56% |
| 2012 | 155,070,101 | 3,979,998 | 0.96% | 2.5% |
| 2013 | 156,532,141 | 4,076,708 | 0.94% | 2.43% |
| 2014 | 157,964,929 | 4,173,398 | 0.92% | 2.37% |
| 2015 | 159,383,179 | 4,270,092 | 0.9% | 2.32% |
| 2016 | 160,811,932 | 4,367,088 | 0.9% | 2.27% |
| 2017 | 162,186,147 | 4,454,805 | 0.85% | 2.01% |
| 2018 | 163,523,103 | 4,569,087 | 0.82% | 2.57% |
| 2019 | 164,913,055 | 4,685,306 | 0.85% | 2.54% |
| 2020 | 166,298,024 | 4,803,269 | 0.84% | 2.52% |
| 2021 | 167,658,854 | 4,922,749 | 0.82% | 2.49% |
| 2022 | 169,384,897 | 5,043,612 | 1.03% | 2.46% |
| 2023 | 171,466,990 | 5,165,775 | 1.23% | 2.42% |
| 2024 | 173,562,364 | 5,289,152 | 1.22% | 2.39% |
| 2025 | 175,686,900 | 5,379,801 | 1.22% | 1.71% |
| 2026 | 177,818,035 | 5,479,090 | 1.21% | 1.85% |
| 2027 | 179,930,171 | 5,582,345 | 1.19% | 1.88% |
| 2028 | 182,014,767 | 5,684,855 | 1.16% | 1.84% |
| 2029 | 184,064,616 | 5,787,948 | 1.13% | 1.81% |
| 2030 | 186,072,398 | 5,892,492 | 1.09% | 1.81% |
| 2031 | 188,025,193 | 5,998,645 | 1.05% | 1.8% |
| 2032 | 189,904,568 | 6,106,047 | 1% | 1.79% |
| 2033 | 191,717,183 | 6,215,922 | 0.95% | 1.8% |
| 2034 | 193,461,162 | 6,327,947 | 0.91% | 1.8% |
| 2035 | 195,130,366 | 6,441,493 | 0.86% | 1.79% |
| 2036 | 196,740,575 | 6,555,481 | 0.83% | 1.77% |
| 2037 | 198,288,195 | 6,669,212 | 0.79% | 1.73% |
| 2038 | 199,776,950 | 6,783,431 | 0.75% | 1.71% |
| 2039 | 201,208,770 | 6,899,866 | 0.72% | 1.72% |
| 2040 | 202,589,424 | 7,018,099 | 0.69% | 1.71% |
| 2041 | 203,939,081 | 7,135,825 | 0.67% | 1.68% |
| 2042 | 205,259,485 | 7,253,328 | 0.65% | 1.65% |
| 2043 | 206,545,478 | 7,369,647 | 0.63% | 1.6% |
| 2044 | 207,801,049 | 7,484,632 | 0.61% | 1.56% |
| 2045 | 209,029,592 | 7,598,729 | 0.59% | 1.52% |
| 2046 | 210,231,183 | 7,710,259 | 0.57% | 1.47% |
| 2047 | 211,402,167 | 7,818,786 | 0.56% | 1.41% |
| 2048 | 212,537,925 | 7,925,101 | 0.54% | 1.36% |
| 2049 | 213,638,535 | 8,029,929 | 0.52% | 1.32% |
| 2050 | 214,709,094 | 8,134,618 | 0.5% | 1.3% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,667,393 people (a 10.1% growth), while Palestine gained 949,696 people (a 28.6% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bangladesh gained 18,015,616 (a 11.3% growth), while Palestine's population increased by 1,189,465 (a 27.9% growth).
Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2005 and is still 8th in 2025. Palestine was ranked 127th in 2005 and ranked 122nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Bangladesh's population will grow by 21% to 214,709,094 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of Palestine will increase by 49% to 8,134,618 people and rank change from 122nd to 112th.
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 |
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Population differences between Bangladesh and Palestine
|
Bangladesh
|
Palestine
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 75.2 years | 73.1 years |
| Average age | 29.8 years | 25 years |
| Median age | 26.7 years | 20.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.2:50.8 | 49.6:50.4 |
| Fertility rate | 2.16 births per woman | 3.31 births per woman |
| Population density | 3,458 ppl/mi² | 2,274 ppl/mi² |
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