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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 5,289,152 people in Palestine in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 5,500,288 in Palestine.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 32.4 times bigger than Palestine's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Palestine is the 123rd.
  • The countries together account for 2.22% 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 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Palestine has grown from 3.41M to 5.5M (61.5% growth).

Bangladesh vs Palestine: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Palestine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Palestine
2100 210,399,059 11,139,010
2099 211,449,688 11,129,016
2098 212,479,977 11,115,634
2097 213,484,035 11,098,586
2096 214,463,720 11,082,327
2095 215,424,649 11,062,471
2094 216,368,088 11,043,660
2093 217,273,531 11,021,075
2092 218,151,426 10,997,198
2091 218,980,379 10,971,910
2090 219,782,575 10,945,522
2089 220,538,090 10,919,566
2088 221,257,201 10,888,804
2087 221,935,839 10,859,463
2086 222,585,679 10,826,475
2085 223,183,658 10,792,233
2084 223,742,603 10,754,076
2083 224,273,365 10,714,778
2082 224,763,738 10,670,980
2081 225,237,793 10,620,947
2080 225,665,152 10,570,849
2079 226,059,226 10,522,979
2078 226,389,150 10,470,607
2077 226,696,749 10,414,129
2076 226,954,762 10,353,616
2075 227,159,233 10,289,455
2074 227,315,415 10,226,287
2073 227,436,221 10,161,032
2072 227,503,342 10,092,947
2071 227,522,038 10,017,951
2070 227,495,122 9,943,046
2069 227,426,186 9,866,885
2068 227,302,632 9,791,535
2067 227,118,726 9,709,928
2066 226,878,385 9,631,509
2065 226,581,697 9,548,264
2064 226,235,839 9,463,483
2063 225,822,167 9,376,741
2062 225,349,674 9,291,255
2061 224,811,052 9,199,970
2060 224,216,813 9,107,804
2059 223,569,585 9,017,564
2058 222,855,839 8,928,703
2057 222,083,110 8,835,816
2056 221,273,932 8,741,740
2055 220,405,468 8,649,798
2054 219,511,997 8,556,281
2053 218,567,668 8,458,243
2052 217,585,554 8,357,325
2051 216,554,217 8,254,626
2050 215,489,899 8,148,985
2049 214,400,010 8,043,520
2048 213,275,216 7,937,607
2047 212,114,603 7,829,116
2046 210,918,933 7,718,770
2045 209,696,717 7,604,199
2044 208,446,830 7,488,707
2043 207,170,217 7,372,333
2042 205,859,107 7,254,143
2041 204,513,256 7,135,388
2040 203,143,300 7,016,744
2039 201,735,060 6,896,956
2038 200,262,138 6,781,970
2037 198,739,346 6,666,634
2036 197,147,970 6,552,620
2035 195,499,247 6,436,783
2034 193,789,143 6,323,647
2033 191,989,956 6,210,874
2032 190,141,739 6,102,090
2031 188,208,233 5,994,279
2030 186,212,272 5,888,039
2029 184,168,103 5,783,463
2028 182,087,511 5,680,155
2027 179,973,411 5,576,750
2026 177,837,418 5,471,938
2025 175,685,057 5,376,521
2024 173,562,364 5,289,152
2023 171,466,990 5,165,775
2022 169,384,897 5,043,612
2021 167,658,854 4,922,749
2020 166,298,024 4,803,269
2019 164,913,055 4,685,306
2018 163,523,103 4,569,087
2017 162,186,147 4,454,805
2016 160,811,932 4,367,088
2015 159,383,179 4,270,092
2014 157,964,929 4,173,398
2013 156,532,141 4,076,708
2012 155,070,101 3,979,998
2011 153,591,076 3,882,986
2010 152,201,981 3,786,161
2009 150,873,714 3,689,099
2008 149,474,264 3,591,977
2007 147,989,278 3,494,496
2006 146,405,973 3,406,334
2005 144,715,786 3,320,396
2004 142,902,856 3,236,626
2003 140,970,351 3,154,969
2002 138,933,658 3,075,373
2001 136,805,810 2,997,784
2000 134,544,304 2,922,153
1999 132,108,065 2,848,431
1998 129,622,332 2,776,568
1997 127,198,069 2,706,518
1996 124,862,179 2,587,997
1995 122,600,370 2,474,666
1994 120,343,179 2,366,298
1993 118,132,360 2,262,676
1992 115,952,192 2,163,591
1991 113,787,109 2,068,845
1990 111,633,717 1,978,248
1989 109,433,799 -
1988 107,216,008 -
1987 104,959,291 -
1986 102,635,572 -
1985 100,253,825 -
1984 97,814,966 -
1983 95,335,155 -
1982 92,814,507 -
1981 90,303,105 -
1980 88,016,432 -
1979 85,935,072 -
1978 83,889,655 -
1977 81,867,264 -
1976 79,855,318 -
1975 77,854,351 -
1974 75,839,348 -
1973 73,722,294 -
1972 71,641,519 -
1971 70,276,758 -
1970 69,058,894 -
1969 67,294,133 -
1968 65,408,276 -
1967 63,510,929 -
1966 61,669,806 -
1965 59,902,519 -
1964 58,178,374 -
1963 56,504,402 -
1962 54,881,146 -
1961 53,310,348 -
1960 51,828,660 -

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 Palestine gained 960,754 people (a 28.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Palestine's population increased by 1,133,200 people (a 25.9% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Palestine was ranked 127th in 2006 and ranked 123rd 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 Palestine will increase by 48.2% to 8,148,985 people and rank change from 123rd to 112th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 11.1M people in 2100 for Palestine.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Palestine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Palestine
2100 -0.5% 0.09%
2099 -0.48% 0.12%
2098 -0.47% 0.15%
2097 -0.46% 0.15%
2096 -0.45% 0.18%
2095 -0.44% 0.17%
2094 -0.42% 0.2%
2093 -0.4% 0.22%
2092 -0.38% 0.23%
2091 -0.36% 0.24%
2090 -0.34% 0.24%
2089 -0.33% 0.28%
2088 -0.31% 0.27%
2087 -0.29% 0.3%
2086 -0.27% 0.32%
2085 -0.25% 0.35%
2084 -0.24% 0.37%
2083 -0.22% 0.41%
2082 -0.21% 0.47%
2081 -0.19% 0.47%
2080 -0.17% 0.45%
2079 -0.15% 0.5%
2078 -0.14% 0.54%
2077 -0.11% 0.58%
2076 -0.09% 0.62%
2075 -0.07% 0.62%
2074 -0.05% 0.64%
2073 -0.03% 0.67%
2072 -0.008% 0.75%
2071 0.01% 0.75%
2070 0.03% 0.77%
2069 0.05% 0.77%
2068 0.08% 0.84%
2067 0.11% 0.81%
2066 0.13% 0.87%
2065 0.15% 0.9%
2064 0.18% 0.93%
2063 0.21% 0.92%
2062 0.24% 0.99%
2061 0.27% 1.01%
2060 0.29% 1%
2059 0.32% 1%
2058 0.35% 1.05%
2057 0.37% 1.08%
2056 0.39% 1.06%
2055 0.41% 1.09%
2054 0.43% 1.16%
2053 0.45% 1.21%
2052 0.48% 1.24%
2051 0.49% 1.3%
2050 0.51% 1.31%
2049 0.53% 1.33%
2048 0.55% 1.39%
2047 0.57% 1.43%
2046 0.58% 1.51%
2045 0.6% 1.54%
2044 0.62% 1.58%
2043 0.64% 1.63%
2042 0.66% 1.66%
2041 0.67% 1.69%
2040 0.7% 1.74%
2039 0.74% 1.7%
2038 0.77% 1.73%
2037 0.81% 1.74%
2036 0.84% 1.8%
2035 0.88% 1.79%
2034 0.94% 1.82%
2033 0.97% 1.78%
2032 1.03% 1.8%
2031 1.07% 1.8%
2030 1.11% 1.81%
2029 1.14% 1.82%
2028 1.17% 1.85%
2027 1.2% 1.92%
2026 1.23% 1.77%
2025 1.22% 1.65%
2024 1.22% 2.39%
2023 1.23% 2.42%
2022 1.03% 2.46%
2021 0.82% 2.49%
2020 0.84% 2.52%
2019 0.85% 2.54%
2018 0.82% 2.57%
2017 0.85% 2.01%
2016 0.9% 2.27%
2015 0.9% 2.32%
2014 0.92% 2.37%
2013 0.94% 2.43%
2012 0.96% 2.5%
2011 0.91% 2.56%
2010 0.88% 2.63%
2009 0.94% 2.7%
2008 1% 2.79%
2007 1.08% 2.59%
2006 1.17% 2.59%
2005 1.27% 2.59%
2004 1.37% 2.59%
2003 1.47% 2.59%
2002 1.56% 2.59%
2001 1.68% 2.59%
2000 1.84% 2.59%
1999 1.92% 2.59%
1998 1.91% 2.59%
1997 1.87% 4.58%
1996 1.84% 4.58%
1995 1.88% 4.58%
1994 1.87% 4.58%
1993 1.88% 4.58%
1992 1.9% 4.58%
1991 1.93% 4.58%
1990 2.01% -
1989 2.07% -
1988 2.15% -
1987 2.26% -
1986 2.38% -
1985 2.49% -
1984 2.6% -
1983 2.72% -
1982 2.78% -
1981 2.6% -
1980 2.42% -
1979 2.44% -
1978 2.47% -
1977 2.52% -
1976 2.57% -
1975 2.66% -
1974 2.87% -
1973 2.9% -
1972 1.94% -
1971 1.76% -
1970 2.62% -
1969 2.88% -
1968 2.99% -
1967 2.99% -
1966 2.95% -
1965 2.96% -
1964 2.96% -
1963 2.96% -
1962 2.95% -
1961 2.86% -

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 Palestine's population grew by 2.39%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Palestine
Current population
178415186
5500288
Population rank 8/197 123/197
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
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 90/197 34/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
22.8 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -23,156
Net migration rank 194/196 154/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 272,481
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 103/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 5%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 92/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Palestine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Palestine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -23,156
2024 - -473,362 - -23,145
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 102,613 -24,996
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 123,987 -5,006
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 120,396 -12,369
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 122,416 -12,369
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 124,508 -24,733
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 124,791 -25,141
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 125,688 -25,452
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 126,698 -22,774
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 126,189 -22,903
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 120,724 -27,077
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 120,503 -26,979
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 119,185 -26,916
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 119,021 -26,662
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 117,674 -26,351
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 111,724 -25,906
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 108,395 -23,985
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 112,453 -20,337
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 111,728 -23,445
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 110,569 -28,161
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 110,045 -32,853
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 109,162 -35,968
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 108,560 -35,038
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 107,320 -25,652
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 106,367 -11,496
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 104,823 -13,860
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 103,566 -13,146
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 102,307 10,417
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 98,085 9,810
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 94,037 8,763
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 90,156 7,434
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 86,434 5,975
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 82,865 4,411
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 79,444 2,116
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 76,163 -476
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 - -3,026
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 - -3,008
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 - 50,702
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 - -21,071
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 - -31,640
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 - 9,108
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 - 684
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 - -9,799
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 - -13,892
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 - -15,067
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 - -16,058
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 - -16,654
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 - -16,444
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 - -14,515
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 - -11,596
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 - -8,670
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 - -6,736
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 - -7,848
1971 542,747 224,369 - -17,235
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 - -31,405
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 - -45,586
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 - -54,963
1967 1,860,743 23,164 - -55,265
1966 1,794,530 3,758 - -47,780
1965 1,688,652 47,610 - -36,419
1964 1,686,591 25,426 - -31,125
1963 1,612,749 23,215 - -21,220
1962 1,584,035 26,533 - -18,971
1961 1,504,524 26,503 - -18,224
1960 1,418,810 13,580 - -17,662

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 Palestine 85.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,218,010 people) and 14.3% is from migration (a loss of 202,820 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 272,481 people or 5% in Palestine.

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
Palestine
City Population
Gaza 590K
Ashdod 220K
Hebron 215K
Nablus 178K
Ramallah 43.9K
Qalqilya 41.7K
Bethlehem 36K
Dura 6K

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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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