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Population in Bangladesh compared to Papua New Guinea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 10,576,502 people in Papua New Guinea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 11,002,753 in Papua New Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 16.2 times bigger than Papua New Guinea's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Papua New Guinea is the 89th.
  • The countries together account for 2.29% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.13% for Papua New Guinea.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +2.23% in Papua New Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Papua New Guinea has grown from 6.75M to 11M (63.1% growth).

Bangladesh vs Papua New Guinea: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Papua New Guinea
2100 210,399,059 18,802,138
2099 211,449,688 18,790,040
2098 212,479,977 18,776,265
2097 213,484,035 18,758,897
2096 214,463,720 18,737,707
2095 215,424,649 18,714,219
2094 216,368,088 18,687,257
2093 217,273,531 18,658,233
2092 218,151,426 18,625,772
2091 218,980,379 18,590,001
2090 219,782,575 18,549,501
2089 220,538,090 18,510,463
2088 221,257,201 18,468,827
2087 221,935,839 18,424,378
2086 222,585,679 18,376,043
2085 223,183,658 18,325,641
2084 223,742,603 18,274,394
2083 224,273,365 18,218,709
2082 224,763,738 18,163,177
2081 225,237,793 18,104,285
2080 225,665,152 18,039,008
2079 226,059,226 17,975,778
2078 226,389,150 17,908,670
2077 226,696,749 17,840,781
2076 226,954,762 17,771,791
2075 227,159,233 17,699,428
2074 227,315,415 17,625,044
2073 227,436,221 17,548,128
2072 227,503,342 17,466,649
2071 227,522,038 17,381,598
2070 227,495,122 17,295,105
2069 227,426,186 17,205,503
2068 227,302,632 17,112,154
2067 227,118,726 17,015,090
2066 226,878,385 16,915,436
2065 226,581,697 16,812,946
2064 226,235,839 16,708,669
2063 225,822,167 16,604,296
2062 225,349,674 16,497,292
2061 224,811,052 16,386,905
2060 224,216,813 16,270,535
2059 223,569,585 16,152,614
2058 222,855,839 16,032,684
2057 222,083,110 15,909,649
2056 221,273,932 15,784,519
2055 220,405,468 15,656,542
2054 219,511,997 15,523,143
2053 218,567,668 15,389,244
2052 217,585,554 15,250,715
2051 216,554,217 15,110,389
2050 215,489,899 14,968,530
2049 214,400,010 14,821,865
2048 213,275,216 14,673,459
2047 212,114,603 14,522,926
2046 210,918,933 14,370,120
2045 209,696,717 14,213,585
2044 208,446,830 14,056,036
2043 207,170,217 13,897,765
2042 205,859,107 13,738,690
2041 204,513,256 13,577,382
2040 203,143,300 13,413,396
2039 201,735,060 13,247,486
2038 200,262,138 13,079,352
2037 198,739,346 12,909,735
2036 197,147,970 12,738,223
2035 195,499,247 12,566,543
2034 193,789,143 12,392,476
2033 191,989,956 12,218,246
2032 190,141,739 12,042,345
2031 188,208,233 11,865,316
2030 186,212,272 11,685,599
2029 184,168,103 11,504,890
2028 182,087,511 11,322,573
2027 179,973,411 11,138,409
2026 177,837,418 10,952,454
2025 175,685,057 10,765,048
2024 173,562,364 10,576,502
2023 171,466,990 10,389,635
2022 169,384,897 10,203,169
2021 167,658,854 10,012,896
2020 166,298,024 9,815,746
2019 164,913,055 9,609,010
2018 163,523,103 9,394,513
2017 162,186,147 9,178,714
2016 160,811,932 8,961,718
2015 159,383,179 8,743,246
2014 157,964,929 8,523,441
2013 156,532,141 8,302,698
2012 155,070,101 8,081,390
2011 153,591,076 7,859,346
2010 152,201,981 7,633,523
2009 150,873,714 7,406,438
2008 149,474,264 7,183,002
2007 147,989,278 6,963,345
2006 146,405,973 6,747,720
2005 144,715,786 6,535,905
2004 142,902,856 6,328,041
2003 140,970,351 6,123,997
2002 138,933,658 5,924,003
2001 136,805,810 5,728,435
2000 134,544,304 5,537,064
1999 132,108,065 5,349,333
1998 129,622,332 5,166,390
1997 127,198,069 4,987,883
1996 124,862,179 4,813,361
1995 122,600,370 4,644,278
1994 120,343,179 4,480,208
1993 118,132,360 4,320,872
1992 115,952,192 4,166,699
1991 113,787,109 4,021,837
1990 111,633,717 3,896,481
1989 109,433,799 3,796,078
1988 107,216,008 3,711,880
1987 104,959,291 3,632,543
1986 102,635,572 3,554,793
1985 100,253,825 3,478,936
1984 97,814,966 3,405,198
1983 95,335,155 3,333,633
1982 92,814,507 3,264,291
1981 90,303,105 3,197,019
1980 88,016,432 3,131,512
1979 85,935,072 3,067,341
1978 83,889,655 3,003,714
1977 81,867,264 2,940,327
1976 79,855,318 2,877,327
1975 77,854,351 2,814,820
1974 75,839,348 2,752,671
1973 73,722,294 2,690,629
1972 71,641,519 2,628,432
1971 70,276,758 2,566,421
1970 69,058,894 2,505,628
1969 67,294,133 2,446,927
1968 65,408,276 2,390,803
1967 63,510,929 2,337,532
1966 61,669,806 2,285,774
1965 59,902,519 2,235,820
1964 58,178,374 2,188,325
1963 56,504,402 2,141,376
1962 54,881,146 2,093,919
1961 53,310,348 2,046,127
1960 51,828,660 1,995,110

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 Papua New Guinea gained 2,213,998 people (a 32.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Papua New Guinea's population increased by 2,041,035 people (a 22.8% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Papua New Guinea was ranked 100th in 2006 and ranked 89th 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 Papua New Guinea will increase by 36% to 14,968,530 people and rank change from 89th to 85th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 18.8M people in 2100 for Papua New Guinea.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Papua New Guinea
2100 -0.5% 0.06%
2099 -0.48% 0.07%
2098 -0.47% 0.09%
2097 -0.46% 0.11%
2096 -0.45% 0.13%
2095 -0.44% 0.14%
2094 -0.42% 0.16%
2093 -0.4% 0.17%
2092 -0.38% 0.19%
2091 -0.36% 0.22%
2090 -0.34% 0.21%
2089 -0.33% 0.23%
2088 -0.31% 0.24%
2087 -0.29% 0.26%
2086 -0.27% 0.28%
2085 -0.25% 0.28%
2084 -0.24% 0.31%
2083 -0.22% 0.31%
2082 -0.21% 0.33%
2081 -0.19% 0.36%
2080 -0.17% 0.35%
2079 -0.15% 0.37%
2078 -0.14% 0.38%
2077 -0.11% 0.39%
2076 -0.09% 0.41%
2075 -0.07% 0.42%
2074 -0.05% 0.44%
2073 -0.03% 0.47%
2072 -0.008% 0.49%
2071 0.01% 0.5%
2070 0.03% 0.52%
2069 0.05% 0.55%
2068 0.08% 0.57%
2067 0.11% 0.59%
2066 0.13% 0.61%
2065 0.15% 0.62%
2064 0.18% 0.63%
2063 0.21% 0.65%
2062 0.24% 0.67%
2061 0.27% 0.72%
2060 0.29% 0.73%
2059 0.32% 0.75%
2058 0.35% 0.77%
2057 0.37% 0.79%
2056 0.39% 0.82%
2055 0.41% 0.86%
2054 0.43% 0.87%
2053 0.45% 0.91%
2052 0.48% 0.93%
2051 0.49% 0.95%
2050 0.51% 0.99%
2049 0.53% 1.01%
2048 0.55% 1.04%
2047 0.57% 1.06%
2046 0.58% 1.1%
2045 0.6% 1.12%
2044 0.62% 1.14%
2043 0.64% 1.16%
2042 0.66% 1.19%
2041 0.67% 1.22%
2040 0.7% 1.25%
2039 0.74% 1.29%
2038 0.77% 1.31%
2037 0.81% 1.35%
2036 0.84% 1.37%
2035 0.88% 1.4%
2034 0.94% 1.43%
2033 0.97% 1.46%
2032 1.03% 1.49%
2031 1.07% 1.54%
2030 1.11% 1.57%
2029 1.14% 1.61%
2028 1.17% 1.65%
2027 1.2% 1.7%
2026 1.23% 1.74%
2025 1.22% 1.78%
2024 1.22% 1.8%
2023 1.23% 1.83%
2022 1.03% 1.9%
2021 0.82% 2.01%
2020 0.84% 2.15%
2019 0.85% 2.28%
2018 0.82% 2.35%
2017 0.85% 2.42%
2016 0.9% 2.5%
2015 0.9% 2.58%
2014 0.92% 2.66%
2013 0.94% 2.74%
2012 0.96% 2.83%
2011 0.91% 2.96%
2010 0.88% 3.07%
2009 0.94% 3.11%
2008 1% 3.15%
2007 1.08% 3.2%
2006 1.17% 3.24%
2005 1.27% 3.28%
2004 1.37% 3.33%
2003 1.47% 3.38%
2002 1.56% 3.41%
2001 1.68% 3.46%
2000 1.84% 3.51%
1999 1.92% 3.54%
1998 1.91% 3.58%
1997 1.87% 3.63%
1996 1.84% 3.64%
1995 1.88% 3.66%
1994 1.87% 3.69%
1993 1.88% 3.7%
1992 1.9% 3.6%
1991 1.93% 3.22%
1990 2.01% 2.64%
1989 2.07% 2.27%
1988 2.15% 2.18%
1987 2.26% 2.19%
1986 2.38% 2.18%
1985 2.49% 2.17%
1984 2.6% 2.15%
1983 2.72% 2.12%
1982 2.78% 2.1%
1981 2.6% 2.09%
1980 2.42% 2.09%
1979 2.44% 2.12%
1978 2.47% 2.16%
1977 2.52% 2.19%
1976 2.57% 2.22%
1975 2.66% 2.26%
1974 2.87% 2.31%
1973 2.9% 2.37%
1972 1.94% 2.42%
1971 1.76% 2.43%
1970 2.62% 2.4%
1969 2.88% 2.35%
1968 2.99% 2.28%
1967 2.99% 2.26%
1966 2.95% 2.23%
1965 2.96% 2.17%
1964 2.96% 2.19%
1963 2.96% 2.27%
1962 2.95% 2.34%
1961 2.86% 2.56%

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 Papua New Guinea's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Papua New Guinea
Current population
178415186
11002753
Population rank 8/197 89/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.13%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
2.81 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
2.06 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
7.76 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +512
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +186,867
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 59/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
1.29 days
Annual migration change -402,100 -284
Net migration rank 194/196 87/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 31,171
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 163/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 183/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Papua New Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Papua New Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -284
2024 - -473,362 - -707
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 187,637 -787
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 186,861 -787
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 183,766 10,703
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 189,130 10,703
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 190,662 22,978
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 190,662 24,684
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 189,715 26,513
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 189,281 28,473
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 188,600 30,580
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 187,592 32,840
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 185,790 35,280
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 183,658 37,893
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 181,842 40,690
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 178,998 50,106
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 175,421 49,647
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 172,823 48,985
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 169,306 48,203
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 166,540 47,191
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 163,888 46,014
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 161,023 44,811
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 158,611 43,639
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 155,091 42,657
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 151,431 41,962
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 147,496 41,855
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 143,592 42,519
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 136,677 43,091
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 134,458 42,787
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 129,802 41,994
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 125,410 40,962
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 122,113 39,669
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 118,668 38,220
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 114,818 36,622
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 111,453 26,830
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 110,033 2,398
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 108,199 -19,824
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 106,256 -26,232
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 104,367 -25,720
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 102,346 -25,495
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 100,333 -25,470
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 98,103 -25,487
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 95,982 -25,465
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 93,522 -25,355
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 91,767 -25,383
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 90,266 -25,638
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 89,330 -25,618
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 88,747 -25,208
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 87,954 -24,722
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 86,965 -24,198
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 85,809 -23,562
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 84,829 -22,771
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 83,821 -21,803
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 82,672 -20,303
1971 542,747 224,369 80,599 -18,945
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 78,712 -18,773
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 76,454 -18,994
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 73,983 -19,188
1967 1,860,743 23,164 71,519 -19,767
1966 1,794,530 3,758 69,206 -17,454
1965 1,688,652 47,610 66,693 -18,532
1964 1,686,591 25,426 64,558 -17,730
1963 1,612,749 23,215 62,260 -15,189
1962 1,584,035 26,533 59,974 -12,141
1961 1,504,524 26,503 58,151 -10,409
1960 1,418,810 13,580 56,326 -2,034

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 Papua New Guinea 91% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,883,906 people) and 8.98% is from migration (a gain of 185,900 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 31,171 people or 0.3% in Papua New Guinea.

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
Papua New Guinea
City Population
Port Moresby 317K
Lae 101K

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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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