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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 6,929,153 people in Paraguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 7,120,169 in Paraguay.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 25.1 times bigger than Paraguay's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Paraguay is the 108th.
  • The countries together account for 2.24% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.09% for Paraguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +1.34% in Paraguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Paraguay has grown from 5.51M to 7.12M (29.3% growth).

Bangladesh vs Paraguay: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Paraguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Paraguay
2100 210,399,059 9,114,469
2099 211,449,688 9,134,868
2098 212,479,977 9,153,773
2097 213,484,035 9,171,880
2096 214,463,720 9,188,931
2095 215,424,649 9,204,812
2094 216,368,088 9,219,996
2093 217,273,531 9,234,274
2092 218,151,426 9,247,659
2091 218,980,379 9,260,551
2090 219,782,575 9,272,453
2089 220,538,090 9,283,984
2088 221,257,201 9,293,775
2087 221,935,839 9,302,722
2086 222,585,679 9,311,508
2085 223,183,658 9,319,285
2084 223,742,603 9,325,447
2083 224,273,365 9,331,054
2082 224,763,738 9,335,846
2081 225,237,793 9,340,017
2080 225,665,152 9,342,618
2079 226,059,226 9,344,195
2078 226,389,150 9,344,403
2077 226,696,749 9,343,525
2076 226,954,762 9,341,603
2075 227,159,233 9,337,944
2074 227,315,415 9,332,883
2073 227,436,221 9,326,126
2072 227,503,342 9,317,685
2071 227,522,038 9,307,917
2070 227,495,122 9,296,216
2069 227,426,186 9,282,854
2068 227,302,632 9,268,086
2067 227,118,726 9,251,858
2066 226,878,385 9,233,146
2065 226,581,697 9,212,933
2064 226,235,839 9,190,368
2063 225,822,167 9,165,372
2062 225,349,674 9,138,205
2061 224,811,052 9,109,701
2060 224,216,813 9,079,572
2059 223,569,585 9,047,300
2058 222,855,839 9,011,957
2057 222,083,110 8,975,110
2056 221,273,932 8,936,412
2055 220,405,468 8,896,115
2054 219,511,997 8,853,974
2053 218,567,668 8,810,350
2052 217,585,554 8,764,844
2051 216,554,217 8,717,773
2050 215,489,899 8,669,516
2049 214,400,010 8,619,672
2048 213,275,216 8,568,157
2047 212,114,603 8,515,265
2046 210,918,933 8,460,084
2045 209,696,717 8,404,136
2044 208,446,830 8,346,996
2043 207,170,217 8,288,781
2042 205,859,107 8,228,904
2041 204,513,256 8,168,202
2040 203,143,300 8,106,496
2039 201,735,060 8,043,273
2038 200,262,138 7,978,464
2037 198,739,346 7,912,690
2036 197,147,970 7,845,468
2035 195,499,247 7,777,137
2034 193,789,143 7,707,832
2033 191,989,956 7,636,950
2032 190,141,739 7,564,485
2031 188,208,233 7,490,891
2030 186,212,272 7,415,529
2029 184,168,103 7,338,535
2028 182,087,511 7,259,813
2027 179,973,411 7,179,864
2026 177,837,418 7,098,035
2025 175,685,057 7,014,448
2024 173,562,364 6,929,153
2023 171,466,990 6,844,146
2022 169,384,897 6,760,464
2021 167,658,854 6,684,182
2020 166,298,024 6,603,739
2019 164,913,055 6,515,058
2018 163,523,103 6,427,382
2017 162,186,147 6,338,660
2016 160,811,932 6,249,126
2015 159,383,179 6,159,103
2014 157,964,929 6,069,811
2013 156,532,141 5,982,445
2012 155,070,101 5,897,008
2011 153,591,076 5,814,626
2010 152,201,981 5,737,971
2009 150,873,714 5,671,236
2008 149,474,264 5,613,574
2007 147,989,278 5,559,386
2006 146,405,973 5,505,148
2005 144,715,786 5,448,097
2004 142,902,856 5,388,175
2003 140,970,351 5,326,436
2002 138,933,658 5,261,328
2001 136,805,810 5,187,689
2000 134,544,304 5,100,868
1999 132,108,065 5,003,135
1998 129,622,332 4,900,025
1997 127,198,069 4,794,412
1996 124,862,179 4,687,543
1995 122,600,370 4,579,806
1994 120,343,179 4,471,417
1993 118,132,360 4,362,696
1992 115,952,192 4,253,600
1991 113,787,109 4,144,364
1990 111,633,717 4,035,747
1989 109,433,799 3,927,802
1988 107,216,008 3,820,546
1987 104,959,291 3,714,889
1986 102,635,572 3,611,474
1985 100,253,825 3,510,671
1984 97,814,966 3,412,936
1983 95,335,155 3,318,068
1982 92,814,507 3,226,189
1981 90,303,105 3,137,604
1980 88,016,432 3,053,235
1979 85,935,072 2,973,968
1978 83,889,655 2,899,269
1977 81,867,264 2,827,874
1976 79,855,318 2,758,836
1975 77,854,351 2,691,648
1974 75,839,348 2,625,621
1973 73,722,294 2,561,102
1972 71,641,519 2,499,881
1971 70,276,758 2,442,537
1970 69,058,894 2,388,028
1969 67,294,133 2,334,992
1968 65,408,276 2,282,391
1967 63,510,929 2,229,994
1966 61,669,806 2,177,584
1965 59,902,519 2,125,177
1964 58,178,374 2,073,119
1963 56,504,402 2,021,909
1962 54,881,146 1,973,130
1961 53,310,348 1,927,394
1960 51,828,660 1,883,514

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/paraguay | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Paraguay gained 743,978 people (a 13.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Paraguay's population increased by 871,043 people (a 13.9% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Paraguay was ranked 107th in 2006 and ranked 108th 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 Paraguay will increase by 21.8% to 8,669,516 people and rank change from 108th to 110th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 9.34M people in 2078 for Paraguay.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Paraguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Paraguay
2100 -0.5% -0.22%
2099 -0.48% -0.21%
2098 -0.47% -0.2%
2097 -0.46% -0.19%
2096 -0.45% -0.17%
2095 -0.44% -0.16%
2094 -0.42% -0.15%
2093 -0.4% -0.14%
2092 -0.38% -0.14%
2091 -0.36% -0.13%
2090 -0.34% -0.12%
2089 -0.33% -0.11%
2088 -0.31% -0.1%
2087 -0.29% -0.09%
2086 -0.27% -0.08%
2085 -0.25% -0.07%
2084 -0.24% -0.06%
2083 -0.22% -0.05%
2082 -0.21% -0.04%
2081 -0.19% -0.03%
2080 -0.17% -0.02%
2079 -0.15% -0.002%
2078 -0.14% 0.009%
2077 -0.11% 0.02%
2076 -0.09% 0.04%
2075 -0.07% 0.05%
2074 -0.05% 0.07%
2073 -0.03% 0.09%
2072 -0.008% 0.1%
2071 0.01% 0.13%
2070 0.03% 0.14%
2069 0.05% 0.16%
2068 0.08% 0.18%
2067 0.11% 0.2%
2066 0.13% 0.22%
2065 0.15% 0.25%
2064 0.18% 0.27%
2063 0.21% 0.3%
2062 0.24% 0.31%
2061 0.27% 0.33%
2060 0.29% 0.36%
2059 0.32% 0.39%
2058 0.35% 0.41%
2057 0.37% 0.43%
2056 0.39% 0.45%
2055 0.41% 0.48%
2054 0.43% 0.5%
2053 0.45% 0.52%
2052 0.48% 0.54%
2051 0.49% 0.56%
2050 0.51% 0.58%
2049 0.53% 0.6%
2048 0.55% 0.62%
2047 0.57% 0.65%
2046 0.58% 0.67%
2045 0.6% 0.68%
2044 0.62% 0.7%
2043 0.64% 0.73%
2042 0.66% 0.74%
2041 0.67% 0.76%
2040 0.7% 0.79%
2039 0.74% 0.81%
2038 0.77% 0.83%
2037 0.81% 0.86%
2036 0.84% 0.88%
2035 0.88% 0.9%
2034 0.94% 0.93%
2033 0.97% 0.96%
2032 1.03% 0.98%
2031 1.07% 1.02%
2030 1.11% 1.05%
2029 1.14% 1.08%
2028 1.17% 1.11%
2027 1.2% 1.15%
2026 1.23% 1.19%
2025 1.22% 1.23%
2024 1.22% 1.24%
2023 1.23% 1.24%
2022 1.03% 1.14%
2021 0.82% 1.22%
2020 0.84% 1.36%
2019 0.85% 1.36%
2018 0.82% 1.4%
2017 0.85% 1.43%
2016 0.9% 1.46%
2015 0.9% 1.47%
2014 0.92% 1.46%
2013 0.94% 1.45%
2012 0.96% 1.42%
2011 0.91% 1.34%
2010 0.88% 1.18%
2009 0.94% 1.03%
2008 1% 0.97%
2007 1.08% 0.99%
2006 1.17% 1.05%
2005 1.27% 1.11%
2004 1.37% 1.16%
2003 1.47% 1.24%
2002 1.56% 1.42%
2001 1.68% 1.7%
2000 1.84% 1.95%
1999 1.92% 2.1%
1998 1.91% 2.2%
1997 1.87% 2.28%
1996 1.84% 2.35%
1995 1.88% 2.42%
1994 1.87% 2.49%
1993 1.88% 2.56%
1992 1.9% 2.64%
1991 1.93% 2.69%
1990 2.01% 2.75%
1989 2.07% 2.81%
1988 2.15% 2.84%
1987 2.26% 2.86%
1986 2.38% 2.87%
1985 2.49% 2.86%
1984 2.6% 2.86%
1983 2.72% 2.85%
1982 2.78% 2.82%
1981 2.6% 2.76%
1980 2.42% 2.67%
1979 2.44% 2.58%
1978 2.47% 2.52%
1977 2.52% 2.5%
1976 2.57% 2.5%
1975 2.66% 2.51%
1974 2.87% 2.52%
1973 2.9% 2.45%
1972 1.94% 2.35%
1971 1.76% 2.28%
1970 2.62% 2.27%
1969 2.88% 2.3%
1968 2.99% 2.35%
1967 2.99% 2.41%
1966 2.95% 2.47%
1965 2.96% 2.51%
1964 2.96% 2.53%
1963 2.96% 2.47%
1962 2.95% 2.37%
1961 2.86% 2.33%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/paraguay | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Paraguay's population grew by 1.24%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Paraguay
Current population
178415186
7120169
Population rank 8/197 108/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.09%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
6.18 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
3.84 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
13.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +233
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +85,007
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +1.24%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 87/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
42.4 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -12,423
Net migration rank 194/196 137/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 180,837
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 119/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 123/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Paraguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Paraguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -12,423
2024 - -473,362 - -12,451
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 97,748 -12,500
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 94,627 -12,500
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 78,667 -8,226
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 98,667 -8,226
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 103,179 -16,263
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 104,908 -16,472
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 105,634 -16,630
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 106,804 -16,737
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 106,817 -16,834
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 105,585 -16,989
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 103,383 -17,232
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 102,508 -17,763
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 100,442 -20,427
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 99,456 -26,169
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 100,296 -40,112
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 99,821 -44,679
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 99,141 -45,914
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 99,808 -44,568
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 101,035 -42,173
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 101,896 -40,907
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 102,427 -39,941
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 104,658 -36,918
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 107,225 -27,676
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 109,979 -15,884
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 112,726 -11,362
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 114,122 -9,276
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 115,095 -8,704
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 115,623 -8,273
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 115,777 -7,653
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 115,662 -6,999
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 115,211 -6,431
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 115,442 -6,035
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 114,472 -5,420
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 112,864 -4,685
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 111,727 -4,009
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 110,348 -3,557
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 107,962 -3,445
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 105,776 -3,460
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 102,859 -3,562
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 99,937 -3,769
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 96,406 -2,845
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 92,917 -2,725
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 89,456 -2,477
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 84,568 -2,808
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 80,345 -3,570
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 76,691 -4,066
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 74,359 -4,201
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 71,973 -4,066
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 70,285 -3,807
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 69,059 -3,478
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 67,803 -4,346
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 66,625 -7,642
1971 542,747 224,369 66,142 -10,446
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 65,905 -12,579
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 65,616 -12,859
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 65,575 -13,132
1967 1,860,743 23,164 65,695 -13,346
1966 1,794,530 3,758 66,002 -13,538
1965 1,688,652 47,610 66,063 -13,715
1964 1,686,591 25,426 65,681 -13,915
1963 1,612,749 23,215 64,741 -14,086
1962 1,584,035 26,533 63,079 -16,175
1961 1,504,524 26,503 61,536 -16,972
1960 1,418,810 13,580 60,009 -16,811

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/paraguay | CC BY

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 Paraguay 87.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,002,636 people) and 12.4% is from migration (a loss of 141,377 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 180,837 people or 2.6% in Paraguay.

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
Paraguay
City Population
Asuncion 462K
Ciudad del Este 350K
Luque 260K
San Lorenzo 225K
Pedro Juan Caballero 127K
Caaguazu 127K
Encarnacion 107K
Coronel Oviedo 52.4K
Concepcion 45.1K

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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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