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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 34,217,848 people in Peru in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 35,031,596 in Peru.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 5.09 times bigger than Peru's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Peru is the 48th.
  • The countries together account for 2.58% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.42% for Peru.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +1.26% in Peru.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Peru has grown from 28.3M to 35M (23.7% growth).

Bangladesh vs Peru: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Peru
2100 210,399,059 38,452,509
2099 211,449,688 38,619,608
2098 212,479,977 38,784,430
2097 213,484,035 38,947,717
2096 214,463,720 39,108,849
2095 215,424,649 39,267,786
2094 216,368,088 39,423,479
2093 217,273,531 39,578,294
2092 218,151,426 39,729,309
2091 218,980,379 39,877,488
2090 219,782,575 40,022,659
2089 220,538,090 40,164,228
2088 221,257,201 40,303,304
2087 221,935,839 40,438,644
2086 222,585,679 40,569,419
2085 223,183,658 40,695,935
2084 223,742,603 40,817,705
2083 224,273,365 40,933,831
2082 224,763,738 41,045,559
2081 225,237,793 41,151,529
2080 225,665,152 41,252,019
2079 226,059,226 41,345,682
2078 226,389,150 41,433,298
2077 226,696,749 41,514,392
2076 226,954,762 41,589,064
2075 227,159,233 41,656,726
2074 227,315,415 41,717,426
2073 227,436,221 41,770,225
2072 227,503,342 41,815,673
2071 227,522,038 41,853,504
2070 227,495,122 41,883,997
2069 227,426,186 41,906,365
2068 227,302,632 41,920,235
2067 227,118,726 41,925,717
2066 226,878,385 41,923,100
2065 226,581,697 41,912,338
2064 226,235,839 41,893,671
2063 225,822,167 41,866,010
2062 225,349,674 41,830,096
2061 224,811,052 41,785,364
2060 224,216,813 41,732,163
2059 223,569,585 41,670,843
2058 222,855,839 41,601,084
2057 222,083,110 41,522,014
2056 221,273,932 41,434,774
2055 220,405,468 41,338,448
2054 219,511,997 41,233,873
2053 218,567,668 41,120,477
2052 217,585,554 40,999,698
2051 216,554,217 40,870,773
2050 215,489,899 40,733,304
2049 214,400,010 40,588,072
2048 213,275,216 40,434,856
2047 212,114,603 40,272,431
2046 210,918,933 40,100,751
2045 209,696,717 39,920,558
2044 208,446,830 39,731,027
2043 207,170,217 39,534,093
2042 205,859,107 39,328,332
2041 204,513,256 39,114,174
2040 203,143,300 38,892,211
2039 201,735,060 38,662,243
2038 200,262,138 38,424,592
2037 198,739,346 38,178,789
2036 197,147,970 37,924,438
2035 195,499,247 37,662,565
2034 193,789,143 37,392,354
2033 191,989,956 37,114,776
2032 190,141,739 36,830,488
2031 188,208,233 36,538,688
2030 186,212,272 36,238,199
2029 184,168,103 35,929,085
2028 182,087,511 35,609,999
2027 179,973,411 35,280,410
2026 177,837,418 34,939,340
2025 175,685,057 34,585,730
2024 173,562,364 34,217,848
2023 171,466,990 33,845,617
2022 169,384,897 33,475,438
2021 167,658,854 33,155,882
2020 166,298,024 32,838,579
2019 164,913,055 32,449,303
2018 163,523,103 31,897,584
2017 162,186,147 31,324,637
2016 160,811,932 30,866,494
2015 159,383,179 30,457,600
2014 157,964,929 30,115,826
2013 156,532,141 29,817,919
2012 155,070,101 29,550,366
2011 153,591,076 29,304,086
2010 152,201,981 29,086,019
2009 150,873,714 28,896,811
2008 149,474,264 28,719,041
2007 147,989,278 28,530,699
2006 146,405,973 28,324,491
2005 144,715,786 28,101,180
2004 142,902,856 27,852,190
2003 140,970,351 27,580,490
2002 138,933,658 27,288,217
2001 136,805,810 26,964,601
2000 134,544,304 26,598,331
1999 132,108,065 26,186,504
1998 129,622,332 25,738,095
1997 127,198,069 25,274,147
1996 124,862,179 24,811,171
1995 122,600,370 24,348,919
1994 120,343,179 23,881,493
1993 118,132,360 23,413,783
1992 115,952,192 22,946,340
1991 113,787,109 22,483,775
1990 111,633,717 22,014,771
1989 109,433,799 21,532,589
1988 107,216,008 21,054,702
1987 104,959,291 20,582,320
1986 102,635,572 20,117,122
1985 100,253,825 19,648,204
1984 97,814,966 19,174,716
1983 95,335,155 18,705,957
1982 92,814,507 18,246,503
1981 90,303,105 17,798,805
1980 88,016,432 17,360,949
1979 85,935,072 16,933,139
1978 83,889,655 16,516,059
1977 81,867,264 16,109,806
1976 79,855,318 15,716,809
1975 77,854,351 15,333,957
1974 75,839,348 14,956,552
1973 73,722,294 14,582,867
1972 71,641,519 14,210,147
1971 70,276,758 13,838,067
1970 69,058,894 13,501,237
1969 67,294,133 13,166,767
1968 65,408,276 12,803,993
1967 63,510,929 12,448,814
1966 61,669,806 12,101,297
1965 59,902,519 11,761,085
1964 58,178,374 11,427,978
1963 56,504,402 11,102,099
1962 54,881,146 10,784,612
1961 53,310,348 10,475,123
1960 51,828,660 10,174,127

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/peru | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Peru gained 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Peru's population increased by 4,165,102 people (a 13.5% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Peru was ranked 40th in 2006 and ranked 48th 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 Peru will increase by 16.3% to 40,733,304 people and rank change from 48th to 51st.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 41.9M people in 2067 for Peru.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Peru
2100 -0.5% -0.43%
2099 -0.48% -0.42%
2098 -0.47% -0.42%
2097 -0.46% -0.41%
2096 -0.45% -0.4%
2095 -0.44% -0.39%
2094 -0.42% -0.39%
2093 -0.4% -0.38%
2092 -0.38% -0.37%
2091 -0.36% -0.36%
2090 -0.34% -0.35%
2089 -0.33% -0.35%
2088 -0.31% -0.33%
2087 -0.29% -0.32%
2086 -0.27% -0.31%
2085 -0.25% -0.3%
2084 -0.24% -0.28%
2083 -0.22% -0.27%
2082 -0.21% -0.26%
2081 -0.19% -0.24%
2080 -0.17% -0.23%
2079 -0.15% -0.21%
2078 -0.14% -0.2%
2077 -0.11% -0.18%
2076 -0.09% -0.16%
2075 -0.07% -0.15%
2074 -0.05% -0.13%
2073 -0.03% -0.11%
2072 -0.008% -0.09%
2071 0.01% -0.07%
2070 0.03% -0.05%
2069 0.05% -0.03%
2068 0.08% -0.01%
2067 0.11% 0.006%
2066 0.13% 0.03%
2065 0.15% 0.04%
2064 0.18% 0.07%
2063 0.21% 0.09%
2062 0.24% 0.11%
2061 0.27% 0.13%
2060 0.29% 0.15%
2059 0.32% 0.17%
2058 0.35% 0.19%
2057 0.37% 0.21%
2056 0.39% 0.23%
2055 0.41% 0.25%
2054 0.43% 0.28%
2053 0.45% 0.29%
2052 0.48% 0.32%
2051 0.49% 0.34%
2050 0.51% 0.36%
2049 0.53% 0.38%
2048 0.55% 0.4%
2047 0.57% 0.43%
2046 0.58% 0.45%
2045 0.6% 0.48%
2044 0.62% 0.5%
2043 0.64% 0.52%
2042 0.66% 0.55%
2041 0.67% 0.57%
2040 0.7% 0.59%
2039 0.74% 0.62%
2038 0.77% 0.64%
2037 0.81% 0.67%
2036 0.84% 0.7%
2035 0.88% 0.72%
2034 0.94% 0.75%
2033 0.97% 0.77%
2032 1.03% 0.8%
2031 1.07% 0.83%
2030 1.11% 0.86%
2029 1.14% 0.9%
2028 1.17% 0.93%
2027 1.2% 0.98%
2026 1.23% 1.02%
2025 1.22% 1.08%
2024 1.22% 1.1%
2023 1.23% 1.11%
2022 1.03% 0.96%
2021 0.82% 0.97%
2020 0.84% 1.2%
2019 0.85% 1.73%
2018 0.82% 1.83%
2017 0.85% 1.48%
2016 0.9% 1.34%
2015 0.9% 1.13%
2014 0.92% 1%
2013 0.94% 0.91%
2012 0.96% 0.84%
2011 0.91% 0.75%
2010 0.88% 0.65%
2009 0.94% 0.62%
2008 1% 0.66%
2007 1.08% 0.73%
2006 1.17% 0.79%
2005 1.27% 0.89%
2004 1.37% 0.99%
2003 1.47% 1.07%
2002 1.56% 1.2%
2001 1.68% 1.38%
2000 1.84% 1.57%
1999 1.92% 1.74%
1998 1.91% 1.84%
1997 1.87% 1.87%
1996 1.84% 1.9%
1995 1.88% 1.96%
1994 1.87% 2%
1993 1.88% 2.04%
1992 1.9% 2.06%
1991 1.93% 2.13%
1990 2.01% 2.24%
1989 2.07% 2.27%
1988 2.15% 2.3%
1987 2.26% 2.31%
1986 2.38% 2.39%
1985 2.49% 2.47%
1984 2.6% 2.51%
1983 2.72% 2.52%
1982 2.78% 2.52%
1981 2.6% 2.52%
1980 2.42% 2.53%
1979 2.44% 2.53%
1978 2.47% 2.52%
1977 2.52% 2.5%
1976 2.57% 2.5%
1975 2.66% 2.52%
1974 2.87% 2.56%
1973 2.9% 2.62%
1972 1.94% 2.69%
1971 1.76% 2.49%
1970 2.62% 2.54%
1969 2.88% 2.83%
1968 2.99% 2.85%
1967 2.99% 2.87%
1966 2.95% 2.89%
1965 2.96% 2.91%
1964 2.96% 2.94%
1963 2.96% 2.94%
1962 2.95% 2.95%
1961 2.86% 2.96%

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 Peru's population grew by 1.1%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Peru
Current population
178415186
35031596
Population rank 8/197 48/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.42%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
1.41 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
58.4 seconds
One death every
36.7 seconds
2.83 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +1,020
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +372,231
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +1.1%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 95/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
44.2 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 +11,931
Net migration rank 194/196 41/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 1,837,219
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 39/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 5.4%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 90/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Peru
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Peru
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 11,931
2024 - -473,362 - 18,406
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 353,788 24,783
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 327,859 33,982
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 235,440 41,868
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 301,950 55,375
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 346,981 74,270
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 343,123 339,067
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 349,333 114,382
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 355,859 96,740
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 362,781 2,421
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 368,708 -50,383
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 372,694 -95,214
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 376,501 -118,863
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 383,268 -148,339
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 382,510 -181,302
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 396,522 -219,314
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 413,640 -235,307
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 435,122 -236,745
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 445,884 -231,851
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 454,199 -221,652
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 459,617 -194,171
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 459,243 -181,276
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 463,709 -157,158
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 470,154 -129,481
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 484,222 -92,353
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 487,095 -55,325
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 489,436 -24,388
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 495,348 -32,515
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 501,855 -38,749
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 507,894 -46,499
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 512,735 -39,299
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 513,769 -51,775
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 514,618 -41,702
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 513,867 -61,645
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 515,233 -29,437
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 512,152 -33,569
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 508,429 -31,238
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 502,229 -34,651
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 496,712 -33,891
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 488,887 -13,887
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 477,968 -6,007
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 469,781 -4,243
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 461,107 -7,748
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 453,158 -11,123
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 445,100 -11,446
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 439,110 -17,148
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 432,127 -19,939
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 425,428 -25,117
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 420,284 -34,602
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 414,400 -34,382
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 408,299 -33,493
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 400,752 -28,191
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 396,960 -24,100
1971 542,747 224,369 391,506 -20,209
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 318,022 -15,653
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 379,347 -12,776
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 372,379 -13,389
1967 1,860,743 23,164 365,224 -13,837
1966 1,794,530 3,758 356,819 -13,166
1965 1,688,652 47,610 349,245 -12,470
1964 1,686,591 25,426 341,570 -12,129
1963 1,612,749 23,215 332,352 -10,040
1962 1,584,035 26,533 321,716 -9,051
1961 1,504,524 26,503 313,385 -7,063
1960 1,418,810 13,580 302,924 -7,236

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

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/peru | 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 Peru 82% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,345,822 people) and 18% is from migration (a gain of 732,505 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 1,837,219 people or 5.4% in Peru.

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
Peru
City Population
Lima 9.94M
Arequipa 1.01M
Trujillo 920K
Chiclayo 553K
Callao 537K
Piura 473K
Cusco 428K
Chimbote 395K
Huancayo 378K
Iquitos 378K

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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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