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Population in Bangladesh compared to the Philippines: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 115,843,670 people in the Philippines in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 117,991,570 in the Philippines.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 1.51 times bigger than the Philippines'.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while the Philippines is the 14th.
  • The countries together account for 3.58% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 1.42% for the Philippines.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +1.16% in the Philippines.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while the Philippines has grown from 89.5M to 118M (31.8% growth).

Bangladesh vs Philippines: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Philippines
2100 210,399,059 115,065,514
2099 211,449,688 115,822,085
2098 212,479,977 116,579,642
2097 213,484,035 117,339,735
2096 214,463,720 118,106,310
2095 215,424,649 118,872,671
2094 216,368,088 119,632,784
2093 217,273,531 120,394,127
2092 218,151,426 121,153,505
2091 218,980,379 121,910,997
2090 219,782,575 122,658,317
2089 220,538,090 123,398,001
2088 221,257,201 124,128,536
2087 221,935,839 124,849,376
2086 222,585,679 125,558,475
2085 223,183,658 126,253,074
2084 223,742,603 126,925,232
2083 224,273,365 127,573,007
2082 224,763,738 128,202,586
2081 225,237,793 128,806,308
2080 225,665,152 129,391,229
2079 226,059,226 129,944,270
2078 226,389,150 130,476,671
2077 226,696,749 130,988,299
2076 226,954,762 131,462,248
2075 227,159,233 131,906,358
2074 227,315,415 132,328,468
2073 227,436,221 132,719,174
2072 227,503,342 133,084,836
2071 227,522,038 133,419,916
2070 227,495,122 133,733,411
2069 227,426,186 134,020,647
2068 227,302,632 134,283,663
2067 227,118,726 134,528,603
2066 226,878,385 134,744,843
2065 226,581,697 134,949,800
2064 226,235,839 135,128,431
2063 225,822,167 135,285,603
2062 225,349,674 135,425,056
2061 224,811,052 135,539,763
2060 224,216,813 135,631,085
2059 223,569,585 135,698,075
2058 222,855,839 135,730,163
2057 222,083,110 135,736,069
2056 221,273,932 135,720,219
2055 220,405,468 135,665,249
2054 219,511,997 135,570,794
2053 218,567,668 135,440,724
2052 217,585,554 135,273,857
2051 216,554,217 135,054,258
2050 215,489,899 134,793,554
2049 214,400,010 134,483,048
2048 213,275,216 134,131,716
2047 212,114,603 133,731,695
2046 210,918,933 133,281,676
2045 209,696,717 132,787,906
2044 208,446,830 132,252,742
2043 207,170,217 131,678,840
2042 205,859,107 131,067,112
2041 204,513,256 130,419,312
2040 203,143,300 129,735,394
2039 201,735,060 129,020,366
2038 200,262,138 128,266,374
2037 198,739,346 127,482,230
2036 197,147,970 126,671,125
2035 195,499,247 125,841,025
2034 193,789,143 124,990,553
2033 191,989,956 124,123,848
2032 190,141,739 123,246,040
2031 188,208,233 122,359,182
2030 186,212,272 121,453,322
2029 184,168,103 120,538,221
2028 182,087,511 119,609,503
2027 179,973,411 118,675,486
2026 177,837,418 117,737,984
2025 175,685,057 116,792,787
2024 173,562,364 115,843,670
2023 171,466,990 114,891,199
2022 169,384,897 113,964,338
2021 167,658,854 113,100,950
2020 166,298,024 112,081,264
2019 164,913,055 110,804,683
2018 163,523,103 109,465,287
2017 162,186,147 108,119,693
2016 160,811,932 106,735,719
2015 159,383,179 105,312,992
2014 157,964,929 103,767,130
2013 156,532,141 102,076,336
2012 155,070,101 100,175,512
2011 153,591,076 98,248,614
2010 152,201,981 96,337,125
2009 150,873,714 94,384,250
2008 149,474,264 92,699,095
2007 147,989,278 91,075,184
2006 146,405,973 89,508,986
2005 144,715,786 88,015,962
2004 142,902,856 86,394,504
2003 140,970,351 84,731,835
2002 138,933,658 83,068,889
2001 136,805,810 81,401,488
2000 134,544,304 79,625,397
1999 132,108,065 77,753,257
1998 129,622,332 75,791,024
1997 127,198,069 73,908,810
1996 124,862,179 72,190,242
1995 122,600,370 70,546,246
1994 120,343,179 69,019,291
1993 118,132,360 67,530,621
1992 115,952,192 65,926,125
1991 113,787,109 64,382,249
1990 111,633,717 62,854,666
1989 109,433,799 61,265,260
1988 107,216,008 59,739,052
1987 104,959,291 58,157,496
1986 102,635,572 56,645,077
1985 100,253,825 55,213,006
1984 97,814,966 53,726,181
1983 95,335,155 52,194,620
1982 92,814,507 50,695,707
1981 90,303,105 49,311,727
1980 88,016,432 48,043,740
1979 85,935,072 46,807,103
1978 83,889,655 45,575,281
1977 81,867,264 44,367,962
1976 79,855,318 43,201,488
1975 77,854,351 42,120,826
1974 75,839,348 41,174,341
1973 73,722,294 40,294,130
1972 71,641,519 39,408,560
1971 70,276,758 38,518,659
1970 69,058,894 37,622,204
1969 67,294,133 36,660,799
1968 65,408,276 35,638,342
1967 63,510,929 34,621,320
1966 61,669,806 33,617,170
1965 59,902,519 32,625,316
1964 58,178,374 31,643,032
1963 56,504,402 30,674,731
1962 54,881,146 29,723,536
1961 53,310,348 28,792,621
1960 51,828,660 27,891,897

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/philippines | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while the Philippines gained 17,226,733 people (a 19.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while the Philippines' population increased by 11,255,851 people (a 10.5% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. The Philippines was ranked 12th in 2006 and ranked 14th 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 the Philippines will increase by 14.2% to 134,793,554 people and rank change from 14th to 13th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 136M people in 2057 for the Philippines.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Philippines
2100 -0.5% -0.65%
2099 -0.48% -0.65%
2098 -0.47% -0.65%
2097 -0.46% -0.65%
2096 -0.45% -0.64%
2095 -0.44% -0.64%
2094 -0.42% -0.63%
2093 -0.4% -0.63%
2092 -0.38% -0.62%
2091 -0.36% -0.61%
2090 -0.34% -0.6%
2089 -0.33% -0.59%
2088 -0.31% -0.58%
2087 -0.29% -0.56%
2086 -0.27% -0.55%
2085 -0.25% -0.53%
2084 -0.24% -0.51%
2083 -0.22% -0.49%
2082 -0.21% -0.47%
2081 -0.19% -0.45%
2080 -0.17% -0.43%
2079 -0.15% -0.41%
2078 -0.14% -0.39%
2077 -0.11% -0.36%
2076 -0.09% -0.34%
2075 -0.07% -0.32%
2074 -0.05% -0.29%
2073 -0.03% -0.27%
2072 -0.008% -0.25%
2071 0.01% -0.23%
2070 0.03% -0.21%
2069 0.05% -0.2%
2068 0.08% -0.18%
2067 0.11% -0.16%
2066 0.13% -0.15%
2065 0.15% -0.13%
2064 0.18% -0.12%
2063 0.21% -0.1%
2062 0.24% -0.08%
2061 0.27% -0.07%
2060 0.29% -0.05%
2059 0.32% -0.02%
2058 0.35% -0.004%
2057 0.37% 0.01%
2056 0.39% 0.04%
2055 0.41% 0.07%
2054 0.43% 0.1%
2053 0.45% 0.12%
2052 0.48% 0.16%
2051 0.49% 0.19%
2050 0.51% 0.23%
2049 0.53% 0.26%
2048 0.55% 0.3%
2047 0.57% 0.34%
2046 0.58% 0.37%
2045 0.6% 0.4%
2044 0.62% 0.44%
2043 0.64% 0.47%
2042 0.66% 0.5%
2041 0.67% 0.53%
2040 0.7% 0.55%
2039 0.74% 0.59%
2038 0.77% 0.62%
2037 0.81% 0.64%
2036 0.84% 0.66%
2035 0.88% 0.68%
2034 0.94% 0.7%
2033 0.97% 0.71%
2032 1.03% 0.72%
2031 1.07% 0.75%
2030 1.11% 0.76%
2029 1.14% 0.78%
2028 1.17% 0.79%
2027 1.2% 0.8%
2026 1.23% 0.81%
2025 1.22% 0.82%
2024 1.22% 0.83%
2023 1.23% 0.81%
2022 1.03% 0.76%
2021 0.82% 0.91%
2020 0.84% 1.15%
2019 0.85% 1.22%
2018 0.82% 1.24%
2017 0.85% 1.3%
2016 0.9% 1.35%
2015 0.9% 1.49%
2014 0.92% 1.66%
2013 0.94% 1.9%
2012 0.96% 1.96%
2011 0.91% 1.98%
2010 0.88% 2.07%
2009 0.94% 1.82%
2008 1% 1.78%
2007 1.08% 1.75%
2006 1.17% 1.7%
2005 1.27% 1.88%
2004 1.37% 1.96%
2003 1.47% 2%
2002 1.56% 2.05%
2001 1.68% 2.23%
2000 1.84% 2.41%
1999 1.92% 2.59%
1998 1.91% 2.55%
1997 1.87% 2.38%
1996 1.84% 2.33%
1995 1.88% 2.21%
1994 1.87% 2.2%
1993 1.88% 2.43%
1992 1.9% 2.4%
1991 1.93% 2.43%
1990 2.01% 2.59%
1989 2.07% 2.55%
1988 2.15% 2.72%
1987 2.26% 2.67%
1986 2.38% 2.59%
1985 2.49% 2.77%
1984 2.6% 2.93%
1983 2.72% 2.96%
1982 2.78% 2.81%
1981 2.6% 2.64%
1980 2.42% 2.64%
1979 2.44% 2.7%
1978 2.47% 2.72%
1977 2.52% 2.7%
1976 2.57% 2.57%
1975 2.66% 2.3%
1974 2.87% 2.18%
1973 2.9% 2.25%
1972 1.94% 2.31%
1971 1.76% 2.38%
1970 2.62% 2.62%
1969 2.88% 2.87%
1968 2.99% 2.94%
1967 2.99% 2.99%
1966 2.95% 3.04%
1965 2.96% 3.1%
1964 2.96% 3.16%
1963 2.96% 3.2%
1962 2.95% 3.23%
1961 2.86% 3.23%

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 the Philippines' population grew by 0.83%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Philippines
Current population
178415186
117991570
Population rank 8/197 14/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 1.42%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
33.1 seconds
One birth every
9.04 seconds
17.1 seconds
One death every
36.7 seconds
44 seconds
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +2,610
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +952,471
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.83%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 113/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
3.53 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -149,315
Net migration rank 194/196 185/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 87,212
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 135/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 195/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Philippines
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Philippines
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -149,315
2024 - -473,362 - -160,373
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 1,123,981 -164,284
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 1,115,825 -221,754
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 917,928 -85,185
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 1,253,741 -47,014
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 1,352,703 -6,208
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 1,495,843 -163,602
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 1,622,444 -263,593
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 1,718,232 -309,251
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 1,827,180 -390,702
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 1,851,828 -196,524
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 1,944,758 -218,439
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 1,979,568 95,702
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 2,018,419 -240,005
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 2,030,979 13,556
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 2,025,580 -164,411
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 2,007,584 -498,480
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 1,964,673 -225,977
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 1,960,246 -566,647
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 1,918,484 -326,063
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 1,924,265 -273,743
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 1,922,904 -248,066
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 1,919,556 -268,520
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 1,931,169 -247,496
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 1,902,330 -33,868
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 1,894,147 -18,323
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 1,870,371 178,274
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 1,861,098 -145,334
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 1,849,587 -128,251
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 1,846,900 -280,327
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 1,813,827 -326,539
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 1,788,414 -298,337
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 1,769,259 -50,338
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 1,782,165 -413,300
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 1,749,622 -63,296
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 1,728,354 -235,884
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 1,707,402 -147,523
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 1,671,330 -68,149
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 1,631,491 -209,835
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 1,614,042 -171,539
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 1,579,872 -48,739
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 1,542,194 -10,229
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 1,485,790 -19,912
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 1,436,599 -134,484
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 1,413,735 -179,832
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 1,394,056 -154,684
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 1,364,661 -140,372
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 1,314,002 -123,608
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 1,258,286 -115,730
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 1,239,069 -220,296
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 1,218,884 -344,674
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 1,206,285 -320,091
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 1,206,414 -321,491
1971 542,747 224,369 1,210,256 -315,363
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 1,198,944 -300,923
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 1,186,306 -161,517
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 1,172,146 -152,017
1967 1,860,743 23,164 1,166,704 -152,812
1966 1,794,530 3,758 1,156,498 -162,127
1965 1,688,652 47,610 1,146,094 -156,782
1964 1,686,591 25,426 1,131,586 -156,342
1963 1,612,749 23,215 1,116,591 -155,267
1962 1,584,035 26,533 1,091,953 -150,903
1961 1,504,524 26,503 1,064,377 -143,597
1960 1,418,810 13,580 1,036,017 -155,354

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 the Philippines 88.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 14,279,705 people) and 11.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,848,117 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 87,212 people or 0.1% in the Philippines.

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
Philippines
City Population
Quezon 3.08M
Manila 1.9M
Davao 1.85M
Caloocan 1.71M
Taguig 1.31M
Zamboanga 1.02M
Palawan 969K
Cebu 965K
Antipolo 914K
Pasig 853K

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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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