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

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The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 175,686,899 in 2025 vs 116,786,962 people in the Philippines in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,936,470 people compared to 118,213,646 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 15th.
  • 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 +0.97% per year vs +1.08% in the Philippines.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 179M (22.2% growth), while the Philippines has grown from 89.5M to 118M (32.1% growth).

Bangladesh vs Philippines: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Philippines
2100 210,401,264 115,059,775
2099 211,451,904 115,816,309
2098 212,482,204 116,573,828
2097 213,486,272 117,333,883
2096 214,465,968 118,100,419
2095 215,426,907 118,866,742
2094 216,370,356 119,626,818
2093 217,275,808 120,388,122
2092 218,153,712 121,147,462
2091 218,982,674 121,904,917
2090 219,784,878 122,652,199
2089 220,540,401 123,391,846
2088 221,259,520 124,122,345
2087 221,938,165 124,843,149
2086 222,588,012 125,552,213
2085 223,185,997 126,246,777
2084 223,744,949 126,918,902
2083 224,275,716 127,566,644
2082 224,766,094 128,196,192
2081 225,240,154 128,799,883
2080 225,667,518 129,384,776
2079 226,061,595 129,937,788
2078 226,391,523 130,470,163
2077 226,699,126 130,981,766
2076 226,957,140 131,455,691
2075 227,161,614 131,899,779
2074 227,317,797 132,321,868
2073 227,438,605 132,712,554
2072 227,505,726 133,078,198
2071 227,524,423 133,413,261
2070 227,497,506 133,726,740
2069 227,428,570 134,013,962
2068 227,305,014 134,276,965
2067 227,121,107 134,521,893
2066 226,880,763 134,738,123
2065 226,584,072 134,943,069
2064 226,238,210 135,121,691
2063 225,824,534 135,278,856
2062 225,352,036 135,418,302
2061 224,813,409 135,533,003
2060 224,219,163 135,624,320
2059 223,571,928 135,691,307
2058 222,858,175 135,723,393
2057 222,085,438 135,729,299
2056 221,276,251 135,713,449
2055 220,407,778 135,658,483
2054 219,514,298 135,564,032
2053 218,569,959 135,433,969
2052 217,587,835 135,267,110
2051 216,556,487 135,047,521
2050 215,492,158 134,786,831
2049 214,402,257 134,476,341
2048 213,277,451 134,125,026
2047 212,116,827 133,725,025
2046 210,921,144 133,275,028
2045 209,698,915 132,781,283
2044 208,449,015 132,246,145
2043 207,172,388 131,672,273
2042 205,861,265 131,060,574
2041 204,515,400 130,412,807
2040 203,145,429 129,728,924
2039 201,737,174 129,013,931
2038 200,264,237 128,259,977
2037 198,741,429 127,475,872
2036 197,150,036 126,664,807
2035 195,501,296 125,834,749
2034 193,791,174 124,984,319
2033 191,991,968 124,117,657
2032 190,143,732 123,239,893
2031 188,210,205 122,353,079
2030 186,214,224 121,447,264
2029 184,170,034 120,532,209
2028 182,089,419 119,603,538
2027 179,975,298 118,669,567
2026 177,839,282 117,732,112
2025 175,686,899 116,786,962
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% growth), while the Philippines' population increased by 11,477,927 people (a 10.8% 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 15th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Bangladesh's population will grow by 20.4% to 215,492,158 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of the Philippines will increase by 14% to 134,786,831 people and rank change from 15th to 14th.

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% 0.81%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while the Philippines' population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Philippines
Current population
178936470
118213646
Population rank 8/197 15/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 1.42%
One net population change
14.9 seconds
33.5 seconds
One birth every
9.09 seconds
17.1 seconds
One death every
35.6 seconds
42.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +5,821 +2,584
Annual growth/decline +2,124,535 +943,292
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 110/197
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 2,583,129 -473,362 1,105,612 -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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 74.2% of the population change in Bangladesh is from natural causes (a gain of 24,425,669 people) and 25.8% is from migration (a loss of 8,481,548 people). In the Philippines 88.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,533,489 people) and 11.8% is from migration (a loss of 1,811,966 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 3.23M
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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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