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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 36,559,233 people in Poland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 35,806,942 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 4.98 times bigger than Poland's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Poland is the 47th.
  • The countries together account for 2.58% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.43% for Poland.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs -0.36% in Poland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 35.8M (6.12% decline).

Bangladesh vs Poland: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Poland
2100 210,399,059 18,350,017
2099 211,449,688 18,541,227
2098 212,479,977 18,733,999
2097 213,484,035 18,928,169
2096 214,463,720 19,125,003
2095 215,424,649 19,323,203
2094 216,368,088 19,525,085
2093 217,273,531 19,730,030
2092 218,151,426 19,938,529
2091 218,980,379 20,151,135
2090 219,782,575 20,368,308
2089 220,538,090 20,589,970
2088 221,257,201 20,817,398
2087 221,935,839 21,050,137
2086 222,585,679 21,288,179
2085 223,183,658 21,531,674
2084 223,742,603 21,780,998
2083 224,273,365 22,036,816
2082 224,763,738 22,298,479
2081 225,237,793 22,565,373
2080 225,665,152 22,836,875
2079 226,059,226 23,113,773
2078 226,389,150 23,393,434
2077 226,696,749 23,679,569
2076 226,954,762 23,968,050
2075 227,159,233 24,259,763
2074 227,315,415 24,554,480
2073 227,436,221 24,852,006
2072 227,503,342 25,149,886
2071 227,522,038 25,447,869
2070 227,495,122 25,745,140
2069 227,426,186 26,042,079
2068 227,302,632 26,337,963
2067 227,118,726 26,632,110
2066 226,878,385 26,923,643
2065 226,581,697 27,211,946
2064 226,235,839 27,497,263
2063 225,822,167 27,778,871
2062 225,349,674 28,055,433
2061 224,811,052 28,328,948
2060 224,216,813 28,597,687
2059 223,569,585 28,864,377
2058 222,855,839 29,125,961
2057 222,083,110 29,384,759
2056 221,273,932 29,641,101
2055 220,405,468 29,893,868
2054 219,511,997 30,142,942
2053 218,567,668 30,389,214
2052 217,585,554 30,630,763
2051 216,554,217 30,871,146
2050 215,489,899 31,107,894
2049 214,400,010 31,341,718
2048 213,275,216 31,572,273
2047 212,114,603 31,800,868
2046 210,918,933 32,026,873
2045 209,696,717 32,250,757
2044 208,446,830 32,471,522
2043 207,170,217 32,690,423
2042 205,859,107 32,906,811
2041 204,513,256 33,118,473
2040 203,143,300 33,328,426
2039 201,735,060 33,535,096
2038 200,262,138 33,738,091
2037 198,739,346 33,936,906
2036 197,147,970 34,133,190
2035 195,499,247 34,323,827
2034 193,789,143 34,511,159
2033 191,989,956 34,693,880
2032 190,141,739 34,872,593
2031 188,208,233 35,046,775
2030 186,212,272 35,213,577
2029 184,168,103 35,374,919
2028 182,087,511 35,527,083
2027 179,973,411 35,671,012
2026 177,837,418 35,806,942
2025 175,685,057 36,233,346
2024 173,562,364 36,559,233
2023 171,466,990 36,687,353
2022 169,384,897 36,821,749
2021 167,658,854 36,981,559
2020 166,298,024 37,515,748
2019 164,913,055 37,965,475
2018 163,523,103 37,974,750
2017 162,186,147 37,974,826
2016 160,811,932 37,970,087
2015 159,383,179 37,986,412
2014 157,964,929 38,011,735
2013 156,532,141 38,040,196
2012 155,070,101 38,063,164
2011 153,591,076 38,063,255
2010 152,201,981 38,042,794
2009 150,873,714 38,151,603
2008 149,474,264 38,125,759
2007 147,989,278 38,120,560
2006 146,405,973 38,141,267
2005 144,715,786 38,165,445
2004 142,902,856 38,182,222
2003 140,970,351 38,204,570
2002 138,933,658 38,230,364
2001 136,805,810 38,248,076
2000 134,544,304 38,258,629
1999 132,108,065 38,660,271
1998 129,622,332 38,663,481
1997 127,198,069 38,649,660
1996 124,862,179 38,624,370
1995 122,600,370 38,594,998
1994 120,343,179 38,542,652
1993 118,132,360 38,461,408
1992 115,952,192 38,363,667
1991 113,787,109 38,246,193
1990 111,633,717 38,110,782
1989 109,433,799 37,961,529
1988 107,216,008 37,824,487
1987 104,959,291 37,668,045
1986 102,635,572 37,456,119
1985 100,253,825 37,201,885
1984 97,814,966 36,904,134
1983 95,335,155 36,571,808
1982 92,814,507 36,230,481
1981 90,303,105 35,898,587
1980 88,016,432 35,574,150
1979 85,935,072 35,247,217
1978 83,889,655 34,965,600
1977 81,867,264 34,689,050
1976 79,855,318 34,356,300
1975 77,854,351 34,015,199
1974 75,839,348 33,678,899
1973 73,722,294 33,357,200
1972 71,641,519 33,055,650
1971 70,276,758 32,783,500
1970 69,058,894 32,664,300
1969 67,294,133 32,548,300
1968 65,408,276 32,294,655
1967 63,510,929 31,987,155
1966 61,669,806 31,681,000
1965 59,902,519 31,444,950
1964 58,178,374 31,139,450
1963 56,504,402 30,712,000
1962 54,881,146 30,308,500
1961 53,310,348 29,964,000
1960 51,828,660 29,637,450

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 Poland lost 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Poland's population decreased by 2,163,145 people (a 5.7% decline).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2006 and ranked 47th 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 Poland will decrease by 13.1% to 31,107,894 people and rank change from 47th to 62nd.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people, while Poland's population already peaked in 1998 at 38.7M people and is projected to decrease to 18.4M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Poland
2100 -0.5% -1.03%
2099 -0.48% -1.03%
2098 -0.47% -1.03%
2097 -0.46% -1.03%
2096 -0.45% -1.03%
2095 -0.44% -1.03%
2094 -0.42% -1.04%
2093 -0.4% -1.05%
2092 -0.38% -1.06%
2091 -0.36% -1.07%
2090 -0.34% -1.08%
2089 -0.33% -1.09%
2088 -0.31% -1.11%
2087 -0.29% -1.12%
2086 -0.27% -1.13%
2085 -0.25% -1.14%
2084 -0.24% -1.16%
2083 -0.22% -1.17%
2082 -0.21% -1.18%
2081 -0.19% -1.19%
2080 -0.17% -1.2%
2079 -0.15% -1.2%
2078 -0.14% -1.21%
2077 -0.11% -1.2%
2076 -0.09% -1.2%
2075 -0.07% -1.2%
2074 -0.05% -1.2%
2073 -0.03% -1.18%
2072 -0.008% -1.17%
2071 0.01% -1.15%
2070 0.03% -1.14%
2069 0.05% -1.12%
2068 0.08% -1.1%
2067 0.11% -1.08%
2066 0.13% -1.06%
2065 0.15% -1.04%
2064 0.18% -1.01%
2063 0.21% -0.99%
2062 0.24% -0.97%
2061 0.27% -0.94%
2060 0.29% -0.92%
2059 0.32% -0.9%
2058 0.35% -0.88%
2057 0.37% -0.86%
2056 0.39% -0.85%
2055 0.41% -0.83%
2054 0.43% -0.81%
2053 0.45% -0.79%
2052 0.48% -0.78%
2051 0.49% -0.76%
2050 0.51% -0.75%
2049 0.53% -0.73%
2048 0.55% -0.72%
2047 0.57% -0.71%
2046 0.58% -0.69%
2045 0.6% -0.68%
2044 0.62% -0.67%
2043 0.64% -0.66%
2042 0.66% -0.64%
2041 0.67% -0.63%
2040 0.7% -0.62%
2039 0.74% -0.6%
2038 0.77% -0.59%
2037 0.81% -0.58%
2036 0.84% -0.56%
2035 0.88% -0.54%
2034 0.94% -0.53%
2033 0.97% -0.51%
2032 1.03% -0.5%
2031 1.07% -0.47%
2030 1.11% -0.46%
2029 1.14% -0.43%
2028 1.17% -0.4%
2027 1.2% -0.38%
2026 1.23% -1.18%
2025 1.22% -0.89%
2024 1.22% -0.35%
2023 1.23% -0.36%
2022 1.03% -0.43%
2021 0.82% -1.42%
2020 0.84% -1.18%
2019 0.85% -0.02%
2018 0.82% -0%
2017 0.85% 0.01%
2016 0.9% -0.04%
2015 0.9% -0.07%
2014 0.92% -0.07%
2013 0.94% -0.06%
2012 0.96% -0%
2011 0.91% 0.05%
2010 0.88% -0.29%
2009 0.94% 0.07%
2008 1% 0.01%
2007 1.08% -0.05%
2006 1.17% -0.06%
2005 1.27% -0.04%
2004 1.37% -0.06%
2003 1.47% -0.07%
2002 1.56% -0.05%
2001 1.68% -0.03%
2000 1.84% -1.04%
1999 1.92% -0.008%
1998 1.91% 0.04%
1997 1.87% 0.07%
1996 1.84% 0.08%
1995 1.88% 0.14%
1994 1.87% 0.21%
1993 1.88% 0.25%
1992 1.9% 0.31%
1991 1.93% 0.36%
1990 2.01% 0.39%
1989 2.07% 0.36%
1988 2.15% 0.42%
1987 2.26% 0.57%
1986 2.38% 0.68%
1985 2.49% 0.81%
1984 2.6% 0.91%
1983 2.72% 0.94%
1982 2.78% 0.92%
1981 2.6% 0.91%
1980 2.42% 0.93%
1979 2.44% 0.81%
1978 2.47% 0.8%
1977 2.52% 0.97%
1976 2.57% 1%
1975 2.66% 1%
1974 2.87% 0.96%
1973 2.9% 0.91%
1972 1.94% 0.83%
1971 1.76% 0.36%
1970 2.62% 0.36%
1969 2.88% 0.79%
1968 2.99% 0.96%
1967 2.99% 0.97%
1966 2.95% 0.75%
1965 2.96% 0.98%
1964 2.96% 1.39%
1963 2.96% 1.33%
1962 2.95% 1.15%
1961 2.86% 1.1%

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 Poland's population declined by 0.35%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Poland
Current population
178415186
35806942
Population rank 8/197 47/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.43%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
4.1 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
1.94 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
1.29 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 -351
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 -128,120
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% -0.35%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 181/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
1.59 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -330,820
Net migration rank 194/196 191/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 1,739,901
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 41/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 4.5%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 97/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Poland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Poland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -330,820
2024 - -473,362 - -238,062
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 -135,743 -7,824
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 -143,605 967,744
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 -184,907 2,251
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 -120,050 3,920
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 -34,169 7,696
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 -26,582 -223
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 0 -21,535
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 -3,797 -5,675
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 -26,590 3,887
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 0 5,525
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 -19,020 12,402
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 0 4,635
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 11,419 45,951
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 38,043 119,623
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 30,521 -8,283
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 34,313 -42,288
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 11,436 -51,235
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 3,814 -68,882
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 -3,817 -41,942
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 -7,637 -38,216
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 -15,281 -19,039
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 -3,823 -16,462
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 3,825 -16,648
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 11,478 -15,921
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 0 -53,035
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 19,332 -39,509
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 34,785 -44,230
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 42,487 -45,349
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 46,314 -52,989
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 96,357 -41,845
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 103,846 -48,805
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 118,928 -46,893
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 141,511 -55,342
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 160,066 -50,339
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 182,215 -49,192
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 215,599 -101,671
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 226,008 -32,310
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 258,448 -22,520
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 297,615 -27,277
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 332,137 -18,402
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 373,032 -26,724
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 369,551 -34,980
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 351,806 -16,155
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 348,627 -42,420
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 366,571 -22,162
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 339,166 -62,936
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 353,828 -33,496
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 367,612 -25,716
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 350,356 -31,346
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 346,893 -18,273
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 320,229 -29,335
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 314,028 -15,004
1971 542,747 224,369 278,660 -31,767
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 280,913 -66,859
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 270,151 -26,744
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 280,963 -11,905
1967 1,860,743 23,164 275,089 -25,479
1966 1,794,530 3,758 297,801 -17,158
1965 1,688,652 47,610 314,450 -21,658
1964 1,686,591 25,426 326,965 -23,273
1963 1,612,749 23,215 359,330 -13,770
1962 1,584,035 26,533 360,671 -31,021
1961 1,504,524 26,503 398,521 -20,044
1960 1,418,810 13,580 444,562 -6,306

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 Poland 41.4% is from natural causes (a loss of 675,443 people) and 58.6% is from migration (a gain of 955,766 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 1,739,901 people or 4.5% in Poland.

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
Poland
City Population
Warsaw 1.86M
Krakow 804K
Wroclaw 674K
Lodz 649K
Poznan 547K
Gdansk 488K
Szczecin 388K
Lublin 335K
Bydgoszcz 325K
Bialystok 290K

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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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