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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 10,694,681 people in Portugal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 10,667,081 in Portugal.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 16.7 times bigger than Portugal's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Portugal is the 92nd.
  • The countries together account for 2.28% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.13% for Portugal.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +0.21% in Portugal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Portugal has grown from 10.5M to 10.7M (1.38% growth).

Bangladesh vs Portugal: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Portugal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Portugal
2100 210,399,059 8,977,781
2099 211,449,688 8,983,042
2098 212,479,977 8,987,129
2097 213,484,035 8,992,549
2096 214,463,720 8,998,689
2095 215,424,649 9,006,394
2094 216,368,088 9,011,158
2093 217,273,531 9,016,023
2092 218,151,426 9,021,257
2091 218,980,379 9,025,345
2090 219,782,575 9,029,722
2089 220,538,090 9,034,399
2088 221,257,201 9,039,122
2087 221,935,839 9,045,400
2086 222,585,679 9,050,153
2085 223,183,658 9,055,552
2084 223,742,603 9,062,369
2083 224,273,365 9,068,714
2082 224,763,738 9,077,003
2081 225,237,793 9,087,394
2080 225,665,152 9,098,423
2079 226,059,226 9,111,057
2078 226,389,150 9,125,056
2077 226,696,749 9,140,039
2076 226,954,762 9,158,661
2075 227,159,233 9,178,289
2074 227,315,415 9,201,245
2073 227,436,221 9,225,478
2072 227,503,342 9,248,867
2071 227,522,038 9,275,782
2070 227,495,122 9,304,137
2069 227,426,186 9,334,425
2068 227,302,632 9,367,211
2067 227,118,726 9,399,389
2066 226,878,385 9,432,609
2065 226,581,697 9,466,860
2064 226,235,839 9,503,941
2063 225,822,167 9,540,829
2062 225,349,674 9,578,098
2061 224,811,052 9,614,549
2060 224,216,813 9,652,893
2059 223,569,585 9,691,151
2058 222,855,839 9,731,557
2057 222,083,110 9,769,285
2056 221,273,932 9,807,403
2055 220,405,468 9,847,280
2054 219,511,997 9,885,446
2053 218,567,668 9,924,814
2052 217,585,554 9,963,090
2051 216,554,217 9,999,372
2050 215,489,899 10,035,796
2049 214,400,010 10,072,922
2048 213,275,216 10,106,403
2047 212,114,603 10,140,325
2046 210,918,933 10,173,871
2045 209,696,717 10,206,046
2044 208,446,830 10,237,224
2043 207,170,217 10,268,090
2042 205,859,107 10,296,167
2041 204,513,256 10,322,968
2040 203,143,300 10,351,965
2039 201,735,060 10,379,824
2038 200,262,138 10,405,843
2037 198,739,346 10,430,143
2036 197,147,970 10,454,779
2035 195,499,247 10,478,501
2034 193,789,143 10,502,828
2033 191,989,956 10,525,638
2032 190,141,739 10,548,736
2031 188,208,233 10,569,489
2030 186,212,272 10,588,717
2029 184,168,103 10,609,556
2028 182,087,511 10,631,437
2027 179,973,411 10,649,916
2026 177,837,418 10,667,081
2025 175,685,057 10,683,692
2024 173,562,364 10,694,681
2023 171,466,990 10,578,174
2022 169,384,897 10,434,332
2021 167,658,854 10,361,831
2020 166,298,024 10,297,081
2019 164,913,055 10,286,263
2018 163,523,103 10,283,822
2017 162,186,147 10,300,300
2016 160,811,932 10,325,452
2015 159,383,179 10,358,076
2014 157,964,929 10,401,062
2013 156,532,141 10,457,295
2012 155,070,101 10,514,844
2011 153,591,076 10,557,560
2010 152,201,981 10,573,100
2009 150,873,714 10,568,247
2008 149,474,264 10,558,177
2007 147,989,278 10,542,964
2006 146,405,973 10,522,288
2005 144,715,786 10,503,330
2004 142,902,856 10,483,861
2003 140,970,351 10,458,821
2002 138,933,658 10,419,631
2001 136,805,810 10,362,722
2000 134,544,304 10,289,898
1999 132,108,065 10,217,828
1998 129,622,332 10,160,196
1997 127,198,069 10,108,977
1996 124,862,179 10,063,945
1995 122,600,370 10,026,176
1994 120,343,179 9,991,525
1993 118,132,360 9,964,675
1992 115,952,192 9,952,494
1991 113,787,109 9,960,235
1990 111,633,717 9,983,218
1989 109,433,799 10,005,000
1988 107,216,008 10,019,610
1987 104,959,291 10,030,031
1986 102,635,572 10,032,734
1985 100,253,825 10,023,613
1984 97,814,966 9,996,232
1983 95,335,155 9,957,865
1982 92,814,507 9,911,771
1981 90,303,105 9,851,362
1980 88,016,432 9,766,312
1979 85,935,072 9,661,265
1978 83,889,655 9,558,250
1977 81,867,264 9,455,675
1976 79,855,318 9,355,810
1975 77,854,351 9,093,470
1974 75,839,348 8,754,365
1973 73,722,294 8,633,100
1972 71,641,519 8,630,430
1971 70,276,758 8,643,756
1970 69,058,894 8,680,431
1969 67,294,133 8,757,705
1968 65,408,276 8,836,650
1967 63,510,929 8,874,520
1966 61,669,806 8,930,990
1965 59,902,519 8,998,595
1964 58,178,374 9,035,365
1963 56,504,402 9,030,355
1962 54,881,146 8,993,985
1961 53,310,348 8,929,316
1960 51,828,660 8,857,716

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/portugal | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Portugal lost 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Portugal's population increased by 341,629 people (a 3.31% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Portugal was ranked 78th in 2006 and ranked 92nd 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 Portugal will decrease by 5.92% to 10,035,796 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people, while Portugal's population already peaked in 2024 at 10.7M people and is projected to decrease to 8.98M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Portugal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Portugal
2100 -0.5% -0.06%
2099 -0.48% -0.05%
2098 -0.47% -0.06%
2097 -0.46% -0.07%
2096 -0.45% -0.09%
2095 -0.44% -0.05%
2094 -0.42% -0.05%
2093 -0.4% -0.06%
2092 -0.38% -0.05%
2091 -0.36% -0.05%
2090 -0.34% -0.05%
2089 -0.33% -0.05%
2088 -0.31% -0.07%
2087 -0.29% -0.05%
2086 -0.27% -0.06%
2085 -0.25% -0.08%
2084 -0.24% -0.07%
2083 -0.22% -0.09%
2082 -0.21% -0.11%
2081 -0.19% -0.12%
2080 -0.17% -0.14%
2079 -0.15% -0.15%
2078 -0.14% -0.16%
2077 -0.11% -0.2%
2076 -0.09% -0.21%
2075 -0.07% -0.25%
2074 -0.05% -0.26%
2073 -0.03% -0.25%
2072 -0.008% -0.29%
2071 0.01% -0.3%
2070 0.03% -0.32%
2069 0.05% -0.35%
2068 0.08% -0.34%
2067 0.11% -0.35%
2066 0.13% -0.36%
2065 0.15% -0.39%
2064 0.18% -0.39%
2063 0.21% -0.39%
2062 0.24% -0.38%
2061 0.27% -0.4%
2060 0.29% -0.39%
2059 0.32% -0.42%
2058 0.35% -0.39%
2057 0.37% -0.39%
2056 0.39% -0.4%
2055 0.41% -0.39%
2054 0.43% -0.4%
2053 0.45% -0.38%
2052 0.48% -0.36%
2051 0.49% -0.36%
2050 0.51% -0.37%
2049 0.53% -0.33%
2048 0.55% -0.33%
2047 0.57% -0.33%
2046 0.58% -0.32%
2045 0.6% -0.3%
2044 0.62% -0.3%
2043 0.64% -0.27%
2042 0.66% -0.26%
2041 0.67% -0.28%
2040 0.7% -0.27%
2039 0.74% -0.25%
2038 0.77% -0.23%
2037 0.81% -0.24%
2036 0.84% -0.23%
2035 0.88% -0.23%
2034 0.94% -0.22%
2033 0.97% -0.22%
2032 1.03% -0.2%
2031 1.07% -0.18%
2030 1.11% -0.2%
2029 1.14% -0.21%
2028 1.17% -0.17%
2027 1.2% -0.16%
2026 1.23% -0.16%
2025 1.22% -0.1%
2024 1.22% 1.1%
2023 1.23% 1.38%
2022 1.03% 0.7%
2021 0.82% 0.63%
2020 0.84% 0.11%
2019 0.85% 0.02%
2018 0.82% -0.16%
2017 0.85% -0.24%
2016 0.9% -0.31%
2015 0.9% -0.41%
2014 0.92% -0.54%
2013 0.94% -0.55%
2012 0.96% -0.4%
2011 0.91% -0.15%
2010 0.88% 0.05%
2009 0.94% 0.1%
2008 1% 0.14%
2007 1.08% 0.2%
2006 1.17% 0.18%
2005 1.27% 0.19%
2004 1.37% 0.24%
2003 1.47% 0.38%
2002 1.56% 0.55%
2001 1.68% 0.71%
2000 1.84% 0.71%
1999 1.92% 0.57%
1998 1.91% 0.51%
1997 1.87% 0.45%
1996 1.84% 0.38%
1995 1.88% 0.35%
1994 1.87% 0.27%
1993 1.88% 0.12%
1992 1.9% -0.08%
1991 1.93% -0.23%
1990 2.01% -0.22%
1989 2.07% -0.15%
1988 2.15% -0.1%
1987 2.26% -0.03%
1986 2.38% 0.09%
1985 2.49% 0.27%
1984 2.6% 0.39%
1983 2.72% 0.47%
1982 2.78% 0.61%
1981 2.6% 0.87%
1980 2.42% 1.09%
1979 2.44% 1.08%
1978 2.47% 1.08%
1977 2.52% 1.07%
1976 2.57% 2.88%
1975 2.66% 3.87%
1974 2.87% 1.4%
1973 2.9% 0.03%
1972 1.94% -0.15%
1971 1.76% -0.42%
1970 2.62% -0.88%
1969 2.88% -0.89%
1968 2.99% -0.43%
1967 2.99% -0.63%
1966 2.95% -0.75%
1965 2.96% -0.41%
1964 2.96% 0.06%
1963 2.96% 0.4%
1962 2.95% 0.72%
1961 2.86% 0.81%

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 Portugal's population grew by 1.1%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Portugal
Current population
178415186
10667081
Population rank 8/197 92/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.13%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
4.51 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
6.13 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
4.44 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +319
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +116,507
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +1.1%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 94/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
32 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 +16,472
Net migration rank 194/196 38/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 1,127,184
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 56/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 10.8%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 61/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Portugal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Portugal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 16,472
2024 - -473,362 - 20,648
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 -32,792 29,102
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 -40,694 68,696
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 -45,592 69,606
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 -39,129 54,076
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 -24,687 63,031
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 -25,709 22,495
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 -23,691 13,979
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 -23,749 -775
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 -23,823 -3,209
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 -22,882 -26,447
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 -24,052 -36,342
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 -17,875 -37,083
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 -5,279 -31,513
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 -4,230 -5,627
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 -5,284 14,532
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 0 9,478
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 -1,055 21,064
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 3,156 16,754
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 2,101 15,537
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 7,339 13,928
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 4,184 24,740
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 8,335 42,169
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 8,290 55,565
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 15,435 60,586
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 8,175 49,572
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 7,112 40,931
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 8,087 36,922
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 4,026 32,640
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 4,011 26,971
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 9,991 20,761
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 7,972 8,561
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 13,933 -11,847
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 12,948 -37,914
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 13,976 -34,855
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 22,011 -30,615
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 24,047 -26,595
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 28,084 -23,142
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 31,102 -20,000
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 33,077 -19,183
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 45,983 -16,658
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 47,798 -16,568
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 58,479 -15,006
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 56,152 -7,938
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 63,481 29,881
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 67,628 32,434
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 70,731 34,345
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 84,156 37,779
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 85,138 40,490
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 81,841 42,262
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 74,412 41,254
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 76,835 39,748
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 83,715 39,058
1971 542,747 224,369 82,980 48,944
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 87,672 -191,862
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 89,329 -161,114
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 100,737 -145,200
1967 1,860,743 23,164 106,495 -136,232
1966 1,794,530 3,758 107,171 -129,233
1965 1,688,652 47,610 115,182 -123,855
1964 1,686,591 25,426 120,170 -118,763
1963 1,612,749 23,215 113,783 -116,874
1962 1,584,035 26,533 123,217 -113,947
1961 1,504,524 26,503 117,867 -112,768
1960 1,418,810 13,580 118,693 -95,886

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 Portugal 51% is from natural causes (a loss of 302,748 people) and 49% is from migration (a gain of 290,554 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 1,127,184 people or 10.8% in Portugal.

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
Portugal
City Population
Lisbon 546K
Sintra 386K
Vila Nova de Gaia 304K
Porto 232K
Cascais 214K
Loures 202K
Braga 193K
Almada 177K
Matosinhos 173K
Oeiras 172K

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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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