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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 2,857,822 people in Qatar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 2,999,260 in Qatar.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 59.5 times bigger than Qatar's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Qatar is the 136th.
  • The countries together account for 2.19% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.04% for Qatar.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +3.86% in Qatar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Qatar has grown from 973K to 3M (208.3% growth).

Bangladesh vs Qatar: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Qatar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Qatar
2100 210,399,059 6,864,512
2099 211,449,688 6,795,697
2098 212,479,977 6,726,889
2097 213,484,035 6,658,115
2096 214,463,720 6,589,399
2095 215,424,649 6,520,903
2094 216,368,088 6,452,670
2093 217,273,531 6,384,792
2092 218,151,426 6,317,235
2091 218,980,379 6,249,912
2090 219,782,575 6,182,993
2089 220,538,090 6,116,439
2088 221,257,201 6,050,282
2087 221,935,839 5,984,646
2086 222,585,679 5,919,506
2085 223,183,658 5,854,810
2084 223,742,603 5,790,733
2083 224,273,365 5,727,107
2082 224,763,738 5,663,726
2081 225,237,793 5,600,872
2080 225,665,152 5,538,952
2079 226,059,226 5,477,309
2078 226,389,150 5,416,092
2077 226,696,749 5,355,430
2076 226,954,762 5,295,298
2075 227,159,233 5,235,611
2074 227,315,415 5,176,349
2073 227,436,221 5,117,758
2072 227,503,342 5,059,696
2071 227,522,038 5,002,249
2070 227,495,122 4,945,273
2069 227,426,186 4,888,911
2068 227,302,632 4,833,090
2067 227,118,726 4,777,814
2066 226,878,385 4,723,056
2065 226,581,697 4,668,810
2064 226,235,839 4,614,957
2063 225,822,167 4,561,622
2062 225,349,674 4,509,442
2061 224,811,052 4,457,910
2060 224,216,813 4,406,963
2059 223,569,585 4,356,604
2058 222,855,839 4,306,842
2057 222,083,110 4,257,533
2056 221,273,932 4,208,980
2055 220,405,468 4,160,635
2054 219,511,997 4,113,078
2053 218,567,668 4,065,870
2052 217,585,554 4,019,393
2051 216,554,217 3,973,445
2050 215,489,899 3,927,949
2049 214,400,010 3,882,963
2048 213,275,216 3,838,380
2047 212,114,603 3,794,282
2046 210,918,933 3,750,671
2045 209,696,717 3,707,573
2044 208,446,830 3,665,008
2043 207,170,217 3,623,031
2042 205,859,107 3,581,673
2041 204,513,256 3,540,989
2040 203,143,300 3,500,991
2039 201,735,060 3,461,758
2038 200,262,138 3,423,310
2037 198,739,346 3,385,696
2036 197,147,970 3,348,948
2035 195,499,247 3,313,100
2034 193,789,143 3,278,067
2033 191,989,956 3,243,892
2032 190,141,739 3,210,644
2031 188,208,233 3,178,257
2030 186,212,272 3,146,733
2029 184,168,103 3,112,748
2028 182,087,511 3,075,676
2027 179,973,411 3,035,492
2026 177,837,418 2,985,826
2025 175,685,057 2,926,071
2024 173,562,364 2,857,822
2023 171,466,990 2,656,032
2022 169,384,897 2,657,333
2021 167,658,854 2,504,910
2020 166,298,024 2,794,148
2019 164,913,055 2,638,657
2018 163,523,103 2,580,734
2017 162,186,147 2,545,820
2016 160,811,932 2,477,113
2015 159,383,179 2,344,557
2014 157,964,929 2,151,745
2013 156,532,141 1,916,426
2012 155,070,101 1,722,438
2011 153,591,076 1,624,761
2010 152,201,981 1,616,832
2009 150,873,714 1,608,903
2008 149,474,264 1,426,938
2007 147,989,278 1,208,595
2006 146,405,973 972,831
2005 144,715,786 825,408
2004 142,902,856 773,332
2003 140,970,351 744,682
2002 138,933,658 711,205
2001 136,805,810 677,925
2000 134,544,304 644,989
1999 132,108,065 612,500
1998 129,622,332 580,540
1997 127,198,069 550,500
1996 124,862,179 529,019
1995 122,600,370 514,325
1994 120,343,179 499,459
1993 118,132,360 484,545
1992 115,952,192 469,657
1991 113,787,109 454,853
1990 111,633,717 440,175
1989 109,433,799 425,646
1988 107,216,008 411,264
1987 104,959,291 397,005
1986 102,635,572 382,422
1985 100,253,825 365,940
1984 97,814,966 347,878
1983 95,335,155 329,709
1982 92,814,507 311,537
1981 90,303,105 293,553
1980 88,016,432 275,913
1979 85,935,072 258,670
1978 83,889,655 241,808
1977 81,867,264 225,285
1976 79,855,318 209,052
1975 77,854,351 193,087
1974 75,839,348 177,362
1973 73,722,294 161,841
1972 71,641,519 146,506
1971 70,276,758 131,346
1970 69,058,894 116,350
1969 67,294,133 103,025
1968 65,408,276 91,749
1967 63,510,929 81,439
1966 61,669,806 72,192
1965 59,902,519 64,065
1964 58,178,374 56,867
1963 56,504,402 50,380
1962 54,881,146 44,630
1961 53,310,348 39,680
1960 51,828,660 36,010

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 Qatar gained 1,504,282 people (a 154.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Qatar's population increased by 522,147 people (a 21.1% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Qatar was ranked 156th in 2006 and ranked 136th 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 Qatar will increase by 31% to 3,927,949 people and rank change from 136th to 134th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 6.86M people in 2100 for Qatar.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Qatar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Qatar
2100 -0.5% 1.01%
2099 -0.48% 1.02%
2098 -0.47% 1.03%
2097 -0.46% 1.04%
2096 -0.45% 1.05%
2095 -0.44% 1.06%
2094 -0.42% 1.06%
2093 -0.4% 1.07%
2092 -0.38% 1.08%
2091 -0.36% 1.08%
2090 -0.34% 1.09%
2089 -0.33% 1.09%
2088 -0.31% 1.1%
2087 -0.29% 1.1%
2086 -0.27% 1.11%
2085 -0.25% 1.11%
2084 -0.24% 1.11%
2083 -0.22% 1.12%
2082 -0.21% 1.12%
2081 -0.19% 1.12%
2080 -0.17% 1.13%
2079 -0.15% 1.13%
2078 -0.14% 1.13%
2077 -0.11% 1.14%
2076 -0.09% 1.14%
2075 -0.07% 1.14%
2074 -0.05% 1.14%
2073 -0.03% 1.15%
2072 -0.008% 1.15%
2071 0.01% 1.15%
2070 0.03% 1.15%
2069 0.05% 1.15%
2068 0.08% 1.16%
2067 0.11% 1.16%
2066 0.13% 1.16%
2065 0.15% 1.17%
2064 0.18% 1.17%
2063 0.21% 1.16%
2062 0.24% 1.16%
2061 0.27% 1.16%
2060 0.29% 1.16%
2059 0.32% 1.16%
2058 0.35% 1.16%
2057 0.37% 1.15%
2056 0.39% 1.16%
2055 0.41% 1.16%
2054 0.43% 1.16%
2053 0.45% 1.16%
2052 0.48% 1.16%
2051 0.49% 1.16%
2050 0.51% 1.16%
2049 0.53% 1.16%
2048 0.55% 1.16%
2047 0.57% 1.16%
2046 0.58% 1.16%
2045 0.6% 1.16%
2044 0.62% 1.16%
2043 0.64% 1.15%
2042 0.66% 1.15%
2041 0.67% 1.14%
2040 0.7% 1.13%
2039 0.74% 1.12%
2038 0.77% 1.11%
2037 0.81% 1.1%
2036 0.84% 1.08%
2035 0.88% 1.07%
2034 0.94% 1.05%
2033 0.97% 1.04%
2032 1.03% 1.02%
2031 1.07% 1%
2030 1.11% 1.09%
2029 1.14% 1.21%
2028 1.17% 1.32%
2027 1.2% 1.66%
2026 1.23% 2.04%
2025 1.22% 2.39%
2024 1.22% 7.6%
2023 1.23% -0.05%
2022 1.03% 6.08%
2021 0.82% -10.4%
2020 0.84% 5.89%
2019 0.85% 2.24%
2018 0.82% 1.37%
2017 0.85% 2.77%
2016 0.9% 5.65%
2015 0.9% 8.96%
2014 0.92% 12.3%
2013 0.94% 11.3%
2012 0.96% 6.01%
2011 0.91% 0.49%
2010 0.88% 0.49%
2009 0.94% 12.8%
2008 1% 18.1%
2007 1.08% 24.2%
2006 1.17% 17.9%
2005 1.27% 6.73%
2004 1.37% 3.85%
2003 1.47% 4.71%
2002 1.56% 4.91%
2001 1.68% 5.11%
2000 1.84% 5.3%
1999 1.92% 5.51%
1998 1.91% 5.46%
1997 1.87% 4.06%
1996 1.84% 2.86%
1995 1.88% 2.98%
1994 1.87% 3.08%
1993 1.88% 3.17%
1992 1.9% 3.25%
1991 1.93% 3.33%
1990 2.01% 3.41%
1989 2.07% 3.5%
1988 2.15% 3.59%
1987 2.26% 3.81%
1986 2.38% 4.5%
1985 2.49% 5.19%
1984 2.6% 5.51%
1983 2.72% 5.83%
1982 2.78% 6.13%
1981 2.6% 6.39%
1980 2.42% 6.67%
1979 2.44% 6.97%
1978 2.47% 7.33%
1977 2.52% 7.77%
1976 2.57% 8.27%
1975 2.66% 8.87%
1974 2.87% 9.59%
1973 2.9% 10.5%
1972 1.94% 11.5%
1971 1.76% 12.9%
1970 2.62% 12.9%
1969 2.88% 12.3%
1968 2.99% 12.7%
1967 2.99% 12.8%
1966 2.95% 12.7%
1965 2.96% 12.7%
1964 2.96% 12.9%
1963 2.96% 12.9%
1962 2.95% 12.5%
1961 2.86% 10.2%

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 Qatar's population grew by 7.6%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Qatar
Current population
178415186
2999260
Population rank 8/197 136/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.04%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
2.6 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
20 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
3.55 hours
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +553
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +201,790
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +7.6%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 1/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
14.5 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 +36,288
Net migration rank 194/196 26/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 2,337,000
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 31/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 76.7%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 1/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Qatar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Qatar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 36,288
2024 - -473,362 - 46,105
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 23,845 39,995
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 24,360 80,004
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 21,297 24,501
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 25,128 -50,433
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 24,112 10,557
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 23,340 12,465
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 23,244 46,719
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 22,416 119,725
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 22,568 177,467
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 21,699 194,712
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 19,669 133,520
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 17,681 77,091
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 16,543 77,228
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 16,225 90,620
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 15,595 123,217
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 14,062 165,572
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 11,351 245,703
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 10,225 204,236
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 11,392 68,993
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 11,242 12,531
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 11,291 22,234
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 11,062 22,356
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 10,683 22,456
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 9,974 22,769
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 9,431 22,815
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 9,055 22,618
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 8,846 19,547
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 9,049 5,517
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 9,186 5,634
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 9,257 5,660
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 9,250 5,670
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 9,189 5,670
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 9,182 5,562
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 9,388 5,216
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 9,407 5,045
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 9,198 5,118
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 8,806 5,405
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 8,439 6,512
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 8,212 9,797
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 7,997 10,113
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 7,765 10,462
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 7,489 10,634
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 7,202 10,644
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 6,894 10,540
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 6,579 10,466
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 6,246 10,434
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 5,925 10,445
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 5,598 10,494
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 5,289 10,549
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 5,015 10,603
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 4,780 10,641
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 4,581 10,663
1971 542,747 224,369 4,433 10,644
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 4,346 10,579
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 3,941 7,790
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 3,547 7,266
1967 1,860,743 23,164 3,167 6,637
1966 1,794,530 3,758 2,811 5,880
1965 1,688,652 47,610 2,472 5,083
1964 1,686,591 25,426 2,150 4,686
1963 1,612,749 23,215 1,854 4,283
1962 1,584,035 26,533 1,589 3,773
1961 1,504,524 26,503 1,357 3,186
1960 1,418,810 13,580 1,220 1,586

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 Qatar 26.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 232,009 people) and 73.9% is from migration (a gain of 655,712 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 2,337,000 people or 76.7% in Qatar.

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
Qatar
City Population
Doha 1.19M
Al Khor 31.5K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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