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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 19,051,804 people in Romania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 18,839,108 in Romania.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 9.47 times bigger than Romania's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Romania is the 70th.
  • The countries together account for 2.38% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.23% for Romania.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs -0.43% in Romania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Romania has declined from 21.2M to 18.8M (11.1% decline).

Bangladesh vs Romania: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Romania
2100 210,399,059 10,801,385
2099 211,449,688 10,885,505
2098 212,479,977 10,969,050
2097 213,484,035 11,052,086
2096 214,463,720 11,134,776
2095 215,424,649 11,217,462
2094 216,368,088 11,299,298
2093 217,273,531 11,382,352
2092 218,151,426 11,464,817
2091 218,980,379 11,546,872
2090 219,782,575 11,630,335
2089 220,538,090 11,713,468
2088 221,257,201 11,796,733
2087 221,935,839 11,880,373
2086 222,585,679 11,966,550
2085 223,183,658 12,052,744
2084 223,742,603 12,140,454
2083 224,273,365 12,229,714
2082 224,763,738 12,319,480
2081 225,237,793 12,412,385
2080 225,665,152 12,507,333
2079 226,059,226 12,603,302
2078 226,389,150 12,700,870
2077 226,696,749 12,799,985
2076 226,954,762 12,900,610
2075 227,159,233 13,002,848
2074 227,315,415 13,107,513
2073 227,436,221 13,213,407
2072 227,503,342 13,323,211
2071 227,522,038 13,435,661
2070 227,495,122 13,550,449
2069 227,426,186 13,667,892
2068 227,302,632 13,786,771
2067 227,118,726 13,909,141
2066 226,878,385 14,034,214
2065 226,581,697 14,163,381
2064 226,235,839 14,293,294
2063 225,822,167 14,424,068
2062 225,349,674 14,557,025
2061 224,811,052 14,689,897
2060 224,216,813 14,821,441
2059 223,569,585 14,952,855
2058 222,855,839 15,082,857
2057 222,083,110 15,211,914
2056 221,273,932 15,340,213
2055 220,405,468 15,467,019
2054 219,511,997 15,590,545
2053 218,567,668 15,712,155
2052 217,585,554 15,834,374
2051 216,554,217 15,954,507
2050 215,489,899 16,073,070
2049 214,400,010 16,192,498
2048 213,275,216 16,311,535
2047 212,114,603 16,430,565
2046 210,918,933 16,547,661
2045 209,696,717 16,665,026
2044 208,446,830 16,783,383
2043 207,170,217 16,900,955
2042 205,859,107 17,018,000
2041 204,513,256 17,136,818
2040 203,143,300 17,253,674
2039 201,735,060 17,370,310
2038 200,262,138 17,488,193
2037 198,739,346 17,604,853
2036 197,147,970 17,721,511
2035 195,499,247 17,837,396
2034 193,789,143 17,950,976
2033 191,989,956 18,064,449
2032 190,141,739 18,176,399
2031 188,208,233 18,288,437
2030 186,212,272 18,399,699
2029 184,168,103 18,511,331
2028 182,087,511 18,621,197
2027 179,973,411 18,730,482
2026 177,837,418 18,839,108
2025 175,685,057 18,946,392
2024 173,562,364 19,051,804
2023 171,466,990 19,061,062
2022 169,384,897 19,048,502
2021 167,658,854 19,122,059
2020 166,298,024 19,265,250
2019 164,913,055 19,371,648
2018 163,523,103 19,473,970
2017 162,186,147 19,588,715
2016 160,811,932 19,702,267
2015 159,383,179 19,815,616
2014 157,964,929 19,908,979
2013 156,532,141 19,983,693
2012 155,070,101 20,058,035
2011 153,591,076 20,147,528
2010 152,201,981 20,246,871
2009 150,873,714 20,367,487
2008 149,474,264 20,537,875
2007 147,989,278 20,882,982
2006 146,405,973 21,193,760
2005 144,715,786 21,319,685
2004 142,902,856 21,451,748
2003 140,970,351 21,574,326
2002 138,933,658 21,730,496
2001 136,805,810 22,131,970
2000 134,544,304 22,442,971
1999 132,108,065 22,472,040
1998 129,622,332 22,507,344
1997 127,198,069 22,553,978
1996 124,862,179 22,619,004
1995 122,600,370 22,684,270
1994 120,343,179 22,730,211
1993 118,132,360 22,763,280
1992 115,952,192 22,794,284
1991 113,787,109 23,001,155
1990 111,633,717 23,201,835
1989 109,433,799 23,161,458
1988 107,216,008 23,057,662
1987 104,959,291 22,949,430
1986 102,635,572 22,836,841
1985 100,253,825 22,732,999
1984 97,814,966 22,640,547
1983 95,335,155 22,560,478
1982 92,814,507 22,475,741
1981 90,303,105 22,353,070
1980 88,016,432 22,207,282
1979 85,935,072 22,090,488
1978 83,889,655 21,951,464
1977 81,867,264 21,756,096
1976 79,855,318 21,551,634
1975 77,854,351 21,293,583
1974 75,839,348 21,029,429
1973 73,722,294 20,835,681
1972 71,641,519 20,657,957
1971 70,276,758 20,461,567
1970 69,058,894 20,250,398
1969 67,294,133 20,009,141
1968 65,408,276 19,799,831
1967 63,510,929 19,534,242
1966 61,669,806 19,215,450
1965 59,902,519 19,031,576
1964 58,178,374 18,919,126
1963 56,504,402 18,797,850
1962 54,881,146 18,676,550
1961 53,310,348 18,555,250
1960 51,828,660 18,406,905

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 Romania lost 1,491,493 people (a 7.04% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Romania's population decreased by 863,159 people (a 4.38% decline).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Romania was ranked 51st in 2006 and ranked 70th 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 Romania will decrease by 14.7% to 16,073,070 people and rank change from 70th to 81st.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people, while Romania's population already peaked in 1990 at 23.2M people and is projected to decrease to 10.8M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Romania
2100 -0.5% -0.77%
2099 -0.48% -0.76%
2098 -0.47% -0.75%
2097 -0.46% -0.74%
2096 -0.45% -0.74%
2095 -0.44% -0.72%
2094 -0.42% -0.73%
2093 -0.4% -0.72%
2092 -0.38% -0.71%
2091 -0.36% -0.72%
2090 -0.34% -0.71%
2089 -0.33% -0.71%
2088 -0.31% -0.7%
2087 -0.29% -0.72%
2086 -0.27% -0.72%
2085 -0.25% -0.72%
2084 -0.24% -0.73%
2083 -0.22% -0.73%
2082 -0.21% -0.75%
2081 -0.19% -0.76%
2080 -0.17% -0.76%
2079 -0.15% -0.77%
2078 -0.14% -0.77%
2077 -0.11% -0.78%
2076 -0.09% -0.79%
2075 -0.07% -0.8%
2074 -0.05% -0.8%
2073 -0.03% -0.82%
2072 -0.008% -0.84%
2071 0.01% -0.85%
2070 0.03% -0.86%
2069 0.05% -0.86%
2068 0.08% -0.88%
2067 0.11% -0.89%
2066 0.13% -0.91%
2065 0.15% -0.91%
2064 0.18% -0.91%
2063 0.21% -0.91%
2062 0.24% -0.9%
2061 0.27% -0.89%
2060 0.29% -0.88%
2059 0.32% -0.86%
2058 0.35% -0.85%
2057 0.37% -0.84%
2056 0.39% -0.82%
2055 0.41% -0.79%
2054 0.43% -0.77%
2053 0.45% -0.77%
2052 0.48% -0.75%
2051 0.49% -0.74%
2050 0.51% -0.74%
2049 0.53% -0.73%
2048 0.55% -0.72%
2047 0.57% -0.71%
2046 0.58% -0.7%
2045 0.6% -0.71%
2044 0.62% -0.7%
2043 0.64% -0.69%
2042 0.66% -0.69%
2041 0.67% -0.68%
2040 0.7% -0.67%
2039 0.74% -0.67%
2038 0.77% -0.66%
2037 0.81% -0.66%
2036 0.84% -0.65%
2035 0.88% -0.63%
2034 0.94% -0.63%
2033 0.97% -0.62%
2032 1.03% -0.61%
2031 1.07% -0.6%
2030 1.11% -0.6%
2029 1.14% -0.59%
2028 1.17% -0.58%
2027 1.2% -0.58%
2026 1.23% -0.57%
2025 1.22% -0.55%
2024 1.22% -0.05%
2023 1.23% 0.07%
2022 1.03% -0.38%
2021 0.82% -0.74%
2020 0.84% -0.55%
2019 0.85% -0.53%
2018 0.82% -0.59%
2017 0.85% -0.58%
2016 0.9% -0.57%
2015 0.9% -0.47%
2014 0.92% -0.37%
2013 0.94% -0.37%
2012 0.96% -0.44%
2011 0.91% -0.49%
2010 0.88% -0.59%
2009 0.94% -0.83%
2008 1% -1.65%
2007 1.08% -1.47%
2006 1.17% -0.59%
2005 1.27% -0.62%
2004 1.37% -0.57%
2003 1.47% -0.72%
2002 1.56% -1.81%
2001 1.68% -1.39%
2000 1.84% -0.13%
1999 1.92% -0.16%
1998 1.91% -0.21%
1997 1.87% -0.29%
1996 1.84% -0.29%
1995 1.88% -0.2%
1994 1.87% -0.15%
1993 1.88% -0.14%
1992 1.9% -0.9%
1991 1.93% -0.86%
1990 2.01% 0.17%
1989 2.07% 0.45%
1988 2.15% 0.47%
1987 2.26% 0.49%
1986 2.38% 0.46%
1985 2.49% 0.41%
1984 2.6% 0.35%
1983 2.72% 0.38%
1982 2.78% 0.55%
1981 2.6% 0.66%
1980 2.42% 0.53%
1979 2.44% 0.63%
1978 2.47% 0.9%
1977 2.52% 0.95%
1976 2.57% 1.21%
1975 2.66% 1.26%
1974 2.87% 0.93%
1973 2.9% 0.86%
1972 1.94% 0.96%
1971 1.76% 1.04%
1970 2.62% 1.21%
1969 2.88% 1.06%
1968 2.99% 1.36%
1967 2.99% 1.66%
1966 2.95% 0.97%
1965 2.96% 0.59%
1964 2.96% 0.65%
1963 2.96% 0.65%
1962 2.95% 0.65%
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 Romania's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Romania
Current population
178415186
18839108
Population rank 8/197 70/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.23%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
56.8 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
3.45 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
2.17 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 -25
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 -9,258
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 169/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
18.1 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -29,041
Net migration rank 194/196 163/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 655,579
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 73/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 3.4%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 112/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Romania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Romania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -29,041
2024 - -473,362 - -28,466
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 -89,587 -27,780
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 -93,338 89,076
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 -141,504 -17,731
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 -100,179 -13,202
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 -60,053 -27,909
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 -62,316 -33,018
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 -50,930 -33,081
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 -53,196 -33,073
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 -59,447 -35,751
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 -55,745 -35,448
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 -59,951 -34,910
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 -54,157 -37,589
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 -56,413 -102,769
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 -46,567 -122,364
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 -34,625 -137,953
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 -30,806 -144,368
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 -37,590 -133,089
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 -38,148 -132,777
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 -40,508 -131,176
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 -42,904 -117,432
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 -56,093 -107,139
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 -58,673 -106,585
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 -37,625 -91,154
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 -22,443 -92,451
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 -31,461 -82,590
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 -33,761 -81,366
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 -42,853 -88,734
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 -56,548 -70,799
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 -36,295 -73,779
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 -18,184 -76,246
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 -13,658 -73,475
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 -4,559 -63,200
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 25,301 -36,824
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 69,605 -38,157
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 122,756 -33,866
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 126,817 -48,911
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 128,517 -42,868
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 134,737 -50,450
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 111,392 -28,108
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 117,731 -24,629
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 87,986 3,093
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 119,121 -4,725
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 156,472 -20,870
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 168,776 -16,668
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 194,397 -29,600
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 204,148 -31,427
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 215,385 -28,135
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 213,361 18,748
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 219,324 9,125
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 235,530 6,725
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 175,020 58,651
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 198,316 61,920
1971 542,747 224,369 206,662 74,473
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 234,905 71,919
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 264,120 74,851
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 338,577 33,601
1967 1,860,743 23,164 347,709 37,282
1966 1,794,530 3,758 115,293 -25,458
1965 1,688,652 47,610 114,190 -60,430
1964 1,686,591 25,426 134,326 -59,500
1963 1,612,749 23,215 139,104 -58,076
1962 1,584,035 26,533 130,736 -56,152
1961 1,504,524 26,503 163,286 -54,642
1960 1,418,810 13,580 191,431 -55,397

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 Romania 82% is from natural causes (a loss of 766,295 people) and 18% is from migration (a loss of 167,917 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 655,579 people or 3.4% in Romania.

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
Romania
City Population
Bucharest 1.72M
Cluj-Napoca 287K
Iasi 272K
Constanta 264K
Timisoara 251K
Brasov 238K
Craiova 234K
Galati 218K
Oradea 183K
Ploiesti 181K

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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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