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

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The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 175,686,899 in 2025 vs 19,020,271 people in Romania in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,936,470 people compared to 18,912,567 in Romania.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 9.46 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 +0.97% per year vs -0.41% in Romania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 179M (22.2% growth), while Romania has declined from 21.2M to 18.9M (10.8% decline).

Bangladesh vs Romania: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Romania
2100 210,401,264 10,843,503
2099 211,451,904 10,927,951
2098 212,482,204 11,011,822
2097 213,486,272 11,095,182
2096 214,465,968 11,178,195
2095 215,426,907 11,261,202
2094 216,370,356 11,343,358
2093 217,275,808 11,426,736
2092 218,153,712 11,509,522
2091 218,982,674 11,591,897
2090 219,784,878 11,675,686
2089 220,540,401 11,759,143
2088 221,259,520 11,842,733
2087 221,938,165 11,926,699
2086 222,588,012 12,013,212
2085 223,185,997 12,099,742
2084 223,744,949 12,187,794
2083 224,275,716 12,277,402
2082 224,766,094 12,367,518
2081 225,240,154 12,460,785
2080 225,667,518 12,556,104
2079 226,061,595 12,652,446
2078 226,391,523 12,750,395
2077 226,699,126 12,849,896
2076 226,957,140 12,950,914
2075 227,161,614 13,053,551
2074 227,317,797 13,158,624
2073 227,438,605 13,264,931
2072 227,505,726 13,375,162
2071 227,524,423 13,488,051
2070 227,497,506 13,603,287
2069 227,428,570 13,721,187
2068 227,305,014 13,840,530
2067 227,121,107 13,963,377
2066 226,880,763 14,088,938
2065 226,584,072 14,218,608
2064 226,238,210 14,349,029
2063 225,824,534 14,480,312
2062 225,352,036 14,613,788
2061 224,813,409 14,747,178
2060 224,219,163 14,879,235
2059 223,571,928 15,011,161
2058 222,858,175 15,141,670
2057 222,085,438 15,271,230
2056 221,276,251 15,400,030
2055 220,407,778 15,527,331
2054 219,514,298 15,651,338
2053 218,569,959 15,773,422
2052 217,587,835 15,896,118
2051 216,556,487 16,016,719
2050 215,492,158 16,135,745
2049 214,402,257 16,255,638
2048 213,277,451 16,375,139
2047 212,116,827 16,494,633
2046 210,921,144 16,612,186
2045 209,698,915 16,730,009
2044 208,449,015 16,848,827
2043 207,172,388 16,966,857
2042 205,861,265 17,084,359
2041 204,515,400 17,203,640
2040 203,145,429 17,320,952
2039 201,737,174 17,438,042
2038 200,264,237 17,556,386
2037 198,741,429 17,673,500
2036 197,150,036 17,790,613
2035 195,501,296 17,906,949
2034 193,791,174 18,020,973
2033 191,991,968 18,134,889
2032 190,143,732 18,247,275
2031 188,210,205 18,359,750
2030 186,214,224 18,471,446
2029 184,170,034 18,583,513
2028 182,089,419 18,693,807
2027 179,975,298 18,803,518
2026 177,839,282 18,912,567
2025 175,686,899 19,020,271
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 (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 Romania lost 1,491,493 people (a 7.04% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% growth), while Romania's population decreased by 789,700 people (a 4.01% 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 20.4% to 215,492,158 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of Romania will decrease by 14.7% to 16,135,745 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% -0.17%
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 (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 Romania's population declined by 0.17%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Romania
Current population
178936470
18912567
Population rank 8/197 70/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.23%
One net population change
14.9 seconds
16.7 minutes
One birth every
9.09 seconds
3.68 minutes
One death every
35.6 seconds
2.16 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,821 -86
Annual growth/decline +2,124,535 -31,533
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% -0.17%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 172/197
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 2,583,129 -473,362 -100,975 -28,466
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 -83,869 -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 2026-07-08).

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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 Romania 83.4% is from natural causes (a loss of 805,807 people) and 16.6% is from migration (a loss of 160,935 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 3.23M
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 (1960–2025, 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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