The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 179,744 people in Saint Lucia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 177,841,118 people compared to 180,492 in Saint Lucia.
Population statistics:
- Bangladesh's population is 985 times bigger than Saint Lucia's.
- Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Saint Lucia is the 178th.
- The countries together account for 2.15% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.002% for Saint Lucia.
- For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +0.33% in Saint Lucia.
- Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.5% growth), while Saint Lucia has grown from 167K to 180K (8.31% growth).
- Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 226M people compared to the peak of 181K people in 2032 for Saint Lucia.
Bangladesh vs Saint Lucia: live population counter
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| Current population |
177841118
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180492
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| Population rank | 8/197 | 178/197 |
| Percent of world population | 2.15% | 0.002% |
| One net population change |
15.1 seconds
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19.1 hours
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| One birth every |
9.04 seconds
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4.34 hours
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| One death every |
36.7 seconds
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5.67 hours
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| One migration net change every |
1.11 minutes
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1.86 months
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| Annual migration change | -473,362 | -7 |
| Daily growth/decline | +5,741 | +1 |
| Annual growth/decline | +2,095,374 | +459 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.22% | +0.26% |
| Population growth rate rank | 91/197 | 154/197 |
Bangladesh and Saint Lucia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 51,828,660 | 92,585 | - | - |
| 1961 | 53,310,348 | 93,490 | 2.86% | 0.98% |
| 1962 | 54,881,146 | 94,505 | 2.95% | 1.09% |
| 1963 | 56,504,402 | 95,519 | 2.96% | 1.07% |
| 1964 | 58,178,374 | 96,505 | 2.96% | 1.03% |
| 1965 | 59,902,519 | 97,493 | 2.96% | 1.02% |
| 1966 | 61,669,806 | 98,463 | 2.95% | 0.99% |
| 1967 | 63,510,929 | 99,504 | 2.99% | 1.06% |
| 1968 | 65,408,276 | 100,675 | 2.99% | 1.18% |
| 1969 | 67,294,133 | 101,879 | 2.88% | 1.2% |
| 1970 | 69,058,894 | 103,165 | 2.62% | 1.26% |
| 1971 | 70,276,758 | 104,564 | 1.76% | 1.36% |
| 1972 | 71,641,519 | 106,002 | 1.94% | 1.38% |
| 1973 | 73,722,294 | 107,498 | 2.9% | 1.41% |
| 1974 | 75,839,348 | 109,076 | 2.87% | 1.47% |
| 1975 | 77,854,351 | 110,725 | 2.66% | 1.51% |
| 1976 | 79,855,318 | 112,425 | 2.57% | 1.54% |
| 1977 | 81,867,264 | 114,135 | 2.52% | 1.52% |
| 1978 | 83,889,655 | 115,834 | 2.47% | 1.49% |
| 1979 | 85,935,072 | 117,528 | 2.44% | 1.46% |
| 1980 | 88,016,432 | 119,290 | 2.42% | 1.5% |
| 1981 | 90,303,105 | 121,166 | 2.6% | 1.57% |
| 1982 | 92,814,507 | 123,087 | 2.78% | 1.59% |
| 1983 | 95,335,155 | 125,044 | 2.72% | 1.59% |
| 1984 | 97,814,966 | 127,067 | 2.6% | 1.62% |
| 1985 | 100,253,825 | 129,159 | 2.49% | 1.65% |
| 1986 | 102,635,572 | 131,239 | 2.38% | 1.61% |
| 1987 | 104,959,291 | 133,227 | 2.26% | 1.51% |
| 1988 | 107,216,008 | 135,000 | 2.15% | 1.33% |
| 1989 | 109,433,799 | 136,512 | 2.07% | 1.12% |
| 1990 | 111,633,717 | 137,857 | 2.01% | 0.99% |
| 1991 | 113,787,109 | 139,520 | 1.93% | 1.21% |
| 1992 | 115,952,192 | 141,617 | 1.9% | 1.5% |
| 1993 | 118,132,360 | 143,726 | 1.88% | 1.49% |
| 1994 | 120,343,179 | 145,890 | 1.87% | 1.51% |
| 1995 | 122,600,370 | 148,208 | 1.88% | 1.59% |
| 1996 | 124,862,179 | 150,436 | 1.84% | 1.5% |
| 1997 | 127,198,069 | 152,569 | 1.87% | 1.42% |
| 1998 | 129,622,332 | 154,677 | 1.91% | 1.38% |
| 1999 | 132,108,065 | 156,702 | 1.92% | 1.31% |
| 2000 | 134,544,304 | 158,616 | 1.84% | 1.22% |
| 2001 | 136,805,810 | 160,237 | 1.68% | 1.02% |
| 2002 | 138,933,658 | 161,641 | 1.56% | 0.88% |
| 2003 | 140,970,351 | 162,976 | 1.47% | 0.83% |
| 2004 | 142,902,856 | 164,239 | 1.37% | 0.77% |
| 2005 | 144,715,786 | 165,450 | 1.27% | 0.74% |
| 2006 | 146,405,973 | 166,639 | 1.17% | 0.72% |
| 2007 | 147,989,278 | 167,758 | 1.08% | 0.67% |
| 2008 | 149,474,264 | 168,808 | 1% | 0.63% |
| 2009 | 150,873,714 | 169,869 | 0.94% | 0.63% |
| 2010 | 152,201,981 | 170,906 | 0.88% | 0.61% |
| 2011 | 153,591,076 | 171,801 | 0.91% | 0.52% |
| 2012 | 155,070,101 | 172,587 | 0.96% | 0.46% |
| 2013 | 156,532,141 | 173,369 | 0.94% | 0.45% |
| 2014 | 157,964,929 | 174,138 | 0.92% | 0.44% |
| 2015 | 159,383,179 | 174,905 | 0.9% | 0.44% |
| 2016 | 160,811,932 | 175,646 | 0.9% | 0.42% |
| 2017 | 162,186,147 | 176,342 | 0.85% | 0.4% |
| 2018 | 163,523,103 | 177,017 | 0.82% | 0.38% |
| 2019 | 164,913,055 | 177,661 | 0.85% | 0.36% |
| 2020 | 166,298,024 | 178,250 | 0.84% | 0.33% |
| 2021 | 167,658,854 | 178,522 | 0.82% | 0.15% |
| 2022 | 169,384,897 | 178,781 | 1.03% | 0.15% |
| 2023 | 171,466,990 | 179,285 | 1.23% | 0.28% |
| 2024 | 173,562,364 | 179,744 | 1.22% | 0.26% |
| 2025 | 175,686,900 | 180,148 | 1.22% | 0.23% |
| 2026 | 177,818,035 | 180,489 | 1.21% | 0.19% |
| 2027 | 179,930,171 | 180,771 | 1.19% | 0.16% |
| 2028 | 182,014,767 | 181,003 | 1.16% | 0.13% |
| 2029 | 184,064,616 | 181,198 | 1.13% | 0.11% |
| 2030 | 186,072,398 | 181,360 | 1.09% | 0.09% |
| 2031 | 188,025,193 | 181,463 | 1.05% | 0.06% |
| 2032 | 189,904,568 | 181,495 | 1% | 0.02% |
| 2033 | 191,717,183 | 181,458 | 0.95% | -0.02% |
| 2034 | 193,461,162 | 181,354 | 0.91% | -0.06% |
| 2035 | 195,130,366 | 181,177 | 0.86% | -0.1% |
| 2036 | 196,740,575 | 180,948 | 0.83% | -0.13% |
| 2037 | 198,288,195 | 180,636 | 0.79% | -0.17% |
| 2038 | 199,776,950 | 180,230 | 0.75% | -0.22% |
| 2039 | 201,208,770 | 179,781 | 0.72% | -0.25% |
| 2040 | 202,589,424 | 179,296 | 0.69% | -0.27% |
| 2041 | 203,939,081 | 178,760 | 0.67% | -0.3% |
| 2042 | 205,259,485 | 178,187 | 0.65% | -0.32% |
| 2043 | 206,545,478 | 177,593 | 0.63% | -0.33% |
| 2044 | 207,801,049 | 176,937 | 0.61% | -0.37% |
| 2045 | 209,029,592 | 176,243 | 0.59% | -0.39% |
| 2046 | 210,231,183 | 175,520 | 0.57% | -0.41% |
| 2047 | 211,402,167 | 174,726 | 0.56% | -0.45% |
| 2048 | 212,537,925 | 173,877 | 0.54% | -0.49% |
| 2049 | 213,638,535 | 172,991 | 0.52% | -0.51% |
| 2050 | 214,709,094 | 172,081 | 0.5% | -0.53% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Saint Lucia gained 9,007 people (a 5.41% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,029,186 (a 10.6% growth), while Saint Lucia's population increased by 4,846 (a 2.76% growth).
Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Saint Lucia was ranked 177th in 2006 and ranked 178th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Bangladesh's population will grow by 20.7% to 214,709,094 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of Saint Lucia will decrease by 4.66% to 172,081 people and rank change from 178th to 179th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Dhaka | 16.8M |
| Chittagong | 2.58M |
| Narayanganj | 968K |
| Khulna | 929K |
| Sylhet | 480K |
| Rajshahi | 448K |
| Bogra | 401K |
| Barisal | 328K |
| Rangpur | 294K |
| Brahmanbaria | 268K |
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| City | Population |
| Castries | 70K |
| Vieux Fort | 15.8K |
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Population differences between Bangladesh and Saint Lucia
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| Life expectancy | 75.5 years | 73.2 years |
| Average age | 29.8 years | 36.5 years |
| Median age | 26.7 years | 35.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.2:50.8 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 2.16 births per woman | 1.38 births per woman |
| Population density | 3,458 ppl/mi² | 763 ppl/mi² |
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