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Population in Bangladesh compared to Sao Tome and Principe: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 235,536 people in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 246,362 in Sao Tome and Principe.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 724 times bigger than Sao Tome and Principe's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Sao Tome and Principe is the 176th.
  • The countries together account for 2.16% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.003% for Sao Tome and Principe.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +1.82% in Sao Tome and Principe.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe has grown from 166K to 246K (48.7% growth).

Bangladesh vs Sao Tome and Principe: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Sao Tome and Principe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Sao Tome
2100 210,399,059 538,729
2099 211,449,688 537,330
2098 212,479,977 535,787
2097 213,484,035 534,124
2096 214,463,720 532,353
2095 215,424,649 530,576
2094 216,368,088 528,656
2093 217,273,531 526,643
2092 218,151,426 524,507
2091 218,980,379 522,325
2090 219,782,575 519,999
2089 220,538,090 517,612
2088 221,257,201 515,098
2087 221,935,839 512,568
2086 222,585,679 510,018
2085 223,183,658 507,340
2084 223,742,603 504,584
2083 224,273,365 501,679
2082 224,763,738 498,722
2081 225,237,793 495,689
2080 225,665,152 492,482
2079 226,059,226 489,244
2078 226,389,150 485,930
2077 226,696,749 482,450
2076 226,954,762 478,942
2075 227,159,233 475,380
2074 227,315,415 471,763
2073 227,436,221 468,114
2072 227,503,342 464,348
2071 227,522,038 460,509
2070 227,495,122 456,552
2069 227,426,186 452,449
2068 227,302,632 448,367
2067 227,118,726 444,152
2066 226,878,385 439,833
2065 226,581,697 435,561
2064 226,235,839 431,126
2063 225,822,167 426,703
2062 225,349,674 422,184
2061 224,811,052 417,686
2060 224,216,813 413,117
2059 223,569,585 408,577
2058 222,855,839 404,024
2057 222,083,110 399,413
2056 221,273,932 394,844
2055 220,405,468 390,153
2054 219,511,997 385,468
2053 218,567,668 380,737
2052 217,585,554 376,015
2051 216,554,217 371,194
2050 215,489,899 366,397
2049 214,400,010 361,591
2048 213,275,216 356,742
2047 212,114,603 351,861
2046 210,918,933 346,888
2045 209,696,717 341,838
2044 208,446,830 336,792
2043 207,170,217 331,713
2042 205,859,107 326,652
2041 204,513,256 321,594
2040 203,143,300 316,457
2039 201,735,060 311,279
2038 200,262,138 306,071
2037 198,739,346 300,875
2036 197,147,970 295,624
2035 195,499,247 290,400
2034 193,789,143 285,183
2033 191,989,956 279,990
2032 190,141,739 274,835
2031 188,208,233 269,740
2030 186,212,272 264,723
2029 184,168,103 259,705
2028 182,087,511 254,751
2027 179,973,411 249,860
2026 177,837,418 245,066
2025 175,685,057 240,286
2024 173,562,364 235,536
2023 171,466,990 230,871
2022 169,384,897 226,305
2021 167,658,854 221,961
2020 166,298,024 217,435
2019 164,913,055 213,392
2018 163,523,103 210,187
2017 162,186,147 206,970
2016 160,811,932 203,689
2015 159,383,179 200,291
2014 157,964,929 196,767
2013 156,532,141 193,148
2012 155,070,101 189,439
2011 153,591,076 185,649
2010 152,201,981 181,802
2009 150,873,714 177,853
2008 149,474,264 173,793
2007 147,989,278 169,700
2006 146,405,973 165,638
2005 144,715,786 161,639
2004 142,902,856 157,705
2003 140,970,351 153,814
2002 138,933,658 149,922
2001 136,805,810 146,375
2000 134,544,304 144,018
1999 132,108,065 142,442
1998 129,622,332 140,751
1997 127,198,069 138,922
1996 124,862,179 136,962
1995 122,600,370 134,895
1994 120,343,179 132,732
1993 118,132,360 130,467
1992 115,952,192 128,110
1991 113,787,109 125,697
1990 111,633,717 122,980
1989 109,433,799 119,979
1988 107,216,008 116,939
1987 104,959,291 113,919
1986 102,635,572 111,150
1985 100,253,825 108,658
1984 97,814,966 106,394
1983 95,335,155 104,380
1982 92,814,507 102,508
1981 90,303,105 100,615
1980 88,016,432 98,544
1979 85,935,072 96,252
1978 83,889,655 93,794
1977 81,867,264 91,301
1976 79,855,318 88,922
1975 77,854,351 86,708
1974 75,839,348 84,672
1973 73,722,294 82,798
1972 71,641,519 81,041
1971 70,276,758 79,330
1970 69,058,894 77,626
1969 67,294,133 76,083
1968 65,408,276 74,765
1967 63,510,929 73,596
1966 61,669,806 72,576
1965 59,902,519 71,680
1964 58,178,374 70,865
1963 56,504,402 70,112
1962 54,881,146 69,403
1961 53,310,348 68,707
1960 51,828,660 68,012

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/sao-tome-and-principe | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe gained 38,051 people (a 23% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe's population increased by 42,673 people (a 21% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th in 2006 and ranked 176th 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 Sao Tome and Principe will increase by 48.7% to 366,397 people and rank change from 176th to 175th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 539K people in 2100 for Sao Tome and Principe.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Sao Tome and Principe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Sao Tome
2100 -0.5% 0.26%
2099 -0.48% 0.29%
2098 -0.47% 0.31%
2097 -0.46% 0.33%
2096 -0.45% 0.33%
2095 -0.44% 0.36%
2094 -0.42% 0.38%
2093 -0.4% 0.41%
2092 -0.38% 0.42%
2091 -0.36% 0.45%
2090 -0.34% 0.46%
2089 -0.33% 0.49%
2088 -0.31% 0.49%
2087 -0.29% 0.5%
2086 -0.27% 0.53%
2085 -0.25% 0.55%
2084 -0.24% 0.58%
2083 -0.22% 0.59%
2082 -0.21% 0.61%
2081 -0.19% 0.65%
2080 -0.17% 0.66%
2079 -0.15% 0.68%
2078 -0.14% 0.72%
2077 -0.11% 0.73%
2076 -0.09% 0.75%
2075 -0.07% 0.77%
2074 -0.05% 0.78%
2073 -0.03% 0.81%
2072 -0.008% 0.83%
2071 0.01% 0.87%
2070 0.03% 0.91%
2069 0.05% 0.91%
2068 0.08% 0.95%
2067 0.11% 0.98%
2066 0.13% 0.98%
2065 0.15% 1.03%
2064 0.18% 1.04%
2063 0.21% 1.07%
2062 0.24% 1.08%
2061 0.27% 1.11%
2060 0.29% 1.11%
2059 0.32% 1.13%
2058 0.35% 1.15%
2057 0.37% 1.16%
2056 0.39% 1.2%
2055 0.41% 1.22%
2054 0.43% 1.24%
2053 0.45% 1.26%
2052 0.48% 1.3%
2051 0.49% 1.31%
2050 0.51% 1.33%
2049 0.53% 1.36%
2048 0.55% 1.39%
2047 0.57% 1.43%
2046 0.58% 1.48%
2045 0.6% 1.5%
2044 0.62% 1.53%
2043 0.64% 1.55%
2042 0.66% 1.57%
2041 0.67% 1.62%
2040 0.7% 1.66%
2039 0.74% 1.7%
2038 0.77% 1.73%
2037 0.81% 1.78%
2036 0.84% 1.8%
2035 0.88% 1.83%
2034 0.94% 1.85%
2033 0.97% 1.88%
2032 1.03% 1.89%
2031 1.07% 1.9%
2030 1.11% 1.93%
2029 1.14% 1.94%
2028 1.17% 1.96%
2027 1.2% 1.96%
2026 1.23% 1.99%
2025 1.22% 2.02%
2024 1.22% 2.02%
2023 1.23% 2.02%
2022 1.03% 1.96%
2021 0.82% 2.08%
2020 0.84% 1.89%
2019 0.85% 1.52%
2018 0.82% 1.55%
2017 0.85% 1.61%
2016 0.9% 1.7%
2015 0.9% 1.79%
2014 0.92% 1.87%
2013 0.94% 1.96%
2012 0.96% 2.04%
2011 0.91% 2.12%
2010 0.88% 2.22%
2009 0.94% 2.34%
2008 1% 2.41%
2007 1.08% 2.45%
2006 1.17% 2.47%
2005 1.27% 2.49%
2004 1.37% 2.53%
2003 1.47% 2.6%
2002 1.56% 2.42%
2001 1.68% 1.64%
2000 1.84% 1.11%
1999 1.92% 1.2%
1998 1.91% 1.32%
1997 1.87% 1.43%
1996 1.84% 1.53%
1995 1.88% 1.63%
1994 1.87% 1.74%
1993 1.88% 1.84%
1992 1.9% 1.92%
1991 1.93% 2.21%
1990 2.01% 2.5%
1989 2.07% 2.6%
1988 2.15% 2.65%
1987 2.26% 2.49%
1986 2.38% 2.29%
1985 2.49% 2.13%
1984 2.6% 1.93%
1983 2.72% 1.83%
1982 2.78% 1.88%
1981 2.6% 2.1%
1980 2.42% 2.38%
1979 2.44% 2.62%
1978 2.47% 2.73%
1977 2.52% 2.68%
1976 2.57% 2.55%
1975 2.66% 2.4%
1974 2.87% 2.26%
1973 2.9% 2.17%
1972 1.94% 2.16%
1971 1.76% 2.2%
1970 2.62% 2.03%
1969 2.88% 1.76%
1968 2.99% 1.59%
1967 2.99% 1.41%
1966 2.95% 1.25%
1965 2.96% 1.15%
1964 2.96% 1.07%
1963 2.96% 1.02%
1962 2.95% 1.01%
1961 2.86% 1.02%

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 Sao Tome and Principe's population grew by 2.02%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Sao Tome
Current population
178415186
246362
Population rank 8/197 176/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.003%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
1.88 hours
One birth every
9.04 seconds
1.35 hours
One death every
36.7 seconds
6.81 hours
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +13
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +4,665
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +2.02%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 49/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
13.5 hours
Annual migration change -402,100 -650
Net migration rank 194/196 90/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 1,955
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 194/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 162/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Sao Tome and Principe
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Sao Tome
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -650
2024 - -473,362 - -604
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 5,221 -592
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 5,102 -592
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 4,954 -782
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 4,874 0
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 4,932 -1,716
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 4,957 -1,757
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 5,007 -1,779
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 5,125 -1,793
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 5,269 -1,809
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 5,381 -1,801
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 5,449 -1,787
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 5,501 -1,739
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 5,445 -1,616
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 5,391 -1,529
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 5,349 -1,328
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 5,297 -1,203
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 5,226 -1,127
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 5,057 -1,031
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 4,897 -941
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 4,810 -894
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 4,702 -816
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 4,591 -690
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 4,471 -1,289
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 4,334 -2,798
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 4,221 -2,594
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 4,120 -2,364
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 4,041 -2,153
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 3,993 -1,974
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 3,948 -1,829
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 3,860 -1,644
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 3,841 -1,527
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 3,822 -1,432
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 3,801 -1,362
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 3,719 -727
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 3,576 -571
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 3,544 -465
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 3,440 -470
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 3,180 -614
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 3,242 -828
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 3,163 -1,041
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 3,100 -1,203
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 3,047 -1,203
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 3,015 -1,067
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 2,965 -770
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 2,893 -491
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 2,800 -279
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 2,705 -255
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 2,608 -302
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 2,515 -392
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 2,422 -474
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 2,329 -525
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 2,232 -517
1971 542,747 224,369 2,127 -430
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 1,980 -279
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 1,862 -469
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 1,767 -520
1967 1,860,743 23,164 1,693 -606
1966 1,794,530 3,758 1,642 -688
1965 1,688,652 47,610 1,611 -765
1964 1,686,591 25,426 1,600 -819
1963 1,612,749 23,215 1,609 -886
1962 1,584,035 26,533 1,625 -927
1961 1,504,524 26,503 1,657 -960
1960 1,418,810 13,580 1,547 -860

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/sao-tome-and-principe | CC BY

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 Sao Tome and Principe 80.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 50,822 people) and 19.9% is from migration (a loss of 12,621 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 1,955 people or 0.8% in Sao Tome and Principe.

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
Sao Tome
City Population
Sao Tome 65.5K
Trindade 6.64K

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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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