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Population in Bangladesh compared to Saudi Arabia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 175,686,899 in 2025 vs 36,973,555 people in Saudi Arabia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,936,470 people compared to 37,955,120 in Saudi Arabia.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 4.71 times bigger than Saudi Arabia's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Saudi Arabia is the 43rd.
  • The countries together account for 2.61% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.46% for Saudi Arabia.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.97% per year vs +2.5% in Saudi Arabia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 179M (22.2% growth), while Saudi Arabia has grown from 21.5M to 38M (76.9% growth).

Bangladesh vs Saudi Arabia: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Saudi Arabia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Saudi Arabia
2100 210,401,264 76,380,382
2099 211,451,904 75,896,692
2098 212,482,204 75,410,485
2097 213,486,272 74,922,342
2096 214,465,968 74,431,436
2095 215,426,907 73,939,761
2094 216,370,356 73,447,628
2093 217,275,808 72,954,272
2092 218,153,712 72,460,372
2091 218,982,674 71,966,760
2090 219,784,878 71,474,363
2089 220,540,401 70,984,330
2088 221,259,520 70,494,851
2087 221,938,165 70,006,368
2086 222,588,012 69,519,641
2085 223,185,997 69,035,093
2084 223,744,949 68,551,533
2083 224,275,716 68,068,933
2082 224,766,094 67,587,034
2081 225,240,154 67,105,252
2080 225,667,518 66,624,751
2079 226,061,595 66,144,495
2078 226,391,523 65,664,508
2077 226,699,126 65,183,768
2076 226,957,140 64,701,603
2075 227,161,614 64,217,651
2074 227,317,797 63,731,809
2073 227,438,605 63,243,084
2072 227,505,726 62,750,764
2071 227,524,423 62,255,408
2070 227,497,506 61,756,796
2069 227,428,570 61,253,878
2068 227,305,014 60,746,216
2067 227,121,107 60,235,232
2066 226,880,763 59,720,954
2065 226,584,072 59,203,814
2064 226,238,210 58,684,254
2063 225,824,534 58,161,702
2062 225,352,036 57,637,152
2061 224,813,409 57,109,207
2060 224,219,163 56,579,736
2059 223,571,928 56,047,666
2058 222,858,175 55,513,281
2057 222,085,438 54,978,393
2056 221,276,251 54,441,706
2055 220,407,778 53,904,081
2054 219,514,298 53,364,635
2053 218,569,959 52,823,422
2052 217,587,835 52,280,914
2051 216,556,487 51,737,228
2050 215,492,158 51,192,924
2049 214,402,257 50,647,663
2048 213,277,451 50,100,576
2047 212,116,827 49,552,613
2046 210,921,144 49,002,774
2045 209,698,915 48,451,215
2044 208,449,015 47,898,754
2043 207,172,388 47,346,122
2042 205,861,265 46,792,504
2041 204,515,400 46,237,820
2040 203,145,429 45,682,139
2039 201,737,174 45,126,407
2038 200,264,237 44,569,427
2037 198,741,429 44,012,415
2036 197,150,036 43,454,985
2035 195,501,296 42,897,909
2034 193,791,174 42,342,044
2033 191,991,968 41,787,423
2032 190,143,732 41,233,964
2031 188,210,205 40,680,599
2030 186,214,224 40,128,273
2029 184,170,034 39,530,306
2028 182,089,419 38,906,191
2027 179,975,298 38,267,271
2026 177,839,282 37,625,434
2025 175,686,899 36,973,555
2024 173,562,364 35,300,280
2023 171,466,990 33,702,731
2022 169,384,897 32,175,224
2021 167,658,854 30,784,383
2020 166,298,024 31,552,510
2019 164,913,055 30,063,799
2018 163,523,103 30,196,281
2017 162,186,147 30,977,355
2016 160,811,932 30,954,198
2015 159,383,179 29,816,382
2014 157,964,929 28,309,273
2013 156,532,141 27,624,004
2012 155,070,101 26,168,861
2011 153,591,076 25,091,867
2010 152,201,981 23,978,487
2009 150,873,714 24,217,654
2008 149,474,264 23,287,877
2007 147,989,278 22,368,313
2006 146,405,973 21,459,144
2005 144,715,786 20,559,890
2004 142,902,856 19,669,480
2003 140,970,351 18,786,767
2002 138,933,658 17,910,910
2001 136,805,810 17,041,397
2000 134,544,304 16,177,722
1999 132,108,065 15,472,075
1998 129,622,332 14,922,185
1997 127,198,069 14,374,943
1996 124,862,179 13,831,009
1995 122,600,370 13,289,245
1994 120,343,179 12,750,040
1993 118,132,360 12,215,862
1992 115,952,192 11,686,676
1991 113,787,109 11,160,744
1990 111,633,717 10,640,691
1989 109,433,799 10,128,394
1988 107,216,008 9,629,165
1987 104,959,291 9,130,194
1986 102,635,572 8,628,639
1985 100,253,825 8,151,779
1984 97,814,966 7,697,307
1983 95,335,155 7,252,941
1982 92,814,507 6,824,486
1981 90,303,105 6,420,551
1980 88,016,432 6,047,997
1979 85,935,072 5,703,698
1978 83,889,655 5,381,902
1977 81,867,264 5,083,048
1976 79,855,318 4,807,933
1975 77,854,351 4,556,287
1974 75,839,348 4,323,632
1973 73,722,294 4,106,344
1972 71,641,519 3,905,722
1971 70,276,758 3,724,031
1970 69,058,894 3,562,470
1969 67,294,133 3,417,114
1968 65,408,276 3,282,711
1967 63,510,929 3,157,242
1966 61,669,806 3,039,887
1965 59,902,519 2,928,771
1964 58,178,374 2,821,968
1963 56,504,402 2,719,341
1962 54,881,146 2,620,910
1961 53,310,348 2,526,347
1960 51,828,660 2,435,403

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 Saudi Arabia gained 9,495,054 people (a 44.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% growth), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 7,000,922 people (a 22.6% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Saudi Arabia was ranked 50th in 2006 and ranked 43rd 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 Saudi Arabia will increase by 34.9% to 51,192,924 people and rank change from 43rd to 42nd.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 76.4M people in 2100 for Saudi Arabia.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Saudi Arabia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Saudi Arabia
2100 -0.5% 0.64%
2099 -0.48% 0.64%
2098 -0.47% 0.65%
2097 -0.46% 0.66%
2096 -0.45% 0.66%
2095 -0.44% 0.67%
2094 -0.42% 0.68%
2093 -0.4% 0.68%
2092 -0.38% 0.69%
2091 -0.36% 0.69%
2090 -0.34% 0.69%
2089 -0.33% 0.69%
2088 -0.31% 0.7%
2087 -0.29% 0.7%
2086 -0.27% 0.7%
2085 -0.25% 0.71%
2084 -0.24% 0.71%
2083 -0.22% 0.71%
2082 -0.21% 0.72%
2081 -0.19% 0.72%
2080 -0.17% 0.73%
2079 -0.15% 0.73%
2078 -0.14% 0.74%
2077 -0.11% 0.75%
2076 -0.09% 0.75%
2075 -0.07% 0.76%
2074 -0.05% 0.77%
2073 -0.03% 0.78%
2072 -0.008% 0.8%
2071 0.01% 0.81%
2070 0.03% 0.82%
2069 0.05% 0.84%
2068 0.08% 0.85%
2067 0.11% 0.86%
2066 0.13% 0.87%
2065 0.15% 0.89%
2064 0.18% 0.9%
2063 0.21% 0.91%
2062 0.24% 0.92%
2061 0.27% 0.94%
2060 0.29% 0.95%
2059 0.32% 0.96%
2058 0.35% 0.97%
2057 0.37% 0.99%
2056 0.39% 1%
2055 0.41% 1.01%
2054 0.43% 1.02%
2053 0.45% 1.04%
2052 0.48% 1.05%
2051 0.49% 1.06%
2050 0.51% 1.08%
2049 0.53% 1.09%
2048 0.55% 1.11%
2047 0.57% 1.12%
2046 0.58% 1.14%
2045 0.6% 1.15%
2044 0.62% 1.17%
2043 0.64% 1.18%
2042 0.66% 1.2%
2041 0.67% 1.22%
2040 0.7% 1.23%
2039 0.74% 1.25%
2038 0.77% 1.27%
2037 0.81% 1.28%
2036 0.84% 1.3%
2035 0.88% 1.31%
2034 0.94% 1.33%
2033 0.97% 1.34%
2032 1.03% 1.36%
2031 1.07% 1.38%
2030 1.11% 1.51%
2029 1.14% 1.6%
2028 1.17% 1.67%
2027 1.2% 1.71%
2026 1.23% 1.76%
2025 1.22% 4.74%
2024 1.22% 4.74%
2023 1.23% 4.75%
2022 1.03% 4.52%
2021 0.82% -2.43%
2020 0.84% 4.95%
2019 0.85% -0.44%
2018 0.82% -2.52%
2017 0.85% 0.07%
2016 0.9% 3.82%
2015 0.9% 5.32%
2014 0.92% 2.48%
2013 0.94% 5.56%
2012 0.96% 4.29%
2011 0.91% 4.64%
2010 0.88% -0.99%
2009 0.94% 3.99%
2008 1% 4.11%
2007 1.08% 4.24%
2006 1.17% 4.37%
2005 1.27% 4.53%
2004 1.37% 4.7%
2003 1.47% 4.89%
2002 1.56% 5.1%
2001 1.68% 5.34%
2000 1.84% 4.56%
1999 1.92% 3.69%
1998 1.91% 3.81%
1997 1.87% 3.93%
1996 1.84% 4.08%
1995 1.88% 4.23%
1994 1.87% 4.37%
1993 1.88% 4.53%
1992 1.9% 4.71%
1991 1.93% 4.89%
1990 2.01% 5.06%
1989 2.07% 5.18%
1988 2.15% 5.47%
1987 2.26% 5.81%
1986 2.38% 5.85%
1985 2.49% 5.9%
1984 2.6% 6.13%
1983 2.72% 6.28%
1982 2.78% 6.29%
1981 2.6% 6.16%
1980 2.42% 6.04%
1979 2.44% 5.98%
1978 2.47% 5.88%
1977 2.52% 5.72%
1976 2.57% 5.52%
1975 2.66% 5.38%
1974 2.87% 5.29%
1973 2.9% 5.14%
1972 1.94% 4.88%
1971 1.76% 4.54%
1970 2.62% 4.25%
1969 2.88% 4.09%
1968 2.99% 3.97%
1967 2.99% 3.86%
1966 2.95% 3.79%
1965 2.96% 3.78%
1964 2.96% 3.77%
1963 2.96% 3.76%
1962 2.95% 3.74%
1961 2.86% 3.73%

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 Saudi Arabia's population grew by 4.74%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Saudi Arabia
Current population
178936470
37955120
Population rank 8/197 43/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.46%
One net population change
14.9 seconds
18.9 seconds
One birth every
9.09 seconds
54.2 seconds
One death every
35.6 seconds
6.37 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,821 +4,584
Annual growth/decline +2,124,535 +1,673,275
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +4.74%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 2/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
4.4 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 +119,738
Net migration rank 194/196 13/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 13,683,841
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 3/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 40.3%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 14/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Saudi Arabia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Saudi Arabia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 119,738
2024 2,583,129 -473,362 499,782 122,170
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 474,366 325,691
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 406,920 977,072
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 409,032 -106,287
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 447,036 -74,725
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 474,407 191,582
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 528,767 -988,751
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 546,751 -920,812
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 537,829 -26,997
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 511,023 465,292
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 493,431 469,144
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 475,299 485,794
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 465,649 479,206
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 443,675 491,253
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 418,641 504,955
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 438,557 496,229
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 433,457 491,337
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 425,199 489,136
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 399,333 504,661
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 375,938 518,565
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 362,843 523,472
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 364,520 514,606
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 372,099 500,508
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 382,153 484,252
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 392,407 468,515
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 390,112 160,263
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 389,499 159,898
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 385,033 160,066
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 382,248 160,532
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 380,231 160,512
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 377,351 160,306
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 372,621 158,074
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 366,763 160,908
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 361,329 162,857
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 355,495 160,416
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 349,399 159,273
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 342,865 146,918
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 333,088 175,075
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 322,340 172,606
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 310,558 148,208
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 296,615 153,562
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 280,616 157,930
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 264,831 153,528
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 249,156 140,355
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 234,372 121,220
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 220,186 112,826
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 205,331 105,263
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 191,103 96,015
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 178,024 85,083
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 166,223 73,960
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 155,478 69,653
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 145,450 63,995
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 136,360 55,439
1971 542,747 224,369 127,600 43,989
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 120,440 31,097
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 113,859 25,312
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 108,281 21,366
1967 1,860,743 23,164 103,343 17,947
1966 1,794,530 3,758 98,361 15,054
1965 1,688,652 47,610 93,820 15,000
1964 1,686,591 25,426 89,776 15,000
1963 1,612,749 23,215 85,480 15,000
1962 1,584,035 26,533 81,393 15,000
1961 1,504,524 26,503 77,743 15,000
1960 1,418,810 13,580 74,143 15,000

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 Saudi Arabia 99.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,835,913 people) and 0.73% is from migration (a loss of 35,765 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 13,683,841 people or 40.3% in Saudi Arabia.

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
Saudi Arabia
City Population
Riyadh 7.01M
Jeddah 4.7M
Mecca 2.43M
Medina 1.41M
Dammam 903K
Tabuk 886K
Qatif 625K
Jubail 379K
Ha'il 311K
Yanbu 299K

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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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