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

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The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 175,686,899 in 2025 vs 18,931,966 people in Senegal in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,936,470 people compared to 19,596,169 in Senegal.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 9.13 times bigger than Senegal's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Senegal is the 68th.
  • The countries together account for 2.39% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.24% for Senegal.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.97% per year vs +2.68% in Senegal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 179M (22.2% growth), while Senegal has grown from 11.5M to 19.6M (70.4% growth).

Bangladesh vs Senegal: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Senegal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Senegal
2100 210,401,264 47,474,574
2099 211,451,904 47,302,101
2098 212,482,204 47,124,428
2097 213,486,272 46,935,783
2096 214,465,968 46,742,299
2095 215,426,907 46,541,530
2094 216,370,356 46,331,819
2093 217,275,808 46,117,446
2092 218,153,712 45,896,926
2091 218,982,674 45,669,419
2090 219,784,878 45,435,395
2089 220,540,401 45,190,699
2088 221,259,520 44,942,408
2087 221,938,165 44,685,891
2086 222,588,012 44,418,490
2085 223,185,997 44,143,926
2084 223,744,949 43,864,819
2083 224,275,716 43,572,529
2082 224,766,094 43,279,061
2081 225,240,154 42,978,412
2080 225,667,518 42,673,206
2079 226,061,595 42,360,446
2078 226,391,523 42,038,513
2077 226,699,126 41,710,573
2076 226,957,140 41,373,492
2075 227,161,614 41,024,071
2074 227,317,797 40,668,576
2073 227,438,605 40,306,673
2072 227,505,726 39,937,069
2071 227,524,423 39,562,087
2070 227,497,506 39,181,827
2069 227,428,570 38,789,497
2068 227,305,014 38,392,382
2067 227,121,107 37,991,278
2066 226,880,763 37,578,685
2065 226,584,072 37,162,056
2064 226,238,210 36,738,762
2063 225,824,534 36,312,562
2062 225,352,036 35,879,325
2061 224,813,409 35,443,454
2060 224,219,163 35,004,974
2059 223,571,928 34,566,478
2058 222,858,175 34,117,578
2057 222,085,438 33,668,392
2056 221,276,251 33,214,418
2055 220,407,778 32,760,822
2054 219,514,298 32,308,761
2053 218,569,959 31,854,267
2052 217,587,835 31,400,703
2051 216,556,487 30,944,985
2050 215,492,158 30,486,035
2049 214,402,257 30,028,301
2048 213,277,451 29,566,333
2047 212,116,827 29,107,317
2046 210,921,144 28,644,370
2045 209,698,915 28,183,606
2044 208,449,015 27,720,422
2043 207,172,388 27,256,832
2042 205,861,265 26,792,904
2041 204,515,400 26,328,316
2040 203,145,429 25,862,356
2039 201,737,174 25,394,612
2038 200,264,237 24,924,728
2037 198,741,429 24,453,976
2036 197,150,036 23,983,290
2035 195,501,296 23,511,966
2034 193,791,174 23,043,425
2033 191,991,968 22,574,895
2032 190,143,732 22,106,910
2031 188,210,205 21,639,797
2030 186,214,224 21,175,234
2029 184,170,034 20,716,123
2028 182,089,419 20,260,670
2027 179,975,298 19,811,163
2026 177,839,282 19,369,097
2025 175,686,899 18,931,966
2024 173,562,364 18,501,984
2023 171,466,990 18,077,573
2022 169,384,897 17,651,103
2021 167,658,854 17,220,867
2020 166,298,024 16,789,219
2019 164,913,055 16,352,922
2018 163,523,103 15,914,498
2017 162,186,147 15,475,002
2016 160,811,932 15,034,521
2015 159,383,179 14,593,331
2014 157,964,929 14,152,102
2013 156,532,141 13,710,849
2012 155,070,101 13,310,495
2011 153,591,076 12,958,897
2010 152,201,981 12,635,413
2009 150,873,714 12,337,389
2008 149,474,264 12,048,959
2007 147,989,278 11,770,344
2006 146,405,973 11,500,094
2005 144,715,786 11,235,472
2004 142,902,856 10,975,704
2003 140,970,351 10,721,176
2002 138,933,658 10,466,214
2001 136,805,810 10,212,942
2000 134,544,304 9,968,260
1999 132,108,065 9,730,887
1998 129,622,332 9,502,952
1997 127,198,069 9,283,495
1996 124,862,179 9,067,014
1995 122,600,370 8,848,101
1994 120,343,179 8,624,078
1993 118,132,360 8,396,288
1992 115,952,192 8,168,395
1991 113,787,109 7,943,085
1990 111,633,717 7,720,523
1989 109,433,799 7,502,207
1988 107,216,008 7,289,618
1987 104,959,291 7,081,530
1986 102,635,572 6,878,192
1985 100,253,825 6,683,287
1984 97,814,966 6,499,364
1983 95,335,155 6,324,504
1982 92,814,507 6,156,961
1981 90,303,105 5,997,160
1980 88,016,432 5,845,638
1979 85,935,072 5,702,895
1978 83,889,655 5,568,096
1977 81,867,264 5,439,549
1976 79,855,318 5,308,564
1975 77,854,351 5,170,810
1974 75,839,348 5,029,437
1973 73,722,294 4,885,181
1972 71,641,519 4,741,631
1971 70,276,758 4,601,864
1970 69,058,894 4,466,328
1969 67,294,133 4,334,974
1968 65,408,276 4,207,587
1967 63,510,929 4,083,870
1966 61,669,806 3,964,299
1965 59,902,519 3,849,788
1964 58,178,374 3,740,535
1963 56,504,402 3,635,876
1962 54,881,146 3,534,686
1961 53,310,348 3,436,375
1960 51,828,660 3,340,907

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/senegal | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Senegal gained 3,534,427 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% growth), while Senegal's population increased by 4,561,648 people (a 30.3% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Senegal was ranked 72nd in 2006 and ranked 68th 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 Senegal will increase by 55.6% to 30,486,035 people and rank change from 68th to 63rd.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 47.5M people in 2100 for Senegal.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Senegal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Senegal
2100 -0.5% 0.36%
2099 -0.48% 0.38%
2098 -0.47% 0.4%
2097 -0.46% 0.41%
2096 -0.45% 0.43%
2095 -0.44% 0.45%
2094 -0.42% 0.46%
2093 -0.4% 0.48%
2092 -0.38% 0.5%
2091 -0.36% 0.52%
2090 -0.34% 0.54%
2089 -0.33% 0.55%
2088 -0.31% 0.57%
2087 -0.29% 0.6%
2086 -0.27% 0.62%
2085 -0.25% 0.64%
2084 -0.24% 0.67%
2083 -0.22% 0.68%
2082 -0.21% 0.7%
2081 -0.19% 0.72%
2080 -0.17% 0.74%
2079 -0.15% 0.77%
2078 -0.14% 0.79%
2077 -0.11% 0.81%
2076 -0.09% 0.85%
2075 -0.07% 0.87%
2074 -0.05% 0.9%
2073 -0.03% 0.93%
2072 -0.008% 0.95%
2071 0.01% 0.97%
2070 0.03% 1.01%
2069 0.05% 1.03%
2068 0.08% 1.06%
2067 0.11% 1.1%
2066 0.13% 1.12%
2065 0.15% 1.15%
2064 0.18% 1.17%
2063 0.21% 1.21%
2062 0.24% 1.23%
2061 0.27% 1.25%
2060 0.29% 1.27%
2059 0.32% 1.32%
2058 0.35% 1.33%
2057 0.37% 1.37%
2056 0.39% 1.38%
2055 0.41% 1.4%
2054 0.43% 1.43%
2053 0.45% 1.44%
2052 0.48% 1.47%
2051 0.49% 1.51%
2050 0.51% 1.52%
2049 0.53% 1.56%
2048 0.55% 1.58%
2047 0.57% 1.62%
2046 0.58% 1.63%
2045 0.6% 1.67%
2044 0.62% 1.7%
2043 0.64% 1.73%
2042 0.66% 1.76%
2041 0.67% 1.8%
2040 0.7% 1.84%
2039 0.74% 1.89%
2038 0.77% 1.93%
2037 0.81% 1.96%
2036 0.84% 2%
2035 0.88% 2.03%
2034 0.94% 2.08%
2033 0.97% 2.12%
2032 1.03% 2.16%
2031 1.07% 2.19%
2030 1.11% 2.22%
2029 1.14% 2.25%
2028 1.17% 2.27%
2027 1.2% 2.28%
2026 1.23% 2.31%
2025 1.22% 2.32%
2024 1.22% 2.35%
2023 1.23% 2.42%
2022 1.03% 2.5%
2021 0.82% 2.57%
2020 0.84% 2.67%
2019 0.85% 2.75%
2018 0.82% 2.84%
2017 0.85% 2.93%
2016 0.9% 3.02%
2015 0.9% 3.12%
2014 0.92% 3.22%
2013 0.94% 3.01%
2012 0.96% 2.71%
2011 0.91% 2.56%
2010 0.88% 2.42%
2009 0.94% 2.39%
2008 1% 2.37%
2007 1.08% 2.35%
2006 1.17% 2.36%
2005 1.27% 2.37%
2004 1.37% 2.37%
2003 1.47% 2.44%
2002 1.56% 2.48%
2001 1.68% 2.45%
2000 1.84% 2.44%
1999 1.92% 2.4%
1998 1.91% 2.36%
1997 1.87% 2.39%
1996 1.84% 2.47%
1995 1.88% 2.6%
1994 1.87% 2.71%
1993 1.88% 2.79%
1992 1.9% 2.84%
1991 1.93% 2.88%
1990 2.01% 2.91%
1989 2.07% 2.92%
1988 2.15% 2.94%
1987 2.26% 2.96%
1986 2.38% 2.92%
1985 2.49% 2.83%
1984 2.6% 2.76%
1983 2.72% 2.72%
1982 2.78% 2.66%
1981 2.6% 2.59%
1980 2.42% 2.5%
1979 2.44% 2.42%
1978 2.47% 2.36%
1977 2.52% 2.47%
1976 2.57% 2.66%
1975 2.66% 2.81%
1974 2.87% 2.95%
1973 2.9% 3.03%
1972 1.94% 3.04%
1971 1.76% 3.03%
1970 2.62% 3.03%
1969 2.88% 3.03%
1968 2.99% 3.03%
1967 2.99% 3.02%
1966 2.95% 2.97%
1965 2.96% 2.92%
1964 2.96% 2.88%
1963 2.96% 2.86%
1962 2.95% 2.86%
1961 2.86% 2.86%

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 Senegal's population grew by 2.32%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Senegal
Current population
178936470
19596169
Population rank 8/197 68/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.24%
One net population change
14.9 seconds
1.23 minutes
One birth every
9.09 seconds
58.4 seconds
One death every
35.6 seconds
5.16 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,821 +1,178
Annual growth/decline +2,124,535 +429,982
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +2.32%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 35/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
41.7 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -12,636
Net migration rank 194/196 138/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 281,867
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 100/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 1.5%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 146/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Senegal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Senegal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -12,636
2024 2,583,129 -473,362 438,108 -10,307
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 431,006 -9,999
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 415,507 16,425
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 403,019 25,519
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 400,910 33,848
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 399,436 38,386
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 405,454 33,567
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 410,366 29,605
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 411,480 29,498
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 407,008 34,387
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 405,019 36,030
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 406,582 34,878
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 402,243 -42,978
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 387,290 -43,350
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 372,934 -69,888
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 362,238 -69,239
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 351,661 -67,812
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 339,963 -66,580
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 331,364 -64,254
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 323,908 -61,781
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 317,286 -59,879
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 308,856 -57,213
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 298,842 -40,554
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 289,690 -41,422
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 283,946 -42,854
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 277,944 -44,284
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 267,404 -45,189
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 261,200 -44,506
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 255,418 -39,162
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 252,552 -31,001
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 249,115 -22,633
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 245,742 -16,649
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 241,482 -14,796
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 237,713 -13,783
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 234,155 -12,959
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 227,797 -12,362
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 221,772 -12,036
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 218,522 -12,086
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 212,887 -12,655
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 208,218 -18,644
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 203,125 -24,858
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 197,673 -26,222
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 191,309 -27,672
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 185,917 -29,959
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 179,707 -32,616
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 173,425 -35,022
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 167,744 -36,559
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 161,636 -35,731
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 154,776 -18,716
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 147,311 -7,870
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 139,974 3,347
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 133,834 11,382
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 128,024 13,852
1971 542,747 224,369 122,511 15,131
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 117,264 16,168
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 112,393 16,887
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 108,240 17,264
1967 1,860,743 23,164 104,824 17,107
1966 1,794,530 3,758 101,359 15,849
1965 1,688,652 47,610 97,912 13,913
1964 1,686,591 25,426 94,797 11,892
1963 1,612,749 23,215 92,264 10,371
1962 1,584,035 26,533 89,937 9,809
1961 1,504,524 26,503 87,322 9,549
1960 1,418,810 13,580 84,735 9,337

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/senegal | CC BY

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 Senegal 94.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,122,294 people) and 5.09% is from migration (a gain of 220,929 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 281,867 people or 1.5% in Senegal.

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
Senegal
City Population
Dakar 1.44M
Thies 391K
Rufisque 295K
Saint-Louis 259K
Ziguinchor 215K
Kaolack 172K
Louga 113K
Kolda 62.3K
Fatick 39.4K

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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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