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

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The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 175,686,899 in 2025 vs 6,549,143 people in Serbia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,936,470 people compared to 6,500,256 in Serbia.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 27.5 times bigger than Serbia's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Serbia is the 110th.
  • The countries together account for 2.23% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.08% for Serbia.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.97% per year vs -0.77% in Serbia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 179M (22.2% growth), while Serbia has declined from 7.41M to 6.5M (12.3% decline).

Bangladesh vs Serbia: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Serbia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Serbia
2100 210,401,264 3,624,616
2099 211,451,904 3,652,806
2098 212,482,204 3,681,036
2097 213,486,272 3,709,552
2096 214,465,968 3,738,231
2095 215,426,907 3,767,093
2094 216,370,356 3,796,201
2093 217,275,808 3,825,522
2092 218,153,712 3,855,267
2091 218,982,674 3,885,260
2090 219,784,878 3,915,419
2089 220,540,401 3,946,052
2088 221,259,520 3,976,782
2087 221,938,165 4,008,021
2086 222,588,012 4,039,630
2085 223,185,997 4,071,614
2084 223,744,949 4,104,024
2083 224,275,716 4,137,041
2082 224,766,094 4,170,603
2081 225,240,154 4,204,520
2080 225,667,518 4,239,046
2079 226,061,595 4,274,213
2078 226,391,523 4,310,048
2077 226,699,126 4,346,216
2076 226,957,140 4,382,620
2075 227,161,614 4,419,404
2074 227,317,797 4,456,820
2073 227,438,605 4,494,554
2072 227,505,726 4,532,671
2071 227,524,423 4,571,200
2070 227,497,506 4,610,279
2069 227,428,570 4,649,626
2068 227,305,014 4,689,227
2067 227,121,107 4,728,969
2066 226,880,763 4,768,652
2065 226,584,072 4,808,648
2064 226,238,210 4,848,712
2063 225,824,534 4,888,888
2062 225,352,036 4,929,248
2061 224,813,409 4,969,370
2060 224,219,163 5,009,557
2059 223,571,928 5,049,580
2058 222,858,175 5,089,783
2057 222,085,438 5,130,427
2056 221,276,251 5,171,093
2055 220,407,778 5,211,735
2054 219,514,298 5,252,427
2053 218,569,959 5,293,039
2052 217,587,835 5,334,193
2051 216,556,487 5,376,024
2050 215,492,158 5,417,847
2049 214,402,257 5,460,219
2048 213,277,451 5,502,886
2047 212,116,827 5,546,051
2046 210,921,144 5,589,756
2045 209,698,915 5,634,078
2044 208,449,015 5,678,918
2043 207,172,388 5,724,337
2042 205,861,265 5,770,492
2041 204,515,400 5,817,068
2040 203,145,429 5,863,637
2039 201,737,174 5,910,619
2038 200,264,237 5,957,363
2037 198,741,429 6,004,061
2036 197,150,036 6,050,436
2035 195,501,296 6,096,764
2034 193,791,174 6,142,866
2033 191,991,968 6,188,997
2032 190,143,732 6,234,637
2031 188,210,205 6,279,936
2030 186,214,224 6,325,002
2029 184,170,034 6,369,418
2028 182,089,419 6,413,572
2027 179,975,298 6,457,306
2026 177,839,282 6,500,256
2025 175,686,899 6,549,143
2024 173,562,364 6,586,476
2023 171,466,990 6,623,183
2022 169,384,897 6,664,449
2021 167,658,854 6,834,326
2020 166,298,024 6,899,126
2019 164,913,055 6,945,235
2018 163,523,103 6,982,604
2017 162,186,147 7,020,858
2016 160,811,932 7,058,322
2015 159,383,179 7,095,383
2014 157,964,929 7,131,787
2013 156,532,141 7,166,553
2012 155,070,101 7,201,497
2011 153,591,076 7,236,519
2010 152,201,981 7,291,436
2009 150,873,714 7,320,807
2008 149,474,264 7,350,222
2007 147,989,278 7,381,579
2006 146,405,973 7,411,569
2005 144,715,786 7,440,769
2004 142,902,856 7,463,157
2003 140,970,351 7,480,591
2002 138,933,658 7,500,031
2001 136,805,810 7,503,433
2000 134,544,304 7,516,346
1999 132,108,065 7,540,401
1998 129,622,332 7,567,745
1997 127,198,069 7,598,538
1996 124,862,179 7,622,185
1995 122,600,370 7,628,264
1994 120,343,179 7,622,711
1993 118,132,360 7,614,328
1992 115,952,192 7,604,063
1991 113,787,109 7,595,636
1990 111,633,717 7,897,937
1989 109,433,799 7,893,787
1988 107,216,008 7,884,218
1987 104,959,291 7,868,027
1986 102,635,572 7,853,824
1985 100,253,825 7,835,902
1984 97,814,966 7,813,549
1983 95,335,155 7,788,100
1982 92,814,507 7,763,335
1981 90,303,105 7,736,787
1980 88,016,432 7,709,544
1979 85,935,072 7,541,997
1978 83,889,655 7,504,017
1977 81,867,264 7,462,783
1976 79,855,318 7,418,973
1975 77,854,351 7,368,717
1974 75,839,348 7,326,043
1973 73,722,294 7,283,902
1972 71,641,519 7,252,012
1971 70,276,758 7,211,716
1970 69,058,894 7,164,993
1969 67,294,133 7,123,249
1968 65,408,276 7,007,586
1967 63,510,929 6,966,522
1966 61,669,806 6,927,969
1965 59,902,519 6,876,624
1964 58,178,374 6,832,855
1963 56,504,402 6,787,950
1962 54,881,146 6,740,264
1961 53,310,348 6,689,077
1960 51,828,660 6,638,992

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 Serbia lost 353,247 people (a 4.77% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% growth), while Serbia's population decreased by 558,066 people (a 7.91% decline).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Serbia was ranked 97th in 2006 and ranked 110th 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 Serbia will decrease by 16.7% to 5,417,847 people and rank change from 110th to 125th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people, while Serbia's population already peaked in 1990 at 7.9M people and is projected to decrease to 3.62M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Serbia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Serbia
2100 -0.5% -0.77%
2099 -0.48% -0.77%
2098 -0.47% -0.77%
2097 -0.46% -0.77%
2096 -0.45% -0.77%
2095 -0.44% -0.77%
2094 -0.42% -0.77%
2093 -0.4% -0.77%
2092 -0.38% -0.77%
2091 -0.36% -0.77%
2090 -0.34% -0.78%
2089 -0.33% -0.77%
2088 -0.31% -0.78%
2087 -0.29% -0.78%
2086 -0.27% -0.79%
2085 -0.25% -0.79%
2084 -0.24% -0.8%
2083 -0.22% -0.8%
2082 -0.21% -0.81%
2081 -0.19% -0.81%
2080 -0.17% -0.82%
2079 -0.15% -0.83%
2078 -0.14% -0.83%
2077 -0.11% -0.83%
2076 -0.09% -0.83%
2075 -0.07% -0.84%
2074 -0.05% -0.84%
2073 -0.03% -0.84%
2072 -0.008% -0.84%
2071 0.01% -0.85%
2070 0.03% -0.85%
2069 0.05% -0.84%
2068 0.08% -0.84%
2067 0.11% -0.83%
2066 0.13% -0.83%
2065 0.15% -0.83%
2064 0.18% -0.82%
2063 0.21% -0.82%
2062 0.24% -0.81%
2061 0.27% -0.8%
2060 0.29% -0.79%
2059 0.32% -0.79%
2058 0.35% -0.79%
2057 0.37% -0.79%
2056 0.39% -0.78%
2055 0.41% -0.77%
2054 0.43% -0.77%
2053 0.45% -0.77%
2052 0.48% -0.78%
2051 0.49% -0.77%
2050 0.51% -0.78%
2049 0.53% -0.78%
2048 0.55% -0.78%
2047 0.57% -0.78%
2046 0.58% -0.79%
2045 0.6% -0.79%
2044 0.62% -0.79%
2043 0.64% -0.8%
2042 0.66% -0.8%
2041 0.67% -0.79%
2040 0.7% -0.79%
2039 0.74% -0.78%
2038 0.77% -0.78%
2037 0.81% -0.77%
2036 0.84% -0.76%
2035 0.88% -0.75%
2034 0.94% -0.75%
2033 0.97% -0.73%
2032 1.03% -0.72%
2031 1.07% -0.71%
2030 1.11% -0.7%
2029 1.14% -0.69%
2028 1.17% -0.68%
2027 1.2% -0.66%
2026 1.23% -0.75%
2025 1.22% -0.57%
2024 1.22% -0.55%
2023 1.23% -0.62%
2022 1.03% -2.49%
2021 0.82% -0.94%
2020 0.84% -0.66%
2019 0.85% -0.54%
2018 0.82% -0.54%
2017 0.85% -0.53%
2016 0.9% -0.52%
2015 0.9% -0.51%
2014 0.92% -0.49%
2013 0.94% -0.49%
2012 0.96% -0.48%
2011 0.91% -0.75%
2010 0.88% -0.4%
2009 0.94% -0.4%
2008 1% -0.42%
2007 1.08% -0.4%
2006 1.17% -0.39%
2005 1.27% -0.3%
2004 1.37% -0.23%
2003 1.47% -0.26%
2002 1.56% -0.05%
2001 1.68% -0.17%
2000 1.84% -0.32%
1999 1.92% -0.36%
1998 1.91% -0.41%
1997 1.87% -0.31%
1996 1.84% -0.08%
1995 1.88% 0.07%
1994 1.87% 0.11%
1993 1.88% 0.13%
1992 1.9% 0.11%
1991 1.93% -3.83%
1990 2.01% 0.05%
1989 2.07% 0.12%
1988 2.15% 0.21%
1987 2.26% 0.18%
1986 2.38% 0.23%
1985 2.49% 0.29%
1984 2.6% 0.33%
1983 2.72% 0.32%
1982 2.78% 0.34%
1981 2.6% 0.35%
1980 2.42% 2.22%
1979 2.44% 0.51%
1978 2.47% 0.55%
1977 2.52% 0.59%
1976 2.57% 0.68%
1975 2.66% 0.58%
1974 2.87% 0.58%
1973 2.9% 0.44%
1972 1.94% 0.56%
1971 1.76% 0.65%
1970 2.62% 0.59%
1969 2.88% 1.65%
1968 2.99% 0.59%
1967 2.99% 0.56%
1966 2.95% 0.75%
1965 2.96% 0.64%
1964 2.96% 0.66%
1963 2.96% 0.71%
1962 2.95% 0.77%
1961 2.86% 0.75%

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 Serbia's population declined by 0.57%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Serbia
Current population
178936470
6500256
Population rank 8/197 110/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.08%
One net population change
14.9 seconds
14.1 minutes
One birth every
9.09 seconds
8.67 minutes
One death every
35.6 seconds
5.36 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,821 -102
Annual growth/decline +2,124,535 -37,333
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% -0.57%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 187/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
40.3 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -13,086
Net migration rank 194/196 140/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 712,550
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 70/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 10.6%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 64/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Serbia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Serbia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -13,086
2024 2,583,129 -473,362 -37,543 -8,132
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 -36,427 4,348
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 -46,651 40,118
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 -74,494 -8,974
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 -55,193 -10,220
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 -36,810 -18,891
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 -37,707 -18,883
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 -39,317 -18,651
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 -35,998 -18,322
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 -37,605 -18,789
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 -34,946 -18,846
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 -34,399 -17,866
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 -35,288 -18,513
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 -36,906 611
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 -34,999 3,632
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 -33,676 6,043
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 -33,590 7,070
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 -34,693 7,045
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 -31,870 8,018
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 -34,227 7,945
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 -26,121 7,300
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 -24,686 6,854
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 -24,750 1,562
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 -20,259 -12,007
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 -30,065 -14,368
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 -29,408 -4,073
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 -23,006 -5,665
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 -18,389 -5,817
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 -16,007 -5,598
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 -7,628 -6,019
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 -7,157 -5,934
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 -5,703 -5,972
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 -3,779 -4,415
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 2,210 -8,483
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 7,416 -16,260
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 11,872 -16,360
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 13,852 -15,715
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 16,711 -16,686
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 19,407 -17,990
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 22,090 -17,646
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 23,815 -15,567
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 27,515 -15,301
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 30,603 -13,550
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 34,304 -8,531
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 36,273 287
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 39,022 -960
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 43,636 -1,481
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 48,105 -1,953
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 51,399 -2,744
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 52,502 -3,490
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 51,583 -3,525
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 49,596 -2,396
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 48,248 -348
1971 542,747 224,369 47,424 1,655
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 48,343 1,861
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 50,304 4,112
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 51,653 5,430
1967 1,860,743 23,164 53,120 6,114
1966 1,794,530 3,758 53,338 7,037
1965 1,688,652 47,610 53,383 7,957
1964 1,686,591 25,426 54,185 8,045
1963 1,612,749 23,215 55,580 8,276
1962 1,584,035 26,533 59,307 6,064
1961 1,504,524 26,503 61,065 6,422
1960 1,418,810 13,580 63,642 4,377

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 Serbia 85.1% is from natural causes (a loss of 437,745 people) and 14.9% is from migration (a loss of 76,396 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 712,550 people or 10.6% in Serbia.

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
Serbia
City Population
Belgrade 1.2M
Novi Sad 260K
Pristina 227K
Nis 183K
Kragujevac 151K
Subotica 106K
Valjevo 90.3K
Cacak 71.9K
Mitrovica 71.6K
Novi Pazar 66.5K

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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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