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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 6,586,476 people in Serbia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 6,494,521 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 +0.94% per year vs -0.76% in Serbia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Serbia has declined from 7.41M to 6.49M (12.4% decline).

Bangladesh vs Serbia: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Serbia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Serbia
2100 210,399,059 3,621,418
2099 211,449,688 3,649,584
2098 212,479,977 3,677,789
2097 213,484,035 3,706,279
2096 214,463,720 3,734,933
2095 215,424,649 3,763,769
2094 216,368,088 3,792,851
2093 217,273,531 3,822,147
2092 218,151,426 3,851,865
2091 218,980,379 3,881,833
2090 219,782,575 3,911,964
2089 220,538,090 3,942,571
2088 221,257,201 3,973,274
2087 221,935,839 4,004,485
2086 222,585,679 4,036,066
2085 223,183,658 4,068,021
2084 223,742,603 4,100,403
2083 224,273,365 4,133,391
2082 224,763,738 4,166,924
2081 225,237,793 4,200,811
2080 225,665,152 4,235,306
2079 226,059,226 4,270,442
2078 226,389,150 4,306,246
2077 226,696,749 4,342,382
2076 226,954,762 4,378,754
2075 227,159,233 4,415,505
2074 227,315,415 4,452,888
2073 227,436,221 4,490,589
2072 227,503,342 4,528,672
2071 227,522,038 4,567,167
2070 227,495,122 4,606,212
2069 227,426,186 4,645,524
2068 227,302,632 4,685,090
2067 227,118,726 4,724,796
2066 226,878,385 4,764,445
2065 226,581,697 4,804,405
2064 226,235,839 4,844,434
2063 225,822,167 4,884,574
2062 225,349,674 4,924,899
2061 224,811,052 4,964,985
2060 224,216,813 5,005,138
2059 223,569,585 5,045,125
2058 222,855,839 5,085,292
2057 222,083,110 5,125,901
2056 221,273,932 5,166,530
2055 220,405,468 5,207,137
2054 219,511,997 5,247,793
2053 218,567,668 5,288,369
2052 217,585,554 5,329,487
2051 216,554,217 5,371,281
2050 215,489,899 5,413,067
2049 214,400,010 5,455,402
2048 213,275,216 5,498,031
2047 212,114,603 5,541,158
2046 210,918,933 5,584,824
2045 209,696,717 5,629,108
2044 208,446,830 5,673,908
2043 207,170,217 5,719,287
2042 205,859,107 5,765,400
2041 204,513,256 5,811,936
2040 203,143,300 5,858,464
2039 201,735,060 5,905,404
2038 200,262,138 5,952,107
2037 198,739,346 5,998,763
2036 197,147,970 6,045,097
2035 195,499,247 6,091,385
2034 193,789,143 6,137,447
2033 191,989,956 6,183,536
2032 190,141,739 6,229,136
2031 188,208,233 6,274,395
2030 186,212,272 6,319,422
2029 184,168,103 6,363,799
2028 182,087,511 6,407,914
2027 179,973,411 6,451,609
2026 177,837,418 6,494,521
2025 175,685,057 6,543,364
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Serbia's population decreased by 563,801 people (a 7.99% 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 20.8% to 215,489,899 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of Serbia will decrease by 16.7% to 5,413,067 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% -0.65%
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 (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 Serbia's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Serbia
Current population
178415186
6494521
Population rank 8/197 110/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.08%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
14.3 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
8.63 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
5.4 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 -101
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 -36,707
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 189/197
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 - -473,362 - -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Serbia 83.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 435,148 people) and 16.7% is from migration (a loss of 87,110 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 2.58M
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 (1960–2024, 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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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