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Population in Bangladesh compared to the Seychelles: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 175,686,899 in 2025 vs 122,730 people in the Seychelles in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,936,470 people compared to 125,859 in the Seychelles.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 1,422 times bigger than the Seychelles'.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while the Seychelles is the 181st.
  • The countries together account for 2.15% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.002% for the Seychelles.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.97% per year vs +2.86% in the Seychelles.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 179M (22.2% growth), while the Seychelles has grown from 84.6K to 126K (48.8% growth).

Bangladesh vs Seychelles: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Seychelles
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Seychelles
2100 210,401,264 108,316
2099 211,451,904 108,713
2098 212,482,204 109,113
2097 213,486,272 109,509
2096 214,465,968 109,911
2095 215,426,907 110,328
2094 216,370,356 110,748
2093 217,275,808 111,160
2092 218,153,712 111,587
2091 218,982,674 112,022
2090 219,784,878 112,451
2089 220,540,401 112,921
2088 221,259,520 113,380
2087 221,938,165 113,883
2086 222,588,012 114,389
2085 223,185,997 114,924
2084 223,744,949 115,463
2083 224,275,716 116,022
2082 224,766,094 116,603
2081 225,240,154 117,187
2080 225,667,518 117,797
2079 226,061,595 118,410
2078 226,391,523 119,038
2077 226,699,126 119,668
2076 226,957,140 120,284
2075 227,161,614 120,912
2074 227,317,797 121,530
2073 227,438,605 122,150
2072 227,505,726 122,757
2071 227,524,423 123,363
2070 227,497,506 123,969
2069 227,428,570 124,538
2068 227,305,014 125,115
2067 227,121,107 125,674
2066 226,880,763 126,238
2065 226,584,072 126,795
2064 226,238,210 127,327
2063 225,824,534 127,850
2062 225,352,036 128,332
2061 224,813,409 128,796
2060 224,219,163 129,230
2059 223,571,928 129,639
2058 222,858,175 130,022
2057 222,085,438 130,398
2056 221,276,251 130,736
2055 220,407,778 131,054
2054 219,514,298 131,355
2053 218,569,959 131,600
2052 217,587,835 131,835
2051 216,556,487 132,062
2050 215,492,158 132,262
2049 214,402,257 132,461
2048 213,277,451 132,617
2047 212,116,827 132,751
2046 210,921,144 132,859
2045 209,698,915 132,915
2044 208,449,015 132,967
2043 207,172,388 132,982
2042 205,861,265 132,971
2041 204,515,400 132,948
2040 203,145,429 132,864
2039 201,737,174 132,781
2038 200,264,237 132,687
2037 198,741,429 132,553
2036 197,150,036 132,396
2035 195,501,296 132,197
2034 193,791,174 131,973
2033 191,991,968 131,721
2032 190,143,732 131,432
2031 188,210,205 131,086
2030 186,214,224 130,727
2029 184,170,034 129,822
2028 182,089,419 128,486
2027 179,975,298 126,796
2026 177,839,282 124,871
2025 175,686,899 122,730
2024 173,562,364 121,354
2023 171,466,990 119,773
2022 169,384,897 119,878
2021 167,658,854 99,258
2020 166,298,024 98,462
2019 164,913,055 97,625
2018 163,523,103 96,762
2017 162,186,147 95,843
2016 160,811,932 94,677
2015 159,383,179 93,419
2014 157,964,929 91,359
2013 156,532,141 89,949
2012 155,070,101 88,303
2011 153,591,076 87,441
2010 152,201,981 89,770
2009 150,873,714 87,298
2008 149,474,264 86,956
2007 147,989,278 85,033
2006 146,405,973 84,600
2005 144,715,786 82,858
2004 142,902,856 82,475
2003 140,970,351 82,781
2002 138,933,658 83,723
2001 136,805,810 81,202
2000 134,544,304 81,131
1999 132,108,065 80,410
1998 129,622,332 78,846
1997 127,198,069 77,319
1996 124,862,179 76,417
1995 122,600,370 75,304
1994 120,343,179 74,205
1993 118,132,360 72,253
1992 115,952,192 70,763
1991 113,787,109 70,439
1990 111,633,717 69,507
1989 109,433,799 69,167
1988 107,216,008 68,755
1987 104,959,291 68,499
1986 102,635,572 65,652
1985 100,253,825 65,244
1984 97,814,966 64,717
1983 95,335,155 64,335
1982 92,814,507 64,413
1981 90,303,105 64,035
1980 88,016,432 63,261
1979 85,935,072 62,686
1978 83,889,655 62,150
1977 81,867,264 61,786
1976 79,855,318 60,504
1975 77,854,351 59,292
1974 75,839,348 57,937
1973 73,722,294 56,892
1972 71,641,519 56,029
1971 70,276,758 54,695
1970 69,058,894 53,600
1969 67,294,133 52,365
1968 65,408,276 51,134
1967 63,510,929 49,911
1966 61,669,806 48,699
1965 59,902,519 47,500
1964 58,178,374 46,322
1963 56,504,402 45,176
1962 54,881,146 44,042
1961 53,310,348 42,889
1960 51,828,660 41,700

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/seychelles | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while the Seychelles gained 10,077 people (a 11.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% growth), while the Seychelles' population increased by 31,182 people (a 32.9% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. The Seychelles was ranked 184th in 2006 and ranked 181st 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 the Seychelles will increase by 5.09% to 132,262 people and will still be ranked 181st.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 133K people in 2043 for the Seychelles.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Seychelles
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Seychelles
2100 -0.5% -0.37%
2099 -0.48% -0.37%
2098 -0.47% -0.36%
2097 -0.46% -0.37%
2096 -0.45% -0.38%
2095 -0.44% -0.38%
2094 -0.42% -0.37%
2093 -0.4% -0.38%
2092 -0.38% -0.39%
2091 -0.36% -0.38%
2090 -0.34% -0.42%
2089 -0.33% -0.4%
2088 -0.31% -0.44%
2087 -0.29% -0.44%
2086 -0.27% -0.47%
2085 -0.25% -0.47%
2084 -0.24% -0.48%
2083 -0.22% -0.5%
2082 -0.21% -0.5%
2081 -0.19% -0.52%
2080 -0.17% -0.52%
2079 -0.15% -0.53%
2078 -0.14% -0.53%
2077 -0.11% -0.51%
2076 -0.09% -0.52%
2075 -0.07% -0.51%
2074 -0.05% -0.51%
2073 -0.03% -0.5%
2072 -0.008% -0.49%
2071 0.01% -0.49%
2070 0.03% -0.46%
2069 0.05% -0.46%
2068 0.08% -0.45%
2067 0.11% -0.45%
2066 0.13% -0.44%
2065 0.15% -0.42%
2064 0.18% -0.41%
2063 0.21% -0.38%
2062 0.24% -0.36%
2061 0.27% -0.34%
2060 0.29% -0.32%
2059 0.32% -0.29%
2058 0.35% -0.29%
2057 0.37% -0.26%
2056 0.39% -0.24%
2055 0.41% -0.23%
2054 0.43% -0.19%
2053 0.45% -0.18%
2052 0.48% -0.17%
2051 0.49% -0.15%
2050 0.51% -0.15%
2049 0.53% -0.12%
2048 0.55% -0.1%
2047 0.57% -0.08%
2046 0.58% -0.04%
2045 0.6% -0.04%
2044 0.62% -0.01%
2043 0.64% 0.008%
2042 0.66% 0.02%
2041 0.67% 0.06%
2040 0.7% 0.06%
2039 0.74% 0.07%
2038 0.77% 0.1%
2037 0.81% 0.12%
2036 0.84% 0.15%
2035 0.88% 0.17%
2034 0.94% 0.19%
2033 0.97% 0.22%
2032 1.03% 0.26%
2031 1.07% 0.27%
2030 1.11% 0.7%
2029 1.14% 1.04%
2028 1.17% 1.33%
2027 1.2% 1.54%
2026 1.23% 1.75%
2025 1.22% 1.13%
2024 1.22% 1.32%
2023 1.23% -0.09%
2022 1.03% 20.8%
2021 0.82% 0.81%
2020 0.84% 0.86%
2019 0.85% 0.89%
2018 0.82% 0.96%
2017 0.85% 1.23%
2016 0.9% 1.35%
2015 0.9% 2.25%
2014 0.92% 1.57%
2013 0.94% 1.86%
2012 0.96% 0.99%
2011 0.91% -2.59%
2010 0.88% 2.83%
2009 0.94% 0.39%
2008 1% 2.26%
2007 1.08% 0.51%
2006 1.17% 2.1%
2005 1.27% 0.46%
2004 1.37% -0.37%
2003 1.47% -1.13%
2002 1.56% 3.1%
2001 1.68% 0.09%
2000 1.84% 0.9%
1999 1.92% 1.98%
1998 1.91% 1.97%
1997 1.87% 1.18%
1996 1.84% 1.48%
1995 1.88% 1.48%
1994 1.87% 2.7%
1993 1.88% 2.11%
1992 1.9% 0.46%
1991 1.93% 1.34%
1990 2.01% 0.49%
1989 2.07% 0.6%
1988 2.15% 0.37%
1987 2.26% 4.34%
1986 2.38% 0.63%
1985 2.49% 0.81%
1984 2.6% 0.59%
1983 2.72% -0.12%
1982 2.78% 0.59%
1981 2.6% 1.22%
1980 2.42% 0.92%
1979 2.44% 0.86%
1978 2.47% 0.59%
1977 2.52% 2.12%
1976 2.57% 2.04%
1975 2.66% 2.34%
1974 2.87% 1.84%
1973 2.9% 1.54%
1972 1.94% 2.44%
1971 1.76% 2.04%
1970 2.62% 2.36%
1969 2.88% 2.41%
1968 2.99% 2.45%
1967 2.99% 2.49%
1966 2.95% 2.52%
1965 2.96% 2.54%
1964 2.96% 2.54%
1963 2.96% 2.57%
1962 2.95% 2.69%
1961 2.86% 2.85%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while the Seychelles' population grew by 1.13%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Seychelles
Current population
178936470
125859
Population rank 8/197 181/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.002%
One net population change
14.9 seconds
6.38 hours
One birth every
9.09 seconds
6.57 hours
One death every
35.6 seconds
10.3 hours
Daily growth/decline +5,821 +4
Annual growth/decline +2,124,535 +1,376
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +1.13%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 93/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
5.52 hours
Annual migration change -402,100 +1,590
Net migration rank 194/196 60/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 13,261
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 175/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 10.2%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 65/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Seychelles
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Seychelles
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 1,590
2024 2,583,129 -473,362 485 1,747
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 683 1,809
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 635 1,788
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 744 2,086
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 886 1,726
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 811 1,770
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 842 1,733
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 901 1,693
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 900 1,682
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 888 1,719
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 832 1,742
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 846 1,717
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 989 1,538
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 936 1,551
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 844 740
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 900 105
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 887 105
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 867 173
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 804 264
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 861 214
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 842 317
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 828 316
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 837 425
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 885 509
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 958 461
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 901 491
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 844 512
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 873 -11
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 1,047 -266
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 1,054 -171
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 1,136 -231
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 1,091 -316
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 1,076 -289
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 1,162 -342
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 1,070 -228
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 1,030 -206
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 1,135 -196
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 1,172 -363
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 1,222 -487
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 1,259 -458
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 1,255 -493
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 1,209 -439
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 1,069 -357
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 1,358 -565
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 1,386 -587
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 1,292 -509
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 1,330 -587
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 1,125 140
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 1,174 472
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 1,376 259
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 1,361 174
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 1,166 327
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 1,199 266
1971 542,747 224,369 1,373 102
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 1,087 69
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 1,119 43
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 1,145 54
1967 1,860,743 23,164 1,217 -15
1966 1,794,530 3,758 1,280 -94
1965 1,688,652 47,610 1,165 -20
1964 1,686,591 25,426 1,155 -74
1963 1,612,749 23,215 1,123 -107
1962 1,584,035 26,533 1,083 -128
1961 1,504,524 26,503 1,040 -153
1960 1,418,810 13,580 977 -180

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

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/seychelles | 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 the Seychelles 30.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,775 people) and 69.5% is from migration (a gain of 17,753 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 13,261 people or 10.2% in the Seychelles.

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
Seychelles
City Population
Victoria 24.7K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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