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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 6,036,860 people in Singapore in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 6,125,852 in Singapore.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 29.1 times bigger than Singapore's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Singapore is the 113th.
  • The countries together account for 2.23% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.07% for Singapore.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +1.04% in Singapore.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Singapore has grown from 4.4M to 6.13M (39.2% growth).

Bangladesh vs Singapore: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Singapore
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Singapore
2100 210,399,059 4,344,248
2099 211,449,688 4,387,645
2098 212,479,977 4,435,189
2097 213,484,035 4,483,484
2096 214,463,720 4,533,994
2095 215,424,649 4,585,243
2094 216,368,088 4,639,568
2093 217,273,531 4,692,749
2092 218,151,426 4,745,364
2091 218,980,379 4,802,089
2090 219,782,575 4,859,572
2089 220,538,090 4,919,853
2088 221,257,201 4,977,701
2087 221,935,839 5,036,662
2086 222,585,679 5,096,772
2085 223,183,658 5,155,480
2084 223,742,603 5,212,381
2083 224,273,365 5,269,612
2082 224,763,738 5,327,281
2081 225,237,793 5,383,608
2080 225,665,152 5,438,023
2079 226,059,226 5,491,695
2078 226,389,150 5,541,781
2077 226,696,749 5,589,429
2076 226,954,762 5,632,686
2075 227,159,233 5,679,862
2074 227,315,415 5,725,351
2073 227,436,221 5,764,008
2072 227,503,342 5,799,655
2071 227,522,038 5,833,262
2070 227,495,122 5,864,115
2069 227,426,186 5,896,709
2068 227,302,632 5,927,631
2067 227,118,726 5,955,955
2066 226,878,385 5,988,826
2065 226,581,697 6,020,244
2064 226,235,839 6,046,805
2063 225,822,167 6,069,231
2062 225,349,674 6,093,782
2061 224,811,052 6,116,847
2060 224,216,813 6,142,295
2059 223,569,585 6,163,191
2058 222,855,839 6,185,611
2057 222,083,110 6,203,303
2056 221,273,932 6,221,491
2055 220,405,468 6,240,206
2054 219,511,997 6,261,488
2053 218,567,668 6,277,678
2052 217,585,554 6,290,046
2051 216,554,217 6,307,270
2050 215,489,899 6,325,698
2049 214,400,010 6,342,616
2048 213,275,216 6,355,818
2047 212,114,603 6,373,684
2046 210,918,933 6,387,901
2045 209,696,717 6,399,811
2044 208,446,830 6,412,802
2043 207,170,217 6,420,804
2042 205,859,107 6,427,555
2041 204,513,256 6,433,153
2040 203,143,300 6,434,727
2039 201,735,060 6,431,367
2038 200,262,138 6,422,540
2037 198,739,346 6,410,923
2036 197,147,970 6,398,937
2035 195,499,247 6,382,637
2034 193,789,143 6,360,610
2033 191,989,956 6,333,556
2032 190,141,739 6,306,749
2031 188,208,233 6,277,847
2030 186,212,272 6,250,608
2029 184,168,103 6,221,161
2028 182,087,511 6,186,754
2027 179,973,411 6,150,947
2026 177,837,418 6,116,548
2025 175,685,057 6,078,250
2024 173,562,364 6,036,860
2023 171,466,990 5,917,648
2022 169,384,897 5,637,022
2021 167,658,854 5,453,566
2020 166,298,024 5,685,807
2019 164,913,055 5,703,569
2018 163,523,103 5,638,676
2017 162,186,147 5,612,253
2016 160,811,932 5,607,283
2015 159,383,179 5,535,002
2014 157,964,929 5,469,724
2013 156,532,141 5,399,162
2012 155,070,101 5,312,437
2011 153,591,076 5,183,688
2010 152,201,981 5,076,732
2009 150,873,714 4,987,573
2008 149,474,264 4,839,396
2007 147,989,278 4,588,599
2006 146,405,973 4,401,365
2005 144,715,786 4,265,762
2004 142,902,856 4,166,664
2003 140,970,351 4,114,826
2002 138,933,658 4,175,950
2001 136,805,810 4,138,012
2000 134,544,304 4,027,887
1999 132,108,065 3,958,723
1998 129,622,332 3,927,213
1997 127,198,069 3,796,038
1996 124,862,179 3,670,704
1995 122,600,370 3,524,506
1994 120,343,179 3,419,048
1993 118,132,360 3,313,471
1992 115,952,192 3,230,698
1991 113,787,109 3,135,083
1990 111,633,717 3,047,132
1989 109,433,799 2,930,901
1988 107,216,008 2,846,108
1987 104,959,291 2,774,789
1986 102,635,572 2,733,373
1985 100,253,825 2,735,957
1984 97,814,966 2,732,221
1983 95,335,155 2,681,061
1982 92,814,507 2,646,466
1981 90,303,105 2,532,835
1980 88,016,432 2,413,945
1979 85,935,072 2,383,500
1978 83,889,655 2,353,600
1977 81,867,264 2,325,300
1976 79,855,318 2,293,300
1975 77,854,351 2,262,600
1974 75,839,348 2,229,800
1973 73,722,294 2,193,000
1972 71,641,519 2,152,400
1971 70,276,758 2,112,900
1970 69,058,894 2,074,507
1969 67,294,133 2,042,500
1968 65,408,276 2,012,000
1967 63,510,929 1,977,600
1966 61,669,806 1,934,400
1965 59,902,519 1,886,900
1964 58,178,374 1,841,600
1963 56,504,402 1,795,000
1962 54,881,146 1,750,200
1961 53,310,348 1,702,400
1960 51,828,660 1,646,400

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 Singapore gained 1,205,918 people (a 27.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Singapore's population increased by 518,569 people (a 9.25% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Singapore was ranked 117th in 2006 and ranked 113th 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 Singapore will increase by 3.26% to 6,325,698 people and rank change from 113th to 118th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 6.43M people in 2040 for Singapore.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Singapore
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Singapore
2100 -0.5% -0.99%
2099 -0.48% -1.07%
2098 -0.47% -1.08%
2097 -0.46% -1.11%
2096 -0.45% -1.12%
2095 -0.44% -1.17%
2094 -0.42% -1.13%
2093 -0.4% -1.11%
2092 -0.38% -1.18%
2091 -0.36% -1.18%
2090 -0.34% -1.23%
2089 -0.33% -1.16%
2088 -0.31% -1.17%
2087 -0.29% -1.18%
2086 -0.27% -1.14%
2085 -0.25% -1.09%
2084 -0.24% -1.09%
2083 -0.22% -1.08%
2082 -0.21% -1.05%
2081 -0.19% -1%
2080 -0.17% -0.98%
2079 -0.15% -0.9%
2078 -0.14% -0.85%
2077 -0.11% -0.77%
2076 -0.09% -0.83%
2075 -0.07% -0.79%
2074 -0.05% -0.67%
2073 -0.03% -0.61%
2072 -0.008% -0.58%
2071 0.01% -0.53%
2070 0.03% -0.55%
2069 0.05% -0.52%
2068 0.08% -0.48%
2067 0.11% -0.55%
2066 0.13% -0.52%
2065 0.15% -0.44%
2064 0.18% -0.37%
2063 0.21% -0.4%
2062 0.24% -0.38%
2061 0.27% -0.41%
2060 0.29% -0.34%
2059 0.32% -0.36%
2058 0.35% -0.29%
2057 0.37% -0.29%
2056 0.39% -0.3%
2055 0.41% -0.34%
2054 0.43% -0.26%
2053 0.45% -0.2%
2052 0.48% -0.27%
2051 0.49% -0.29%
2050 0.51% -0.27%
2049 0.53% -0.21%
2048 0.55% -0.28%
2047 0.57% -0.22%
2046 0.58% -0.19%
2045 0.6% -0.2%
2044 0.62% -0.12%
2043 0.64% -0.11%
2042 0.66% -0.09%
2041 0.67% -0.02%
2040 0.7% 0.05%
2039 0.74% 0.14%
2038 0.77% 0.18%
2037 0.81% 0.19%
2036 0.84% 0.26%
2035 0.88% 0.35%
2034 0.94% 0.43%
2033 0.97% 0.43%
2032 1.03% 0.46%
2031 1.07% 0.44%
2030 1.11% 0.47%
2029 1.14% 0.56%
2028 1.17% 0.58%
2027 1.2% 0.56%
2026 1.23% 0.63%
2025 1.22% 0.69%
2024 1.22% 2.01%
2023 1.23% 4.98%
2022 1.03% 3.36%
2021 0.82% -4.08%
2020 0.84% -0.31%
2019 0.85% 1.15%
2018 0.82% 0.47%
2017 0.85% 0.09%
2016 0.9% 1.31%
2015 0.9% 1.19%
2014 0.92% 1.31%
2013 0.94% 1.63%
2012 0.96% 2.48%
2011 0.91% 2.11%
2010 0.88% 1.79%
2009 0.94% 3.06%
2008 1% 5.47%
2007 1.08% 4.25%
2006 1.17% 3.18%
2005 1.27% 2.38%
2004 1.37% 1.26%
2003 1.47% -1.46%
2002 1.56% 0.92%
2001 1.68% 2.73%
2000 1.84% 1.75%
1999 1.92% 0.8%
1998 1.91% 3.46%
1997 1.87% 3.41%
1996 1.84% 4.15%
1995 1.88% 3.08%
1994 1.87% 3.19%
1993 1.88% 2.56%
1992 1.9% 3.05%
1991 1.93% 2.89%
1990 2.01% 3.97%
1989 2.07% 2.98%
1988 2.15% 2.57%
1987 2.26% 1.52%
1986 2.38% -0.09%
1985 2.49% 0.14%
1984 2.6% 1.91%
1983 2.72% 1.31%
1982 2.78% 4.49%
1981 2.6% 4.93%
1980 2.42% 1.28%
1979 2.44% 1.27%
1978 2.47% 1.22%
1977 2.52% 1.4%
1976 2.57% 1.36%
1975 2.66% 1.47%
1974 2.87% 1.68%
1973 2.9% 1.89%
1972 1.94% 1.87%
1971 1.76% 1.85%
1970 2.62% 1.57%
1969 2.88% 1.52%
1968 2.99% 1.74%
1967 2.99% 2.23%
1966 2.95% 2.52%
1965 2.96% 2.46%
1964 2.96% 2.6%
1963 2.96% 2.56%
1962 2.95% 2.81%
1961 2.86% 3.4%

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 Singapore's population grew by 2.01%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Singapore
Current population
178415186
6125852
Population rank 8/197 113/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.07%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
4.41 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
12 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
14.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +327
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +119,212
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +2.01%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 50/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
31.2 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 +16,892
Net migration rank 194/196 36/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 2,841,665
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 26/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 48.7%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 9/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Singapore
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Singapore
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 16,892
2024 - -473,362 - 20,011
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 7,101 26,996
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 9,019 214,842
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 15,270 -44,030
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 18,763 -145,556
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 21,674 870
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 21,427 21,820
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 21,888 -8,880
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 25,794 13,737
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 27,121 41,852
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 27,896 40,154
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 25,376 52,176
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 29,750 78,501
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 25,919 89,856
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 24,876 72,571
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 27,930 95,841
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 28,068 176,182
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 26,614 192,292
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 25,968 135,625
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 24,741 92,023
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 24,583 50,487
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 24,689 -30,012
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 29,231 -40,023
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 31,035 45,027
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 37,057 55,218
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 32,857 19,681
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 33,381 51,905
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 37,960 95,241
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 38,542 102,018
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 38,065 91,947
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 39,319 71,170
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 40,425 58,820
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 39,091 54,359
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 39,188 57,821
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 41,136 66,950
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 36,929 68,031
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 42,407 40,976
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 33,020 25,411
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 27,880 -7,858
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 32,010 -31,036
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 31,967 -4,396
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 30,296 11,699
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 33,346 41,568
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 32,167 85,869
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 30,657 42,433
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 28,363 -2,384
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 27,537 436
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 26,508 2,757
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 31,189 949
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 28,509 4,104
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 31,664 2,748
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 36,404 -495
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 38,098 -1,631
1971 542,747 224,369 35,708 573
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 35,059 4,024
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 34,314 6,763
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 36,216 6,792
1967 1,860,743 23,164 40,145 6,006
1966 1,794,530 3,758 44,298 3,507
1965 1,688,652 47,610 45,474 4,199
1964 1,686,591 25,426 47,697 3,043
1963 1,612,749 23,215 49,542 2,668
1962 1,584,035 26,533 48,830 3,714
1961 1,504,524 26,503 49,880 3,490
1960 1,418,810 13,580 51,533 2,008

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 Singapore 54.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 195,953 people) and 45.2% is from migration (a gain of 161,805 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 2,841,665 people or 48.7% in Singapore.

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
Singapore
City Population
Singapore 5.87M
Bukit Merah 152K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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