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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 5,422,069 people in Slovakia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 5,359,438 in Slovakia.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 33.3 times bigger than Slovakia's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Slovakia is the 125th.
  • The countries together account for 2.22% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.06% for Slovakia.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +0.01% in Slovakia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Slovakia has declined from 5.37M to 5.36M (0.25% decline).

Bangladesh vs Slovakia: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Slovakia
2100 210,399,059 3,377,764
2099 211,449,688 3,399,869
2098 212,479,977 3,422,010
2097 213,484,035 3,444,161
2096 214,463,720 3,466,284
2095 215,424,649 3,488,595
2094 216,368,088 3,511,062
2093 217,273,531 3,533,742
2092 218,151,426 3,556,708
2091 218,980,379 3,580,021
2090 219,782,575 3,603,675
2089 220,538,090 3,627,811
2088 221,257,201 3,652,354
2087 221,935,839 3,677,451
2086 222,585,679 3,703,217
2085 223,183,658 3,729,670
2084 223,742,603 3,756,777
2083 224,273,365 3,784,617
2082 224,763,738 3,813,170
2081 225,237,793 3,842,528
2080 225,665,152 3,872,714
2079 226,059,226 3,903,653
2078 226,389,150 3,935,351
2077 226,696,749 3,967,981
2076 226,954,762 4,001,363
2075 227,159,233 4,035,465
2074 227,315,415 4,070,159
2073 227,436,221 4,105,475
2072 227,503,342 4,141,396
2071 227,522,038 4,177,582
2070 227,495,122 4,214,086
2069 227,426,186 4,250,775
2068 227,302,632 4,287,566
2067 227,118,726 4,324,173
2066 226,878,385 4,360,463
2065 226,581,697 4,396,562
2064 226,235,839 4,432,349
2063 225,822,167 4,467,634
2062 225,349,674 4,502,390
2061 224,811,052 4,536,423
2060 224,216,813 4,569,861
2059 223,569,585 4,602,562
2058 222,855,839 4,634,484
2057 222,083,110 4,665,491
2056 221,273,932 4,695,744
2055 220,405,468 4,725,147
2054 219,511,997 4,753,640
2053 218,567,668 4,781,680
2052 217,585,554 4,809,152
2051 216,554,217 4,836,056
2050 215,489,899 4,862,512
2049 214,400,010 4,888,649
2048 213,275,216 4,914,306
2047 212,114,603 4,939,719
2046 210,918,933 4,964,917
2045 209,696,717 4,989,905
2044 208,446,830 5,014,849
2043 207,170,217 5,039,628
2042 205,859,107 5,064,051
2041 204,513,256 5,088,319
2040 203,143,300 5,112,265
2039 201,735,060 5,135,696
2038 200,262,138 5,158,725
2037 198,739,346 5,181,188
2036 197,147,970 5,203,033
2035 195,499,247 5,224,142
2034 193,789,143 5,244,168
2033 191,989,956 5,263,308
2032 190,141,739 5,281,327
2031 188,208,233 5,298,206
2030 186,212,272 5,313,745
2029 184,168,103 5,327,761
2028 182,087,511 5,339,993
2027 179,973,411 5,350,648
2026 177,837,418 5,359,438
2025 175,685,057 5,396,894
2024 173,562,364 5,422,069
2023 171,466,990 5,426,740
2022 169,384,897 5,431,752
2021 167,658,854 5,447,247
2020 166,298,024 5,458,827
2019 164,913,055 5,454,147
2018 163,523,103 5,446,771
2017 162,186,147 5,439,232
2016 160,811,932 5,430,798
2015 159,383,179 5,423,801
2014 157,964,929 5,418,649
2013 156,532,141 5,413,393
2012 155,070,101 5,407,579
2011 153,591,076 5,398,384
2010 152,201,981 5,391,428
2009 150,873,714 5,386,406
2008 149,474,264 5,379,233
2007 147,989,278 5,374,622
2006 146,405,973 5,373,054
2005 144,715,786 5,372,807
2004 142,902,856 5,372,280
2003 140,970,351 5,373,374
2002 138,933,658 5,376,912
2001 136,805,810 5,378,867
2000 134,544,304 5,388,720
1999 132,108,065 5,396,020
1998 129,622,332 5,390,516
1997 127,198,069 5,383,291
1996 124,862,179 5,373,361
1995 122,600,370 5,361,999
1994 120,343,179 5,346,331
1993 118,132,360 5,325,305
1992 115,952,192 5,305,016
1991 113,787,109 5,303,294
1990 111,633,717 5,299,187
1989 109,433,799 5,275,942
1988 107,216,008 5,250,596
1987 104,959,291 5,222,840
1986 102,635,572 5,193,838
1985 100,253,825 5,161,768
1984 97,814,966 5,127,097
1983 95,335,155 5,091,971
1982 92,814,507 5,055,099
1981 90,303,105 5,016,105
1980 88,016,432 4,979,815
1979 85,935,072 4,938,973
1978 83,889,655 4,890,125
1977 81,867,264 4,840,501
1976 79,855,318 4,789,507
1975 77,854,351 4,739,105
1974 75,839,348 4,689,623
1973 73,722,294 4,641,445
1972 71,641,519 4,596,622
1971 70,276,758 4,557,449
1970 69,058,894 4,538,223
1969 67,294,133 4,518,607
1968 65,408,276 4,483,915
1967 63,510,929 4,449,367
1966 61,669,806 4,411,666
1965 59,902,519 4,370,983
1964 58,178,374 4,327,341
1963 56,504,402 4,282,017
1962 54,881,146 4,238,188
1961 53,310,348 4,191,667
1960 51,828,660 4,068,095

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 Slovakia gained 57,744 people (a 1.07% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Slovakia's population decreased by 71,360 people (a 1.31% decline).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Slovakia was ranked 110th in 2006 and ranked 125th 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 Slovakia will decrease by 9.27% to 4,862,512 people and rank change from 125th to 129th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people, while Slovakia's population already peaked in 2020 at 5.46M people and is projected to decrease to 3.38M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Slovakia
2100 -0.5% -0.65%
2099 -0.48% -0.65%
2098 -0.47% -0.64%
2097 -0.46% -0.64%
2096 -0.45% -0.64%
2095 -0.44% -0.64%
2094 -0.42% -0.64%
2093 -0.4% -0.65%
2092 -0.38% -0.65%
2091 -0.36% -0.66%
2090 -0.34% -0.67%
2089 -0.33% -0.67%
2088 -0.31% -0.68%
2087 -0.29% -0.7%
2086 -0.27% -0.71%
2085 -0.25% -0.72%
2084 -0.24% -0.74%
2083 -0.22% -0.75%
2082 -0.21% -0.76%
2081 -0.19% -0.78%
2080 -0.17% -0.79%
2079 -0.15% -0.81%
2078 -0.14% -0.82%
2077 -0.11% -0.83%
2076 -0.09% -0.85%
2075 -0.07% -0.85%
2074 -0.05% -0.86%
2073 -0.03% -0.87%
2072 -0.008% -0.87%
2071 0.01% -0.87%
2070 0.03% -0.86%
2069 0.05% -0.86%
2068 0.08% -0.85%
2067 0.11% -0.83%
2066 0.13% -0.82%
2065 0.15% -0.81%
2064 0.18% -0.79%
2063 0.21% -0.77%
2062 0.24% -0.75%
2061 0.27% -0.73%
2060 0.29% -0.71%
2059 0.32% -0.69%
2058 0.35% -0.66%
2057 0.37% -0.64%
2056 0.39% -0.62%
2055 0.41% -0.6%
2054 0.43% -0.59%
2053 0.45% -0.57%
2052 0.48% -0.56%
2051 0.49% -0.54%
2050 0.51% -0.53%
2049 0.53% -0.52%
2048 0.55% -0.51%
2047 0.57% -0.51%
2046 0.58% -0.5%
2045 0.6% -0.5%
2044 0.62% -0.49%
2043 0.64% -0.48%
2042 0.66% -0.48%
2041 0.67% -0.47%
2040 0.7% -0.46%
2039 0.74% -0.45%
2038 0.77% -0.43%
2037 0.81% -0.42%
2036 0.84% -0.4%
2035 0.88% -0.38%
2034 0.94% -0.36%
2033 0.97% -0.34%
2032 1.03% -0.32%
2031 1.07% -0.29%
2030 1.11% -0.26%
2029 1.14% -0.23%
2028 1.17% -0.2%
2027 1.2% -0.16%
2026 1.23% -0.69%
2025 1.22% -0.46%
2024 1.22% -0.09%
2023 1.23% -0.09%
2022 1.03% -0.28%
2021 0.82% -0.21%
2020 0.84% 0.09%
2019 0.85% 0.14%
2018 0.82% 0.14%
2017 0.85% 0.16%
2016 0.9% 0.13%
2015 0.9% 0.1%
2014 0.92% 0.1%
2013 0.94% 0.11%
2012 0.96% 0.17%
2011 0.91% 0.13%
2010 0.88% 0.09%
2009 0.94% 0.13%
2008 1% 0.09%
2007 1.08% 0.03%
2006 1.17% 0.005%
2005 1.27% 0.01%
2004 1.37% -0.02%
2003 1.47% -0.07%
2002 1.56% -0.04%
2001 1.68% -0.18%
2000 1.84% -0.14%
1999 1.92% 0.1%
1998 1.91% 0.13%
1997 1.87% 0.18%
1996 1.84% 0.21%
1995 1.88% 0.29%
1994 1.87% 0.39%
1993 1.88% 0.38%
1992 1.9% 0.03%
1991 1.93% 0.08%
1990 2.01% 0.44%
1989 2.07% 0.48%
1988 2.15% 0.53%
1987 2.26% 0.56%
1986 2.38% 0.62%
1985 2.49% 0.68%
1984 2.6% 0.69%
1983 2.72% 0.73%
1982 2.78% 0.78%
1981 2.6% 0.73%
1980 2.42% 0.83%
1979 2.44% 1%
1978 2.47% 1.03%
1977 2.52% 1.06%
1976 2.57% 1.06%
1975 2.66% 1.06%
1974 2.87% 1.04%
1973 2.9% 0.98%
1972 1.94% 0.86%
1971 1.76% 0.42%
1970 2.62% 0.43%
1969 2.88% 0.77%
1968 2.99% 0.78%
1967 2.99% 0.85%
1966 2.95% 0.93%
1965 2.96% 1.01%
1964 2.96% 1.06%
1963 2.96% 1.03%
1962 2.95% 1.11%
1961 2.86% 3.04%

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 Slovakia's population declined by 0.09%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Slovakia
Current population
178415186
5359438
Population rank 8/197 125/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.06%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
1.88 hours
One birth every
9.04 seconds
10.8 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
9.69 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 -13
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 -4,671
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% -0.09%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 172/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
16.8 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -31,377
Net migration rank 194/196 166/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 323,991
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 96/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 5.9%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 88/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Slovakia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Slovakia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -31,377
2024 - -473,362 - -21,027
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 -5,427 4,933
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 -7,062 92,314
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 -16,886 -8,172
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 -2,184 4,350
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 3,818 3,128
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 3,268 3,446
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 4,351 3,279
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 5,431 3,487
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 2,170 2,549
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 3,793 -1,158
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 2,707 -1,181
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 3,245 871
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 9,177 -2,392
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 7,008 -1,814
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 8,619 -542
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 4,303 -495
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 537 -571
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 537 -549
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 537 -561
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 1,611 -522
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 -537 -646
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 -538 -580
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 -1,076 -860
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 2,155 -831
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 3,777 -119
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 4,312 -12
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 6,999 247
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 9,135 246
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 9,115 -30
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 14,970 -109
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 20,769 72
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 21,220 -201
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 23,865 174
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 25,436 -9,402
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 26,380 -7,254
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 30,979 -6,500
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 31,859 -6,401
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 34,279 -6,143
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 37,680 -6,068
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 38,966 -6,276
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 39,717 -6,361
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 41,958 -6,088
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 43,640 -5,821
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 44,320 -5,522
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 52,353 -4,712
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 52,324 -4,689
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 52,762 -4,621
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 54,121 -4,432
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 52,604 -4,652
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 52,524 -4,190
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 49,199 -3,854
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 46,426 -3,516
1971 542,747 224,369 40,105 -3,495
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 38,575 -4,919
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 39,312 -8,998
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 38,113 -8,881
1967 1,860,743 23,164 41,824 -8,876
1966 1,794,530 3,758 45,440 -8,817
1965 1,688,652 47,610 48,517 -8,707
1964 1,686,591 25,426 54,092 -8,608
1963 1,612,749 23,215 54,382 -8,548
1962 1,584,035 26,533 49,587 -9,019
1961 1,504,524 26,503 55,749 4,812
1960 1,418,810 13,580 56,546 4,344

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 Slovakia 7.47% is from natural causes (a loss of 8,728 people) and 92.5% is from migration (a gain of 108,156 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 323,991 people or 5.9% in Slovakia.

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
Slovakia
City Population
Bratislava 479K
Kosice 224K
Petrzalka 112K
Presov 81.7K
Zilina 80.3K
Nitra 75.9K
Banska Bystrica 73.5K
Trnava 63.2K
Trencin 54.1K
Martin 50.3K

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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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