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

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The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 175,686,899 in 2025 vs 2,130,986 people in Slovenia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,936,470 people compared to 2,128,778 in Slovenia.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 84.1 times bigger than Slovenia's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Slovenia is the 147th.
  • The countries together account for 2.18% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.03% for Slovenia.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.97% per year vs +0.3% in Slovenia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 179M (22.2% growth), while Slovenia has grown from 2.01M to 2.13M (6.07% growth).

Bangladesh vs Slovenia: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Slovenia
2100 210,401,264 1,644,125
2099 211,451,904 1,648,345
2098 212,482,204 1,652,436
2097 213,486,272 1,656,808
2096 214,465,968 1,661,055
2095 215,426,907 1,665,286
2094 216,370,356 1,669,464
2093 217,275,808 1,673,724
2092 218,153,712 1,677,938
2091 218,982,674 1,682,129
2090 219,784,878 1,686,674
2089 220,540,401 1,691,063
2088 221,259,520 1,695,484
2087 221,938,165 1,700,115
2086 222,588,012 1,705,042
2085 223,185,997 1,709,916
2084 223,744,949 1,714,895
2083 224,275,716 1,720,145
2082 224,766,094 1,725,470
2081 225,240,154 1,731,075
2080 225,667,518 1,737,192
2079 226,061,595 1,743,318
2078 226,391,523 1,749,967
2077 226,699,126 1,756,612
2076 226,957,140 1,763,483
2075 227,161,614 1,770,727
2074 227,317,797 1,778,405
2073 227,438,605 1,786,591
2072 227,505,726 1,794,570
2071 227,524,423 1,802,890
2070 227,497,506 1,811,432
2069 227,428,570 1,820,576
2068 227,305,014 1,829,837
2067 227,121,107 1,838,874
2066 226,880,763 1,848,063
2065 226,584,072 1,857,701
2064 226,238,210 1,867,621
2063 225,824,534 1,877,265
2062 225,352,036 1,886,945
2061 224,813,409 1,896,873
2060 224,219,163 1,907,096
2059 223,571,928 1,917,040
2058 222,858,175 1,926,374
2057 222,085,438 1,936,340
2056 221,276,251 1,945,710
2055 220,407,778 1,955,123
2054 219,514,298 1,964,235
2053 218,569,959 1,972,942
2052 217,587,835 1,981,547
2051 216,556,487 1,989,616
2050 215,492,158 1,997,469
2049 214,402,257 2,004,847
2048 213,277,451 2,011,668
2047 212,116,827 2,018,540
2046 210,921,144 2,025,170
2045 209,698,915 2,031,795
2044 208,449,015 2,038,314
2043 207,172,388 2,044,630
2042 205,861,265 2,050,809
2041 204,515,400 2,056,524
2040 203,145,429 2,061,772
2039 201,737,174 2,067,224
2038 200,264,237 2,072,439
2037 198,741,429 2,078,235
2036 197,150,036 2,083,743
2035 195,501,296 2,089,024
2034 193,791,174 2,093,994
2033 191,991,968 2,099,177
2032 190,143,732 2,104,208
2031 188,210,205 2,109,288
2030 186,214,224 2,114,024
2029 184,170,034 2,118,491
2028 182,089,419 2,122,680
2027 179,975,298 2,125,958
2026 177,839,282 2,128,778
2025 175,686,899 2,130,986
2024 173,562,364 2,127,400
2023 171,466,990 2,120,461
2022 169,384,897 2,112,076
2021 167,658,854 2,108,079
2020 166,298,024 2,102,419
2019 164,913,055 2,088,385
2018 163,523,103 2,073,894
2017 162,186,147 2,066,388
2016 160,811,932 2,065,042
2015 159,383,179 2,063,531
2014 157,964,929 2,061,980
2013 156,532,141 2,059,953
2012 155,070,101 2,057,159
2011 153,591,076 2,052,843
2010 152,201,981 2,048,583
2009 150,873,714 2,039,669
2008 149,474,264 2,021,316
2007 147,989,278 2,018,122
2006 146,405,973 2,006,868
2005 144,715,786 2,000,474
2004 142,902,856 1,997,012
2003 140,970,351 1,995,733
2002 138,933,658 1,994,530
2001 136,805,810 1,992,060
2000 134,544,304 1,988,925
1999 132,108,065 1,983,045
1998 129,622,332 1,981,629
1997 127,198,069 1,985,956
1996 124,862,179 1,988,628
1995 122,600,370 1,989,872
1994 120,343,179 1,989,443
1993 118,132,360 1,991,746
1992 115,952,192 1,996,498
1991 113,787,109 1,999,429
1990 111,633,717 1,998,161
1989 109,433,799 1,996,351
1988 107,216,008 1,995,196
1987 104,959,291 1,989,776
1986 102,635,572 1,965,964
1985 100,253,825 1,941,641
1984 97,814,966 1,932,154
1983 95,335,155 1,922,321
1982 92,814,507 1,910,334
1981 90,303,105 1,906,531
1980 88,016,432 1,901,315
1979 85,935,072 1,882,599
1978 83,889,655 1,862,548
1977 81,867,264 1,842,377
1976 79,855,318 1,820,249
1975 77,854,351 1,793,581
1974 75,839,348 1,776,132
1973 73,722,294 1,766,697
1972 71,641,519 1,752,233
1971 70,276,758 1,738,335
1970 69,058,894 1,724,891
1969 67,294,133 1,713,874
1968 65,408,276 1,704,546
1967 63,510,929 1,689,528
1966 61,669,806 1,669,905
1965 59,902,519 1,649,160
1964 58,178,374 1,632,114
1963 56,504,402 1,616,971
1962 54,881,146 1,603,649
1961 53,310,348 1,594,131
1960 51,828,660 1,584,720

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 Slovenia gained 58,174 people (a 2.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% growth), while Slovenia's population increased by 63,736 people (a 3.09% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Slovenia was ranked 141st in 2006 and ranked 147th 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 Slovenia will decrease by 6.17% to 1,997,469 people and will still be ranked 147th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people, while Slovenia's population already peaked in 2025 at 2.13M people and is projected to decrease to 1.64M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Slovenia
2100 -0.5% -0.26%
2099 -0.48% -0.25%
2098 -0.47% -0.26%
2097 -0.46% -0.26%
2096 -0.45% -0.25%
2095 -0.44% -0.25%
2094 -0.42% -0.25%
2093 -0.4% -0.25%
2092 -0.38% -0.25%
2091 -0.36% -0.27%
2090 -0.34% -0.26%
2089 -0.33% -0.26%
2088 -0.31% -0.27%
2087 -0.29% -0.29%
2086 -0.27% -0.29%
2085 -0.25% -0.29%
2084 -0.24% -0.31%
2083 -0.22% -0.31%
2082 -0.21% -0.32%
2081 -0.19% -0.35%
2080 -0.17% -0.35%
2079 -0.15% -0.38%
2078 -0.14% -0.38%
2077 -0.11% -0.39%
2076 -0.09% -0.41%
2075 -0.07% -0.43%
2074 -0.05% -0.46%
2073 -0.03% -0.44%
2072 -0.008% -0.46%
2071 0.01% -0.47%
2070 0.03% -0.5%
2069 0.05% -0.51%
2068 0.08% -0.49%
2067 0.11% -0.5%
2066 0.13% -0.52%
2065 0.15% -0.53%
2064 0.18% -0.51%
2063 0.21% -0.51%
2062 0.24% -0.52%
2061 0.27% -0.54%
2060 0.29% -0.52%
2059 0.32% -0.48%
2058 0.35% -0.51%
2057 0.37% -0.48%
2056 0.39% -0.48%
2055 0.41% -0.46%
2054 0.43% -0.44%
2053 0.45% -0.43%
2052 0.48% -0.41%
2051 0.49% -0.39%
2050 0.51% -0.37%
2049 0.53% -0.34%
2048 0.55% -0.34%
2047 0.57% -0.33%
2046 0.58% -0.33%
2045 0.6% -0.32%
2044 0.62% -0.31%
2043 0.64% -0.3%
2042 0.66% -0.28%
2041 0.67% -0.25%
2040 0.7% -0.26%
2039 0.74% -0.25%
2038 0.77% -0.28%
2037 0.81% -0.26%
2036 0.84% -0.25%
2035 0.88% -0.24%
2034 0.94% -0.25%
2033 0.97% -0.24%
2032 1.03% -0.24%
2031 1.07% -0.22%
2030 1.11% -0.21%
2029 1.14% -0.2%
2028 1.17% -0.15%
2027 1.2% -0.13%
2026 1.23% -0.1%
2025 1.22% 0.17%
2024 1.22% 0.33%
2023 1.23% 0.4%
2022 1.03% 0.19%
2021 0.82% 0.27%
2020 0.84% 0.67%
2019 0.85% 0.7%
2018 0.82% 0.36%
2017 0.85% 0.07%
2016 0.9% 0.07%
2015 0.9% 0.08%
2014 0.92% 0.1%
2013 0.94% 0.14%
2012 0.96% 0.21%
2011 0.91% 0.21%
2010 0.88% 0.44%
2009 0.94% 0.91%
2008 1% 0.16%
2007 1.08% 0.56%
2006 1.17% 0.32%
2005 1.27% 0.17%
2004 1.37% 0.06%
2003 1.47% 0.06%
2002 1.56% 0.12%
2001 1.68% 0.16%
2000 1.84% 0.3%
1999 1.92% 0.07%
1998 1.91% -0.22%
1997 1.87% -0.13%
1996 1.84% -0.06%
1995 1.88% 0.02%
1994 1.87% -0.12%
1993 1.88% -0.24%
1992 1.9% -0.15%
1991 1.93% 0.06%
1990 2.01% 0.09%
1989 2.07% 0.06%
1988 2.15% 0.27%
1987 2.26% 1.21%
1986 2.38% 1.25%
1985 2.49% 0.49%
1984 2.6% 0.51%
1983 2.72% 0.63%
1982 2.78% 0.2%
1981 2.6% 0.27%
1980 2.42% 0.99%
1979 2.44% 1.08%
1978 2.47% 1.09%
1977 2.52% 1.22%
1976 2.57% 1.49%
1975 2.66% 0.98%
1974 2.87% 0.53%
1973 2.9% 0.83%
1972 1.94% 0.8%
1971 1.76% 0.78%
1970 2.62% 0.64%
1969 2.88% 0.55%
1968 2.99% 0.89%
1967 2.99% 1.18%
1966 2.95% 1.26%
1965 2.96% 1.04%
1964 2.96% 0.94%
1963 2.96% 0.83%
1962 2.95% 0.6%
1961 2.86% 0.59%

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 Slovenia's population grew by 0.17%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Slovenia
Current population
178936470
2128778
Population rank 8/197 147/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.03%
One net population change
14.9 seconds
2.45 hours
One birth every
9.09 seconds
31.3 minutes
One death every
35.6 seconds
24.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,821 +10
Annual growth/decline +2,124,535 +3,586
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.17%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 153/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
3.24 hours
Annual migration change -402,100 +2,711
Net migration rank 194/196 55/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 315,122
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 97/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 14.9%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 44/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Slovenia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Slovenia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 2,711
2024 2,583,129 -473,362 -4,680 3,319
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 -4,665 5,339
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 -4,858 9,014
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 -4,216 2,477
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 -5,256 28,514
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 -1,254 16,352
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 -1,037 14,640
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 -207 1,359
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 826 1,195
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 826 712
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 2,268 -70
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 1,648 639
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 2,674 1,117
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 3,285 2,190
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 3,687 -410
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 3,060 11,594
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 3,437 2,971
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 1,211 14,191
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 602 6,081
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 -600 6,317
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 -599 1,759
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 -1,996 3,218
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 -1,197 1,975
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 -996 4,527
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 -398 3,124
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 -1,388 10,291
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 -1,189 -5,280
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 -794 -1,298
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 0 -2,456
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 0 356
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 199 -153
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 -199 -4,641
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 598 -5,547
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 2,199 -3,325
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 3,797 618
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 4,592 -2,718
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 5,986 -3,023
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 5,771 2,972
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 6,094 32,700
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 6,213 3,404
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 5,990 3,280
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 6,343 3,613
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 9,170 -8,695
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 10,485 -5,016
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 11,027 3,128
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 12,614 2,107
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 11,920 2,113
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 12,160 2,584
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 12,196 2,226
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 11,658 2,421
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 11,367 3,145
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 11,837 2,175
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 10,513 2,924
1971 542,747 224,369 10,951 2,286
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 10,004 260
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 9,427 685
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 11,250 438
1967 1,860,743 23,164 13,516 -192
1966 1,794,530 3,758 15,697 -1,262
1965 1,688,652 47,610 14,513 -1,421
1964 1,686,591 25,426 12,567 -349
1963 1,612,749 23,215 14,068 -180
1962 1,584,035 26,533 13,150 148
1961 1,504,524 26,503 14,985 -306
1960 1,418,810 13,580 12,678 -929

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 Slovenia 22.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 24,521 people) and 77.2% is from migration (a gain of 82,921 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 315,122 people or 14.9% in Slovenia.

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
Slovenia
City Population
Ljubljana 284K
Maribor 114K
Kranj 37.6K
Celje 37.1K
Velenje 25.6K
Novo Mesto 24.2K
Nova Gorica 13K
Izola 11.7K
Murska Sobota 11.2K
Piran 3.79K

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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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