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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 2,127,400 people in Slovenia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 2,124,138 in Slovenia.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 84 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 +0.94% per year vs +0.29% in Slovenia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Slovenia has grown from 2.01M to 2.12M (5.84% growth).

Bangladesh vs Slovenia: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Slovenia
2100 210,399,059 1,640,541
2099 211,449,688 1,644,752
2098 212,479,977 1,648,834
2097 213,484,035 1,653,196
2096 214,463,720 1,657,434
2095 215,424,649 1,661,656
2094 216,368,088 1,665,825
2093 217,273,531 1,670,076
2092 218,151,426 1,674,280
2091 218,980,379 1,678,462
2090 219,782,575 1,682,998
2089 220,538,090 1,687,376
2088 221,257,201 1,691,788
2087 221,935,839 1,696,409
2086 222,585,679 1,701,325
2085 223,183,658 1,706,189
2084 223,742,603 1,711,157
2083 224,273,365 1,716,396
2082 224,763,738 1,721,709
2081 225,237,793 1,727,302
2080 225,665,152 1,733,405
2079 226,059,226 1,739,518
2078 226,389,150 1,746,152
2077 226,696,749 1,752,783
2076 226,954,762 1,759,639
2075 227,159,233 1,766,867
2074 227,315,415 1,774,528
2073 227,436,221 1,782,697
2072 227,503,342 1,790,658
2071 227,522,038 1,798,960
2070 227,495,122 1,807,483
2069 227,426,186 1,816,607
2068 227,302,632 1,825,849
2067 227,118,726 1,834,865
2066 226,878,385 1,844,034
2065 226,581,697 1,853,651
2064 226,235,839 1,863,550
2063 225,822,167 1,873,173
2062 225,349,674 1,882,832
2061 224,811,052 1,892,739
2060 224,216,813 1,902,939
2059 223,569,585 1,912,861
2058 222,855,839 1,922,175
2057 222,083,110 1,932,119
2056 221,273,932 1,941,469
2055 220,405,468 1,950,861
2054 219,511,997 1,959,953
2053 218,567,668 1,968,641
2052 217,585,554 1,977,227
2051 216,554,217 1,985,279
2050 215,489,899 1,993,115
2049 214,400,010 2,000,477
2048 213,275,216 2,007,283
2047 212,114,603 2,014,140
2046 210,918,933 2,020,756
2045 209,696,717 2,027,366
2044 208,446,830 2,033,871
2043 207,170,217 2,040,173
2042 205,859,107 2,046,339
2041 204,513,256 2,052,041
2040 203,143,300 2,057,278
2039 201,735,060 2,062,718
2038 200,262,138 2,067,922
2037 198,739,346 2,073,705
2036 197,147,970 2,079,201
2035 195,499,247 2,084,471
2034 193,789,143 2,089,430
2033 191,989,956 2,094,601
2032 190,141,739 2,099,622
2031 188,208,233 2,104,690
2030 186,212,272 2,109,416
2029 184,168,103 2,113,874
2028 182,087,511 2,118,053
2027 179,973,411 2,121,324
2026 177,837,418 2,124,138
2025 175,685,057 2,126,340
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 (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 Slovenia gained 58,174 people (a 2.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Slovenia's population increased by 59,096 people (a 2.86% 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 20.8% to 215,489,899 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of Slovenia will decrease by 6.17% to 1,993,115 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 2024 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% -0.05%
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 (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 Slovenia's population grew by 0.33%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Slovenia
Current population
178415186
2124138
Population rank 8/197 147/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.03%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
1.26 hours
One birth every
9.04 seconds
31 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
24.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +19
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +6,939
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.33%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 148/197
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 - -473,362 - 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 2026-04-06).

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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 Slovenia 18.1% is from natural causes (a loss of 17,573 people) and 81.9% is from migration (a gain of 79,532 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 2.58M
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 (1960–2024, 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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