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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 19,009,151 people in Somalia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 20,503,678 in Somalia.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 8.7 times bigger than Somalia's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Somalia is the 66th.
  • The countries together account for 2.4% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.25% for Somalia.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +3.61% in Somalia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Somalia has grown from 11M to 20.5M (86.8% growth).

Bangladesh vs Somalia: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Somalia
2100 210,399,059 68,384,185
2099 211,449,688 68,040,371
2098 212,479,977 67,702,230
2097 213,484,035 67,362,336
2096 214,463,720 66,972,933
2095 215,424,649 66,585,659
2094 216,368,088 66,179,819
2093 217,273,531 65,760,590
2092 218,151,426 65,324,261
2091 218,980,379 64,852,843
2090 219,782,575 64,362,727
2089 220,538,090 63,922,797
2088 221,257,201 63,464,036
2087 221,935,839 62,987,028
2086 222,585,679 62,447,029
2085 223,183,658 61,873,597
2084 223,742,603 61,318,916
2083 224,273,365 60,761,800
2082 224,763,738 60,187,980
2081 225,237,793 59,676,722
2080 225,665,152 59,100,915
2079 226,059,226 58,477,428
2078 226,389,150 57,852,528
2077 226,696,749 57,211,821
2076 226,954,762 56,602,463
2075 227,159,233 56,005,600
2074 227,315,415 55,330,165
2073 227,436,221 54,651,918
2072 227,503,342 53,978,548
2071 227,522,038 53,284,016
2070 227,495,122 52,573,210
2069 227,426,186 51,878,214
2068 227,302,632 51,197,653
2067 227,118,726 50,493,028
2066 226,878,385 49,779,172
2065 226,581,697 49,024,665
2064 226,235,839 48,265,876
2063 225,822,167 47,522,361
2062 225,349,674 46,785,920
2061 224,811,052 46,037,526
2060 224,216,813 45,220,507
2059 223,569,585 44,397,936
2058 222,855,839 43,659,021
2057 222,083,110 42,897,422
2056 221,273,932 42,121,542
2055 220,405,468 41,318,179
2054 219,511,997 40,513,141
2053 218,567,668 39,744,995
2052 217,585,554 38,992,177
2051 216,554,217 38,228,872
2050 215,489,899 37,471,735
2049 214,400,010 36,739,905
2048 213,275,216 35,984,999
2047 212,114,603 35,218,863
2046 210,918,933 34,462,403
2045 209,696,717 33,717,596
2044 208,446,830 32,977,674
2043 207,170,217 32,247,710
2042 205,859,107 31,537,272
2041 204,513,256 30,794,853
2040 203,143,300 30,032,324
2039 201,735,060 29,312,883
2038 200,262,138 28,583,386
2037 198,739,346 27,838,646
2036 197,147,970 27,114,453
2035 195,499,247 26,385,421
2034 193,789,143 25,687,629
2033 191,989,956 25,018,509
2032 190,141,739 24,338,597
2031 188,208,233 23,657,353
2030 186,212,272 22,965,742
2029 184,168,103 22,299,610
2028 182,087,511 21,651,582
2027 179,973,411 20,991,860
2026 177,837,418 20,322,668
2025 175,685,057 19,666,990
2024 173,562,364 19,009,151
2023 171,466,990 18,358,615
2022 169,384,897 17,801,897
2021 167,658,854 17,271,431
2020 166,298,024 16,651,191
2019 164,913,055 16,030,971
2018 163,523,103 15,452,487
2017 162,186,147 14,916,629
2016 160,811,932 14,348,740
2015 159,383,179 13,806,963
2014 157,964,929 13,339,491
2013 156,532,141 12,869,594
2012 155,070,101 12,461,160
2011 153,591,076 12,348,830
2010 152,201,981 12,261,756
2009 150,873,714 11,961,201
2008 149,474,264 11,663,084
2007 147,989,278 11,322,582
2006 146,405,973 10,975,502
2005 144,715,786 10,644,228
2004 142,902,856 10,280,998
2003 140,970,351 9,909,157
2002 138,933,658 9,550,063
2001 136,805,810 9,198,493
2000 134,544,304 8,838,713
1999 132,108,065 8,492,059
1998 129,622,332 8,155,417
1997 127,198,069 7,824,525
1996 124,862,179 7,554,474
1995 122,600,370 7,285,007
1994 120,343,179 7,026,797
1993 118,132,360 6,681,399
1992 115,952,192 6,495,107
1991 113,787,109 6,813,760
1990 111,633,717 7,082,811
1989 109,433,799 7,114,817
1988 107,216,008 7,235,360
1987 104,959,291 7,228,302
1986 102,635,572 6,974,788
1985 100,253,825 6,693,289
1984 97,814,966 6,428,389
1983 95,335,155 6,198,430
1982 92,814,507 6,003,840
1981 90,303,105 5,982,849
1980 88,016,432 5,936,154
1979 85,935,072 5,449,117
1978 83,889,655 4,814,892
1977 81,867,264 4,484,050
1976 79,855,318 4,365,812
1975 77,854,351 4,257,535
1974 75,839,348 4,151,842
1973 73,722,294 4,045,592
1972 71,641,519 3,939,436
1971 70,276,758 3,837,691
1970 69,058,894 3,738,448
1969 67,294,133 3,641,015
1968 65,408,276 3,546,590
1967 63,510,929 3,454,537
1966 61,669,806 3,365,106
1965 59,902,519 3,277,874
1964 58,178,374 3,192,796
1963 56,504,402 3,110,361
1962 54,881,146 3,030,091
1961 53,310,348 2,952,054
1960 51,828,660 2,876,331

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Somalia gained 3,373,238 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Somalia's population increased by 6,154,938 people (a 42.9% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2006 and ranked 66th 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 Somalia will increase by 82.8% to 37,471,735 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 68.4M people in 2100 for Somalia.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Somalia
2100 -0.5% 0.51%
2099 -0.48% 0.5%
2098 -0.47% 0.5%
2097 -0.46% 0.58%
2096 -0.45% 0.58%
2095 -0.44% 0.61%
2094 -0.42% 0.64%
2093 -0.4% 0.67%
2092 -0.38% 0.73%
2091 -0.36% 0.76%
2090 -0.34% 0.69%
2089 -0.33% 0.72%
2088 -0.31% 0.76%
2087 -0.29% 0.86%
2086 -0.27% 0.93%
2085 -0.25% 0.9%
2084 -0.24% 0.92%
2083 -0.22% 0.95%
2082 -0.21% 0.86%
2081 -0.19% 0.97%
2080 -0.17% 1.07%
2079 -0.15% 1.08%
2078 -0.14% 1.12%
2077 -0.11% 1.08%
2076 -0.09% 1.07%
2075 -0.07% 1.22%
2074 -0.05% 1.24%
2073 -0.03% 1.25%
2072 -0.008% 1.3%
2071 0.01% 1.35%
2070 0.03% 1.34%
2069 0.05% 1.33%
2068 0.08% 1.4%
2067 0.11% 1.43%
2066 0.13% 1.54%
2065 0.15% 1.57%
2064 0.18% 1.56%
2063 0.21% 1.57%
2062 0.24% 1.63%
2061 0.27% 1.81%
2060 0.29% 1.85%
2059 0.32% 1.69%
2058 0.35% 1.78%
2057 0.37% 1.84%
2056 0.39% 1.94%
2055 0.41% 1.99%
2054 0.43% 1.93%
2053 0.45% 1.93%
2052 0.48% 2%
2051 0.49% 2.02%
2050 0.51% 1.99%
2049 0.53% 2.1%
2048 0.55% 2.18%
2047 0.57% 2.2%
2046 0.58% 2.21%
2045 0.6% 2.24%
2044 0.62% 2.26%
2043 0.64% 2.25%
2042 0.66% 2.41%
2041 0.67% 2.54%
2040 0.7% 2.45%
2039 0.74% 2.55%
2038 0.77% 2.68%
2037 0.81% 2.67%
2036 0.84% 2.76%
2035 0.88% 2.72%
2034 0.94% 2.67%
2033 0.97% 2.79%
2032 1.03% 2.88%
2031 1.07% 3.01%
2030 1.11% 2.99%
2029 1.14% 2.99%
2028 1.17% 3.14%
2027 1.2% 3.29%
2026 1.23% 3.33%
2025 1.22% 3.46%
2024 1.22% 3.54%
2023 1.23% 3.13%
2022 1.03% 3.07%
2021 0.82% 3.72%
2020 0.84% 3.87%
2019 0.85% 3.74%
2018 0.82% 3.59%
2017 0.85% 3.96%
2016 0.9% 3.92%
2015 0.9% 3.5%
2014 0.92% 3.65%
2013 0.94% 3.28%
2012 0.96% 0.91%
2011 0.91% 0.71%
2010 0.88% 2.51%
2009 0.94% 2.56%
2008 1% 3.01%
2007 1.08% 3.16%
2006 1.17% 3.11%
2005 1.27% 3.53%
2004 1.37% 3.75%
2003 1.47% 3.76%
2002 1.56% 3.82%
2001 1.68% 4.07%
2000 1.84% 4.08%
1999 1.92% 4.13%
1998 1.91% 4.23%
1997 1.87% 3.57%
1996 1.84% 3.7%
1995 1.88% 3.67%
1994 1.87% 5.17%
1993 1.88% 2.87%
1992 1.9% -4.68%
1991 1.93% -3.8%
1990 2.01% -0.45%
1989 2.07% -1.67%
1988 2.15% 0.1%
1987 2.26% 3.63%
1986 2.38% 4.21%
1985 2.49% 4.12%
1984 2.6% 3.71%
1983 2.72% 3.24%
1982 2.78% 0.35%
1981 2.6% 0.79%
1980 2.42% 8.94%
1979 2.44% 13.2%
1978 2.47% 7.38%
1977 2.52% 2.71%
1976 2.57% 2.54%
1975 2.66% 2.55%
1974 2.87% 2.63%
1973 2.9% 2.69%
1972 1.94% 2.65%
1971 1.76% 2.65%
1970 2.62% 2.68%
1969 2.88% 2.66%
1968 2.99% 2.66%
1967 2.99% 2.66%
1966 2.95% 2.66%
1965 2.96% 2.66%
1964 2.96% 2.65%
1963 2.96% 2.65%
1962 2.95% 2.64%
1961 2.86% 2.63%

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 Somalia's population grew by 3.54%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Somalia
Current population
178415186
20503678
Population rank 8/197 66/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.25%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
48.5 seconds
One birth every
9.04 seconds
40 seconds
One death every
36.7 seconds
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +1,782
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +650,536
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +3.54%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 8/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
43.6 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 +12,077
Net migration rank 194/196 40/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 77,972
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 140/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 0.4%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 180/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Somalia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Somalia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 12,077
2024 - -473,362 - 26,859
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 608,203 46,217
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 551,450 -92,434
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 566,399 35,506
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 561,311 77,259
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 548,756 53,124
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 514,244 40,844
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 478,556 38,067
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 495,132 124,017
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 481,573 -17,178
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 464,481 6,065
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 448,518 20,723
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 399,468 -51,833
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 203,213 -326,192
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 385,571 -88,448
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 405,784 -101,795
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 394,258 -102,035
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 380,303 8,476
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 372,597 -67,200
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 363,117 -5,955
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 351,959 17,353
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 341,192 33,174
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 331,215 12,603
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 319,059 40,274
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 306,651 53,580
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 295,523 37,548
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 284,779 55,426
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 271,894 49,692
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 264,807 -46,291
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 254,509 65,888
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 246,950 -50,921
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 232,960 261,815
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 57,495 -179,675
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 53,052 -568,166
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 225,162 -248,155
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 225,255 -266,281
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 215,599 -415,660
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 231,580 -17,391
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 218,416 74,424
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 207,960 62,183
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 199,017 60,630
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 190,775 9,505
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 182,793 6,115
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 185,211 -332,129
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 174,790 65,519
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 151,016 582,746
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 132,689 402,005
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 124,818 2,170
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 113,319 -3,831
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 108,998 -1,934
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 104,813 -495
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 108,038 143
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 104,493 -351
1971 542,747 224,369 101,196 -1,850
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 98,025 1,104
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 95,045 690
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 92,208 906
1967 1,860,743 23,164 89,497 1,498
1966 1,794,530 3,758 86,930 941
1965 1,688,652 47,610 84,448 2,142
1964 1,686,591 25,426 82,042 1,518
1963 1,612,749 23,215 79,859 1,449
1962 1,584,035 26,533 77,737 1,496
1961 1,504,524 26,503 75,513 1,336
1960 1,418,810 13,580 73,850 750

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 Somalia 94.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,270,105 people) and 5.58% is from migration (a gain of 311,487 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 77,972 people or 0.4% in Somalia.

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
Somalia
City Population
Mogadishu 2.12M
Hargeisa 1.23M
Baidoa 1.2M
Borama 68.1K

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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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