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Population in Bangladesh compared to South Korea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 175,686,899 in 2025 vs 51,684,564 people in South Korea in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,936,470 people compared to 51,624,449 in South Korea.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 3.47 times bigger than South Korea's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while South Korea is the 31st.
  • The countries together account for 2.77% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.62% for South Korea.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.97% per year vs +0.17% in South Korea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 179M (22.2% growth), while South Korea has grown from 48.4M to 51.6M (6.58% growth).

Bangladesh vs South Korea: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh South Korea
2100 210,401,264 22,001,649
2099 211,451,904 22,324,514
2098 212,482,204 22,657,541
2097 213,486,272 22,998,315
2096 214,465,968 23,348,632
2095 215,426,907 23,711,049
2094 216,370,356 24,081,510
2093 217,275,808 24,460,970
2092 218,153,712 24,848,715
2091 218,982,674 25,242,926
2090 219,784,878 25,642,926
2089 220,540,401 26,048,094
2088 221,259,520 26,457,020
2087 221,938,165 26,871,556
2086 222,588,012 27,288,450
2085 223,185,997 27,710,065
2084 223,744,949 28,133,600
2083 224,275,716 28,564,090
2082 224,766,094 28,998,646
2081 225,240,154 29,441,497
2080 225,667,518 29,887,135
2079 226,061,595 30,337,095
2078 226,391,523 30,793,984
2077 226,699,126 31,258,278
2076 226,957,140 31,728,826
2075 227,161,614 32,205,338
2074 227,317,797 32,689,892
2073 227,438,605 33,180,187
2072 227,505,726 33,679,874
2071 227,524,423 34,187,068
2070 227,497,506 34,702,204
2069 227,428,570 35,224,472
2068 227,305,014 35,745,164
2067 227,121,107 36,274,411
2066 226,880,763 36,808,495
2065 226,584,072 37,349,660
2064 226,238,210 37,897,742
2063 225,824,534 38,450,082
2062 225,352,036 39,009,227
2061 224,813,409 39,565,102
2060 224,219,163 40,130,032
2059 223,571,928 40,692,438
2058 222,858,175 41,256,780
2057 222,085,438 41,813,259
2056 221,276,251 42,356,530
2055 220,407,778 42,888,143
2054 219,514,298 43,405,840
2053 218,569,959 43,917,075
2052 217,587,835 44,419,192
2051 216,556,487 44,901,452
2050 215,492,158 45,362,931
2049 214,402,257 45,809,553
2048 213,277,451 46,235,718
2047 212,116,827 46,645,885
2046 210,921,144 47,033,200
2045 209,698,915 47,409,815
2044 208,449,015 47,773,842
2043 207,172,388 48,120,989
2042 205,861,265 48,455,085
2041 204,515,400 48,782,206
2040 203,145,429 49,091,438
2039 201,737,174 49,388,464
2038 200,264,237 49,669,835
2037 198,741,429 49,932,869
2036 197,150,036 50,175,947
2035 195,501,296 50,401,135
2034 193,791,174 50,607,994
2033 191,991,968 50,796,030
2032 190,143,732 50,961,878
2031 188,210,205 51,109,725
2030 186,214,224 51,242,628
2029 184,170,034 51,360,529
2028 182,089,419 51,461,403
2027 179,975,298 51,551,313
2026 177,839,282 51,624,449
2025 175,686,899 51,684,564
2024 173,562,364 51,751,065
2023 171,466,990 51,712,619
2022 169,384,897 51,672,569
2021 167,658,854 51,769,539
2020 166,298,024 51,836,239
2019 164,913,055 51,764,822
2018 163,523,103 51,585,058
2017 162,186,147 51,361,911
2016 160,811,932 51,217,803
2015 159,383,179 51,014,947
2014 157,964,929 50,746,659
2013 156,532,141 50,428,893
2012 155,070,101 50,199,853
2011 153,591,076 49,936,638
2010 152,201,981 49,554,112
2009 150,873,714 49,307,835
2008 149,474,264 49,054,708
2007 147,989,278 48,683,638
2006 146,405,973 48,438,292
2005 144,715,786 48,184,561
2004 142,902,856 48,082,519
2003 140,970,351 47,892,330
2002 138,933,658 47,644,736
2001 136,805,810 47,370,164
2000 134,544,304 47,008,111
1999 132,108,065 46,616,677
1998 129,622,332 46,286,503
1997 127,198,069 45,953,580
1996 124,862,179 45,524,681
1995 122,600,370 45,092,991
1994 120,343,179 44,641,540
1993 118,132,360 44,194,628
1992 115,952,192 43,747,962
1991 113,787,109 43,295,704
1990 111,633,717 42,869,283
1989 109,433,799 42,449,038
1988 107,216,008 42,031,247
1987 104,959,291 41,621,690
1986 102,635,572 41,213,674
1985 100,253,825 40,805,744
1984 97,814,966 40,405,956
1983 95,335,155 39,910,403
1982 92,814,507 39,326,352
1981 90,303,105 38,723,248
1980 88,016,432 38,123,775
1979 85,935,072 37,534,236
1978 83,889,655 36,969,185
1977 81,867,264 36,411,795
1976 79,855,318 35,848,523
1975 77,854,351 35,280,725
1974 75,839,348 34,692,266
1973 73,722,294 34,103,149
1972 71,641,519 33,505,406
1971 70,276,758 32,882,704
1970 69,058,894 32,240,827
1969 67,294,133 31,544,266
1968 65,408,276 30,838,302
1967 63,510,929 30,130,983
1966 61,669,806 29,435,571
1965 59,902,519 28,704,674
1964 58,178,374 27,984,155
1963 56,504,402 27,261,747
1962 54,881,146 26,513,030
1961 53,310,348 25,765,673
1960 51,828,660 25,012,374

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/south-korea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while South Korea gained 2,779,511 people (a 5.74% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% growth), while South Korea's population increased by 406,646 people (a 0.79% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. South Korea was ranked 25th in 2006 and ranked 31st 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 South Korea will decrease by 12.1% to 45,362,931 people and rank change from 31st to 48th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people, while South Korea's population already peaked in 2020 at 51.8M people and is projected to decrease to 22M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh South Korea
2100 -0.5% -1.45%
2099 -0.48% -1.47%
2098 -0.47% -1.48%
2097 -0.46% -1.5%
2096 -0.45% -1.53%
2095 -0.44% -1.54%
2094 -0.42% -1.55%
2093 -0.4% -1.56%
2092 -0.38% -1.56%
2091 -0.36% -1.56%
2090 -0.34% -1.56%
2089 -0.33% -1.55%
2088 -0.31% -1.54%
2087 -0.29% -1.53%
2086 -0.27% -1.52%
2085 -0.25% -1.51%
2084 -0.24% -1.51%
2083 -0.22% -1.5%
2082 -0.21% -1.5%
2081 -0.19% -1.49%
2080 -0.17% -1.48%
2079 -0.15% -1.48%
2078 -0.14% -1.49%
2077 -0.11% -1.48%
2076 -0.09% -1.48%
2075 -0.07% -1.48%
2074 -0.05% -1.48%
2073 -0.03% -1.48%
2072 -0.008% -1.48%
2071 0.01% -1.48%
2070 0.03% -1.48%
2069 0.05% -1.46%
2068 0.08% -1.46%
2067 0.11% -1.45%
2066 0.13% -1.45%
2065 0.15% -1.45%
2064 0.18% -1.44%
2063 0.21% -1.43%
2062 0.24% -1.4%
2061 0.27% -1.41%
2060 0.29% -1.38%
2059 0.32% -1.37%
2058 0.35% -1.33%
2057 0.37% -1.28%
2056 0.39% -1.24%
2055 0.41% -1.19%
2054 0.43% -1.16%
2053 0.45% -1.13%
2052 0.48% -1.07%
2051 0.49% -1.02%
2050 0.51% -0.97%
2049 0.53% -0.92%
2048 0.55% -0.88%
2047 0.57% -0.82%
2046 0.58% -0.79%
2045 0.6% -0.76%
2044 0.62% -0.72%
2043 0.64% -0.69%
2042 0.66% -0.67%
2041 0.67% -0.63%
2040 0.7% -0.6%
2039 0.74% -0.57%
2038 0.77% -0.53%
2037 0.81% -0.48%
2036 0.84% -0.45%
2035 0.88% -0.41%
2034 0.94% -0.37%
2033 0.97% -0.33%
2032 1.03% -0.29%
2031 1.07% -0.26%
2030 1.11% -0.23%
2029 1.14% -0.2%
2028 1.17% -0.17%
2027 1.2% -0.14%
2026 1.23% -0.12%
2025 1.22% -0.13%
2024 1.22% 0.07%
2023 1.23% 0.08%
2022 1.03% -0.19%
2021 0.82% -0.13%
2020 0.84% 0.14%
2019 0.85% 0.35%
2018 0.82% 0.43%
2017 0.85% 0.28%
2016 0.9% 0.4%
2015 0.9% 0.53%
2014 0.92% 0.63%
2013 0.94% 0.46%
2012 0.96% 0.53%
2011 0.91% 0.77%
2010 0.88% 0.5%
2009 0.94% 0.52%
2008 1% 0.76%
2007 1.08% 0.51%
2006 1.17% 0.53%
2005 1.27% 0.21%
2004 1.37% 0.4%
2003 1.47% 0.52%
2002 1.56% 0.58%
2001 1.68% 0.77%
2000 1.84% 0.84%
1999 1.92% 0.71%
1998 1.91% 0.72%
1997 1.87% 0.94%
1996 1.84% 0.96%
1995 1.88% 1.01%
1994 1.87% 1.01%
1993 1.88% 1.02%
1992 1.9% 1.04%
1991 1.93% 0.99%
1990 2.01% 0.99%
1989 2.07% 0.99%
1988 2.15% 0.98%
1987 2.26% 0.99%
1986 2.38% 1%
1985 2.49% 0.99%
1984 2.6% 1.24%
1983 2.72% 1.49%
1982 2.78% 1.56%
1981 2.6% 1.57%
1980 2.42% 1.57%
1979 2.44% 1.53%
1978 2.47% 1.53%
1977 2.52% 1.57%
1976 2.57% 1.61%
1975 2.66% 1.7%
1974 2.87% 1.73%
1973 2.9% 1.78%
1972 1.94% 1.89%
1971 1.76% 1.99%
1970 2.62% 2.21%
1969 2.88% 2.29%
1968 2.99% 2.35%
1967 2.99% 2.36%
1966 2.95% 2.55%
1965 2.96% 2.57%
1964 2.96% 2.65%
1963 2.96% 2.82%
1962 2.95% 2.9%
1961 2.86% 3.01%

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 South Korea's population declined by 0.13%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh South Korea
Current population
178936470
51624449
Population rank 8/197 31/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.62%
One net population change
14.9 seconds
7.93 minutes
One birth every
9.09 seconds
2.16 minutes
One death every
35.6 seconds
1.45 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,821 -182
Annual growth/decline +2,124,535 -66,501
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% -0.13%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 169/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
8.02 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 +65,731
Net migration rank 194/196 20/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 1,811,507
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 40/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 3.5%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 111/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
South Korea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh South Korea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 65,731
2024 2,583,129 -473,362 -119,027 75,963
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 -124,111 87,800
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 -124,014 87,800
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 -56,947 -16,778
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 -31,101 112,631
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 10,353 128,622
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 30,951 118,220
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 71,907 104,029
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 122,923 91,568
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 163,248 276,427
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 167,464 308,037
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 166,415 301,926
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 215,859 281,866
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 214,728 269,958
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 213,083 52,042
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 197,231 5,308
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 215,841 -19,630
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 248,286 -42,293
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 203,441 -28,434
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 187,920 -47,821
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 225,988 -42,549
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 244,251 -31,994
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 247,752 -18,105
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 312,643 -28,006
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 390,167 -84,960
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 368,272 -107,448
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 393,436 -98,044
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 422,773 -109,130
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 446,142 -115,705
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 468,967 -208,491
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 473,200 -208,309
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 477,302 -222,802
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 494,352 -265,849
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 467,594 -270,754
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 411,546 79,294
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 403,266 186,120
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 399,297 192,534
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 378,758 198,057
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 395,651 189,782
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 416,219 97,949
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 436,384 101,394
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 514,844 102,167
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 605,626 48,638
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 631,189 18,442
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 583,294 -148,341
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 623,068 -139,566
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 499,084 -85,721
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 578,947 -90,737
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 530,558 -92,314
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 603,300 -52,332
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 673,030 27,005
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 699,115 35,779
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 740,469 25,382
1971 542,747 224,369 789,185 -6,326
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 747,987 -27,999
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 694,227 -21,175
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 684,487 -16,868
1967 1,860,743 23,164 692,169 -16,484
1966 1,794,530 3,758 623,534 -16,688
1965 1,688,652 47,610 641,090 -146,386
1964 1,686,591 25,426 655,501 -102,284
1963 1,612,749 23,215 685,824 -80,226
1962 1,584,035 26,533 712,590 -94,606
1961 1,504,524 26,503 730,173 -93,179
1960 1,418,810 13,580 728,010 47,245

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/south-korea | CC BY

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 South Korea 4.97% is from natural causes (a loss of 55,818 people) and 95% is from migration (a gain of 1,066,282 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 1,811,507 people or 3.5% in South Korea.

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
South Korea
City Population
Seoul 9.67M
Busan 3.45M
Incheon 3.05M
Daegu 2.38M
Daejeon 1.48M
Gwangju 1.41M
Suwon 1.23M
Ulsan 1.13M
Yongin 1.08M
Goyang 1.06M

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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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