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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 51,751,065 people in South Korea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 51,649,918 in South Korea.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 3.45 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 2.78% 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 +0.94% per year vs +0.24% in South Korea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while South Korea has grown from 48.4M to 51.6M (6.63% growth).

Bangladesh vs South Korea: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh South Korea
2100 210,399,059 22,012,503
2099 211,449,688 22,335,528
2098 212,479,977 22,668,719
2097 213,484,035 23,009,661
2096 214,463,720 23,360,151
2095 215,424,649 23,722,747
2094 216,368,088 24,093,391
2093 217,273,531 24,473,038
2092 218,151,426 24,860,975
2091 218,980,379 25,255,379
2090 219,782,575 25,655,577
2089 220,538,090 26,060,945
2088 221,257,201 26,470,073
2087 221,935,839 26,884,813
2086 222,585,679 27,301,913
2085 223,183,658 27,723,736
2084 223,742,603 28,147,480
2083 224,273,365 28,578,182
2082 224,763,738 29,012,953
2081 225,237,793 29,456,022
2080 225,665,152 29,901,880
2079 226,059,226 30,352,062
2078 226,389,150 30,809,176
2077 226,696,749 31,273,700
2076 226,954,762 31,744,480
2075 227,159,233 32,221,226
2074 227,315,415 32,706,020
2073 227,436,221 33,196,556
2072 227,503,342 33,696,490
2071 227,522,038 34,203,935
2070 227,495,122 34,719,324
2069 227,426,186 35,241,850
2068 227,302,632 35,762,799
2067 227,118,726 36,292,307
2066 226,878,385 36,826,655
2065 226,581,697 37,368,086
2064 226,235,839 37,916,439
2063 225,822,167 38,469,051
2062 225,349,674 39,028,473
2061 224,811,052 39,584,621
2060 224,216,813 40,149,830
2059 223,569,585 40,712,514
2058 222,855,839 41,277,134
2057 222,083,110 41,833,887
2056 221,273,932 42,377,427
2055 220,405,468 42,909,302
2054 219,511,997 43,427,254
2053 218,567,668 43,938,741
2052 217,585,554 44,441,106
2051 216,554,217 44,923,604
2050 215,489,899 45,385,311
2049 214,400,010 45,832,153
2048 213,275,216 46,258,529
2047 212,114,603 46,668,898
2046 210,918,933 47,056,404
2045 209,696,717 47,433,205
2044 208,446,830 47,797,411
2043 207,170,217 48,144,730
2042 205,859,107 48,478,991
2041 204,513,256 48,806,273
2040 203,143,300 49,115,658
2039 201,735,060 49,412,830
2038 200,262,138 49,694,340
2037 198,739,346 49,957,504
2036 197,147,970 50,200,702
2035 195,499,247 50,426,000
2034 193,789,143 50,632,962
2033 191,989,956 50,821,090
2032 190,141,739 50,987,020
2031 188,208,233 51,134,940
2030 186,212,272 51,267,908
2029 184,168,103 51,385,868
2028 182,087,511 51,486,791
2027 179,973,411 51,576,746
2026 177,837,418 51,649,918
2025 175,685,057 51,710,062
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while South Korea's population increased by 432,115 people (a 0.84% 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 20.8% to 215,489,899 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of South Korea will decrease by 12.1% to 45,385,311 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% -0.08%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while South Korea's population grew by 0.07%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh South Korea
Current population
178415186
51649918
Population rank 8/197 31/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.62%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
13.7 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
2.26 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
1.69 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +105
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +38,446
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.07%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 160/197
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 - -473,362 - 75,963
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 -77,569 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 2026-04-06).

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

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 South Korea 17.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 277,215 people) and 82.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,298,356 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 2.58M
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 (1960–2024, 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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