Skip to content

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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 11,943,408 people in South Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 12,507,858 in South Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 14.3 times bigger than South Sudan's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while South Sudan is the 80th.
  • The countries together account for 2.3% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.15% for South Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +0.65% in South Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while South Sudan has grown from 7.98M to 12.5M (56.8% growth).

Bangladesh vs South Sudan: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
South Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh South Sudan
2100 210,399,059 24,086,901
2099 211,449,688 24,081,477
2098 212,479,977 24,063,461
2097 213,484,035 24,065,268
2096 214,463,720 24,054,483
2095 215,424,649 24,046,345
2094 216,368,088 24,047,776
2093 217,273,531 24,039,017
2092 218,151,426 24,019,054
2091 218,980,379 24,000,308
2090 219,782,575 23,978,496
2089 220,538,090 23,937,487
2088 221,257,201 23,892,166
2087 221,935,839 23,857,250
2086 222,585,679 23,803,312
2085 223,183,658 23,759,178
2084 223,742,603 23,687,109
2083 224,273,365 23,617,646
2082 224,763,738 23,541,119
2081 225,237,793 23,466,449
2080 225,665,152 23,391,758
2079 226,059,226 23,294,252
2078 226,389,150 23,197,067
2077 226,696,749 23,086,584
2076 226,954,762 22,987,331
2075 227,159,233 22,868,587
2074 227,315,415 22,726,189
2073 227,436,221 22,583,672
2072 227,503,342 22,438,943
2071 227,522,038 22,288,026
2070 227,495,122 22,151,650
2069 227,426,186 22,003,659
2068 227,302,632 21,829,800
2067 227,118,726 21,662,211
2066 226,878,385 21,496,881
2065 226,581,697 21,317,455
2064 226,235,839 21,142,002
2063 225,822,167 20,965,122
2062 225,349,674 20,785,055
2061 224,811,052 20,608,964
2060 224,216,813 20,430,857
2059 223,569,585 20,235,022
2058 222,855,839 20,048,974
2057 222,083,110 19,853,696
2056 221,273,932 19,659,362
2055 220,405,468 19,464,297
2054 219,511,997 19,257,481
2053 218,567,668 19,060,517
2052 217,585,554 18,840,461
2051 216,554,217 18,633,198
2050 215,489,899 18,434,212
2049 214,400,010 18,230,881
2048 213,275,216 18,021,026
2047 212,114,603 17,806,282
2046 210,918,933 17,579,173
2045 209,696,717 17,355,041
2044 208,446,830 17,121,972
2043 207,170,217 16,888,278
2042 205,859,107 16,645,354
2041 204,513,256 16,396,768
2040 203,143,300 16,142,816
2039 201,735,060 15,889,952
2038 200,262,138 15,628,043
2037 198,739,346 15,363,975
2036 197,147,970 15,091,275
2035 195,499,247 14,815,307
2034 193,789,143 14,543,511
2033 191,989,956 14,278,180
2032 190,141,739 14,007,134
2031 188,208,233 13,730,637
2030 186,212,272 13,465,615
2029 184,168,103 13,206,477
2028 182,087,511 12,947,082
2027 179,973,411 12,692,769
2026 177,837,418 12,439,296
2025 175,685,057 12,193,102
2024 173,562,364 11,943,408
2023 171,466,990 11,483,374
2022 169,384,897 11,021,177
2021 167,658,854 10,865,780
2020 166,298,024 10,698,467
2019 164,913,055 10,423,384
2018 163,523,103 10,122,977
2017 162,186,147 10,259,154
2016 160,811,932 10,830,102
2015 159,383,179 11,107,561
2014 157,964,929 11,235,073
2013 156,532,141 11,166,275
2012 155,070,101 10,756,240
2011 153,591,076 10,288,109
2010 152,201,981 9,745,953
2009 150,873,714 9,243,556
2008 149,474,264 8,817,647
2007 147,989,278 8,388,788
2006 146,405,973 7,976,526
2005 144,715,786 7,590,143
2004 142,902,856 7,233,041
2003 140,970,351 6,903,127
2002 138,933,658 6,596,806
2001 136,805,810 6,308,391
2000 134,544,304 6,032,267
1999 132,108,065 5,771,628
1998 129,622,332 5,620,068
1997 127,198,069 5,509,136
1996 124,862,179 5,356,925
1995 122,600,370 5,225,836
1994 120,343,179 5,071,184
1993 118,132,360 4,956,002
1992 115,952,192 4,909,749
1991 113,787,109 4,836,677
1990 111,633,717 4,737,633
1989 109,433,799 4,713,229
1988 107,216,008 4,848,029
1987 104,959,291 4,962,395
1986 102,635,572 4,921,240
1985 100,253,825 4,834,296
1984 97,814,966 4,750,627
1983 95,335,155 4,661,574
1982 92,814,507 4,557,686
1981 90,303,105 4,447,272
1980 88,016,432 4,339,030
1979 85,935,072 4,232,605
1978 83,889,655 4,127,657
1977 81,867,264 4,024,032
1976 79,855,318 3,921,910
1975 77,854,351 3,821,494
1974 75,839,348 3,723,259
1973 73,722,294 3,627,383
1972 71,641,519 3,542,497
1971 70,276,758 3,468,646
1970 69,058,894 3,409,614
1969 67,294,133 3,365,533
1968 65,408,276 3,321,528
1967 63,510,929 3,277,648
1966 61,669,806 3,236,423
1965 59,902,519 3,189,835
1964 58,178,374 3,129,918
1963 56,504,402 3,072,669
1962 54,881,146 3,024,308
1961 53,310,348 2,976,724
1960 51,828,660 2,931,559

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-sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while South Sudan gained 2,853,576 people (a 35.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while South Sudan's population increased by 1,677,756 people (a 15.5% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. South Sudan was ranked 92nd in 2006 and ranked 80th 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 Sudan will increase by 47.4% to 18,434,212 people and rank change from 80th to 78th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 24.1M people in 2100 for South Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
South Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh South Sudan
2100 -0.5% 0.02%
2099 -0.48% 0.07%
2098 -0.47% -0.008%
2097 -0.46% 0.04%
2096 -0.45% 0.03%
2095 -0.44% -0.006%
2094 -0.42% 0.04%
2093 -0.4% 0.08%
2092 -0.38% 0.08%
2091 -0.36% 0.09%
2090 -0.34% 0.17%
2089 -0.33% 0.19%
2088 -0.31% 0.15%
2087 -0.29% 0.23%
2086 -0.27% 0.19%
2085 -0.25% 0.3%
2084 -0.24% 0.29%
2083 -0.22% 0.33%
2082 -0.21% 0.32%
2081 -0.19% 0.32%
2080 -0.17% 0.42%
2079 -0.15% 0.42%
2078 -0.14% 0.48%
2077 -0.11% 0.43%
2076 -0.09% 0.52%
2075 -0.07% 0.63%
2074 -0.05% 0.63%
2073 -0.03% 0.64%
2072 -0.008% 0.68%
2071 0.01% 0.62%
2070 0.03% 0.67%
2069 0.05% 0.8%
2068 0.08% 0.77%
2067 0.11% 0.77%
2066 0.13% 0.84%
2065 0.15% 0.83%
2064 0.18% 0.84%
2063 0.21% 0.87%
2062 0.24% 0.85%
2061 0.27% 0.87%
2060 0.29% 0.97%
2059 0.32% 0.93%
2058 0.35% 0.98%
2057 0.37% 0.99%
2056 0.39% 1%
2055 0.41% 1.07%
2054 0.43% 1.03%
2053 0.45% 1.17%
2052 0.48% 1.11%
2051 0.49% 1.08%
2050 0.51% 1.12%
2049 0.53% 1.16%
2048 0.55% 1.21%
2047 0.57% 1.29%
2046 0.58% 1.29%
2045 0.6% 1.36%
2044 0.62% 1.38%
2043 0.64% 1.46%
2042 0.66% 1.52%
2041 0.67% 1.57%
2040 0.7% 1.59%
2039 0.74% 1.68%
2038 0.77% 1.72%
2037 0.81% 1.81%
2036 0.84% 1.86%
2035 0.88% 1.87%
2034 0.94% 1.86%
2033 0.97% 1.94%
2032 1.03% 2.01%
2031 1.07% 1.97%
2030 1.11% 1.96%
2029 1.14% 2%
2028 1.17% 2%
2027 1.2% 2.04%
2026 1.23% 2.02%
2025 1.22% 2.09%
2024 1.22% 4.01%
2023 1.23% 4.19%
2022 1.03% 1.43%
2021 0.82% 1.56%
2020 0.84% 2.64%
2019 0.85% 2.97%
2018 0.82% -1.33%
2017 0.85% -5.27%
2016 0.9% -2.5%
2015 0.9% -1.13%
2014 0.92% 0.62%
2013 0.94% 3.81%
2012 0.96% 4.55%
2011 0.91% 5.56%
2010 0.88% 5.44%
2009 0.94% 4.83%
2008 1% 5.11%
2007 1.08% 5.17%
2006 1.17% 5.09%
2005 1.27% 4.94%
2004 1.37% 4.78%
2003 1.47% 4.64%
2002 1.56% 4.57%
2001 1.68% 4.58%
2000 1.84% 4.52%
1999 1.92% 2.7%
1998 1.91% 2.01%
1997 1.87% 2.84%
1996 1.84% 2.51%
1995 1.88% 3.05%
1994 1.87% 2.32%
1993 1.88% 0.94%
1992 1.9% 1.51%
1991 1.93% 2.09%
1990 2.01% 0.52%
1989 2.07% -2.78%
1988 2.15% -2.3%
1987 2.26% 0.84%
1986 2.38% 1.8%
1985 2.49% 1.76%
1984 2.6% 1.91%
1983 2.72% 2.28%
1982 2.78% 2.48%
1981 2.6% 2.49%
1980 2.42% 2.51%
1979 2.44% 2.54%
1978 2.47% 2.58%
1977 2.52% 2.6%
1976 2.57% 2.63%
1975 2.66% 2.64%
1974 2.87% 2.64%
1973 2.9% 2.4%
1972 1.94% 2.13%
1971 1.76% 1.73%
1970 2.62% 1.31%
1969 2.88% 1.32%
1968 2.99% 1.34%
1967 2.99% 1.27%
1966 2.95% 1.46%
1965 2.96% 1.91%
1964 2.96% 1.86%
1963 2.96% 1.6%
1962 2.95% 1.6%
1961 2.86% 1.54%

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-sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while South Sudan's population grew by 4.01%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh South Sudan
Current population
178415186
12507858
Population rank 8/197 80/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.15%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
1.14 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
1.6 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
4.76 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +1,260
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +460,034
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +4.01%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 7/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
1.43 hours
Annual migration change -402,100 +6,145
Net migration rank 194/196 50/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 914,001
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 62/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 7.7%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 77/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
South Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh South Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 6,145
2024 - -473,362 - 15,374
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 217,966 455,000
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 211,166 40,259
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 213,567 -154,359
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 212,332 62,935
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 209,708 65,198
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 168,497 157,408
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 72,193 -670,477
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 110,553 -654,225
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 148,542 -159,822
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 227,611 -471,523
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 315,983 65,337
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 312,974 125,771
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 303,181 194,325
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 287,409 299,402
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 278,859 139,129
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 268,268 165,557
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 256,546 167,350
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 246,706 153,926
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 239,272 132,869
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 231,877 110,182
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 225,822 91,951
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 212,014 82,847
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 204,108 77,856
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 196,055 74,227
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 180,721 70,271
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 -12,157 64,285
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 121,454 48,280
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 116,728 17,953
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 110,417 17,077
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 165,407 16,407
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 32,779 15,772
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 28,874 15,077
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 87,873 14,327
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 82,900 12,988
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 83,735 -130,821
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 -125,447 -97,065
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 5,756 -11,976
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 99,502 -10,973
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 95,342 -9,986
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 90,970 -8,984
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 104,107 -7,986
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 118,641 -6,983
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 115,163 -5,994
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 112,307 -4,997
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 109,540 -3,997
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 107,352 -2,998
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 104,886 -1,997
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 102,346 -995
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 99,882 -395
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 97,181 -192
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 94,765 0
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 74,803 193
1971 542,747 224,369 72,308 394
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 44,776 587
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 42,015 786
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 44,213 995
1967 1,860,743 23,164 41,357 1,194
1966 1,794,530 3,758 38,523 1,386
1965 1,688,652 47,610 51,682 1,591
1964 1,686,591 25,426 64,786 1,785
1963 1,612,749 23,215 46,333 1,591
1962 1,584,035 26,533 47,406 1,386
1961 1,504,524 26,503 45,186 1,194
1960 1,418,810 13,580 42,945 995

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/south-sudan | 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 Sudan 57.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,792,135 people) and 42.6% is from migration (a loss of 1,329,606 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 914,001 people or 7.7% in South Sudan.

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 Sudan
City Population
Juba 500K
Wau 321K
Bor 315K
Malakal 147K
Yambio 130K

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Population map with other countries

1x

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).

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

Help us show the world through your eyes

Share a photo of your city and help others discover what it looks like to live there. Your contribution makes our data come alive.

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)

Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) — you’re free to copy, share, remix, adapt, and use even commercially as long as you give appropriate credit and clearly indicate if you made changes. Other sources may be subject to different license terms.