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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 48,848,840 people in Spain in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 48,806,901 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 3.66 times bigger than Spain's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Spain is the 32nd.
  • The countries together account for 2.74% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.59% for Spain.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +0.43% in Spain.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 48.8M (9.93% growth).

Bangladesh vs Spain: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Spain
2100 210,399,059 33,862,981
2099 211,449,688 34,039,965
2098 212,479,977 34,215,187
2097 213,484,035 34,387,116
2096 214,463,720 34,552,002
2095 215,424,649 34,719,411
2094 216,368,088 34,882,039
2093 217,273,531 35,044,043
2092 218,151,426 35,204,657
2091 218,980,379 35,366,895
2090 219,782,575 35,535,838
2089 220,538,090 35,707,942
2088 221,257,201 35,877,681
2087 221,935,839 36,043,209
2086 222,585,679 36,210,710
2085 223,183,658 36,386,207
2084 223,742,603 36,564,622
2083 224,273,365 36,749,680
2082 224,763,738 36,936,644
2081 225,237,793 37,133,976
2080 225,665,152 37,337,517
2079 226,059,226 37,551,557
2078 226,389,150 37,771,135
2077 226,696,749 38,002,963
2076 226,954,762 38,249,247
2075 227,159,233 38,506,040
2074 227,315,415 38,777,715
2073 227,436,221 39,056,249
2072 227,503,342 39,348,447
2071 227,522,038 39,642,346
2070 227,495,122 39,949,413
2069 227,426,186 40,256,590
2068 227,302,632 40,575,543
2067 227,118,726 40,893,798
2066 226,878,385 41,218,263
2065 226,581,697 41,543,254
2064 226,235,839 41,878,338
2063 225,822,167 42,208,320
2062 225,349,674 42,542,893
2061 224,811,052 42,874,096
2060 224,216,813 43,191,452
2059 223,569,585 43,506,737
2058 222,855,839 43,809,907
2057 222,083,110 44,112,668
2056 221,273,932 44,415,689
2055 220,405,468 44,691,749
2054 219,511,997 44,958,971
2053 218,567,668 45,223,225
2052 217,585,554 45,470,541
2051 216,554,217 45,695,307
2050 215,489,899 45,911,520
2049 214,400,010 46,127,777
2048 213,275,216 46,322,244
2047 212,114,603 46,510,152
2046 210,918,933 46,687,914
2045 209,696,717 46,858,778
2044 208,446,830 47,016,278
2043 207,170,217 47,158,325
2042 205,859,107 47,301,091
2041 204,513,256 47,434,593
2040 203,143,300 47,563,236
2039 201,735,060 47,685,343
2038 200,262,138 47,798,797
2037 198,739,346 47,910,899
2036 197,147,970 48,020,350
2035 195,499,247 48,124,430
2034 193,789,143 48,220,051
2033 191,989,956 48,311,842
2032 190,141,739 48,402,470
2031 188,208,233 48,495,278
2030 186,212,272 48,579,920
2029 184,168,103 48,648,699
2028 182,087,511 48,707,969
2027 179,973,411 48,758,200
2026 177,837,418 48,806,901
2025 175,685,057 48,838,057
2024 173,562,364 48,848,840
2023 171,466,990 48,352,528
2022 169,384,897 47,786,102
2021 167,658,854 47,443,821
2020 166,298,024 47,359,424
2019 164,913,055 47,118,501
2018 163,523,103 46,782,011
2017 162,186,147 46,571,232
2016 160,811,932 46,458,139
2015 159,383,179 46,422,303
2014 157,964,929 46,460,733
2013 156,532,141 46,604,197
2012 155,070,101 46,773,055
2011 153,591,076 46,742,697
2010 152,201,981 46,576,897
2009 150,873,714 46,362,946
2008 149,474,264 45,954,106
2007 147,989,278 45,226,803
2006 146,405,973 44,397,319
2005 144,715,786 43,653,155
2004 142,902,856 42,921,895
2003 140,970,351 42,187,645
2002 138,933,658 41,431,558
2001 136,805,810 40,850,412
2000 134,544,304 40,567,864
1999 132,108,065 40,386,875
1998 129,622,332 40,223,509
1997 127,198,069 40,057,389
1996 124,862,179 39,889,852
1995 122,600,370 39,724,050
1994 120,343,179 39,549,108
1993 118,132,360 39,361,262
1992 115,952,192 39,157,685
1991 113,787,109 38,966,376
1990 111,633,717 38,867,322
1989 109,433,799 38,827,764
1988 107,216,008 38,766,939
1987 104,959,291 38,684,815
1986 102,635,572 38,584,624
1985 100,253,825 38,469,512
1984 97,814,966 38,330,364
1983 95,335,155 38,171,525
1982 92,814,507 37,986,012
1981 90,303,105 37,758,631
1980 88,016,432 37,491,165
1979 85,935,072 37,191,330
1978 83,889,655 36,864,898
1977 81,867,264 36,511,638
1976 79,855,318 36,137,812
1975 77,854,351 35,757,900
1974 75,839,348 35,373,335
1973 73,722,294 34,988,947
1972 71,641,519 34,604,469
1971 70,276,758 34,224,490
1970 69,058,894 33,814,531
1969 67,294,133 33,441,054
1968 65,408,276 33,113,134
1967 63,510,929 32,682,947
1966 61,669,806 32,283,194
1965 59,902,519 31,954,292
1964 58,178,374 31,609,195
1963 56,504,402 31,296,651
1962 54,881,146 31,023,366
1961 53,310,348 30,739,250
1960 51,828,660 30,455,000

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 Spain gained 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,348,762 people (a 5.06% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Spain was ranked 28th in 2006 and ranked 32nd 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 Spain will decrease by 5.93% to 45,911,520 people and rank change from 32nd to 47th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2024 at 48.8M people and is projected to decrease to 33.9M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Spain
2100 -0.5% -0.52%
2099 -0.48% -0.51%
2098 -0.47% -0.5%
2097 -0.46% -0.48%
2096 -0.45% -0.48%
2095 -0.44% -0.47%
2094 -0.42% -0.46%
2093 -0.4% -0.46%
2092 -0.38% -0.46%
2091 -0.36% -0.48%
2090 -0.34% -0.48%
2089 -0.33% -0.47%
2088 -0.31% -0.46%
2087 -0.29% -0.46%
2086 -0.27% -0.48%
2085 -0.25% -0.49%
2084 -0.24% -0.5%
2083 -0.22% -0.51%
2082 -0.21% -0.53%
2081 -0.19% -0.55%
2080 -0.17% -0.57%
2079 -0.15% -0.58%
2078 -0.14% -0.61%
2077 -0.11% -0.64%
2076 -0.09% -0.67%
2075 -0.07% -0.7%
2074 -0.05% -0.71%
2073 -0.03% -0.74%
2072 -0.008% -0.74%
2071 0.01% -0.77%
2070 0.03% -0.76%
2069 0.05% -0.79%
2068 0.08% -0.78%
2067 0.11% -0.79%
2066 0.13% -0.78%
2065 0.15% -0.8%
2064 0.18% -0.78%
2063 0.21% -0.79%
2062 0.24% -0.77%
2061 0.27% -0.73%
2060 0.29% -0.72%
2059 0.32% -0.69%
2058 0.35% -0.69%
2057 0.37% -0.68%
2056 0.39% -0.62%
2055 0.41% -0.59%
2054 0.43% -0.58%
2053 0.45% -0.54%
2052 0.48% -0.49%
2051 0.49% -0.47%
2050 0.51% -0.47%
2049 0.53% -0.42%
2048 0.55% -0.4%
2047 0.57% -0.38%
2046 0.58% -0.36%
2045 0.6% -0.33%
2044 0.62% -0.3%
2043 0.64% -0.3%
2042 0.66% -0.28%
2041 0.67% -0.27%
2040 0.7% -0.26%
2039 0.74% -0.24%
2038 0.77% -0.23%
2037 0.81% -0.23%
2036 0.84% -0.22%
2035 0.88% -0.2%
2034 0.94% -0.19%
2033 0.97% -0.19%
2032 1.03% -0.19%
2031 1.07% -0.17%
2030 1.11% -0.14%
2029 1.14% -0.12%
2028 1.17% -0.1%
2027 1.2% -0.1%
2026 1.23% -0.06%
2025 1.22% -0.02%
2024 1.22% 1.03%
2023 1.23% 1.19%
2022 1.03% 0.72%
2021 0.82% 0.18%
2020 0.84% 0.51%
2019 0.85% 0.72%
2018 0.82% 0.45%
2017 0.85% 0.24%
2016 0.9% 0.08%
2015 0.9% -0.08%
2014 0.92% -0.31%
2013 0.94% -0.36%
2012 0.96% 0.06%
2011 0.91% 0.36%
2010 0.88% 0.46%
2009 0.94% 0.89%
2008 1% 1.61%
2007 1.08% 1.87%
2006 1.17% 1.7%
2005 1.27% 1.7%
2004 1.37% 1.74%
2003 1.47% 1.82%
2002 1.56% 1.42%
2001 1.68% 0.7%
2000 1.84% 0.45%
1999 1.92% 0.41%
1998 1.91% 0.41%
1997 1.87% 0.42%
1996 1.84% 0.42%
1995 1.88% 0.44%
1994 1.87% 0.48%
1993 1.88% 0.52%
1992 1.9% 0.49%
1991 1.93% 0.25%
1990 2.01% 0.1%
1989 2.07% 0.16%
1988 2.15% 0.21%
1987 2.26% 0.26%
1986 2.38% 0.3%
1985 2.49% 0.36%
1984 2.6% 0.42%
1983 2.72% 0.49%
1982 2.78% 0.6%
1981 2.6% 0.71%
1980 2.42% 0.81%
1979 2.44% 0.89%
1978 2.47% 0.97%
1977 2.52% 1.03%
1976 2.57% 1.06%
1975 2.66% 1.09%
1974 2.87% 1.1%
1973 2.9% 1.11%
1972 1.94% 1.11%
1971 1.76% 1.21%
1970 2.62% 1.12%
1969 2.88% 0.99%
1968 2.99% 1.32%
1967 2.99% 1.24%
1966 2.95% 1.03%
1965 2.96% 1.09%
1964 2.96% 1%
1963 2.96% 0.88%
1962 2.95% 0.92%
1961 2.86% 0.93%

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 Spain's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Spain
Current population
178415186
48806901
Population rank 8/197 32/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.59%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
1.06 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
1.62 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +1,360
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +496,312
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 100/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
5.45 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 +96,630
Net migration rank 194/196 17/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 8,870,527
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 6/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 18.5%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 32/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Spain
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Spain
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 96,630
2024 - -473,362 - 111,674
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 -111,211 119,099
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 -133,801 299,779
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 -113,865 144,385
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 -151,551 236,854
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 -56,542 464,783
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 -56,139 337,467
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 -32,600 201,135
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 0 106,474
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 -4,642 -1,979
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 32,522 -97,870
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 37,284 -250,741
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 51,450 -153,486
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 84,137 60,761
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 102,469 69,406
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 106,635 129,557
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 133,267 434,135
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 108,545 772,317
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 110,994 659,720
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 78,576 629,803
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 85,844 661,158
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 54,844 658,428
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 53,861 737,880
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 44,936 181,307
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 36,512 176,269
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 8,077 178,559
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 4,022 182,926
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 20,028 165,345
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 11,967 162,704
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 15,889 162,434
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 31,639 160,407
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 47,234 160,907
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 62,652 177,544
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 58,450 122,841
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 66,075 -30,684
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 81,538 -25,892
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 100,794 -17,663
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 116,054 -12,681
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 131,188 -13,540
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 146,184 -589
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 172,487 2,754
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 183,223 1,241
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 231,714 -7,384
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 237,879 2,563
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 281,184 20,166
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 312,407 -5,929
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 339,157 -2,504
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 361,465 -1,332
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 375,834 2,804
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 371,882 -218
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 396,182 105,838
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 374,381 8,624
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 391,030 7,935
1971 542,747 224,369 369,625 7,363
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 378,723 -60,580
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 367,851 -49,956
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 387,423 -46,088
1967 1,860,743 23,164 402,001 -42,344
1966 1,794,530 3,758 397,084 -41,467
1965 1,688,652 47,610 405,819 -42,476
1964 1,686,591 25,426 429,885 -41,461
1963 1,612,749 23,215 394,338 -44,446
1962 1,584,035 26,533 384,690 -45,211
1961 1,504,524 26,503 396,537 -46,517
1960 1,418,810 13,580 398,960 -154,869

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 Spain 25.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 627,829 people) and 74.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,810,127 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 8,870,527 people or 18.5% in Spain.

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
Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K

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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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