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Population in Bangladesh compared to Sri Lanka: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 22,185,425 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 8.04 times bigger than Sri Lanka's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
  • The countries together account for 2.42% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.27% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +0.57% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 22.2M (9.01% growth).

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Sri Lanka
2100 210,399,059 20,270,496
2099 211,449,688 20,383,669
2098 212,479,977 20,498,567
2097 213,484,035 20,611,123
2096 214,463,720 20,723,560
2095 215,424,649 20,834,629
2094 216,368,088 20,943,809
2093 217,273,531 21,052,131
2092 218,151,426 21,158,833
2091 218,980,379 21,263,961
2090 219,782,575 21,371,263
2089 220,538,090 21,475,426
2088 221,257,201 21,577,177
2087 221,935,839 21,677,510
2086 222,585,679 21,777,420
2085 223,183,658 21,876,464
2084 223,742,603 21,970,336
2083 224,273,365 22,062,801
2082 224,763,738 22,151,745
2081 225,237,793 22,240,834
2080 225,665,152 22,326,555
2079 226,059,226 22,411,438
2078 226,389,150 22,489,772
2077 226,696,749 22,565,028
2076 226,954,762 22,637,463
2075 227,159,233 22,707,112
2074 227,315,415 22,778,489
2073 227,436,221 22,844,703
2072 227,503,342 22,905,707
2071 227,522,038 22,964,866
2070 227,495,122 23,022,515
2069 227,426,186 23,076,310
2068 227,302,632 23,129,541
2067 227,118,726 23,184,596
2066 226,878,385 23,234,419
2065 226,581,697 23,285,901
2064 226,235,839 23,331,390
2063 225,822,167 23,372,184
2062 225,349,674 23,409,522
2061 224,811,052 23,441,893
2060 224,216,813 23,474,032
2059 223,569,585 23,502,132
2058 222,855,839 23,528,076
2057 222,083,110 23,550,580
2056 221,273,932 23,570,923
2055 220,405,468 23,582,432
2054 219,511,997 23,591,414
2053 218,567,668 23,601,371
2052 217,585,554 23,605,361
2051 216,554,217 23,606,194
2050 215,489,899 23,603,330
2049 214,400,010 23,597,604
2048 213,275,216 23,587,307
2047 212,114,603 23,570,881
2046 210,918,933 23,547,409
2045 209,696,717 23,515,133
2044 208,446,830 23,483,546
2043 207,170,217 23,446,242
2042 205,859,107 23,404,983
2041 204,513,256 23,357,358
2040 203,143,300 23,306,148
2039 201,735,060 23,248,341
2038 200,262,138 23,187,512
2037 198,739,346 23,120,775
2036 197,147,970 23,053,427
2035 195,499,247 22,981,808
2034 193,789,143 22,906,587
2033 191,989,956 22,826,414
2032 190,141,739 22,742,267
2031 188,208,233 22,655,907
2030 186,212,272 22,564,038
2029 184,168,103 22,470,759
2028 182,087,511 22,370,999
2027 179,973,411 22,266,017
2026 177,837,418 22,155,543
2025 175,685,057 22,039,908
2024 173,562,364 21,916,000
2023 171,466,990 22,037,000
2022 169,384,897 22,181,000
2021 167,658,854 22,156,000
2020 166,298,024 21,919,000
2019 164,913,055 21,803,000
2018 163,523,103 21,670,000
2017 162,186,147 21,453,000
2016 160,811,932 21,209,000
2015 159,383,179 20,970,000
2014 157,964,929 20,778,000
2013 156,532,141 20,585,000
2012 155,070,101 21,169,458
2011 153,591,076 21,009,048
2010 152,201,981 20,879,089
2009 150,873,714 20,756,435
2008 149,474,264 20,629,378
2007 147,989,278 20,492,545
2006 146,405,973 20,352,411
2005 144,715,786 20,216,524
2004 142,902,856 20,087,605
2003 140,970,351 19,951,521
2002 138,933,658 19,805,752
2001 136,805,810 19,600,362
2000 134,544,304 19,293,054
1999 132,108,065 18,944,731
1998 129,622,332 18,596,003
1997 127,198,069 18,248,200
1996 124,862,179 17,905,018
1995 122,600,370 17,564,068
1994 120,343,179 17,275,773
1993 118,132,360 17,025,918
1992 115,952,192 16,739,284
1991 113,787,109 16,475,354
1990 111,633,717 16,352,458
1989 109,433,799 16,248,557
1988 107,216,008 16,078,621
1987 104,959,291 15,916,576
1986 102,635,572 15,731,256
1985 100,253,825 15,544,154
1984 97,814,966 15,441,860
1983 95,335,155 15,388,794
1982 92,814,507 15,286,567
1981 90,303,105 15,099,414
1980 88,016,432 14,847,974
1979 85,935,072 14,579,614
1978 83,889,655 14,310,128
1977 81,867,264 14,049,371
1976 79,855,318 13,796,770
1975 77,854,351 13,548,984
1974 75,839,348 13,305,693
1973 73,722,294 13,060,916
1972 71,641,519 12,809,205
1971 70,276,758 12,551,910
1970 69,058,894 12,287,110
1969 67,294,133 12,013,858
1968 65,408,276 11,736,088
1967 63,510,929 11,457,328
1966 61,669,806 11,183,928
1965 59,902,519 10,916,965
1964 58,178,374 10,653,397
1963 56,504,402 10,395,040
1962 54,881,146 10,143,754
1961 53,310,348 9,899,372
1960 51,828,660 9,661,389

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 Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 976,425 people (a 4.6% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Sri Lanka was ranked 55th in 2006 and ranked 63rd 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 Sri Lanka will increase by 6.39% to 23,603,330 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 23.6M people in 2051 for Sri Lanka.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Sri Lanka
2100 -0.5% -0.56%
2099 -0.48% -0.56%
2098 -0.47% -0.55%
2097 -0.46% -0.54%
2096 -0.45% -0.53%
2095 -0.44% -0.52%
2094 -0.42% -0.51%
2093 -0.4% -0.5%
2092 -0.38% -0.49%
2091 -0.36% -0.5%
2090 -0.34% -0.49%
2089 -0.33% -0.47%
2088 -0.31% -0.46%
2087 -0.29% -0.46%
2086 -0.27% -0.45%
2085 -0.25% -0.43%
2084 -0.24% -0.42%
2083 -0.22% -0.4%
2082 -0.21% -0.4%
2081 -0.19% -0.38%
2080 -0.17% -0.38%
2079 -0.15% -0.35%
2078 -0.14% -0.33%
2077 -0.11% -0.32%
2076 -0.09% -0.31%
2075 -0.07% -0.31%
2074 -0.05% -0.29%
2073 -0.03% -0.27%
2072 -0.008% -0.26%
2071 0.01% -0.25%
2070 0.03% -0.23%
2069 0.05% -0.23%
2068 0.08% -0.24%
2067 0.11% -0.21%
2066 0.13% -0.22%
2065 0.15% -0.19%
2064 0.18% -0.17%
2063 0.21% -0.16%
2062 0.24% -0.14%
2061 0.27% -0.14%
2060 0.29% -0.12%
2059 0.32% -0.11%
2058 0.35% -0.1%
2057 0.37% -0.09%
2056 0.39% -0.05%
2055 0.41% -0.04%
2054 0.43% -0.04%
2053 0.45% -0.02%
2052 0.48% -0.004%
2051 0.49% 0.01%
2050 0.51% 0.02%
2049 0.53% 0.04%
2048 0.55% 0.07%
2047 0.57% 0.1%
2046 0.58% 0.14%
2045 0.6% 0.13%
2044 0.62% 0.16%
2043 0.64% 0.18%
2042 0.66% 0.2%
2041 0.67% 0.22%
2040 0.7% 0.25%
2039 0.74% 0.26%
2038 0.77% 0.29%
2037 0.81% 0.29%
2036 0.84% 0.31%
2035 0.88% 0.33%
2034 0.94% 0.35%
2033 0.97% 0.37%
2032 1.03% 0.38%
2031 1.07% 0.41%
2030 1.11% 0.42%
2029 1.14% 0.45%
2028 1.17% 0.47%
2027 1.2% 0.5%
2026 1.23% 0.52%
2025 1.22% 0.57%
2024 1.22% -0.55%
2023 1.23% -0.65%
2022 1.03% 0.11%
2021 0.82% 1.08%
2020 0.84% 0.53%
2019 0.85% 0.61%
2018 0.82% 1.01%
2017 0.85% 1.15%
2016 0.9% 1.14%
2015 0.9% 0.92%
2014 0.92% 0.94%
2013 0.94% -2.76%
2012 0.96% 0.76%
2011 0.91% 0.62%
2010 0.88% 0.59%
2009 0.94% 0.62%
2008 1% 0.67%
2007 1.08% 0.69%
2006 1.17% 0.67%
2005 1.27% 0.64%
2004 1.37% 0.68%
2003 1.47% 0.74%
2002 1.56% 1.05%
2001 1.68% 1.59%
2000 1.84% 1.84%
1999 1.92% 1.88%
1998 1.91% 1.91%
1997 1.87% 1.92%
1996 1.84% 1.94%
1995 1.88% 1.67%
1994 1.87% 1.47%
1993 1.88% 1.71%
1992 1.9% 1.6%
1991 1.93% 0.75%
1990 2.01% 0.64%
1989 2.07% 1.06%
1988 2.15% 1.02%
1987 2.26% 1.18%
1986 2.38% 1.2%
1985 2.49% 0.66%
1984 2.6% 0.34%
1983 2.72% 0.67%
1982 2.78% 1.24%
1981 2.6% 1.69%
1980 2.42% 1.84%
1979 2.44% 1.88%
1978 2.47% 1.86%
1977 2.52% 1.83%
1976 2.57% 1.83%
1975 2.66% 1.83%
1974 2.87% 1.87%
1973 2.9% 1.97%
1972 1.94% 2.05%
1971 1.76% 2.16%
1970 2.62% 2.27%
1969 2.88% 2.37%
1968 2.99% 2.43%
1967 2.99% 2.44%
1966 2.95% 2.45%
1965 2.96% 2.47%
1964 2.96% 2.49%
1963 2.96% 2.48%
1962 2.95% 2.47%
1961 2.86% 2.46%

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 Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Sri Lanka
Current population
178415186
22185425
Population rank 8/197 63/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.27%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
4.34 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
2.13 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 -332
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 -121,000
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 188/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -30,724
Net migration rank 194/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -30,724
2024 - -473,362 - -27,245
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 66,111 -28,011
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 95,378 -27,435
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 121,858 -29,586
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 170,968 -29,875
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 172,243 -28,426
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 183,610 -28,607
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 187,993 -22,324
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 194,232 -18,388
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 201,815 -29,797
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 211,541 -33,672
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 221,021 -37,754
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 229,138 -41,955
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 224,461 -90,839
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 224,325 -98,060
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 200,175 -81,130
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 232,225 -97,144
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 248,287 -109,695
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 248,706 -107,045
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 248,683 -118,594
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 212,527 -84,795
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 252,008 -107,573
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 252,840 -105,718
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 244,377 19,273
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 227,060 123,894
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 206,876 138,799
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 201,059 150,724
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 208,193 135,636
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 215,290 127,236
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 221,957 117,416
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 228,904 8,323
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 226,257 36,232
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 222,230 88,542
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 218,117 -1,047
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 224,454 -195,736
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 212,401 -33,305
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 219,184 -58,415
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 226,414 -63,105
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 233,782 -26,460
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 247,836 -80,950
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 263,175 -225,450
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 277,768 -209,362
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 300,030 -163,987
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 328,096 -89,824
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 328,155 -63,541
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 329,791 -57,683
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 317,055 -50,189
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 300,038 -45,383
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 291,816 -41,258
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 282,496 -37,475
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 275,521 -33,979
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 278,577 -30,582
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 282,494 -27,071
1971 542,747 224,369 281,200 -22,021
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 286,719 -16,299
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 286,218 -10,152
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 286,642 -7,163
1967 1,860,743 23,164 284,738 -6,696
1966 1,794,530 3,758 275,549 -6,794
1965 1,688,652 47,610 272,422 -7,249
1964 1,686,591 25,426 269,584 -7,614
1963 1,612,749 23,215 262,880 -8,118
1962 1,584,035 26,533 256,719 -8,909
1961 1,504,524 26,503 251,087 -10,144
1960 1,418,810 13,580 247,631 -12,610

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 Sri Lanka 85.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,605,749 people) and 14.7% is from migration (a loss of 276,121 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

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
Sri Lanka
City Population
Colombo 648K
Gampaha 191K
Beruwala 165K
Negombo 142K
Kandy 120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte 116K
Trincomalee 99.1K
Galle 93.1K
Matara 68.2K
Anuradhapura 63.2K

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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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