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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 3.35 times bigger than Sudan's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 2.8% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Bangladesh vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Sudan
2100 210,399,059 137,695,876
2099 211,449,688 137,114,644
2098 212,479,977 136,500,499
2097 213,484,035 135,860,701
2096 214,463,720 135,222,218
2095 215,424,649 134,553,615
2094 216,368,088 133,902,112
2093 217,273,531 133,186,791
2092 218,151,426 132,427,642
2091 218,980,379 131,674,049
2090 219,782,575 130,893,042
2089 220,538,090 130,075,970
2088 221,257,201 129,234,968
2087 221,935,839 128,358,981
2086 222,585,679 127,463,823
2085 223,183,658 126,555,673
2084 223,742,603 125,612,419
2083 224,273,365 124,663,868
2082 224,763,738 123,716,124
2081 225,237,793 122,772,016
2080 225,665,152 121,805,246
2079 226,059,226 120,822,781
2078 226,389,150 119,802,944
2077 226,696,749 118,776,597
2076 226,954,762 117,748,457
2075 227,159,233 116,688,549
2074 227,315,415 115,601,159
2073 227,436,221 114,499,847
2072 227,503,342 113,374,089
2071 227,522,038 112,235,978
2070 227,495,122 111,102,687
2069 227,426,186 109,945,533
2068 227,302,632 108,791,037
2067 227,118,726 107,581,192
2066 226,878,385 106,357,353
2065 226,581,697 105,145,307
2064 226,235,839 103,903,801
2063 225,822,167 102,642,643
2062 225,349,674 101,354,095
2061 224,811,052 100,067,335
2060 224,216,813 98,765,585
2059 223,569,585 97,461,067
2058 222,855,839 96,135,716
2057 222,083,110 94,800,344
2056 221,273,932 93,458,640
2055 220,405,468 92,089,717
2054 219,511,997 90,711,253
2053 218,567,668 89,342,122
2052 217,585,554 87,962,125
2051 216,554,217 86,581,277
2050 215,489,899 85,194,794
2049 214,400,010 83,803,171
2048 213,275,216 82,442,635
2047 212,114,603 81,085,689
2046 210,918,933 79,725,126
2045 209,696,717 78,359,927
2044 208,446,830 77,006,049
2043 207,170,217 75,652,858
2042 205,859,107 74,312,465
2041 204,513,256 72,968,877
2040 203,143,300 71,640,015
2039 201,735,060 70,319,906
2038 200,262,138 69,001,239
2037 198,739,346 67,665,904
2036 197,147,970 66,337,650
2035 195,499,247 65,001,359
2034 193,789,143 63,664,516
2033 191,989,956 62,329,849
2032 190,141,739 61,007,985
2031 188,208,233 59,695,860
2030 186,212,272 58,384,521
2029 184,168,103 57,082,767
2028 182,087,511 55,800,806
2027 179,973,411 54,523,219
2026 177,837,418 52,894,744
2025 175,685,057 51,256,148
2024 173,562,364 50,448,963
2023 171,466,990 50,042,791
2022 169,384,897 49,383,346
2021 167,658,854 48,066,924
2020 166,298,024 46,789,231
2019 164,913,055 45,548,175
2018 163,523,103 44,230,596
2017 162,186,147 42,714,306
2016 160,811,932 41,259,892
2015 159,383,179 40,024,431
2014 157,964,929 38,823,318
2013 156,532,141 37,785,849
2012 155,070,101 36,923,178
2011 153,591,076 36,140,806
2010 152,201,981 35,414,399
2009 150,873,714 34,569,113
2008 149,474,264 33,623,980
2007 147,989,278 32,764,135
2006 146,405,973 31,992,435
2005 144,715,786 31,262,444
2004 142,902,856 30,556,637
2003 140,970,351 29,896,035
2002 138,933,658 29,228,727
2001 136,805,810 28,516,770
2000 134,544,304 27,816,745
1999 132,108,065 27,130,613
1998 129,622,332 26,458,999
1997 127,198,069 25,799,821
1996 124,862,179 25,231,528
1995 122,600,370 24,672,143
1994 120,343,179 24,043,948
1993 118,132,360 23,445,592
1992 115,952,192 22,927,355
1991 113,787,109 22,470,676
1990 111,633,717 22,021,481
1989 109,433,799 21,578,022
1988 107,216,008 21,138,431
1987 104,959,291 20,704,904
1986 102,635,572 20,288,238
1985 100,253,825 19,905,872
1984 97,814,966 19,546,528
1983 95,335,155 19,109,770
1982 92,814,507 18,486,645
1981 90,303,105 17,780,572
1980 88,016,432 17,058,905
1979 85,935,072 16,355,352
1978 83,889,655 15,695,003
1977 81,867,264 15,086,614
1976 79,855,318 14,569,716
1975 77,854,351 14,064,798
1974 75,839,348 13,580,723
1973 73,722,294 13,049,315
1972 71,641,519 12,527,856
1971 70,276,758 12,105,539
1970 69,058,894 11,695,771
1969 67,294,133 11,298,936
1968 65,408,276 10,917,999
1967 63,510,929 10,550,597
1966 61,669,806 10,197,578
1965 59,902,519 9,858,030
1964 58,178,374 9,531,109
1963 56,504,402 9,218,077
1962 54,881,146 8,919,028
1961 53,310,348 8,634,941
1960 51,828,660 8,364,489

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/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 138M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Sudan
2100 -0.5% 0.42%
2099 -0.48% 0.45%
2098 -0.47% 0.47%
2097 -0.46% 0.47%
2096 -0.45% 0.5%
2095 -0.44% 0.49%
2094 -0.42% 0.54%
2093 -0.4% 0.57%
2092 -0.38% 0.57%
2091 -0.36% 0.6%
2090 -0.34% 0.63%
2089 -0.33% 0.65%
2088 -0.31% 0.68%
2087 -0.29% 0.7%
2086 -0.27% 0.72%
2085 -0.25% 0.75%
2084 -0.24% 0.76%
2083 -0.22% 0.77%
2082 -0.21% 0.77%
2081 -0.19% 0.79%
2080 -0.17% 0.81%
2079 -0.15% 0.85%
2078 -0.14% 0.86%
2077 -0.11% 0.87%
2076 -0.09% 0.91%
2075 -0.07% 0.94%
2074 -0.05% 0.96%
2073 -0.03% 0.99%
2072 -0.008% 1.01%
2071 0.01% 1.02%
2070 0.03% 1.05%
2069 0.05% 1.06%
2068 0.08% 1.12%
2067 0.11% 1.15%
2066 0.13% 1.15%
2065 0.15% 1.19%
2064 0.18% 1.23%
2063 0.21% 1.27%
2062 0.24% 1.29%
2061 0.27% 1.32%
2060 0.29% 1.34%
2059 0.32% 1.38%
2058 0.35% 1.41%
2057 0.37% 1.44%
2056 0.39% 1.49%
2055 0.41% 1.52%
2054 0.43% 1.53%
2053 0.45% 1.57%
2052 0.48% 1.59%
2051 0.49% 1.63%
2050 0.51% 1.66%
2049 0.53% 1.65%
2048 0.55% 1.67%
2047 0.57% 1.71%
2046 0.58% 1.74%
2045 0.6% 1.76%
2044 0.62% 1.79%
2043 0.64% 1.8%
2042 0.66% 1.84%
2041 0.67% 1.85%
2040 0.7% 1.88%
2039 0.74% 1.91%
2038 0.77% 1.97%
2037 0.81% 2%
2036 0.84% 2.06%
2035 0.88% 2.1%
2034 0.94% 2.14%
2033 0.97% 2.17%
2032 1.03% 2.2%
2031 1.07% 2.25%
2030 1.11% 2.28%
2029 1.14% 2.3%
2028 1.17% 2.34%
2027 1.2% 3.08%
2026 1.23% 3.2%
2025 1.22% 1.6%
2024 1.22% 0.81%
2023 1.23% 1.34%
2022 1.03% 2.74%
2021 0.82% 2.73%
2020 0.84% 2.72%
2019 0.85% 2.98%
2018 0.82% 3.55%
2017 0.85% 3.53%
2016 0.9% 3.09%
2015 0.9% 3.09%
2014 0.92% 2.75%
2013 0.94% 2.34%
2012 0.96% 2.16%
2011 0.91% 2.05%
2010 0.88% 2.45%
2009 0.94% 2.81%
2008 1% 2.62%
2007 1.08% 2.41%
2006 1.17% 2.34%
2005 1.27% 2.31%
2004 1.37% 2.21%
2003 1.47% 2.28%
2002 1.56% 2.5%
2001 1.68% 2.52%
2000 1.84% 2.53%
1999 1.92% 2.54%
1998 1.91% 2.55%
1997 1.87% 2.25%
1996 1.84% 2.27%
1995 1.88% 2.61%
1994 1.87% 2.55%
1993 1.88% 2.26%
1992 1.9% 2.03%
1991 1.93% 2.04%
1990 2.01% 2.06%
1989 2.07% 2.08%
1988 2.15% 2.09%
1987 2.26% 2.05%
1986 2.38% 1.92%
1985 2.49% 1.84%
1984 2.6% 2.29%
1983 2.72% 3.37%
1982 2.78% 3.97%
1981 2.6% 4.23%
1980 2.42% 4.3%
1979 2.44% 4.21%
1978 2.47% 4.03%
1977 2.52% 3.55%
1976 2.57% 3.59%
1975 2.66% 3.56%
1974 2.87% 4.07%
1973 2.9% 4.16%
1972 1.94% 3.49%
1971 1.76% 3.5%
1970 2.62% 3.51%
1969 2.88% 3.49%
1968 2.99% 3.48%
1967 2.99% 3.46%
1966 2.95% 3.44%
1965 2.96% 3.43%
1964 2.96% 3.4%
1963 2.96% 3.35%
1962 2.95% 3.29%
1961 2.86% 3.23%

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/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Sudan
Current population
178415186
53335233
Population rank 8/197 29/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.64%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
1.29 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
18.7 seconds
One death every
36.7 seconds
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +1,113
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 116/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 +291,469
Net migration rank 194/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 291,469
2024 - -473,362 - -544,257
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 1,293,817 31,664
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 1,257,387 125,499
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 1,208,046 441,623
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 1,174,422 84,728
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 1,145,259 66,476
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 1,097,962 92,504
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 992,819 -201,769
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 963,740 -211,387
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 907,017 -199,378
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 889,382 -185,392
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 898,226 -281,001
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 897,965 -180,603
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 880,284 -173,745
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 858,536 -165,030
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 835,840 -157,090
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 814,752 -150,271
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 802,245 -148,368
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 792,926 -310,221
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 780,700 -144,670
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 764,645 -144,324
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 743,249 -166,861
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 731,177 -271,093
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 714,612 -261,341
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 699,953 -254,825
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 683,743 -241,979
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 672,604 -235,213
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 658,416 -228,756
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 649,649 -245,968
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 583,382 -222,315
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 577,405 -219,755
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 570,198 -54,325
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 606,362 124,007
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 585,087 96,697
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 552,930 208,602
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 524,942 120,613
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 497,987 177,153
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 483,089 58,540
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 470,019 22,147
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 454,813 62,843
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 444,456 6,023
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 439,201 173,143
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 428,340 2,238
1971 542,747 224,369 417,641 -3,577
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 401,013 4,479
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 385,712 2,476
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 370,917 2,776
1967 1,860,743 23,164 356,599 4,508
1966 1,794,530 3,758 342,118 2,813
1965 1,688,652 47,610 327,799 6,367
1964 1,686,591 25,426 315,166 4,505
1963 1,612,749 23,215 302,132 4,263
1962 1,584,035 26,533 287,317 4,387
1961 1,504,524 26,503 272,562 3,904
1960 1,418,810 13,580 262,235 2,194

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

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/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 Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in 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
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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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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