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 177,841,118 people compared to 53,298,472 in Sudan.
Population statistics:
- Bangladesh's population is 3.34 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 2.79% 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 (21.5% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.6% growth).
- Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 226M people compared to the peak of 137M people in 2100 for Sudan.
Bangladesh vs Sudan: live population counter
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| Current population |
177841118
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53298472
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| Population rank | 8/197 | 29/197 |
| Percent of world population | 2.15% | 0.64% |
| One net population change |
15.1 seconds
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1.29 minutes
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| One birth every |
9.04 seconds
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18.7 seconds
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| One death every |
36.7 seconds
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1.64 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.11 minutes
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57.9 seconds
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| Annual migration change | -473,362 | -544,257 |
| 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 | 91/197 | 117/197 |
Bangladesh and Sudan: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 51,828,660 | 8,364,489 | - | - |
| 1961 | 53,310,348 | 8,634,941 | 2.86% | 3.23% |
| 1962 | 54,881,146 | 8,919,028 | 2.95% | 3.29% |
| 1963 | 56,504,402 | 9,218,077 | 2.96% | 3.35% |
| 1964 | 58,178,374 | 9,531,109 | 2.96% | 3.4% |
| 1965 | 59,902,519 | 9,858,030 | 2.96% | 3.43% |
| 1966 | 61,669,806 | 10,197,578 | 2.95% | 3.44% |
| 1967 | 63,510,929 | 10,550,597 | 2.99% | 3.46% |
| 1968 | 65,408,276 | 10,917,999 | 2.99% | 3.48% |
| 1969 | 67,294,133 | 11,298,936 | 2.88% | 3.49% |
| 1970 | 69,058,894 | 11,695,771 | 2.62% | 3.51% |
| 1971 | 70,276,758 | 12,105,539 | 1.76% | 3.5% |
| 1972 | 71,641,519 | 12,527,856 | 1.94% | 3.49% |
| 1973 | 73,722,294 | 13,049,315 | 2.9% | 4.16% |
| 1974 | 75,839,348 | 13,580,723 | 2.87% | 4.07% |
| 1975 | 77,854,351 | 14,064,798 | 2.66% | 3.56% |
| 1976 | 79,855,318 | 14,569,716 | 2.57% | 3.59% |
| 1977 | 81,867,264 | 15,086,614 | 2.52% | 3.55% |
| 1978 | 83,889,655 | 15,695,003 | 2.47% | 4.03% |
| 1979 | 85,935,072 | 16,355,352 | 2.44% | 4.21% |
| 1980 | 88,016,432 | 17,058,905 | 2.42% | 4.3% |
| 1981 | 90,303,105 | 17,780,572 | 2.6% | 4.23% |
| 1982 | 92,814,507 | 18,486,645 | 2.78% | 3.97% |
| 1983 | 95,335,155 | 19,109,770 | 2.72% | 3.37% |
| 1984 | 97,814,966 | 19,546,528 | 2.6% | 2.29% |
| 1985 | 100,253,825 | 19,905,872 | 2.49% | 1.84% |
| 1986 | 102,635,572 | 20,288,238 | 2.38% | 1.92% |
| 1987 | 104,959,291 | 20,704,904 | 2.26% | 2.05% |
| 1988 | 107,216,008 | 21,138,431 | 2.15% | 2.09% |
| 1989 | 109,433,799 | 21,578,022 | 2.07% | 2.08% |
| 1990 | 111,633,717 | 22,021,481 | 2.01% | 2.06% |
| 1991 | 113,787,109 | 22,470,676 | 1.93% | 2.04% |
| 1992 | 115,952,192 | 22,927,355 | 1.9% | 2.03% |
| 1993 | 118,132,360 | 23,445,592 | 1.88% | 2.26% |
| 1994 | 120,343,179 | 24,043,948 | 1.87% | 2.55% |
| 1995 | 122,600,370 | 24,672,143 | 1.88% | 2.61% |
| 1996 | 124,862,179 | 25,231,528 | 1.84% | 2.27% |
| 1997 | 127,198,069 | 25,799,821 | 1.87% | 2.25% |
| 1998 | 129,622,332 | 26,458,999 | 1.91% | 2.55% |
| 1999 | 132,108,065 | 27,130,613 | 1.92% | 2.54% |
| 2000 | 134,544,304 | 27,816,745 | 1.84% | 2.53% |
| 2001 | 136,805,810 | 28,516,770 | 1.68% | 2.52% |
| 2002 | 138,933,658 | 29,228,727 | 1.56% | 2.5% |
| 2003 | 140,970,351 | 29,896,035 | 1.47% | 2.28% |
| 2004 | 142,902,856 | 30,556,637 | 1.37% | 2.21% |
| 2005 | 144,715,786 | 31,262,444 | 1.27% | 2.31% |
| 2006 | 146,405,973 | 31,992,435 | 1.17% | 2.34% |
| 2007 | 147,989,278 | 32,764,135 | 1.08% | 2.41% |
| 2008 | 149,474,264 | 33,623,980 | 1% | 2.62% |
| 2009 | 150,873,714 | 34,569,113 | 0.94% | 2.81% |
| 2010 | 152,201,981 | 35,414,399 | 0.88% | 2.45% |
| 2011 | 153,591,076 | 36,140,806 | 0.91% | 2.05% |
| 2012 | 155,070,101 | 36,923,178 | 0.96% | 2.16% |
| 2013 | 156,532,141 | 37,785,849 | 0.94% | 2.34% |
| 2014 | 157,964,929 | 38,823,318 | 0.92% | 2.75% |
| 2015 | 159,383,179 | 40,024,431 | 0.9% | 3.09% |
| 2016 | 160,811,932 | 41,259,892 | 0.9% | 3.09% |
| 2017 | 162,186,147 | 42,714,306 | 0.85% | 3.53% |
| 2018 | 163,523,103 | 44,230,596 | 0.82% | 3.55% |
| 2019 | 164,913,055 | 45,548,175 | 0.85% | 2.98% |
| 2020 | 166,298,024 | 46,789,231 | 0.84% | 2.72% |
| 2021 | 167,658,854 | 48,066,924 | 0.82% | 2.73% |
| 2022 | 169,384,897 | 49,383,346 | 1.03% | 2.74% |
| 2023 | 171,466,990 | 50,042,791 | 1.23% | 1.34% |
| 2024 | 173,562,364 | 50,448,963 | 1.22% | 0.81% |
| 2025 | 175,686,900 | 51,662,152 | 1.22% | 2.4% |
| 2026 | 177,818,035 | 53,282,718 | 1.21% | 3.14% |
| 2027 | 179,930,171 | 54,724,215 | 1.19% | 2.71% |
| 2028 | 182,014,767 | 55,993,833 | 1.16% | 2.32% |
| 2029 | 184,064,616 | 57,275,443 | 1.13% | 2.29% |
| 2030 | 186,072,398 | 58,571,624 | 1.09% | 2.26% |
| 2031 | 188,025,193 | 59,872,936 | 1.05% | 2.22% |
| 2032 | 189,904,568 | 61,179,476 | 1% | 2.18% |
| 2033 | 191,717,183 | 62,497,205 | 0.95% | 2.15% |
| 2034 | 193,461,162 | 63,822,356 | 0.91% | 2.12% |
| 2035 | 195,130,366 | 65,148,317 | 0.86% | 2.08% |
| 2036 | 196,740,575 | 66,470,018 | 0.83% | 2.03% |
| 2037 | 198,288,195 | 67,791,240 | 0.79% | 1.99% |
| 2038 | 199,776,950 | 69,107,712 | 0.75% | 1.94% |
| 2039 | 201,208,770 | 70,416,631 | 0.72% | 1.89% |
| 2040 | 202,589,424 | 71,730,604 | 0.69% | 1.87% |
| 2041 | 203,939,081 | 73,056,213 | 0.67% | 1.85% |
| 2042 | 205,259,485 | 74,387,562 | 0.65% | 1.82% |
| 2043 | 206,545,478 | 75,723,670 | 0.63% | 1.8% |
| 2044 | 207,801,049 | 77,066,454 | 0.61% | 1.77% |
| 2045 | 209,029,592 | 78,415,205 | 0.59% | 1.75% |
| 2046 | 210,231,183 | 79,767,271 | 0.57% | 1.72% |
| 2047 | 211,402,167 | 81,115,241 | 0.56% | 1.69% |
| 2048 | 212,537,925 | 82,463,202 | 0.54% | 1.66% |
| 2049 | 213,638,535 | 83,828,356 | 0.52% | 1.66% |
| 2050 | 214,709,094 | 85,206,384 | 0.5% | 1.64% |
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 17,029,186 (a 10.6% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,038,580 (a 29.2% 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 with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Bangladesh's population will grow by 20.7% to 214,709,094 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of Sudan will increase by 59.9% to 85,206,384 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Dhaka | 16.8M |
| Chittagong | 2.58M |
| Narayanganj | 968K |
| Khulna | 929K |
| Sylhet | 480K |
| Rajshahi | 448K |
| Bogra | 401K |
| Barisal | 328K |
| Rangpur | 294K |
| Brahmanbaria | 268K |
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| 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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Population differences between Bangladesh and Sudan
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| Life expectancy | 75.5 years | 66.9 years |
| Average age | 29.8 years | 23.6 years |
| Median age | 26.7 years | 19.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.2:50.8 | 49.6:50.4 |
| Fertility rate | 2.16 births per woman | 4.32 births per woman |
| Population density | 3,458 ppl/mi² | 69.9 ppl/mi² |
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