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

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The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 175,686,899 in 2025 vs 51,662,147 people in Sudan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,936,470 people compared to 54,156,832 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 3.3 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 2.81% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.65% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.97% per year vs +2.63% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 179M (22.2% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 54.2M (69.3% growth).

Bangladesh vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Sudan
2100 210,401,264 138,786,562
2099 211,451,904 138,200,726
2098 212,482,204 137,581,716
2097 213,486,272 136,936,850
2096 214,465,968 136,293,310
2095 215,426,907 135,619,411
2094 216,370,356 134,962,748
2093 217,275,808 134,241,761
2092 218,153,712 133,476,598
2091 218,982,674 132,717,036
2090 219,784,878 131,929,843
2089 220,540,401 131,106,299
2088 221,259,520 130,258,636
2087 221,938,165 129,375,710
2086 222,588,012 128,473,461
2085 223,185,997 127,558,118
2084 223,744,949 126,607,392
2083 224,275,716 125,651,327
2082 224,766,094 124,696,076
2081 225,240,154 123,744,490
2080 225,667,518 122,770,063
2079 226,061,595 121,779,815
2078 226,391,523 120,751,900
2077 226,699,126 119,717,424
2076 226,957,140 118,681,140
2075 227,161,614 117,612,837
2074 227,317,797 116,516,833
2073 227,438,605 115,406,797
2072 227,505,726 114,272,123
2071 227,524,423 113,124,997
2070 227,497,506 111,982,729
2069 227,428,570 110,816,409
2068 227,305,014 109,652,769
2067 227,121,107 108,433,341
2066 226,880,763 107,199,808
2065 226,584,072 105,978,161
2064 226,238,210 104,726,820
2063 225,824,534 103,455,672
2062 225,352,036 102,156,918
2061 224,813,409 100,859,967
2060 224,219,163 99,547,905
2059 223,571,928 98,233,054
2058 222,858,175 96,897,205
2057 222,085,438 95,551,255
2056 221,276,251 94,198,924
2055 220,407,778 92,819,157
2054 219,514,298 91,429,774
2053 218,569,959 90,049,799
2052 217,587,835 88,658,871
2051 216,556,487 87,267,085
2050 215,492,158 85,869,620
2049 214,402,257 84,466,974
2048 213,277,451 83,095,662
2047 212,116,827 81,727,967
2046 210,921,144 80,356,627
2045 209,698,915 78,980,614
2044 208,449,015 77,616,012
2043 207,172,388 76,252,103
2042 205,861,265 74,901,092
2041 204,515,400 73,546,861
2040 203,145,429 72,207,474
2039 201,737,174 70,876,908
2038 200,264,237 69,547,797
2037 198,741,429 68,201,884
2036 197,150,036 66,863,109
2035 195,501,296 65,516,233
2034 193,791,174 64,168,801
2033 191,991,968 62,823,562
2032 190,143,732 61,491,227
2031 188,210,205 60,168,709
2030 186,214,224 58,846,984
2029 184,170,034 57,534,918
2028 182,089,419 56,242,802
2027 179,975,298 54,955,096
2026 177,839,282 53,313,722
2025 175,686,899 51,662,147
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,896,940 people (a 31.3% 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 20.4% to 215,492,158 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of Sudan will increase by 58.6% to 85,869,620 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 139M 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% 2.4%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Sudan's population grew by 2.4%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Sudan
Current population
178936470
54156832
Population rank 8/197 29/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.65%
One net population change
14.9 seconds
26.1 seconds
One birth every
9.09 seconds
18.9 seconds
One death every
35.6 seconds
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,821 +3,324
Annual growth/decline +2,124,535 +1,213,184
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +2.4%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 30/197
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 2,583,129 -473,362 1,345,019 -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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 74.2% of the population change in Bangladesh is from natural causes (a gain of 24,425,669 people) and 25.8% is from migration (a loss of 8,481,548 people). In Sudan 90.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,707,034 people) and 9.13% is from migration (a loss of 1,276,357 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 3.23M
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
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K
Ad-Damazin 186K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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