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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 10,569,709 people in Sweden in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 10,680,056 in Sweden.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 16.7 times bigger than Sweden's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Sweden is the 91st.
  • The countries together account for 2.28% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.13% for Sweden.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +0.88% in Sweden.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Sweden has grown from 9.08M to 10.7M (17.6% growth).

Bangladesh vs Sweden: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Sweden
2100 210,399,059 11,357,586
2099 211,449,688 11,361,443
2098 212,479,977 11,365,725
2097 213,484,035 11,366,889
2096 214,463,720 11,368,572
2095 215,424,649 11,371,525
2094 216,368,088 11,374,169
2093 217,273,531 11,376,054
2092 218,151,426 11,378,099
2091 218,980,379 11,379,549
2090 219,782,575 11,381,475
2089 220,538,090 11,384,408
2088 221,257,201 11,387,073
2087 221,935,839 11,390,874
2086 222,585,679 11,398,223
2085 223,183,658 11,403,279
2084 223,742,603 11,408,050
2083 224,273,365 11,411,588
2082 224,763,738 11,416,796
2081 225,237,793 11,418,438
2080 225,665,152 11,420,629
2079 226,059,226 11,420,158
2078 226,389,150 11,418,032
2077 226,696,749 11,415,948
2076 226,954,762 11,412,112
2075 227,159,233 11,407,978
2074 227,315,415 11,404,682
2073 227,436,221 11,401,754
2072 227,503,342 11,398,056
2071 227,522,038 11,393,134
2070 227,495,122 11,389,416
2069 227,426,186 11,385,560
2068 227,302,632 11,384,165
2067 227,118,726 11,383,331
2066 226,878,385 11,383,335
2065 226,581,697 11,382,611
2064 226,235,839 11,381,643
2063 225,822,167 11,381,489
2062 225,349,674 11,382,109
2061 224,811,052 11,379,849
2060 224,216,813 11,378,661
2059 223,569,585 11,376,317
2058 222,855,839 11,372,527
2057 222,083,110 11,367,109
2056 221,273,932 11,361,843
2055 220,405,468 11,354,884
2054 219,511,997 11,347,343
2053 218,567,668 11,336,678
2052 217,585,554 11,322,876
2051 216,554,217 11,306,983
2050 215,489,899 11,287,973
2049 214,400,010 11,268,461
2048 213,275,216 11,247,615
2047 212,114,603 11,225,655
2046 210,918,933 11,202,749
2045 209,696,717 11,178,920
2044 208,446,830 11,153,887
2043 207,170,217 11,128,417
2042 205,859,107 11,102,505
2041 204,513,256 11,078,898
2040 203,143,300 11,054,498
2039 201,735,060 11,031,322
2038 200,262,138 11,008,943
2037 198,739,346 10,987,323
2036 197,147,970 10,964,438
2035 195,499,247 10,941,953
2034 193,789,143 10,919,289
2033 191,989,956 10,895,104
2032 190,141,739 10,869,796
2031 188,208,233 10,844,434
2030 186,212,272 10,815,888
2029 184,168,103 10,784,274
2028 182,087,511 10,749,191
2027 179,973,411 10,710,226
2026 177,837,418 10,668,870
2025 175,685,057 10,621,495
2024 173,562,364 10,569,709
2023 171,466,990 10,536,632
2022 169,384,897 10,486,941
2021 167,658,854 10,415,811
2020 166,298,024 10,353,442
2019 164,913,055 10,278,887
2018 163,523,103 10,175,214
2017 162,186,147 10,057,698
2016 160,811,932 9,923,085
2015 159,383,179 9,799,186
2014 157,964,929 9,696,110
2013 156,532,141 9,600,379
2012 155,070,101 9,519,374
2011 153,591,076 9,449,213
2010 152,201,981 9,378,126
2009 150,873,714 9,298,515
2008 149,474,264 9,219,637
2007 147,989,278 9,148,092
2006 146,405,973 9,080,505
2005 144,715,786 9,029,572
2004 142,902,856 8,993,531
2003 140,970,351 8,958,229
2002 138,933,658 8,924,958
2001 136,805,810 8,895,960
2000 134,544,304 8,872,109
1999 132,108,065 8,857,874
1998 129,622,332 8,850,974
1997 127,198,069 8,846,062
1996 124,862,179 8,840,998
1995 122,600,370 8,826,939
1994 120,343,179 8,780,745
1993 118,132,360 8,718,561
1992 115,952,192 8,668,067
1991 113,787,109 8,617,375
1990 111,633,717 8,558,835
1989 109,433,799 8,492,964
1988 107,216,008 8,436,489
1987 104,959,291 8,397,804
1986 102,635,572 8,369,829
1985 100,253,825 8,350,386
1984 97,814,966 8,336,605
1983 95,335,155 8,329,033
1982 92,814,507 8,325,263
1981 90,303,105 8,320,503
1980 88,016,432 8,310,531
1979 85,935,072 8,293,678
1978 83,889,655 8,275,599
1977 81,867,264 8,251,540
1976 79,855,318 8,222,286
1975 77,854,351 8,192,437
1974 75,839,348 8,159,955
1973 73,722,294 8,136,312
1972 71,641,519 8,122,300
1971 70,276,758 8,098,334
1970 69,058,894 8,042,801
1969 67,294,133 7,968,072
1968 65,408,276 7,912,273
1967 63,510,929 7,867,931
1966 61,669,806 7,807,797
1965 59,902,519 7,733,853
1964 58,178,374 7,661,354
1963 56,504,402 7,604,328
1962 54,881,146 7,561,588
1961 53,310,348 7,519,998
1960 51,828,660 7,484,656

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/sweden | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 756,971 people (a 7.63% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 91st 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 Sweden will increase by 5.69% to 11,287,973 people and rank change from 91st to 93rd.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 11.4M people in 2080 for Sweden.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Sweden
2100 -0.5% -0.03%
2099 -0.48% -0.04%
2098 -0.47% -0.01%
2097 -0.46% -0.01%
2096 -0.45% -0.03%
2095 -0.44% -0.02%
2094 -0.42% -0.02%
2093 -0.4% -0.02%
2092 -0.38% -0.01%
2091 -0.36% -0.02%
2090 -0.34% -0.03%
2089 -0.33% -0.02%
2088 -0.31% -0.03%
2087 -0.29% -0.06%
2086 -0.27% -0.04%
2085 -0.25% -0.04%
2084 -0.24% -0.03%
2083 -0.22% -0.05%
2082 -0.21% -0.01%
2081 -0.19% -0.02%
2080 -0.17% 0.004%
2079 -0.15% 0.02%
2078 -0.14% 0.02%
2077 -0.11% 0.03%
2076 -0.09% 0.04%
2075 -0.07% 0.03%
2074 -0.05% 0.03%
2073 -0.03% 0.03%
2072 -0.008% 0.04%
2071 0.01% 0.03%
2070 0.03% 0.03%
2069 0.05% 0.01%
2068 0.08% 0.007%
2067 0.11% -0%
2066 0.13% 0.006%
2065 0.15% 0.009%
2064 0.18% 0.001%
2063 0.21% -0.005%
2062 0.24% 0.02%
2061 0.27% 0.01%
2060 0.29% 0.02%
2059 0.32% 0.03%
2058 0.35% 0.05%
2057 0.37% 0.05%
2056 0.39% 0.06%
2055 0.41% 0.07%
2054 0.43% 0.09%
2053 0.45% 0.12%
2052 0.48% 0.14%
2051 0.49% 0.17%
2050 0.51% 0.17%
2049 0.53% 0.19%
2048 0.55% 0.2%
2047 0.57% 0.2%
2046 0.58% 0.21%
2045 0.6% 0.22%
2044 0.62% 0.23%
2043 0.64% 0.23%
2042 0.66% 0.21%
2041 0.67% 0.22%
2040 0.7% 0.21%
2039 0.74% 0.2%
2038 0.77% 0.2%
2037 0.81% 0.21%
2036 0.84% 0.21%
2035 0.88% 0.21%
2034 0.94% 0.22%
2033 0.97% 0.23%
2032 1.03% 0.23%
2031 1.07% 0.26%
2030 1.11% 0.29%
2029 1.14% 0.33%
2028 1.17% 0.36%
2027 1.2% 0.39%
2026 1.23% 0.45%
2025 1.22% 0.49%
2024 1.22% 0.31%
2023 1.23% 0.47%
2022 1.03% 0.68%
2021 0.82% 0.6%
2020 0.84% 0.73%
2019 0.85% 1.02%
2018 0.82% 1.17%
2017 0.85% 1.36%
2016 0.9% 1.26%
2015 0.9% 1.06%
2014 0.92% 1%
2013 0.94% 0.85%
2012 0.96% 0.74%
2011 0.91% 0.76%
2010 0.88% 0.86%
2009 0.94% 0.86%
2008 1% 0.78%
2007 1.08% 0.74%
2006 1.17% 0.56%
2005 1.27% 0.4%
2004 1.37% 0.39%
2003 1.47% 0.37%
2002 1.56% 0.33%
2001 1.68% 0.27%
2000 1.84% 0.16%
1999 1.92% 0.08%
1998 1.91% 0.06%
1997 1.87% 0.06%
1996 1.84% 0.16%
1995 1.88% 0.53%
1994 1.87% 0.71%
1993 1.88% 0.58%
1992 1.9% 0.59%
1991 1.93% 0.68%
1990 2.01% 0.78%
1989 2.07% 0.67%
1988 2.15% 0.46%
1987 2.26% 0.33%
1986 2.38% 0.23%
1985 2.49% 0.17%
1984 2.6% 0.09%
1983 2.72% 0.05%
1982 2.78% 0.06%
1981 2.6% 0.12%
1980 2.42% 0.2%
1979 2.44% 0.22%
1978 2.47% 0.29%
1977 2.52% 0.36%
1976 2.57% 0.36%
1975 2.66% 0.4%
1974 2.87% 0.29%
1973 2.9% 0.17%
1972 1.94% 0.3%
1971 1.76% 0.69%
1970 2.62% 0.94%
1969 2.88% 0.71%
1968 2.99% 0.56%
1967 2.99% 0.77%
1966 2.95% 0.96%
1965 2.96% 0.95%
1964 2.96% 0.75%
1963 2.96% 0.57%
1962 2.95% 0.55%
1961 2.86% 0.47%

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 Sweden's population grew by 0.31%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Sweden
Current population
178415186
10680056
Population rank 8/197 91/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.13%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
15.9 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
5.25 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
5.54 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +91
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +33,077
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.31%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 149/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 +47,079
Net migration rank 194/196 22/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 2,272,158
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 34/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 21.4%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 28/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Sweden
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Sweden
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 47,079
2024 - -473,362 - 50,115
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 5,269 55,209
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 10,487 58,955
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 22,914 51,947
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 14,495 37,302
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 25,697 72,619
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 23,403 87,517
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 24,138 102,671
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 25,800 119,234
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 23,518 80,534
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 26,179 77,654
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 23,041 66,760
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 20,943 52,879
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 21,733 46,049
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 25,320 51,175
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 21,387 63,638
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 18,439 56,452
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 15,552 54,907
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 15,436 51,675
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 9,030 27,030
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 9,893 25,842
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 6,271 29,161
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 893 31,364
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 -1,779 28,856
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 -2,662 24,900
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 -6,201 13,940
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 -3,541 11,325
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 -3,539 6,047
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 1,768 5,773
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 9,710 11,621
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 20,196 51,545
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 20,924 32,725
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 28,605 20,507
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 29,299 25,314
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 29,100 35,668
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 24,629 44,565
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 15,186 30,064
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 11,757 21,335
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 9,206 15,211
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 4,175 11,464
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 3,335 8,668
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 833 2,105
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 1,665 2,524
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 1,664 3,209
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 5,818 10,040
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 4,976 13,895
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 4,138 13,807
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 7,426 23,528
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 8,222 20,324
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 14,746 16,564
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 23,664 9,217
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 24,409 -9,551
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 28,428 -13,519
1971 542,747 224,369 31,583 2,334
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 30,563 47,242
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 23,904 48,824
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 30,858 8,545
1967 1,860,743 23,164 41,700 11,075
1966 1,794,530 3,758 45,286 24,920
1965 1,688,652 47,610 44,857 32,444
1964 1,686,591 25,426 45,968 23,581
1963 1,612,749 23,215 35,741 11,009
1962 1,584,035 26,533 30,246 9,627
1961 1,504,524 26,503 30,832 14,401
1960 1,418,810 13,580 27,693 1,080

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 Sweden 21.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 201,900 people) and 78.6% is from migration (a gain of 743,642 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 2,272,158 people or 21.4% in Sweden.

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
Sweden
City Population
Stockholm 985K
Gothenburg 675K
Malmo 339K
Uppsala 175K
Vasteras 132K
Orebro 129K
Linkoping 117K
Helsingborg 116K
Jonkoping 103K
Lund 98.3K

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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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