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

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The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 175,686,899 in 2025 vs 10,596,620 people in Sweden in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,936,470 people compared to 10,665,077 in Sweden.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 16.8 times bigger than Sweden's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Sweden is the 93rd.
  • 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 +0.97% per year vs +0.81% in Sweden.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 179M (22.2% growth), while Sweden has grown from 9.08M to 10.7M (17.5% growth).

Bangladesh vs Sweden: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Sweden
2100 210,401,264 11,330,987
2099 211,451,904 11,334,835
2098 212,482,204 11,339,107
2097 213,486,272 11,340,268
2096 214,465,968 11,341,947
2095 215,426,907 11,344,893
2094 216,370,356 11,347,531
2093 217,275,808 11,349,412
2092 218,153,712 11,351,452
2091 218,982,674 11,352,899
2090 219,784,878 11,354,820
2089 220,540,401 11,357,746
2088 221,259,520 11,360,405
2087 221,938,165 11,364,197
2086 222,588,012 11,371,529
2085 223,185,997 11,376,573
2084 223,744,949 11,381,332
2083 224,275,716 11,384,862
2082 224,766,094 11,390,058
2081 225,240,154 11,391,696
2080 225,667,518 11,393,882
2079 226,061,595 11,393,412
2078 226,391,523 11,391,291
2077 226,699,126 11,389,212
2076 226,957,140 11,385,385
2075 227,161,614 11,381,261
2074 227,317,797 11,377,973
2073 227,438,605 11,375,051
2072 227,505,726 11,371,362
2071 227,524,423 11,366,451
2070 227,497,506 11,362,742
2069 227,428,570 11,358,895
2068 227,305,014 11,357,504
2067 227,121,107 11,356,672
2066 226,880,763 11,356,676
2065 226,584,072 11,355,953
2064 226,238,210 11,354,988
2063 225,824,534 11,354,834
2062 225,352,036 11,355,452
2061 224,813,409 11,353,198
2060 224,219,163 11,352,013
2059 223,571,928 11,349,674
2058 222,858,175 11,345,893
2057 222,085,438 11,340,487
2056 221,276,251 11,335,234
2055 220,407,778 11,328,291
2054 219,514,298 11,320,768
2053 218,569,959 11,310,127
2052 217,587,835 11,296,358
2051 216,556,487 11,280,503
2050 215,492,158 11,261,537
2049 214,402,257 11,242,070
2048 213,277,451 11,221,274
2047 212,116,827 11,199,365
2046 210,921,144 11,176,512
2045 209,698,915 11,152,739
2044 208,449,015 11,127,765
2043 207,172,388 11,102,354
2042 205,861,265 11,076,504
2041 204,515,400 11,052,951
2040 203,145,429 11,028,609
2039 201,737,174 11,005,487
2038 200,264,237 10,983,160
2037 198,741,429 10,961,591
2036 197,150,036 10,938,759
2035 195,501,296 10,916,327
2034 193,791,174 10,893,717
2033 191,991,968 10,869,588
2032 190,143,732 10,844,339
2031 188,210,205 10,819,037
2030 186,214,224 10,790,557
2029 184,170,034 10,759,017
2028 182,089,419 10,724,017
2027 179,975,298 10,685,143
2026 177,839,282 10,643,884
2025 175,686,899 10,596,620
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 741,992 people (a 7.48% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 93rd 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 Sweden will increase by 5.59% to 11,261,537 people and will still be ranked 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% 0.25%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Sweden's population grew by 0.25%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Sweden
Current population
178936470
10665077
Population rank 8/197 93/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.13%
One net population change
14.9 seconds
19.6 minutes
One birth every
9.09 seconds
5.35 minutes
One death every
35.6 seconds
5.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,821 +74
Annual growth/decline +2,124,535 +26,911
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.25%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 148/197
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 2,583,129 -473,362 7,399 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 2026-07-08).

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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 Sweden 20.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 183,120 people) and 79.6% is from migration (a gain of 716,103 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 3.23M
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 (1960–2025, 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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