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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 9,005,582 people in Switzerland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 9,107,866 in Switzerland.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 19.6 times bigger than Switzerland's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Switzerland is the 100th.
  • The countries together account for 2.26% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.11% for Switzerland.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +0.98% in Switzerland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Switzerland has grown from 7.48M to 9.11M (21.7% growth).

Bangladesh vs Switzerland: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Switzerland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Switzerland
2100 210,399,059 9,234,296
2099 211,449,688 9,226,472
2098 212,479,977 9,220,109
2097 213,484,035 9,212,728
2096 214,463,720 9,208,997
2095 215,424,649 9,203,477
2094 216,368,088 9,199,095
2093 217,273,531 9,196,672
2092 218,151,426 9,194,082
2091 218,980,379 9,191,145
2090 219,782,575 9,189,122
2089 220,538,090 9,188,754
2088 221,257,201 9,190,102
2087 221,935,839 9,189,763
2086 222,585,679 9,191,494
2085 223,183,658 9,195,728
2084 223,742,603 9,199,983
2083 224,273,365 9,204,908
2082 224,763,738 9,210,695
2081 225,237,793 9,217,065
2080 225,665,152 9,223,475
2079 226,059,226 9,230,920
2078 226,389,150 9,237,649
2077 226,696,749 9,245,300
2076 226,954,762 9,250,248
2075 227,159,233 9,255,753
2074 227,315,415 9,266,455
2073 227,436,221 9,275,439
2072 227,503,342 9,283,185
2071 227,522,038 9,292,913
2070 227,495,122 9,303,843
2069 227,426,186 9,311,935
2068 227,302,632 9,320,335
2067 227,118,726 9,327,741
2066 226,878,385 9,339,455
2065 226,581,697 9,351,481
2064 226,235,839 9,362,413
2063 225,822,167 9,372,441
2062 225,349,674 9,383,258
2061 224,811,052 9,395,036
2060 224,216,813 9,403,920
2059 223,569,585 9,414,241
2058 222,855,839 9,422,560
2057 222,083,110 9,428,212
2056 221,273,932 9,435,441
2055 220,405,468 9,443,890
2054 219,511,997 9,451,268
2053 218,567,668 9,456,389
2052 217,585,554 9,456,418
2051 216,554,217 9,456,395
2050 215,489,899 9,454,544
2049 214,400,010 9,451,083
2048 213,275,216 9,444,091
2047 212,114,603 9,437,061
2046 210,918,933 9,430,954
2045 209,696,717 9,425,155
2044 208,446,830 9,418,152
2043 207,170,217 9,410,763
2042 205,859,107 9,400,808
2041 204,513,256 9,393,857
2040 203,143,300 9,382,662
2039 201,735,060 9,373,984
2038 200,262,138 9,365,030
2037 198,739,346 9,354,254
2036 197,147,970 9,342,450
2035 195,499,247 9,328,907
2034 193,789,143 9,312,054
2033 191,989,956 9,294,881
2032 190,141,739 9,276,221
2031 188,208,233 9,253,034
2030 186,212,272 9,228,188
2029 184,168,103 9,201,743
2028 182,087,511 9,170,620
2027 179,973,411 9,135,740
2026 177,837,418 9,097,532
2025 175,685,057 9,053,983
2024 173,562,364 9,005,582
2023 171,466,990 8,888,822
2022 169,384,897 8,777,088
2021 167,658,854 8,704,546
2020 166,298,024 8,638,167
2019 164,913,055 8,575,280
2018 163,523,103 8,514,329
2017 162,186,147 8,451,840
2016 160,811,932 8,373,338
2015 159,383,179 8,282,396
2014 157,964,929 8,188,649
2013 156,532,141 8,089,346
2012 155,070,101 7,996,861
2011 153,591,076 7,912,398
2010 152,201,981 7,824,909
2009 150,873,714 7,743,831
2008 149,474,264 7,647,675
2007 147,989,278 7,551,117
2006 146,405,973 7,483,934
2005 144,715,786 7,437,115
2004 142,902,856 7,389,625
2003 140,970,351 7,339,001
2002 138,933,658 7,284,753
2001 136,805,810 7,229,854
2000 134,544,304 7,184,250
1999 132,108,065 7,143,991
1998 129,622,332 7,110,001
1997 127,198,069 7,088,906
1996 124,862,179 7,071,850
1995 122,600,370 7,040,687
1994 120,343,179 6,993,795
1993 118,132,360 6,938,265
1992 115,952,192 6,875,364
1991 113,787,109 6,799,978
1990 111,633,717 6,715,519
1989 109,433,799 6,646,912
1988 107,216,008 6,593,386
1987 104,959,291 6,545,106
1986 102,635,572 6,504,124
1985 100,253,825 6,470,365
1984 97,814,966 6,441,865
1983 95,335,155 6,418,773
1982 92,814,507 6,391,309
1981 90,303,105 6,354,074
1980 88,016,432 6,319,408
1979 85,935,072 6,294,365
1978 83,889,655 6,281,738
1977 81,867,264 6,281,174
1976 79,855,318 6,302,504
1975 77,854,351 6,338,632
1974 75,839,348 6,341,405
1973 73,722,294 6,307,347
1972 71,641,519 6,260,956
1971 70,276,758 6,213,399
1970 69,058,894 6,180,877
1969 67,294,133 6,136,387
1968 65,408,276 6,067,714
1967 63,510,929 5,991,785
1966 61,669,806 5,918,002
1965 59,902,519 5,856,472
1964 58,178,374 5,789,228
1963 56,504,402 5,694,247
1962 54,881,146 5,573,815
1961 53,310,348 5,434,294
1960 51,828,660 5,327,827

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Switzerland gained 889,404 people (a 11.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Switzerland's population increased by 734,528 people (a 8.77% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Switzerland was ranked 96th in 2006 and ranked 100th 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 Switzerland will increase by 3.81% to 9,454,544 people and rank change from 100th to 103rd.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 9.46M people in 2052 for Switzerland.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Switzerland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Switzerland
2100 -0.5% 0.08%
2099 -0.48% 0.07%
2098 -0.47% 0.08%
2097 -0.46% 0.04%
2096 -0.45% 0.06%
2095 -0.44% 0.05%
2094 -0.42% 0.03%
2093 -0.4% 0.03%
2092 -0.38% 0.03%
2091 -0.36% 0.02%
2090 -0.34% 0.004%
2089 -0.33% -0.01%
2088 -0.31% 0.004%
2087 -0.29% -0.02%
2086 -0.27% -0.05%
2085 -0.25% -0.05%
2084 -0.24% -0.05%
2083 -0.22% -0.06%
2082 -0.21% -0.07%
2081 -0.19% -0.07%
2080 -0.17% -0.08%
2079 -0.15% -0.07%
2078 -0.14% -0.08%
2077 -0.11% -0.05%
2076 -0.09% -0.06%
2075 -0.07% -0.12%
2074 -0.05% -0.1%
2073 -0.03% -0.08%
2072 -0.008% -0.1%
2071 0.01% -0.12%
2070 0.03% -0.09%
2069 0.05% -0.09%
2068 0.08% -0.08%
2067 0.11% -0.13%
2066 0.13% -0.13%
2065 0.15% -0.12%
2064 0.18% -0.11%
2063 0.21% -0.12%
2062 0.24% -0.13%
2061 0.27% -0.09%
2060 0.29% -0.11%
2059 0.32% -0.09%
2058 0.35% -0.06%
2057 0.37% -0.08%
2056 0.39% -0.09%
2055 0.41% -0.08%
2054 0.43% -0.05%
2053 0.45% -0%
2052 0.48% 0%
2051 0.49% 0.02%
2050 0.51% 0.04%
2049 0.53% 0.07%
2048 0.55% 0.07%
2047 0.57% 0.06%
2046 0.58% 0.06%
2045 0.6% 0.07%
2044 0.62% 0.08%
2043 0.64% 0.11%
2042 0.66% 0.07%
2041 0.67% 0.12%
2040 0.7% 0.09%
2039 0.74% 0.1%
2038 0.77% 0.12%
2037 0.81% 0.13%
2036 0.84% 0.15%
2035 0.88% 0.18%
2034 0.94% 0.18%
2033 0.97% 0.2%
2032 1.03% 0.25%
2031 1.07% 0.27%
2030 1.11% 0.29%
2029 1.14% 0.34%
2028 1.17% 0.38%
2027 1.2% 0.42%
2026 1.23% 0.48%
2025 1.22% 0.54%
2024 1.22% 1.31%
2023 1.23% 1.27%
2022 1.03% 0.83%
2021 0.82% 0.77%
2020 0.84% 0.73%
2019 0.85% 0.72%
2018 0.82% 0.74%
2017 0.85% 0.94%
2016 0.9% 1.1%
2015 0.9% 1.14%
2014 0.92% 1.23%
2013 0.94% 1.16%
2012 0.96% 1.07%
2011 0.91% 1.12%
2010 0.88% 1.05%
2009 0.94% 1.26%
2008 1% 1.28%
2007 1.08% 0.9%
2006 1.17% 0.63%
2005 1.27% 0.64%
2004 1.37% 0.69%
2003 1.47% 0.74%
2002 1.56% 0.76%
2001 1.68% 0.63%
2000 1.84% 0.56%
1999 1.92% 0.48%
1998 1.91% 0.3%
1997 1.87% 0.24%
1996 1.84% 0.44%
1995 1.88% 0.67%
1994 1.87% 0.8%
1993 1.88% 0.91%
1992 1.9% 1.11%
1991 1.93% 1.26%
1990 2.01% 1.03%
1989 2.07% 0.81%
1988 2.15% 0.74%
1987 2.26% 0.63%
1986 2.38% 0.52%
1985 2.49% 0.44%
1984 2.6% 0.36%
1983 2.72% 0.43%
1982 2.78% 0.59%
1981 2.6% 0.55%
1980 2.42% 0.4%
1979 2.44% 0.2%
1978 2.47% 0.009%
1977 2.52% -0.34%
1976 2.57% -0.57%
1975 2.66% -0.04%
1974 2.87% 0.54%
1973 2.9% 0.74%
1972 1.94% 0.77%
1971 1.76% 0.53%
1970 2.62% 0.73%
1969 2.88% 1.13%
1968 2.99% 1.27%
1967 2.99% 1.25%
1966 2.95% 1.05%
1965 2.96% 1.16%
1964 2.96% 1.67%
1963 2.96% 2.16%
1962 2.95% 2.57%
1961 2.86% 2%

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 Switzerland's population grew by 1.31%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Switzerland
Current population
178415186
9107866
Population rank 8/197 100/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.11%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
4.5 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
6.57 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
7.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +320
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +116,760
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +1.31%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 81/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
14.1 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 +37,253
Net migration rank 194/196 25/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 2,773,840
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 27/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 31.1%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 17/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Switzerland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Switzerland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 37,253
2024 - -473,362 - 40,099
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 8,000 45,098
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 7,899 96,424
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 18,279 50,665
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 9,502 55,523
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 18,008 44,517
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 20,434 41,253
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 20,284 45,658
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 22,608 71,009
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 19,050 71,876
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 21,290 78,122
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 17,797 83,823
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 18,393 67,840
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 18,990 67,194
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 17,997 76,388
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 15,487 69,324
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 15,295 94,430
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 13,592 72,475
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 12,723 37,308
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 11,899 33,203
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 13,302 39,484
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 8,807 42,567
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 10,199 49,650
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 10,845 35,420
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 15,806 24,463
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 16,431 25,599
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 16,353 11,325
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 17,722 -1,939
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 19,801 -131
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 19,010 25,343
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 20,982 30,274
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 21,509 40,267
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 24,064 42,014
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 23,800 69,738
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 20,146 58,428
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 19,941 34,432
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 21,099 34,602
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 15,708 27,081
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 16,261 23,242
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 14,882 14,402
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 16,105 12,532
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 12,837 5,663
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 15,339 21,929
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 13,979 24,229
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 14,535 17,841
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 14,477 4,262
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 13,820 -6,552
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 16,959 -22,516
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 17,017 -54,255
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 22,820 -58,187
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 27,902 2,008
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 30,906 8,158
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 35,061 19,991
1971 542,747 224,369 38,523 2,636
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 42,648 -18,326
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 44,182 20,754
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 47,328 25,828
1967 1,860,743 23,164 52,128 27,697
1966 1,794,530 3,758 53,854 14,979
1965 1,688,652 47,610 56,222 -1,351
1964 1,686,591 25,426 59,050 21,455
1963 1,612,749 23,215 52,956 58,415
1962 1,584,035 26,533 49,050 82,798
1961 1,504,524 26,503 48,365 101,278
1960 1,418,810 13,580 42,090 22,313

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 Switzerland 21.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 165,354 people) and 78.4% is from migration (a gain of 600,145 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 2,773,840 people or 31.1% in Switzerland.

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
Switzerland
City Population
Zurich 449K
Geneva 209K
Basel 176K
Bern 146K
Lausanne 145K
Winterthur 110K
Lucerne 86.2K
St. Gallen 78.9K
Lugano 63.5K
Biel/Bienne 55.9K

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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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