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

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The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 175,686,899 in 2025 vs 25,620,427 people in Syria in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,936,470 people compared to 26,956,472 in Syria.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 6.64 times bigger than Syria's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Syria is the 56th.
  • The countries together account for 2.48% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.32% for Syria.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.97% per year vs +2.19% in Syria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 179M (22.2% growth), while Syria has grown from 19.6M to 27M (37.3% growth).

Bangladesh vs Syria: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Syria
2100 210,401,264 44,500,028
2099 211,451,904 44,570,009
2098 212,482,204 44,629,837
2097 213,486,272 44,692,566
2096 214,465,968 44,747,012
2095 215,426,907 44,774,686
2094 216,370,356 44,824,294
2093 217,275,808 44,853,295
2092 218,153,712 44,882,700
2091 218,982,674 44,895,349
2090 219,784,878 44,926,869
2089 220,540,401 44,925,891
2088 221,259,520 44,920,667
2087 221,938,165 44,928,298
2086 222,588,012 44,947,658
2085 223,185,997 44,913,669
2084 223,744,949 44,878,845
2083 224,275,716 44,850,592
2082 224,766,094 44,790,014
2081 225,240,154 44,723,244
2080 225,667,518 44,624,321
2079 226,061,595 44,567,127
2078 226,391,523 44,529,618
2077 226,699,126 44,484,155
2076 226,957,140 44,400,339
2075 227,161,614 44,306,882
2074 227,317,797 44,209,517
2073 227,438,605 44,102,028
2072 227,505,726 43,965,642
2071 227,524,423 43,821,617
2070 227,497,506 43,678,154
2069 227,428,570 43,530,683
2068 227,305,014 43,348,487
2067 227,121,107 43,154,741
2066 226,880,763 42,944,885
2065 226,584,072 42,695,249
2064 226,238,210 42,445,036
2063 225,824,534 42,198,056
2062 225,352,036 41,949,014
2061 224,813,409 41,695,586
2060 224,219,163 41,410,547
2059 223,571,928 41,097,942
2058 222,858,175 40,815,606
2057 222,085,438 40,534,091
2056 221,276,251 40,224,053
2055 220,407,778 39,918,930
2054 219,514,298 39,584,624
2053 218,569,959 39,242,144
2052 217,587,835 38,940,206
2051 216,556,487 38,629,604
2050 215,492,158 38,307,069
2049 214,402,257 37,986,965
2048 213,277,451 37,682,780
2047 212,116,827 37,391,752
2046 210,921,144 37,081,479
2045 209,698,915 36,744,441
2044 208,449,015 36,428,225
2043 207,172,388 36,090,851
2042 205,861,265 35,729,021
2041 204,515,400 35,352,033
2040 203,145,429 34,947,817
2039 201,737,174 34,533,772
2038 200,264,237 34,091,760
2037 198,741,429 33,612,993
2036 197,150,036 33,134,445
2035 195,501,296 32,608,669
2034 193,791,174 32,062,309
2033 191,991,968 31,477,500
2032 190,143,732 30,883,996
2031 188,210,205 30,248,264
2030 186,214,224 29,592,787
2029 184,170,034 28,871,638
2028 182,089,419 28,141,821
2027 179,975,298 27,355,002
2026 177,839,282 26,535,554
2025 175,686,899 25,620,427
2024 173,562,364 24,672,760
2023 171,466,990 23,594,623
2022 169,384,897 22,462,173
2021 167,658,854 21,628,839
2020 166,298,024 21,049,429
2019 164,913,055 20,353,534
2018 163,523,103 19,577,845
2017 162,186,147 19,224,668
2016 160,811,932 19,193,834
2015 159,383,179 19,424,618
2014 157,964,929 20,273,659
2013 156,532,141 21,666,917
2012 155,070,101 22,759,763
2011 153,591,076 22,878,098
2010 152,201,981 22,482,421
2009 150,873,714 21,976,969
2008 149,474,264 21,636,564
2007 147,989,278 20,884,125
2006 146,405,973 19,637,022
2005 144,715,786 18,814,091
2004 142,902,856 18,336,875
2003 140,970,351 17,889,296
2002 138,933,658 17,468,332
2001 136,805,810 17,051,338
2000 134,544,304 16,637,888
1999 132,108,065 16,228,061
1998 129,622,332 15,820,413
1997 127,198,069 15,417,542
1996 124,862,179 15,018,104
1995 122,600,370 14,616,801
1994 120,343,179 14,208,583
1993 118,132,360 13,795,686
1992 115,952,192 13,385,571
1991 113,787,109 12,980,821
1990 111,633,717 12,579,208
1989 109,433,799 12,179,060
1988 107,216,008 11,782,264
1987 104,959,291 11,388,923
1986 102,635,572 11,002,844
1985 100,253,825 10,625,672
1984 97,814,966 10,258,398
1983 95,335,155 9,904,809
1982 92,814,507 9,572,511
1981 90,303,105 9,260,189
1980 88,016,432 8,957,663
1979 85,935,072 8,661,909
1978 83,889,655 8,372,759
1977 81,867,264 8,090,501
1976 79,855,318 7,817,320
1975 77,854,351 7,554,364
1974 75,839,348 7,302,160
1973 73,722,294 7,060,321
1972 71,641,519 6,826,024
1971 70,276,758 6,598,094
1970 69,058,894 6,380,609
1969 67,294,133 6,175,166
1968 65,408,276 5,978,742
1967 63,510,929 5,790,198
1966 61,669,806 5,609,047
1965 59,902,519 5,435,267
1964 58,178,374 5,269,087
1963 56,504,402 5,110,467
1962 54,881,146 4,959,340
1961 53,310,348 4,815,466
1960 51,828,660 4,673,500

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Syria lost 443,188 people (a 2.26% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% growth), while Syria's population increased by 7,762,638 people (a 40.4% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Syria was ranked 58th in 2006 and ranked 56th 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 Syria will increase by 42.1% to 38,307,069 people and rank change from 56th to 53rd.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 44.9M people in 2086 for Syria.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Syria
2100 -0.5% -0.16%
2099 -0.48% -0.13%
2098 -0.47% -0.14%
2097 -0.46% -0.12%
2096 -0.45% -0.06%
2095 -0.44% -0.11%
2094 -0.42% -0.06%
2093 -0.4% -0.07%
2092 -0.38% -0.03%
2091 -0.36% -0.07%
2090 -0.34% 0.002%
2089 -0.33% 0.01%
2088 -0.31% -0.02%
2087 -0.29% -0.04%
2086 -0.27% 0.08%
2085 -0.25% 0.08%
2084 -0.24% 0.06%
2083 -0.22% 0.14%
2082 -0.21% 0.15%
2081 -0.19% 0.22%
2080 -0.17% 0.13%
2079 -0.15% 0.08%
2078 -0.14% 0.1%
2077 -0.11% 0.19%
2076 -0.09% 0.21%
2075 -0.07% 0.22%
2074 -0.05% 0.24%
2073 -0.03% 0.31%
2072 -0.008% 0.33%
2071 0.01% 0.33%
2070 0.03% 0.34%
2069 0.05% 0.42%
2068 0.08% 0.45%
2067 0.11% 0.49%
2066 0.13% 0.58%
2065 0.15% 0.59%
2064 0.18% 0.59%
2063 0.21% 0.59%
2062 0.24% 0.61%
2061 0.27% 0.69%
2060 0.29% 0.76%
2059 0.32% 0.69%
2058 0.35% 0.69%
2057 0.37% 0.77%
2056 0.39% 0.76%
2055 0.41% 0.84%
2054 0.43% 0.87%
2053 0.45% 0.78%
2052 0.48% 0.8%
2051 0.49% 0.84%
2050 0.51% 0.84%
2049 0.53% 0.81%
2048 0.55% 0.78%
2047 0.57% 0.84%
2046 0.58% 0.92%
2045 0.6% 0.87%
2044 0.62% 0.93%
2043 0.64% 1.01%
2042 0.66% 1.07%
2041 0.67% 1.16%
2040 0.7% 1.2%
2039 0.74% 1.3%
2038 0.77% 1.42%
2037 0.81% 1.44%
2036 0.84% 1.61%
2035 0.88% 1.7%
2034 0.94% 1.86%
2033 0.97% 1.92%
2032 1.03% 2.1%
2031 1.07% 2.21%
2030 1.11% 2.5%
2029 1.14% 2.59%
2028 1.17% 2.88%
2027 1.2% 3.09%
2026 1.23% 3.57%
2025 1.22% 3.84%
2024 1.22% 4.57%
2023 1.23% 5.04%
2022 1.03% 3.85%
2021 0.82% 2.75%
2020 0.84% 3.42%
2019 0.85% 3.96%
2018 0.82% 1.84%
2017 0.85% 0.16%
2016 0.9% -1.19%
2015 0.9% -4.19%
2014 0.92% -6.43%
2013 0.94% -4.8%
2012 0.96% -0.52%
2011 0.91% 1.76%
2010 0.88% 2.3%
2009 0.94% 1.57%
2008 1% 3.6%
2007 1.08% 6.35%
2006 1.17% 4.37%
2005 1.27% 2.6%
2004 1.37% 2.5%
2003 1.47% 2.41%
2002 1.56% 2.45%
2001 1.68% 2.48%
2000 1.84% 2.53%
1999 1.92% 2.58%
1998 1.91% 2.61%
1997 1.87% 2.66%
1996 1.84% 2.75%
1995 1.88% 2.87%
1994 1.87% 2.99%
1993 1.88% 3.06%
1992 1.9% 3.12%
1991 1.93% 3.19%
1990 2.01% 3.29%
1989 2.07% 3.37%
1988 2.15% 3.45%
1987 2.26% 3.51%
1986 2.38% 3.55%
1985 2.49% 3.58%
1984 2.6% 3.57%
1983 2.72% 3.47%
1982 2.78% 3.37%
1981 2.6% 3.38%
1980 2.42% 3.41%
1979 2.44% 3.45%
1978 2.47% 3.49%
1977 2.52% 3.49%
1976 2.57% 3.48%
1975 2.66% 3.45%
1974 2.87% 3.43%
1973 2.9% 3.43%
1972 1.94% 3.45%
1971 1.76% 3.41%
1970 2.62% 3.33%
1969 2.88% 3.29%
1968 2.99% 3.26%
1967 2.99% 3.23%
1966 2.95% 3.2%
1965 2.96% 3.15%
1964 2.96% 3.1%
1963 2.96% 3.05%
1962 2.95% 2.99%
1961 2.86% 3.04%

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 Syria's population grew by 3.84%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Syria
Current population
178936470
26956472
Population rank 8/197 56/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.32%
One net population change
14.9 seconds
33.4 seconds
One birth every
9.09 seconds
55.2 seconds
One death every
35.6 seconds
4.32 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,821 +2,596
Annual growth/decline +2,124,535 +947,667
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +3.84%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 5/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
1.25 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 +421,693
Net migration rank 194/196 3/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 896,042
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 64/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 110/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Syria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Syria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 421,693
2024 2,583,129 -473,362 449,784 546,494
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 402,713 757,309
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 369,750 735,142
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 350,560 211,220
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 327,992 269,050
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 293,762 500,985
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 242,530 514,102
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 237,214 -287,501
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 236,007 -124,063
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 253,977 -827,496
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 333,116 -1,457,679
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 419,341 -2,081,303
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 475,520 -999,267
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 543,950 -256,888
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 558,666 -54,359
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 559,314 -52,703
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 576,593 -402,393
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 529,162 801,514
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 480,616 682,911
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 468,960 13,382
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 461,209 10,881
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 457,000 -33,920
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 453,967 -35,096
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 451,503 -36,383
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 446,211 -34,425
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 439,261 -31,394
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 433,447 -26,025
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 429,887 -31,571
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 430,765 -30,197
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 430,172 -28,122
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 426,996 -12,630
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 420,244 -8,828
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 412,878 -4,063
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 410,830 -10,154
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 409,177 -6,620
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 406,111 -8,379
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 404,285 -8,426
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 399,159 -8,335
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 390,821 -9,485
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 379,231 -6,221
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 366,768 -5,245
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 355,375 -9,729
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 319,664 -721
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 330,237 -24,536
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 332,464 -33,114
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 324,943 -32,793
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 316,724 -30,567
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 306,630 -28,275
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 294,267 -26,268
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 282,299 -24,389
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 270,735 -24,242
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 254,687 -17,502
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 249,027 -17,610
1971 542,747 224,369 239,610 -15,167
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 230,117 -19,594
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 219,114 -18,749
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 209,454 -16,968
1967 1,860,743 23,164 199,223 -14,618
1966 1,794,530 3,758 191,122 -13,434
1965 1,688,652 47,610 182,560 -12,704
1964 1,686,591 25,426 174,549 -12,044
1963 1,612,749 23,215 166,555 -11,817
1962 1,584,035 26,533 159,155 -11,641
1961 1,504,524 26,503 151,485 -11,237
1960 1,418,810 13,580 143,687 0

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 Syria 58% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,164,289 people) and 42% is from migration (a gain of 2,295,242 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 896,042 people or 3.6% in Syria.

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
Syria
City Population
Damascus 2.69M
Aleppo 2M
Homs 775K
Latakia 709K
Hama 697K
Raqqa 300K
Deir ez-Zor 272K
Al-Hasakah 188K
Qamishli 184K
Idlib 165K

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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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