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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 24,672,760 people in Syria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 26,829,400 in Syria.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 6.65 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 +0.94% per year vs +1.25% in Syria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Syria has grown from 19.6M to 26.8M (36.6% growth).

Bangladesh vs Syria: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Syria
2100 210,399,059 44,620,090
2099 211,449,688 44,690,260
2098 212,479,977 44,750,249
2097 213,484,035 44,813,148
2096 214,463,720 44,867,740
2095 215,424,649 44,895,489
2094 216,368,088 44,945,231
2093 217,273,531 44,974,311
2092 218,151,426 45,003,795
2091 218,980,379 45,016,478
2090 219,782,575 45,048,083
2089 220,538,090 45,047,102
2088 221,257,201 45,041,864
2087 221,935,839 45,049,516
2086 222,585,679 45,068,928
2085 223,183,658 45,034,847
2084 223,742,603 44,999,929
2083 224,273,365 44,971,600
2082 224,763,738 44,910,859
2081 225,237,793 44,843,908
2080 225,665,152 44,744,718
2079 226,059,226 44,687,371
2078 226,389,150 44,649,760
2077 226,696,749 44,604,175
2076 226,954,762 44,520,132
2075 227,159,233 44,426,423
2074 227,315,415 44,328,795
2073 227,436,221 44,221,016
2072 227,503,342 44,084,262
2071 227,522,038 43,939,848
2070 227,495,122 43,795,999
2069 227,426,186 43,648,130
2068 227,302,632 43,465,442
2067 227,118,726 43,271,173
2066 226,878,385 43,060,752
2065 226,581,697 42,810,442
2064 226,235,839 42,559,554
2063 225,822,167 42,311,907
2062 225,349,674 42,062,193
2061 224,811,052 41,808,082
2060 224,216,813 41,522,274
2059 223,569,585 41,208,825
2058 222,855,839 40,925,728
2057 222,083,110 40,643,453
2056 221,273,932 40,332,578
2055 220,405,468 40,026,632
2054 219,511,997 39,691,425
2053 218,567,668 39,348,020
2052 217,585,554 39,045,268
2051 216,554,217 38,733,827
2050 215,489,899 38,410,423
2049 214,400,010 38,089,455
2048 213,275,216 37,784,449
2047 212,114,603 37,492,636
2046 210,918,933 37,181,526
2045 209,696,717 36,843,579
2044 208,446,830 36,526,509
2043 207,170,217 36,188,225
2042 205,859,107 35,825,419
2041 204,513,256 35,447,414
2040 203,143,300 35,042,107
2039 201,735,060 34,626,945
2038 200,262,138 34,183,740
2037 198,739,346 33,703,682
2036 197,147,970 33,223,843
2035 195,499,247 32,696,648
2034 193,789,143 32,148,814
2033 191,989,956 31,562,427
2032 190,141,739 30,967,322
2031 188,208,233 30,329,874
2030 186,212,272 29,672,629
2029 184,168,103 28,949,535
2028 182,087,511 28,217,748
2027 179,973,411 27,428,807
2026 177,837,418 26,607,148
2025 175,685,057 25,689,551
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 (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 Syria lost 443,188 people (a 2.26% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Syria's population increased by 7,635,566 people (a 39.8% 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 20.8% to 215,489,899 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of Syria will increase by 43.2% to 38,410,423 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 45.1M 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% 4.12%
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 (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 Syria's population grew by 4.57%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Syria
Current population
178415186
26829400
Population rank 8/197 56/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.32%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
29.3 seconds
One birth every
9.04 seconds
1.01 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
4.42 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +2,954
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +1,078,137
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +4.57%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 6/197
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 - -473,362 - 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 2026-04-06).

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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 Syria 91.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,047,621 people) and 8.72% is from migration (a gain of 291,069 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 2.58M
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 (1960–2024, 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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