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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 23,331,886 people in Taiwan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 23,229,461 in Taiwan.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 7.68 times bigger than Taiwan's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Taiwan is the 60th.
  • The countries together account for 2.43% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.28% for Taiwan.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs -0.03% in Taiwan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Taiwan has grown from 22.8M to 23.2M (1.78% growth).

Bangladesh vs Taiwan: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Taiwan
2100 210,399,059 10,150,338
2099 211,449,688 10,273,881
2098 212,479,977 10,399,680
2097 213,484,035 10,527,804
2096 214,463,720 10,657,536
2095 215,424,649 10,789,978
2094 216,368,088 10,925,075
2093 217,273,531 11,062,491
2092 218,151,426 11,202,670
2091 218,980,379 11,346,131
2090 219,782,575 11,494,369
2089 220,538,090 11,644,743
2088 221,257,201 11,799,177
2087 221,935,839 11,956,109
2086 222,585,679 12,116,149
2085 223,183,658 12,281,248
2084 223,742,603 12,451,872
2083 224,273,365 12,625,681
2082 224,763,738 12,803,442
2081 225,237,793 12,986,931
2080 225,665,152 13,174,137
2079 226,059,226 13,366,920
2078 226,389,150 13,564,788
2077 226,696,749 13,765,770
2076 226,954,762 13,969,802
2075 227,159,233 14,178,904
2074 227,315,415 14,391,331
2073 227,436,221 14,606,033
2072 227,503,342 14,824,987
2071 227,522,038 15,045,310
2070 227,495,122 15,266,143
2069 227,426,186 15,488,280
2068 227,302,632 15,714,125
2067 227,118,726 15,940,945
2066 226,878,385 16,167,553
2065 226,581,697 16,396,032
2064 226,235,839 16,625,600
2063 225,822,167 16,854,355
2062 225,349,674 17,084,600
2061 224,811,052 17,314,450
2060 224,216,813 17,541,998
2059 223,569,585 17,767,014
2058 222,855,839 17,988,239
2057 222,083,110 18,208,151
2056 221,273,932 18,423,453
2055 220,405,468 18,639,554
2054 219,511,997 18,853,384
2053 218,567,668 19,063,428
2052 217,585,554 19,270,076
2051 216,554,217 19,474,323
2050 215,489,899 19,677,203
2049 214,400,010 19,878,438
2048 213,275,216 20,073,645
2047 212,114,603 20,267,326
2046 210,918,933 20,454,154
2045 209,696,717 20,640,565
2044 208,446,830 20,819,477
2043 207,170,217 20,995,111
2042 205,859,107 21,166,213
2041 204,513,256 21,331,710
2040 203,143,300 21,491,361
2039 201,735,060 21,645,911
2038 200,262,138 21,794,529
2037 198,739,346 21,939,617
2036 197,147,970 22,077,701
2035 195,499,247 22,211,115
2034 193,789,143 22,340,809
2033 191,989,956 22,463,465
2032 190,141,739 22,582,449
2031 188,208,233 22,698,460
2030 186,212,272 22,809,605
2029 184,168,103 22,916,803
2028 182,087,511 23,022,058
2027 179,973,411 23,127,410
2026 177,837,418 23,229,461
2025 175,685,057 23,331,886
2024 173,562,364 23,410,331
2023 171,466,990 23,342,541
2022 169,384,897 23,319,977
2021 167,658,854 23,468,275
2020 166,298,024 23,582,179
2019 164,913,055 23,596,027
2018 163,523,103 23,580,080
2017 162,186,147 23,555,522
2016 160,811,932 23,515,945
2015 159,383,179 23,462,914
2014 157,964,929 23,403,635
2013 156,532,141 23,344,670
2012 155,070,101 23,270,367
2011 153,591,076 23,193,518
2010 152,201,981 23,140,948
2009 150,873,714 23,078,402
2008 149,474,264 22,997,696
2007 147,989,278 22,917,444
2006 146,405,973 22,823,455
2005 144,715,786 22,729,753
2004 142,902,856 22,646,836
2003 140,970,351 22,562,663
2002 138,933,658 22,463,172
2001 136,805,810 22,341,120
2000 134,544,304 22,184,530
1999 132,108,065 22,010,489
1998 129,622,332 21,835,703
1997 127,198,069 21,634,124
1996 124,862,179 21,441,432
1995 122,600,370 21,267,653
1994 120,343,179 21,086,645
1993 118,132,360 20,899,019
1992 115,952,192 20,704,227
1991 113,787,109 20,503,568
1990 111,633,717 20,278,946
1989 109,433,799 20,055,492
1988 107,216,008 19,839,704
1987 104,959,291 19,617,046
1986 102,635,572 19,411,454
1985 100,253,825 19,191,510
1984 97,814,966 18,929,866
1983 95,335,155 18,653,146
1982 92,814,507 18,354,855
1981 90,303,105 18,029,982
1980 88,016,432 17,704,538
1979 85,935,072 17,372,779
1978 83,889,655 17,042,272
1977 81,867,264 16,730,895
1976 79,855,318 16,401,413
1975 77,854,351 16,075,128
1974 75,839,348 15,784,817
1973 73,722,294 15,505,121
1972 71,641,519 15,220,495
1971 70,276,758 14,913,564
1970 69,058,894 14,582,944
1969 67,294,133 14,068,984
1968 65,408,276 13,548,537
1967 63,510,929 13,210,344
1966 61,669,806 12,874,153
1965 59,902,519 12,511,863
1964 58,178,374 12,137,143
1963 56,504,402 11,762,101
1962 54,881,146 11,392,513
1961 53,310,348 11,030,385
1960 51,828,660 10,667,705

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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 Taiwan gained 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Taiwan's population decreased by 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Taiwan was ranked 49th in 2006 and ranked 60th 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 Taiwan will decrease by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people and rank change from 60th to 76th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people, while Taiwan's population already peaked in 2019 at 23.6M people and is projected to decrease to 10.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Taiwan
2100 -0.5% -1.2%
2099 -0.48% -1.21%
2098 -0.47% -1.22%
2097 -0.46% -1.22%
2096 -0.45% -1.23%
2095 -0.44% -1.24%
2094 -0.42% -1.24%
2093 -0.4% -1.25%
2092 -0.38% -1.26%
2091 -0.36% -1.29%
2090 -0.34% -1.29%
2089 -0.33% -1.31%
2088 -0.31% -1.31%
2087 -0.29% -1.32%
2086 -0.27% -1.34%
2085 -0.25% -1.37%
2084 -0.24% -1.38%
2083 -0.22% -1.39%
2082 -0.21% -1.41%
2081 -0.19% -1.42%
2080 -0.17% -1.44%
2079 -0.15% -1.46%
2078 -0.14% -1.46%
2077 -0.11% -1.46%
2076 -0.09% -1.47%
2075 -0.07% -1.48%
2074 -0.05% -1.47%
2073 -0.03% -1.48%
2072 -0.008% -1.46%
2071 0.01% -1.45%
2070 0.03% -1.43%
2069 0.05% -1.44%
2068 0.08% -1.42%
2067 0.11% -1.4%
2066 0.13% -1.39%
2065 0.15% -1.38%
2064 0.18% -1.36%
2063 0.21% -1.35%
2062 0.24% -1.33%
2061 0.27% -1.3%
2060 0.29% -1.27%
2059 0.32% -1.23%
2058 0.35% -1.21%
2057 0.37% -1.17%
2056 0.39% -1.16%
2055 0.41% -1.13%
2054 0.43% -1.1%
2053 0.45% -1.07%
2052 0.48% -1.05%
2051 0.49% -1.03%
2050 0.51% -1.01%
2049 0.53% -0.97%
2048 0.55% -0.96%
2047 0.57% -0.91%
2046 0.58% -0.9%
2045 0.6% -0.86%
2044 0.62% -0.84%
2043 0.64% -0.81%
2042 0.66% -0.78%
2041 0.67% -0.74%
2040 0.7% -0.71%
2039 0.74% -0.68%
2038 0.77% -0.66%
2037 0.81% -0.63%
2036 0.84% -0.6%
2035 0.88% -0.58%
2034 0.94% -0.55%
2033 0.97% -0.53%
2032 1.03% -0.51%
2031 1.07% -0.49%
2030 1.11% -0.47%
2029 1.14% -0.46%
2028 1.17% -0.46%
2027 1.2% -0.44%
2026 1.23% -0.44%
2025 1.22% -0.34%
2024 1.22% 0.29%
2023 1.23% 0.1%
2022 1.03% -0.63%
2021 0.82% -0.48%
2020 0.84% -0.06%
2019 0.85% 0.07%
2018 0.82% 0.1%
2017 0.85% 0.17%
2016 0.9% 0.23%
2015 0.9% 0.25%
2014 0.92% 0.25%
2013 0.94% 0.32%
2012 0.96% 0.33%
2011 0.91% 0.23%
2010 0.88% 0.27%
2009 0.94% 0.35%
2008 1% 0.35%
2007 1.08% 0.41%
2006 1.17% 0.41%
2005 1.27% 0.37%
2004 1.37% 0.37%
2003 1.47% 0.44%
2002 1.56% 0.55%
2001 1.68% 0.71%
2000 1.84% 0.79%
1999 1.92% 0.8%
1998 1.91% 0.93%
1997 1.87% 0.9%
1996 1.84% 0.82%
1995 1.88% 0.86%
1994 1.87% 0.9%
1993 1.88% 0.94%
1992 1.9% 0.98%
1991 1.93% 1.11%
1990 2.01% 1.11%
1989 2.07% 1.09%
1988 2.15% 1.14%
1987 2.26% 1.06%
1986 2.38% 1.15%
1985 2.49% 1.38%
1984 2.6% 1.48%
1983 2.72% 1.63%
1982 2.78% 1.8%
1981 2.6% 1.84%
1980 2.42% 1.91%
1979 2.44% 1.94%
1978 2.47% 1.86%
1977 2.52% 2.01%
1976 2.57% 2.03%
1975 2.66% 1.84%
1974 2.87% 1.8%
1973 2.9% 1.87%
1972 1.94% 2.06%
1971 1.76% 2.27%
1970 2.62% 3.65%
1969 2.88% 3.84%
1968 2.99% 2.56%
1967 2.99% 2.61%
1966 2.95% 2.9%
1965 2.96% 3.09%
1964 2.96% 3.19%
1963 2.96% 3.24%
1962 2.95% 3.28%
1961 2.86% 3.4%
1960 - 3.69%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Taiwan's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Taiwan
Current population
178415186
23229461
Population rank 8/197 60/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.28%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
6.72 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
3.9 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
2.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 -215
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 -78,445
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 180/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 +47,029
Net migration rank 194/196 23/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 n/a
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% n/a
Foreign-born share rank 139/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Taiwan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Taiwan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -
2024 - -473,362 -67,188 47,029
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 -69,794 225,599
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 -68,327 -42,430
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 -30,039 -156,010
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 -7,782 -33,978
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 1,416 12,718
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 8,725 8,888
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 22,613 8,809
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 35,980 11,707
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 49,741 8,581
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 - -
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 - -
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 - -
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 43,836 19,077
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 - -
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 - -
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 - -
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 - -
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 - -
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 - -
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 - -
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 - -
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 - -
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 132,707 -3,811
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 - -
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 - -
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 - -
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 - -
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 - -
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 - -
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 - -
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 - -
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 - -
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 215,698 -12,128
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 - -
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 - -
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 - -
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 - -
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 - -
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 - -
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 - -
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 - -
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 - -
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 326,883 4,508
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 - -
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 - -
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 - -
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 - -
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 - -
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 - -
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 - -
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 - -
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 - -
1971 542,747 224,369 - -
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 - -
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 - -
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 - -
1967 1,860,743 23,164 - -
1966 1,794,530 3,758 346,958 18,774
1965 1,688,652 47,610 - -
1964 1,686,591 25,426 - -
1963 1,612,749 23,215 - -
1962 1,584,035 26,533 - -
1961 1,504,524 26,503 - -
1960 1,418,810 13,580 - -

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-02-09).

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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 Taiwan 56.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 57,467 people) and 43.3% is from migration (a gain of 43,884 people).

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
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.05M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.72M
Taipei 2.44M
Taoyuan 2.35M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 455K
Keelung 360K
Chiayi 261K
Changhua 221K

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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); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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