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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 10,590,927 people in Tajikistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 11,038,274 in Tajikistan.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 16.2 times bigger than Tajikistan's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Tajikistan is the 88th.
  • The countries together account for 2.29% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.13% for Tajikistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +2.33% in Tajikistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Tajikistan has grown from 7.06M to 11M (56.4% growth).

Bangladesh vs Tajikistan: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Tajikistan
2100 210,399,059 20,390,053
2099 211,449,688 20,381,074
2098 212,479,977 20,367,161
2097 213,484,035 20,348,897
2096 214,463,720 20,324,869
2095 215,424,649 20,297,885
2094 216,368,088 20,265,966
2093 217,273,531 20,234,160
2092 218,151,426 20,192,937
2091 218,980,379 20,148,873
2090 219,782,575 20,103,798
2089 220,538,090 20,056,079
2088 221,257,201 20,005,521
2087 221,935,839 19,950,317
2086 222,585,679 19,895,606
2085 223,183,658 19,836,988
2084 223,742,603 19,773,272
2083 224,273,365 19,706,082
2082 224,763,738 19,639,516
2081 225,237,793 19,572,596
2080 225,665,152 19,499,390
2079 226,059,226 19,425,502
2078 226,389,150 19,347,261
2077 226,696,749 19,265,447
2076 226,954,762 19,175,355
2075 227,159,233 19,083,859
2074 227,315,415 18,988,290
2073 227,436,221 18,889,470
2072 227,503,342 18,785,103
2071 227,522,038 18,674,697
2070 227,495,122 18,559,138
2069 227,426,186 18,437,873
2068 227,302,632 18,315,011
2067 227,118,726 18,187,508
2066 226,878,385 18,054,404
2065 226,581,697 17,921,674
2064 226,235,839 17,783,801
2063 225,822,167 17,641,066
2062 225,349,674 17,498,306
2061 224,811,052 17,356,130
2060 224,216,813 17,206,922
2059 223,569,585 17,056,085
2058 222,855,839 16,903,532
2057 222,083,110 16,749,284
2056 221,273,932 16,595,691
2055 220,405,468 16,441,650
2054 219,511,997 16,285,520
2053 218,567,668 16,130,235
2052 217,585,554 15,967,770
2051 216,554,217 15,805,253
2050 215,489,899 15,638,613
2049 214,400,010 15,468,883
2048 213,275,216 15,292,499
2047 212,114,603 15,112,083
2046 210,918,933 14,928,123
2045 209,696,717 14,739,540
2044 208,446,830 14,544,544
2043 207,170,217 14,349,357
2042 205,859,107 14,147,892
2041 204,513,256 13,945,694
2040 203,143,300 13,741,587
2039 201,735,060 13,536,704
2038 200,262,138 13,331,490
2037 198,739,346 13,125,051
2036 197,147,970 12,917,110
2035 195,499,247 12,714,184
2034 193,789,143 12,515,962
2033 191,989,956 12,321,294
2032 190,141,739 12,128,060
2031 188,208,233 11,938,351
2030 186,212,272 11,749,706
2029 184,168,103 11,559,235
2028 182,087,511 11,369,414
2027 179,973,411 11,178,605
2026 177,837,418 10,986,242
2025 175,685,057 10,791,246
2024 173,562,364 10,590,927
2023 171,466,990 10,389,799
2022 169,384,897 10,182,222
2021 167,658,854 9,966,908
2020 166,298,024 9,749,310
2019 164,913,055 9,529,966
2018 163,523,103 9,307,333
2017 162,186,147 9,085,946
2016 160,811,932 8,865,631
2015 159,383,179 8,643,840
2014 157,964,929 8,425,552
2013 156,532,141 8,216,724
2012 155,070,101 8,014,084
2011 153,591,076 7,824,785
2010 152,201,981 7,652,141
2009 150,873,714 7,490,230
2008 149,474,264 7,338,403
2007 147,989,278 7,194,477
2006 146,405,973 7,057,566
2005 144,715,786 6,924,720
2004 142,902,856 6,790,547
2003 140,970,351 6,658,575
2002 138,933,658 6,531,669
2001 136,805,810 6,407,377
2000 134,544,304 6,284,735
1999 132,108,065 6,208,370
1998 129,622,332 6,176,397
1997 127,198,069 6,139,829
1996 124,862,179 6,066,523
1995 122,600,370 5,948,584
1994 120,343,179 5,825,368
1993 118,132,360 5,724,993
1992 115,952,192 5,649,400
1991 113,787,109 5,541,205
1990 111,633,717 5,398,768
1989 109,433,799 5,267,249
1988 107,216,008 5,114,989
1987 104,959,291 4,939,059
1986 102,635,572 4,772,139
1985 100,253,825 4,619,003
1984 97,814,966 4,480,026
1983 95,335,155 4,350,874
1982 92,814,507 4,227,171
1981 90,303,105 4,109,022
1980 88,016,432 3,995,256
1979 85,935,072 3,882,691
1978 83,889,655 3,768,508
1977 81,867,264 3,653,265
1976 79,855,318 3,540,076
1975 77,854,351 3,430,425
1974 75,839,348 3,324,499
1973 73,722,294 3,222,290
1972 71,641,519 3,123,691
1971 70,276,758 3,028,837
1970 69,058,894 2,936,779
1969 67,294,133 2,845,273
1968 65,408,276 2,753,848
1967 63,510,929 2,664,130
1966 61,669,806 2,577,184
1965 59,902,519 2,492,998
1964 58,178,374 2,411,260
1963 56,504,402 2,331,736
1962 54,881,146 2,255,026
1961 53,310,348 2,181,805
1960 51,828,660 2,112,131

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 Tajikistan gained 1,808,065 people (a 25.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Tajikistan's population increased by 2,172,643 people (a 24.5% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Tajikistan was ranked 98th in 2006 and ranked 88th 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 Tajikistan will increase by 41.7% to 15,638,613 people and rank change from 88th to 82nd.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 20.4M people in 2100 for Tajikistan.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Tajikistan
2100 -0.5% 0.04%
2099 -0.48% 0.07%
2098 -0.47% 0.09%
2097 -0.46% 0.12%
2096 -0.45% 0.13%
2095 -0.44% 0.16%
2094 -0.42% 0.16%
2093 -0.4% 0.2%
2092 -0.38% 0.22%
2091 -0.36% 0.22%
2090 -0.34% 0.24%
2089 -0.33% 0.25%
2088 -0.31% 0.28%
2087 -0.29% 0.27%
2086 -0.27% 0.3%
2085 -0.25% 0.32%
2084 -0.24% 0.34%
2083 -0.22% 0.34%
2082 -0.21% 0.34%
2081 -0.19% 0.38%
2080 -0.17% 0.38%
2079 -0.15% 0.4%
2078 -0.14% 0.42%
2077 -0.11% 0.47%
2076 -0.09% 0.48%
2075 -0.07% 0.5%
2074 -0.05% 0.52%
2073 -0.03% 0.56%
2072 -0.008% 0.59%
2071 0.01% 0.62%
2070 0.03% 0.66%
2069 0.05% 0.67%
2068 0.08% 0.7%
2067 0.11% 0.74%
2066 0.13% 0.74%
2065 0.15% 0.78%
2064 0.18% 0.81%
2063 0.21% 0.82%
2062 0.24% 0.82%
2061 0.27% 0.87%
2060 0.29% 0.88%
2059 0.32% 0.9%
2058 0.35% 0.92%
2057 0.37% 0.93%
2056 0.39% 0.94%
2055 0.41% 0.96%
2054 0.43% 0.96%
2053 0.45% 1.02%
2052 0.48% 1.03%
2051 0.49% 1.07%
2050 0.51% 1.1%
2049 0.53% 1.15%
2048 0.55% 1.19%
2047 0.57% 1.23%
2046 0.58% 1.28%
2045 0.6% 1.34%
2044 0.62% 1.36%
2043 0.64% 1.42%
2042 0.66% 1.45%
2041 0.67% 1.49%
2040 0.7% 1.51%
2039 0.74% 1.54%
2038 0.77% 1.57%
2037 0.81% 1.61%
2036 0.84% 1.6%
2035 0.88% 1.58%
2034 0.94% 1.58%
2033 0.97% 1.59%
2032 1.03% 1.59%
2031 1.07% 1.61%
2030 1.11% 1.65%
2029 1.14% 1.67%
2028 1.17% 1.71%
2027 1.2% 1.75%
2026 1.23% 1.81%
2025 1.22% 1.89%
2024 1.22% 1.94%
2023 1.23% 2.04%
2022 1.03% 2.16%
2021 0.82% 2.23%
2020 0.84% 2.3%
2019 0.85% 2.39%
2018 0.82% 2.44%
2017 0.85% 2.49%
2016 0.9% 2.57%
2015 0.9% 2.59%
2014 0.92% 2.54%
2013 0.94% 2.53%
2012 0.96% 2.42%
2011 0.91% 2.26%
2010 0.88% 2.16%
2009 0.94% 2.07%
2008 1% 2%
2007 1.08% 1.94%
2006 1.17% 1.92%
2005 1.27% 1.98%
2004 1.37% 1.98%
2003 1.47% 1.94%
2002 1.56% 1.94%
2001 1.68% 1.95%
2000 1.84% 1.23%
1999 1.92% 0.52%
1998 1.91% 0.6%
1997 1.87% 1.21%
1996 1.84% 1.98%
1995 1.88% 2.12%
1994 1.87% 1.75%
1993 1.88% 1.34%
1992 1.9% 1.95%
1991 1.93% 2.64%
1990 2.01% 2.5%
1989 2.07% 2.98%
1988 2.15% 3.56%
1987 2.26% 3.5%
1986 2.38% 3.32%
1985 2.49% 3.1%
1984 2.6% 2.97%
1983 2.72% 2.93%
1982 2.78% 2.88%
1981 2.6% 2.85%
1980 2.42% 2.9%
1979 2.44% 3.03%
1978 2.47% 3.15%
1977 2.52% 3.2%
1976 2.57% 3.2%
1975 2.66% 3.19%
1974 2.87% 3.17%
1973 2.9% 3.16%
1972 1.94% 3.13%
1971 1.76% 3.13%
1970 2.62% 3.22%
1969 2.88% 3.32%
1968 2.99% 3.37%
1967 2.99% 3.37%
1966 2.95% 3.38%
1965 2.96% 3.39%
1964 2.96% 3.41%
1963 2.96% 3.4%
1962 2.95% 3.36%
1961 2.86% 3.3%

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 Tajikistan's population grew by 1.94%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Tajikistan
Current population
178415186
11038274
Population rank 8/197 88/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.13%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
2.61 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
1.94 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
11 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +551
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +201,128
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +1.94%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 55/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
24.4 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -21,606
Net migration rank 194/196 152/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 276,777
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 101/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 124/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Tajikistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Tajikistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -21,606
2024 - -473,362 - -21,236
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 223,828 -19,999
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 228,336 -17,001
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 222,850 -3,564
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 219,467 -3,564
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 231,817 -9,041
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 228,597 -6,111
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 224,396 -4,093
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 228,547 -8,210
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 230,903 -7,660
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 227,304 -13,962
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 220,693 -16,362
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 213,078 -12,132
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 208,429 -30,783
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 201,389 -33,733
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 192,851 -36,677
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 182,337 -34,855
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 173,200 -32,831
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 164,046 -30,591
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 160,189 -27,954
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 161,201 -25,082
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 150,391 -22,562
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 146,492 -20,526
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 142,276 -19,657
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 136,549 -13,871
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 147,622 -117,571
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 153,508 -119,621
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 149,825 -110,572
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 138,287 -30,922
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 168,934 -40,418
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 167,590 -49,668
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 157,975 -75,147
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 163,652 -95,280
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 177,585 -29,553
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 178,429 -41,596
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 179,212 -53,020
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 172,805 5,523
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 163,611 9,923
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 155,987 4,321
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 145,720 247
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 139,145 -7,152
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 133,280 -6,972
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 127,838 -6,730
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 121,418 -6,221
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 117,888 -5,557
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 114,496 -1,703
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 110,564 5,006
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 106,920 7,999
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 103,777 7,679
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 100,604 7,237
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 97,481 6,531
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 94,523 5,876
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 91,677 5,123
1971 542,747 224,369 88,618 4,293
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 85,645 5,559
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 82,931 8,886
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 80,698 10,323
1967 1,860,743 23,164 78,733 9,670
1966 1,794,530 3,758 76,702 8,796
1965 1,688,652 47,610 75,139 7,744
1964 1,686,591 25,426 74,030 6,568
1963 1,612,749 23,215 73,065 5,379
1962 1,584,035 26,533 70,700 4,270
1961 1,504,524 26,503 68,182 3,291
1960 1,418,810 13,580 65,415 2,457

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 Tajikistan 96% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,266,045 people) and 3.95% is from migration (a loss of 93,205 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 276,777 people or 2.6% in Tajikistan.

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
Tajikistan
City Population
Dushanbe 948K
Khujand 199K
Qurghonteppa 127K
Istaravshan 64.3K
Konibodom 54.4K
Tursunzoda 46.7K
Panjakent 33K
Buston 29.8K
Ghafurov 18.4K
Istiklol 14.2K

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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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