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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 71,668,011 people in Thailand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 71,571,743 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 2.49 times bigger than Thailand's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
  • The countries together account for 3.02% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.86% for Thailand.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +0.23% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.52% growth).

Bangladesh vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Thailand
2100 210,399,059 45,712,111
2099 211,449,688 46,056,854
2098 212,479,977 46,406,925
2097 213,484,035 46,761,683
2096 214,463,720 47,122,446
2095 215,424,649 47,487,866
2094 216,368,088 47,857,414
2093 217,273,531 48,230,566
2092 218,151,426 48,609,149
2091 218,980,379 48,988,448
2090 219,782,575 49,372,024
2089 220,538,090 49,760,635
2088 221,257,201 50,146,313
2087 221,935,839 50,536,233
2086 222,585,679 50,929,394
2085 223,183,658 51,326,092
2084 223,742,603 51,728,619
2083 224,273,365 52,131,789
2082 224,763,738 52,537,598
2081 225,237,793 52,942,608
2080 225,665,152 53,352,029
2079 226,059,226 53,766,821
2078 226,389,150 54,181,891
2077 226,696,749 54,599,508
2076 226,954,762 55,019,721
2075 227,159,233 55,442,571
2074 227,315,415 55,872,412
2073 227,436,221 56,304,891
2072 227,503,342 56,739,842
2071 227,522,038 57,177,118
2070 227,495,122 57,621,370
2069 227,426,186 58,066,637
2068 227,302,632 58,516,959
2067 227,118,726 58,967,738
2066 226,878,385 59,418,676
2065 226,581,697 59,878,082
2064 226,235,839 60,336,709
2063 225,822,167 60,797,201
2062 225,349,674 61,262,000
2061 224,811,052 61,724,999
2060 224,216,813 62,192,387
2059 223,569,585 62,656,203
2058 222,855,839 63,118,413
2057 222,083,110 63,577,864
2056 221,273,932 64,032,675
2055 220,405,468 64,478,337
2054 219,511,997 64,917,436
2053 218,567,668 65,343,383
2052 217,585,554 65,763,356
2051 216,554,217 66,167,939
2050 215,489,899 66,558,274
2049 214,400,010 66,936,876
2048 213,275,216 67,296,897
2047 212,114,603 67,641,907
2046 210,918,933 67,972,603
2045 209,696,717 68,287,399
2044 208,446,830 68,585,177
2043 207,170,217 68,870,333
2042 205,859,107 69,139,548
2041 204,513,256 69,396,419
2040 203,143,300 69,632,464
2039 201,735,060 69,854,146
2038 200,262,138 70,062,543
2037 198,739,346 70,256,027
2036 197,147,970 70,435,348
2035 195,499,247 70,604,705
2034 193,789,143 70,756,791
2033 191,989,956 70,897,217
2032 190,141,739 71,025,384
2031 188,208,233 71,140,609
2030 186,212,272 71,247,320
2029 184,168,103 71,342,891
2028 182,087,511 71,428,869
2027 179,973,411 71,505,168
2026 177,837,418 71,571,743
2025 175,685,057 71,625,629
2024 173,562,364 71,668,011
2023 171,466,990 71,702,435
2022 169,384,897 71,735,329
2021 167,658,854 71,727,332
2020 166,298,024 71,641,484
2019 164,913,055 71,522,271
2018 163,523,103 71,376,079
2017 162,186,147 71,160,187
2016 160,811,932 70,859,841
2015 159,383,179 70,540,795
2014 157,964,929 70,216,367
2013 156,532,141 69,845,114
2012 155,070,101 69,436,098
2011 153,591,076 69,007,208
2010 152,201,981 68,579,447
2009 150,873,714 68,121,080
2008 149,474,264 67,619,830
2007 147,989,278 67,102,394
2006 146,405,973 66,567,687
2005 144,715,786 66,017,420
2004 142,902,856 65,452,047
2003 140,970,351 64,868,166
2002 138,933,658 64,266,437
2001 136,805,810 63,651,141
2000 134,544,304 63,007,815
1999 132,108,065 62,299,043
1998 129,622,332 61,522,630
1997 127,198,069 60,724,584
1996 124,862,179 59,920,064
1995 122,600,370 59,098,232
1994 120,343,179 58,260,854
1993 118,132,360 57,408,198
1992 115,952,192 56,528,834
1991 113,787,109 55,637,434
1990 111,633,717 54,738,329
1989 109,433,799 53,848,956
1988 107,216,008 52,969,595
1987 104,959,291 52,074,105
1986 102,635,572 51,177,834
1985 100,253,825 50,270,753
1984 97,814,966 49,351,708
1983 95,335,155 48,423,309
1982 92,814,507 47,494,577
1981 90,303,105 46,575,855
1980 88,016,432 45,650,022
1979 85,935,072 44,718,434
1978 83,889,655 43,788,976
1977 81,867,264 42,843,974
1976 79,855,318 41,896,504
1975 77,854,351 40,940,005
1974 75,839,348 39,952,891
1973 73,722,294 38,947,787
1972 71,641,519 37,933,929
1971 70,276,758 36,937,387
1970 69,058,894 35,954,408
1969 67,294,133 34,973,782
1968 65,408,276 34,002,560
1967 63,510,929 33,037,801
1966 61,669,806 32,086,071
1965 59,902,519 31,149,337
1964 58,178,374 30,232,141
1963 56,504,402 29,342,322
1962 54,881,146 28,481,040
1961 53,310,348 27,650,334
1960 51,828,660 26,851,747

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 Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 711,902 people (a 1% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Thailand was ranked 19th in 2006 and ranked 21st 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 Thailand will decrease by 7% to 66,558,274 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people, while Thailand's population already peaked in 2022 at 71.7M people and is projected to decrease to 45.7M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Thailand
2100 -0.5% -0.75%
2099 -0.48% -0.75%
2098 -0.47% -0.76%
2097 -0.46% -0.77%
2096 -0.45% -0.77%
2095 -0.44% -0.77%
2094 -0.42% -0.77%
2093 -0.4% -0.78%
2092 -0.38% -0.77%
2091 -0.36% -0.78%
2090 -0.34% -0.78%
2089 -0.33% -0.77%
2088 -0.31% -0.77%
2087 -0.29% -0.77%
2086 -0.27% -0.77%
2085 -0.25% -0.78%
2084 -0.24% -0.77%
2083 -0.22% -0.77%
2082 -0.21% -0.76%
2081 -0.19% -0.77%
2080 -0.17% -0.77%
2079 -0.15% -0.77%
2078 -0.14% -0.76%
2077 -0.11% -0.76%
2076 -0.09% -0.76%
2075 -0.07% -0.77%
2074 -0.05% -0.77%
2073 -0.03% -0.77%
2072 -0.008% -0.76%
2071 0.01% -0.77%
2070 0.03% -0.77%
2069 0.05% -0.77%
2068 0.08% -0.76%
2067 0.11% -0.76%
2066 0.13% -0.77%
2065 0.15% -0.76%
2064 0.18% -0.76%
2063 0.21% -0.76%
2062 0.24% -0.75%
2061 0.27% -0.75%
2060 0.29% -0.74%
2059 0.32% -0.73%
2058 0.35% -0.72%
2057 0.37% -0.71%
2056 0.39% -0.69%
2055 0.41% -0.68%
2054 0.43% -0.65%
2053 0.45% -0.64%
2052 0.48% -0.61%
2051 0.49% -0.59%
2050 0.51% -0.57%
2049 0.53% -0.53%
2048 0.55% -0.51%
2047 0.57% -0.49%
2046 0.58% -0.46%
2045 0.6% -0.43%
2044 0.62% -0.41%
2043 0.64% -0.39%
2042 0.66% -0.37%
2041 0.67% -0.34%
2040 0.7% -0.32%
2039 0.74% -0.3%
2038 0.77% -0.28%
2037 0.81% -0.25%
2036 0.84% -0.24%
2035 0.88% -0.21%
2034 0.94% -0.2%
2033 0.97% -0.18%
2032 1.03% -0.16%
2031 1.07% -0.15%
2030 1.11% -0.13%
2029 1.14% -0.12%
2028 1.17% -0.11%
2027 1.2% -0.09%
2026 1.23% -0.08%
2025 1.22% -0.06%
2024 1.22% -0.05%
2023 1.23% -0.05%
2022 1.03% 0.01%
2021 0.82% 0.12%
2020 0.84% 0.17%
2019 0.85% 0.2%
2018 0.82% 0.3%
2017 0.85% 0.42%
2016 0.9% 0.45%
2015 0.9% 0.46%
2014 0.92% 0.53%
2013 0.94% 0.59%
2012 0.96% 0.62%
2011 0.91% 0.62%
2010 0.88% 0.67%
2009 0.94% 0.74%
2008 1% 0.77%
2007 1.08% 0.8%
2006 1.17% 0.83%
2005 1.27% 0.86%
2004 1.37% 0.9%
2003 1.47% 0.94%
2002 1.56% 0.97%
2001 1.68% 1.02%
2000 1.84% 1.14%
1999 1.92% 1.26%
1998 1.91% 1.31%
1997 1.87% 1.34%
1996 1.84% 1.39%
1995 1.88% 1.44%
1994 1.87% 1.49%
1993 1.88% 1.56%
1992 1.9% 1.6%
1991 1.93% 1.64%
1990 2.01% 1.65%
1989 2.07% 1.66%
1988 2.15% 1.72%
1987 2.26% 1.75%
1986 2.38% 1.8%
1985 2.49% 1.86%
1984 2.6% 1.92%
1983 2.72% 1.96%
1982 2.78% 1.97%
1981 2.6% 2.03%
1980 2.42% 2.08%
1979 2.44% 2.12%
1978 2.47% 2.21%
1977 2.52% 2.26%
1976 2.57% 2.34%
1975 2.66% 2.47%
1974 2.87% 2.58%
1973 2.9% 2.67%
1972 1.94% 2.7%
1971 1.76% 2.73%
1970 2.62% 2.8%
1969 2.88% 2.86%
1968 2.99% 2.92%
1967 2.99% 2.97%
1966 2.95% 3.01%
1965 2.96% 3.03%
1964 2.96% 3.03%
1963 2.96% 3.02%
1962 2.95% 3%
1961 2.86% 2.97%

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 Thailand's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Thailand
Current population
178415186
71571743
Population rank 8/197 21/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.86%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
15.3 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
53.3 seconds
One death every
36.7 seconds
49.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +5,741 -94
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 -34,424
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 168/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
19.2 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 +27,509
Net migration rank 194/196 30/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 3,179,399
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 21/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 100/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Thailand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Thailand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 27,509
2024 - -473,362 - 23,321
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 -46,105 19,648
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 -61,046 21,683
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 57,382 -2,093
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 84,107 32,277
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 116,867 5,221
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 159,383 10,984
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 194,695 66,805
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 226,255 112,978
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 266,362 32,500
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 294,628 55,358
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 325,059 67,452
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 351,485 74,033
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 365,670 66,607
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 370,466 52,791
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 382,636 110,883
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 401,730 107,333
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 425,362 100,486
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 441,211 102,362
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 456,378 100,542
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 466,542 107,199
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 488,003 105,917
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 504,299 105,215
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 524,230 96,817
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 543,884 121,640
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 578,073 173,924
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 617,318 183,471
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 644,834 150,411
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 661,397 152,397
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 682,703 147,226
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 712,589 132,271
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 737,696 122,746
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 754,999 143,318
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 760,508 124,034
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 760,808 152,916
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 774,563 90,497
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 765,252 128,469
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 774,498 122,791
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 783,430 111,820
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 776,935 141,963
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 779,856 139,345
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 794,239 143,393
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 817,951 101,885
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 839,297 78,337
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 845,575 88,478
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 843,434 85,693
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 847,799 82,011
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 871,232 88,937
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 894,072 40,656
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 911,980 66,306
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 923,151 72,801
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 933,540 80,704
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 940,420 73,082
1971 542,747 224,369 936,215 43,400
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 937,116 49,221
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 948,314 26,551
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 953,806 13,718
1967 1,860,743 23,164 944,980 17,005
1966 1,794,530 3,758 929,469 12,016
1965 1,688,652 47,610 909,000 22,995
1964 1,686,591 25,426 885,137 17,249
1963 1,612,749 23,215 860,728 16,494
1962 1,584,035 26,533 828,741 16,605
1961 1,504,524 26,503 801,140 14,968
1960 1,418,810 13,580 774,190 6,886

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 Thailand 78.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,292,528 people) and 21.6% is from migration (a gain of 355,361 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 3,179,399 people or 4.4% in Thailand.

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
Thailand
City Population
Bangkok 5.68M
Chiang Mai 1.2M
Nonthaburi 256K
Pak Kret 190K
Hat Yai 159K
Nakhon Ratchasima 134K
Chaophraya Surasak 133K
Surat Thani 131K
Udon Thani 130K
Klaeng 130K

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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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