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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 2.07 times bigger than Turkey's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 3.19% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Bangladesh vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Turkey
2100 210,399,059 64,274,243
2099 211,449,688 64,924,706
2098 212,479,977 65,567,989
2097 213,484,035 66,219,045
2096 214,463,720 66,865,890
2095 215,424,649 67,516,190
2094 216,368,088 68,169,346
2093 217,273,531 68,835,313
2092 218,151,426 69,496,264
2091 218,980,379 70,159,325
2090 219,782,575 70,828,304
2089 220,538,090 71,490,133
2088 221,257,201 72,146,464
2087 221,935,839 72,792,552
2086 222,585,679 73,439,558
2085 223,183,658 74,085,313
2084 223,742,603 74,713,882
2083 224,273,365 75,342,464
2082 224,763,738 75,969,760
2081 225,237,793 76,583,769
2080 225,665,152 77,195,480
2079 226,059,226 77,793,711
2078 226,389,150 78,386,293
2077 226,696,749 78,973,194
2076 226,954,762 79,556,991
2075 227,159,233 80,128,010
2074 227,315,415 80,697,544
2073 227,436,221 81,244,619
2072 227,503,342 81,785,452
2071 227,522,038 82,311,503
2070 227,495,122 82,827,402
2069 227,426,186 83,324,862
2068 227,302,632 83,806,741
2067 227,118,726 84,270,976
2066 226,878,385 84,728,547
2065 226,581,697 85,177,268
2064 226,235,839 85,611,517
2063 225,822,167 86,026,471
2062 225,349,674 86,425,827
2061 224,811,052 86,800,591
2060 224,216,813 87,156,663
2059 223,569,585 87,500,101
2058 222,855,839 87,809,920
2057 222,083,110 88,100,397
2056 221,273,932 88,369,840
2055 220,405,468 88,598,739
2054 219,511,997 88,806,632
2053 218,567,668 88,985,609
2052 217,585,554 89,144,425
2051 216,554,217 89,270,515
2050 215,489,899 89,374,730
2049 214,400,010 89,447,182
2048 213,275,216 89,484,074
2047 212,114,603 89,492,406
2046 210,918,933 89,467,391
2045 209,696,717 89,441,098
2044 208,446,830 89,390,601
2043 207,170,217 89,326,342
2042 205,859,107 89,237,658
2041 204,513,256 89,137,199
2040 203,143,300 89,021,820
2039 201,735,060 88,885,792
2038 200,262,138 88,736,121
2037 198,739,346 88,562,197
2036 197,147,970 88,373,007
2035 195,499,247 88,178,595
2034 193,789,143 87,975,336
2033 191,989,956 87,754,631
2032 190,141,739 87,524,158
2031 188,208,233 87,274,280
2030 186,212,272 87,004,538
2029 184,168,103 86,741,614
2028 182,087,511 86,466,107
2027 179,973,411 86,189,693
2026 177,837,418 85,932,926
2025 175,685,057 85,718,588
2024 173,562,364 85,518,661
2023 171,466,990 85,325,965
2022 169,384,897 84,979,913
2021 167,658,854 84,147,318
2020 166,298,024 83,384,680
2019 164,913,055 82,579,440
2018 163,523,103 81,407,204
2017 162,186,147 80,312,698
2016 160,811,932 79,277,962
2015 159,383,179 78,218,479
2014 157,964,929 77,181,884
2013 156,532,141 76,147,624
2012 155,070,101 75,175,827
2011 153,591,076 74,223,629
2010 152,201,981 73,142,150
2009 150,873,714 72,039,206
2008 149,474,264 71,051,678
2007 147,989,278 70,158,112
2006 146,405,973 70,045,349
2005 144,715,786 69,329,557
2004 142,902,856 68,592,617
2003 140,970,351 67,831,730
2002 138,933,658 67,048,795
2001 136,805,810 66,245,128
2000 134,544,304 65,425,961
1999 132,108,065 64,591,923
1998 129,622,332 63,734,383
1997 127,198,069 62,852,966
1996 124,862,179 61,951,134
1995 122,600,370 61,024,503
1994 120,343,179 60,033,836
1993 118,132,360 58,999,167
1992 115,952,192 57,990,118
1991 113,787,109 57,009,887
1990 111,633,717 56,015,628
1989 109,433,799 54,976,723
1988 107,216,008 53,909,626
1987 104,959,291 52,843,670
1986 102,635,572 51,777,772
1985 100,253,825 50,687,115
1984 97,814,966 49,574,069
1983 95,335,155 48,447,410
1982 92,814,507 47,322,096
1981 90,303,105 46,321,190
1980 88,016,432 45,408,815
1979 85,935,072 44,510,429
1978 83,889,655 43,645,306
1977 81,867,264 42,773,298
1976 79,855,318 41,899,984
1975 77,854,351 41,053,126
1974 75,839,348 40,210,234
1973 73,722,294 39,329,533
1972 71,641,519 38,430,221
1971 70,276,758 37,518,611
1970 69,058,894 36,638,465
1969 67,294,133 35,787,774
1968 65,408,276 34,921,684
1967 63,510,929 34,050,421
1966 61,669,806 33,177,672
1965 59,902,519 32,345,220
1964 58,178,374 31,543,072
1963 56,504,402 30,726,841
1962 54,881,146 29,916,147
1961 53,310,348 29,119,238
1960 51,828,660 28,329,898

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 Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 89.5M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Turkey
2100 -0.5% -1%
2099 -0.48% -0.98%
2098 -0.47% -0.98%
2097 -0.46% -0.97%
2096 -0.45% -0.96%
2095 -0.44% -0.96%
2094 -0.42% -0.97%
2093 -0.4% -0.95%
2092 -0.38% -0.95%
2091 -0.36% -0.94%
2090 -0.34% -0.93%
2089 -0.33% -0.91%
2088 -0.31% -0.89%
2087 -0.29% -0.88%
2086 -0.27% -0.87%
2085 -0.25% -0.84%
2084 -0.24% -0.83%
2083 -0.22% -0.83%
2082 -0.21% -0.8%
2081 -0.19% -0.79%
2080 -0.17% -0.77%
2079 -0.15% -0.76%
2078 -0.14% -0.74%
2077 -0.11% -0.73%
2076 -0.09% -0.71%
2075 -0.07% -0.71%
2074 -0.05% -0.67%
2073 -0.03% -0.66%
2072 -0.008% -0.64%
2071 0.01% -0.62%
2070 0.03% -0.6%
2069 0.05% -0.57%
2068 0.08% -0.55%
2067 0.11% -0.54%
2066 0.13% -0.53%
2065 0.15% -0.51%
2064 0.18% -0.48%
2063 0.21% -0.46%
2062 0.24% -0.43%
2061 0.27% -0.41%
2060 0.29% -0.39%
2059 0.32% -0.35%
2058 0.35% -0.33%
2057 0.37% -0.3%
2056 0.39% -0.26%
2055 0.41% -0.23%
2054 0.43% -0.2%
2053 0.45% -0.18%
2052 0.48% -0.14%
2051 0.49% -0.12%
2050 0.51% -0.08%
2049 0.53% -0.04%
2048 0.55% -0.009%
2047 0.57% 0.03%
2046 0.58% 0.03%
2045 0.6% 0.06%
2044 0.62% 0.07%
2043 0.64% 0.1%
2042 0.66% 0.11%
2041 0.67% 0.13%
2040 0.7% 0.15%
2039 0.74% 0.17%
2038 0.77% 0.2%
2037 0.81% 0.21%
2036 0.84% 0.22%
2035 0.88% 0.23%
2034 0.94% 0.25%
2033 0.97% 0.26%
2032 1.03% 0.29%
2031 1.07% 0.31%
2030 1.11% 0.3%
2029 1.14% 0.32%
2028 1.17% 0.32%
2027 1.2% 0.3%
2026 1.23% 0.25%
2025 1.22% 0.23%
2024 1.22% 0.23%
2023 1.23% 0.41%
2022 1.03% 0.99%
2021 0.82% 0.91%
2020 0.84% 0.98%
2019 0.85% 1.44%
2018 0.82% 1.36%
2017 0.85% 1.31%
2016 0.9% 1.35%
2015 0.9% 1.34%
2014 0.92% 1.36%
2013 0.94% 1.29%
2012 0.96% 1.28%
2011 0.91% 1.48%
2010 0.88% 1.53%
2009 0.94% 1.39%
2008 1% 1.27%
2007 1.08% 0.16%
2006 1.17% 1.03%
2005 1.27% 1.07%
2004 1.37% 1.12%
2003 1.47% 1.17%
2002 1.56% 1.21%
2001 1.68% 1.25%
2000 1.84% 1.29%
1999 1.92% 1.35%
1998 1.91% 1.4%
1997 1.87% 1.46%
1996 1.84% 1.52%
1995 1.88% 1.65%
1994 1.87% 1.75%
1993 1.88% 1.74%
1992 1.9% 1.72%
1991 1.93% 1.77%
1990 2.01% 1.89%
1989 2.07% 1.98%
1988 2.15% 2.02%
1987 2.26% 2.06%
1986 2.38% 2.15%
1985 2.49% 2.25%
1984 2.6% 2.33%
1983 2.72% 2.38%
1982 2.78% 2.16%
1981 2.6% 2.01%
1980 2.42% 2.02%
1979 2.44% 1.98%
1978 2.47% 2.04%
1977 2.52% 2.08%
1976 2.57% 2.06%
1975 2.66% 2.1%
1974 2.87% 2.24%
1973 2.9% 2.34%
1972 1.94% 2.43%
1971 1.76% 2.4%
1970 2.62% 2.38%
1969 2.88% 2.48%
1968 2.99% 2.56%
1967 2.99% 2.63%
1966 2.95% 2.57%
1965 2.96% 2.54%
1964 2.96% 2.66%
1963 2.96% 2.71%
1962 2.95% 2.74%
1961 2.86% 2.79%

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 Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Turkey
Current population
178415186
86002379
Population rank 8/197 18/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 1.04%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
2.73 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
33 seconds
One death every
36.7 seconds
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +528
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 154/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -258,205
Net migration rank 194/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -258,205
2024 - -473,362 - -275,952
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 426,630 -318,070
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 535,373 -301,544
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 521,713 20,283
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 608,708 37,934
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 751,472 -15,690
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 830,353 187,570
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 875,408 659,846
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 895,841 352,063
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 930,799 1,063,140
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 957,055 1,033,384
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 921,386 438,618
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 917,145 258,623
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 875,839 68,849
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 892,334 55,532
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 900,491 24,276
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 868,749 47,915
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 876,626 -186,402
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 897,351 -190,194
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 898,650 -174,177
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 896,025 -146,574
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 893,683 -121,383
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 922,927 -129,444
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 980,560 -166,759
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 1,098,846 8,960
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 1,096,529 21,787
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 1,095,106 39,871
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 1,091,863 23,728
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 542,747 224,369 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 991,950 -150,924
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 970,958 -110,578
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 950,778 -78,973
1967 1,860,743 23,164 936,727 -65,993
1966 1,794,530 3,758 925,790 -50,999
1965 1,688,652 47,610 904,016 -113,911
1964 1,686,591 25,426 884,152 -69,978
1963 1,612,749 23,215 862,626 -44,317
1962 1,584,035 26,533 837,473 -34,353
1961 1,504,524 26,503 816,911 -26,187
1960 1,418,810 13,580 773,009 14,948

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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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