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

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The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 175,686,899 in 2025 vs 7,618,847 people in Turkmenistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,936,470 people compared to 7,800,189 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 22.9 times bigger than Turkmenistan's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 2.25% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.97% per year vs +2.08% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 179M (22.2% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.8M (51.5% growth).

Bangladesh vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Turkmenistan
2100 210,401,264 10,041,228
2099 211,451,904 10,070,007
2098 212,482,204 10,097,571
2097 213,486,272 10,123,813
2096 214,465,968 10,148,560
2095 215,426,907 10,172,371
2094 216,370,356 10,194,567
2093 217,275,808 10,215,533
2092 218,153,712 10,235,132
2091 218,982,674 10,253,189
2090 219,784,878 10,270,414
2089 220,540,401 10,285,963
2088 221,259,520 10,300,439
2087 221,938,165 10,313,629
2086 222,588,012 10,325,212
2085 223,185,997 10,335,299
2084 223,744,949 10,343,821
2083 224,275,716 10,350,710
2082 224,766,094 10,356,526
2081 225,240,154 10,360,689
2080 225,667,518 10,363,394
2079 226,061,595 10,364,229
2078 226,391,523 10,363,113
2077 226,699,126 10,360,467
2076 226,957,140 10,356,079
2075 227,161,614 10,349,863
2074 227,317,797 10,342,496
2073 227,438,605 10,333,532
2072 227,505,726 10,322,776
2071 227,524,423 10,310,748
2070 227,497,506 10,297,702
2069 227,428,570 10,283,723
2068 227,305,014 10,268,779
2067 227,121,107 10,252,681
2066 226,880,763 10,235,535
2065 226,584,072 10,217,603
2064 226,238,210 10,198,228
2063 225,824,534 10,177,447
2062 225,352,036 10,155,121
2061 224,813,409 10,131,160
2060 224,219,163 10,105,616
2059 223,571,928 10,077,893
2058 222,858,175 10,047,185
2057 222,085,438 10,013,846
2056 221,276,251 9,977,699
2055 220,407,778 9,938,273
2054 219,514,298 9,895,840
2053 218,569,959 9,849,324
2052 217,587,835 9,799,331
2051 216,556,487 9,745,673
2050 215,492,158 9,688,197
2049 214,402,257 9,627,119
2048 213,277,451 9,562,502
2047 212,116,827 9,494,734
2046 210,921,144 9,423,990
2045 209,698,915 9,350,870
2044 208,449,015 9,275,707
2043 207,172,388 9,199,229
2042 205,861,265 9,121,705
2041 204,515,400 9,043,208
2040 203,145,429 8,964,374
2039 201,737,174 8,885,167
2038 200,264,237 8,805,836
2037 198,741,429 8,726,399
2036 197,150,036 8,646,796
2035 195,501,296 8,567,354
2034 193,791,174 8,487,651
2033 191,991,968 8,407,327
2032 190,143,732 8,326,172
2031 188,210,205 8,243,436
2030 186,214,224 8,158,380
2029 184,170,034 8,065,431
2028 182,089,419 7,964,546
2027 179,975,298 7,856,302
2026 177,839,282 7,740,924
2025 175,686,899 7,618,847
2024 173,562,364 7,494,498
2023 171,466,990 7,364,438
2022 169,384,897 7,230,193
2021 167,658,854 7,092,043
2020 166,298,024 6,949,912
2019 164,913,055 6,803,944
2018 163,523,103 6,655,524
2017 162,186,147 6,507,061
2016 160,811,932 6,360,041
2015 159,383,179 6,215,770
2014 157,964,929 6,075,283
2013 156,532,141 5,939,341
2012 155,070,101 5,808,546
2011 153,591,076 5,683,417
2010 152,201,981 5,564,356
2009 150,873,714 5,451,592
2008 149,474,264 5,345,029
2007 147,989,278 5,244,046
2006 146,405,973 5,147,105
2005 144,715,786 5,052,257
2004 142,902,856 4,958,093
2003 140,970,351 4,863,865
2002 138,933,658 4,769,465
2001 136,805,810 4,675,409
2000 134,544,304 4,582,677
1999 132,108,065 4,492,170
1998 129,622,332 4,410,507
1997 127,198,069 4,336,730
1996 124,862,179 4,263,819
1995 122,600,370 4,191,203
1994 120,343,179 4,116,662
1993 118,132,360 4,032,407
1992 115,952,192 3,944,689
1991 113,787,109 3,855,894
1990 111,633,717 3,760,562
1989 109,433,799 3,662,459
1988 107,216,008 3,559,363
1987 104,959,291 3,452,731
1986 102,635,572 3,347,809
1985 100,253,825 3,247,534
1984 97,814,966 3,154,079
1983 95,335,155 3,067,534
1982 92,814,507 2,985,557
1981 90,303,105 2,907,187
1980 88,016,432 2,832,203
1979 85,935,072 2,760,358
1978 83,889,655 2,691,088
1977 81,867,264 2,623,948
1976 79,855,318 2,558,521
1975 77,854,351 2,494,570
1974 75,839,348 2,432,028
1973 73,722,294 2,370,919
1972 71,641,519 2,311,430
1971 70,276,758 2,253,119
1970 69,058,894 2,195,616
1969 67,294,133 2,139,024
1968 65,408,276 2,083,069
1967 63,510,929 2,027,403
1966 61,669,806 1,971,737
1965 59,902,519 1,915,916
1964 58,178,374 1,859,997
1963 56,504,402 1,804,272
1962 54,881,146 1,749,214
1961 53,310,348 1,695,400
1960 51,828,660 1,643,457

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,440,148 people (a 22.6% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Bangladesh's population will grow by 20.4% to 215,492,158 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of Turkmenistan will increase by 24.2% to 9,688,197 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 10.4M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Turkmenistan
2100 -0.5% -0.29%
2099 -0.48% -0.27%
2098 -0.47% -0.26%
2097 -0.46% -0.24%
2096 -0.45% -0.23%
2095 -0.44% -0.22%
2094 -0.42% -0.21%
2093 -0.4% -0.19%
2092 -0.38% -0.18%
2091 -0.36% -0.17%
2090 -0.34% -0.15%
2089 -0.33% -0.14%
2088 -0.31% -0.13%
2087 -0.29% -0.11%
2086 -0.27% -0.1%
2085 -0.25% -0.08%
2084 -0.24% -0.07%
2083 -0.22% -0.06%
2082 -0.21% -0.04%
2081 -0.19% -0.03%
2080 -0.17% -0.008%
2079 -0.15% 0.01%
2078 -0.14% 0.03%
2077 -0.11% 0.04%
2076 -0.09% 0.06%
2075 -0.07% 0.07%
2074 -0.05% 0.09%
2073 -0.03% 0.1%
2072 -0.008% 0.12%
2071 0.01% 0.13%
2070 0.03% 0.14%
2069 0.05% 0.15%
2068 0.08% 0.16%
2067 0.11% 0.17%
2066 0.13% 0.18%
2065 0.15% 0.19%
2064 0.18% 0.2%
2063 0.21% 0.22%
2062 0.24% 0.24%
2061 0.27% 0.25%
2060 0.29% 0.28%
2059 0.32% 0.31%
2058 0.35% 0.33%
2057 0.37% 0.36%
2056 0.39% 0.4%
2055 0.41% 0.43%
2054 0.43% 0.47%
2053 0.45% 0.51%
2052 0.48% 0.55%
2051 0.49% 0.59%
2050 0.51% 0.63%
2049 0.53% 0.68%
2048 0.55% 0.71%
2047 0.57% 0.75%
2046 0.58% 0.78%
2045 0.6% 0.81%
2044 0.62% 0.83%
2043 0.64% 0.85%
2042 0.66% 0.87%
2041 0.67% 0.88%
2040 0.7% 0.89%
2039 0.74% 0.9%
2038 0.77% 0.91%
2037 0.81% 0.92%
2036 0.84% 0.93%
2035 0.88% 0.94%
2034 0.94% 0.96%
2033 0.97% 0.97%
2032 1.03% 1%
2031 1.07% 1.04%
2030 1.11% 1.15%
2029 1.14% 1.27%
2028 1.17% 1.38%
2027 1.2% 1.49%
2026 1.23% 1.6%
2025 1.22% 1.66%
2024 1.22% 1.77%
2023 1.23% 1.86%
2022 1.03% 1.95%
2021 0.82% 2.05%
2020 0.84% 2.15%
2019 0.85% 2.23%
2018 0.82% 2.28%
2017 0.85% 2.31%
2016 0.9% 2.32%
2015 0.9% 2.31%
2014 0.92% 2.29%
2013 0.94% 2.25%
2012 0.96% 2.2%
2011 0.91% 2.14%
2010 0.88% 2.07%
2009 0.94% 1.99%
2008 1% 1.93%
2007 1.08% 1.88%
2006 1.17% 1.88%
2005 1.27% 1.9%
2004 1.37% 1.94%
2003 1.47% 1.98%
2002 1.56% 2.01%
2001 1.68% 2.02%
2000 1.84% 2.01%
1999 1.92% 1.85%
1998 1.91% 1.7%
1997 1.87% 1.71%
1996 1.84% 1.73%
1995 1.88% 1.81%
1994 1.87% 2.09%
1993 1.88% 2.22%
1992 1.9% 2.3%
1991 1.93% 2.54%
1990 2.01% 2.68%
1989 2.07% 2.9%
1988 2.15% 3.09%
1987 2.26% 3.13%
1986 2.38% 3.09%
1985 2.49% 2.96%
1984 2.6% 2.82%
1983 2.72% 2.75%
1982 2.78% 2.7%
1981 2.6% 2.65%
1980 2.42% 2.6%
1979 2.44% 2.57%
1978 2.47% 2.56%
1977 2.52% 2.56%
1976 2.57% 2.56%
1975 2.66% 2.57%
1974 2.87% 2.58%
1973 2.9% 2.57%
1972 1.94% 2.59%
1971 1.76% 2.62%
1970 2.62% 2.65%
1969 2.88% 2.69%
1968 2.99% 2.75%
1967 2.99% 2.82%
1966 2.95% 2.91%
1965 2.96% 3.01%
1964 2.96% 3.09%
1963 2.96% 3.15%
1962 2.95% 3.17%
1961 2.86% 3.16%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.66%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Turkmenistan
Current population
178936470
7800189
Population rank 8/197 104/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.09%
One net population change
14.9 seconds
4.24 minutes
One birth every
9.09 seconds
3.35 minutes
One death every
35.6 seconds
12 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,821 +341
Annual growth/decline +2,124,535 +124,349
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +1.66%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 63/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 +13,268
Net migration rank 194/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 13,268
2024 2,583,129 -473,362 112,942 14,646
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 117,529 15,005
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 121,814 14,141
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 122,721 17,617
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 124,014 19,913
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 128,275 19,735
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 129,537 19,293
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 131,417 16,678
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 132,581 13,365
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 132,663 9,936
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 129,677 8,696
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 126,217 7,287
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 120,957 7,125
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 115,197 6,992
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 109,318 6,621
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 102,931 6,656
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 96,815 6,734
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 92,038 6,388
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 87,840 7,613
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 83,968 10,263
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 79,850 14,242
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 76,737 17,625
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 75,639 18,803
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 76,682 16,982
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 76,875 14,925
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 76,362 12,859
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 77,342 -3,239
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 79,045 -5,600
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 80,996 -8,627
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 86,289 -13,423
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 89,319 -13,094
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 92,596 -312
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 96,668 -13,517
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 99,297 -4,864
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 101,099 -4,864
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 103,553 -3,576
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 104,802 1,408
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 103,885 3,161
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 100,930 1,878
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 95,890 1,861
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 90,591 -1,427
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 85,183 -1,264
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 80,989 -961
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 77,829 -1,102
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 74,394 -1,152
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 71,135 -677
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 68,437 -350
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 66,318 -132
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 64,513 160
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 62,681 550
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 60,925 924
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 59,169 1,194
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 57,326 1,293
1971 542,747 224,369 56,666 1,348
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 55,617 1,376
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 54,791 1,397
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 54,324 1,401
1967 1,860,743 23,164 54,209 1,397
1966 1,794,530 3,758 54,353 1,377
1965 1,688,652 47,610 54,558 1,366
1964 1,686,591 25,426 54,574 1,340
1963 1,612,749 23,215 54,203 1,332
1962 1,584,035 26,533 53,248 1,337
1961 1,504,524 26,503 51,659 1,372
1960 1,418,810 13,580 49,436 1,421

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 74.2% of the population change in Bangladesh is from natural causes (a gain of 24,425,669 people) and 25.8% is from migration (a loss of 8,481,548 people). In Turkmenistan 88.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,253,493 people) and 11.3% is from migration (a gain of 160,329 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

Biggest cities by population

Bangladesh
City Population
Dhaka 16.8M
Chittagong 3.23M
Narayanganj 968K
Khulna 929K
Sylhet 480K
Rajshahi 448K
Bogra 401K
Barisal 328K
Rangpur 294K
Brahmanbaria 268K
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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