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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 37,860,221 people in Ukraine in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 40,125,599 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 4.45 times bigger than Ukraine's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 2.64% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.48% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs -1.74% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.1M (15.1% decline).

Bangladesh vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Ukraine
2100 210,399,059 15,493,960
2099 211,449,688 15,751,557
2098 212,479,977 16,012,938
2097 213,484,035 16,278,602
2096 214,463,720 16,547,938
2095 215,424,649 16,820,897
2094 216,368,088 17,098,910
2093 217,273,531 17,381,822
2092 218,151,426 17,669,049
2091 218,980,379 17,960,681
2090 219,782,575 18,257,867
2089 220,538,090 18,559,027
2088 221,257,201 18,865,031
2087 221,935,839 19,176,483
2086 222,585,679 19,492,606
2085 223,183,658 19,812,584
2084 223,742,603 20,138,855
2083 224,273,365 20,468,747
2082 224,763,738 20,803,241
2081 225,237,793 21,140,953
2080 225,665,152 21,482,498
2079 226,059,226 21,827,152
2078 226,389,150 22,175,099
2077 226,696,749 22,525,846
2076 226,954,762 22,879,896
2075 227,159,233 23,236,521
2074 227,315,415 23,596,095
2073 227,436,221 23,957,807
2072 227,503,342 24,319,928
2071 227,522,038 24,685,370
2070 227,495,122 25,053,352
2069 227,426,186 25,423,272
2068 227,302,632 25,794,560
2067 227,118,726 26,168,072
2066 226,878,385 26,543,206
2065 226,581,697 26,920,121
2064 226,235,839 27,298,592
2063 225,822,167 27,677,528
2062 225,349,674 28,056,960
2061 224,811,052 28,437,884
2060 224,216,813 28,818,343
2059 223,569,585 29,198,891
2058 222,855,839 29,580,044
2057 222,083,110 29,958,884
2056 221,273,932 30,335,136
2055 220,405,468 30,710,041
2054 219,511,997 31,080,334
2053 218,567,668 31,447,868
2052 217,585,554 31,811,171
2051 216,554,217 32,170,929
2050 215,489,899 32,525,262
2049 214,400,010 32,875,483
2048 213,275,216 33,217,836
2047 212,114,603 33,556,749
2046 210,918,933 33,892,646
2045 209,696,717 34,221,999
2044 208,446,830 34,547,153
2043 207,170,217 34,869,270
2042 205,859,107 35,189,550
2041 204,513,256 35,507,946
2040 203,143,300 35,823,225
2039 201,735,060 36,141,658
2038 200,262,138 36,457,134
2037 198,739,346 36,772,578
2036 197,147,970 37,084,252
2035 195,499,247 37,396,243
2034 193,789,143 37,706,533
2033 191,989,956 38,015,585
2032 190,141,739 38,322,554
2031 188,208,233 38,630,259
2030 186,212,272 38,935,791
2029 184,168,103 39,238,099
2028 182,087,511 39,537,815
2027 179,973,411 39,830,895
2026 177,837,418 40,125,599
2025 175,685,057 38,707,520
2024 173,562,364 37,860,221
2023 171,466,990 37,732,836
2022 169,384,897 41,048,766
2021 167,658,854 44,298,640
2020 166,298,024 44,680,014
2019 164,913,055 44,957,458
2018 163,523,103 45,208,907
2017 162,186,147 45,436,041
2016 160,811,932 45,616,832
2015 159,383,179 45,784,896
2014 157,964,929 45,972,380
2013 156,532,141 46,126,770
2012 155,070,101 46,210,056
2011 153,591,076 46,307,853
2010 152,201,981 46,456,003
2009 150,873,714 46,623,731
2008 149,474,264 46,819,175
2007 147,989,278 47,062,798
2006 146,405,973 47,278,694
2005 144,715,786 47,585,556
2004 142,902,856 47,979,507
2003 140,970,351 48,315,136
2002 138,933,658 48,677,281
2001 136,805,810 49,106,855
2000 134,544,304 49,556,660
1999 132,108,065 49,976,446
1998 129,622,332 50,379,731
1997 127,198,069 50,786,885
1996 124,862,179 51,226,109
1995 122,600,370 51,665,539
1994 120,343,179 52,075,998
1993 118,132,360 52,350,126
1992 115,952,192 52,323,671
1991 113,787,109 52,170,961
1990 111,633,717 52,054,092
1989 109,433,799 51,917,817
1988 107,216,008 51,724,853
1987 104,959,291 51,515,732
1986 102,635,572 51,318,745
1985 100,253,825 51,108,770
1984 97,814,966 50,887,599
1983 95,335,155 50,637,029
1982 92,814,507 50,402,724
1981 90,303,105 50,189,281
1980 88,016,432 49,955,152
1979 85,935,072 49,721,381
1978 83,889,655 49,521,243
1977 81,867,264 49,336,481
1976 79,855,318 49,120,842
1975 77,854,351 48,865,229
1974 75,839,348 48,576,570
1973 73,722,294 48,277,121
1972 71,641,519 47,946,893
1971 70,276,758 47,573,287
1970 69,058,894 47,261,306
1969 67,294,133 46,976,256
1968 65,408,276 46,614,325
1967 63,510,929 46,215,988
1966 61,669,806 45,802,519
1965 59,902,519 45,386,892
1964 58,178,374 44,951,156
1963 56,504,402 44,462,372
1962 54,881,146 43,943,674
1961 53,310,348 43,399,766
1960 51,828,660 42,824,093

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 Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,491,233 people (a 12% decline).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,525,262 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.5M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Ukraine
2100 -0.5% -1.64%
2099 -0.48% -1.63%
2098 -0.47% -1.63%
2097 -0.46% -1.63%
2096 -0.45% -1.62%
2095 -0.44% -1.63%
2094 -0.42% -1.63%
2093 -0.4% -1.63%
2092 -0.38% -1.62%
2091 -0.36% -1.63%
2090 -0.34% -1.62%
2089 -0.33% -1.62%
2088 -0.31% -1.62%
2087 -0.29% -1.62%
2086 -0.27% -1.62%
2085 -0.25% -1.62%
2084 -0.24% -1.61%
2083 -0.22% -1.61%
2082 -0.21% -1.6%
2081 -0.19% -1.59%
2080 -0.17% -1.58%
2079 -0.15% -1.57%
2078 -0.14% -1.56%
2077 -0.11% -1.55%
2076 -0.09% -1.53%
2075 -0.07% -1.52%
2074 -0.05% -1.51%
2073 -0.03% -1.49%
2072 -0.008% -1.48%
2071 0.01% -1.47%
2070 0.03% -1.46%
2069 0.05% -1.44%
2068 0.08% -1.43%
2067 0.11% -1.41%
2066 0.13% -1.4%
2065 0.15% -1.39%
2064 0.18% -1.37%
2063 0.21% -1.35%
2062 0.24% -1.34%
2061 0.27% -1.32%
2060 0.29% -1.3%
2059 0.32% -1.29%
2058 0.35% -1.26%
2057 0.37% -1.24%
2056 0.39% -1.22%
2055 0.41% -1.19%
2054 0.43% -1.17%
2053 0.45% -1.14%
2052 0.48% -1.12%
2051 0.49% -1.09%
2050 0.51% -1.07%
2049 0.53% -1.03%
2048 0.55% -1.01%
2047 0.57% -0.99%
2046 0.58% -0.96%
2045 0.6% -0.94%
2044 0.62% -0.92%
2043 0.64% -0.91%
2042 0.66% -0.9%
2041 0.67% -0.88%
2040 0.7% -0.88%
2039 0.74% -0.87%
2038 0.77% -0.86%
2037 0.81% -0.84%
2036 0.84% -0.83%
2035 0.88% -0.82%
2034 0.94% -0.81%
2033 0.97% -0.8%
2032 1.03% -0.8%
2031 1.07% -0.78%
2030 1.11% -0.77%
2029 1.14% -0.76%
2028 1.17% -0.74%
2027 1.2% -0.73%
2026 1.23% 3.66%
2025 1.22% 2.24%
2024 1.22% 0.34%
2023 1.23% -8.08%
2022 1.03% -7.34%
2021 0.82% -0.85%
2020 0.84% -0.62%
2019 0.85% -0.56%
2018 0.82% -0.5%
2017 0.85% -0.4%
2016 0.9% -0.37%
2015 0.9% -0.41%
2014 0.92% -0.33%
2013 0.94% -0.18%
2012 0.96% -0.21%
2011 0.91% -0.32%
2010 0.88% -0.36%
2009 0.94% -0.42%
2008 1% -0.52%
2007 1.08% -0.46%
2006 1.17% -0.64%
2005 1.27% -0.82%
2004 1.37% -0.69%
2003 1.47% -0.74%
2002 1.56% -0.87%
2001 1.68% -0.91%
2000 1.84% -0.84%
1999 1.92% -0.8%
1998 1.91% -0.8%
1997 1.87% -0.86%
1996 1.84% -0.85%
1995 1.88% -0.79%
1994 1.87% -0.52%
1993 1.88% 0.05%
1992 1.9% 0.29%
1991 1.93% 0.22%
1990 2.01% 0.26%
1989 2.07% 0.37%
1988 2.15% 0.41%
1987 2.26% 0.38%
1986 2.38% 0.41%
1985 2.49% 0.43%
1984 2.6% 0.49%
1983 2.72% 0.46%
1982 2.78% 0.43%
1981 2.6% 0.47%
1980 2.42% 0.47%
1979 2.44% 0.4%
1978 2.47% 0.37%
1977 2.52% 0.44%
1976 2.57% 0.52%
1975 2.66% 0.59%
1974 2.87% 0.62%
1973 2.9% 0.69%
1972 1.94% 0.79%
1971 1.76% 0.66%
1970 2.62% 0.61%
1969 2.88% 0.78%
1968 2.99% 0.86%
1967 2.99% 0.9%
1966 2.95% 0.92%
1965 2.96% 0.97%
1964 2.96% 1.1%
1963 2.96% 1.18%
1962 2.95% 1.25%
1961 2.86% 1.34%

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 Ukraine's population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Ukraine
Current population
178415186
40125599
Population rank 8/197 40/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.48%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
4.13 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
2.48 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +349
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +127,385
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 147/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change -402,100 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 194/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 1,702,358
2024 - -473,362 - 1,146,012
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 -283,185 -299,961
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 -449,941 -1,129
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 -307,533 -4,167
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 -236,296 -6,908
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 -227,491 -32,220
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 -158,390 -36,155
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 -135,710 -31,340
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 -147,107 -21,992
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 -140,216 -65,678
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 -129,662 26,781
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 -130,451 66,768
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 -158,372 26,457
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 -180,388 16,030
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 -197,918 26,796
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 -229,086 9,312
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 -282,659 15,237
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 -300,787 136,442
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 -337,857 -111,493
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 -344,157 5,644
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 -351,299 18,540
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 -364,544 -26,991
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 -374,734 -92,847
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 -364,143 -67,865
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 -348,286 -59,247
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 -318,299 -80,684
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 -306,549 -108,735
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 -305,154 -158,008
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 -281,629 -134,053
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 -238,820 -166,380
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 -169,405 26,357
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 -95,857 291,788
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 -16,486 125,962
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 48,463 75,760
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 106,431 36,978
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 162,002 75,637
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 198,850 -18,275
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 225,751 -12,369
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 201,011 5,546
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 222,430 13,340
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 241,741 23,608
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 194,101 9,096
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 182,839 40,807
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 197,223 47,406
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 197,294 25,635
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 206,554 -29,180
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 216,932 -24,745
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 247,323 -8,219
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 256,787 15,336
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 273,486 31,725
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 274,938 18,777
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 309,785 56,928
1971 542,747 224,369 305,849 74,604
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 291,839 -48,335
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 274,858 51,763
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 295,162 102,096
1967 1,860,743 23,164 313,899 85,527
1966 1,794,530 3,758 337,794 89,737
1965 1,688,652 47,610 334,365 69,354
1964 1,686,591 25,426 391,120 76,650
1963 1,612,749 23,215 449,648 60,178
1962 1,584,035 26,533 481,887 45,712
1961 1,504,524 26,503 508,602 51,625
1960 1,418,810 13,580 538,812 52,281

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 Ukraine 28.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,435,153 people) and 71.8% is from migration (a loss of 6,198,995 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

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
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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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