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

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The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 175,686,899 in 2025 vs 38,980,376 people in Ukraine in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,936,470 people compared to 40,408,451 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 4.43 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 0.49% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.97% per year vs -1.44% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 179M (22.2% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.4M (14.5% decline).

Bangladesh vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Ukraine
2100 210,401,264 15,603,179
2099 211,451,904 15,862,593
2098 212,482,204 16,125,815
2097 213,486,272 16,393,353
2096 214,465,968 16,664,587
2095 215,426,907 16,939,471
2094 216,370,356 17,219,443
2093 217,275,808 17,504,349
2092 218,153,712 17,793,601
2091 218,982,674 18,087,289
2090 219,784,878 18,386,570
2089 220,540,401 18,689,852
2088 221,259,520 18,998,014
2087 221,938,165 19,311,662
2086 222,588,012 19,630,012
2085 223,185,997 19,952,247
2084 223,744,949 20,280,817
2083 224,275,716 20,613,034
2082 224,766,094 20,949,887
2081 225,240,154 21,289,979
2080 225,667,518 21,633,931
2079 226,061,595 21,981,015
2078 226,391,523 22,331,415
2077 226,699,126 22,684,635
2076 226,957,140 23,041,181
2075 227,161,614 23,400,319
2074 227,317,797 23,762,428
2073 227,438,605 24,126,690
2072 227,505,726 24,491,363
2071 227,524,423 24,859,381
2070 227,497,506 25,229,957
2069 227,428,570 25,602,485
2068 227,305,014 25,976,390
2067 227,121,107 26,352,535
2066 226,880,763 26,730,314
2065 226,584,072 27,109,886
2064 226,238,210 27,491,024
2063 225,824,534 27,872,631
2062 225,352,036 28,254,738
2061 224,813,409 28,638,347
2060 224,219,163 29,021,488
2059 223,571,928 29,404,719
2058 222,858,175 29,788,559
2057 222,085,438 30,170,070
2056 221,276,251 30,548,973
2055 220,407,778 30,926,521
2054 219,514,298 31,299,425
2053 218,569,959 31,669,550
2052 217,587,835 32,035,413
2051 216,556,487 32,397,707
2050 215,492,158 32,754,538
2049 214,402,257 33,107,228
2048 213,277,451 33,451,994
2047 212,116,827 33,793,296
2046 210,921,144 34,131,561
2045 209,698,915 34,463,236
2044 208,449,015 34,790,682
2043 207,172,388 35,115,069
2042 205,861,265 35,437,607
2041 204,515,400 35,758,248
2040 203,145,429 36,075,749
2039 201,737,174 36,396,426
2038 200,264,237 36,714,126
2037 198,741,429 37,031,794
2036 197,150,036 37,345,665
2035 195,501,296 37,659,856
2034 193,791,174 37,972,332
2033 191,991,968 38,283,563
2032 190,143,732 38,592,696
2031 188,210,205 38,902,570
2030 186,214,224 39,210,256
2029 184,170,034 39,514,695
2028 182,089,419 39,816,523
2027 179,975,298 40,111,670
2026 177,839,282 40,408,451
2025 175,686,899 38,980,376
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 (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 Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,208,381 people (a 11.4% 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 20.4% to 215,492,158 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,754,538 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 15.6M 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% 2.96%
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 (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 Ukraine's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Ukraine
Current population
178936470
40408451
Population rank 8/197 40/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.49%
One net population change
14.9 seconds
28.2 seconds
One birth every
9.09 seconds
2.54 minutes
One death every
35.6 seconds
1.02 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,821 +3,069
Annual growth/decline +2,124,535 +1,120,155
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 13/197
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 2,583,129 -473,362 -308,069 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 2026-07-08).

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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 Ukraine 34.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,603,006 people) and 65.7% is from migration (a loss of 4,987,305 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 3.23M
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 (1960–2025, 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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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