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Population in Bangladesh compared to the United Arab Emirates: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 175,686,899 in 2025 vs 11,513,149 people in the United Arab Emirates in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,936,470 people compared to 11,885,001 in the United Arab Emirates.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 15.1 times bigger than the United Arab Emirates'.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while the United Arab Emirates is the 84th.
  • The countries together account for 2.3% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.14% for the United Arab Emirates.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.97% per year vs +3.31% in the United Arab Emirates.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 179M (22.2% growth), while the United Arab Emirates has grown from 5.01M to 11.9M (137.3% growth).

Bangladesh vs United Arab Emirates: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
United Arab Emirates
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh UAE
2100 210,401,264 26,706,595
2099 211,451,904 26,465,166
2098 212,482,204 26,225,773
2097 213,486,272 25,988,828
2096 214,465,968 25,753,753
2095 215,426,907 25,520,511
2094 216,370,356 25,288,801
2093 217,275,808 25,058,430
2092 218,153,712 24,829,182
2091 218,982,674 24,600,702
2090 219,784,878 24,372,725
2089 220,540,401 24,144,467
2088 221,259,520 23,916,513
2087 221,938,165 23,688,452
2086 222,588,012 23,460,422
2085 223,185,997 23,232,061
2084 223,744,949 23,002,795
2083 224,275,716 22,772,229
2082 224,766,094 22,540,771
2081 225,240,154 22,308,390
2080 225,667,518 22,075,331
2079 226,061,595 21,841,417
2078 226,391,523 21,606,907
2077 226,699,126 21,371,631
2076 226,957,140 21,136,110
2075 227,161,614 20,900,601
2074 227,317,797 20,665,468
2073 227,438,605 20,430,105
2072 227,505,726 20,196,342
2071 227,524,423 19,963,477
2070 227,497,506 19,732,649
2069 227,428,570 19,503,294
2068 227,305,014 19,276,535
2067 227,121,107 19,052,348
2066 226,880,763 18,831,237
2065 226,584,072 18,612,821
2064 226,238,210 18,397,315
2063 225,824,534 18,185,402
2062 225,352,036 17,977,010
2061 224,813,409 17,772,656
2060 224,219,163 17,571,910
2059 223,571,928 17,373,047
2058 222,858,175 17,176,551
2057 222,085,438 16,982,730
2056 221,276,251 16,791,613
2055 220,407,778 16,602,585
2054 219,514,298 16,414,963
2053 218,569,959 16,230,105
2052 217,587,835 16,047,360
2051 216,556,487 15,866,073
2050 215,492,158 15,685,433
2049 214,402,257 15,505,176
2048 213,277,451 15,326,671
2047 212,116,827 15,149,859
2046 210,921,144 14,977,516
2045 209,698,915 14,808,230
2044 208,449,015 14,639,661
2043 207,172,388 14,472,097
2042 205,861,265 14,305,483
2041 204,515,400 14,139,883
2040 203,145,429 13,975,444
2039 201,737,174 13,812,227
2038 200,264,237 13,650,128
2037 198,741,429 13,489,998
2036 197,150,036 13,331,723
2035 195,501,296 13,175,838
2034 193,791,174 13,022,467
2033 191,991,968 12,872,359
2032 190,143,732 12,725,892
2031 188,210,205 12,583,470
2030 186,214,224 12,445,626
2029 184,170,034 12,304,314
2028 182,089,419 12,153,292
2027 179,975,298 11,982,666
2026 177,839,282 11,781,850
2025 175,686,899 11,513,149
2024 173,562,364 10,986,400
2023 171,466,990 10,483,751
2022 169,384,897 10,074,977
2021 167,658,854 9,575,152
2020 166,298,024 9,401,038
2019 164,913,055 9,445,785
2018 163,523,103 9,346,701
2017 162,186,147 9,223,225
2016 160,811,932 8,935,095
2015 159,383,179 8,505,237
2014 157,964,929 8,059,440
2013 156,532,141 7,693,031
2012 155,070,101 7,391,448
2011 153,591,076 7,104,538
2010 152,201,981 6,869,838
2009 150,873,714 6,707,058
2008 149,474,264 6,302,664
2007 147,989,278 5,624,635
2006 146,405,973 5,009,100
2005 144,715,786 4,664,790
2004 142,902,856 4,428,967
2003 140,970,351 4,192,457
2002 138,933,658 3,956,826
2001 136,805,810 3,723,590
2000 134,544,304 3,493,575
1999 132,108,065 3,266,009
1998 129,622,332 3,040,421
1997 127,198,069 2,817,410
1996 124,862,179 2,597,564
1995 122,600,370 2,434,662
1994 120,343,179 2,328,188
1993 118,132,360 2,222,093
1992 115,952,192 2,114,730
1991 113,787,109 2,006,626
1990 111,633,717 1,898,220
1989 109,433,799 1,789,851
1988 107,216,008 1,681,788
1987 104,959,291 1,574,244
1986 102,635,572 1,467,383
1985 100,253,825 1,377,911
1984 97,814,966 1,305,996
1983 95,335,155 1,235,305
1982 92,814,507 1,166,370
1981 90,303,105 1,099,855
1980 88,016,432 1,015,700
1979 85,935,072 912,010
1978 83,889,655 809,274
1977 81,867,264 710,209
1976 79,855,318 615,866
1975 77,854,351 542,856
1974 75,839,348 489,087
1973 73,722,294 436,399
1972 71,641,519 385,014
1971 70,276,758 335,027
1970 69,058,894 286,536
1969 67,294,133 239,660
1968 65,408,276 199,416
1967 63,510,929 179,700
1966 61,669,806 173,976
1965 59,902,519 167,103
1964 58,178,374 159,692
1963 56,504,402 152,211
1962 54,881,146 144,946
1961 53,310,348 137,989
1960 51,828,660 131,334

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 the United Arab Emirates gained 3,925,995 people (a 78.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% growth), while the United Arab Emirates' population increased by 2,949,906 people (a 33% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. The United Arab Emirates was ranked 114th in 2006 and ranked 84th 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 the United Arab Emirates will increase by 32% to 15,685,433 people and rank change from 84th to 82nd.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 26.7M people in 2100 for the United Arab Emirates.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
United Arab Emirates
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh UAE
2100 -0.5% 0.91%
2099 -0.48% 0.91%
2098 -0.47% 0.91%
2097 -0.46% 0.91%
2096 -0.45% 0.91%
2095 -0.44% 0.92%
2094 -0.42% 0.92%
2093 -0.4% 0.92%
2092 -0.38% 0.93%
2091 -0.36% 0.94%
2090 -0.34% 0.95%
2089 -0.33% 0.95%
2088 -0.31% 0.96%
2087 -0.29% 0.97%
2086 -0.27% 0.98%
2085 -0.25% 1%
2084 -0.24% 1.01%
2083 -0.22% 1.03%
2082 -0.21% 1.04%
2081 -0.19% 1.06%
2080 -0.17% 1.07%
2079 -0.15% 1.09%
2078 -0.14% 1.1%
2077 -0.11% 1.11%
2076 -0.09% 1.13%
2075 -0.07% 1.14%
2074 -0.05% 1.15%
2073 -0.03% 1.16%
2072 -0.008% 1.17%
2071 0.01% 1.17%
2070 0.03% 1.18%
2069 0.05% 1.18%
2068 0.08% 1.18%
2067 0.11% 1.17%
2066 0.13% 1.17%
2065 0.15% 1.17%
2064 0.18% 1.17%
2063 0.21% 1.16%
2062 0.24% 1.15%
2061 0.27% 1.14%
2060 0.29% 1.14%
2059 0.32% 1.14%
2058 0.35% 1.14%
2057 0.37% 1.14%
2056 0.39% 1.14%
2055 0.41% 1.14%
2054 0.43% 1.14%
2053 0.45% 1.14%
2052 0.48% 1.14%
2051 0.49% 1.15%
2050 0.51% 1.16%
2049 0.53% 1.16%
2048 0.55% 1.17%
2047 0.57% 1.15%
2046 0.58% 1.14%
2045 0.6% 1.15%
2044 0.62% 1.16%
2043 0.64% 1.16%
2042 0.66% 1.17%
2041 0.67% 1.18%
2040 0.7% 1.18%
2039 0.74% 1.19%
2038 0.77% 1.19%
2037 0.81% 1.19%
2036 0.84% 1.18%
2035 0.88% 1.18%
2034 0.94% 1.17%
2033 0.97% 1.15%
2032 1.03% 1.13%
2031 1.07% 1.11%
2030 1.11% 1.15%
2029 1.14% 1.24%
2028 1.17% 1.42%
2027 1.2% 1.7%
2026 1.23% 2.33%
2025 1.22% 4.79%
2024 1.22% 4.79%
2023 1.23% 4.06%
2022 1.03% 5.22%
2021 0.82% 1.85%
2020 0.84% -0.47%
2019 0.85% 1.06%
2018 0.82% 1.34%
2017 0.85% 3.22%
2016 0.9% 5.05%
2015 0.9% 5.53%
2014 0.92% 4.76%
2013 0.94% 4.08%
2012 0.96% 4.04%
2011 0.91% 3.42%
2010 0.88% 2.43%
2009 0.94% 6.42%
2008 1% 12.1%
2007 1.08% 12.3%
2006 1.17% 7.38%
2005 1.27% 5.32%
2004 1.37% 5.64%
2003 1.47% 5.96%
2002 1.56% 6.26%
2001 1.68% 6.58%
2000 1.84% 6.97%
1999 1.92% 7.42%
1998 1.91% 7.92%
1997 1.87% 8.46%
1996 1.84% 6.69%
1995 1.88% 4.57%
1994 1.87% 4.77%
1993 1.88% 5.08%
1992 1.9% 5.39%
1991 1.93% 5.71%
1990 2.01% 6.05%
1989 2.07% 6.43%
1988 2.15% 6.83%
1987 2.26% 7.28%
1986 2.38% 6.49%
1985 2.49% 5.51%
1984 2.6% 5.72%
1983 2.72% 5.91%
1982 2.78% 6.05%
1981 2.6% 8.29%
1980 2.42% 11.4%
1979 2.44% 12.7%
1978 2.47% 13.9%
1977 2.52% 15.3%
1976 2.57% 13.4%
1975 2.66% 11%
1974 2.87% 12.1%
1973 2.9% 13.3%
1972 1.94% 14.9%
1971 1.76% 16.9%
1970 2.62% 19.6%
1969 2.88% 20.2%
1968 2.99% 11%
1967 2.99% 3.29%
1966 2.95% 4.11%
1965 2.96% 4.64%
1964 2.96% 4.91%
1963 2.96% 5.01%
1962 2.95% 5.04%
1961 2.86% 5.07%

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 the United Arab Emirates' population grew by 4.79%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh UAE
Current population
178936470
11885001
Population rank 8/197 84/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.14%
One net population change
14.9 seconds
1 minute
One birth every
9.09 seconds
4.87 minutes
One death every
35.6 seconds
49.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,821 +1,443
Annual growth/decline +2,124,535 +526,749
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +4.79%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 1/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
3.32 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 +158,634
Net migration rank 194/196 8/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 8,157,000
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 8/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 74%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 2/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
United Arab Emirates
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh UAE
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 158,634
2024 2,583,129 -473,362 97,197 278,439
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 92,698 300,004
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 81,758 322,773
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 76,802 421,663
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 87,871 92,541
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 86,296 -125,186
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 86,840 14,611
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 89,382 34,155
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 87,028 195,317
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 85,044 342,468
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 84,277 360,174
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 82,977 279,269
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 78,682 225,921
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 73,496 215,183
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 69,907 161,842
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 66,521 163,643
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 55,426 523,207
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 55,048 722,380
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 54,338 399,306
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 60,046 174,926
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 60,344 176,319
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 59,118 177,237
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 55,922 178,988
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 52,789 178,779
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 49,993 178,469
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 46,198 180,469
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 41,176 183,329
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 38,207 183,310
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 37,886 180,296
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 38,685 68,938
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 42,976 62,352
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 41,324 65,545
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 42,119 65,739
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 41,409 66,943
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 41,339 67,118
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 40,148 68,132
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 38,861 68,991
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 37,741 69,493
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 36,829 69,655
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 34,855 37,605
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 33,250 38,124
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 31,480 38,536
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 29,585 38,276
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 27,560 37,600
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 25,005 78,148
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 21,987 82,238
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 18,879 82,359
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 15,787 81,111
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 12,876 78,903
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 11,859 42,380
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 10,835 42,474
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 9,822 42,243
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 8,818 41,888
1971 542,747 224,369 7,839 41,425
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 6,922 40,792
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 6,138 39,902
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 5,588 28,866
1967 1,860,743 23,164 5,264 -283
1966 1,794,530 3,758 4,955 1,516
1965 1,688,652 47,610 4,675 2,598
1964 1,686,591 25,426 4,410 3,126
1963 1,612,749 23,215 4,157 3,264
1962 1,584,035 26,533 3,901 3,212
1961 1,504,524 26,503 3,657 3,141
1960 1,418,810 13,580 3,418 3,102

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 the United Arab Emirates 31.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 870,916 people) and 68.3% is from migration (a gain of 1,876,785 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 8,157,000 people or 74% in the United Arab Emirates.

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
UAE
City Population
Dubai 3.94M
Abu Dhabi 1.57M
Sharjah 1.25M
Al Ain 767K
Ajman 490K
Fujairah 119K
Ras al-Khaimah 116K
Umm al-Quwain 44.4K
Madinat Zayed 29.1K

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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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