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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 10,986,400 people in the United Arab Emirates in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 11,686,438 in the United Arab Emirates.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 15.3 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 2.29% 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 +0.94% per year vs +3.31% in the United Arab Emirates.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while the United Arab Emirates has grown from 5.01M to 11.7M (133.3% 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 210,399,059 26,368,750
2099 211,449,688 26,130,374
2098 212,479,977 25,894,010
2097 213,484,035 25,660,062
2096 214,463,720 25,427,961
2095 215,424,649 25,197,670
2094 216,368,088 24,968,891
2093 217,273,531 24,741,434
2092 218,151,426 24,515,086
2091 218,980,379 24,289,496
2090 219,782,575 24,064,404
2089 220,538,090 23,839,033
2088 221,257,201 23,613,963
2087 221,935,839 23,388,786
2086 222,585,679 23,163,641
2085 223,183,658 22,938,169
2084 223,742,603 22,711,804
2083 224,273,365 22,484,154
2082 224,763,738 22,255,625
2081 225,237,793 22,026,183
2080 225,665,152 21,796,073
2079 226,059,226 21,565,118
2078 226,389,150 21,333,574
2077 226,696,749 21,101,274
2076 226,954,762 20,868,733
2075 227,159,233 20,636,203
2074 227,315,415 20,404,044
2073 227,436,221 20,171,659
2072 227,503,342 19,940,853
2071 227,522,038 19,710,934
2070 227,495,122 19,483,026
2069 227,426,186 19,256,572
2068 227,302,632 19,032,681
2067 227,118,726 18,811,331
2066 226,878,385 18,593,017
2065 226,581,697 18,377,364
2064 226,235,839 18,164,584
2063 225,822,167 17,955,352
2062 225,349,674 17,749,596
2061 224,811,052 17,547,827
2060 224,216,813 17,349,620
2059 223,569,585 17,153,273
2058 222,855,839 16,959,263
2057 222,083,110 16,767,893
2056 221,273,932 16,579,195
2055 220,405,468 16,392,558
2054 219,511,997 16,207,309
2053 218,567,668 16,024,789
2052 217,585,554 15,844,357
2051 216,554,217 15,665,362
2050 215,489,899 15,487,008
2049 214,400,010 15,309,031
2048 213,275,216 15,132,784
2047 212,114,603 14,958,209
2046 210,918,933 14,788,046
2045 209,696,717 14,620,902
2044 208,446,830 14,454,466
2043 207,170,217 14,289,021
2042 205,859,107 14,124,515
2041 204,513,256 13,961,010
2040 203,143,300 13,798,651
2039 201,735,060 13,637,499
2038 200,262,138 13,477,450
2037 198,739,346 13,319,346
2036 197,147,970 13,163,073
2035 195,499,247 13,009,160
2034 193,789,143 12,857,729
2033 191,989,956 12,709,520
2032 190,141,739 12,564,906
2031 188,208,233 12,424,286
2030 186,212,272 12,288,186
2029 184,168,103 12,148,661
2028 182,087,511 11,999,549
2027 179,973,411 11,831,082
2026 177,837,418 11,632,806
2025 175,685,057 11,367,504
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 (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 the United Arab Emirates gained 3,925,995 people (a 78.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while the United Arab Emirates' population increased by 2,751,343 people (a 30.8% 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 20.8% to 215,489,899 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of the United Arab Emirates will increase by 32.5% to 15,487,008 people and will still be ranked 84th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 26.4M 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% 3.47%
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 (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 the United Arab Emirates' population grew by 4.79%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh UAE
Current population
178415186
11686438
Population rank 8/197 84/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.14%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
1.05 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
5.13 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
53.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +1,377
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +502,649
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +4.79%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 3/197
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 - -473,362 - 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 2026-04-06).

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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 the United Arab Emirates 30.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 857,996 people) and 69.5% is from migration (a gain of 1,958,520 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 2.58M
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
Ras al-Khaimah 116K
Fujairah 93.7K
Umm al-Quwain 44.4K
Madinat Zayed 29.1K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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