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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 69,226,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 70,154,914 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 2.54 times bigger than the United Kingdom's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 3% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.85% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +0.7% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.2M (15.3% growth).

Bangladesh vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh United Kingdom
2100 210,399,059 74,700,585
2099 211,449,688 74,831,175
2098 212,479,977 74,950,267
2097 213,484,035 75,064,397
2096 214,463,720 75,176,691
2095 215,424,649 75,287,063
2094 216,368,088 75,383,856
2093 217,273,531 75,482,205
2092 218,151,426 75,575,769
2091 218,980,379 75,666,091
2090 219,782,575 75,753,129
2089 220,538,090 75,835,723
2088 221,257,201 75,907,614
2087 221,935,839 75,978,712
2086 222,585,679 76,046,742
2085 223,183,658 76,105,680
2084 223,742,603 76,156,223
2083 224,273,365 76,205,894
2082 224,763,738 76,246,844
2081 225,237,793 76,274,040
2080 225,665,152 76,306,205
2079 226,059,226 76,334,949
2078 226,389,150 76,353,484
2077 226,696,749 76,371,123
2076 226,954,762 76,373,520
2075 227,159,233 76,386,071
2074 227,315,415 76,397,426
2073 227,436,221 76,406,554
2072 227,503,342 76,398,941
2071 227,522,038 76,388,223
2070 227,495,122 76,378,505
2069 227,426,186 76,371,827
2068 227,302,632 76,370,973
2067 227,118,726 76,363,548
2066 226,878,385 76,356,638
2065 226,581,697 76,355,841
2064 226,235,839 76,352,770
2063 225,822,167 76,353,175
2062 225,349,674 76,346,535
2061 224,811,052 76,344,206
2060 224,216,813 76,344,725
2059 223,569,585 76,345,215
2058 222,855,839 76,326,961
2057 222,083,110 76,307,006
2056 221,273,932 76,274,247
2055 220,405,468 76,235,304
2054 219,511,997 76,167,710
2053 218,567,668 76,094,051
2052 217,585,554 76,001,979
2051 216,554,217 75,895,690
2050 215,489,899 75,777,445
2049 214,400,010 75,646,044
2048 213,275,216 75,499,380
2047 212,114,603 75,338,951
2046 210,918,933 75,171,300
2045 209,696,717 74,993,186
2044 208,446,830 74,807,530
2043 207,170,217 74,607,485
2042 205,859,107 74,407,783
2041 204,513,256 74,203,292
2040 203,143,300 73,994,525
2039 201,735,060 73,782,112
2038 200,262,138 73,559,085
2037 198,739,346 73,335,723
2036 197,147,970 73,101,646
2035 195,499,247 72,850,722
2034 193,789,143 72,597,177
2033 191,989,956 72,322,802
2032 190,141,739 72,046,316
2031 188,208,233 71,757,868
2030 186,212,272 71,442,811
2029 184,168,103 71,123,782
2028 182,087,511 70,783,199
2027 179,973,411 70,421,923
2026 177,837,418 70,055,911
2025 175,685,057 69,658,188
2024 173,562,364 69,226,000
2023 171,466,990 68,492,000
2022 169,384,897 67,604,000
2021 167,658,854 66,984,000
2020 166,298,024 66,744,000
2019 164,913,055 66,631,000
2018 163,523,103 66,289,000
2017 162,186,147 65,966,000
2016 160,811,932 65,607,000
2015 159,383,179 65,088,000
2014 157,964,929 64,620,000
2013 156,532,141 64,139,000
2012 155,070,101 63,711,000
2011 153,591,076 63,258,810
2010 152,201,981 62,766,365
2009 150,873,714 62,276,270
2008 149,474,264 61,806,995
2007 147,989,278 61,322,463
2006 146,405,973 60,846,820
2005 144,715,786 60,401,206
2004 142,902,856 59,987,905
2003 140,970,351 59,647,577
2002 138,933,658 59,370,479
2001 136,805,810 59,119,673
2000 134,544,304 58,892,514
1999 132,108,065 58,682,466
1998 129,622,332 58,487,141
1997 127,198,069 58,316,954
1996 124,862,179 58,166,950
1995 122,600,370 58,019,030
1994 120,343,179 57,865,745
1993 118,132,360 57,718,614
1992 115,952,192 57,580,402
1991 113,787,109 57,424,897
1990 111,633,717 57,247,586
1989 109,433,799 57,076,711
1988 107,216,008 56,928,327
1987 104,959,291 56,802,050
1986 102,635,572 56,681,396
1985 100,253,825 56,550,268
1984 97,814,966 56,422,072
1983 95,335,155 56,332,848
1982 92,814,507 56,313,641
1981 90,303,105 56,333,829
1980 88,016,432 56,314,216
1979 85,935,072 56,246,951
1978 83,889,655 56,196,504
1977 81,867,264 56,193,492
1976 79,855,318 56,211,968
1975 77,854,351 56,225,800
1974 75,839,348 56,229,974
1973 73,722,294 56,194,527
1972 71,641,519 56,086,065
1971 70,276,758 55,896,223
1970 69,058,894 55,663,250
1969 67,294,133 55,441,750
1968 65,408,276 55,211,700
1967 63,510,929 54,943,600
1966 61,669,806 54,648,500
1965 59,902,519 54,348,050
1964 58,178,374 54,000,000
1963 56,504,402 53,650,000
1962 54,881,146 53,250,000
1961 53,310,348 52,800,000
1960 51,828,660 52,400,000

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 Kingdom gained 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,547,914 people (a 6.93% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 Kingdom will increase by 8.01% to 75,777,445 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 76.4M people in 2073 for the United Kingdom.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh United Kingdom
2100 -0.5% -0.17%
2099 -0.48% -0.16%
2098 -0.47% -0.15%
2097 -0.46% -0.15%
2096 -0.45% -0.15%
2095 -0.44% -0.13%
2094 -0.42% -0.13%
2093 -0.4% -0.12%
2092 -0.38% -0.12%
2091 -0.36% -0.11%
2090 -0.34% -0.11%
2089 -0.33% -0.09%
2088 -0.31% -0.09%
2087 -0.29% -0.09%
2086 -0.27% -0.08%
2085 -0.25% -0.07%
2084 -0.24% -0.07%
2083 -0.22% -0.05%
2082 -0.21% -0.04%
2081 -0.19% -0.04%
2080 -0.17% -0.04%
2079 -0.15% -0.02%
2078 -0.14% -0.02%
2077 -0.11% -0.003%
2076 -0.09% -0.02%
2075 -0.07% -0.01%
2074 -0.05% -0.01%
2073 -0.03% 0.01%
2072 -0.008% 0.01%
2071 0.01% 0.01%
2070 0.03% 0.009%
2069 0.05% 0.001%
2068 0.08% 0.01%
2067 0.11% 0.009%
2066 0.13% 0.001%
2065 0.15% 0.004%
2064 0.18% -0%
2063 0.21% 0.009%
2062 0.24% 0.003%
2061 0.27% -0.001%
2060 0.29% -0.001%
2059 0.32% 0.02%
2058 0.35% 0.03%
2057 0.37% 0.04%
2056 0.39% 0.05%
2055 0.41% 0.09%
2054 0.43% 0.1%
2053 0.45% 0.12%
2052 0.48% 0.14%
2051 0.49% 0.16%
2050 0.51% 0.17%
2049 0.53% 0.19%
2048 0.55% 0.21%
2047 0.57% 0.22%
2046 0.58% 0.24%
2045 0.6% 0.25%
2044 0.62% 0.27%
2043 0.64% 0.27%
2042 0.66% 0.28%
2041 0.67% 0.28%
2040 0.7% 0.29%
2039 0.74% 0.3%
2038 0.77% 0.3%
2037 0.81% 0.32%
2036 0.84% 0.34%
2035 0.88% 0.35%
2034 0.94% 0.38%
2033 0.97% 0.38%
2032 1.03% 0.4%
2031 1.07% 0.44%
2030 1.11% 0.45%
2029 1.14% 0.48%
2028 1.17% 0.51%
2027 1.2% 0.52%
2026 1.23% 0.57%
2025 1.22% 0.62%
2024 1.22% 1.07%
2023 1.23% 1.31%
2022 1.03% 0.93%
2021 0.82% 0.36%
2020 0.84% 0.17%
2019 0.85% 0.52%
2018 0.82% 0.49%
2017 0.85% 0.55%
2016 0.9% 0.8%
2015 0.9% 0.72%
2014 0.92% 0.75%
2013 0.94% 0.67%
2012 0.96% 0.71%
2011 0.91% 0.78%
2010 0.88% 0.79%
2009 0.94% 0.76%
2008 1% 0.79%
2007 1.08% 0.78%
2006 1.17% 0.74%
2005 1.27% 0.69%
2004 1.37% 0.57%
2003 1.47% 0.47%
2002 1.56% 0.42%
2001 1.68% 0.39%
2000 1.84% 0.36%
1999 1.92% 0.33%
1998 1.91% 0.29%
1997 1.87% 0.26%
1996 1.84% 0.25%
1995 1.88% 0.26%
1994 1.87% 0.25%
1993 1.88% 0.24%
1992 1.9% 0.27%
1991 1.93% 0.31%
1990 2.01% 0.3%
1989 2.07% 0.26%
1988 2.15% 0.22%
1987 2.26% 0.21%
1986 2.38% 0.23%
1985 2.49% 0.23%
1984 2.6% 0.16%
1983 2.72% 0.03%
1982 2.78% -0.04%
1981 2.6% 0.03%
1980 2.42% 0.12%
1979 2.44% 0.09%
1978 2.47% 0.005%
1977 2.52% -0.03%
1976 2.57% -0.02%
1975 2.66% -0.007%
1974 2.87% 0.06%
1973 2.9% 0.19%
1972 1.94% 0.34%
1971 1.76% 0.42%
1970 2.62% 0.4%
1969 2.88% 0.42%
1968 2.99% 0.49%
1967 2.99% 0.54%
1966 2.95% 0.55%
1965 2.96% 0.64%
1964 2.96% 0.65%
1963 2.96% 0.75%
1962 2.95% 0.85%
1961 2.86% 0.76%

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 Kingdom's population grew by 1.07%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh United Kingdom
Current population
178415186
70154914
Population rank 8/197 22/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.85%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
43 seconds
One birth every
9.04 seconds
45.9 seconds
One death every
36.7 seconds
48.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +2,011
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +734,000
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +1.07%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 97/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 +389,911
Net migration rank 194/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 389,911
2024 - -473,362 - 417,114
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 34,589 445,523
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 39,751 487,029
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 30,612 462,967
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 -4,272 144,221
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 108,342 232,727
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 119,321 259,744
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 145,125 272,311
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 177,139 324,649
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 175,738 347,839
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 206,784 306,091
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 198,830 237,272
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 248,473 172,088
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 259,361 228,773
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 251,066 274,811
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 230,422 249,639
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 216,325 263,390
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 196,232 309,385
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 176,455 288,923
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 144,963 308,279
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 131,974 276,077
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 89,471 211,846
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 65,308 203,577
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 65,032 175,133
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 70,671 153,917
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 64,551 152,653
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 87,730 125,541
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 99,138 59,723
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 98,884 54,964
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 87,028 61,385
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 127,304 45,339
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 103,893 27,403
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 149,709 17,846
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 143,562 27,601
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 154,569 57,132
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 119,861 49,586
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 136,628 13,952
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 136,325 8,266
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 90,690 41,836
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 79,170 83,164
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 84,633 71,107
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 61,966 27,063
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 56,314 -61,152
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 73,234 -83,876
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 95,734 -25,187
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 61,872 11,255
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 16,859 3,783
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 0 -21,636
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 -5,621 -19,135
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 33,735 -40,241
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 67,476 -65,710
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 112,389 -33,840
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 162,650 -1,406
1971 542,747 224,369 257,123 1,175
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 244,918 -15,254
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 260,577 -60,655
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 292,622 -38,852
1967 1,860,743 23,164 346,145 -39,659
1966 1,794,530 3,758 333,356 -27,935
1965 1,688,652 47,610 364,132 -24,955
1964 1,686,591 25,426 405,000 -23,885
1963 1,612,749 23,215 337,995 8,271
1962 1,584,035 26,533 340,800 76,443
1961 1,504,524 26,503 311,519 52,295
1960 1,418,810 13,580 314,400 19,953

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 Kingdom 23.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,033,129 people) and 76.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,283,101 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

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
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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