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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 1.93 times bigger than Bangladesh's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 6.3% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

Bangladesh vs United States: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh United States
2100 210,399,059 415,429,771
2099 211,449,688 414,829,167
2098 212,479,977 414,231,720
2097 213,484,035 413,576,381
2096 214,463,720 412,927,393
2095 215,424,649 412,225,379
2094 216,368,088 411,498,749
2093 217,273,531 410,785,729
2092 218,151,426 410,051,921
2091 218,980,379 409,320,183
2090 219,782,575 408,613,732
2089 220,538,090 407,885,645
2088 221,257,201 407,129,733
2087 221,935,839 406,421,298
2086 222,585,679 405,715,343
2085 223,183,658 405,059,379
2084 223,742,603 404,343,130
2083 224,273,365 403,612,785
2082 224,763,738 402,871,293
2081 225,237,793 402,054,554
2080 225,665,152 401,319,194
2079 226,059,226 400,554,914
2078 226,389,150 399,737,968
2077 226,696,749 398,906,565
2076 226,954,762 398,035,750
2075 227,159,233 397,109,170
2074 227,315,415 396,226,412
2073 227,436,221 395,307,725
2072 227,503,342 394,393,561
2071 227,522,038 393,415,363
2070 227,495,122 392,469,727
2069 227,426,186 391,479,981
2068 227,302,632 390,517,695
2067 227,118,726 389,543,856
2066 226,878,385 388,597,719
2065 226,581,697 387,685,327
2064 226,235,839 386,805,026
2063 225,822,167 385,911,917
2062 225,349,674 385,032,627
2061 224,811,052 384,170,837
2060 224,216,813 383,361,269
2059 223,569,585 382,542,030
2058 222,855,839 381,704,804
2057 222,083,110 380,907,023
2056 221,273,932 380,159,777
2055 220,405,468 379,430,756
2054 219,511,997 378,682,851
2053 218,567,668 377,878,421
2052 217,585,554 377,073,303
2051 216,554,217 376,229,840
2050 215,489,899 375,373,155
2049 214,400,010 374,493,150
2048 213,275,216 373,590,762
2047 212,114,603 372,626,259
2046 210,918,933 371,644,809
2045 209,696,717 370,602,914
2044 208,446,830 369,518,897
2043 207,170,217 368,375,680
2042 205,859,107 367,158,772
2041 204,513,256 365,937,822
2040 203,143,300 364,671,837
2039 201,735,060 363,367,337
2038 200,262,138 361,997,023
2037 198,739,346 360,606,236
2036 197,147,970 359,193,245
2035 195,499,247 357,750,686
2034 193,789,143 356,266,726
2033 191,989,956 354,775,032
2032 190,141,739 353,259,037
2031 188,208,233 351,721,511
2030 186,212,272 350,155,042
2029 184,168,103 348,564,667
2028 182,087,511 346,906,294
2027 179,973,411 345,257,605
2026 177,837,418 343,565,426
2025 175,685,057 341,784,857
2024 173,562,364 340,110,988
2023 171,466,990 334,914,895
2022 169,384,897 333,271,411
2021 167,658,854 331,893,745
2020 166,298,024 331,526,933
2019 164,913,055 328,329,953
2018 163,523,103 326,838,199
2017 162,186,147 325,122,128
2016 160,811,932 323,071,755
2015 159,383,179 320,738,994
2014 157,964,929 318,386,329
2013 156,532,141 316,059,947
2012 155,070,101 313,877,662
2011 153,591,076 311,583,481
2010 152,201,981 309,327,143
2009 150,873,714 306,771,529
2008 149,474,264 304,093,966
2007 147,989,278 301,231,207
2006 146,405,973 298,379,912
2005 144,715,786 295,516,599
2004 142,902,856 292,805,298
2003 140,970,351 290,107,933
2002 138,933,658 287,625,193
2001 136,805,810 284,968,955
2000 134,544,304 282,162,411
1999 132,108,065 279,294,713
1998 129,622,332 276,115,288
1997 127,198,069 272,911,760
1996 124,862,179 269,667,391
1995 122,600,370 266,557,091
1994 120,343,179 263,435,673
1993 118,132,360 260,255,352
1992 115,952,192 256,894,189
1991 113,787,109 253,492,503
1990 111,633,717 250,131,894
1989 109,433,799 246,819,222
1988 107,216,008 244,499,004
1987 104,959,291 242,288,936
1986 102,635,572 240,132,831
1985 100,253,825 237,923,734
1984 97,814,966 235,824,908
1983 95,335,155 233,792,014
1982 92,814,507 231,664,432
1981 90,303,105 229,465,744
1980 88,016,432 226,542,250
1979 85,935,072 225,055,487
1978 83,889,655 222,584,545
1977 81,867,264 220,239,425
1976 79,855,318 218,035,164
1975 77,854,351 215,973,199
1974 75,839,348 213,853,928
1973 73,722,294 211,908,788
1972 71,641,519 209,896,021
1971 70,276,758 207,660,677
1970 69,058,894 205,052,174
1969 67,294,133 202,676,946
1968 65,408,276 200,706,052
1967 63,510,929 198,712,056
1966 61,669,806 196,560,338
1965 59,902,519 194,302,963
1964 58,178,374 191,888,791
1963 56,504,402 189,241,798
1962 54,881,146 186,537,737
1961 53,310,348 183,691,481
1960 51,828,660 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); 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 States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh United States
2100 -0.5% 0.14%
2099 -0.48% 0.14%
2098 -0.47% 0.16%
2097 -0.46% 0.16%
2096 -0.45% 0.17%
2095 -0.44% 0.18%
2094 -0.42% 0.17%
2093 -0.4% 0.18%
2092 -0.38% 0.18%
2091 -0.36% 0.17%
2090 -0.34% 0.18%
2089 -0.33% 0.19%
2088 -0.31% 0.17%
2087 -0.29% 0.17%
2086 -0.27% 0.16%
2085 -0.25% 0.18%
2084 -0.24% 0.18%
2083 -0.22% 0.18%
2082 -0.21% 0.2%
2081 -0.19% 0.18%
2080 -0.17% 0.19%
2079 -0.15% 0.2%
2078 -0.14% 0.21%
2077 -0.11% 0.22%
2076 -0.09% 0.23%
2075 -0.07% 0.22%
2074 -0.05% 0.23%
2073 -0.03% 0.23%
2072 -0.008% 0.25%
2071 0.01% 0.24%
2070 0.03% 0.25%
2069 0.05% 0.25%
2068 0.08% 0.25%
2067 0.11% 0.24%
2066 0.13% 0.24%
2065 0.15% 0.23%
2064 0.18% 0.23%
2063 0.21% 0.23%
2062 0.24% 0.22%
2061 0.27% 0.21%
2060 0.29% 0.21%
2059 0.32% 0.22%
2058 0.35% 0.21%
2057 0.37% 0.2%
2056 0.39% 0.19%
2055 0.41% 0.2%
2054 0.43% 0.21%
2053 0.45% 0.21%
2052 0.48% 0.22%
2051 0.49% 0.23%
2050 0.51% 0.23%
2049 0.53% 0.24%
2048 0.55% 0.26%
2047 0.57% 0.26%
2046 0.58% 0.28%
2045 0.6% 0.29%
2044 0.62% 0.31%
2043 0.64% 0.33%
2042 0.66% 0.33%
2041 0.67% 0.35%
2040 0.7% 0.36%
2039 0.74% 0.38%
2038 0.77% 0.39%
2037 0.81% 0.39%
2036 0.84% 0.4%
2035 0.88% 0.42%
2034 0.94% 0.42%
2033 0.97% 0.43%
2032 1.03% 0.44%
2031 1.07% 0.45%
2030 1.11% 0.46%
2029 1.14% 0.48%
2028 1.17% 0.48%
2027 1.2% 0.49%
2026 1.23% 0.52%
2025 1.22% 0.49%
2024 1.22% 1.55%
2023 1.23% 0.49%
2022 1.03% 0.42%
2021 0.82% 0.11%
2020 0.84% 0.97%
2019 0.85% 0.46%
2018 0.82% 0.53%
2017 0.85% 0.63%
2016 0.9% 0.73%
2015 0.9% 0.74%
2014 0.92% 0.74%
2013 0.94% 0.7%
2012 0.96% 0.74%
2011 0.91% 0.73%
2010 0.88% 0.83%
2009 0.94% 0.88%
2008 1% 0.95%
2007 1.08% 0.96%
2006 1.17% 0.97%
2005 1.27% 0.93%
2004 1.37% 0.93%
2003 1.47% 0.86%
2002 1.56% 0.93%
2001 1.68% 0.99%
2000 1.84% 1.03%
1999 1.92% 1.15%
1998 1.91% 1.17%
1997 1.87% 1.2%
1996 1.84% 1.17%
1995 1.88% 1.18%
1994 1.87% 1.22%
1993 1.88% 1.31%
1992 1.9% 1.34%
1991 1.93% 1.34%
1990 2.01% 1.34%
1989 2.07% 0.95%
1988 2.15% 0.91%
1987 2.26% 0.9%
1986 2.38% 0.93%
1985 2.49% 0.89%
1984 2.6% 0.87%
1983 2.72% 0.92%
1982 2.78% 0.96%
1981 2.6% 1.29%
1980 2.42% 0.66%
1979 2.44% 1.11%
1978 2.47% 1.06%
1977 2.52% 1.01%
1976 2.57% 0.95%
1975 2.66% 0.99%
1974 2.87% 0.92%
1973 2.9% 0.96%
1972 1.94% 1.08%
1971 1.76% 1.27%
1970 2.62% 1.17%
1969 2.88% 0.98%
1968 2.99% 1%
1967 2.99% 1.09%
1966 2.95% 1.16%
1965 2.96% 1.26%
1964 2.96% 1.4%
1963 2.96% 1.45%
1962 2.95% 1.55%
1961 2.86% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh United States
Current population
178415186
344023146
Population rank 8/197 3/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 4.15%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
18.9 seconds
One birth every
9.04 seconds
8.8 seconds
One death every
36.7 seconds
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +4,586
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 134/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change -402,100 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 194/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - 1,230,663
2024 - -473,362 - 1,286,132
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 502,372 1,322,668
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 399,926 1,319,009
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 199,137 674,787
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 208,862 329,769
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 887,476 1,774,500
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 955,022 1,764,961
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 1,875,826 400,998
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 1,735,943 460,778
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 1,720,252 480,815
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 1,656,917 493,082
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 1,689,258 598,777
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 1,627,192 622,793
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 1,636,544 662,840
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 1,714,317 600,149
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 1,652,153 583,070
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 1,608,450 595,916
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 1,597,894 503,559
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 1,402,283 556,521
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 1,431,556 577,060
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 1,264,604 635,590
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 1,252,644 655,078
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 1,218,968 706,978
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 1,165,499 783,163
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 1,301,355 833,543
1971 542,747 224,369 1,640,519 833,549
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 1,824,965 744,902
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 1,702,487 523,740
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 1,565,507 594,514
1967 1,860,743 23,164 1,669,181 585,410
1966 1,794,530 3,758 1,749,387 637,692
1965 1,688,652 47,610 1,943,030 644,902
1964 1,686,591 25,426 2,245,099 618,635
1963 1,612,749 23,215 2,289,826 639,495
1962 1,584,035 26,533 2,406,337 625,617
1961 1,504,524 26,503 2,571,681 580,333
1960 1,418,810 13,580 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

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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 States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

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 States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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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)
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