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

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The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 175,686,899 in 2025 vs 3,384,688 people in Uruguay in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,936,470 people compared to 3,382,672 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 52.9 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 2.19% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.97% per year vs +0.08% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 179M (22.2% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.83% growth).

Bangladesh vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Uruguay
2100 210,401,264 2,256,662
2099 211,451,904 2,279,820
2098 212,482,204 2,303,272
2097 213,486,272 2,326,907
2096 214,465,968 2,350,717
2095 215,426,907 2,374,752
2094 216,370,356 2,398,877
2093 217,275,808 2,423,185
2092 218,153,712 2,447,561
2091 218,982,674 2,472,040
2090 219,784,878 2,496,427
2089 220,540,401 2,520,765
2088 221,259,520 2,544,964
2087 221,938,165 2,569,010
2086 222,588,012 2,592,884
2085 223,185,997 2,616,538
2084 223,744,949 2,639,909
2083 224,275,716 2,663,057
2082 224,766,094 2,685,928
2081 225,240,154 2,708,500
2080 225,667,518 2,730,788
2079 226,061,595 2,752,736
2078 226,391,523 2,774,335
2077 226,699,126 2,795,612
2076 226,957,140 2,816,580
2075 227,161,614 2,837,210
2074 227,317,797 2,857,609
2073 227,438,605 2,877,622
2072 227,505,726 2,897,443
2071 227,524,423 2,916,996
2070 227,497,506 2,936,376
2069 227,428,570 2,955,513
2068 227,305,014 2,974,342
2067 227,121,107 2,992,883
2066 226,880,763 3,011,205
2065 226,584,072 3,029,336
2064 226,238,210 3,047,237
2063 225,824,534 3,064,958
2062 225,352,036 3,082,535
2061 224,813,409 3,099,898
2060 224,219,163 3,117,041
2059 223,571,928 3,133,843
2058 222,858,175 3,150,140
2057 222,085,438 3,165,945
2056 221,276,251 3,181,263
2055 220,407,778 3,195,961
2054 219,514,298 3,209,999
2053 218,569,959 3,223,284
2052 217,587,835 3,235,861
2051 216,556,487 3,247,775
2050 215,492,158 3,258,995
2049 214,402,257 3,269,562
2048 213,277,451 3,279,496
2047 212,116,827 3,288,855
2046 210,921,144 3,297,581
2045 209,698,915 3,305,802
2044 208,449,015 3,313,441
2043 207,172,388 3,320,450
2042 205,861,265 3,326,840
2041 204,515,400 3,332,768
2040 203,145,429 3,338,161
2039 201,737,174 3,343,179
2038 200,264,237 3,347,674
2037 198,741,429 3,351,794
2036 197,150,036 3,355,554
2035 195,501,296 3,359,009
2034 193,791,174 3,362,159
2033 191,991,968 3,365,133
2032 190,143,732 3,367,940
2031 188,210,205 3,370,610
2030 186,214,224 3,373,156
2029 184,170,034 3,375,688
2028 182,089,419 3,378,080
2027 179,975,298 3,380,387
2026 177,839,282 3,382,672
2025 175,686,899 3,384,688
2024 173,562,364 3,386,588
2023 171,466,990 3,388,081
2022 169,384,897 3,390,913
2021 167,658,854 3,396,695
2020 166,298,024 3,398,968
2019 164,913,055 3,397,206
2018 163,523,103 3,394,534
2017 162,186,147 3,388,438
2016 160,811,932 3,379,283
2015 159,383,179 3,368,017
2014 157,964,929 3,356,334
2013 156,532,141 3,345,337
2012 155,070,101 3,335,401
2011 153,591,076 3,326,825
2010 152,201,981 3,318,580
2009 150,873,714 3,310,091
2008 149,474,264 3,302,177
2007 147,989,278 3,295,153
2006 146,405,973 3,289,506
2005 144,715,786 3,285,771
2004 142,902,856 3,283,148
2003 140,970,351 3,281,186
2002 138,933,658 3,278,867
2001 136,805,810 3,274,251
2000 134,544,304 3,266,206
1999 132,108,065 3,254,015
1998 129,622,332 3,239,280
1997 127,198,069 3,223,345
1996 124,862,179 3,206,324
1995 122,600,370 3,189,440
1994 120,343,179 3,172,834
1993 118,132,360 3,156,345
1992 115,952,192 3,139,702
1991 113,787,109 3,122,354
1990 111,633,717 3,104,403
1989 109,433,799 3,086,255
1988 107,216,008 3,067,961
1987 104,959,291 3,049,896
1986 102,635,572 3,032,845
1985 100,253,825 3,017,037
1984 97,814,966 3,002,488
1983 95,335,155 2,988,778
1982 92,814,507 2,975,492
1981 90,303,105 2,963,246
1980 88,016,432 2,951,953
1979 85,935,072 2,939,903
1978 83,889,655 2,925,715
1977 81,867,264 2,909,461
1976 79,855,318 2,891,392
1975 77,854,351 2,872,320
1974 75,839,348 2,853,944
1973 73,722,294 2,837,133
1972 71,641,519 2,821,644
1971 70,276,758 2,806,462
1970 69,058,894 2,790,807
1969 67,294,133 2,773,974
1968 65,408,276 2,754,606
1967 63,510,929 2,732,277
1966 61,669,806 2,707,646
1965 59,902,519 2,681,169
1964 58,178,374 2,653,180
1963 56,504,402 2,623,766
1962 54,881,146 2,593,298
1961 53,310,348 2,562,044
1960 51,828,660 2,529,957

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 Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,389 people (a 0.1% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,258,995 people and rank change from 133rd to 139th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Uruguay
2100 -0.5% -1.02%
2099 -0.48% -1.02%
2098 -0.47% -1.02%
2097 -0.46% -1.01%
2096 -0.45% -1.01%
2095 -0.44% -1.01%
2094 -0.42% -1%
2093 -0.4% -1%
2092 -0.38% -0.99%
2091 -0.36% -0.98%
2090 -0.34% -0.97%
2089 -0.33% -0.95%
2088 -0.31% -0.94%
2087 -0.29% -0.92%
2086 -0.27% -0.9%
2085 -0.25% -0.89%
2084 -0.24% -0.87%
2083 -0.22% -0.85%
2082 -0.21% -0.83%
2081 -0.19% -0.82%
2080 -0.17% -0.8%
2079 -0.15% -0.78%
2078 -0.14% -0.76%
2077 -0.11% -0.74%
2076 -0.09% -0.73%
2075 -0.07% -0.71%
2074 -0.05% -0.7%
2073 -0.03% -0.68%
2072 -0.008% -0.67%
2071 0.01% -0.66%
2070 0.03% -0.65%
2069 0.05% -0.63%
2068 0.08% -0.62%
2067 0.11% -0.61%
2066 0.13% -0.6%
2065 0.15% -0.59%
2064 0.18% -0.58%
2063 0.21% -0.57%
2062 0.24% -0.56%
2061 0.27% -0.55%
2060 0.29% -0.54%
2059 0.32% -0.52%
2058 0.35% -0.5%
2057 0.37% -0.48%
2056 0.39% -0.46%
2055 0.41% -0.44%
2054 0.43% -0.41%
2053 0.45% -0.39%
2052 0.48% -0.37%
2051 0.49% -0.34%
2050 0.51% -0.32%
2049 0.53% -0.3%
2048 0.55% -0.28%
2047 0.57% -0.26%
2046 0.58% -0.25%
2045 0.6% -0.23%
2044 0.62% -0.21%
2043 0.64% -0.19%
2042 0.66% -0.18%
2041 0.67% -0.16%
2040 0.7% -0.15%
2039 0.74% -0.13%
2038 0.77% -0.12%
2037 0.81% -0.11%
2036 0.84% -0.1%
2035 0.88% -0.09%
2034 0.94% -0.09%
2033 0.97% -0.08%
2032 1.03% -0.08%
2031 1.07% -0.08%
2030 1.11% -0.08%
2029 1.14% -0.07%
2028 1.17% -0.07%
2027 1.2% -0.07%
2026 1.23% -0.06%
2025 1.22% -0.06%
2024 1.22% -0.04%
2023 1.23% -0.08%
2022 1.03% -0.17%
2021 0.82% -0.07%
2020 0.84% 0.05%
2019 0.85% 0.08%
2018 0.82% 0.18%
2017 0.85% 0.27%
2016 0.9% 0.33%
2015 0.9% 0.35%
2014 0.92% 0.33%
2013 0.94% 0.3%
2012 0.96% 0.26%
2011 0.91% 0.25%
2010 0.88% 0.26%
2009 0.94% 0.24%
2008 1% 0.21%
2007 1.08% 0.17%
2006 1.17% 0.11%
2005 1.27% 0.08%
2004 1.37% 0.06%
2003 1.47% 0.07%
2002 1.56% 0.14%
2001 1.68% 0.25%
2000 1.84% 0.37%
1999 1.92% 0.45%
1998 1.91% 0.49%
1997 1.87% 0.53%
1996 1.84% 0.53%
1995 1.88% 0.52%
1994 1.87% 0.52%
1993 1.88% 0.53%
1992 1.9% 0.56%
1991 1.93% 0.58%
1990 2.01% 0.59%
1989 2.07% 0.6%
1988 2.15% 0.59%
1987 2.26% 0.56%
1986 2.38% 0.52%
1985 2.49% 0.48%
1984 2.6% 0.46%
1983 2.72% 0.45%
1982 2.78% 0.41%
1981 2.6% 0.38%
1980 2.42% 0.41%
1979 2.44% 0.48%
1978 2.47% 0.56%
1977 2.52% 0.62%
1976 2.57% 0.66%
1975 2.66% 0.64%
1974 2.87% 0.59%
1973 2.9% 0.55%
1972 1.94% 0.54%
1971 1.76% 0.56%
1970 2.62% 0.61%
1969 2.88% 0.7%
1968 2.99% 0.82%
1967 2.99% 0.91%
1966 2.95% 0.99%
1965 2.96% 1.05%
1964 2.96% 1.12%
1963 2.96% 1.17%
1962 2.95% 1.22%
1961 2.86% 1.27%

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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.06%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Uruguay
Current population
178936470
3382672
Population rank 8/197 133/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.04%
One net population change
14.9 seconds
4.62 hours
One birth every
9.09 seconds
15.8 minutes
One death every
35.6 seconds
15.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,821 -5
Annual growth/decline +2,124,535 -1,900
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% -0.06%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 161/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -402,100 -1,338
Net migration rank 194/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -1,338
2024 2,583,129 -473,362 -443 -1,348
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 298 -1,501
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 -2,964 -1,501
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 -5,621 -1,482
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 4,048 -1,482
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 3,873 -2,899
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 7,322 -2,963
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 10,907 -3,091
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 14,008 -3,506
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 16,194 -4,157
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 16,238 -4,919
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 16,318 -5,647
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 15,520 -6,317
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 14,934 -6,982
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 16,231 -7,696
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 16,947 -8,510
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 16,838 -9,458
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 17,422 -10,750
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 17,783 -13,161
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 18,926 -16,086
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 18,067 -15,668
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 18,628 -17,105
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 20,073 -16,957
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 20,729 -14,620
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 21,060 -11,076
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 21,844 -7,441
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 22,114 -7,048
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 23,737 -6,938
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 24,635 -7,397
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 24,872 -8,339
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 24,637 -7,955
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 24,212 -7,922
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 24,847 -7,850
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 25,422 -7,714
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 25,699 -7,499
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 25,322 -7,229
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 25,071 -6,582
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 24,469 -6,833
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 24,505 -8,046
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 23,988 -8,832
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 23,684 -9,730
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 24,146 -10,671
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 25,224 -12,131
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 24,968 -13,577
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 25,451 -14,252
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 27,456 -14,552
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 30,076 -14,611
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 31,321 -14,280
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 33,199 -14,096
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 33,393 -14,350
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 32,221 -14,512
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 30,213 -14,312
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 28,896 -13,817
1971 542,747 224,369 28,584 -13,288
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 28,737 -12,727
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 28,805 -11,149
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 29,103 -8,028
1967 1,860,743 23,164 29,514 -5,938
1966 1,794,530 3,758 30,293 -4,599
1965 1,688,652 47,610 30,807 -3,542
1964 1,686,591 25,426 31,340 -2,623
1963 1,612,749 23,215 31,824 -1,707
1962 1,584,035 26,533 31,441 -623
1961 1,504,524 26,503 30,975 703
1960 1,418,810 13,580 30,438 2,057

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 Uruguay 66.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,622 people) and 33.4% is from migration (a loss of 23,930 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 114K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 81.5K
Tacuarembo 60.6K
Melo 56K
Artigas 43.8K
Mercedes 43.5K

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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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