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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 52.7 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 +0.94% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Bangladesh vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Uruguay
2100 210,399,059 2,256,741
2099 211,449,688 2,279,899
2098 212,479,977 2,303,351
2097 213,484,035 2,326,987
2096 214,463,720 2,350,799
2095 215,424,649 2,374,835
2094 216,368,088 2,398,960
2093 217,273,531 2,423,269
2092 218,151,426 2,447,646
2091 218,980,379 2,472,126
2090 219,782,575 2,496,514
2089 220,538,090 2,520,852
2088 221,257,201 2,545,052
2087 221,935,839 2,569,100
2086 222,585,679 2,592,974
2085 223,183,658 2,616,629
2084 223,742,603 2,640,001
2083 224,273,365 2,663,150
2082 224,763,738 2,686,021
2081 225,237,793 2,708,594
2080 225,665,152 2,730,883
2079 226,059,226 2,752,831
2078 226,389,150 2,774,432
2077 226,696,749 2,795,709
2076 226,954,762 2,816,677
2075 227,159,233 2,837,308
2074 227,315,415 2,857,709
2073 227,436,221 2,877,721
2072 227,503,342 2,897,543
2071 227,522,038 2,917,097
2070 227,495,122 2,936,478
2069 227,426,186 2,955,616
2068 227,302,632 2,974,445
2067 227,118,726 2,992,987
2066 226,878,385 3,011,309
2065 226,581,697 3,029,441
2064 226,235,839 3,047,343
2063 225,822,167 3,065,064
2062 225,349,674 3,082,642
2061 224,811,052 3,100,006
2060 224,216,813 3,117,149
2059 223,569,585 3,133,952
2058 222,855,839 3,150,250
2057 222,083,110 3,166,055
2056 221,273,932 3,181,373
2055 220,405,468 3,196,072
2054 219,511,997 3,210,110
2053 218,567,668 3,223,395
2052 217,585,554 3,235,973
2051 216,554,217 3,247,888
2050 215,489,899 3,259,108
2049 214,400,010 3,269,675
2048 213,275,216 3,279,610
2047 212,114,603 3,288,969
2046 210,918,933 3,297,696
2045 209,696,717 3,305,917
2044 208,446,830 3,313,556
2043 207,170,217 3,320,565
2042 205,859,107 3,326,955
2041 204,513,256 3,332,884
2040 203,143,300 3,338,277
2039 201,735,060 3,343,295
2038 200,262,138 3,347,790
2037 198,739,346 3,351,911
2036 197,147,970 3,355,671
2035 195,499,247 3,359,126
2034 193,789,143 3,362,276
2033 191,989,956 3,365,250
2032 190,141,739 3,368,057
2031 188,208,233 3,370,727
2030 186,212,272 3,373,273
2029 184,168,103 3,375,805
2028 182,087,511 3,378,198
2027 179,973,411 3,380,504
2026 177,837,418 3,382,789
2025 175,685,057 3,384,805
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 (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 Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 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 20.8% to 215,489,899 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

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% -0.05%
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 (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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Uruguay
Current population
178415186
3382789
Population rank 8/197 133/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.04%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
5.87 hours
One birth every
9.04 seconds
15.7 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 -4
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 167/197
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 - -473,362 - -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 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 2.58M
Narayanganj 968K
Khulna 929K
Sylhet 480K
Rajshahi 448K
Bogra 401K
Barisal 328K
Rangpur 294K
Brahmanbaria 268K
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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