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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 36,361,859 people in Uzbekistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 37,939,105 in Uzbekistan.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 4.7 times bigger than Uzbekistan's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Uzbekistan is the 42nd.
  • The countries together account for 2.61% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.46% for Uzbekistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +1.85% in Uzbekistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Uzbekistan has grown from 26.7M to 37.9M (42.1% growth).

Bangladesh vs Uzbekistan: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Uzbekistan
2100 210,399,059 74,950,276
2099 211,449,688 74,687,562
2098 212,479,977 74,412,253
2097 213,484,035 74,120,787
2096 214,463,720 73,822,520
2095 215,424,649 73,512,493
2094 216,368,088 73,187,441
2093 217,273,531 72,852,823
2092 218,151,426 72,509,869
2091 218,980,379 72,158,109
2090 219,782,575 71,795,130
2089 220,538,090 71,419,019
2088 221,257,201 71,037,131
2087 221,935,839 70,645,917
2086 222,585,679 70,250,312
2085 223,183,658 69,845,645
2084 223,742,603 69,430,096
2083 224,273,365 69,009,654
2082 224,763,738 68,591,369
2081 225,237,793 68,161,432
2080 225,665,152 67,729,509
2079 226,059,226 67,293,106
2078 226,389,150 66,849,622
2077 226,696,749 66,394,934
2076 226,954,762 65,946,007
2075 227,159,233 65,494,544
2074 227,315,415 65,041,409
2073 227,436,221 64,584,034
2072 227,503,342 64,126,554
2071 227,522,038 63,662,468
2070 227,495,122 63,197,548
2069 227,426,186 62,728,854
2068 227,302,632 62,256,069
2067 227,118,726 61,779,846
2066 226,878,385 61,296,688
2065 226,581,697 60,808,437
2064 226,235,839 60,310,657
2063 225,822,167 59,805,006
2062 225,349,674 59,290,829
2061 224,811,052 58,769,606
2060 224,216,813 58,237,257
2059 223,569,585 57,693,970
2058 222,855,839 57,141,935
2057 222,083,110 56,580,336
2056 221,273,932 56,012,936
2055 220,405,468 55,434,251
2054 219,511,997 54,845,302
2053 218,567,668 54,247,246
2052 217,585,554 53,641,903
2051 216,554,217 53,028,742
2050 215,489,899 52,411,754
2049 214,400,010 51,787,458
2048 213,275,216 51,159,295
2047 212,114,603 50,526,830
2046 210,918,933 49,892,416
2045 209,696,717 49,257,909
2044 208,446,830 48,629,333
2043 207,170,217 48,007,917
2042 205,859,107 47,394,130
2041 204,513,256 46,789,557
2040 203,143,300 46,197,382
2039 201,735,060 45,613,886
2038 200,262,138 45,033,877
2037 198,739,346 44,458,257
2036 197,147,970 43,884,266
2035 195,499,247 43,308,578
2034 193,789,143 42,729,398
2033 191,989,956 42,143,548
2032 190,141,739 41,549,754
2031 188,208,233 40,948,133
2030 186,212,272 40,333,867
2029 184,168,103 39,708,371
2028 182,087,511 39,074,978
2027 179,973,411 38,426,208
2026 177,837,418 37,758,494
2025 175,685,057 37,071,527
2024 173,562,364 36,361,859
2023 171,466,990 35,652,307
2022 169,384,897 34,938,955
2021 167,658,854 34,243,696
2020 166,298,024 33,586,372
2019 164,913,055 32,964,701
2018 163,523,103 32,373,490
2017 162,186,147 31,819,178
2016 160,811,932 31,284,568
2015 159,383,179 30,749,346
2014 157,964,929 30,222,994
2013 156,532,141 29,724,065
2012 155,070,101 29,261,903
2011 153,591,076 28,823,196
2010 152,201,981 28,385,506
2009 150,873,714 27,939,328
2008 149,474,264 27,494,774
2007 147,989,278 27,076,008
2006 146,405,973 26,699,043
2005 144,715,786 26,356,975
2004 142,902,856 26,029,350
2003 140,970,351 25,711,259
2002 138,933,658 25,399,980
2001 136,805,810 25,090,283
2000 134,544,304 24,787,054
1999 132,108,065 24,476,008
1998 129,622,332 24,134,929
1997 127,198,069 23,758,960
1996 124,862,179 23,351,981
1995 122,600,370 22,917,589
1994 120,343,179 22,463,291
1993 118,132,360 21,987,955
1992 115,952,192 21,485,090
1991 113,787,109 20,962,910
1990 111,633,717 20,464,956
1989 109,433,799 19,977,183
1988 107,216,008 19,460,630
1987 104,959,291 18,930,070
1986 102,635,572 18,395,621
1985 100,253,825 17,875,339
1984 97,814,966 17,378,846
1983 95,335,155 16,908,400
1982 92,814,507 16,462,736
1981 90,303,105 16,035,032
1980 88,016,432 15,619,936
1979 85,935,072 15,215,587
1978 83,889,655 14,816,349
1977 81,867,264 14,408,822
1976 79,855,318 13,998,620
1975 77,854,351 13,598,521
1974 75,839,348 13,209,011
1973 73,722,294 12,831,047
1972 71,641,519 12,465,106
1971 70,276,758 12,111,511
1970 69,058,894 11,762,638
1969 67,294,133 11,403,150
1968 65,408,276 11,032,155
1967 63,510,929 10,659,180
1966 61,669,806 10,289,294
1965 59,902,519 9,921,681
1964 58,178,374 9,557,611
1963 56,504,402 9,202,246
1962 54,881,146 8,854,368
1961 53,310,348 8,517,711
1960 51,828,660 8,209,109

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

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/uzbekistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Uzbekistan gained 4,585,525 people (a 17.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Uzbekistan's population increased by 6,654,537 people (a 21.3% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Uzbekistan was ranked 42nd in 2006 and still ranked 42nd 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 Uzbekistan will increase by 38.1% to 52,411,754 people and rank change from 42nd to 39th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 75M people in 2100 for Uzbekistan.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Uzbekistan
2100 -0.5% 0.35%
2099 -0.48% 0.37%
2098 -0.47% 0.39%
2097 -0.46% 0.4%
2096 -0.45% 0.42%
2095 -0.44% 0.44%
2094 -0.42% 0.46%
2093 -0.4% 0.47%
2092 -0.38% 0.49%
2091 -0.36% 0.51%
2090 -0.34% 0.53%
2089 -0.33% 0.54%
2088 -0.31% 0.55%
2087 -0.29% 0.56%
2086 -0.27% 0.58%
2085 -0.25% 0.6%
2084 -0.24% 0.61%
2083 -0.22% 0.61%
2082 -0.21% 0.63%
2081 -0.19% 0.64%
2080 -0.17% 0.65%
2079 -0.15% 0.66%
2078 -0.14% 0.68%
2077 -0.11% 0.68%
2076 -0.09% 0.69%
2075 -0.07% 0.7%
2074 -0.05% 0.71%
2073 -0.03% 0.71%
2072 -0.008% 0.73%
2071 0.01% 0.74%
2070 0.03% 0.75%
2069 0.05% 0.76%
2068 0.08% 0.77%
2067 0.11% 0.79%
2066 0.13% 0.8%
2065 0.15% 0.83%
2064 0.18% 0.85%
2063 0.21% 0.87%
2062 0.24% 0.89%
2061 0.27% 0.91%
2060 0.29% 0.94%
2059 0.32% 0.97%
2058 0.35% 0.99%
2057 0.37% 1.01%
2056 0.39% 1.04%
2055 0.41% 1.07%
2054 0.43% 1.1%
2053 0.45% 1.13%
2052 0.48% 1.16%
2051 0.49% 1.18%
2050 0.51% 1.21%
2049 0.53% 1.23%
2048 0.55% 1.25%
2047 0.57% 1.27%
2046 0.58% 1.29%
2045 0.6% 1.29%
2044 0.62% 1.29%
2043 0.64% 1.3%
2042 0.66% 1.29%
2041 0.67% 1.28%
2040 0.7% 1.28%
2039 0.74% 1.29%
2038 0.77% 1.29%
2037 0.81% 1.31%
2036 0.84% 1.33%
2035 0.88% 1.36%
2034 0.94% 1.39%
2033 0.97% 1.43%
2032 1.03% 1.47%
2031 1.07% 1.52%
2030 1.11% 1.58%
2029 1.14% 1.62%
2028 1.17% 1.69%
2027 1.2% 1.77%
2026 1.23% 1.85%
2025 1.22% 1.95%
2024 1.22% 1.99%
2023 1.23% 2.04%
2022 1.03% 2.03%
2021 0.82% 1.96%
2020 0.84% 1.89%
2019 0.85% 1.83%
2018 0.82% 1.74%
2017 0.85% 1.71%
2016 0.9% 1.74%
2015 0.9% 1.74%
2014 0.92% 1.68%
2013 0.94% 1.58%
2012 0.96% 1.52%
2011 0.91% 1.54%
2010 0.88% 1.6%
2009 0.94% 1.62%
2008 1% 1.55%
2007 1.08% 1.41%
2006 1.17% 1.3%
2005 1.27% 1.26%
2004 1.37% 1.24%
2003 1.47% 1.23%
2002 1.56% 1.23%
2001 1.68% 1.22%
2000 1.84% 1.27%
1999 1.92% 1.41%
1998 1.91% 1.58%
1997 1.87% 1.74%
1996 1.84% 1.9%
1995 1.88% 2.02%
1994 1.87% 2.16%
1993 1.88% 2.34%
1992 1.9% 2.49%
1991 1.93% 2.43%
1990 2.01% 2.44%
1989 2.07% 2.65%
1988 2.15% 2.8%
1987 2.26% 2.91%
1986 2.38% 2.91%
1985 2.49% 2.86%
1984 2.6% 2.78%
1983 2.72% 2.71%
1982 2.78% 2.67%
1981 2.6% 2.66%
1980 2.42% 2.66%
1979 2.44% 2.69%
1978 2.47% 2.83%
1977 2.52% 2.93%
1976 2.57% 2.94%
1975 2.66% 2.95%
1974 2.87% 2.95%
1973 2.9% 2.94%
1972 1.94% 2.92%
1971 1.76% 2.97%
1970 2.62% 3.15%
1969 2.88% 3.36%
1968 2.99% 3.5%
1967 2.99% 3.59%
1966 2.95% 3.71%
1965 2.96% 3.81%
1964 2.96% 3.86%
1963 2.96% 3.93%
1962 2.95% 3.95%
1961 2.86% 3.76%

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 Uzbekistan's population grew by 1.99%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Uzbekistan
Current population
178415186
37939105
Population rank 8/197 42/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.46%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
44.4 seconds
One birth every
9.04 seconds
33.4 seconds
One death every
36.7 seconds
2.38 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +1,944
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +709,552
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +1.99%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 52/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
1.26 hours
Annual migration change -402,100 -6,987
Net migration rank 194/196 123/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 1,154,963
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 54/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 3.2%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 114/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Uzbekistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Uzbekistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -6,987
2024 - -473,362 - -7,066
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 722,280 -6,004
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 715,410 -5,007
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 689,325 -9,205
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 643,750 -9,208
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 618,154 -9,341
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 585,119 -11,516
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 548,372 -13,352
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 549,045 -14,839
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 552,781 -16,545
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 536,881 -20,381
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 501,742 -20,380
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 463,333 -20,381
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 454,858 -20,380
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 461,293 -20,380
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 471,839 -20,378
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 461,665 -24,028
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 426,880 -27,013
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 383,265 -29,197
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 363,462 -33,386
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 363,994 -38,834
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 355,098 -44,092
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 359,231 -47,679
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 356,483 -48,642
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 365,138 -66,547
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 385,448 -61,955
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 408,532 -49,862
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 441,631 -48,360
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 471,010 -50,314
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 493,966 -45,876
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 502,279 -41,788
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 527,557 -37,377
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 548,793 -33,259
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 557,886 -29,064
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 540,581 -73,478
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 522,323 -13,888
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 525,126 -473
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 537,292 -824
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 533,234 -802
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 508,893 -773
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 485,617 -752
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 454,464 1,568
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 431,389 3,897
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 413,897 6,223
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 401,557 8,540
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 387,754 10,864
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 372,068 27,783
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 369,572 45,622
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 363,110 42,094
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 357,382 37,611
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 350,422 33,600
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 341,807 30,094
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 333,230 26,748
1971 542,747 224,369 323,171 24,030
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 313,216 37,324
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 302,833 65,596
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 295,651 77,914
1967 1,860,743 23,164 298,350 74,030
1966 1,794,530 3,758 297,844 69,537
1965 1,688,652 47,610 302,264 65,579
1964 1,686,591 25,426 298,790 61,512
1963 1,612,749 23,215 293,432 57,002
1962 1,584,035 26,533 292,788 52,532
1961 1,504,524 26,503 279,841 48,168
1960 1,418,810 13,580 267,165 22,039

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/uzbekistan | CC BY

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 Uzbekistan 98.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,161,117 people) and 1.84% is from migration (a loss of 115,398 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 1,154,963 people or 3.2% in Uzbekistan.

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
Uzbekistan
City Population
Tashkent 2.96M
Namangan 626K
Andijan 548K
Samarkand 546K
Nukus 320K
Fergana 289K
Bukhara 280K
Qarshi 275K
Margilan 215K
Jizzakh 163K

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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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