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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 28,405,543 people in Venezuela in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 28,661,242 in Venezuela.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 6.22 times bigger than Venezuela's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Venezuela is the 54th.
  • The countries together account for 2.5% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.35% for Venezuela.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs -0.46% in Venezuela.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Venezuela has grown from 27.2M to 28.7M (5.28% growth).

Bangladesh vs Venezuela: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Venezuela
2100 210,399,059 28,408,393
2099 211,449,688 28,554,225
2098 212,479,977 28,705,786
2097 213,484,035 28,850,257
2096 214,463,720 28,995,972
2095 215,424,649 29,132,759
2094 216,368,088 29,262,925
2093 217,273,531 29,392,244
2092 218,151,426 29,508,795
2091 218,980,379 29,621,832
2090 219,782,575 29,732,297
2089 220,538,090 29,838,428
2088 221,257,201 29,934,468
2087 221,935,839 30,028,670
2086 222,585,679 30,118,600
2085 223,183,658 30,199,220
2084 223,742,603 30,274,712
2083 224,273,365 30,346,195
2082 224,763,738 30,416,426
2081 225,237,793 30,482,094
2080 225,665,152 30,547,260
2079 226,059,226 30,610,834
2078 226,389,150 30,672,514
2077 226,696,749 30,728,816
2076 226,954,762 30,777,988
2075 227,159,233 30,827,559
2074 227,315,415 30,866,891
2073 227,436,221 30,911,390
2072 227,503,342 30,954,923
2071 227,522,038 30,997,109
2070 227,495,122 31,037,381
2069 227,426,186 31,075,808
2068 227,302,632 31,109,149
2067 227,118,726 31,145,122
2066 226,878,385 31,175,867
2065 226,581,697 31,200,466
2064 226,235,839 31,215,062
2063 225,822,167 31,230,451
2062 225,349,674 31,243,713
2061 224,811,052 31,253,501
2060 224,216,813 31,262,578
2059 223,569,585 31,270,532
2058 222,855,839 31,271,671
2057 222,083,110 31,274,675
2056 221,273,932 31,266,571
2055 220,405,468 31,250,513
2054 219,511,997 31,236,686
2053 218,567,668 31,220,143
2052 217,585,554 31,192,608
2051 216,554,217 31,172,098
2050 215,489,899 31,137,475
2049 214,400,010 31,102,109
2048 213,275,216 31,060,623
2047 212,114,603 31,007,458
2046 210,918,933 30,958,617
2045 209,696,717 30,903,304
2044 208,446,830 30,843,044
2043 207,170,217 30,774,770
2042 205,859,107 30,692,483
2041 204,513,256 30,605,785
2040 203,143,300 30,502,599
2039 201,735,060 30,387,061
2038 200,262,138 30,266,220
2037 198,739,346 30,143,030
2036 197,147,970 30,012,966
2035 195,499,247 29,868,832
2034 193,789,143 29,716,052
2033 191,989,956 29,572,150
2032 190,141,739 29,426,362
2031 188,208,233 29,278,011
2030 186,212,272 29,137,930
2029 184,168,103 29,002,751
2028 182,087,511 28,878,872
2027 179,973,411 28,749,068
2026 177,837,418 28,628,678
2025 175,685,057 28,514,989
2024 173,562,364 28,405,543
2023 171,466,990 28,300,854
2022 169,384,897 28,213,017
2021 167,658,854 28,237,826
2020 166,298,024 28,444,077
2019 164,913,055 28,938,098
2018 163,523,103 29,807,592
2017 162,186,147 30,565,323
2016 160,811,932 30,765,720
2015 159,383,179 30,573,972
2014 157,964,929 30,254,079
2013 156,532,141 29,912,198
2012 155,070,101 29,553,826
2011 153,591,076 29,185,212
2010 152,201,981 28,813,101
2009 150,873,714 28,438,298
2008 149,474,264 28,053,696
2007 147,989,278 27,649,363
2006 146,405,973 27,224,686
2005 144,715,786 26,785,804
2004 142,902,856 26,340,838
2003 140,970,351 25,892,703
2002 138,933,658 25,435,671
2001 136,805,810 24,979,922
2000 134,544,304 24,526,708
1999 132,108,065 24,066,593
1998 129,622,332 23,601,337
1997 127,198,069 23,131,685
1996 124,862,179 22,662,113
1995 122,600,370 22,193,821
1994 120,343,179 21,725,188
1993 118,132,360 21,254,520
1992 115,952,192 20,780,948
1991 113,787,109 20,304,896
1990 111,633,717 19,827,010
1989 109,433,799 19,348,921
1988 107,216,008 18,871,020
1987 104,959,291 18,394,963
1986 102,635,572 17,923,536
1985 100,253,825 17,461,434
1984 97,814,966 17,008,841
1983 95,335,155 16,562,205
1982 92,814,507 16,121,874
1981 90,303,105 15,687,297
1980 88,016,432 15,258,218
1979 85,935,072 14,834,552
1978 83,889,655 14,416,684
1977 81,867,264 14,006,812
1976 79,855,318 13,606,284
1975 77,854,351 13,215,892
1974 75,839,348 12,835,351
1973 73,722,294 12,463,537
1972 71,641,519 12,099,180
1971 70,276,758 11,741,008
1970 69,058,894 11,387,790
1969 67,294,133 11,040,280
1968 65,408,276 10,697,530
1967 63,510,929 10,358,513
1966 61,669,806 10,024,854
1965 59,902,519 9,697,790
1964 58,178,374 9,377,712
1963 56,504,402 9,064,021
1962 54,881,146 8,756,870
1961 53,310,348 8,455,915
1960 51,828,660 8,160,090

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 Venezuela gained 3,541,034 people (a 13% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Venezuela's population decreased by 2,104,478 people (a 6.84% decline).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Venezuela was ranked 41st in 2006 and ranked 54th 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 Venezuela will increase by 8.64% to 31,137,475 people and rank change from 54th to 61st.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 31.3M people in 2057 for Venezuela.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Venezuela
2100 -0.5% -0.51%
2099 -0.48% -0.53%
2098 -0.47% -0.5%
2097 -0.46% -0.5%
2096 -0.45% -0.47%
2095 -0.44% -0.44%
2094 -0.42% -0.44%
2093 -0.4% -0.39%
2092 -0.38% -0.38%
2091 -0.36% -0.37%
2090 -0.34% -0.36%
2089 -0.33% -0.32%
2088 -0.31% -0.31%
2087 -0.29% -0.3%
2086 -0.27% -0.27%
2085 -0.25% -0.25%
2084 -0.24% -0.24%
2083 -0.22% -0.23%
2082 -0.21% -0.22%
2081 -0.19% -0.21%
2080 -0.17% -0.21%
2079 -0.15% -0.2%
2078 -0.14% -0.18%
2077 -0.11% -0.16%
2076 -0.09% -0.16%
2075 -0.07% -0.13%
2074 -0.05% -0.14%
2073 -0.03% -0.14%
2072 -0.008% -0.14%
2071 0.01% -0.13%
2070 0.03% -0.12%
2069 0.05% -0.11%
2068 0.08% -0.12%
2067 0.11% -0.1%
2066 0.13% -0.08%
2065 0.15% -0.05%
2064 0.18% -0.05%
2063 0.21% -0.04%
2062 0.24% -0.03%
2061 0.27% -0.03%
2060 0.29% -0.03%
2059 0.32% -0.004%
2058 0.35% -0.01%
2057 0.37% 0.03%
2056 0.39% 0.05%
2055 0.41% 0.04%
2054 0.43% 0.05%
2053 0.45% 0.09%
2052 0.48% 0.07%
2051 0.49% 0.11%
2050 0.51% 0.11%
2049 0.53% 0.13%
2048 0.55% 0.17%
2047 0.57% 0.16%
2046 0.58% 0.18%
2045 0.6% 0.2%
2044 0.62% 0.22%
2043 0.64% 0.27%
2042 0.66% 0.28%
2041 0.67% 0.34%
2040 0.7% 0.38%
2039 0.74% 0.4%
2038 0.77% 0.41%
2037 0.81% 0.43%
2036 0.84% 0.48%
2035 0.88% 0.51%
2034 0.94% 0.49%
2033 0.97% 0.5%
2032 1.03% 0.51%
2031 1.07% 0.48%
2030 1.11% 0.47%
2029 1.14% 0.43%
2028 1.17% 0.45%
2027 1.2% 0.42%
2026 1.23% 0.4%
2025 1.22% 0.39%
2024 1.22% 0.37%
2023 1.23% 0.31%
2022 1.03% -0.09%
2021 0.82% -0.73%
2020 0.84% -1.71%
2019 0.85% -2.92%
2018 0.82% -2.48%
2017 0.85% -0.65%
2016 0.9% 0.63%
2015 0.9% 1.06%
2014 0.92% 1.14%
2013 0.94% 1.21%
2012 0.96% 1.26%
2011 0.91% 1.29%
2010 0.88% 1.32%
2009 0.94% 1.37%
2008 1% 1.46%
2007 1.08% 1.56%
2006 1.17% 1.64%
2005 1.27% 1.69%
2004 1.37% 1.73%
2003 1.47% 1.8%
2002 1.56% 1.82%
2001 1.68% 1.85%
2000 1.84% 1.91%
1999 1.92% 1.97%
1998 1.91% 2.03%
1997 1.87% 2.07%
1996 1.84% 2.11%
1995 1.88% 2.16%
1994 1.87% 2.21%
1993 1.88% 2.28%
1992 1.9% 2.34%
1991 1.93% 2.41%
1990 2.01% 2.47%
1989 2.07% 2.53%
1988 2.15% 2.59%
1987 2.26% 2.63%
1986 2.38% 2.65%
1985 2.49% 2.66%
1984 2.6% 2.7%
1983 2.72% 2.73%
1982 2.78% 2.77%
1981 2.6% 2.81%
1980 2.42% 2.86%
1979 2.44% 2.9%
1978 2.47% 2.93%
1977 2.52% 2.94%
1976 2.57% 2.95%
1975 2.66% 2.96%
1974 2.87% 2.98%
1973 2.9% 3.01%
1972 1.94% 3.05%
1971 1.76% 3.1%
1970 2.62% 3.15%
1969 2.88% 3.2%
1968 2.99% 3.27%
1967 2.99% 3.33%
1966 2.95% 3.37%
1965 2.96% 3.41%
1964 2.96% 3.46%
1963 2.96% 3.51%
1962 2.95% 3.56%
1961 2.86% 3.63%

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 Venezuela's population grew by 0.37%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Venezuela
Current population
178415186
28661242
Population rank 8/197 54/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.35%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
5.02 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
1.23 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
2.46 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +287
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +104,689
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.37%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 143/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
5.25 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -100,467
Net migration rank 194/196 180/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 1,263,304
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 51/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 101/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Venezuela
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Venezuela
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -100,467
2024 - -473,362 - -105,297
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 213,020 -112,899
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 216,619 -141,107
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 207,746 -332,936
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 237,223 -524,649
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 274,826 -975,534
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 317,302 -1,355,602
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 340,222 -817,376
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 359,651 -283,270
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 384,560 -77,417
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 395,088 -62,437
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 408,930 -57,818
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 420,758 -55,131
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 425,958 -54,384
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 425,397 -52,781
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 427,257 -50,286
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 435,870 -43,636
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 452,482 -36,060
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 460,152 -27,240
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 463,260 -18,407
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 455,881 -10,798
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 456,902 -5,729
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 466,821 -3,944
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 451,487 -2,856
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 459,802 -1,999
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 463,787 -1,376
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 469,123 -1,010
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 472,002 -816
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 468,653 -708
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 469,267 -622
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 469,178 -559
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 473,189 -477
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 474,824 -381
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 477,917 -236
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 478,168 -69
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 478,053 32
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 477,569 137
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 474,204 182
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 468,252 201
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 455,517 237
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 449,186 247
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 443,569 260
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 436,564 260
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 432,059 251
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 425,613 237
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 421,256 228
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 414,032 205
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 405,315 196
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 395,344 190
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 385,045 186
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 375,678 173
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 367,612 171
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 360,749 173
1971 542,747 224,369 355,212 215
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 350,709 305
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 343,596 403
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 340,973 532
1967 1,860,743 23,164 335,813 717
1966 1,794,530 3,758 329,697 1,087
1965 1,688,652 47,610 321,695 1,656
1964 1,686,591 25,426 314,397 2,410
1963 1,612,749 23,215 307,279 3,296
1962 1,584,035 26,533 299,345 4,386
1961 1,504,524 26,503 292,109 6,069
1960 1,418,810 13,580 285,105 8,369

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 Venezuela 38.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,946,257 people) and 61.4% is from migration (a loss of 4,683,227 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 1,263,304 people or 4.4% in Venezuela.

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
Venezuela
City Population
Caracas 2.25M
Maracaibo 1.55M
Valencia 1.48M
Maracay 1.1M
Barquisimeto 1.06M
Barinas 874K
Maturin 753K
Ciudad Guayana 751K
Catia La Mar 662K
Ciudad Bolivar 568K

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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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