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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 1.74 times bigger than Vietnam's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 3.39% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Bangladesh vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Vietnam
2100 210,399,059 92,239,801
2099 211,449,688 92,735,968
2098 212,479,977 93,227,318
2097 213,484,035 93,703,343
2096 214,463,720 94,178,675
2095 215,424,649 94,640,859
2094 216,368,088 95,098,747
2093 217,273,531 95,558,233
2092 218,151,426 96,015,030
2091 218,980,379 96,474,248
2090 219,782,575 96,938,026
2089 220,538,090 97,399,661
2088 221,257,201 97,858,300
2087 221,935,839 98,324,127
2086 222,585,679 98,788,452
2085 223,183,658 99,249,444
2084 223,742,603 99,710,990
2083 224,273,365 100,178,339
2082 224,763,738 100,650,389
2081 225,237,793 101,120,279
2080 225,665,152 101,584,408
2079 226,059,226 102,046,677
2078 226,389,150 102,496,244
2077 226,696,749 102,944,347
2076 226,954,762 103,374,514
2075 227,159,233 103,799,405
2074 227,315,415 104,214,107
2073 227,436,221 104,623,307
2072 227,503,342 105,022,092
2071 227,522,038 105,401,255
2070 227,495,122 105,773,681
2069 227,426,186 106,126,787
2068 227,302,632 106,471,025
2067 227,118,726 106,811,324
2066 226,878,385 107,143,716
2065 226,581,697 107,459,475
2064 226,235,839 107,761,108
2063 225,822,167 108,055,355
2062 225,349,674 108,339,650
2061 224,811,052 108,607,597
2060 224,216,813 108,859,065
2059 223,569,585 109,104,391
2058 222,855,839 109,337,395
2057 222,083,110 109,546,926
2056 221,273,932 109,732,352
2055 220,405,468 109,903,830
2054 219,511,997 110,052,946
2053 218,567,668 110,173,868
2052 217,585,554 110,270,266
2051 216,554,217 110,338,539
2050 215,489,899 110,361,987
2049 214,400,010 110,356,819
2048 213,275,216 110,313,849
2047 212,114,603 110,228,852
2046 210,918,933 110,108,051
2045 209,696,717 109,943,449
2044 208,446,830 109,748,671
2043 207,170,217 109,514,717
2042 205,859,107 109,242,604
2041 204,513,256 108,936,706
2040 203,143,300 108,611,523
2039 201,735,060 108,254,640
2038 200,262,138 107,877,983
2037 198,739,346 107,480,286
2036 197,147,970 107,075,099
2035 195,499,247 106,647,378
2034 193,789,143 106,206,100
2033 191,989,956 105,762,219
2032 190,141,739 105,299,476
2031 188,208,233 104,826,346
2030 186,212,272 104,330,461
2029 184,168,103 103,835,790
2028 182,087,511 103,316,499
2027 179,973,411 102,775,814
2026 177,837,418 102,213,157
2025 175,685,057 101,614,413
2024 173,562,364 100,987,686
2023 171,466,990 100,352,192
2022 169,384,897 99,680,655
2021 167,658,854 98,935,098
2020 166,298,024 98,079,191
2019 164,913,055 97,173,776
2018 163,523,103 96,237,319
2017 162,186,147 95,176,977
2016 160,811,932 94,000,117
2015 159,383,179 92,823,254
2014 157,964,929 91,679,578
2013 156,532,141 90,573,104
2012 155,070,101 89,510,356
2011 153,591,076 88,468,314
2010 152,201,981 87,455,152
2009 150,873,714 86,460,018
2008 149,474,264 85,175,788
2007 147,989,278 83,633,375
2006 146,405,973 82,167,897
2005 144,715,786 81,088,313
2004 142,902,856 80,338,971
2003 140,970,351 79,563,777
2002 138,933,658 78,772,224
2001 136,805,810 77,969,361
2000 134,544,304 77,154,011
1999 132,108,065 76,287,452
1998 129,622,332 75,299,660
1997 127,198,069 74,226,889
1996 124,862,179 73,156,447
1995 122,600,370 72,049,940
1994 120,343,179 70,854,391
1993 118,132,360 69,586,384
1992 115,952,192 68,260,337
1991 113,787,109 66,891,775
1990 111,633,717 65,504,552
1989 109,433,799 64,147,348
1988 107,216,008 62,843,228
1987 104,959,291 61,584,651
1986 102,635,572 60,347,048
1985 100,253,825 59,060,622
1984 97,814,966 57,706,067
1983 95,335,155 56,337,921
1982 92,814,507 55,011,289
1981 90,303,105 53,738,141
1980 88,016,432 52,490,101
1979 85,935,072 51,378,211
1978 83,889,655 50,249,552
1977 81,867,264 48,954,872
1976 79,855,318 47,684,931
1975 77,854,351 46,482,903
1974 75,839,348 45,413,537
1973 73,722,294 44,409,861
1972 71,641,519 43,429,168
1971 70,276,758 42,449,276
1970 69,058,894 41,475,230
1969 67,294,133 40,582,096
1968 65,408,276 39,734,609
1967 63,510,929 38,895,080
1966 61,669,806 38,024,836
1965 59,902,519 37,129,656
1964 58,178,374 36,201,563
1963 56,504,402 35,249,101
1962 54,881,146 34,288,560
1961 53,310,348 33,409,059
1960 51,828,660 32,531,933

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/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Vietnam
2100 -0.5% -0.54%
2099 -0.48% -0.53%
2098 -0.47% -0.51%
2097 -0.46% -0.5%
2096 -0.45% -0.49%
2095 -0.44% -0.48%
2094 -0.42% -0.48%
2093 -0.4% -0.48%
2092 -0.38% -0.48%
2091 -0.36% -0.48%
2090 -0.34% -0.47%
2089 -0.33% -0.47%
2088 -0.31% -0.47%
2087 -0.29% -0.47%
2086 -0.27% -0.46%
2085 -0.25% -0.46%
2084 -0.24% -0.47%
2083 -0.22% -0.47%
2082 -0.21% -0.46%
2081 -0.19% -0.46%
2080 -0.17% -0.45%
2079 -0.15% -0.44%
2078 -0.14% -0.44%
2077 -0.11% -0.42%
2076 -0.09% -0.41%
2075 -0.07% -0.4%
2074 -0.05% -0.39%
2073 -0.03% -0.38%
2072 -0.008% -0.36%
2071 0.01% -0.35%
2070 0.03% -0.33%
2069 0.05% -0.32%
2068 0.08% -0.32%
2067 0.11% -0.31%
2066 0.13% -0.29%
2065 0.15% -0.28%
2064 0.18% -0.27%
2063 0.21% -0.26%
2062 0.24% -0.25%
2061 0.27% -0.23%
2060 0.29% -0.22%
2059 0.32% -0.21%
2058 0.35% -0.19%
2057 0.37% -0.17%
2056 0.39% -0.16%
2055 0.41% -0.14%
2054 0.43% -0.11%
2053 0.45% -0.09%
2052 0.48% -0.06%
2051 0.49% -0.02%
2050 0.51% 0.005%
2049 0.53% 0.04%
2048 0.55% 0.08%
2047 0.57% 0.11%
2046 0.58% 0.15%
2045 0.6% 0.18%
2044 0.62% 0.21%
2043 0.64% 0.25%
2042 0.66% 0.28%
2041 0.67% 0.3%
2040 0.7% 0.33%
2039 0.74% 0.35%
2038 0.77% 0.37%
2037 0.81% 0.38%
2036 0.84% 0.4%
2035 0.88% 0.42%
2034 0.94% 0.42%
2033 0.97% 0.44%
2032 1.03% 0.45%
2031 1.07% 0.48%
2030 1.11% 0.48%
2029 1.14% 0.5%
2028 1.17% 0.53%
2027 1.2% 0.55%
2026 1.23% 0.59%
2025 1.22% 0.62%
2024 1.22% 0.63%
2023 1.23% 0.67%
2022 1.03% 0.75%
2021 0.82% 0.87%
2020 0.84% 0.93%
2019 0.85% 0.97%
2018 0.82% 1.11%
2017 0.85% 1.25%
2016 0.9% 1.27%
2015 0.9% 1.25%
2014 0.92% 1.22%
2013 0.94% 1.19%
2012 0.96% 1.18%
2011 0.91% 1.16%
2010 0.88% 1.15%
2009 0.94% 1.51%
2008 1% 1.84%
2007 1.08% 1.78%
2006 1.17% 1.33%
2005 1.27% 0.93%
2004 1.37% 0.97%
2003 1.47% 1%
2002 1.56% 1.03%
2001 1.68% 1.06%
2000 1.84% 1.14%
1999 1.92% 1.31%
1998 1.91% 1.45%
1997 1.87% 1.46%
1996 1.84% 1.54%
1995 1.88% 1.69%
1994 1.87% 1.82%
1993 1.88% 1.94%
1992 1.9% 2.05%
1991 1.93% 2.12%
1990 2.01% 2.12%
1989 2.07% 2.08%
1988 2.15% 2.04%
1987 2.26% 2.05%
1986 2.38% 2.18%
1985 2.49% 2.35%
1984 2.6% 2.43%
1983 2.72% 2.41%
1982 2.78% 2.37%
1981 2.6% 2.38%
1980 2.42% 2.16%
1979 2.44% 2.25%
1978 2.47% 2.64%
1977 2.52% 2.66%
1976 2.57% 2.59%
1975 2.66% 2.35%
1974 2.87% 2.26%
1973 2.9% 2.26%
1972 1.94% 2.31%
1971 1.76% 2.35%
1970 2.62% 2.2%
1969 2.88% 2.13%
1968 2.99% 2.16%
1967 2.99% 2.29%
1966 2.95% 2.41%
1965 2.96% 2.56%
1964 2.96% 2.7%
1963 2.96% 2.8%
1962 2.95% 2.63%
1961 2.86% 2.7%

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

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

In 2024, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Vietnam
Current population
178415186
102365351
Population rank 8/197 16/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 1.24%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
49.6 seconds
One birth every
9.04 seconds
22.7 seconds
One death every
36.7 seconds
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +1,741
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 123/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -48,171
Net migration rank 194/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -48,171
2024 - -473,362 - -59,645
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 727,955 -81,789
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 775,914 -78,977
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 799,593 -5,418
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 924,004 -6,457
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 895,262 -2,051
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 882,977 96,650
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 1,001,833 139,245
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 1,045,094 167,652
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 1,008,141 571,113
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 981,689 523,784
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 943,041 482,399
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 942,084 -208,337
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 985,438 -220,458
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 991,427 -193,766
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 985,610 -177,586
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 966,894 -144,298
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 925,519 -15,010
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 959,016 106,091
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 1,028,116 52,382
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 1,259,315 49,655
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 921,524 -1,920
1971 542,747 224,369 963,259 76,961
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 905,902 1,997
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 878,359 0
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 815,116 1,489
1967 1,860,743 23,164 862,071 394
1966 1,794,530 3,758 876,283 1,769
1965 1,688,652 47,610 913,761 -1,438
1964 1,686,591 25,426 950,219 -6,328
1963 1,612,749 23,215 961,067 0
1962 1,584,035 26,533 960,046 0
1961 1,504,524 26,503 798,978 0
1960 1,418,810 13,580 955,268 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/vietnam | 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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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