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

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The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 175,686,899 in 2025 vs 41,773,878 people in Yemen in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,936,470 people compared to 43,598,646 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 4.1 times bigger than Yemen's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 2.68% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.97% per year vs +2.99% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 179M (22.2% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.6M (85.2% growth).

Bangladesh vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Yemen
2100 210,401,264 111,481,288
2099 211,451,904 111,166,365
2098 212,482,204 110,823,878
2097 213,486,272 110,463,393
2096 214,465,968 110,075,677
2095 215,426,907 109,669,492
2094 216,370,356 109,238,445
2093 217,275,808 108,785,158
2092 218,153,712 108,301,955
2091 218,982,674 107,796,487
2090 219,784,878 107,270,820
2089 220,540,401 106,721,736
2088 221,259,520 106,150,572
2087 221,938,165 105,558,607
2086 222,588,012 104,947,326
2085 223,185,997 104,309,237
2084 223,744,949 103,657,284
2083 224,275,716 102,986,631
2082 224,766,094 102,302,622
2081 225,240,154 101,596,159
2080 225,667,518 100,875,201
2079 226,061,595 100,134,051
2078 226,391,523 99,378,110
2077 226,699,126 98,609,975
2076 226,957,140 97,818,664
2075 227,161,614 97,013,320
2074 227,317,797 96,187,203
2073 227,438,605 95,346,716
2072 227,505,726 94,485,874
2071 227,524,423 93,603,848
2070 227,497,506 92,709,049
2069 227,428,570 91,795,290
2068 227,305,014 90,865,447
2067 227,121,107 89,921,194
2066 226,880,763 88,958,695
2065 226,584,072 87,982,501
2064 226,238,210 86,994,159
2063 225,824,534 85,982,061
2062 225,352,036 84,947,120
2061 224,813,409 83,896,256
2060 224,219,163 82,829,722
2059 223,571,928 81,744,993
2058 222,858,175 80,641,636
2057 222,085,438 79,527,942
2056 221,276,251 78,400,761
2055 220,407,778 77,261,521
2054 219,514,298 76,109,237
2053 218,569,959 74,951,358
2052 217,587,835 73,780,088
2051 216,556,487 72,598,574
2050 215,492,158 71,404,664
2049 214,402,257 70,211,386
2048 213,277,451 69,012,729
2047 212,116,827 67,813,135
2046 210,921,144 66,608,054
2045 209,698,915 65,404,355
2044 208,449,015 64,201,447
2043 207,172,388 63,002,861
2042 205,861,265 61,810,280
2041 204,515,400 60,624,401
2040 203,145,429 59,448,342
2039 201,737,174 58,277,392
2038 200,264,237 57,109,914
2037 198,741,429 55,948,438
2036 197,150,036 54,784,372
2035 195,501,296 53,617,795
2034 193,791,174 52,452,522
2033 191,991,968 51,284,323
2032 190,143,732 50,117,732
2031 188,210,205 48,947,870
2030 186,214,224 47,764,521
2029 184,170,034 46,573,906
2028 182,089,419 45,382,831
2027 179,975,298 44,183,742
2026 177,839,282 42,980,680
2025 175,686,899 41,773,878
2024 173,562,364 40,583,164
2023 171,466,990 39,390,799
2022 169,384,897 38,222,876
2021 167,658,854 37,140,230
2020 166,298,024 36,134,863
2019 164,913,055 35,111,408
2018 163,523,103 34,085,182
2017 162,186,147 33,090,921
2016 160,811,932 32,109,010
2015 159,383,179 31,159,379
2014 157,964,929 30,226,309
2013 156,532,141 29,312,952
2012 155,070,101 28,433,647
2011 153,591,076 27,582,897
2010 152,201,981 26,754,387
2009 150,873,714 25,927,724
2008 149,474,264 25,111,941
2007 147,989,278 24,318,082
2006 146,405,973 23,543,083
2005 144,715,786 22,790,085
2004 142,902,856 22,095,167
2003 140,970,351 21,456,379
2002 138,933,658 20,835,086
2001 136,805,810 20,226,147
2000 134,544,304 19,624,141
1999 132,108,065 19,029,420
1998 129,622,332 18,446,013
1997 127,198,069 17,873,936
1996 124,862,179 17,313,177
1995 122,600,370 16,740,058
1994 120,343,179 16,149,147
1993 118,132,360 15,563,914
1992 115,952,192 14,989,494
1991 113,787,109 14,430,201
1990 111,633,717 13,887,862
1989 109,433,799 13,364,174
1988 107,216,008 12,859,708
1987 104,959,291 12,369,912
1986 102,635,572 11,901,040
1985 100,253,825 11,453,825
1984 97,814,966 11,025,597
1983 95,335,155 10,621,499
1982 92,814,507 10,241,006
1981 90,303,105 9,882,362
1980 88,016,432 9,543,358
1979 85,935,072 9,224,194
1978 83,889,655 8,926,586
1977 81,867,264 8,648,222
1976 79,855,318 8,384,113
1975 77,854,351 8,133,598
1974 75,839,348 7,896,783
1973 73,722,294 7,672,796
1972 71,641,519 7,460,068
1971 70,276,758 7,257,462
1970 69,058,894 7,065,279
1969 67,294,133 6,875,859
1968 65,408,276 6,690,524
1967 63,510,929 6,516,444
1966 61,669,806 6,351,494
1965 59,902,519 6,195,593
1964 58,178,374 6,048,006
1963 56,504,402 5,911,135
1962 54,881,146 5,782,221
1961 53,310,348 5,655,232
1960 51,828,660 5,532,301

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,489,636 people (a 35.8% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 63.8% to 71,404,664 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 111M people in 2100 for Yemen.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Yemen
2100 -0.5% 0.28%
2099 -0.48% 0.31%
2098 -0.47% 0.33%
2097 -0.46% 0.35%
2096 -0.45% 0.37%
2095 -0.44% 0.39%
2094 -0.42% 0.42%
2093 -0.4% 0.45%
2092 -0.38% 0.47%
2091 -0.36% 0.49%
2090 -0.34% 0.51%
2089 -0.33% 0.54%
2088 -0.31% 0.56%
2087 -0.29% 0.58%
2086 -0.27% 0.61%
2085 -0.25% 0.63%
2084 -0.24% 0.65%
2083 -0.22% 0.67%
2082 -0.21% 0.7%
2081 -0.19% 0.71%
2080 -0.17% 0.74%
2079 -0.15% 0.76%
2078 -0.14% 0.78%
2077 -0.11% 0.81%
2076 -0.09% 0.83%
2075 -0.07% 0.86%
2074 -0.05% 0.88%
2073 -0.03% 0.91%
2072 -0.008% 0.94%
2071 0.01% 0.97%
2070 0.03% 1%
2069 0.05% 1.02%
2068 0.08% 1.05%
2067 0.11% 1.08%
2066 0.13% 1.11%
2065 0.15% 1.14%
2064 0.18% 1.18%
2063 0.21% 1.22%
2062 0.24% 1.25%
2061 0.27% 1.29%
2060 0.29% 1.33%
2059 0.32% 1.37%
2058 0.35% 1.4%
2057 0.37% 1.44%
2056 0.39% 1.47%
2055 0.41% 1.51%
2054 0.43% 1.54%
2053 0.45% 1.59%
2052 0.48% 1.63%
2051 0.49% 1.67%
2050 0.51% 1.7%
2049 0.53% 1.74%
2048 0.55% 1.77%
2047 0.57% 1.81%
2046 0.58% 1.84%
2045 0.6% 1.87%
2044 0.62% 1.9%
2043 0.64% 1.93%
2042 0.66% 1.96%
2041 0.67% 1.98%
2040 0.7% 2.01%
2039 0.74% 2.04%
2038 0.77% 2.08%
2037 0.81% 2.12%
2036 0.84% 2.18%
2035 0.88% 2.22%
2034 0.94% 2.28%
2033 0.97% 2.33%
2032 1.03% 2.39%
2031 1.07% 2.48%
2030 1.11% 2.56%
2029 1.14% 2.62%
2028 1.17% 2.71%
2027 1.2% 2.8%
2026 1.23% 2.89%
2025 1.22% 2.93%
2024 1.22% 3.03%
2023 1.23% 3.06%
2022 1.03% 2.92%
2021 0.82% 2.78%
2020 0.84% 2.91%
2019 0.85% 3.01%
2018 0.82% 3%
2017 0.85% 3.06%
2016 0.9% 3.05%
2015 0.9% 3.09%
2014 0.92% 3.12%
2013 0.94% 3.09%
2012 0.96% 3.08%
2011 0.91% 3.1%
2010 0.88% 3.19%
2009 0.94% 3.25%
2008 1% 3.26%
2007 1.08% 3.29%
2006 1.17% 3.3%
2005 1.27% 3.15%
2004 1.37% 2.98%
2003 1.47% 2.98%
2002 1.56% 3.01%
2001 1.68% 3.07%
2000 1.84% 3.13%
1999 1.92% 3.16%
1998 1.91% 3.2%
1997 1.87% 3.24%
1996 1.84% 3.42%
1995 1.88% 3.66%
1994 1.87% 3.76%
1993 1.88% 3.83%
1992 1.9% 3.88%
1991 1.93% 3.91%
1990 2.01% 3.92%
1989 2.07% 3.92%
1988 2.15% 3.96%
1987 2.26% 3.94%
1986 2.38% 3.9%
1985 2.49% 3.88%
1984 2.6% 3.8%
1983 2.72% 3.72%
1982 2.78% 3.63%
1981 2.6% 3.55%
1980 2.42% 3.46%
1979 2.44% 3.33%
1978 2.47% 3.22%
1977 2.52% 3.15%
1976 2.57% 3.08%
1975 2.66% 3%
1974 2.87% 2.92%
1973 2.9% 2.85%
1972 1.94% 2.79%
1971 1.76% 2.72%
1970 2.62% 2.75%
1969 2.88% 2.77%
1968 2.99% 2.67%
1967 2.99% 2.6%
1966 2.95% 2.52%
1965 2.96% 2.44%
1964 2.96% 2.32%
1963 2.96% 2.23%
1962 2.95% 2.25%
1961 2.86% 2.22%

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 Yemen's population grew by 2.93%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Yemen
Current population
178936470
43598646
Population rank 8/197 37/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.52%
One net population change
14.9 seconds
26.6 seconds
One birth every
9.09 seconds
22.6 seconds
One death every
35.6 seconds
2.74 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,821 +3,262
Annual growth/decline +2,124,535 +1,190,714
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +2.93%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 15/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -16,291
Net migration rank 194/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -16,291
2024 2,583,129 -473,362 1,202,276 -10,482
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 1,056,432 2,129
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 975,697 -6,492
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 939,922 -9,883
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 920,330 15,764
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 884,929 5,697
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 845,645 22,349
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 806,359 27,184
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 803,246 20,269
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 798,911 30,919
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 779,123 22,621
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 764,780 21,210
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 750,082 13,940
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 726,708 15,283
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 710,493 -62,641
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 694,457 -64,737
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 672,494 -59,648
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 658,704 -53,698
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 646,694 -47,713
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 633,166 -42,731
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 615,488 -39,096
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 604,443 -36,694
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 588,786 -35,043
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 607,966 -15,485
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 602,363 -13,040
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 595,459 -14,332
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 582,072 -14,372
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 565,837 -14,964
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 549,654 -15,847
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 530,464 -16,876
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 513,296 -17,952
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 493,337 -9,097
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 464,665 -11,151
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 455,576 -14,660
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 434,674 -19,143
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 414,823 -22,152
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 392,302 -23,981
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 374,482 -25,499
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 355,767 -26,740
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 336,378 -27,090
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 312,439 -26,524
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 296,115 -25,305
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 281,078 -23,669
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 266,815 -23,192
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 252,737 -22,726
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 240,235 -22,282
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 229,322 -21,826
1971 542,747 224,369 219,095 -21,386
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 207,613 -20,966
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 196,305 -4,121
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 182,518 -4,031
1967 1,860,743 23,164 173,637 -3,959
1966 1,794,530 3,758 164,091 -3,874
1965 1,688,652 47,610 155,398 -3,797
1964 1,686,591 25,426 147,299 -3,712
1963 1,612,749 23,215 133,781 -3,640
1962 1,584,035 26,533 131,262 -3,572
1961 1,504,524 26,503 129,787 -3,503
1960 1,418,810 13,580 122,994 -3,431

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

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 Yemen 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,742,759 people) and 2.35% is from migration (a loss of 258,060 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

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
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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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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