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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 43,325,643 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 4.12 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 +0.94% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.3M (84% growth).

Bangladesh vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Yemen
2100 210,399,059 111,531,602
2099 211,449,688 111,216,538
2098 212,479,977 110,873,896
2097 213,484,035 110,513,248
2096 214,463,720 110,125,357
2095 215,424,649 109,718,989
2094 216,368,088 109,287,747
2093 217,273,531 108,834,256
2092 218,151,426 108,350,834
2091 218,980,379 107,845,139
2090 219,782,575 107,319,234
2089 220,538,090 106,769,903
2088 221,257,201 106,198,480
2087 221,935,839 105,606,248
2086 222,585,679 104,994,691
2085 223,183,658 104,356,315
2084 223,742,603 103,704,067
2083 224,273,365 103,033,111
2082 224,763,738 102,348,794
2081 225,237,793 101,642,012
2080 225,665,152 100,920,728
2079 226,059,226 100,179,245
2078 226,389,150 99,422,962
2077 226,696,749 98,654,481
2076 226,954,762 97,862,812
2075 227,159,233 97,057,105
2074 227,315,415 96,230,615
2073 227,436,221 95,389,748
2072 227,503,342 94,528,518
2071 227,522,038 93,646,094
2070 227,495,122 92,750,891
2069 227,426,186 91,836,719
2068 227,302,632 90,906,457
2067 227,118,726 89,961,778
2066 226,878,385 88,998,844
2065 226,581,697 88,022,210
2064 226,235,839 87,033,422
2063 225,822,167 86,020,867
2062 225,349,674 84,985,459
2061 224,811,052 83,934,120
2060 224,216,813 82,867,105
2059 223,569,585 81,781,887
2058 222,855,839 80,678,032
2057 222,083,110 79,563,835
2056 221,273,932 78,436,146
2055 220,405,468 77,296,391
2054 219,511,997 76,143,587
2053 218,567,668 74,985,186
2052 217,585,554 73,813,387
2051 216,554,217 72,631,340
2050 215,489,899 71,436,891
2049 214,400,010 70,243,074
2048 213,275,216 69,043,876
2047 212,114,603 67,843,741
2046 210,918,933 66,638,116
2045 209,696,717 65,433,874
2044 208,446,830 64,230,423
2043 207,170,217 63,031,296
2042 205,859,107 61,838,177
2041 204,513,256 60,651,763
2040 203,143,300 59,475,172
2039 201,735,060 58,303,694
2038 200,262,138 57,135,690
2037 198,739,346 55,973,689
2036 197,147,970 54,809,098
2035 195,499,247 53,641,994
2034 193,789,143 52,476,195
2033 191,989,956 51,307,469
2032 190,141,739 50,140,351
2031 188,208,233 48,969,961
2030 186,212,272 47,786,079
2029 184,168,103 46,594,926
2028 182,087,511 45,403,313
2027 179,973,411 44,203,683
2026 177,837,418 43,000,078
2025 175,685,057 41,792,731
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,216,633 people (a 34.9% 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 20.8% to 215,489,899 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of Yemen will increase by 64.9% to 71,436,891 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 112M 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% 2.98%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Yemen's population grew by 3.03%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Yemen
Current population
178415186
43325643
Population rank 8/197 37/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.52%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
26.4 seconds
One birth every
9.04 seconds
22.7 seconds
One death every
36.7 seconds
2.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +3,267
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +1,192,365
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +3.03%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 13/197
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 - -473,362 - -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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/yemen | 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 Yemen 97.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,460,813 people) and 2.17% is from migration (a loss of 231,814 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 2.58M
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 (1960–2024, 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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