Skip to content

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

Updated on by Georank

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 175,686,899 in 2025 vs 16,950,795 people in Zimbabwe in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,936,470 people compared to 17,443,108 in Zimbabwe.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 10.3 times bigger than Zimbabwe's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Zimbabwe is the 74th.
  • The countries together account for 2.36% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.21% for Zimbabwe.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.97% per year vs +1.62% in Zimbabwe.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 179M (22.2% growth), while Zimbabwe has grown from 12.6M to 17.4M (38% growth).

Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Zimbabwe
2100 210,401,264 37,486,352
2099 211,451,904 37,415,690
2098 212,482,204 37,331,540
2097 213,486,272 37,238,819
2096 214,465,968 37,146,184
2095 215,426,907 37,035,388
2094 216,370,356 36,915,996
2093 217,275,808 36,814,133
2092 218,153,712 36,691,740
2091 218,982,674 36,570,481
2090 219,784,878 36,428,812
2089 220,540,401 36,284,166
2088 221,259,520 36,144,627
2087 221,938,165 35,980,805
2086 222,588,012 35,811,286
2085 223,185,997 35,640,228
2084 223,744,949 35,459,328
2083 224,275,716 35,271,139
2082 224,766,094 35,081,992
2081 225,240,154 34,876,198
2080 225,667,518 34,662,013
2079 226,061,595 34,442,751
2078 226,391,523 34,220,306
2077 226,699,126 33,985,899
2076 226,957,140 33,742,198
2075 227,161,614 33,498,815
2074 227,317,797 33,247,764
2073 227,438,605 32,981,390
2072 227,505,726 32,708,937
2071 227,524,423 32,448,602
2070 227,497,506 32,183,952
2069 227,428,570 31,909,601
2068 227,305,014 31,633,783
2067 227,121,107 31,348,096
2066 226,880,763 31,065,618
2065 226,584,072 30,769,538
2064 226,238,210 30,482,622
2063 225,824,534 30,178,760
2062 225,352,036 29,870,308
2061 224,813,409 29,559,670
2060 224,219,163 29,254,998
2059 223,571,928 28,947,636
2058 222,858,175 28,634,199
2057 222,085,438 28,309,796
2056 221,276,251 27,993,176
2055 220,407,778 27,661,321
2054 219,514,298 27,334,325
2053 218,569,959 26,989,310
2052 217,587,835 26,645,898
2051 216,556,487 26,289,905
2050 215,492,158 25,937,176
2049 214,402,257 25,587,491
2048 213,277,451 25,230,302
2047 212,116,827 24,876,838
2046 210,921,144 24,515,600
2045 209,698,915 24,149,762
2044 208,449,015 23,785,181
2043 207,172,388 23,404,024
2042 205,861,265 23,037,316
2041 204,515,400 22,649,943
2040 203,145,429 22,275,480
2039 201,737,174 21,904,908
2038 200,264,237 21,532,024
2037 198,741,429 21,161,527
2036 197,150,036 20,792,863
2035 195,501,296 20,415,452
2034 193,791,174 20,049,783
2033 191,991,968 19,678,070
2032 190,143,732 19,313,685
2031 188,210,205 18,960,968
2030 186,214,224 18,615,376
2029 184,170,034 18,271,657
2028 182,089,419 17,935,044
2027 179,975,298 17,602,533
2026 177,839,282 17,274,728
2025 175,686,899 16,950,795
2024 173,562,364 16,634,373
2023 171,466,990 16,340,822
2022 169,384,897 16,069,056
2021 167,658,854 15,797,210
2020 166,298,024 15,526,888
2019 164,913,055 15,271,368
2018 163,523,103 15,034,452
2017 162,186,147 14,812,482
2016 160,811,932 14,600,294
2015 159,383,179 14,399,013
2014 157,964,929 14,207,359
2013 156,532,141 14,013,808
2012 155,070,101 13,817,887
2011 153,591,076 13,595,424
2010 152,201,981 13,356,548
2009 150,873,714 13,142,790
2008 149,474,264 12,959,149
2007 147,989,278 12,804,058
2006 146,405,973 12,636,445
2005 144,715,786 12,483,432
2004 142,902,856 12,365,896
2003 140,970,351 12,232,323
2002 138,933,658 12,087,653
2001 136,805,810 11,971,901
2000 134,544,304 11,892,055
1999 132,108,065 11,783,458
1998 129,622,332 11,594,297
1997 127,198,069 11,369,827
1996 124,862,179 11,158,360
1995 122,600,370 10,974,599
1994 120,343,179 10,873,148
1993 118,132,360 10,860,288
1992 115,952,192 10,702,700
1991 113,787,109 10,404,816
1990 111,633,717 10,137,281
1989 109,433,799 9,864,798
1988 107,216,008 9,583,094
1987 104,959,291 9,284,644
1986 102,635,572 8,982,578
1985 100,253,825 8,686,813
1984 97,814,966 8,391,488
1983 95,335,155 8,098,404
1982 92,814,507 7,796,496
1981 90,303,105 7,498,635
1980 88,016,432 7,041,303
1979 85,935,072 6,647,556
1978 83,889,655 6,543,575
1977 81,867,264 6,449,512
1976 79,855,318 6,287,105
1975 77,854,351 6,098,658
1974 75,839,348 5,908,328
1973 73,722,294 5,720,404
1972 71,641,519 5,542,445
1971 70,276,758 5,374,712
1970 69,058,894 5,215,918
1969 67,294,133 5,058,181
1968 65,408,276 4,900,440
1967 63,510,929 4,748,307
1966 61,669,806 4,601,217
1965 59,902,519 4,458,462
1964 58,178,374 4,320,006
1963 56,504,402 4,185,877
1962 54,881,146 4,055,959
1961 53,310,348 3,930,401
1960 51,828,660 3,809,389

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/zimbabwe | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Zimbabwe gained 1,963,849 people (a 15.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,842,814 people (a 19.5% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2006 and ranked 74th 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 Zimbabwe will increase by 48.7% to 25,937,176 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 37.5M people in 2100 for Zimbabwe.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Zimbabwe
2100 -0.5% 0.19%
2099 -0.48% 0.23%
2098 -0.47% 0.25%
2097 -0.46% 0.25%
2096 -0.45% 0.3%
2095 -0.44% 0.32%
2094 -0.42% 0.28%
2093 -0.4% 0.33%
2092 -0.38% 0.33%
2091 -0.36% 0.39%
2090 -0.34% 0.4%
2089 -0.33% 0.39%
2088 -0.31% 0.46%
2087 -0.29% 0.47%
2086 -0.27% 0.48%
2085 -0.25% 0.51%
2084 -0.24% 0.53%
2083 -0.22% 0.54%
2082 -0.21% 0.59%
2081 -0.19% 0.62%
2080 -0.17% 0.64%
2079 -0.15% 0.65%
2078 -0.14% 0.69%
2077 -0.11% 0.72%
2076 -0.09% 0.73%
2075 -0.07% 0.76%
2074 -0.05% 0.81%
2073 -0.03% 0.83%
2072 -0.008% 0.8%
2071 0.01% 0.82%
2070 0.03% 0.86%
2069 0.05% 0.87%
2068 0.08% 0.91%
2067 0.11% 0.91%
2066 0.13% 0.96%
2065 0.15% 0.94%
2064 0.18% 1.01%
2063 0.21% 1.03%
2062 0.24% 1.05%
2061 0.27% 1.04%
2060 0.29% 1.06%
2059 0.32% 1.09%
2058 0.35% 1.15%
2057 0.37% 1.13%
2056 0.39% 1.2%
2055 0.41% 1.2%
2054 0.43% 1.28%
2053 0.45% 1.29%
2052 0.48% 1.35%
2051 0.49% 1.36%
2050 0.51% 1.37%
2049 0.53% 1.42%
2048 0.55% 1.42%
2047 0.57% 1.47%
2046 0.58% 1.51%
2045 0.6% 1.53%
2044 0.62% 1.63%
2043 0.64% 1.59%
2042 0.66% 1.71%
2041 0.67% 1.68%
2040 0.7% 1.69%
2039 0.74% 1.73%
2038 0.77% 1.75%
2037 0.81% 1.77%
2036 0.84% 1.85%
2035 0.88% 1.82%
2034 0.94% 1.89%
2033 0.97% 1.89%
2032 1.03% 1.86%
2031 1.07% 1.86%
2030 1.11% 1.88%
2029 1.14% 1.88%
2028 1.17% 1.89%
2027 1.2% 1.9%
2026 1.23% 1.91%
2025 1.22% 1.9%
2024 1.22% 1.8%
2023 1.23% 1.69%
2022 1.03% 1.72%
2021 0.82% 1.74%
2020 0.84% 1.67%
2019 0.85% 1.58%
2018 0.82% 1.5%
2017 0.85% 1.45%
2016 0.9% 1.4%
2015 0.9% 1.35%
2014 0.92% 1.38%
2013 0.94% 1.42%
2012 0.96% 1.64%
2011 0.91% 1.79%
2010 0.88% 1.63%
2009 0.94% 1.42%
2008 1% 1.21%
2007 1.08% 1.33%
2006 1.17% 1.23%
2005 1.27% 0.95%
2004 1.37% 1.09%
2003 1.47% 1.2%
2002 1.56% 0.97%
2001 1.68% 0.67%
2000 1.84% 0.92%
1999 1.92% 1.63%
1998 1.91% 1.97%
1997 1.87% 1.9%
1996 1.84% 1.67%
1995 1.88% 0.93%
1994 1.87% 0.12%
1993 1.88% 1.47%
1992 1.9% 2.86%
1991 1.93% 2.64%
1990 2.01% 2.76%
1989 2.07% 2.94%
1988 2.15% 3.21%
1987 2.26% 3.36%
1986 2.38% 3.4%
1985 2.49% 3.52%
1984 2.6% 3.62%
1983 2.72% 3.87%
1982 2.78% 3.97%
1981 2.6% 6.49%
1980 2.42% 5.92%
1979 2.44% 1.59%
1978 2.47% 1.46%
1977 2.52% 2.58%
1976 2.57% 3.09%
1975 2.66% 3.22%
1974 2.87% 3.29%
1973 2.9% 3.21%
1972 1.94% 3.12%
1971 1.76% 3.04%
1970 2.62% 3.12%
1969 2.88% 3.22%
1968 2.99% 3.2%
1967 2.99% 3.2%
1966 2.95% 3.2%
1965 2.96% 3.2%
1964 2.96% 3.2%
1963 2.96% 3.2%
1962 2.95% 3.19%
1961 2.86% 3.18%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Zimbabwe's population grew by 1.9%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Zimbabwe
Current population
178936470
17443108
Population rank 8/197 74/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.21%
One net population change
14.9 seconds
1.67 minutes
One birth every
9.09 seconds
1.06 minutes
One death every
35.6 seconds
4.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,821 +867
Annual growth/decline +2,124,535 +316,422
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +1.9%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 53/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
9.66 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -54,555
Net migration rank 194/196 175/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 429,108
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 87/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 127/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Zimbabwe
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Zimbabwe
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -54,555
2024 2,583,129 -473,362 372,494 -60,528
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 372,505 -97,380
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 371,243 -102,828
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 349,908 -74,623
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 354,790 -89,440
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 348,798 -103,107
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 345,883 -117,758
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 344,035 -128,241
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 348,772 -140,181
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 356,203 -162,220
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 366,350 -177,029
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 374,757 -176,972
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 371,135 -177,061
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 359,572 -108,714
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 335,570 -108,671
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 309,316 -108,689
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 280,527 -113,858
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 261,805 -118,299
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 248,963 -57,257
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 248,545 -134,212
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 248,307 -127,550
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 243,057 -96,667
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 244,170 -101,212
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 227,909 -139,361
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 236,343 -165,181
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 232,393 -86,343
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 225,614 6,645
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 216,288 395
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 205,269 978
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 206,695 -45,428
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 216,343 -174,723
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 228,045 -243,947
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 255,291 75,788
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 260,943 3,749
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 265,444 4,948
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 270,838 3,736
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 277,498 11,327
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 286,766 21,308
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 289,894 6,154
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 290,756 4,718
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 290,052 5,124
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 286,545 4,456
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 279,934 32,899
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 271,361 11,523
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 241,179 390,593
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 223,657 -67,937
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 222,979 -170,727
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 225,139 -89,270
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 221,419 -32,495
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 216,947 -28,988
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 208,806 -16,105
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 201,885 -18,733
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 193,725 -20,959
1971 542,747 224,369 185,427 -22,719
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 178,979 -24,102
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 172,626 -12,028
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 166,865 -11,997
1967 1,860,743 23,164 161,205 -11,814
1966 1,794,530 3,758 156,014 -11,211
1965 1,688,652 47,610 151,164 -10,465
1964 1,686,591 25,426 145,848 -9,631
1963 1,612,749 23,215 140,984 -8,936
1962 1,584,035 26,533 136,317 -8,529
1961 1,504,524 26,503 131,531 -8,204
1960 1,418,810 13,580 126,959 -8,260

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

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/zimbabwe | 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 Zimbabwe 76.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,564,631 people) and 23.2% is from migration (a loss of 1,076,306 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 429,108 people or 2.6% in Zimbabwe.

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
Zimbabwe
City Population
Harare 2.15M
Masvingo 1.64M
Bulawayo 666K
Chitungwiza 371K
Mutare 225K
Gweru 141K
Kadoma 116K
Kwekwe 93.1K
Chinhoyi 56.8K
Marondera 52.3K

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Population map with other countries

1x

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).

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

Help us show the world through your eyes

Share a photo of your city and help others discover what it looks like to live there. Your contribution makes our data come alive.

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)

Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) — you’re free to copy, share, remix, adapt, and use even commercially as long as you give appropriate credit and clearly indicate if you made changes. Other sources may be subject to different license terms.