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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 16,634,373 people in Zimbabwe in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 17,361,868 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 +0.94% per year vs +1.57% in Zimbabwe.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Zimbabwe has grown from 12.6M to 17.4M (37.4% growth).

Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Zimbabwe
2100 210,399,059 37,483,053
2099 211,449,688 37,412,398
2098 212,479,977 37,328,255
2097 213,484,035 37,235,542
2096 214,463,720 37,142,915
2095 215,424,649 37,032,129
2094 216,368,088 36,912,747
2093 217,273,531 36,810,893
2092 218,151,426 36,688,511
2091 218,980,379 36,567,262
2090 219,782,575 36,425,606
2089 220,538,090 36,280,973
2088 221,257,201 36,141,446
2087 221,935,839 35,977,638
2086 222,585,679 35,808,135
2085 223,183,658 35,637,092
2084 223,742,603 35,456,207
2083 224,273,365 35,268,035
2082 224,763,738 35,078,904
2081 225,237,793 34,873,129
2080 225,665,152 34,658,962
2079 226,059,226 34,439,720
2078 226,389,150 34,217,295
2077 226,696,749 33,982,909
2076 226,954,762 33,739,228
2075 227,159,233 33,495,867
2074 227,315,415 33,244,838
2073 227,436,221 32,978,488
2072 227,503,342 32,706,059
2071 227,522,038 32,445,747
2070 227,495,122 32,181,119
2069 227,426,186 31,906,793
2068 227,302,632 31,631,000
2067 227,118,726 31,345,338
2066 226,878,385 31,062,884
2065 226,581,697 30,766,830
2064 226,235,839 30,479,939
2063 225,822,167 30,176,104
2062 225,349,674 29,867,679
2061 224,811,052 29,557,068
2060 224,216,813 29,252,423
2059 223,569,585 28,945,088
2058 222,855,839 28,631,679
2057 222,083,110 28,307,305
2056 221,273,932 27,990,713
2055 220,405,468 27,658,887
2054 219,511,997 27,331,920
2053 218,567,668 26,986,935
2052 217,585,554 26,643,553
2051 216,554,217 26,287,592
2050 215,489,899 25,934,893
2049 214,400,010 25,585,239
2048 213,275,216 25,228,082
2047 212,114,603 24,874,649
2046 210,918,933 24,513,443
2045 209,696,717 24,147,637
2044 208,446,830 23,783,088
2043 207,170,217 23,401,965
2042 205,859,107 23,035,288
2041 204,513,256 22,647,950
2040 203,143,300 22,273,520
2039 201,735,060 21,902,980
2038 200,262,138 21,530,130
2037 198,739,346 21,159,664
2036 197,147,970 20,791,034
2035 195,499,247 20,413,656
2034 193,789,143 20,048,019
2033 191,989,956 19,676,339
2032 190,141,739 19,311,985
2031 188,208,233 18,959,300
2030 186,212,272 18,613,738
2029 184,168,103 18,270,049
2028 182,087,511 17,933,466
2027 179,973,411 17,600,984
2026 177,837,418 17,273,208
2025 175,685,057 16,949,303
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 (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 Zimbabwe gained 1,963,849 people (a 15.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,761,574 people (a 18.9% 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 20.8% to 215,489,899 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of Zimbabwe will increase by 49.4% to 25,934,893 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% 1.89%
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 (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 Zimbabwe's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Zimbabwe
Current population
178415186
17361868
Population rank 8/197 74/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.21%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
1.79 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
1.06 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
4.22 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +804
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +293,551
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 60/197
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 - -473,362 - -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Zimbabwe 74.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,558,487 people) and 25.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,192,807 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 2.58M
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

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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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