Bangladesh Population
Bangladesh had an estimated population of 175,686,899 in mid-2025 (World Bank), making it the 8th most populous of 217 countries and territories, with 2.14% of everyone alive. The counter above projects that figure forward at the current growth rate of +1.22% a year.
Bangladesh at a glance
How Bangladesh's population is changing
Bangladesh's population is growing: +1.22% a year, which works out to about +2,137,485 people per year, or +5,852 a day. Births (20.0 per 1,000) and deaths (5.1 per 1,000) alone would give +1.49% a year; net migration removes about 402,100 people a year (−0.23%). Roughly one in every 47 people on Earth lives in Bangladesh.
Population of Bangladesh since 1960
In 1960, Bangladesh had 51,828,660 people. By 2025 that was 175,686,899 — 3.4× larger. The fastest growth came between 1960 and 1970, when the population rose by 33%.
| Year | Population | Change vs previous row |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 51,828,660 | — |
| 1970 | 69,058,894 | +33.2% |
| 1980 | 88,016,432 | +27.5% |
| 1990 | 111,633,717 | +26.8% |
| 2000 | 134,544,304 | +20.5% |
| 2010 | 152,201,981 | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 166,298,024 | +9.3% |
| 2025 | 175,686,899 | +5.6% |
Bangladesh from 1800 to 2100
Modelled estimates put Bangladesh at about 19,191,243 people in 1800; the UN estimates 175,686,904 in 2025 (9× 1800) and projects 208,596,514 for 2100 in its medium scenario. The population is projected to peak around 2071 at 226,129,886 and decline afterwards.
| Year | Population | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 19,191,243 | modelled estimate |
| 1850 | 22,712,211 | modelled estimate |
| 1900 | 26,849,595 | modelled estimate |
| 1950 | 41,206,857 | UN estimate |
| 2000 | 134,544,303 | UN estimate |
| 2025 | 175,686,904 | UN projection |
| 2050 | 214,709,097 | UN projection |
| 2075 | 225,676,966 | UN projection |
| 2100 | 208,596,514 | UN projection |
Country live/base figures use World Bank estimates; this historical/future chart uses a separate UN series and need not match the World Bank base in overlapping years. Before 1950: HYDE 3.3 / Gapminder reconstructions via Our World in Data — historical modelling, not censuses. 1950–2023: UN World Population Prospects 2024. 2024–2100: UN medium projection. Open the time machine to see the whole map in any year.
Largest listed places in Bangladesh
10 records sorted by displayed base population. Definitions vary (province/administrative unit, UN urban centre or GeoNames settlement); this is not a harmonised city ranking. Shares use World Bank 2025 country population 175,686,899. Dates and boundaries may differ. Overlapping entities are not summed.
| # | Place | Population | Definition | Share | Source / reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhaka | 36,585,479 | UN urban centre | 20.82% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 2 | Chattogram | 4,983,553 | UN urban centre | 2.84% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 3 | Savar | 3,557,381 | UN urban centre | 2.02% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 4 | Gazipur | 2,674,697 | GeoNames settlement | 1.52% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 5 | Sylhet | 1,242,548 | UN urban centre | 0.71% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 6 | Khulna | 1,074,134 | UN urban centre | 0.61% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 7 | Rajshahi | 755,347 | UN urban centre | 0.43% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 8 | Mymensingh | 677,433 | UN urban centre | 0.39% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 9 | Rangpur | 641,327 | UN urban centre | 0.37% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 10 | Comilla | 634,654 | GeoNames settlement | 0.36% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
How Bangladesh compares
| Rank | Country | Population | vs Bangladesh | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6 |  Nigeria | 237,527,782 | +35% | compare → |
| #7 |  Brazil | 212,812,405 | +21% | compare → |
| #9 |  Russia | 143,513,328 | −18% | compare → |
| #10 |  Ethiopia | 135,472,051 | −23% | compare → |
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Land neighbours (2)
Bangladesh's 2 neighbours together hold 1,518,716,173 people — 8.6× Bangladesh's population. The most populous is India (1,463,865,525).
In its region
Bangladesh is the 2nd most populous of the 6 economies in South Asia, holding 10.4% of the region's 1,692,252,900 people.
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Cities
Dhaka, Chattogram, Savar, Gazipur, Sylhet, Khulna, Rajshahi, Mymensingh — all Bangladesh's cities on the map.
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Population, growth, birth and death rates, migration, density, age structure, life expectancy, fertility and GDP per capita come from the World Bank Indicators API (latest available year shown beside each figure). The live counter applies the annual growth rate continuously from 1 July 2025 — a model, not a measurement. City populations are the latest census or official estimate held by GeoNames and are not projected. Sub-city units are folded into their parent city.
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